陰陽座 (Onmyo-za)

pazzi314 · January 29, 2023, 6:39pm

Is there a good fansite/wiki with reliable Romaji for their discograpyh, especially the newest album?

Kaile · January 30, 2023, 12:32pm

Most of the album and song titles are in romaji in metal-archives website. Just check under additional notes.

For the new album:

Album - Ryuuou Douji

Niji
Ryuusou
Houou no hitsugi
Ooinaru kappo
Ibaraki douji
Inosasaou
Nurarihyon
Akashita
Gekka ninpouchou
Shiramine
Karura
Kakugo
Ryoumensukuna
Shizukokoro naku hana no chiruramu
Tokimeki

zeus · January 30, 2023, 5:34pm

@pazzi314, it’s me, probably.

There is no official wiki that I know of (in English) because translating the song titles is one endeavor but translating the context behind the words is another entirely. I went down a 14-hour Shinto/Buddhist/Japanese mythology rabbit hole transliterating some titles below. Things started getting real dense around Kalavinka…what a struggle LMAO. Having Romaji so that us gaijin can read the titles is essential, but I feel that for Onmyo-za in particular translating kanji → romaji loses so much context that the result is itself indecipherable. I keep everything in the original language so that I can keep as much context as possible. I provided links everywhere to provide said context.

Use these transliterations/translations below knowing that I am not a native speaker, nor do I speak it as a second language. I am just very meticulous. I did my best here but some of the more complicated ones may be wrong. If it’s not translated, it’s either a name, a demon, or a place. A lot of these kanji are either read unconventionally, or are 表外字 (hyougaiji), which means that they are kanji that fall outside the two major lists of kanji taught in school or the list of kanji allowed for use in personal names. Some more of these are so old they actually stem from Chinese loan words. A few of these I didn’t dare translate.

Last edited: 2024-09-22

Refined some translations with @x51715x

Kikoku-Tenshou (鬼哭転生; Wailing Demon Reincarnation)

Note: Oumagatoki was a yokai first described and illustrated in the Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki, First Volume.
Oni was a yokai first described and illustrated in the Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki, First Volume, although the name has come to mean ‘demon’ in general.
Fuguruma was a yokai first described and illustrated in Gazu Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro, First Volume.

降臨 (Kourin; Advent)
眩暈坂 (Memaizaka; Vertigo Hill)
鬼 (Oni)
逢魔刻 (Oumagatoki)
文車に燃ゆ恋文 (Fuguruma ni Moyukoibumi; Love Letters Burned on Fuguruma)
氷の楔 (Koori no Kusabi; Ice Wedge)
鬼斬忍法帖 (Onikiri Ninpouchou; Ninja Scroll of Demon Slaying)
百の鬼が夜を行く(Hyaku no Oni ga Yoru wo Yuku; One hundred demons wander in the night)
陰陽師 (Onmyoji)
亥の子唄 (Inokouta; Boar’s Day Song)

Hyakki-Ryouran (百鬼繚乱; One Hundred Demons)

Note: 理 (Ri) can also be read “kotowari”, usually 理り, which is an irregular okurigana usage.
Note: MATATABI pronounces 狂人 “kuruito”

式を駆る者 (Shiki wo Karumono; The One Who Spurs the Shiki)
桜花ノ理 (Ouka no Kotowari; Logic of Cherry Blossoms)
塗り壁 (Nurikabe)
癲狂院狂人廓 (Tenkyouin Kuruito Kuruwa; Madman’s Quarters)
八咫烏 (Yatagarasu)
歪む月 (Yugamu Tsuki; Warped Moon)
帝図魔魁譚 (Teito Makai Tan; Story of the Emperor’s Plan and the Leader of Demons)
化外忍法帖 (Kegai Ninpouchou; Ninja Scroll of Wilderness)
奇子 (Ayako)
がいながてや (Gainagateya; How about that!)

