like this kind of thing
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Friday, 3 February 2012 22:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
yes that's the album cover for Ryu-5150 – Symphonic Touhou V
god only knows what it sounds like.
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Friday, 3 February 2012 22:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
I saw Blood Stain Child (who I kept getting mixed up with Old Man's Child, who I always used to mix up with Old Man Gloom, who I actually liked an album by once) on Rhapsody last year; either never got around to it or heard a couple tracks then decided it wasn't worth the trouble -- Not sure which. Are they considered "Visual Kei" (which I'm only vaguely familiar with because I edited a global Billboard story about it once)?
― xhuxk, Friday, 3 February 2012 22:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
Never heard of that other one.
― xhuxk, Friday, 3 February 2012 22:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
oh i love Old Man Gloom (isis/converge spin off) bizarrely i got into Isis and Converge via them about a decade ago. They definitely don't fit the premise of this thread!
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Friday, 3 February 2012 22:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Friday, 3 February 2012 22:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'm pretty sure Chuck wouldn't be into any of those. Ryu-5150, Iron Attack, and Kissing the Mirror are all Touhou metal, which basically means instrumental shred covers of songs from this one videogame series. Dragon Guardian is basically insane power metal. And Undead Corporation are melodic death metal in the vein of In Flames. None of which really tracks with Chuck's taste.
Aldious and Asriel, on the other hand, are female-fronted Gothic-ish metal with a heavy dose of pop. I would start there if you are going to start with Japanese stuff. Not the ones that AG is linking to.
― Gamera died for our sins (J3ff T.), Friday, 3 February 2012 22:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
Ha, thanks Jeff -- I might have more use for "insane power metal" than "female-fronted Gothic-ish metal with a heavy dose of pop" these days (couldn't really get into the new Lacuna Coil or Nightwish at all -- though my wife says I should ask you guys where I can get the new Gathering with that Octavia Sperati lady) but I'll keep those in mind.
― xhuxk, Friday, 3 February 2012 22:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
I mean, it's the Japanese version of Gothic, which translates to this:
Which I would say sums up what Aldious sound like pretty well.
― Gamera died for our sins (J3ff T.), Friday, 3 February 2012 23:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
naff?
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Friday, 3 February 2012 23:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
Ryu-5150, Iron Attack, and Kissing the Mirror are all Touhou metal, which basically means instrumental shred covers of songs from this one videogame series.
This broke my brain.
― Clarke B., Friday, 3 February 2012 23:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
you haven't even been subjected to it!
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Friday, 3 February 2012 23:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
Here's an explanation: http://www.cracked.com/funny-1750-touhou/
Here's a rundown of some of the more notable bands from the genre:http://afsafe.blogspot.com/2011/06/big-four-of-touhou-metalrock.html
Also keep an eye out for an upcoming issue of Decibel where I give my thoughts on the latest releases from some of those bands.
― Gamera died for our sins (J3ff T.), Friday, 3 February 2012 23:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
scary
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Saturday, 4 February 2012 01:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
:-o
― (⊙_⊙?) (Alan N), Saturday, 4 February 2012 17:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Sunday, 5 February 2012 19:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Sunday, 5 February 2012 19:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
Holy SHIT, that Uncle Acid track that kicks off the thread... So good. The last minute or so of unfurling solos... I owe you guys for the tip!
― Clarke B., Monday, 6 February 2012 03:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
i hear whiney's working on something abt this tbh
― dave cool, Friday, February 3, 2012 9:18 AM (2 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
bit.ly/I1uw28
― suidavyvan eht nioj (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 16:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
like that whiney
torche gets better the more pop/90s jawboxy they get
― l0u1s j0rdan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 22:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
i wish the whole world would get more jawboxy tbh
― Rachel Profiling (jjjusten), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 23:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
i agree!
― l0u1s j0rdan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 23:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
i met the jawbox dude that was living here several times at parties and got all shoestarey every time to avoid being THAT DUDE and getting all slobbery abt how awesome they were
― Rachel Profiling (jjjusten), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 23:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
oh yeah wasn't he in a band here the Millions or something? i sadly never got out to see them
― l0u1s j0rdan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 23:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
he played w/tom in some project as well which would have been fucking rad but i dont think they ever played out
― Rachel Profiling (jjjusten), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 23:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
oh shit that would've been some serious chops in the rhythm section
― l0u1s j0rdan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 23:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
that was awesome, whiney!
― the endless white snow has never felt more textile (loves laboured breathing), Friday, 4 May 2012 05:35 (1 year ago) Permalink