Nighttime Jae

His voice is definitely among the best in the current scene and the defining element of Hueye, he really is amazing!

At first listen, the impact isn't impressive as their first MV, but I find both songs pretty solid. "Anesthesia" has a lots of good moments, especially that breakdown towards the end in which Nao really shines. but overall it kinda feels a bit...disjointed? In some parts Nao sounds slightly pitchy even, which is a shame because I consider him a really strong vocalist and I like his voice a lot. The chorus is a bit predictably pop-synthy. But overall I quite enjoyed it. Maybe it's gonna take me a couple more listens to really get into it, but it's not bad at all. The second one is a bit of a departure from their usual sound, but it's quite fun. The jazzy-electro swing vibe is really catchy and and Nao's vocals are on point. Defintely enjoyable, even though I kinda prefer stuff like the first one from them. But yeah, their style is defintely up my alley and I keep on digging them quite a bit, they're definitely a band to keep an eye on.

https://youtu.be/MaST-TmoymI Aaaand here it is! Single preview! All three songs are featured. I'm gonna throw my thoughts into the void just because. So far I like the MV song the best, I love the heavy riffs and it sounds like it's gonna be a banger. Also looking forward to seeing the video properly, I can't get over Takeru's swag lol "インソムニア" looks like it's gonna be an emotional one, the vocal performance truly is beautiful and sounds like it's gonna be the ballad/mid-tempo of the bunch (even though there are synths in there so we'll see) "一撃" 's chorus reminds me a bit of the EVE days, or rather, a CLACK/EVE fusion. I like its energy and the catchiness. Looks like there may not be harsh vocals in this, but we shall see. Honestly, as much as I like Takeru's growl, I don't think it's necessary at all, especially for the more melodic direction they've been going. His clean singing style is unique, dynamic and full of emotions without having to go overboard, which sets him apart from many of his contemporaries. What can I say, I really love this preview and looks like it's gonna be a solid single, I'm so looking forward to it and I hope others will give it a shot as well.

I was about to post this hahah, thank you! 🙇‍♀️ Takeru hinted that they should release a preview of the songs later today~

Hey this is actually pretty good! I dig moody melodies like this! The 9GBO comparison is a bit of stretch imo, but they do sound promising. Definitely worth keep an eye on.

Dat autotune though, I cannot :') I don't like to drag new bands for the sake of being sassy but... whoa. Just whoa.

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MV's preview. [*insert incoherent fangirly ramblings*]

I think most vocalists, if they've been around long enough, will end up sounding different from the beginning. If they start young especially, since your voice usually matures quite a bit going from your 20's into your 30's. If you take Takeru from Clack inc., his tone and style isn't that dramatically different from what he used to sound like in EVE, but the voice itself has definitely matured in an almost 10-year gap. However, if you take Yuu in the Zodia days, his style, tone and technique is extremely different compared to what he sounds like nowadays. That to me is more of a conscious change rather than natural evolution , since back in the day he was heavily inspired by Jonathan Davis' vocal style and that fit the nu metal vibe of Zodia pretty well. Then in Ultimate Sonic, Affective Synergy etc. he has a more "classic" vk approach, also his vocal technique has overall improved a lot throughout the years and it shows. That isn't to say that his style in Zodia was "bad", not at all, it was really unique and his growls there are some of the best out there imho. But yeah, if you compare Zodia to Ultimate Sonic it doesn't even sound like the same person (unless you know it is) Another one whose vocal evolution has been a conscious one rather than natural evolution is Mahiro. If you listen to his previous bands before Kiryu, you'll see how much his overall sound and style has changed. His vocals in Kiryu are very polarizing, some hate it and some love it (personally I'm not the biggest fan, even though I can commend him for being good at what he does), but if you compare it to what he used to sound like in Madara you'll be able to tell that these it's a heavily crafted, specific style he's going for rather than his "natural" way of singing. He went from sounding like your run-of-the-mill vk vocalist to one of the most unique and recognizable voices in the scene and an irreplaceable element to Kiryu's sound. Tl;dr: most vocalists are bound to change their style throughout the years, whether it's natural evolution (or devolution) or conscious change. But most likely, if they've been around for long enough, no one will stay the same. It is definitely interesting to highlight and analyze the differences though.

