Wednesday, June 18: Brainfever, "Capture the Night"
There was an innate charm to early Mausoleum and Noise releases, and Brainfever’s “Capture the Night” was one of those unpretentious mid ‘80s bangers that brought a smile even though it not only didn’t do anything new or interesting, but wasn’t even that well executed. But enthusiasm went a long way during metal’s most fertile era, and the German act had that to spare, from the slamming opening riff to Horst Neumann’s yelping and yowling and the joyously random double kicks. “Capture the Night” existed solely to bang and kick a little ass, and did so without the slight winking vibe that most trad metal throwback groups can’t help, instead rocking out with the joy that came from discovering a sound that was simply too awesome not to try to get a piece of.


















