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Here I am with a new review in the past in “Throwback Thursday”! Today’s subject is the debut work by the visual kei band Nightmare, the first mini-album Outlaw, came out on 25th November 2002. This mini-album is the only one released during their indie phase and allowed to introduction of their wild sound to the audience. And now… let’s review!
-Dogma [discovering the mystery]: the mini-album starts with a song kicked off with a growing and paced rhythm, where the vocals appear quite aggressive and living at the same time; an interesting track, featuring even a swing interlude towards the finale. —> 7.5/10
-Bildsungroman [the past shapes people]: a fast and piercing guitar open the song, leading up to a beating and balanced rhythm; Yomi’s voice is flowing and quite enjoyable, building up a nice track, improved by an interesting guitar work. —> 8/10
-Gianizm-san (Gianizm #3) [Gianizm —> band’s main concept]: the third part of the Gianizm series is opened by a fast rhythm, along with a nice guitar touch and aggressive vocals, featuring a sort of dark shade in the interpretation; a catchy theme, even if some part messed up and repetitive, with a interesting folk component. —> 7.5/10
-Saiyuuki (Play time) [childhood]: energetic guitar notes kick off the song, featuring a quite relevant rhythm, surrounding a cheerful melody; Yomi’s voice appears quite decent, in a nice and playful interpretation, fitting with the simple atmosphere provided by the track; a nice song, with a good guitar work. —> 8/10
-Shinjitsu no hana (Flower of truth) [reality fades, dreams remain]: this song starts with warm guitar notes, leading up to a paced melody, well driven by both the guitars; the vocals are more passionate and intense, even if not refined at all; a really good song, with an awesome guitar solo, bringing some improvement to the release. —> 8.5/10
-Star[K]night [the most important things are always lost]: the lead-track ends the mini-album featuring electronic notes, which kick off the melody, catchy and quite simple; Yomi’s voice is unrefined, but anyway enjoyable and fitting with this kind of song; a good ending theme, working even thanks to the guitars. —> 8.5/10
Final Vote —> 8/10
With a bold concept and nothing to lose, Nightmare went strong into the Japanese rock scene, bringing up a rocking and energetic sound which has developed in a really long time. Outlaw marks their debut in the musical world and quite introduced their style to the audience, with an interesting final result; the melodies are energetic and catchy, empowered by a nice guitar work and good rhythms, where the vocals are interesting but quite unrefined, explained by the indie production behind the release and Yomi’s unexperienced skills, which would have improved in the course of the years. We haven’t heard from them since 2016, but meanwhile the members found interesting directions thanks to their work in other projects, such as Gremlins(Hitsugi),The Legendary Six Nine (Ni-ya and Ruka) and the latest ones, Jakigan Meister (Ni-ya and Sakito) and Take no Break (Yomi), which will flow into their comeback, a thing we are looking forward to so much. Meanwhile you can relive their best hits, through a DVD featuring their 20th anniversary live performance, a compilation of hits chosen by the singer Yomi and ending up to their new single, Ink, expected in October. A mini-album for who needs to know Nightmare’s musical prologue and can’t wait for their return.
That’s all folks! See you with the first part of July’s themed week in “Lyrical Love”!
Thanks for the reading!
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