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Published by Dave<\/a> on December 28, 2025December 28, 2025<\/p>\n

\"\"Artwork by: 3mmi design<\/a><\/p>\n

Style: Technical death metal, symphonic metal, neoclassical metal (Harsh vocals)
Recommended for fans of: Fleshgod Apocalypse, Necrophagist, Archspire, Inferi
Country: Colombia
Release date: 11 November 2025<\/p>\n

This year, we\u2019ve spent much time on the blog exploring moderation and its virtues. Take the vaunted Changeling<\/a>, which my cowriter Zach lauded for its unwavering attention to restraint. Such a piece is the mark of a refined blacksmith: Changeling\u2019s glory is not in the strength of Tom \u2018Fountainhead\u2019 Geldschl\u00e4ger\u2019s strikes but in the finesse of his tempering. To wit, the best music is that which weaves subtleties into a grand narrative, crystallizing its core elements into a blah blah blah blah blah WHO CARES. THE YEAR IS OVER AND IT\u2019S TIME THROW ALL THAT SHIT OUT THE WINDOW. WE\u2019RE GOING ALL IN. MUSIC IS NOW ABOUT MORE EVERYTHING FASTER AT ALL TIMES EVERY TIME. ALL GAS, NO BRAKES, BAYBEEEEEEEEEYYYYY!<\/p>\n

Recklessly piloting us at breakneck speed is Colombia\u2019s Brainblast. Guitarists Edd Jim\u00e9nez and Eetu Hernesmaa specialize in a maximalist, hyperactive style of technical death metal mixed with symphonics and a neoclassical baroque streak. You\u2019d be hard-pressed to find a moment on debut release, Colossus Suprema, that isn\u2019t jam-packed with machine-gun drumming, grandiose orchestration fit for a Two Steps From Hell release, and guitar-bass interplay that will, well, blast your brains out. Guest appearances by members of First Fragment, Annihilator, and Vitrified Entity fill out Brainblast\u2019s roster and pose Colossus Suprema as a veritable party bus of tech death prodigies. Jim\u00e9nez bellows mid-upper-range throaty harshes atop this ensemble, adding an aggressive edge to the already face-melting compositions. Will Jim\u00e9nez, Hernesmaa, and co. cross the finish line in a Mach 1 blaze of glory, or will Brainblast\u2019s high-speed antics crash and burn?<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Even First Fragment, the patron saints of excess, reel themselves in on occasion; save for a moment or two, Brainblast basically never let off the gas across Colossus Suprema. Even the record\u2019s interlude\u2014appropriately named \u201cInterlvdium\u201d\u2014is insane, showcasing virtuosic piano work that glides across stuttering drum patterns. The record\u2019s intro, \u201cPlvs Vltra\u201d, doesn\u2019t engage in any pyrotechnics, but \u201cLegio \u00c6terna\u201d barrels in right after with a full launch into tech-death absurdity. The track\u2019s intensity isn\u2019t entirely convincing at first, but a quick flare of fretless bass before the first verse feels like a sleeper cell activation in my brain where the sole mission is to act like a six year old who just downed an entire energy drink.<\/p>\n

The Almighty Riff is the scaffolding that holds together Colossus Suprema\u2019s pieces: much of the listening experience involves vibrating in excitement over the absolutely searing fretwork. \u201cCaelus Elixir\u201d features many of the record\u2019s best riffs, opening with a neoclassical flair before dotting the maximalist tapestry with Obscura-on-steroids melodic stabs. Additionally, the track showcases a rare moment of restraint for Brainblast as a ritardando at the end of the second chorus leads into a smooth fretless bass solo. Discontent to stay at a slower clip, \u201cCaelus Elixir\u201d rebuilds itself with regimented tempo boosts before catapulting full-speed back into its introductory riff; the reprise is a shot of adrenaline administered directly into the eyeballs.<\/p>\n

As much as I love Colossus Suprema\u2019s balls-to-the-wall rapid fire, the record would admittedly benefit from pulling off the gas more often. Tuning in to any given moment is sure to get the blood boiling with excitement, but after forty minutes of being launched through the galaxy at light-speed, the details begin to blur and individual tracks become featureless deluges of gleaming excess. \u201cCaelus Elixir\u201d best showcases the power of slowing down: the post-bridge reprise of the intro riff hits like a two-ton truck specifically because the composition is given room to breathe. By the final third of the record, I\u2019m still enjoying individual moments\u2014such as the bass-guitar interplay on \u201cThe Golden Ethereal Realm\u201d and \u201cSuperior Entity\u201d\u2014but by that point, I\u2019m ready for a cigarette to help me cool down. And I don\u2019t even smoke!<\/p>\n

Colossus Suprema may not be the most tempered release you\u2019ve heard all year, but it will most certainly be among the fastest, the most technical, and the most utterly insane. Even at forty minutes, the record feels like a hefty chunk due to its deliciously overkill approach, though it does start to lose steam in its final moments. Do I understand what\u2019s going on at all times when listening to Colossus Suprema? Absolutely not. Am I content to sit there and let it all wash over me in a dazzling technicolor display? You bet your ass I am. Hop in your Koenigsegg Agera, put on Colossus Suprema, and very safely and legally floor it to 300 miles an hour.<\/p>\n

Recommended tracks: Caelis Elixir, Legio \u00c6terna, Relentless Rise
You may also like: First Fragment, Equipoise, Impureza<\/a>, Virvum, Fleshbore<\/a>, Symbolik, Aronious<\/a>, Somnium de Lycoris<\/a>, Virulent Depravity, A Loathing Requiem
Final verdict: 7\/10<\/p>\n

Related links: Facebook<\/a> | Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n

Label: Vmbrella Records<\/a><\/p>\n

Brainblast is:
\u2013 Edd Jim\u00e9nez: guitars, vocals
\u2013 Eetu Hernesmaa: guitars
With guests:
\u2013 Rich Gray: bass
\u2013 Dominic Forest Lapointe: bass
\u2013 Nicholas Le Fou Wells: drums
\u2013 Alice Simard: guitars<\/p>\n

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