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The Ecstatic Vision of BRIDEAR: A Review of Aegis of Athena

The Ecstatic Vision of BRIDEAR: A Review of Aegis of Athena

ページトップの「日本語」をクリックすると、本記事の日本語版を閲覧できます。 「1」 It is a fitting conclusion to another ecstatic and exhilarating exploration of human emotions by one of the most creative rock bands in the world….

Rock Music In The Year 2022

Rock Music In The Year 2022

ページトップの「日本語」をクリックすると、本記事の日本語版を閲覧できます。 In 1969, the center of the world of rock music was London. A rock music lover’s pantheon of the five greatest artists of the day would…

LOVEBITES: the glory of asami (an alternative view of「GLORY, GLORY TO THE WORLD」)

LOVEBITES: the glory of asami (an alternative view of「GLORY, GLORY TO THE WORLD」)

ページトップの「日本語」をクリックすると、本記事の日本語版を閲覧できます。 LOVEBITES vocalist asami performs an almost unbelievable feat of magic on the recent Extended Play release GLORY, GLORY TO THE WORLD (“GLORY”). In early interviews, LOVEBITES…

IBUKI: A Singular Vision. “ExMyself” Review

IBUKI: A Singular Vision. “ExMyself” Review

ページトップの「日本語」をクリックすると、本記事の日本語版を閲覧できます。 The vocalist IBUKI has collaborated with some of the most important musicians in 21st Japan, including the composer/guitarists MINA (DESTROSE/FATE GEAR), NARUMI (Disqualia) and Rie a.k.a….

LOVEBITES: The Balletic Elegance of asami

LOVEBITES: The Balletic Elegance of asami

It might seem obvious that a lead singer would have a dancer’s moves, but in reality, that is far from the case. asami is one of the…

ALDIOUS: EVOKE!! 2010-2020 Review

ALDIOUS: EVOKE!! 2010-2020 Review

As soon as the final song ends on the new Aldious greatest hits album EVOKE!! 2010-2020, you want to hit the “RE:fire” button on your device and…

BRIDEAR: The Classical Sensibility of Mitsuru

BRIDEAR: The Classical Sensibility of Mitsuru

While continuing to work in this vein on subsequent releases, the band, then composed of charismatic vocalist Kimi, inventive guitarists/songwriters Mitsuru and Misa, funky bassist Haru and…

BRIDEAR: Expose Your Emotions Album Review

BRIDEAR: Expose Your Emotions Album Review

BRIDEAR finally released its second long-awaited album, Expose Your Emotions, in December 2019. Long-time fans had gone through months of anxiety, worry and concern about the future…

ALDIOUS: The Maximum Cool of Re:NO

ALDIOUS: The Maximum Cool of Re:NO

Re:NO, the somewhat controversial vocalist of Aldious, departed in December 2018, after six years with the band. Re:NO herself had replaced the legendary Rami, who left the…

BRIDEAR: The Operatic Intensity of Kimi

BRIDEAR: The Operatic Intensity of Kimi

She sits firmly in the tradition of extremely talented vocalists who have an uncanny gift of drawing the listener into their most intimate thoughts. Throughout history, the…

Mary’s Blood: Saki is God

Mary’s Blood: Saki is God

Clapton channeled the passion of the blues greats who inspired him. Like him, Saki also is able to absorb earlier guitarists’ styles and synthesize them into a…