Memorial Roots

Memorial Roots
Studio album by
Brainstorm
Released16 October 2009
RecordedMay–August 2009
StudiosStorm Your Brain Studios, Gerstetten,
Gate Studios, Wolfsburg, Germany
GenresHeavy metal, power metal
Length54:44
LabelAFM
ProducersBrainstorm, Sascha Paeth & Miro
Brainstorm chronology
Downburst
(2008)		 Memorial Roots
(2009)		 On the Spur of the Moment
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star
Metal.deStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Powermetal.de [de]StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Rock HardStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Memorial Roots is the eighth studio album by the German power metal band Brainstorm, released on 16 October 2009. A remastered edition titled Memorial Roots (Re-Rooted) was released on 16 September 2016.

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Brainstorm, all lyrics by Andy B. Franck.

  1. "Forsake What I Believed" - 6:31
  2. "Shiver" - 3:17
  3. "The Conjunction of 7 Planets" - 6:34
  4. "Cross the Line" - 5:01
  5. "Nailed Down Dreams" - 5:37
  6. "Blood Still Stains" - 4:10
  7. "Ahimsa" - 4:21
  8. "The Final Stages of Decay" - 6:27
  9. "Victim" - 4:16
  10. "When No One Cares" - 3:19
  11. "Would You" - 5:11
European limited edition bonus tracks
  1. "Seems to Be Perfect" - 4:22
  2. "Too Late to Deny" - 4:33
Re-Rooted edition bonus tracks
  1. "Nothing" - 4:02
  2. "Honesty" - 4:17

Personnel

Band members
Additional musicians
Production

References

  1. ↑ Henderson, Alex. "Brainstorm Memorial Roots review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
  2. ↑ Klammer, Mathias (7 October 2009). "Brainstorm - Memorial Roots". Metal.de (review) (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  3. ↑ Huber, Elke (11 October 2009). "BRAINSTORM - Memorial Roots". Powermetal.de (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Borrink, Mike (16 October 2009). "BRAINSTORM Memorial Roots". Rock Hard (review) (in German). No. 270. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  5. ↑ Podzuweit, Eberhard (26 September 2016). "Brainstorm - Memorial Roots (Re-Rooted)". Metal.de (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  6. ↑ Luehring, Marius (18 September 2016). "BRAINSTORM - Memorial Roots (Re-Rooted)". Powermetal.de [de] (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.