Omg I'm so psyched about this! I've been really into them ever since I ran across their three MVs, imo they really are a really talented and underrated band that can offer a different, unique sensibility compared to most of their contemporaries! I'm looking forward to anything they'll come up with, and I hope they won't fly under the radar this time!

Ooooff. I mean, given all the issues they've been having seems like they were doomed from the beginning, so it doesn't exactly comes as a surprise, but still... Nothing is sadder to me than bands disbanding after one (1) single. Especially if they showed promise. We'll see if the members will show up elsewhere.

9GOATS BLACK OUT: sink EVE: Case;A Zodia: IN THE DARK

This has been taken down (probably because too cheesy lol), luckily for us I've reuploaded it myself (unlisted). I love and I hate this MV, definitely not EVE's best but definitely one big guilty pleasure of mine.

The instrumentals are pretty cool (especially in MISERABLE), definitely more of my cup of tea compared to the stuff UNiTE have been putting out lately. The problem is that Yui's clean vocals aren't suitable for the genre imho.

The support members are the the drummer, bassist and second guitarist (in this case, Lyiek, +Yuu and Baku respectively) . The stable members are the first guitarist and vocalist (Arma and Takeru, who used to play together in EVE)😊

From what I understood from their Twitter, Lyiek (support drummer of Clack inc., Doku and quite a few other Osaka-based bands) now plays support for Warumono? Did they even state that their previous drummer (Iori) was gone? And did they even find a replacement bassist yet? I swear I can't keep track of the what with this band, seems like they've had some issues right from the get-go

Yuu, underrated fashion icon throughout his career (and just underrated in general) (sorry my hand slipped lol)

Agreed! They truly are amazing and much more genuine compared to other bands in the scene imo, less produced and cookie-cutter... they do have some deal with Kerberos Entertainment when it comes to music distribution, but the advertising for them is definitely not enough though sadly... As for the member thing, it's true that they "lost members" but that's because anyone but Arma and Takeru are support members... so like, everyone is free to leave whenever, while CLACK inc. is gonna continue as long as the two minds behind the project want to. That is to say that there's really no drama involved when the other members are leaving, they're all on good terms, for example, recently Tsubaki (now in RIR) has filled Arma's spot last minute at a live^^ I really really like the current line-up, therefore I hope it's gonna last as long as possible ><

As the resident Clack inc. stan, I'm obviously really excited about this and I'm praying this is the time people will stop sleeping on them. Love the bright colors and patterns and honestly I'd wear most of those outfits myself lol

Awesome, I really like Anfiel, hope they come up with something original like they did with COUNT DOWN.

Personally I don't hear that much of a resemblance with either Dezert or Mamireta, but eh.

Really digging the song and their vibe , the MV is very well-done too! Imo they definitely have the potential to go somewhere, hope this will garner them the attention they deserve!

I think it has been removed because it was published on Kerberos Entertainment's YouTube channel. Now they're not part of it anymore, so the label must've decided to take it down. Just my two cents.

Kerberos has a weird way to dealing with bands. Vivarush is the one official band that they actually produce, while there are bands such as Gravity, Clack inc., Micbam, Lucifer and others that... kinda lean upon them for some stuff, but aren't actually owned by them? I guess compared to Vivarush (and Warumono then) they have free rein when it comes to artistic freedom, but they also get waaaay less advertising. I'm no business expert, but I guess it's a different kind of contractual agreement. Kerberos seems to work with quite a few active bands in the Osaka scene, just not in an open way. Either way, Warumono leaving Kerberos may mean that they're going to be on their own for good or maybe switch to this type of more low-key agreement that other bands have with them, guess we'll see. Actually, pretty sure Doku is part of one of those bands that get sideways support from Kerberos since they've retweeted their stuff on their account, so. Also, Hakuya used to be Clack inc.'s bass player and Clack inc. definitely has a deal with Kerberos, so. It's just really hard to figure these type of connections out out unless you follow the bands and the label closely.

I'm so here for this, this is totally my style of v-kei and I'm possibly liking it even more than Ogyaa! The hype is real