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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….

nano:  A Woman Exploring Life. Review of ANTHESIS

nano: A Woman Exploring Life. Review of ANTHESIS

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。 Anthesis is the perfect merging of emotionally resonant voice, intelligent lyrics and engaging rock music. Born in New York City, nano moved to Tokyo as a…

R!N: DANGER AND SEDUCTION. Review of “Get Away/Naked”

R!N: DANGER AND SEDUCTION. Review of “Get Away/Naked”

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。 When a rock song stays in your head for hours after you have listened to it only once, you know that you have struck gold. That…

BRIDEAR: ON A KNIFE’S EDGE. Review of 「Bloody Bride」

BRIDEAR: ON A KNIFE’S EDGE. Review of 「Bloody Bride」

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。 On the new album Bloody Bride, singer KIMI, bassist HARU, drummer NATSUMI and guitarists MISAKI and AYUMI find new ways to navigate these very different worlds….

BAND-MAID: cluppo, “PEACE&LOVE.” Review of a Solo Project by Kobato Miku

BAND-MAID: cluppo, “PEACE&LOVE.” Review of a Solo Project by Kobato Miku

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。 On April 1, 2021, Kobato Miku, the guitarist/lyricist/mastermind of BAND-MAID, released a video of a new song, “PEACE&LOVE,” under the name “cluppo.” The various internet communities…

LOVEBITES: GLORY, GLORY TO THE WORLD REVIEW

LOVEBITES: GLORY, GLORY TO THE WORLD 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 titles tell some of the story – “NO TIME TO HESITATE,” “PARANOIA,” “DYSTOPIA SYMPHONY.” This will be a cold and unforgiving vision of the world….

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…

Hump Back: Whale クジラ (“Kujira”)

Hump Back: Whale クジラ (“Kujira”)

Hump Back’s “Kujira” (“Whale”) begins with a chord progression based on Gsus4 that is both sublime and gorgeous. The top notes of the chords in the progression,…

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…

Mardelas: Marina Hebiishi Attains Divine Status

Mardelas: Marina Hebiishi Attains Divine Status

With the song “Cleopatra,” from the 2018 EP Ground Zero, Marina Hebiishi and Mardelas achieve apotheosis, in the classical sense of the term. Indeed, Encyclopedia Brittanica defines…

GLIM SPANKY: Remi Matsuo Secures Rock Immortality

GLIM SPANKY: Remi Matsuo Secures Rock Immortality

Singer/songwriter Remi Matsuo of the rock duo GLIM SPANKY has been effortlessly tossing off one classic rock song after another since the band’s debut EP, Music Freak,…