Drummer Akane Hirose fills up the album with an airtight freight train of percussion that incorporates a hint of double-kick, Dave Grohl-esque hand-foot combos, and prog-rock patterns. She leads 'NO GOD,' the Motörhead-esque second track, with a nonstop, maximum-attack bass line that breaks out into an eruption of a solo right before the song's culmination.

She slaps out complex, technical lines like Flea, but pushes her tone into more gainy, heavy territory. With their latest record, Unseen World, the band largely keep to their formula and deliver head-banging, high-voltage music that's perfect for hitting the highway with the windows rolled down and the volume turned up to 11.īassist MISA outdoes herself. The quintet, founded by guitarist and backup vocalist Miku Kobato, dress in stage garb based on the type of outfit Kobato wore during her time working in a Japanese maid café.īAND-MAID's hard rock is a mix of bass-heavy punk, garage metal and pop rock. 4), they've never had any presence in North America. Despite releasing seven records in seven years, touring the world, and hitting the UK charts twice (topping out at No.

You'd be forgiven, then, for never having heard of BAND-MAID. You may have heard of BABYMETAL, the band that brought kawaii metal to the world (and became the first Asian act to top Billboard's Top Rock Albums chart), but the vast majority have yet to cross the pond. It's been a good decade for heavy music in Japan, but while many of these acts have been enjoying success in Japan and Europe, very few have taken off in North America. BAND-MAID to release the fourth album with 14 tracks total.

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