Guitarist Narumi used to be Miho's (ex-Lovebites) bandmate in Destrose along with Haruna (lovebites). After Destrose she formed the Disqualia with Hazuki (Nemophila). She's also done time with Aldious, Lisa-X and Rami (ex-Aldious), all while doing her solo thing too!
Narumi is J-Metal royalty at this point and Yuuki is a shockingly good bassist for a voice actress! She’s funny too. 😊 I came for Narumi, stayed for their excellent EP and bought their upcoming album based on that EP. Since the teaser came out, I know I’ve been making good decisions recently. 😜 Check out “Welcome to Secret Heavenly Base” - let’s call it infectious party metal. 😊
For sure! I didnt realize the guitarist was Narumi from disaqualia and Destrose. She was fantastic in those bands! I will for sure check out everything they have posted, they just seem like a solid band with TONS of potential. I love everything about this song!
Great band, I always recommend them because they are underrated, like Hagane, Fate Gear, The Devil’s Killing Merry Go Round, Trident. A lot of incredible music from Japan, big names like Lovebites, Nemophila, Bridear, Gacharic Spin and I always have to mention Hanabie.
Yeah I really enjoy them. I like sharing some of the lesser known bands when I come across them. I probably feature more lesser known bands than bigger bands. Though, I do tend to share NEMOPHILA/TRiDENT whenever I get a chance. I also really like Hanabie I just have heard all of their music so I dont get a chance to feature them often. I was hyped when they created the MV for NEET GAME.
Yeah it really is a fantastic song. Composition-wise it is done very very well. It would be difficult to try and critique this song in anyway... everything was done pretty perfect.
The new album is great! Blind in the Chaos is my favorite right now but I'm sure it will change after a few more listens. This song is great but there are songs on the album that are even better! You should buy right away! 🤘🤘🤘
I really cant wait to check out more, they sound awesome! I plan on purchasing it. Im working on a big order with one of the Japanese shopping services I use.
Upon first listen, Maiko's JPOP voice was jarring in contrast to the heavier rock based song. Makes me wonder what the group would sound like if the DIH vocalist was in the group. After listening to the song a few times and then the album, I no longer felt that way. I love her voice. The album is an absolutely nonstop playlist on Y/T. It is just remarkable how many extraordinary Japanese bands that are fighting for the attention of the rock audience worldwide. Good job getting that out there.
Sorry for late reply, never got a notification for this one. I tend to enjoy the poppy voices so I didnt have any issues with it. Now i will say that the vocalist from DIH has a fantastic "rock voice" and she would actually work very well with this band behind her. That being said, nothing needs to change with this band, haha. I havent heard the whole album yet but I have enjoyed all the songs that I have heard so far and im looking forward to more!
Oh yeah for sure! BAND-MAID is still the pinnacle of music, song composition, and individual skill in my opinion. That being said, its pretty impressive how talented Lonesome_Blue is and how amazing these songs already are so early into their band forming. Imagine how good they can be in 10 years!
They look great, they sound great & this song has been gaining a lot of traction recently. They'll be able to afford to buy the guitarist a proper guitar with a headstock now.😏
Narumi Suzuki (known professionally as “Narumi”) is one of Japan's elite guitarists. She was Destrose’ co-lead during that band’s most successful phase, along with Destrose bandleader Minako Nakamura (“Captain Mina”); other bandmates included Miho and Haruna, who went on to found Lovebites, and Marina Hebishii, who founded Mardelas. After leaving Destrose, Narumi co-founded Disqualia with Ibuki. Her co-lead in that band was a very young Hazuki, who is now one of the two lead guitarists in Nemophila. After Disqualia disbanded, Narumi focused on a solo career, which yielded a phenomenal solo EP, “The Seed”, featuring highly technical prog and fusion-style instrumentals. It is worthy of comparisons to some of the great fusion albums of the late 1970’s. Here is the lead track, “Red Rabbit”: ruclips.net/video/cRyCaHjwIgk/видео.html Narumi also filled in for Toki during Toki’s first maternity leave from Aldious, and was with them for their only North American live appearance to date, an exhibition at NAMM. Narumi has long had a devoted fan following who wanted to see her lead her own band. Their wishes were answered in early 2022, with the debut of her