I was waiting for Band-Maid, but they are more a modern Hars Rock band than a Metal band, but they are still awoseme, and they are not an idol group created by a producer they are juts 5 girls that got togheyer and made a Rock Band.
I mentioned them when I suggested the episode. There's a lot of good female-fronted hard rock and metal in Japan right now. They're one of the best! (I think I also mentioned, on the more j-pop side of things, Kamen Joshi, BiSH, and Bellring Girls Heart. Maybe Necronomidol? I can't remember)
Before they were formed some Band-Maid members belonged to a talent agency owned by the biggest entertainment company in Japan, Avex, and they have had help from veteran professional songwriters day 1. They are hardly a garage band, they obviously got a lot of "help".
The Lovebites album is amazing, glad it got the shoutout. Some of the technical ability shown by Both guitarists is out of this world. in fact Miyako who also does Keyboards will sometimes tap a guitar solo with one hand while doing a keyboard solo with the other..... just ridiculous amounts of talent
As an East asian Metalhead that grew up and still live in Asia (most of the time), it is very important to know that the rules of making metal music in East Asia is very very different than what the west do, most East Asian Metal bands i grew up with (ie X-Japan, Dir En grey, Chthonic, Maximum The Hormone) has always try to be experimental, bands like X-Japan and Dir En Grey(well for their earlier works) could go one Epic speed or extreme metal song next to a sad and emo ballad, or bands like Sigh, MTH and Chthonic can be very experimental and progressive, with tons of elements from other genre or instrument being added. The rules are very different, but hey, we all love Metal, thats the important part.
@@pomonkeypo One of their influences is Melvins (they got their name from one of Melvins songs) who are also very experimental although not metal or doom.
Thanks for the info. I just got here by recommendation from a commenter. And I'm trying to find some good Asian metal bands. The ones you've mentioned are some I've heard of, but I haven't remembered their names, or of them, to be able to check them out too.
Lovebites does that to anyone who thinks heavy metal is only men, dressed in black, who scream and growl in anger. Lovebites will change your perspective of heavy metal.
I am really, really happy yall did this!! I mostly listen to Japanese metal and rock. Sooo happy you included Aldious and mentioned Doll$ Boxx!!! Surprised BandMaid and LadyBaby (current lineup) isn't on here. Something else unique with Japanese bands are Visual Kei metal bands too. Could totally do a segment on that as well. One of my favorite metal/rock bands is Yousei Teikoku. It's a female fronted band and they do the theme song for the anime, Mirai Nikki (Future Diary). Another band you should check out is Wagakki band. They blend traditional Japanese music with rock music so beautifully!! Lastly, some other Japanese metal bands to check out are Undead Corporation, Kissing the Mirror, obviously Dir en Grey, DIMLIM, Morrigan, Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas, Crystal Lake of course (new song adds a new sound to deathcore), Pentagon, Unlucky Morpheus (femalre fronted and violinist is female too) and I can name so many more.
I used to be of the camp that Baby Metal had no business in the metal genre, because they were created by some cash grabbing producer. After a few listens, they grew on me to the point that I went with my daughter to see them live. It blew my mind that over the PA system people were singing along to Pantera. The concert was super fun, well worth my time... After that I decided, as long as you enjoy something more power to you, if you hate it, change the channel you're not forced to listen to it. I kinda have to admit that Baby Metal led me into more heavier metal bands. One the members likes Cattle Decapitation, so I listened and I haven't looked back since...
@@alexdhamp yes I know that now, but that was the first impression I got.. I believed they were ruining metal. No they're not, they're expanding it to new levels.
I really am happy necronomidol (being one of my favorite groups) and Some other alt Idol groups got mentioned nice seeing ricky! And Im suprised Vaklyie got mentioned as well. Though... How do you miss Show-ya when talking about all girl japanese metal bands..They influenced soo many of the modern all girl bands. Same with mari hamada.
I'm glad Doll$Boxx was mentioned! They're my favourite all-girl japanese metal band, even though they have a really dumb name. Fuki's clean vocals are soaring and haunting, and Hana's unclean vocals are so strong, and especially impressive when you look at her and can see a cute young woman. I recommend their song Take My Chance, it's what got me into them. The music video is pretty dope too.
The most interesting thing with DB IMO isn't that they are an explicit metal band, but how little fucks they give to adhering to genre convention. Take my Chance's ska-like breaks, whilst dripping pop and industrial over interlacing cleans and screams and full band harmonies... Yeesh. And yes, Garcharic Spin (even if not metal) really deserve a mention. Insanely talented group (yes, I know DB is GC+Fuki :P)
I love the Valkylie mention, even though they were never a famous band. A lot of people don't quite realize just how long ladies have been playing metal in Japan. They've had women playing in metal bands as far back as the late 70s, and all-female bands since the early 80s. In the early 80s alone there were "heavy metal girl groups" like Show-Ya, Jet Maybe, Flying Vision, Vixen, Battle Axe, Carmilla, Ladia, Rose, so on and so forth. It's a really unique metal environment stretching back decades and still going strong.
FearCrusher :Way to lower the IQ of the entire feed. Well done👏. (Duh... A lightswitch;-) @@matthewellis6516 : GAY? DOOD! Glass houses... I suppose you'd prefer a (less gay) group of bare- chested dudes in tight studded leather gear. You know... Generic 'Metal' attire. Guessing that'd be more your thing😉 LOL! Toxic Metal... That'd be the wanker elitist metal fanboys.
LOL, I tried to find ANYONE to criticize them, its like the internet has been purged of any negative views on them, so please if you know of any video anywhere where anyone at least try to say anything bad about babymetal please share it, because I am frustrated and alone in not liking that joke of a band. And I mean not some comment here and there, but a whole video or article dissing them. I would be both shocked and grateful if you could point me to one, especially since it should be easy considering most people are shitting all over the band. Thanks.
I hoped for something bigger from Japan. Like the Visual Kei/J-rock scene, started with X Japan. Spawned great bands like Dir en Grey (who eventually stopped the visual kei thing and went all experimental, alternative metal. And that band inspired most Japanese metalbands that came afterwards, like The GazettE, Sadie and more.
well Aldious is pretty big (though admittedly he reviewed one of their obscure albums, the band gained popularity immediately when Remi left the band and Re;NO replaced her on vocals in late 2012), in fact Aldious single highhandedly formed a new style of visual kei called "algura kei"(i think thats how its spelled)
no it didnt x japan became popular they werent the 1st to do the vk and if u think david bowie who they ripped from kabuki was 1st and david bowie openly admit he took some from japan and german theatre i believe.
Who ever the musicians are that play in the Baby Metal band are some serious bad asses and they got some killer chops. They should do a instrumental album or something.