Kojin-Rasetsu (煌神羅刹; Shimmering Rakshasa)
Note: 組曲「黒塚」 is translated Black Mound Suite and is the grave of an onibaba in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture

Note: Kurozuka was first described and illustrated in the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō, Second Edition.
Ushi-oni is a yokai first described and illustrated in the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō, Third Edition.
Oboroguruma was first described in Konjaku Hyakki Shūi, Second Edition.
煌 is pronounced Kirameki in the lyrics

羅刹 (Rasetsu; Rakshasa)
朧車 (Oboroguruma)
煌 (Kirameki; Radiance)
牛鬼祀り(Ushi Oni Matsuri; Ushi-oni Ritual)
烏天狗 (Karasutengu)
陽炎忍法帖 (Kagerou Ninpouchou; Ninja Scroll of Shimmering Heat)
月に叢雲花に風 (Tsuki ni Murakumo Hana ni Kaze; Moon in the Clouds, Flower in the Wind)
組曲「黒塚」～安達ヶ原 (Adachigahara)
組曲「黒塚」～鬼哭啾々 (Kikoku Shuushuu; Weeping of restless souls)
おらびなはい (Orabinahai; Shout!)

Fuuin-Kairan (封印廻濫; Sealing the Loop)

Translators Note: Uwabami is the name of a Japanese youkai. It also has the colloquial meaning for “heavy drinker”. So the title for track 6 can be read “Long Live Uwabami” or “Cheers To The Drunkard”, but I’m sure it means both. Possibly because Uwabami fed on passer-by’s, and anyone drunk and unlucky enough to run into Uwabami…would expand his lifespan!

Dodomeki and Tsuchigumo were yokai first described and illustrated in the Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki, Third Volume.
Kamaitachi was a yokai first described and illustrated in the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō, First Edition.

火車の轍 (Kasha no Wadachi; Wheel Tracks of Kasha)
百々目鬼 (Dodomeki)
窮奇 (Kamaitachi)
空蝉忍法帖 (Utsutsemi Ninpouchou; Ninja Scroll of the Cicada)
土蜘蛛忌譚 (Tsuchigumokitan; Detestable Tale of the Tsuchigumo (this is a pun))
蟒蛇万歳 (Uwabamibanzai; Hurrah Heavy Drinkers!)
浸食輪廻 (Shinshoku Rinne; Erosion Cycle)
月姫 (Tsukihime; Moon Princess)

Houyoku-Rindou (鳳翼麟瞳; Phoenix Wing, Unicorn’s Eye)

Note: Nue was a yokai first described and illustrated in the Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki, Third Volume.
Sougenbi was a yokai first described and illustrated in the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō, Second Edition.

焔之鳥 (Homura no Tori; Firebird)
鳳翼天翔 (Houyoku Tenshou; Soaring Phoenix Wings)
麒麟 (Kirin)
妖花忍法帖 (Youka Ninpouchou; Ninja Scroll of the Bewitching Flower)
鵺 (Nue)
叢原火 (Sougenbi)
飛頭蛮 (Rokurokubi (a yōkai from Chinese mythology whose head separates from the body and floats about))
面影 (Omokage; Your Shadow)
星の宿り (Hoshi no Yadori; Chinese “Star” Constellation (one of the 28 mansions))
舞いあがる (Maiagaru; Fly High)

Mugen-Houyou (夢幻泡影; Illusion of Vapor and Shadow)

Translator’s Note: ; The character 舞 (Mai) in 舞頚 (Maikubi), when used as a noun, refers to a type of traditional Japanese dance consisting of simple and quiet movements. 頚 is a character for dance and is used to reinforce the unusual reading of the first kanji.

Wanyuudou was a yokai first described and illustrated in the Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki, Second Volume.
Kappa was a yokai first described and illustrated in the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō, First Edition.
Enenra was a yokai first described in Konjaku Hyakki Shūi, First Edition.

夢幻 (Mugen; Illusion)
邪魅の抱擁 (Jami no Houyou; Evil Embrace)
睡 (Nemuri; Sleep)
鼓動 (Kodou; Pulse)
舞頚 (Maikubi; Dancing Heads)
輪入道 (Wanyuudou)
煙々羅 (Enenra)
涅槃忍法帖 (Nehan Ninpouchou; Ninja Scroll of Nirvana)
夢虫 (Yume Mushi; Butterfly)
河童をどり(Kappa Odori; Kappa Dance)

In’you-Shugyoku (陰陽珠玉; Jewel of Yin and Yang)

Note: A compilation with a few exclusive tracks worth translating.

