On the Spur of the Moment (Brainstorm album)

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On the Spur of the Moment
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Studio album by
Released30 September 2011
RecordedMarch–June 2011
StudioLight and Sound Studio, Ludwigsburg, Germany
Genre Heavy metal, power metal
Length45:33
Label AFM
Producer Brainstorm & Axel Heckert
Brainstorm chronology
Memorial Roots
(2009)
On the Spur of the Moment
(2011)
Firesoul
(2014)

On the Spur of the Moment is a 2011 release by Brainstorm. It is the band's ninth studio full-length release.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Brainstorm

  1. "Below the Line" - 06:40
  2. "In the Blink of an Eye" - 04:31
  3. "Temple of Stone" - 03:26
  4. "In These Walls" - 05:21
  5. "Still Insane" - 03:50
  6. "Dark Life" - 04:10
  7. "No Saint - No Sinner" - 05:29
  8. "Where Your Actions Lead You to Live" - 03:30
  9. "A Life on Hold" - 03:08
  10. "My Own Hell" - 06:21
  11. "This Pain Is Mine" (bonus track on digipack edition)
  12. "The Heartless Spawn of Seed" (bonus track on digipack edition)

Personnel

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