In fact, 3 of them did! They released an EP under the name KARI-Band. It's mostly jazz rock with some metal parts. But since guitarist Mikio Fujioka unfortunately died tragically the beginning of this year, they probably won't continue this.
Damn that's sad to hear that he passed away. I'm late on this whole Japan pop metal thing. I just checked out that band "Love Bites" and those women can play and they got chops. The whole band is on point and those women can seriously shred.
The guitarist " Takayoshi Ohmura " is a very well known player in the business . He has his own solo albums and is the guitarist for the symphonic metal band Liv Moon and other bands as well. He has an extensive list of projects.
@@Netjack2112 There is a chance something can still happen, bassist BOH and the drummer have mentioned on Twitter they had a song they were working on. Also there have been concerts of artists like fellow Babymetal band members in Japan to raise money for his wife and kids.
There are so many great Japanese all women bands right now...... that are legit metal bands.....that are not idol groups. Any metalhead worth their salt should check out Aldious, Lovebites, Marys Blood, and Exist Trace. I was able to see Aldious live in Osaka in June and they were amazing. I will be seeing Lovebites in Osaka in January
Great selection! If I may suggest, Show-Ya is probably a good band to mention on this list. Also, I totally agree with the comments on the toilet and vending machine after living in North America for 14 years.
I love BABYMETAL, Maximum The Hormone, Mary's Blood, and Lovebites! (Japan is where metal fans should be paying attention too right now) Always in the playlist. For those asking about Band-Maid, they are not on this list because they are more or a modern hard-rock band than metal. This is a metal list. Easy to understand. If we are talking non-metal Japanese bands for a sec, check out BRATS!!! They are a grunge/punk rock band form Japan and they are sick! Here is a song of theirs. ua-cam.com/video/ntJditD8hpQ/v-deo.html
On your recommendation, I went ahead and picked up Gallhammer's Gloomy Lights and I am suitably impressed. Might even get more of their stuff... Cheers!
Another good all girl band from Japan, even if they might be more hard rock than heavy metal, is Band-Maid. I think they make really great music and if you're a fan of japanese rock/metal you might want to check them out as well
If BabyMetal counts, Waggaki Band needs to be here pretty bad. It's the most japanese folk metal could ever hope to be. also, Yousei Teikoku and bands that aren't quite metal (but still) like bandmaid and Ladybaby.
@Chiya-Metal that's a dumb assumption to make. I know all of their music. Waggaki Band is comparable in this context because it's another female fronted Japanese metal band.
If we are talking about female fronted, Unlucky Morpheus is one of best with the singer Fuki on Vocals. She provides the band with a very strong vibrato.
More like BiS, the original group with Pour Lui and Nozomi that broke up in 2014, though their music was all over the place but Idol, Idol is Dead, StuPiG, Paprika, and BiSimulation are plenty heavy.
One year ago i started following you guys and i´d almoust always agree with you, and this video is not different. I always said that Baby Metal is a hell of a band, and when i want to prove it i recomend "megitsune" cause is one that has more variety to it with that japanese folky sound, heavy metal and j-pop at the same time. Those chicks are great. But if you want to dig more into japanese "weird" bands you can check Kokumaromilk, is an Experimental Gothic/Folk Power Metal band (one of the very few tags that Metallum has right). It´s pretty dope, not just because is like the underground beginning of that all girl band since 2010, but because is one of the few experimental power metal bands out there that blends those two genres perfectly. Hope you enjoy it!
It's Aldious because how Japanese write English they write it with katakana based on their pronunciation so they pronounce ultimate aruchimeito, (yep freaking engurish) that way it vigils with an a except with a u because the u in Japan has a more Espanish sound and not an English sound.
Thank you for this, I didn't even know there even was an alt-idol scene, and I live in Japan! That Necronomidol band sounds quite interesting and the other ones are great picks too. Also, thank you for not shitting on Baby Metal, they actually produce excellent Metal music and their success is well deserved (and if they act as a gateway band and bring in new metalheads initiates all the better). As you say it's a mix bags and not all tracks are winners, but most of them are really fun and some are true masterpieces, specially Akatsuki.
If you want to start with alt-idol I would suggest BiS, just be warned that some of their videos are not safe for work. They were the popularizers of the genre. Also some groups to check out: There There Theres, Guso Drop, Screaming 60s, 2&, BiSH, and Billie Idle
Thanks for all the recommendations :)! Apparently, as Blayne said, the alt-idol sound is closer to Punk Rock than Metal so it's less my style but the videos are fun to watch lol.
@@antoineroth2555 Alt-Idol pretty much means any group that uses the idol genre conventions but doesn't sound like your typical idol bubblegum pop. The groups tend to vary their sound a lot. Punk gets a lot play because BiS, the kinda of originators of the whole scene, had punk influences in the majority of their sound as well as having a indie punk philosophy. Though again they varied their sound quite a bit. Necronomidol and Broken By The Scream are probably the two groups that stick the closest to the metal genre but again they vary quite a bit.
One band that definitely deserves a mention is Destrose! One of the original bands along with Aldious in this modern all female metal scene and the former band of the drummer and bass player of LOVEBITES, their only full length studio album was the 2014 self titled Destrose. Its got that same high energy and intensity as LOVEBITES with an absolute banshee of a singer named Marina. One of my all-time favorite Japanese metal albums for sure.
i remember seeing a lot of baby metal when my college friends were getting into it years ago. i never gave them a fair listen but i think i will now. valkyrie and gallhammer both sound like they could be right up my alley so im excited to check them out too! very cool video, im glad to see yall shining a spotlight on this very specific genre!
Then I'd suggest you start with: Rondo Of Nightmare (With Mischiefs of God Intro) Gives a good showcase for the musicians, followed by a Sue-Metal (lead singer) Solo performance. ua-cam.com/video/QxYAcIyk2Co/v-deo.html Then maybe Catch Me If You Can BABYMETAL BLACK NIGHT LEGEND DOOMSDAY, another good Kami-Band (translation: God-Band) intro showcase, and all the girls join in on the perform. ua-cam.com/video/ng8U_j0gpLI/v-deo.html And if you made it through those two wondering what else they can do, then check out this: Tales of The Destinies ～ THE ONE - English ver. It's two dongs, 18 minutes, but mesmerizing. www.dailymotion.com/video/x5ggoil
I've been a huge fan of Japanese rock for years now. Love the whole scene and want more of it. Great video and great choices of bands. Keep up the great work.
Exist Trace, Bridear, Mary's Blood (mentioned), Telecide, Galmet, Band Maid, Rag Dolls, Show Ya, Fate Gear, Destrose (disbanded features Miho and Haruna of Lovebites) and Disqualia (disbanded) all excellent all female metal bands from Japan.
