Lumia 521 bricked. What now?

It sounds to me like its not getting any power at all. If its not getting power, it certainly can't connect to the recovery tool via USB.
 
I guess it's time to bury this one. Really irritating. It's the first bricked phone I've ever owned, and if you check my sig you'll see that I've owned a lot.
 
The good news is that its one of the two most inexpensive windows phones ever created and can be replaced for a total cost still less than the average phone.

I guess it's time to bury this one. Really irritating. It's the first bricked phone I've ever owned, and if you check my sig you'll see that I've owned a lot.