new prog-metal band called Lonesome Blue. Personnel: Drummer Mizuki (x Shinku-Horou), Vocalist Maiko Nomura (a voice actress singing under her own name for the first time) Bassist Yuuki Hirose Based on what they have put out so far, we can say this is yet another killer Japanese band, with Jedi-level musicians at every position. Lonesome_Blue's debut EP “First Utterance” contains five tracks co-composed by Light Bringer keyboardist Mao, with lyrics written by Lovebites frontwoman Asami (another instance of the close and symbiotic relationship among many of Japan’s female metal stars). The song “Parallel World” features a spectacular appearance by Morfonica violinist Ayasa. “Labyrinth” ruclips.net/video/M3V3XIi1c8w/видео.html “Parallel World” ruclips.net/video/vfT1TM8r16E/видео.html “The Beginning of the End” ruclips.net/video/7_maTWu7Ycw/видео.html “Welcome to Heavenly Secret Base” ruclips.net/video/aEdyEEnMTy8/видео.html
holy cow! now that is some awesome rock there Shred!!! MAN when they hit 4:24, I was blow away. They are SO GOOD! 4:51 is a BEAUTIFUL transition. That Slide in her riff is sooo classy rock! She just takes you away with that guitar at that moment! I am playing it many times and still absolutely head bobbing every time, The sound is CLEAN, and AGAIN look, more refined look, smoother rhythm, and classier they seem to get. They remind me of Rolling Quartz, they all are having a good time, really good video presence! and They can Shred!!! yes!...top quality I think. beautiful moments, VERY structured with lots of surprises! actually pretty darn hot! I would keep checking this one for sure, GOOD ONE Dawg!👍
Yeah they are awesome! There are so many awesome parts to this song! I really enjoy the chorus of the song, its been suck in my head! This is for sure a band to be watching! Theres a lot of talent there!
They are a fairly fresh band. They two mini albums. First Utterance and Second to None. They have a mix of genres throughout their songs mostly rock based. I like them and this song. Another new band to watch and see where they go. Narumi, the guitarist, is the real veteran here, going back to her Destrose days.
I am really curious to check out their catalog since I like a lot of different genres so this will be an interesting discovery for sure. I just heard that she was the guitarist from Destros and Disqualia, I had no idea!
@@Shreddawg Hey there Shreddawg. Be sure to check out the band's previous release "First Utterance" (ep). Face the Fear is off the band's upcoming full length debut "Second to None". Order via CDJAPAN dude.✌️❤️🤘
@@Shreddawg Check out Ellegardan. All dude japanese band. Super Sonic is the song to start with. Plus whiskey dust just put out some stuff from their live show. But whatever you do will be awesome! Rock on brother 🥂😊😎🤘✌️
@@doobiejones9388 Oh yeah, Ellegarden is a band that I have been meaning to check out at some point. I really need to get to some more Whiskey Dust too. I have been missing Erika ;)
You might find them interesting, some of their stuff is a bit more pop-style. Narumi, the guitarist has a solo single out called, "Red Rabbit" that is pretty good too. Of course, I am a sucker for redheads, but I really like the guitarist, Narumi. The bassist was really flirting with me too, well okay, she was flirting with the camera, but I took it personally. You take good care of yourself, Dawg, and have a great day!
I do like a lot of different genres and I dont mind the poppy stuff so I am very interested to listen to more. I totally saw her flirting with you! ^^ Thank you! I am online working late tonight! You have a good night!
@P in D² Yeah, well I don't talk much, unless I'm emailing Gary. I like to think it drives him just a little crazy. I hope you are having a great day too, P in D!
You'll be pleased to know that she posted the entire album "the Seed" from which "Red Rabbit" is taken. The entire thing is amazing, sort of fusion metal, if there is such a thing.
I only have one source for this so it may not be 100% true but I was listening to an episode of trash taste, they had an anime voice actress on there. She talked about how if you want to get into voice over work now you need to be able to sing as well as act. I think there are going to be a lot of these bands with anime voice actors doing vocals. Though I imagine most of them will be doing pop stuff.
LOL and this is apparently only the second song by them on utube? other one..well it was a bit weird..BUT Face the Fear IS getting attention. It should!
Do you follow Miri-POW’s vlogs from Cantoy? Just curious. That woman is hilarious and she puts English subtitles on her videos. Def up your alley even if they’re not reaction material per se.