Japan has for sure a very unique style of metal music, but my totally favorite is YOUSEI TEIKOKU, since their early dark ambient records and "gothic lolita" albums to their more agressive works like "pax vesania" and the brand new "the age of villains" this band seems to get better and better everytime I listen to them, and their side band DENKARE is awesome too
While not a fan of commercial metal regardless of its country of origin, the global metal along w/ cassette cult are my favorite segments. Keep it up banger ya rule. Also valkylie & gallhammer are fuckin siiiick!
Video was recommended to me (unsure why). I really like how you presented the video and the backgrounds of the groups. Subscribing as though I may not be a "true" metal head for most, I like your style and can hope to learn more groups I enjoy
Would love to see you guys review the Japanese " Visual Kei " music scene in which there are quite a few metal bands in this sect . Bands like X-Japan started this movement with their over the top make up and costuming. Other bands like Versailles , Canival , Dezert , Vrzel , Persona, Nocturnal Bloodlust ,and Scapegoat are some great ones to check out.
thank you for giving Aldious, Mary's Blood, Doll$boxx and Lovebites the recognition that they deserve. Speaking of Lovebites they released 1 hell of a follow up ep called Battle Against Damnation in June which is 1 of my Albums of the Year. Next week they will be releasing their 2nd album called Clockwork Immortality
Finally I'm glad to mentioned MARY'S BLOOD and DOLL $ BOXX. These two are talented bands to be more noteworthy. Mary's Blood - XOXO/ DOLL$BOXX - Loud Twin Stars / Gacharic Spin - GS11 Roulette
"Girl's rock" in general has a lot of traction in Japan today in a wide variety of genres, not just Metal. If you dip your toe into pop-rock, indie-rock, garage-rock, punk-rock, or any other sub-genre, there are Japanese all-girl bands doing some pretty great stuff.
If you ever do a follow-up to this, check out Doll$Boxx, a joint project between former Light Bringer vocalist Fuki and members of all-girl rock group Gacharic Spin. Great power metal with solid vocals and insane instrument work.
Aldious' Dominator (with Re:No as singer) was how I discovered this "genre" of all-female bands, and was hooked. They are also pretty incredible musicians, they really shine live!
Band-Maid and Show-Ya should definitely have been included. And maybe Love Bites, Ganglion, Exist Trace, Hysteric Lolita, Destrose, Galmet, Mary's Blood, Bridear, Disqualia, Cyntia, Scandal, Fate Gear, and a few others I know I have forgotten.
Dude , awesome video. I would add Destrose to the list and Disqualia.. But specially SPECIALLY SHOW-YA, they were pretty much the first all female band. I think they formed in 82
Glad you got Gallhammer in there. I hope you guys cover some other Japanese metal in the future. Lots of weird cool bands. Sigh, Dir En Grey, Maximum the Hormone, off the top of my head. I know I'm missing some. A lot of it is cheesy by our standards, but there's some good shit.
hellyeah! Ricky giving a shoutout to Jun Togawa. best thing about Tokyo Barbarism is that Mushi no Onna and Punk Mushi no Onna are back to back on that album. its the perfect build up!
I will add a few bands that are female metal and alt idol these days that are making waves right now, LadyBaby, Passcode, BiS, BiSH, Graphic Spin, Rie aka Suzaku, Birdear, Lipstick, Broken by the Scream and Fate Gear
I also have some bands to mention..From Metal Ragdöllz, Galmet, Moth in Lilac, into altidol..Guso Drop, Candye Syrup, Broken by the Scream, Yamitsuki Company and じゅじゅ.. also a lot more other groups... And all that started with a UA-cam suggestion for babymetal some years ago. A whole new world of new bands and tunes.
Fruitpochette is really good. Other metal idol band I really recommend is Broken By The Scream. (4 singers + the band). They have impressive vocalists. They are 4 but one does low growls and other does high screams. Add to that the clear vocals (that might remind you of j-pop), and excellent riffs and guitar solos. This band is more on the heavy/metalcore side. Check them out on their official UA-cam channel, their songs are super good.
you should looks up a really underground japanese metal band called dragdown, they dont have a proper album yet but from the songs they have released they're pretty fucking good
I was living in Japan ‘99-‘02 and was really into the Tokyo and Yokohama local metal scene. I’m surprised you skipped over Yellow Machinegun. They were quite popular.
Not an all-female band, but for those who dug Aldious and Lovebites, make sure you check out Onmyouza, also sometimes romanized as Onmyo-za. Also good to see the shoutouts to Mary’s Blood and Doll$box, both very good.
Dazzle Vision. Not all female, but their front woman is KILLER. A few people have mentioned them already, but Exist Trace. Their old stuff is metal to the core. If you're looking for the good stuff, their albums Demented Show and Recreation Eve are your best bet. Around 2013, they experimented with lighter stuff and a lot of people wrote them off. But their recent releases, This Is Now and Royal Straight Magic, have given me hope. This Is Now has some heavier rock on it (aside from Neo-Japanese Heroine); it's on Spotify only though. Royal Straight Magic is more electronic-y but still rock. Also songs like Antique Doll, Raze, Signal, Twin Wings, Voice, Daybreak, Be Naked, Vangaurd, and Keiyaku. Also their albums True and Twin Gate are really good. Really, most of their recent stuff and older stuff is pretty good. Avoid anything from Spiral Daisakusen, Diamond, and World Maker unless you want jpop-y songs. But this is just my opinion. I really urge you to listen to some of their stuff; they're quite good when they don't try to pander to the mainstream tbh.
NICE! Thanks! There's so many all girl bands that are AWESOME! Love it. Yeah baby; the Gallhammer, the slow grueling crawl is best...and I'm glad you mentioned the Mary's Blood.
Not that they are completely metal but Shonen Knife has done metal on a couple of albums plus they play there own instruments. I saw them live and they put on a great show
Yeah I agree. I guess for Exist Trace it's probably because they've gotten lighter (though imo they're making a comeback). But their older stuff is definitely metal. I feel like they might have chosen bands that were more popular/mainstream which visual kei is not unfortunately. And Ganglion and ET are VK. But Exist Trace and Ganglion do deserve a place on this list.
You could have mentioned "Show-ya" from the late 80s. They were the forerunners of all female HR/Metal bands in Japan. As you have mentioned "Aldious" and "Lovebites", you could also have mentioned "Mary's Blood"
Do the Netherlands. We have bands like Carach Angren, Pestilence, Ayreon. And ofcourse the really big names like Epica, Within Temptation, Ayreon and alot of other Folk(ish) metal bands. And ofcourse alot of black metal bands.
The Valkylie-Valkyrie link you have mentioned is questionable as not single Valkylie musician played in Valkyrie. This is the error, on Metal Archives as well. You should also mention Angel Kiss, Flying Vision, Jet Maybe, Velle Witch and Vixen - all japanese female groups from the 80s. Kinda mish-mash video, mate.
