mercredi 22 juillet 2015

Babymetal: Birth of the "Kawaii" Metal?

Thanks to one of my friends, whom I thank her, I discovered a rather special and unique group of its kind, and has become a real phenomenon on the internet as much as on stage: the Japanese band of the moment, Babymetal. I dedicate them this small article on my blog to give my opinion about the group and their music.

And by the way, yeah I'm a fan of Babymetal, I considers it as a metal band, and I don't give a fucking fuck about the opinions of the pursists and other trolls who hate them. If you're here just to express your anger, you're not welcome here, so go away. 


BABYMETAL \m/


The main members of the group are three teenage girls: Su-Metal (Suzuka Nakamoto, 17 years old), YuiMetal (Yui Mizuno, 16 years old) and MoaMetal (Moa Kikuchi, 16 years old). They sing and dance all three on stage, doing choreography on music mixing J-Pop and Metal music.
With the mix of style, they created a new style of their own: Kawaii Metal. The band was formed in 2010 and has already achieved worldwide reputation level, including through their clips posted on the Internet, which create a real buzz. In response, the group finally gave concerts on stage in Japan and abroad, and also the successful was at the appointment and Babymetal managed to huge get an audience in Europe and the United States. The group even made the opening act of Lady Gaga and have met legendary bands like Metallica, Slipknot or KISS, to name a few.











To be honest, I do not listen to J-pop, but I'm metalhead and at first I was quite surprised by what I heard and then little by little, I listened more and more and finally, I liked Babymetal. I find it fun and cool concept, even if it's not the kind of metal band I usually listen, I love the style of Babymetal. I also love their a little fantasy world, both dark and bright, populated by strange creatures. Babymetal is not just a band, it's a whole universe, led by three little warrior girls embarked to conquer the metal world. Even if people criticize, ok it's their right to not like. But Babymetal have merit and musical values as any other group. The group make dream many children, and I find it really cool. But There are no age to love a band like that. If I have children one day I would make them discover the metal, and among the groups, I would make them discover Babymetal.
Well, that was my little personal opinion on the group, and if the success was on the side of Babymetal, I'm happy for them and I hope they will continue like this. I wish them good luck. :)
BE METAL! \m/




                                                                                       Keep Rockin \m/
                                                                                                           Mathias, the Killmaster

vendredi 17 juillet 2015

I'm haunted by the curse of The Grudge!

The last two nights, I watched two of my favorite horror movies, and who are part of my favorites: The Grudge 1 and 2. These films are among the few that have prevented me from sleeping at night first that I watched them. And since then, I can not stop thinking about the ghost of the films, Kayako Saeki. She is really terrifying, but at the same time, I'm fascinated by her, I feel almost attracted to her. She is become one of my favorite female monsters now. Anyway, after watching the films, I can not stop thinking about her, and I had a nightmare that night and she was there.


It was night, I slept quietly, and I was awakened by a noise that I immediately recognized: the muffled cry and whine of Kayako Saeki, the grudge. I immediately opened my eyes and turned on my bedside lamp. The door of my closet opened and a dark mass started coming out and slowly fill the room. Kayako is crawling out of the closet and she turned to me, her eyes filled with rage and madness. I jumped out of my bed and I ran out of my room, and I went down the stairs at full speed. I wanted to warn my parents and my sister, but they had all gone to their rooms, I was alone in the house. The darkness continued to pursue me, and I could hear the groans of the ghost just behind me.
Kayako managed to grab my leg and wanted to shoot me in the darkness. She hurt me but I managed to escape. I wanted to run away from home, but the door was stuck, even with the key, I could not open. So I decided to lock myself in the bathroom. A few seconds of silence in the dark, and suddenly Kayako appeared in the mirror of the bathroom.
She pushed her terrifying and disembodied cry before crawling out of the mirror, cracking her arms and neck like a disjointed puppet. I tried to open the door to escape, but nothing to do, blocked too. Then I was paralyzed, I could only move my eyes. I felt the hands of Kayako touching slowly my body. I could hear her voice and breath right close of my ear. She hugged me gently, she touched my chest with her fingers, like a caress. But then her hair began to hug me everywhere, like a spider web and the last thing I saw before I wake was the face of Kayako that appeared right in front of me, and she looked at him with her dark eyes bloodshot.

I woke up soon after, and I had a little trouble getting back to sleep after. But it was really cool and terrifying. :D






                                                                                                         Keep Rockin \m/
                                                                                                                   Mathias, the Lordi Rider


dimanche 12 juillet 2015

June 2015: a Rockin Month

The month of June is over, and this is one of the months that I have been looking forward to the most this year, you will understand why. This June, I had three exceptional concerts with extraordinary bands I wanted to see for a long time. June was my 200% Rockin month.


1. June 5: Shaka Ponk (Parc des Noues, Montereau)
To begin the month of June, I went to Montereau, a town located not far from Paris and my village to go to a small festival, and see one of the most emblematic French group from these recent years: Shaka Ponk, THE band that revolutionized rock in France. I knew them long before that day and one of my dreams was to see them live, and it was done. The concert was outdoors, in hot weather, no rain and storm, and a little bit of wind to bring us freshness. What to say than that the concert was insane from start to finish, with an endless energy, a cheering crowd (including myself) and Shaka Ponk in top form. Great job Shaka! Monkey Power!



2. June 16: KISS (w/ The Dead Daisies) (Zenith, Paris)
Finally! Finally I was able to see them in live. I was waiting for this for over two years and it became reality. The hottest band in the world has returned to Paris for a single date in France and I was there. When I was waiting in the concert room, I can tell you that I was really excited. Before the concert, I discussed with really nice people, and I was next to a girl of my age, very cute, with black hair and wearing the make-up of Gene Simmons. I complimented her on her makeup, she thanked me and we talked a little. And when the curtain fell and KISS started, I exploded, like the rest of the crowd. Bursts of flames, lighting and lasers, mobile platforms ..... KISS really put the means for this incredible show. One of the highlights is when Gene Simmons was on its mobile platform above the crowd and passed right above me. He was only at four or five meters from me. And they ended the concert with Rock and Roll all Night and a shower of confetti. Anyway, I can say that my first Kissxperience was one of the hottest nights of my life.



3. June 26: ZZ Top (w/ Ben Miller Band) (Zenith, Paris)
Ten days only after KISS, I was back at the Zenith of Paris, and this time, to see another legendary group, a southern rock icon: ZZ Top. I went with my father because he too likes ZZ Top and he had never seen them in live, so he came with me. We plunged into the world of the Southern rock and go back in time in the 70's with this concert. Even if the group exists since 1969, ZZ Top are still fit and send good sound rock as we like, and that's really great. Like me, my father was very happy at the end.


Thanks to these three concerts I experienced a tremendous start to the summer and moments that I will never forget.



                                                                                                Keep Rockin' \m/
                                                                                             Mathias, The Lordi Rider