Guitarist Narumi used to be Miho's (ex-Lovebites) bandmate in Destrose along with Haruna (lovebites). After Destrose she formed the Disqualia with Hazuki (Nemophila). She's also done time with Aldious, Lisa-X and Rami (ex-Aldious), all while doing her solo thing too!
Oh wow, I didnt realize shes the guitarist from Destrose and Disqualia! Thats wild. Shes a killer guitarist!
Thanks for the info!
Thanks for the education. I hope she does something special here , this band has great potential.
Nice. Band Maid, Trident, Rolling Quartz and now Lonesome Blue. Damnit girls, kicking that ass!
They are all unstoppable! Its pretty nice to site back and enjoy the show :)
Narumi is J-Metal royalty at this point and Yuuki is a shockingly good bassist for a voice actress! She’s funny too. 😊 I came for Narumi, stayed for their excellent EP and bought their upcoming album based on that EP. Since the teaser came out, I know I’ve been making good decisions recently. 😜 Check out “Welcome to Secret Heavenly Base” - let’s call it infectious party metal. 😊
For sure! I didnt realize the guitarist was Narumi from disaqualia and Destrose. She was fantastic in those bands! I will for sure check out everything they have posted, they just seem like a solid band with TONS of potential. I love everything about this song!
Great band, I always recommend them because they are underrated, like Hagane, Fate Gear, The Devil’s Killing Merry Go Round, Trident. A lot of incredible music from Japan, big names like Lovebites, Nemophila, Bridear, Gacharic Spin and I always have to mention Hanabie.
Yeah I really enjoy them. I like sharing some of the lesser known bands when I come across them. I probably feature more lesser known bands than bigger bands. Though, I do tend to share NEMOPHILA/TRiDENT whenever I get a chance. I also really like Hanabie I just have heard all of their music so I dont get a chance to feature them often. I was hyped when they created the MV for NEET GAME.
Love this track. This band fills in the missing colors on the brighter side. 🤘😄🤘
Yeah it really is a fantastic song. Composition-wise it is done very very well. It would be difficult to try and critique this song in anyway... everything was done pretty perfect.
Lonesome-blueの最初のミニアルバム（５曲）はLove bites のアサミが作詞をしました。
ボーカルのマイコは５年位、お父さんの仕事の関係でアメリカに住んでいたようです。
成美はソロアルバムThe seedがあり、日本の音楽雑誌で２枚目のソロアルバムを出す予定だと言っていました。
成美がギターを始めるきっかけはマイケルジャクソンのバックバンドのオリアンティを見てギターに憧れたそうです（2009年）
大学進学を辞めて、音楽学校に入学、1年後、Love bitesのみどりが同じ音楽学校に入学してきました。
わお！すべての情報をありがとう！本当にありがたい情報です。
Asami と LOVEBITES は非常に才能があるので、アルバムが非常に優れている理由がわかります!
The new album is great! Blind in the Chaos is my favorite right now but I'm sure it will change after a few more listens. This song is great but there are songs on the album that are even better! You should buy right away! 🤘🤘🤘
I really cant wait to check out more, they sound awesome!
I plan on purchasing it. Im working on a big order with one of the Japanese shopping services I use.
Great reaction mate, this band is new to me also , great song , great band
Yeah this song was pretty awesome! Every member seems to be very talented. I expect big things from this band in the near future!
Upon first listen, Maiko's JPOP voice was jarring in contrast to the heavier rock based song. Makes me wonder what the group would sound like if the DIH vocalist was in the group. After listening to the song a few times and then the album, I no longer felt that way. I love her voice. The album is an absolutely nonstop playlist on Y/T. It is just remarkable how many extraordinary Japanese bands that are fighting for the attention of the rock audience worldwide. Good job getting that out there.
Sorry for late reply, never got a notification for this one.
I tend to enjoy the poppy voices so I didnt have any issues with it. Now i will say that the vocalist from DIH has a fantastic "rock voice" and she would actually work very well with this band behind her. That being said, nothing needs to change with this band, haha.
I havent heard the whole album yet but I have enjoyed all the songs that I have heard so far and im looking forward to more!
As a Band-Maid fan you can see why I also llike this. Similar arrangements etc. but with their own sound and good musicianship. Loved the bass fills.