I also have to mention the band, BatAAr. They are from Sweden, but they are a Visual Kei metal band as well and it's super unique to see a band outside of Japan pull this off so well! They've even learned the Japanese language too. They are from Gothenburg and I would love to see them open up for Avatar mainly because of the visuals. I know they're a fan of Avatar, but not sure if Avatar knows who they are. Would make for a very interesting and unique tour if this ever did happen.
Next time you do a list please consider Hanako-san's 14Generations Toilet, it's one of my favorite records ever. My favorite description of her (I forgot exactly who said it....), "Hanako-san has taken the line between speed metal and thrash and snorted it." Plus, she really f*cking means it!
Thanks Christopher. No Visual Kei yet. We covered a bit of that scene waaaaay back in our Global Metal documentary. We do hope to do more Japanese metal in the future, all genres.
I'm really glad you've mentioned Aldious. It's an awesome band. Although current vocalist(Re:NO) doesn't have a powerful voice like Rami but she's still doing her part fine. Btw, for people who liked Rami's voice, she's currently performing as a solo act.
@@manutdrule91 You've gotta be kidding me. The same reason as Rami. What's wrong with this band :D I hope this won't be the end of the band. Actually, I'd love to have Rami back.
Melt- Banana is not an all girl heavy metal band but I feel like they deserve some attention. They play crazy fast noise punk music and have been around forever.
Okay, I was expecting a strict focus on anti-idol specifically. But mixing it up to show just how broad female-fronted Japanese metal is, is a good choice. Gallhammer are a favorite of mine for sure. The whole idea was that they were Hellhammer if Hellhammer were a bunch of chicks. They fucking nailed that. They got that same Venom-with-doom-parts sound that Hellhammer had, but they're maybe even more unhinged in their playing and vocals. And they never put out a bad album.
im so glad that Necronomidol was mentioned by his producer they need more reconigtion they re pretty good. Babymetal introduce me into all this Jpop/metal thing (ive been a metalhead since i was 10) and i never was so blown by a style like this one, at that point where i cant stop listening, im an open mid so i enjoy most of the metal thats out there, for me if it has some metal in it is all that matters... anyway i would reccomend one of my favorites, Passcode they are 5 girls perfoming and singing, with a backing band they make a mix between electro/dubstep with (i would say) progg deathcore and growls (yes one of the girls do the growls and she is amazing) the clean vocals uses an voice effect thats like their sound P.S: i would definitly benn checking Lovebites
Necronomidol have some really great sounds, I just find it a shame that the styles vary so much at least throughout their latest album. I'd prefer it if they split the "main branches" of sounds into 3 or even 4 different projects. I'd e.g. love more stuff with post rock influences like "psychopomp" but also the eurodance influences of "les tenebres sans visage".
Hm... Gallhammer reminds me a lot of a band I saw at a small bar/club not too long ago. It was quite interesting - dance floor was almost empty, here and there some people from the bar rooms would walk in, look confused/disturbed or laugh about the show (the singer also did some sort of performance) and leave again. I'm not sure that anyone stayed for the whole show...
@@powertothebauer296 if you think the main vocalist is lip syncing you are the dreamer. She sings live, but I can see that you have never listened o watched a live presentation of them to say that.
@@misaki110588 Only the singer sing, not the other two girls, only dance, you know, and the BabyMetal is not a female band, Kami Banda only have two guitarist, the bass and the drums, all mans.
Lovebites is no doubt the rising power in all-girl metal scene in japan.
I was waiting for Band-Maid, but they are more a modern Hars Rock band than a Metal band, but they are still awoseme, and they are not an idol group created by a producer they are juts 5 girls that got togheyer and made a Rock Band.
Was thinking Band Maid myself but definately hard rock than Metal. However still an awesome band, world domination is in my top 10 for the year
I saw them in Munich this month, holy crap they are amazing live!
I mentioned them when I suggested the episode. There's a lot of good female-fronted hard rock and metal in Japan right now. They're one of the best! (I think I also mentioned, on the more j-pop side of things, Kamen Joshi, BiSH, and Bellring Girls Heart. Maybe Necronomidol? I can't remember)
I love BAND-MAID!!!!
Before they were formed some Band-Maid members belonged to a talent agency owned by the biggest entertainment company in Japan, Avex, and they have had help from veteran professional songwriters day 1.
They are hardly a garage band, they obviously got a lot of "help".
The Lovebites album is amazing, glad it got the shoutout. Some of the technical ability shown by Both guitarists is out of this world. in fact Miyako who also does Keyboards will sometimes tap a guitar solo with one hand while doing a keyboard solo with the other..... just ridiculous amounts of talent
As an East asian Metalhead that grew up and still live in Asia (most of the time), it is very important to know that the rules of making metal music in East Asia is very very different than what the west do, most East Asian Metal bands i grew up with (ie X-Japan, Dir En grey, Chthonic, Maximum The Hormone) has always try to be experimental, bands like X-Japan and Dir En Grey(well for their earlier works) could go one Epic speed or extreme metal song next to a sad and emo ballad, or bands like Sigh, MTH and Chthonic can be very experimental and progressive, with tons of elements from other genre or instrument being added. The rules are very different, but hey, we all love Metal, thats the important part.
Boris is one of my fav doom bands and its so obvious how much more experimental they are than their contemporaries. Very inspiring and unique
@@pomonkeypo One of their influences is Melvins (they got their name from one of Melvins songs) who are also very experimental although not metal or doom.
@LENGHONG KOH, interesting, what is your opinion on Galneryus?
Thanks for the info. I just got here by recommendation from a commenter. And I'm trying to find some good Asian metal bands. The ones you've mentioned are some I've heard of, but I haven't remembered their names, or of them, to be able to check them out too.
I ended up enjoying this a lot more than I thought I would.
@@matthewellis6516 Projecting...
Lovebites does that to anyone who thinks heavy metal is only men, dressed in black, who scream and growl in anger. Lovebites will change your perspective of heavy metal.
I am really, really happy yall did this!! I mostly listen to Japanese metal and rock. Sooo happy you included Aldious and mentioned Doll$ Boxx!!! Surprised BandMaid and LadyBaby (current lineup) isn't on here. Something else unique with Japanese bands are Visual Kei metal bands too. Could totally do a segment on that as well. One of my favorite metal/rock bands is Yousei Teikoku. It's a female fronted band and they do the theme song for the anime, Mirai Nikki (Future Diary). Another band you should check out is Wagakki band. They blend traditional Japanese music with rock music so beautifully!! Lastly, some other Japanese metal bands to check out are Undead Corporation, Kissing the Mirror, obviously Dir en Grey, DIMLIM, Morrigan, Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas, Crystal Lake of course (new song adds a new sound to deathcore), Pentagon, Unlucky Morpheus (femalre fronted and violinist is female too) and I can name so many more.
