Im writing about one of my favourite japanese bands this week its quite hard to write cause i dont know alot about them because they are not that well known but i will write what i can. the members of the band are Kaworu(Vocals) Shagrath(guitar) Teru(Lead Guitar) Daiki(Bass) and Uli(Drums). they formed in 2002 theyre first single as far as im aware was kyukese which has a very unusual video it sees them all dressed as sort of castlevania(game) like clothes i.e vampires headless ghouls etc. the band have a mini album and a full album titled the best album the band is now split, only because a terrible car accident that happened in 2005 all members are alive but some have lingering injuries the bands injuries are as follows daiki - a few bruises injured lungs required surgery. Teru - several injuries healed with time. Uli - two fractured legs required half a year rehabilitation. Shagrath - skull injuries required surgery worst injuries of all members and finally kaworu who didnt require hospitilisation(bad spelling) he only had superficial injuries. but recently the band reformed for one last concert there last show which was released on dvd, i have it and it is a really really great show i would reccomend watching it also teru the guitarist has been in 2 new bands recently one is called hizaki grace project which means 2 the best japanese guitarists in my oppinion hizaki and teru are in the same band and theres also versailles which is really a supergroup it alsos has hizaki and teru on guitar aswell as the other band lareines vocallist .so thats all i have on aikaryu but here are 2 videos of theres for you 2 watch there videos are very fun and unique. You can download there mini album and my fave single from the downloads section. And check out there myspace here
Kyukesu
Susume pirates
Aikaryu
Escape The Fate
This band i've known about for quite a while. but i realised not many other people might have so i will write about them, they are from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA and they are called Escape The Fate. They are a Post-Hardcore band according to wikipedia but i would say they are a sleaze band or glam metal either way its good stuff, they currently have an album and an ep out the album Dying is your latest fashion was released on september 26th 2006 on epitaph records, i have the album myself and for a long time it was all i was listening to i can honestly say there isnt a bad song on the album, i havent heard the first ep yet though that is called theres no sympathy for the dead although im sure it would be good. the bands current line up is Ronnie Radke(Vocals) who also for a short time in 2006 left the band just before the album was released but later rejoined, Bryan "Monte" Money(Guitar, Backing Vocals), Max Green(Bass, Backing Vocals) and Robert Ortiz(Drums) currently the band are in the process of making there second full length album and is expected to be out next year and the first song i heard of theres was "not good enough for the truth in cliche" its so catchy and i played it that much my friends where sick of hearing it. Check it on there myspace here. You can get dying is your latset fashion from downloads section. i will post the video so u can judge for youself heres a couple of videos for you to enjoy.
Not Good Enough For The Truth In Cliche
The New Single Situations
Blood Stain Child
The band im writing about this week is a band called Blood stain Child i recently found these guys and i was really impressed when i listened to there music they have a very unique style they describe it as melodic death metal with trance elements throughout. the band started in 1999 under the different name visionquest but not long after in 2000 they changed to Blood Stain Child. The band is from Osaka japan they do tend to sing in english more than japanese all though its difficult to understand, the current line up of the band is, Sadew(Vocals), Ryu(Bass&Vocals), Ryu Kuriyama(Guitar), G.S.R(Guitar), Aki(Keyboards) and Violator(drums). The band currently have 4 albums and 2 EPs, there latest album mozaiq is what gained them quite a fanbase over myspace etc thats all i can think of for blood stain child but as always i'll post a couple of there vids so u can judge for yourself. Check out there myspace here. also u can get there latest album from the downloads section.
This is one of the latest vids freedom
This is thruth