Oh yeah for sure! BAND-MAID is still the pinnacle of music, song composition, and individual skill in my opinion. That being said, its pretty impressive how talented Lonesome_Blue is and how amazing these songs already are so early into their band forming. Imagine how good they can be in 10 years!
They look great, they sound great & this song has been gaining a lot of traction recently. They'll be able to afford to buy the guitarist a proper guitar with a headstock now.😏
Hahahahaha totally!
@@Shreddawg I don't know the pro's & cons of having a headless guitar or how you'd even tune one but it just doesn't look....WHOLE.🤷♂️
@@GaryHolloway-810 I completely agree! I love cool headstocks! They look like an incomplete instrument without it.
@GaryHolloway-810 One pro is you can put headstock tags in the fan art that is coming for this band 🤘😄🤘
@@waterwalker9600 Haha. Trust you to think of that.😁👌
Narumi Suzuki (known professionally as “Narumi”) is one of Japan's elite guitarists. She was Destrose’ co-lead during that band’s most successful phase, along with Destrose bandleader Minako Nakamura (“Captain Mina”); other bandmates included Miho and Haruna, who went on to found Lovebites, and Marina Hebishii, who founded Mardelas.
After leaving Destrose, Narumi co-founded Disqualia with Ibuki. Her co-lead in that band was a very young Hazuki, who is now one of the two lead guitarists in Nemophila. After Disqualia disbanded, Narumi focused on a solo career, which yielded a phenomenal solo EP, “The Seed”, featuring highly technical prog and fusion-style instrumentals. It is worthy of comparisons to some of the great fusion albums of the late 1970’s. Here is the lead track, “Red Rabbit”: ruclips.net/video/cRyCaHjwIgk/видео.html
Narumi also filled in for Toki during Toki’s first maternity leave from Aldious, and was with them for their only North American live appearance to date, an exhibition at NAMM.
Narumi has long had a devoted fan following who wanted to see her lead her own band. Their wishes were answered in early 2022, with the debut of her new prog-metal band called Lonesome Blue. Personnel:
Drummer Mizuki (x Shinku-Horou),
Vocalist Maiko Nomura (a voice actress singing under her own name for the first time)
Bassist Yuuki Hirose
Based on what they have put out so far, we can say this is yet another killer Japanese band, with Jedi-level musicians at every position.
Lonesome_Blue's debut EP “First Utterance” contains five tracks co-composed by Light Bringer keyboardist Mao, with lyrics written by Lovebites frontwoman Asami (another instance of the close and symbiotic relationship among many of Japan’s female metal stars). The song “Parallel World” features a spectacular appearance by Morfonica violinist Ayasa.
“Labyrinth” ruclips.net/video/M3V3XIi1c8w/видео.html
“Parallel World” ruclips.net/video/vfT1TM8r16E/видео.html
“The Beginning of the End” ruclips.net/video/7_maTWu7Ycw/видео.html
“Welcome to Heavenly Secret Base” ruclips.net/video/aEdyEEnMTy8/видео.html
It's a great song. Their track "Welcome to heavenly secret base" is one of my favorite songs of 2022 (but it's way poppier than "Face the Fear").
I dont mind the poppy stuff so that sounds really interesting, ill have to check it out soon! I love when songs have a good mix of pop and rock!
Yeah, but it still rips!
let us go next your reaction, ARKROYAL/vengeance
i love both bands. of course ARKROYAL is all female band!!
Thank you for the recommendation. I will check them out!
holy cow! now that is some awesome rock there Shred!!! MAN when they hit 4:24, I was blow away. They are SO GOOD! 4:51 is a BEAUTIFUL transition. That Slide in her riff is sooo classy rock! She just takes you away with that guitar at that moment! I am playing it many times and still absolutely head bobbing every time, The sound is CLEAN, and AGAIN look, more refined look, smoother rhythm, and classier they seem to get. They remind me of Rolling Quartz, they all are having a good time, really good video presence! and They can Shred!!! yes!...top quality I think. beautiful moments, VERY structured with lots of surprises! actually pretty darn hot! I would keep checking this one for sure, GOOD ONE Dawg!👍
Yeah they are awesome! There are so many awesome parts to this song! I really enjoy the chorus of the song, its been suck in my head! This is for sure a band to be watching! Theres a lot of talent there!
Just go ahead and set notifications on for Lonesome Blue. You will not be disappointed.
For sure! They seem pretty killer from what I can see!
