Citizen Brain

Citizen Brain is the second album by the thrash metal band Gama Bomb. It was released on 9 June 2008 in Europe and 24 June 2008 in the United States and rest of the world by Earache Records.[1] A Bonus DVD featuring tour and studio footage was included in early pressings of the album.[2]

Citizen Brain
Studio album by
Released9 June 2008
RecordedJanuary – February 2008
GenreThrash metal
Length38:21
LabelEarache
ProducerScott Atkins
Gama Bomb chronology
Survival of the Fastest
(2006)
Citizen Brain
(2008)
Tales from the Grave in Space
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Big Cheese link
Classic Rock link
Decibel(6/10) link
The Irish News(favorable) link
Kerrang! link
Rock Sound(7/10) link
Terrorizer(7.5/10) link
Zero Tolerance(4/5) link
Allmusic link

Track listing

All tracks written by Gama Bomb, apart from "Bullet Belt " and "Space Invaders" (music By Kevy Canavan, lyrics by Gama Bomb) "Evil Voices" and "Thrashoholic" (music by Gama Bomb/Kevy Canavan, lyrics by Gama Bomb)

No.TitleLength
1."Zombie Blood Nightmare"2:38
2."Evil Voices"2:34
3."Final Fight"2:48
4."Time Crime"2:26
5."Global Warning"2:29
6."OCP"0:41
7."Hammer Slammer"3:18
8."Sentenced to Thrash"3:12
9."Zombi Brew"2:29
10."Hell Trucker"2:19
11."Return of the Technodrome"2:19
12."Thrashoholic"2:10
13."In the Court of General Zod"2:47
14."Space Invaders"2:50
15."Bullet Belt"3:28

In-song references

Citizen Brain contains many subtle pop-culture references, with musical allusions to cult favourites The A-Team ("Final Fight"), This Is Your Life ("Sentenced To Thrash"), Mario Brothers, Tetris ("Final Fight"), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ("Return of the Technodrome"), RoboCop ("OCP") and Superman ("In The Court Of General Zod"). There are also lyrical references to Commando, EC Comics, Ren And Stimpy, The Twilight Zone, Final Fight, Streets of Rage and to other thrash bands.

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gollark: Like what? I'm pretty sure there has been thought about this.
gollark: What would you prefer, *no* lockdown (or much less of one) and significantly higher infection (and then death) rates?
gollark: Did you not read anything people said?
gollark: This is obviously not correcting for age and stuff, but still.

References

  1. "Gama Bomb Album Release". earache Records. 29 April 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
  2. "Bonus Citizen Brain DVD". earache Records. 29 April 2008. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
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