I used to be of the camp that Baby Metal had no business in the metal genre, because they were created by some cash grabbing producer. After a few listens, they grew on me to the point that I went with my daughter to see them live. It blew my mind that over the PA system people were singing along to Pantera. The concert was super fun, well worth my time...
After that I decided, as long as you enjoy something more power to you, if you hate it, change the channel you're not forced to listen to it. I kinda have to admit that Baby Metal led me into more heavier metal bands. One the members likes Cattle Decapitation, so I listened and I haven't looked back since...
That "cash grabbing producer" is Koba-metal...a metal enthusiast. I hope you're aware of that now. lol
@@alexdhamp yes I know that now, but that was the first impression I got.. I believed they were ruining metal. No they're not, they're expanding it to new levels.
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a lot of people need to understand that :)
Cristian Berrios hopefully they will. Just give them time hehehehe
I really am happy necronomidol (being one of my favorite groups) and Some other alt Idol groups got mentioned nice seeing ricky! And Im suprised Vaklyie got mentioned as well. Though... How do you miss Show-ya when talking about all girl japanese metal bands..They influenced soo many of the modern all girl bands. Same with mari hamada.
Love the backdrop and quality of this channel! This just popped up on my recommended list and I don't regret a thing!
I'm glad Doll$Boxx was mentioned! They're my favourite all-girl japanese metal band, even though they have a really dumb name. Fuki's clean vocals are soaring and haunting, and Hana's unclean vocals are so strong, and especially impressive when you look at her and can see a cute young woman. I recommend their song Take My Chance, it's what got me into them. The music video is pretty dope too.
You can’t mention Doll$boxx without mentioning Gacharic Spin though, really..
The most interesting thing with DB IMO isn't that they are an explicit metal band, but how little fucks they give to adhering to genre convention. Take my Chance's ska-like breaks, whilst dripping pop and industrial over interlacing cleans and screams and full band harmonies... Yeesh.
And yes, Garcharic Spin (even if not metal) really deserve a mention. Insanely talented group (yes, I know DB is GC+Fuki :P)
DB sounds like Faith No More due their eclectic style...
Isn't Fuki in Unlucky Morpheus as well? I saw an MV or two and saw people talking about Doll$Boxx
@@blueeyedstray6238 indeed she is
I love the Valkylie mention, even though they were never a famous band. A lot of people don't quite realize just how long ladies have been playing metal in Japan. They've had women playing in metal bands as far back as the late 70s, and all-female bands since the early 80s. In the early 80s alone there were "heavy metal girl groups" like Show-Ya, Jet Maybe, Flying Vision, Vixen, Battle Axe, Carmilla, Ladia, Rose, so on and so forth. It's a really unique metal environment stretching back decades and still going strong.
Respect for not blindly shitting all over Babymetal like most people do.
Good job Blayne. 👍
Josh Lauze babymetal - shiteaters metal.
FearCrusher Genetically brain-dead response.
The most gay and autistic metal there is
FearCrusher :Way to lower the IQ of the entire feed. Well done👏. (Duh... A lightswitch;-)
@@matthewellis6516 : GAY? DOOD! Glass houses... I suppose you'd prefer a (less gay) group of bare- chested dudes in tight studded leather gear. You know... Generic 'Metal' attire. Guessing that'd be more your thing😉 LOL!
Toxic Metal... That'd be the wanker elitist metal fanboys.
LOL, I tried to find ANYONE to criticize them, its like the internet has been purged of any negative views on them, so please if you know of any video anywhere where anyone at least try to say anything bad about babymetal please share it, because I am frustrated and alone in not liking that joke of a band. And I mean not some comment here and there, but a whole video or article dissing them. I would be both shocked and grateful if you could point me to one, especially since it should be easy considering most people are shitting all over the band. Thanks.
I hoped for something bigger from Japan. Like the Visual Kei/J-rock scene, started with X Japan.
Spawned great bands like Dir en Grey (who eventually stopped the visual kei thing and went all experimental, alternative metal. And that band inspired most Japanese metalbands that came afterwards, like The GazettE, Sadie and more.
well Aldious is pretty big (though admittedly he reviewed one of their obscure albums, the band gained popularity immediately when Remi left the band and Re;NO replaced her on vocals in late 2012), in fact Aldious single highhandedly formed a new style of visual kei called "algura kei"(i think thats how its spelled)
You should check out Aldious, Mary's Blood, and Lovebites.... All great all women bands from Japan that are legit metla bands.... not idol groups
no it didnt x japan became popular they werent the 1st to do the vk and if u think david bowie who they ripped from kabuki was 1st and david bowie openly admit he took some from japan and german theatre i believe.
Yea I came here for vkei. Existtrace didn't even make the list :(
BABYMETAL fan since their debut on November 28 2010
Who ever the musicians are that play in the Baby Metal band are some serious bad asses and they got some killer chops. They should do a instrumental album or something.
In fact, 3 of them did! They released an EP under the name KARI-Band. It's mostly jazz rock with some metal parts. But since guitarist Mikio Fujioka unfortunately died tragically the beginning of this year, they probably won't continue this.
Yeah it's too bad about Fujioka. They were all legit.
Damn that's sad to hear that he passed away. I'm late on this whole Japan pop metal thing. I just checked out that band "Love Bites" and those women can play and they got chops. The whole band is on point and those women can seriously shred.
The guitarist " Takayoshi Ohmura " is a very well known player in the business . He has his own solo albums and is the guitarist for the symphonic metal band Liv Moon and other bands as well. He has an extensive list of projects.
@@Netjack2112 There is a chance something can still happen, bassist BOH and the drummer have mentioned on Twitter they had a song they were working on. Also there have been concerts of artists like fellow Babymetal band members in Japan to raise money for his wife and kids.
hey banger TV.... every one of your metal correspondents are fucking amazing. thank you for the quality
There are so many great Japanese all women bands right now...... that are legit metal bands.....that are not idol groups. Any metalhead worth their salt should check out Aldious, Lovebites, Marys Blood, and Exist Trace.
I was able to see Aldious live in Osaka in June and they were amazing. I will be seeing Lovebites in Osaka in January
Just discovered Band Maid and was impressed. Will seek out Lovebites
You will not be disappointed. Been a Band-Maid fan myself for a while, love Aldious, Mary's Blood, Bridear and Lovebites.
Another great video in my favorite Banger TV series. Extra points for the Gallhammer mention and the darts joke.
Great selection! If I may suggest, Show-Ya is probably a good band to mention on this list. Also, I totally agree with the comments on the toilet and vending machine after living in North America for 14 years.
yep, came here to mention this band too.. started in 1981 and still rocking \m/
I was looking for some Show-Ya Love love them!
Show-Ya... Captain, Sun-Go & Mittan can deliver good stuff and Keiko is a GODDESS!!!
My first thought exactly - where is Show-Ya?
