Metal Bulletin Zine: BRAINSTORM - Garuda (Eater Of Snakes) (official music video)

The 14th (!!) studio album from Brainstorm (1989-present) is already rolling down the pipeline for a late February release. Do fans of traditional heavy metal here in Washington State like this band? Either way, friend, how's about getting in on the sound of the German veterans of the craft? Below is the release and track information for the album.

Here is the video for the second song on the album, "Garuda." The song deals with a deity of Hinduism. Assuming that perhaps you, as I, are not particularly knowledgeable about this type of legends, mythology, religion and history, here's what Wikipedia says, as a very general introduction, "Garuda is a Hindu deity who is primarily depicted as the mount (vahana) of the Hindu god Vishnu. This divine creature is mentioned in the Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain faiths. Garuda is also the half-brother of the Devas, Gandharvas, Daityas, Danavas, Nāgas, Vanara and Yakshas. He is the son of the sage Kashyapa and Vinata. He is the younger brother of Aruna, the charioteer of the Sun. Garuda is mentioned in several other texts such as the Puranas and the Vedas. Garuda is described as the king of the birds and a kite-like figure. He is shown either in a zoomorphic form (a giant bird with partially open wings) or an anthropomorphic form (a man with wings and some ornithic features). Garuda is generally portrayed as a protector with the power to swiftly travel anywhere, ever vigilant and an enemy of every serpent. He is also known as Tarkshya and Vainateya. Garuda is a part of state insignia of India, Indonesia and Thailand. Both Indonesia and Thailand has Garuda as their coat of arms, the Indian Army uses the Garuda on their Guards Brigade Regimental Insignia. The Indian Air Force named their special operations unit after him as the Garud Commando Force. It is often associated with the Greater adjutant stork (Leptoptilos dubius)."

Just for fun and information, below are a couple of old songs from Brainstorm, just in case that they are new to you. Taken together, these three songs provide a good illustration of the general sound of the band. FYI, if you like what you hear, and while you wait for the new album to arrive, you would like to dive into one of their old albums, I recommend Soul Temptation (2003), an album that generally is considered one of their most successful with the fans.