Braintoy is Brett FitzGerald (Vocals), Riley O'Connor (Drums), Christian Anderson (Guitars), and Devin Gasteiger (Bass and Keyboards).

Brett's vocals in the opener As Am I has a slight hint of a young Freddie Mercury, original lead singer of Queen, or even David Bowie. Heavy guitars plus riveting bass and percussion is the sound of Braintoy.

You'll soon discover Braintoy leans towards the dark side of today's metal yet very articulate and unquestionable intelligent. Many references to society including CrimethInc.

Destitutorial comes out swinging with lyrics "...You can watch what you weigh. How you look, what you see. I will long for the day, what I see is for real...". It's a haunting song that's peppered by Devin's role on bass and keyboards.

Never Goes Away is notably well mixed and produced as is the other tracks. Solid guitars with an endless beat. Riley's percussion talents are highlighted in Humour Me. Both are power-packed selections.

"...I'm the fool again..." lyrics in Cul-De-Sac takes command of your senses accompanied by Christian's phenomenal guitar playing. The slick riffs he's able to pull out both on the album and live on stage is a show within a show.

The 4-fold liner notes in the jewel case opens into a Braintoy banner. One of my first albums purchased, Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, did that so I wanted to share my appreciation for that artistic concept. 

A very good album and exceptional live stage show. Lots of options to purchase the disc or download so go to http://www.braintoy.net and explore the band and your options to buy.

CW