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Idolator

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Ever since I saw one of their music videos on Youtube, Blood Stain Child has been one of my favorite artists. I don't usually even listen to that much metal, but they are very good, very different from other bands, and include so many different things in each of their songs. Idolator wasn't quite as good as Mozaiq, but still quite good. I would have bought it long ago, but it wasn't available on on Amazon MP3. I wish Amazon would quit focusing so much on big name artists on their MP3 site, and start paying more attention to the lesser known artists, as this is where a site like Amazon's MP3 downloads has really great potential. You can buy a big name artist's CD at Wal-Mart or any other retailer, but for an artist like Blood Stain Child, it can be difficult to find their CD's in a store, so a site like Amazon MP3 often offers the only way to get their music without resorting to illegal downloading.

The demand for Japanese Music is picking up, as evidenced by CD's by Dir en grey, MUCC and D'espairs Ray showing up in Hot Topic and FYE, and the many J-Rock tours starting to hit the US. Blood Stain Child may be from Japan, but they do not fit the typical J-Rock/Visual Kei sound. The music is very European Metal-inspired and the lyrics are mostly in English. I'm new to their type of music, so I can't really think of anyone to compare them to... They mix Power Metal / Melodic Metal, and a splash of Trance / Techno. The result is a sound which picks you up and takes you on a sonic journey. The last track, #10, is a cover of Luna Sea's "True Blue." I hope these guys gain more popularity in the USA and start doing more Stateside tours, and selling their CD's in US stores.

For people who do not know, Blood Stain Child is a melodic death metal from Japan. This album binds the typical melodic death metal sound with more of a techno/electronic feel to it. But don't that throw you off too bad, because when music sounds this catchy, heavy, and good, it shouldn't even matter. The album starts off with the song "Hyper Sonic", which rocks harder than alot of the metal i've heard these days. The album pretty much follows the track opener musically,with tracks usually lasting for 4 minutes, but stylisticly pretty different. Overall this has been a great addition to my library of heavy metal and I'm proud to be a fan. Highly recomended to fans of Children Of Bodom, In Flames, etc.

There have been very few times in my life where the music I was listening to actually sent chills down my spine because it was so good. This album is one of the few that have done it to me. It's quite the rare treat to have every song on an album rock. If you're a fan of In Flames and Soilwork, this album is a must own!