Dillinger

Best Jupiter release since "The History of Genesis". Definitely check it out if you are a fan of HIZAKI When I listen to Jupiter, I compare it to HIZAKI's past works in HIZAKI Grace Project, Schwardix Marvally, and Versailles, so the bar is fairly high. Jupiter had some good bangers like 'ARCADIA' and.... yeah that's the only one that really sticks out in my mind. They do have fun songs like "The Birth of Venus", "Tears of the Sun", "The spirit within me", but they all sound the same and blends into one another. Good, unique songs like "Red Carnation" and "Rhythmos" are far and few in between, and haven't been matched since their releases in 2015 and 2013 respectively. ZIN's death voice is hilariously bad in comparison to other VK acts like NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST and DIMLIM, but he gets a pass on it because his clean vocals are solid, and its ok enough to have the songs pass as melodeath. When it was announced that kuze, ex-Concerto Moon, was their new vocalist, I thought it was interesting because ZIN had this boyish aesthetic and voice, and kuze had this grittiness that gives his bands maturity. Theory of Evolution Four words to describe this song: balls to the walls. Unrelenting speed and technique throughout the song. Even though this song follows the typical HIZAKI formula for songs, kuze's unique voice brings enough novelty to the song to make it stand out from the rest of HIZAKI's discography. Fun listen to repeat in the future. Bring me out I love me some bass wankery. This song is interesting to me because I feel like I'm listening to an ANTHEM song written by HIZAKI. kuze's vocals lend to that old school heavy metal feel and I love it. I wouldn't be giving this song many spins in the future because there isn't a catchy hook to it. Angel's wings People talked about how Jupiter could drop their melodeath songs because kuze never growled before, but I think this song put that worry to rest. kuze's death voice is not bad. It doesn't have much range, but its passable. While listening to this song, I heard "Fuck yourself" and I did a double take and thought it was just kuze's Engrish. I check the lyrics and yup there it is. Spitting heat towards Concerto Moon? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Angel's wings is enough to show that kuze can growl, but the song is as forgettable as the rest of Jupiter's discog. Theory of Evolution is an enjoyable A-side that will be getting many spins from me in the future. If ZIN sung these songs, I would be going to sleep. But kuze brings the band to a level where they can be compared to great power metal bands like Angra, Blind Guardian, Edguy, and Rhapsody of Fire... when Jupiter gets more time as a band to gel together. I will be eagerly waiting for Jupiter to record a full album with kuze.

Hard to say if Kuze is an upgrade from Zin. I think overall its an improvement because it gives the songs a totally different vibe. From Japanese VK to European Power Metal. Being the Japanese Angra is not bad at all. Kamijo's solo project is still way better than Jupiter.

"Some people outside of the bands have listened to the album but NONE of them said a single word of compliment. Seriously nobody is going to like it. I mean it." kvlt as fvck

deathgaze's best contribution to the scene was breaking up and giving birth to dexcore

That long scream was killer

BANDCAMP: https://malikliya.bandcamp.com/album/inverse BOOTH: https://malikliya.booth.pm/items/836725 MALIKLIYA:2nd single Inverse Music: Shuhei (Drummer of Imperial Circus Dead Decadence) Guest Vocal: 柿崎李咲(Risaki Kakizaki from NECRONOMIDOL) IMO, not their best song, but still pretty good.

"ich-ni-zero-ich-ni" is pretty catchy. I used to do "one-two-zero-one-two"

Ash sounds amazing.

This is the highest quality version of the track I've heard. But the guy's guitar is a little too loud on the left side.