They may be more hard rock, but Band-Maid definitely deserves a listen. Their song Moratorium is pretty heavy.
I love BABYMETAL, Maximum The Hormone, Mary's Blood, and Lovebites! (Japan is where metal fans should be paying attention too right now) Always in the playlist. For those asking about Band-Maid, they are not on this list because they are more or a modern hard-rock band than metal. This is a metal list. Easy to understand. If we are talking non-metal Japanese bands for a sec, check out BRATS!!! They are a grunge/punk rock band form Japan and they are sick! Here is a song of theirs. ua-cam.com/video/ntJditD8hpQ/v-deo.html
On your recommendation, I went ahead and picked up Gallhammer's Gloomy Lights and I am suitably impressed. Might even get more of their stuff... Cheers!
Another good all girl band from Japan, even if they might be more hard rock than heavy metal, is Band-Maid. I think they make really great music and if you're a fan of japanese rock/metal you might want to check them out as well
Agreed. Especially the later stuff like Screaming or Onset or most of World Domination
You are absolute right!
Kanami is one of the best guitarist out there man or woman.misa is a bass goddess
If BabyMetal counts, Waggaki Band needs to be here pretty bad. It's the most japanese folk metal could ever hope to be. also, Yousei Teikoku and bands that aren't quite metal (but still) like bandmaid and Ladybaby.
@Chiya-Metal what?
@Chiya-Metal that's a dumb assumption to make. I know all of their music. Waggaki Band is comparable in this context because it's another female fronted Japanese metal band.
If we are talking about female fronted, Unlucky Morpheus is one of best with the singer Fuki on Vocals. She provides the band with a very strong vibrato.
@@lazylight007 yeee. I just found them recently. Super good.
More like BiS, the original group with Pour Lui and Nozomi that broke up in 2014, though their music was all over the place but Idol, Idol is Dead, StuPiG, Paprika, and BiSimulation are plenty heavy.
One year ago i started following you guys and i´d almoust always agree with you, and this video is not different. I always said that Baby Metal is a hell of a band, and when i want to prove it i recomend "megitsune" cause is one that has more variety to it with that japanese folky sound, heavy metal and j-pop at the same time. Those chicks are great.
But if you want to dig more into japanese "weird" bands you can check Kokumaromilk, is an Experimental Gothic/Folk Power Metal band (one of the very few tags that Metallum has right). It´s pretty dope, not just because is like the underground beginning of that all girl band since 2010, but because is one of the few experimental power metal bands out there that blends those two genres perfectly.
Hope you enjoy it!
It's Aldious because how Japanese write English they write it with katakana based on their pronunciation so they pronounce ultimate aruchimeito, (yep freaking engurish) that way it vigils with an a except with a u because the u in Japan has a more Espanish sound and not an English sound.
Thank you for this, I didn't even know there even was an alt-idol scene, and I live in Japan! That Necronomidol band sounds quite interesting and the other ones are great picks too. Also, thank you for not shitting on Baby Metal, they actually produce excellent Metal music and their success is well deserved (and if they act as a gateway band and bring in new metalheads initiates all the better). As you say it's a mix bags and not all tracks are winners, but most of them are really fun and some are true masterpieces, specially Akatsuki.
If you want to start with alt-idol I would suggest BiS, just be warned that some of their videos are not safe for work. They were the popularizers of the genre. Also some groups to check out: There There Theres, Guso Drop, Screaming 60s, 2&, BiSH, and Billie Idle
Thanks for all the recommendations :)! Apparently, as Blayne said, the alt-idol sound is closer to Punk Rock than Metal so it's less my style but the videos are fun to watch lol.
@@antoineroth2555 Alt-Idol pretty much means any group that uses the idol genre conventions but doesn't sound like your typical idol bubblegum pop. The groups tend to vary their sound a lot. Punk gets a lot play because BiS, the kinda of originators of the whole scene, had punk influences in the majority of their sound as well as having a indie punk philosophy. Though again they varied their sound quite a bit. Necronomidol and Broken By The Scream are probably the two groups that stick the closest to the metal genre but again they vary quite a bit.
This is the first serious metal youtube channel. Thank you all at BangerTV! Love this channel!
Thanks we love hearing that!
No Bridear? :(
Check out Wings of Hope, or Thread the Light.
One of my favorite bands from anywhere.
bridear is awesome!
yeah, Bridear is an amazingly talented band.
FUCKING TRUTH! Came here to say this. It perplexes me that Bridear doesn’t get the recognition that they deserve. Seriously underrated.
One band that definitely deserves a mention is Destrose! One of the original bands along with Aldious in this modern all female metal scene and the former band of the drummer and bass player of LOVEBITES, their only full length studio album was the 2014 self titled Destrose. Its got that same high energy and intensity as LOVEBITES with an absolute banshee of a singer named Marina. One of my all-time favorite Japanese metal albums for sure.
I was trying to remember Destose the other day, right on with that pick...they are great.
i remember seeing a lot of baby metal when my college friends were getting into it years ago. i never gave them a fair listen but i think i will now. valkyrie and gallhammer both sound like they could be right up my alley so im excited to check them out too! very cool video, im glad to see yall shining a spotlight on this very specific genre!
Then I'd suggest you start with: Rondo Of Nightmare (With Mischiefs of God Intro) Gives a good showcase for the musicians, followed by a Sue-Metal (lead singer) Solo performance.
ua-cam.com/video/QxYAcIyk2Co/v-deo.html
Then maybe Catch Me If You Can BABYMETAL BLACK NIGHT LEGEND DOOMSDAY, another good Kami-Band (translation: God-Band) intro showcase, and all the girls join in on the perform.
ua-cam.com/video/ng8U_j0gpLI/v-deo.html
And if you made it through those two wondering what else they can do, then check out this: Tales of The Destinies ～ THE ONE - English ver.
It's two dongs, 18 minutes, but mesmerizing.
www.dailymotion.com/video/x5ggoil
4:53 - Playing this at 0.75x speed somehow makes it more heavy metal in the Judas Priest sense.
I've been a huge fan of Japanese rock for years now. Love the whole scene and want more of it.
Great video and great choices of bands. Keep up the great work.
Exist Trace, Bridear, Mary's Blood (mentioned), Telecide, Galmet, Band Maid, Rag Dolls, Show Ya, Fate Gear, Destrose (disbanded features Miho and Haruna of Lovebites) and Disqualia (disbanded) all excellent all female metal bands from Japan.
