You know, I doubt people would be all up in arms about it if it wasn't for the choreography and how they dance to it. There is nothing less metal than choreography...though I guess pop does contend since it's mainstream and sellouts while metal is supposed to be for the purist even though it's just as guilty as any other genre.
Yeah, there are poppy parts, but in many ways it's not a huge departure from some of the stuff that's happened in metal in the last 20 years or so. Elements of it reminded me of Dragonforce
and I don't remember them being lambasted for being too poppy even though they were damn poppy. Some of the vocals even remind me of symphonic metal. And you know what, it's different, it's unorthodox, but, for some odd reason, it works and I find myself liking it even though I know I shouldn't.
I had a good lol. Sad that it's so brickwalled though. That's probably my least favourite part of modern japanese music
I'm as big a fan of gimicks in metal as the next guy. Sometimes the band has the talent to pull it off.
Whether it's a-capella metal (sweet, they have a new album coming out!)
or "blackjazz" metal with saxophone
or metal with everything.
It's all about the variety.
I think you nailed it. Too much metal I've seen of late is cut from the same mold. It's refreshing to see something so different that seems to have blended the genres well even if you don't like it.
