Plague of Rats

Plague of Rats
Studio album by
Brainstorm
Released28 February 2025 (2025-02-28)
RecordedMay–July 2024
StudiosGreenman Studios, Arnsberg, Germany
GenresHeavy metal, power metal
Length45:30
LabelReigning Phoenix
ProducerSebastian "Seeb" Levermann
Brainstorm chronology
Wall of Skulls
(2021)		 Plague of Rats
(2025)

Plague of Rats is the fourteenth studio album by German heavy metal band Brainstorm, released on 28 February 2025. It is their only album with bassist Jim Ramses and their last one with founding drummer Dieter Bernert.[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal.de7/10[2]
Powermetal.de8/10[3]
Rock Hard9/10[4]
Rocks (magazine)8/10[5]
Zephyr's Odem8.7/10[6]

Track listing

  1. "Beyond Enemy Lines" – 6:37
  2. "Garuda (Eater of Snakes)" – 4:15
  3. "False Memories" – 4:20
  4. "The Shepherd Girl (Gitagovinda)" – 3:30
  5. "Your Soul That Lingers in Me" (featuring Elina Siirala) – 4:23
  6. "Masquerade Conspiracy" – 4:42
  7. "From Hell" (featuring Alexander Krull) – 4:13
  8. "The Dark of Night" – 5:13
  9. "Crawling" – 4:37
  10. "Curtains Fall" – 3:40

Personnel

  • Andy B. Franck – vocals
  • Torsten Ihlenfeld – guitars, backing vocals
  • Milan Loncaric – guitars, backing vocals
  • Jim Ramses – bass
  • Dieter Bernert – drums

References

  1. ↑ "Brainstorm: Schlagzeuger nach Dieter Bernerts Ausstieg gesucht - RockHard". www.rockhard.de (in German). Retrieved 2026-01-22.
  2. ↑ Kleemann, Jannik (21 February 2025). "Brainstorm - Plague Of Rats". Metal.de (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  3. ↑ Luehring, Marius (20 February 2025). "BRAINSTORM - Plague Of Rats". Powermetal.de (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Schleutermann, Marcus (19 February 2025). "BRAINSTORM Plague Of Rats". Rock Hard (in German). No. 453. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "Brainstorm: Plague Of Rats". Rocks (magazine) (in German). 14 June 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "BRAINSTORM – Plague of Rats (2025)". Zephyr's Odem (in German). 1 February 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
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