ShanethVarosa 1209 Posted May 10, 2015 Artist: Royz Single: THE BEGINNING 1. THE BEGINNING 2. 0 3. umbrella. 4. THE BEGINNING (ins.) 5. 0 (ins.) 6. umbrella. (ins.) Rating: | The beginning of something good. Knowing very little about Royz before the release of this single, I had precious little by which to gauge my excitement. I had listened to their album, "Core," back in October and thought it was decent and showed promise. Then their single, "Supernova," and it's B-side, "Alive," really blew me away. So, I guess one could say that I was pretty excited even though I wouldn't consider myself a big fan of the band. Recently, the influences of the electronic genre have pervaded almost every visual rock band in the scene and it's been a pretty divisive issue. Nonetheless, if a band blends the perfect amount of hard rock with their electronic beats, I'm going to be a fan. "The Beginning" is an interesting one, for sure. It's quite different from not only other Royz songs, but from a lot of modern pop/rock-esque songs. It blends together a few different genres to ultimately come up with one of the catchiest rock songs of 2015 so far. This band tends to work exceedingly well as a machine of fun, post-hardcore numbers with incredible rhythm and "The Beginning" is no exception. The one possible downfall of the song is the awkward-to-annoying introduction, but once that chorus hits, you will forget about any prior mess. Oftentimes, the B-Sides make or break the single. If you didn't enjoy the song the band is promoting, well here's something else to make you feel better. For instance, "Alive" was much better than "Supernova." On this single, the B-sides were great compliments to a great promotional single. "0" was along the same lines as most of their recent work: uplifting, fun to sing along to, and great to just lose yourself in. "Umbrella" was a bit more subdued than the previous two songs. Mid-tempo ballad range, to be exact. Subaru's voice really carries well in this song, especially the chorus, where he displays a lot of personal emotion. One of their better composed and arranged tracks. The final track, "Heil," is exactly what I thought it would be. Heavy, fast-paced, and hard-hitting. The beat is incredible and the energy isn't misplaced at all. The only true con of this number is that the melodies Subaru has created aren't exactly strong. It works with the nature of the song, but he's definitely done better. All in all, I feel like if you want to check out this band and haven't already, I would start with their album "Core" and work from there like I did. It sets up expectations for their career in a much more realistic way. Support the band! Purchase Type A here Purchase Type B here Purchase Type C here Purchase Type D here 8 Yukimoto, Spectralion, doombox and 5 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yukimoto 1237 Posted June 3, 2015 I know it's not the right topic since it's their previous single but I must admit "Alive" was exceptionally good to me too I played it alot when i first heard it. The Beginning is a good song and really catchy for sure. I think I would say it was the best on that single. 1 eiheartx reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eiheartx 1310 Posted June 3, 2015 Seriously, these guys know how to deliver addictive songs.I wasn't hyped by the previews but dammit, the whole songs are fantastic, I just want to put on repeat. I still have a personal preference for Supernova/ALIVE tho. If they keep going with this pace, the next album will be a 100% must-have. Well done. 2 Yukimoto and hiroki reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nullmoon 784 Posted June 3, 2015 I'm a bit confused. You've praised the entire single, so why 3/5? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShanethVarosa 1209 Posted June 3, 2015 I didn't actually put the three stars there, I'm not certain how to do it. In any case if I can change it to 4.5 when I get to an actual computer I will do that. The single really blew me away, one of my top 10 general singles of the year so far. 1 Zeus reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeus 7997 Posted June 3, 2015 I'm a bit confused. You've praised the entire single, so why 3/5? I put it there. @ShanethVarosa didn't give me a rating when I posted it, so I assigned 3/5 as a placeholder until he could give his real rating. I didn't actually put the three stars there, I'm not certain how to do it. In any case if I can change it to 4.5 when I get to an actual computer I will do that. The single really blew me away, one of my top 10 general singles of the year so far. It's just 4.5 with colons around it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
