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News 08 / 2010

Hi Brainiacs,

long time no hear. That does either mean we have been very busy writing songs for the next album or we have been enjoing some free time. Well, we have been and still are busy writing songs for the next album and are now preparing for some summer holidays.
Let me tell you, the new songs sound incredible, last weeks rehearsals left us sitting afterwards with some beers and some good shots of Four Roses and a bright smile on our faces. There’s some real heavy stuff coming your way.
Check out some private pictures from this sessions @ our Facebook site:

http://www.facebook.com/officialbrainstorm

Besides this, we have two new shows to announce @ the end of November, and we are really looking forward to seeing some of you there.

26.11.2010 – Düsseldorf – Stahlwerk
27.11.2010 – Albstadt/Laufen – “Marder Festival”

More shows to come…

That’s it for now, enjoy your summer days, festivals, barbeques or just yourselves!

Rock hard & ride free

Todde & BRAINSTORM

Norway: we salute you!

We just wanna say „THANK YOU HAUGESUND“ for another amazing time in your beautiful country! Again you sent us home speechless!!! Thank you so much, especially for the great support, loyality and hospitality! It is, it was and it will always be a big honour for us! Best regards to Johnny, Edgar, Kenneth, Harald with their families and the whole Karmoygeddon team. Whenever you want… we will be back!

So check out some exclusive private (no no no… not tooo private :-) ) pictures from Haugesund/Norway only at our Facebook profile! So come on and follow us on Facebook and become a fan of the official Brainstorm Facebook site soon!

What else to say… we’ re now preparing ourselves for a short Spain tour at the end of february!

So, our friends in Spain: don’t miss it as we wanna see AND hear you:

25.02.2010 ES – Madrid @ Sala Live
26.02.2010 ES – Gijon @ Sala Albeniz
27.02.2010 ES – San Sebastian @ Altza Cultur Etxea
28.02.2010 ES – Barcelona @ Salamandra 2

More news to come…

!! Take care !!

Toni and BRAINSTORM

Happy New Year!

Hey,

it’s time to “metal” away and usher in 2010 in style. So what is the first thing that comes to my mind while thinking about 2010? Apart from drinking? Even more crazy BRAINSTORM shows on festivals and tours all over the world! The “Memorial Roads” will lead us everywhere! So check out the tour dates soon!
So when the clock strikes 12 and the new year slides in … you can be sure: we’re on our way to your hometown!

HAPPY NEW YEAR to all the metalheads wherever you may be around the globe and wishing you all the best and “great heavyness” in 2010! However you celebrate it … here it comes in YOUR language:

Xin Nian Kuai Le
Sretna Nova godina!
Šťastný Nový rok (or Stastny Novy rok)
Bonne Annee
Prosit Neujahr
A Guats Neuis
Boldog Új Évet Kivánok
Akimashite Omedetto Gozaimasu
Felice anno nuovo
Godt Nyttår
Stastny Novy rok
sreèno novo leto
Feliz Ano ~Nuevo

see you in 2010 !!

Andy B. Franck and all in BRAINSTORM !!

Tour and other stories…

bochum2009

Hi dudes,

the tour is over and after some days of sleep and rest we say THANK YOU SO MUCH to everybody involved.
We had a fantastic tour and especially a fantastic last week with amazing shows in Bochum, Munich, the Rockfabrik in Ludwigsburg, the Rock Temple in Kerkrade and last but not least, two neckbreaking and “intense to the max” shows in Pilzen and Kurim.

The overall atmosphere on the shows left us almost speechless, almost every night!!! Thanks a lot to everybody who showed up, each and everyone of you made each night a night to remember.

!! VIVA LA SWABIA !!

Todde & Brainstorm

Video interview with Torsten

 Feel free to check out the pitcam.tv video interview with Torsten!

Back in Germany

Hi Brainiacs,

after we had been lost (almost) in Norway, we had a great show in Copenhagen, Denmark. Felt good to be back at “The Rock” and the beautiful city of Copenhagen itself. Mange Tak! Back in good old Germany, we had a superb show in Olsberg and are right now enjoying our time in the “Matrix” in Bochum waiting for soundcheck and – of course – the show tonight.

Stay tuned, dudes!

