Brainstorm (German band)

Brainstorm is a German power metal band formed in 1989 by guitarists Torsten Ihlenfeld and Milan Loncaric, and drummer Dieter Bernert.^[1] The band features lead singer Andy B. Franck, who is also noted for his other band, Symphorce. They are known to play a somewhat darker style of music than most power metal groups.

Brainstorm
Brainstorm in 2014
Background information
Origin	Heidenheim, Germany
Genres	Power metal, heavy metal
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Reigning Phoenix Music
Website	brainstorm-web.net

Band members

Current

• Torsten Ihlenfeld – guitars, backing vocals (1989–present)
• Milan Loncaric – guitars, backing vocals (1989–present)
• Dieter Bernert – drums (1989–present)
• Andy B. Franck – vocals (1999–present)
• Jim Ramses – bass (2024–present)

Former

• Stefan Fronk – vocals (1990–1991)
• Marcus Jürgens – vocals (1991–1999)
• Henning Basse – vocals (live only)
• Peter Waldstätter – bass (1990)
• Andreas Mailänder – bass (1990–2007)
• Antonio Ieva – bass (2007–2022)
• Andreas Armbruster – bass (2022–2024)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums Hungry (1997) Unholy (1998) Ambiguity (2000) Metus Mortis (2001) Soul Temptation (2003) Liquid Monster (2005) Downburst (2008) Memorial Roots (2009) On the Spur of the Moment (2011) Firesoul (2014) Scary Creatures (2016) Memorial Roots (Re-Rooted) (2016) Midnight Ghost (2018) Wall of Skulls (2021) Plague of Rats (2025)

Compilation albums Just Highs No Lows (12 Years of Persistence) (2009) Singles "All Those Words" (2005) "Fire Walk with Me" (2007) DVD Honey from the B's (Beasting Around the Bush) (2007)

See also

• Symphorce