Japan has for sure a very unique style of metal music, but my totally favorite is YOUSEI TEIKOKU, since their early dark ambient records and "gothic lolita" albums to their more agressive works like "pax vesania" and the brand new "the age of villains" this band seems to get better and better everytime I listen to them, and their side band DENKARE is awesome too
While not a fan of commercial metal regardless of its country of origin, the global metal along w/ cassette cult are my favorite segments. Keep it up banger ya rule. Also valkylie & gallhammer are fuckin siiiick!
you have to review the new Lovebites! "Electric Pentagram"!. Is the best record of them! lml
Video was recommended to me (unsure why). I really like how you presented the video and the backgrounds of the groups. Subscribing as though I may not be a "true" metal head for most, I like your style and can hope to learn more groups I enjoy
Welcome!
Would love to see you guys review the Japanese " Visual Kei " music scene in which there are quite a few metal bands in this sect . Bands like X-Japan started this movement with their over the top make up and costuming. Other bands like Versailles , Canival , Dezert , Vrzel , Persona, Nocturnal Bloodlust ,and Scapegoat are some great ones to check out.
you forgot The gazette, Dir en grey, Dimlim, Dadorama,Exittrace(all female visual kai band)
Also, Dexcore, Deviloof, and Disreign.
Glad I stuck around, was gonna bitch that Doll$Boxx didn't get a mention. They're probably my favorite of this grouping. Good stuff!
thank you for giving Aldious, Mary's Blood, Doll$boxx and Lovebites the recognition that they deserve. Speaking of Lovebites they released 1 hell of a follow up ep called Battle Against Damnation in June which is 1 of my Albums of the Year. Next week they will be releasing their 2nd album called Clockwork Immortality
Was really hoping Velle Witch would get a mention :(. Valkylie and Gallhammer both sound fabulous though. Looking forward to checking them out!
Wow that's really cool! Love the variety of Overkill Global, my favourite show
Bonus points for including Gallhammer. I'd also include Moth in Lilac.
That shit that sounds like pure autism all they need is a reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee chorus
Perfect subject for Blayne
Holy shit, thanks for introducing me to Gallhammer! That was amazing.
Finally I'm glad to mentioned MARY'S BLOOD and DOLL $ BOXX. These two are talented bands to be more noteworthy. Mary's Blood - XOXO/ DOLL$BOXX - Loud Twin Stars / Gacharic Spin - GS11 Roulette
i like the way you describe the bands sound , the details is on point.
BAND MAID!
yessssssss!
Not metal
"Girl's rock" in general has a lot of traction in Japan today in a wide variety of genres, not just Metal. If you dip your toe into pop-rock, indie-rock, garage-rock, punk-rock, or any other sub-genre, there are Japanese all-girl bands doing some pretty great stuff.
If you ever do a follow-up to this, check out Doll$Boxx, a joint project between former Light Bringer vocalist Fuki and members of all-girl rock group Gacharic Spin. Great power metal with solid vocals and insane instrument work.
Aldious' Dominator (with Re:No as singer) was how I discovered this "genre" of all-female bands, and was hooked. They are also pretty incredible musicians, they really shine live!
Band-Maid and Show-Ya should definitely have been included. And maybe Love Bites, Ganglion, Exist Trace, Hysteric Lolita, Destrose, Galmet, Mary's Blood, Bridear, Disqualia, Cyntia, Scandal, Fate Gear, and a few others I know I have forgotten.
Dude , awesome video. I would add Destrose to the list and Disqualia.. But specially SPECIALLY SHOW-YA, they were pretty much the first all female band. I think they formed in 82
BABYMETAL!!!
Kitsune Up!!!
きつねはすべてを見ます
Glad you got Gallhammer in there. I hope you guys cover some other Japanese metal in the future. Lots of weird cool bands. Sigh, Dir En Grey, Maximum the Hormone, off the top of my head. I know I'm missing some. A lot of it is cheesy by our standards, but there's some good shit.
Love this episode so much Blayne! I listen to so much Japanese music, makes me really happy to see all these bands mentioned! 🤘🏽
Yo you should add Show-Ya, they were one of the first all female band in the 80's. They reformed and still play.
“Broken by the scream” is one of the heaviest altidol groups I’ve heard recently. Check them out.
Love them.
hellyeah! Ricky giving a shoutout to Jun Togawa. best thing about Tokyo Barbarism is that Mushi no Onna and Punk Mushi no Onna are back to back on that album. its the perfect build up!
I will add a few bands that are female metal and alt idol these days that are making waves right now, LadyBaby, Passcode, BiS, BiSH, Graphic Spin, Rie aka Suzaku, Birdear, Lipstick, Broken by the Scream and Fate Gear
I also have some bands to mention..From Metal Ragdöllz, Galmet, Moth in Lilac, into altidol..Guso Drop, Candye Syrup, Broken by the Scream, Yamitsuki Company and じゅじゅ.. also a lot more other groups... And all that started with a UA-cam suggestion for babymetal some years ago. A whole new world of new bands and tunes.
The cool thing is that if I get into any of these bands I might actually get to see them perform because I live just some 66km north of Tokyo!
Fruitpochette is really good.
Other metal idol band I really recommend is Broken By The Scream. (4 singers + the band).
They have impressive vocalists. They are 4 but one does low growls and other does high screams. Add to that the clear vocals (that might remind you of j-pop), and excellent riffs and guitar solos.
This band is more on the heavy/metalcore side. Check them out on their official UA-cam channel, their songs are super good.
When baby metal kicked in....I just fast forwarded the vid lik 30 secs.
This episode ruled. What a great idea. I plugged these bands into Apple Music and got lots more great suggestions.
you should looks up a really underground japanese metal band called dragdown, they dont have a proper album yet but from the songs they have released they're pretty fucking good
THANK YOU for remembering GALLHAMMER. One of the greatest Black/Death Japan Metal bands ever.
I was living in Japan ‘99-‘02 and was really into the Tokyo and Yokohama local metal scene. I’m surprised you skipped over Yellow Machinegun. They were quite popular.
Great job, Blayne: informative video and insightful comments.
A big plus for Mary's Blood - they're an unbelievably talented band.
Not an all-female band, but for those who dug Aldious and Lovebites, make sure you check out Onmyouza, also sometimes romanized as Onmyo-za. Also good to see the shoutouts to Mary’s Blood and Doll$box, both very good.
Dazzle Vision. Not all female, but their front woman is KILLER.
A few people have mentioned them already, but Exist Trace. Their old stuff is metal to the core. If you're looking for the good stuff, their albums Demented Show and Recreation Eve are your best bet. Around 2013, they experimented with lighter stuff and a lot of people wrote them off. But their recent releases, This Is Now and Royal Straight Magic, have given me hope. This Is Now has some heavier rock on it (aside from Neo-Japanese Heroine); it's on Spotify only though. Royal Straight Magic is more electronic-y but still rock. Also songs like Antique Doll, Raze, Signal, Twin Wings, Voice, Daybreak, Be Naked, Vangaurd, and Keiyaku. Also their albums True and Twin Gate are really good. Really, most of their recent stuff and older stuff is pretty good. Avoid anything from Spiral Daisakusen, Diamond, and World Maker unless you want jpop-y songs. But this is just my opinion. I really urge you to listen to some of their stuff; they're quite good when they don't try to pander to the mainstream tbh.
