SOME TRUE FACTS
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 at 4:15pm by Axl Rosenberg
Fact: this band is from Japan.
Fact: they all wear identical, grinning kabuki masks.
Fact: they autotune as a weapon.
Fact: I have not done any cocaine in some time.
Fact: this band blows goats.
-AR
I think I should get a lawyer and sue them for the fresh coat of vomit on my carpet.
They arent that bad, more like 90’s Phat Wreck bands than metal. They are way overdone on the autotune and the image is super lame, but the newschool punk wouldnt be out of place next to Strung Out or old Blink 182. It definately doesnt suck, just over the top on vocal autotune.
Osaka Undead
Fact: At least one of the MS dudes (who will remain nameless) kinda enjoyed their set at SXSW.
Fact: It was mildly amusing. Why, I can’t recall. Probably b/c we were wasted.
Fact: They sound absorutery horriber!
man, japanese exports have been on a horrible slide for the past few years….
Fully agreed. God, Dir En Grey.
Maximum The Hormone is awesome
I’ve heard worse; the drummer’s pretty damn good.
Fact: This band is still better than iwrestledabearonce
Fact: Nothing is worse than irwestledabearonce
LOL… I agree
Fact: Still better than Attack Attack.
It ain’t horrible. Not very original, but not horrible.
I have been listening to their new album non stop. I think its infectious and fresh. You don’t get many bands that combine post hardcore/metal/grind in one package. Im definitely a fan and it is better than iwrestledabearonce even though im a fan of them as well. The tunes are extremely catchy while still maintaining some brutality as well.
I would rather be covered in the hot vomit of an Ebola victim.
here’s a couple of Japanese bands that AREN’T Dir En Grey clones in Slipknot/Kabuki/whatever masks…
http://www.myspace.com/yellowmachinegun
http://www.myspace.com/vivisick
yeah, i know. a little more on the hardcore/punk side than metal, but FACT: autotune is about as far from metal as you can get.
Japanese Hardcore is some of the best. They also have some really good alternative rock ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbvSLvn2cOg) and hip-hop (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcs6jnnbQxM). But they also have tons of shit music, like every other country. Heres the same rapper after going major label: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vK-pDfz1SM
And of course, Sigh is probably one of the best bands ever.
Shit, screwed up a link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcs6jnnbQxM
Melt Banana, anyone?
Another good Japanese band
http://www.myspace.com/ghammercrust
fuck yes! Gallhammer kicks ass!
they kinda sound like a sped up early saves the day mixed wit some weirdo grindo metal.. yeah… it aint the worst thing i ever heard…. and they’re all so hot too!
did the first 20 sec of Rise seem like a complete in flames rip of to anyone?
Fact: No amount of cocaine could make that enjoyable.
HAHAHAHA my friend just recommended this band to me today! I kinda like them actually.
Aren’t Coffins from Japan? They are pretty satisfying.
extremely gay but pretty musically proficient
pretty much this. I mean this has all of the elements of suck, yet I’ve heard shit much much worse.
over used autotune and not correction
but some of the tunes have sick guitar riffs
Yeah, I kinda like this.
This is a yes-no band.
Yes:
Vocal Harmonies – Even though they’re drenched in faggoty auto-tune.
Wall of Sound production that fills the ears but doesn’t blow them out with nose.
Instrumental melodies…sound pretty appealing
No:
The -core..er…the -core…er…
The lead vocals are weak in spots. This could be fixed with a better vocalist.
The same could go for the screaming.
Too poppy. Just too goddamn poppy. They need a producer that can give them some depth and put them on the right track. It’s so sugary that I see myself getting sick of this stuff in a month. It’s too easy to get into, which is why most will shun it and refuse to listen.
Another one of those “gateway” bands that will get you into something better, leaving the previous band behind to be forgotten because you found what you wanted.
What could help this band?
A good in-depth producer that will help them remove the over-pop sound.
A new singer. (or at least get the one you’ve got to sound better)
Between The Buried and Me…
A new screamer that knows what he’s doing. (or at least teach him how to know what he’s doing.)
Disassociating themselves with IWABO. Seriously, they could actually be better than IWABO. They actually have a chance to be better than IWABO, why ruin that by even putting them near you?
What I think will happen?
Stupid ass plain-faced W.A.S.P. suburbanite children will eat this up like Jelly Tots.
Stupid ass “Otakus” will eat this up like Pocky sticks.
Stupid ass scene kids will eat this up because other stupid ass scene kids are eating it up like diet pills.
This band will tour the states much to our chagrin and we will be incredibly pissed at them for bringing another Otakutard fest to our soil.
We will also be incredibly pissed because Japan sent us another band that sounds like another band that we’ve just spent the last five years trying to cleanse ourselves of.
This band will not change by much. If they get another producer, they’ll more than likely add more samples and a string section just to seem much more deep than they really are.
They will always be that band that has those parts in that one song that sound almost amazing…but never quite get there.
They’ll get custom guitars and loads of money off of our continents idiot markets…then leave.
This is not good music. At all. from, Florida
Say what you will about IWABO but I had a chance to see Fact open for them in the basement of Croc Rock in Allentown and HOLY FUCK still one of the best shows i’ve ever seen.
Fact were super nice guys, and you know its gonna be a good show when the stumpy legged drummer stands up and yells through his Kabuki mask “WE MEAN FUCKING BUSINESS” (pronounced BIZAHNEZZ)
Seriously the guy is ALL torso.
Aren’t these the guys from that MTV dancing show? I think they call themselves ,The Jibowalkies, or some gay shit. Don’t ask me why I know this. They’ll fuckin serve you. Word!!!
iwabo is on their top friends
good japanese bands= Church of Misery, Boris, Melt Banana
and Coffins!!!!!!!!
I thought this was an entire band made of Bobby Lee
gene simmons is right there in the middle
SLIPUNOTO
i saw this band open for IWABO and they were honestly one the the tightest bands i have EVER seen perform live! we were sceptical at first, just not knowing what to expect having never heard of the band before. but then they opened with “los angeles” and when the vocals came in, 4 of the 5 members singing in perfect harmony, all jaws in the room just fucking dropped. as they played through their 20 minute set, there was not a second that they were not pitch perfect in everything they did. i will say that the CD does not offer the experience that they do as a live band.
and they don’t wear the masks when they play live, just in the video & the promo photo.