The clockwise swastika is a solar symbol (卐, Surya), suggesting the motion of the Sun in India (the northern hemisphere), where it appears to enter from the east, then ascend to the south at midday, exiting to the west. The counterclockwise sauwastika (卍) is less used; it connotes the night, and in tantric traditions it is an icon for the goddess Kali. In Jain symbolism, it represents Suparshvanatha – the seventh of 24 Tirthankaras (spiritual teachers and saviours), while in Buddhist symbolism it represents the auspicious footprints of the Buddha. The Japanese language uses either 卍 or 卍字 (Manji) to express this symbol, although it generally translates to swastika in the English language. It’s basically a cross.

醒 (Mezame; Awakening)
梧桐の丘 (Aogiri no Oka; Hill of the Pheonix Tree)
悪路王 (Akuro-ou)
卍 (Manji; Swastika)
螢 (Hotaru; Firefly)

Garyo-Tensei (臥龍點睛; (Horizontal) Eye of the Sleeping Dragon)
Note: 組曲「義経」is translated Yoshitsune Suite

Translator’s Note: The phrase ‘Onikoroshi’ stems from the phrase “Michinoku Onikoshi” which describes sake “dry enough to kill demons”. Also means Demon Slayer.

Shiranui was a yokai first described and illustrated in the Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki, Second Volume.

靂 is pronounced かみのふるめき by itself

蛟龍 can be pronounced Kuraokami or Mizuchi.

靂 (Kami no Furumeki; Thunder)
龍の雲を得る如し (Ryuu no Kumo wo Eru Gotoshi; Like A Dragon Obtaining A Cloud)
彷徨える (Samayoueru; Wandering)
甲賀忍法帖 (Kouga Ninpouchou; Ninja Scroll of the Koga)
不知火 (Shiranui)
鬼ころし (Onikoroshi; Fire Water/Demon Slayer)
月花 (Gekka; The Moon and the Flower)
蛟龍の巫女 (Mizuchi no Miko; Mizuchi’s Shrine Maiden (The characters for mizuchi is written “snake dragon” in a context about Emperor Keikou seeing an okami dragon in a well))
組曲「義経」～悪忌判官 (Akkihougan; Evil Judge)
組曲「義経」～夢魔炎上 (Muma Enjou; Succubus Flames)
組曲「義経」～来世邂逅 (Raisei Kaikou; Encounter in the afterlife)
我が屍を越えてゆけ (Waga Shikabane wo Koete Yuke; Walk Over My Dead Body)

Maou-Taiten (魔王戴天; Heavenly Crowning of the Devil King)

Note: Oukubi was a yokai first described and illustrated in the Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki, Third Volume.
Hyosube was a yokai first described and illustrated in the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō, Third Edition.
接吻 is pronounced Kuchizuke in the song.

序曲 (Jokyoku; Overture)
魔王 (Maou; The Devil)
黒衣の天女 (Kokui no Tennyo; Celestial Maiden in Black)
不倶戴天 (Fugutaiten; Sworn enemies)
覇道忍法帖 (Hadou Ninpouchou; Ninja Scroll of Military Rule)
ひょうすべ (Hyosube)
大頚 (Ookubi)
骸 (Mukuro; Corpse)
接吻 (Kuchizuke; A Kiss)
生きることとみつけたり (Ikiru Koto to Mitsuke Tari; I Find it Means Life)

Chimimouryou (魑魅魍魎; Evil River and Mountain Spirits)

Translator’s Note: 野衾 is supposed to be read Nobusuma, and refers to the mythological creature that resembles a flying squirrel. First described and illustrated in the Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki, Third Volume.