NICE! Thanks! There's so many all girl bands that are AWESOME! Love it. Yeah baby; the Gallhammer, the slow grueling crawl is best...and I'm glad you mentioned the Mary's Blood.
Not that they are completely metal but Shonen Knife has done metal on a couple of albums plus they play there own instruments. I saw them live and they put on a great show
Shonen Knife are sick
Nothing new for me... but where is Exist Trace, Flagitious IITL, Ganglion and a lot of other all girls bands?
Yeah I agree. I guess for Exist Trace it's probably because they've gotten lighter (though imo they're making a comeback). But their older stuff is definitely metal. I feel like they might have chosen bands that were more popular/mainstream which visual kei is not unfortunately. And Ganglion and ET are VK. But Exist Trace and Ganglion do deserve a place on this list.
No Band Maid?? NO BAND MAID???????
They are Hard-Rock, not Metal, that's the reason why they are not in the list I think. Btw. I love BAND-MAID too! A very, very awesome band.
Babymetal isn't for me....Lovebites on the other hand are one of my top3 bands. Simply amazing 👏
Same.
Lovebites and Band Maid for me.
You could have mentioned "Show-ya" from the late 80s.
They were the forerunners of all female HR/Metal bands in Japan.
As you have mentioned "Aldious" and "Lovebites", you could also have mentioned "Mary's Blood"
On Taka Mary’s Blood is mentioned near the end of the video
Do the Netherlands.
We have bands like Carach Angren, Pestilence, Ayreon.
And ofcourse the really big names like Epica, Within Temptation, Ayreon and alot of other Folk(ish) metal bands.
And ofcourse alot of black metal bands.
And... ReVamp ?
Aren't Delain and The Gathering also Dutch? Pretty damn strong group of female fronted Melodic Metal right there.
I recommend Galmet for those who want more of a death vibe.
The Valkylie-Valkyrie link you have mentioned is questionable as not single Valkylie musician played in Valkyrie. This is the error, on Metal Archives as well.
You should also mention Angel Kiss, Flying Vision, Jet Maybe, Velle Witch and Vixen - all japanese female groups from the 80s.
Kinda mish-mash video, mate.
Blanye kills it. Every time. If i ever got my band on banger TV, id want him to review it. Honesty and humor and good taste in music. What a dude \m/
First time seeing this channel. What an excellent episode and the host was actually likable.
I also have to mention the band, BatAAr. They are from Sweden, but they are a Visual Kei metal band as well and it's super unique to see a band outside of Japan pull this off so well! They've even learned the Japanese language too. They are from Gothenburg and I would love to see them open up for Avatar mainly because of the visuals. I know they're a fan of Avatar, but not sure if Avatar knows who they are. Would make for a very interesting and unique tour if this ever did happen.
Where the hell is Band - Maid?
Next time you do a list please consider Hanako-san's 14Generations Toilet, it's one of my favorite records ever. My favorite description of her (I forgot exactly who said it....), "Hanako-san has taken the line between speed metal and thrash and snorted it." Plus, she really f*cking means it!
You should have added Band Maid and Show Ya from the 80's. The guitarist in Show Ya's daughter is in Lovebites
Do you have Visual Kei Review? Nice review by this video by the way, love Japanese Rock/Metal Girls. \m/
Thanks Christopher. No Visual Kei yet. We covered a bit of that scene waaaaay back in our Global Metal documentary. We do hope to do more Japanese metal in the future, all genres.
Christopher John Ferrer do you truly though?...
yellow machinegun fathers golden fish is amazing, if it wasnt for you i probably wouldve never heard it, thank you!
I'm really glad you've mentioned Aldious. It's an awesome band. Although current vocalist(Re:NO) doesn't have a powerful voice like Rami but she's still doing her part fine. Btw, for people who liked Rami's voice, she's currently performing as a solo act.
as of today Re:No is no longer in the band due to health reasons
@@manutdrule91 You've gotta be kidding me. The same reason as Rami. What's wrong with this band :D I hope this won't be the end of the band. Actually, I'd love to have Rami back.
Melt- Banana is not an all girl heavy metal band but I feel like they deserve some attention. They play crazy fast noise punk music and have been around forever.
Okay, I was expecting a strict focus on anti-idol specifically. But mixing it up to show just how broad female-fronted Japanese metal is, is a good choice. Gallhammer are a favorite of mine for sure. The whole idea was that they were Hellhammer if Hellhammer were a bunch of chicks. They fucking nailed that. They got that same Venom-with-doom-parts sound that Hellhammer had, but they're maybe even more unhinged in their playing and vocals. And they never put out a bad album.
Shame there was no Show-ya the 1st all Japanese female metal band, or at least a nod the the band that started it all.
im so glad that Necronomidol was mentioned by his producer they need more reconigtion they re pretty good. Babymetal introduce me into all this Jpop/metal thing (ive been a metalhead since i was 10) and i never was so blown by a style like this one, at that point where i cant stop listening, im an open mid so i enjoy most of the metal thats out there, for me if it has some metal in it is all that matters...
anyway i would reccomend one of my favorites, Passcode they are 5 girls perfoming and singing, with a backing band they make a mix between electro/dubstep with (i would say) progg deathcore and growls (yes one of the girls do the growls and she is amazing) the clean vocals uses an voice effect thats like their sound
P.S: i would definitly benn checking Lovebites
Necronomidol have some really great sounds, I just find it a shame that the styles vary so much at least throughout their latest album. I'd prefer it if they split the "main branches" of sounds into 3 or even 4 different projects. I'd e.g. love more stuff with post rock influences like "psychopomp" but also the eurodance influences of "les tenebres sans visage".
Hm... Gallhammer reminds me a lot of a band I saw at a small bar/club not too long ago. It was quite interesting - dance floor was almost empty, here and there some people from the bar rooms would walk in, look confused/disturbed or laugh about the show (the singer also did some sort of performance) and leave again. I'm not sure that anyone stayed for the whole show...
Some of us "older" metalheads still like actual singing. BABYMETAL is why I am here! Try listening to Brats too.
Punk is not metal. Hard rock is not metal. We want metal and kawaii. :)
@@powertothebauer296 BabyMetal sings live, what are you talking about?
@@powertothebauer296 if you think the main vocalist is lip syncing you are the dreamer. She sings live, but I can see that you have never listened o watched a live presentation of them to say that.
@@misaki110588 Only the singer sing, not the other two girls, only dance, you know, and the BabyMetal is not a female band, Kami Banda only have two guitarist, the bass and the drums, all mans.
Aaannnndd you changed my mind. None of that was what I expected. Looks like I have a few more albums to buy.