German heavy metal band Brainstorm was formed in 1989 by guitarists Torsten Ihlenfeld and Milan Loncaric, and drummer Dieter Bernert, and quickly set about recording their first demo, "Hand of Doom." Bassist Andreas Mailänder was next to join and, after a string of unreliable frontmen, singer Marcus Jürgens rounded out their ranks, as demo after demo slowly brought the band closer to achieving their goals. 1997 finally saw the release of Brainstorm's debut album, Hungry, which was supported by tours with Morgana Lefay and Skyclad before making way for the following year's soph...