Brute Force (album)

Brute Force
Studio album by The Algorithm
Released	April 1, 2016
Genre	Hardcore techno, ambient, trance, breakbeat, IDM, progressive metal
Length	45:57
Label	FiXT Music
Producer	Rémi Gallego
The Algorithm chronology
Octopus4 (2014) Brute Force (2016)
Singles from Brute Force
"Floating Point" Released: January 30, 2016 "Pointers" Released: March 9, 2016

Brute Force is the third studio album by French guitarist Rémi Gallego under musical moniker The Algorithm. The album was released on April 1, 2016, and is the first to be released via FiXT Music.

Background

Promotional video single “Floating Point” was announced through Metal Hammer on January 30, 2016^[1] with a remix released on the band’s official blog the following month.^[2] On March 9, 2016 Metal Underground premiered the music video for “Pointers” along with the track listing for the album. Commenting on the release, Gallego stated the track was “one of my favorite [songs] so far.”^[3] The same day the album was made available for pre-order on the band’s website with various bundle options. Some bundles included a MIDI version of the album on a floppy disk.^[4][5] On March 30, 2016, two days before official release, the full album was streamed with Metal Hammer accompanied by Gallego's track-by-track analysis of the album.^[6]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
It Djents	9/10[7]
The Musical Melting Pot	91%[8]
The Monolith	Positive [9]
New Noise Magazine	[10]
Team Rock	[11]

Upon its release, the album gained generally positive reviews from metal publications. Paulo Bodriguez of The Monolith gave the album a positive review, stating ”The Algorithm…have clearly found their own unique style and sound” while referring to the floppy disk pre-orders as a “cheeky sense of self-awareness”.^[9] Nicholas Senior of New Noise Magazine, when observing the progression of The Algorithm’s sound, stated “we hear the band hitting a sweet spot down the middle, with an album that is equally comfortable executing really interesting electronic passages and hard synths as it is hitting the blast beats and post-Meshuggah riffs hard.”^[10]

Track listing

All songs composed by Rémi Gallego, except "deadlock" by Rémi Gallego and Igorrr.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"boot"	3:27
2.	"floating point"	5:07
3.	"pointers"	4:39
4.	"brute force"	5:21
5.	"userspace"	6:15
6.	"shellcode"	4:24
7.	"hex"	5:03
8.	"deadlock" (featuring Igorrr)	2:33
9.	"rootkit"	4:47
10.	"trojans (hard mode)"	4:21
Total length:		45:46

Personnel

The Algorithm Rémi Gallego – synthesizer, sequencer, guitar, mixing, programming, producer Additional Musicians Igorrr – composition on "deadlock" Production Erica Schaub – artwork, layout References "The Algorithm Premieres Floating Point Video". metalhammer.teamrock.com. January 30, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016. "Music: FLOATING POINT (VAPOR WAVE REMIX)". the-algorithm.net. February 22, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016. A., Ty (March 9, 2016). "The Algorithm Premieres "Pointers" Music Video". metalunderground.com. Retrieved April 5, 2016. "Brute Force Preorders are Live". the-algorithm.net. March 9, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016. "The Algorithm – Brute Force floppy". moshville.co.uk. March 10, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016. Metal Hammer Staff (March 30, 2016). "Listen to the new album from The Algorithm". teamrock.com. Retrieved April 6, 2016. Turlock, Landon (March 3, 2016). "The Algorithm – "Brute Force"". itdjents.com. Retrieved April 6, 2016. Leon (March 7, 2016). "The Algorithm – ‘Brute Force’ [Review]". themusicalmeltingpot.com. Retrieved April 5, 2016. Bodriguez, Paulo (April 1, 2016). "Brute Force". themonolith.com. Retrieved April 6, 2016. Senior, Nicholas (March 28, 2016). "Album Review: The Algorithm – ‘Brute Force’". newnoisemagazine.com. Retrieved April 6, 2016. Lawson, Dom (March 29, 2016). "The Algorithm: Brute Force". teamrock.com. Retrieved April 6, 2016.