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Since their
insurgence on to the scene back in 1999 when they were known as
Visionquest, later changing their name to Blood Stain Child, the band have
been heavy influenced by the European Death Metal scene and especially the
Swedish Melodic Death Metal quarter. On hearing the band you would be
mistaken in assuming the band were themselves European but this Sextet
actually hail from Japan.
The band return
to follow up the success of their 'Idolator' album of earlier this year with another
milestone album, as the band stretch the whole metal vibe to another level
as they mix the traditional thrash and electro pop punk to create quite
an eclectic mix, but somehow this album really works well and is more approachable
than previous albums.
Things get
underway with ‘Exotic-6-Cordinator’ a mix of electro pop with hardcore
vocals and a punishing guitar sound, but still very catchy and that’s what
makes this a very different type of metal experience.
Things continue
with the hardcore vibe of ‘Cyber Green’ and the more commercial ‘Freedom’
with its dark gothic spin on the whole metalcore sound.
The band's love
affair with the Swedish metal scene is brought forward with the more traditional
metal soundings of ‘Energy Blast’ which epitomes that whole genre, where as
the next track ‘Pitch Black Room’ is more a modern twist on the genre, as
it has more
of that electronic dance vibe which is brought into the mix. This is more Cyber
Metal than Death Metal and yet again is very now and very vibrant.
The album can
only be described as innovative and refreshing with the likes of ‘Another
Dimension’, ‘Metropolice’ and ‘C.E.0079 keeping it real and true to the
purest of metalheads, whilst the eastern promise of ‘Innocence’ and the
electronic dance tones of ‘Peacemaker’, bring that little extra something
different to the sound and will please those looking for something new and
exuberant from a somewhat stagnant genre.
The album proper
ends with ‘Neo-Gothic-Romance’ which sums up the whole Blood Stain Child
spirit of mixing old ideas with new ones to create a sound that is
different and refreshing, and with the added bonus of ‘Cosmic Highway’
bringing everything to a close with a bang, the future of metal is about to
take on a whole new spin.
“ITS METAL JIM BUT NOT
AS WE KNOW IT” |