Mille & Brainstorm

Breaking news: bus crash

Foto110

Dear friends and fans,

due to bad weather conditions our bus crashed this morning and we will be unable to get to Bergen today in time to do the show. We are really sorry for this but – of course – from a different point of view, we are really lucky to be safe and well. Next to come up now is Copenhagen. Watch out for more news from the tour, dudes!

Brainstorm

Dieter woke up in Oslo

Hi there!

Expect the unexpected, but this is Dieter (drums) of Brainstorm! Yes, after a pretty cool show at the K17 and a really good after-show-party at the Halford in Berlin, we travelled for more than 2 days now to Oslo! After a terrible night somewhere lost in Sweden, we now have finally arrived… and it’s probably the worst weather you can have over here: raining, dark and f*#king cold outside!
But anyway, we’re here backstage at the “John Dee” and waiting for soundcheck.
Let’s see how our Norwegian fans will react on our new songs, ha!
Anyway… tomorrow we’ll be in Bergen (…still Norway :-) )  and also there… we expect nothing but the best!

Cheers

Dieter (…the sleeper)

Offizielles Statement

Offizielles Statement

Leider haben sich an den ersten 3 Tagen der Europa Tour von Primal Fear & Brainstorm Backstage Sachen ereignet, die uns dazu zwangen eine weitere Zusammenarbeit mit Jaded Heart zu beenden und dies einstimmig vom Tourmanager, Primal Fear, Brainstorm & der Tourcrew.
Wurde die Entschuldigung von JH über ihr Backstageverhalten nach dem ersten Tourtag noch angenommen, gab es am dritten Tourtag leider nur eine Entscheidung…….

Zu den Vorwürfen, die jetzt aus dem JH Lager kommen nimmt Tourmanager Arne Lakenmacher Stellung:

Weniger Spielzeit als zugesichert
Der Tourrider war vor Tourbeginn allen verantwortlichen Personen bekannt. Für Kritik an den Spielzeiten wäre nach Kenntnisnahme jederzeit Gelegenheit gewesen.

Keine Garderobe
Barcelona: Backtagebereich mit Stühlen, Tischen im Vorraum
Madrid: Es stand eine Gemeinschaftsgarderobe (der größte Raum) für alle drei Bands zur Verfügung
Villaba: Raum gegenüber des Caterings stand vollständig der BandJH zur Verfügung
Es durften jederzeit die zur Verfügung stehenden Duschen genutzt werde. Bei Vorhandensein von nur einer einzigen Dusche (z. B. lediglich in der P. F. Garderobe) würde zu keinem Zeitpunkt der Zugang verwährt. Es gab noch nicht einmal vom T.M vorgegebene Duschzeiten.

Kein Catering
Für J. H. stand jederzeit angemessenes Catering zur Verfügung. Jede das Catering betreffende Problematik wurde sofort vom Tourmanager beseitigt.

Vor Einlass auf der Bühne
In Barcelona und Villaba wurden die Zeiten im Tourrider 100% eingehalten. In Madrid gab es einen frühen Disco Curfew des spanischen Veranstalters und deswegen musste die Band fünf Minuten NACH Einlass auf die Bühne.

Mit JH wurde jederzeit ein respektvoller Umgang aller Tourmitglieder gegenüber gepflegt – trotz der Vorkommnisse. Wir nehmen lediglich zu den an uns gerichteten Vorwürfen Stellung, wollen aber nicht zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt auf das Backstageverhalten von Jaded Heart, im Interesse aller Beteiligten eingehen.

Wuerzburg, 30.10.2009
Arne Lakenmacher, Primal Fear und Brainstorm

News from Italy

Hello friends,

the tour is going very well so far! We have a great time together and enjoy every second on stage and backstage.
It is a big honour, especially for me, to play in Italy; the country of my origin. We had a delicious pasta with great red vino and a strong espresso right in front of the “duomo milano”! Very hard job touring with BRAINSTORM :-)

Talkin’ about the shows: Spain, France and Italy have been so great to us! Thanks to all the fans that made each night a special night so far… Next stations are: Switzerland and Germany.

Watch out for more news… soon!

!! MANY GREETZ from Milano and TAKE CARE !!

Toni