Thank you! I love this group. And want your reaction Matenrou Opera! Very speed drummer!
I am familiar with some visual kei bands but I have not heard of this one.
Is there any song you recommend from them?
@@Shreddawg ruclips.net/video/Xf_ZBAtvYgg/видео.html&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE
For example!
@@Shreddawg ruclips.net/video/sx5JFRIWCiU/видео.html&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE
And this. This to song from a new album 2022
@@Shreddawg also, 15th anniversary!
They are a fairly fresh band. They two mini albums. First Utterance and Second to None. They have a mix of genres throughout their songs mostly rock based. I like them and this song. Another new band to watch and see where they go. Narumi, the guitarist, is the real veteran here, going back to her Destrose days.
I am really curious to check out their catalog since I like a lot of different genres so this will be an interesting discovery for sure.
I just heard that she was the guitarist from Destros and Disqualia, I had no idea!
Second to None is a full album out 12/21/22 - available to pre-order - do it now… should you have the memory of a goldfish like me. 😊
@@allanmoger1838 My problem is I almost forgot I already pre-ordered it. Lol
@@Shreddawg Hey there Shreddawg. Be sure to check out the band's previous release "First Utterance" (ep). Face the Fear is off the band's upcoming full length debut "Second to None". Order via CDJAPAN dude.✌️❤️🤘
@@michaelhill4353 I will for sure be checking it out! Thanks for the information!
I'm not sure I've ever heard this band before dawg. Thanks they're awesome 😎🤘🎄⛄
Well I am glad you heard them now! They are REALLY good!
PO 😊😊😎🤘
@@Shreddawg Check out Ellegardan. All dude japanese band. Super Sonic is the song to start with. Plus whiskey dust just put out some stuff from their live show. But whatever you do will be awesome! Rock on brother 🥂😊😎🤘✌️
@@doobiejones9388 Oh yeah, Ellegarden is a band that I have been meaning to check out at some point. I really need to get to some more Whiskey Dust too. I have been missing Erika ;)
@@Shreddawg 😊😎🤘⛄🎄
You might find them interesting, some of their stuff is a bit more pop-style. Narumi, the guitarist has a solo single out called, "Red Rabbit" that is pretty good too. Of course, I am a sucker for redheads, but I really like the guitarist, Narumi. The bassist was really flirting with me too, well okay, she was flirting with the camera, but I took it personally. You take good care of yourself, Dawg, and have a great day!
I do like a lot of different genres and I dont mind the poppy stuff so I am very interested to listen to more.
I totally saw her flirting with you! ^^
Thank you! I am online working late tonight! You have a good night!
@P in D² Yeah, well I don't talk much, unless I'm emailing Gary. I like to think it drives him just a little crazy. I hope you are having a great day too, P in D!
You'll be pleased to know that she posted the entire album "the Seed" from which "Red Rabbit" is taken. The entire thing is amazing, sort of fusion metal, if there is such a thing.
Wow indeed,they are good.
Right? I feel like this came out of nowhere! They are for sure a band to keep on eye on!
I only have one source for this so it may not be 100% true but I was listening to an episode of trash taste, they had an anime voice actress on there. She talked about how if you want to get into voice over work now you need to be able to sing as well as act. I think there are going to be a lot of these bands with anime voice actors doing vocals. Though I imagine most of them will be doing pop stuff.
Oh yeah, I think I may have watched that episode. Was it the one with Shu Uchida?
LOL and this is apparently only the second song by them on utube? other one..well it was a bit weird..BUT Face the Fear IS getting attention. It should!
Right? Crazy to see some of these songs dropped by these bands that dont have much of anything else published.
@@Shreddawg They actually have about half dozen songs posted. Big range of styles from prog to thrash to disco. All executed to a high level.
@@hiawatha.g Thanks for the information! Ill be checking out more for sure!
Do you follow Miri-POW’s vlogs from Cantoy? Just curious. That woman is hilarious and she puts English subtitles on her videos. Def up your alley even if they’re not reaction material per se.
Sorry for late reply, didnt see this one. I DO follow her! I think Cantoy is awesome! They have some pretty great stuff. She posts great things!
update, you should react to "not Enough" by these guys. they just made a comeback with new bassist and it sounds REAL good!
... and it's not even the best song on the album!
That is just crazy to think about! I cant wait to finally check it out!