Music: Babymetal, Ladybaby, Malcolm Mask Mclaren and some sad news

in #musicdiscovery6 years ago

Hello everyone.

I was not expecting many music releases this week, being the one after the Golden Week. I couldn't be more wrong! I actually had to leave out a couple of videos to keep this article in a logical length. Let's listen to some music!

Babymetal - Distortion

The second biggest news of this week was the release of a new song by Babymetal. After two years of silence regarding new material, they released Distortion right before they embarked on their world tour.

Babymetal are not just the biggest group in the Idol Metal scene but one of the biggest Metal groups in general and everything they do is big news. Behind the buzz though, how does this song fare? In my opinion, it is an excellent song for a concert. Heavy for sure but simple enough that it won't alienate any segment of their fans. Unsurprisingly, it is the opening song for their current tour. Maybe that would have been my choice if I had to pick a song for the upcoming tour. But we expect more from Babymetal. When I compare this song to the other releases of just this week, it leaves a lot to be desired.


Ladybaby - Hoshi No Nai Sora (Starless Sky)

Ladybaby were once the second biggest group in the scene. They were basically a parody to Babymetal but they were so successful that the group grew legs of its own (this is not a pun to what follows). After the usual ups and downs of most Idol groups, they are back as a quartet with only one of the original members left. We basically had the group written out but they came back in a fury.

This is classic Ladybaby but with the new line-up, they also sound different.

Ah! Growly Days... Fuck Yeah


Malcolm Mask Mclaren - This World

A quick fire double by MMM. After the release of the video for Light On they made a video for the B-side of the single. The video follows the same pattern as the one for Bordeaux, which was released last year. Now that we have listened to both the songs of the new single, I can say that it will be an excellent release.


I also include the video for Bordaeax just because I can! OK, its also a fxxking great song.


Tomoka Igari is paralyzed from waist down.

This week we also had sad news from the camp of Kamen Joshi. On the 11th of April Tomoka Igari was hit by a roadsign that was carried over by strong winds. On Monday the management of Kamen Joshi released a statement in which they wrote that due to spinal cord injury she will not be able to walk again. They also stated that Tomoka will continue being a member of Kamen Joshi. At the same time Igari published a post on her personal blog explaining her situation to the fans.

As one would expect, she expressed her frustration over what happened and her fear about the new reality in her life. She closes her blog post fairly optimistic though, as she expresses her gratitude to the fans who were concerned about her condition and she relays her wishes and hopes for the future.

Whatever else I will write will just be pointless. Nekopop has all the details of the story and a full translation of Tomoka's blog post.

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