The “Jailer of Justice” ain’t nuthin’ to fuck wit. Why? Well he’s got a freakin’ sword. Misaruka looks like a band of pirates and wenches lead by a fantastical pretty boy. Yep, that’s visual kei.. but that also means they usually know their way around a guitar. It’s classical and gothic and metal all rolled … Continue reading »
Let off some steam and bang your heads against some crazy gothic steam punk metal from little old Yousei Teikoku in “Astral Dogma.” It’s just two minutes of this creepy religious choir epic metal track, but Yousei Teikoku spouts off in a sultry satanic way that you’ll want to feel yourself up. This video is … Continue reading »
SEI WITH MASTER OF RAM is going to butt heads with metal fans with this odd mix of old school metal and alternative rock sounds in this excerpt from “Indian from the sky.” It starts off sounding like a Radiohead track and the video even implements rudimentary cartoons just like Radiohead use to do. Then … Continue reading »
It’s Sakura Season! And who does sakura songs better than Visual Kei bands! Heck yeah, it’s Black Gene for the Next Scene’s “Sakuran Trance Destiny.” Holy shit this song is all over the place from electronica, to crunchy metal to autotune to spin me right round baby 80′s hair metal guitar solos. Absolutely love this … Continue reading »
Ah Sunday morning. Time to get ready for church and find out there is no messiah.. according to the death rock dudes of BALZAC. “The Bleeding Black” is going to ooze all over you. My wife wasn’t too happy hearing this first thing in the morning, so yeah.. it’s KILLER! BALZAC is releasing their 10th … Continue reading »
How can a man with pierced lips sing so elegantly? The opera is back in town, and the Matenrou Opera is ready to headbang symphonically. “Kassai to Gekijou no Gloria” is masterful metal of the sophisticated nature. Awe is the guitar solos and operatic sweeping vocals, just save your claps until the end please. Kassai … Continue reading »
The video for DOLL$BOXX’s “Role Playing Life” might show the band trekking across desert and forest landscapes, but the true role-playing is how the band rocks out an 80′s guitar sweeping metal rock vibe. This is some excellent music and some killer chops by lead singer FUKI. You should really look out for the Dolls … Continue reading »
Thank god for subtitles. Or else you might not understand one bit of the metalcore stylings of INFECTION’s latest “Guns Don’t Argue.” But it is cool watching the lead singer bounce around and growl it out about guns and killing and bad stuff like that. And if you listen close enough, you can actually hear … Continue reading »
Mosh in the snowdrift that is SLANG’s “Kuso no Fukidamari.” THIS is raw fury and hardcore punk that will hurt for only 1:35 seconds. Then you can come back for seconds. Bang your head over to SLANG’s album Glory Outshines Doom released on 7.11.2012. Score it at Yesasia or CDJapan. Visit SLANG’s official website to … Continue reading »
“So what can you tell me about this quarter’s sales earnings?” Bwahr grawl GRrralightning…Starrrrrmg! I see. That’s quite a statement coming from MYPROOF and their death metal single “Lightning Storm.” Sounds like things are looking up. I might even want to add MYPROOF to my marketing team. Or I might just look for Metal For … Continue reading »
