Album: Citizen Brain by Gama Bomb (2008)
Genre: Thrash Metal | Style: Metal | Mood: Energetic
Record Label: Earache Records Ltd
Format: Album

Description: Citizen Brain is the second album by the Irish 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. A Bonus DVD featuring tour and studio footage was included in early pressings of the album.

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.

Artist Background: Gama Bomb is a thrash metal band based in Northern Ireland. Their 2009 album "Tales from the Grave in Space" was one of the first albums ever released as a completely free download while signed to a record label. Stylistically rooted in 1980s thrash metal the band has stated that its influences include acts such as Nuclear Assault, Kreator, Agent Steel, Sodom, old Slayer and early Megadeth. Gama Bomb's lyrics often refer to the horror, action and science fiction movies, cartoons and computer ... Part of the Newry, Northern Ireland music scene. Emerged in the 2000s era. Associated with Thrash Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Related Artists: Toxic Holocaust, Municipal Waste, Havok, Evile

Music Scene: Part of the Newry, Northern Ireland music scene. Emerged in the 2000s era. Associated with Thrash Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Thrash Metal, Metal, Energetic, 2000s, Album, Earache Records Ltd


Citizen Brain is the second album by the Irish 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. A Bonus DVD featuring tour and studio footage was included in early pressings of the album.

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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