Shuten-doji was a yokai first described and illustrated in the Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki, First Volume.
Shokera and Aobouzu were yokai first described and illustrated in the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō, Third Edition.
Dojojinokane was first described in Konjaku Hyakki Shūi, First Edition.
Onihitokuchi was a yokai first described in Konjaku Hyakki Shūi, Second Edition.
Momiji was first described in Konjaku Hyakki Shūi, Second Edition. Kuroneko pronounces it Kureha. Same oni.
Kuroneko has also pronounced 鎮魂 as Tamashizume
野衾 was pronounced as Musasabi in this live clip, even though it’s read Nobusuma

酒呑童子 (Shuten-doji)
蘭 (Araragi; Orchid)
がしゃ髑髏 (Gashadokuro)
野衾忍法帖 (Musasabi Ninpouchou; Ninja Story of Musasabi)
紅葉 (Kureha)
青坊主 (Aobouzu)
魃 (Hiderigami; Drought Demon)
しょうけら (Shokera)
鬼一口 (Onihitokuchi)
道成寺蛇ノ獄 (Doujouji Kuchiwa no Goku; Dōjōji Temple, Snake Prison (a reference to the kabuki dance drama Musume Dōjōji))
鎮魂の歌 (Tamashizume no Uta; Requiem Song)
にょろにょろ(Nyoronyoro; Slitheringly)

Kongoukyuubi (金剛九尾; Sturdy Dazzling Ninetails)
Note: 組曲「九尾」is translated Ninetails Suite

Note: Tamamo-no-mae was a legendary figure first described and illustrated in the Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki, First Volume.
Sessho-seki was first described in Konjaku Hyakki Shūi, Second Edition.
Kosodenote is a yokai first described and illustrated in Konjaku Hyakki Shūi, Second Edition.

貘 (Baku)
蒼き独眼 (Aoki Dokugan; One Blue Eye)
十六夜の雨 (Izayoi no Ame; Sixteen Nights’ Rain)
小袖の手 (Kosodenote)
孔雀忍法帖 (Kujaku Ninpouchou; Ninja Story of Kujaku)
挽歌 (Banka; Elegy)
相剋 (Soukoku; Rivalry)
慟哭 (Doukoku; Lamentation)
組曲「九尾」～玉藻前 (Tamamo-no-mae)
組曲「九尾」～照魔鏡 (Shoumakyou; the mirror that shows the true figure of evil)
組曲「九尾」～殺生石 (Sessho-seki, “Killing Stone”)
喰らいあう (Kuraiau; Devour one another)

Kishimojin (鬼子母神; Kishimojin)
Note: 組曲「鬼子母神」is translated Kishimojin Suite

組曲「鬼子母神」～啾啾 (Shuushuu; Weeping)
組曲「鬼子母神」～徨 (Fuan; Wandering)
組曲「鬼子母神」～産衣 (Ubugi; Newborn baby clothes)
組曲「鬼子母神」～膾 (Namasu; a type of Japanese food)
組曲「鬼子母神」～鬼拵ノ唄 (Oni Koshirae no Uta; Come here, demon!)
組曲「鬼子母神」～月光 (Gekkou; Moonlight)
組曲「鬼子母神」～柘榴と呪縛 (Zakuro to Jubaku; Pomegranates and Spells)
組曲「鬼子母神」～鬼子母人 (Kishibojin) (Hariti (a child-eating demon))
組曲「鬼子母神」～怨讐の果て (Urami no Hate; Uttermost Malice)
組曲「鬼子母神」～径 (Wataru; the way (of proper conduct))
組曲「鬼子母神」～紅涙 (Korui; Tears of Blood)
組曲「鬼子母神」～鬼哭 (Kikoku; Demon Sobs)

Fuujin Kaikou (風神界逅; Encounter With Fuujin at World’s Edge)

風神 (Fuujin)
神風 (Kamikaze; Divine Wind)
然れど偽りの送り火 (Shikaredo itsuwari no okuribi; But Still a False Bonfire)
一目連 (Ichimokuren)
蛇蠱 (Hebimiko; Serpentine)
飙 (Biāo; Hurricane)
無風忍法帖 (Mufuu Ninpouchou; Ninja Scroll of Calm)
八尾比丘尼 (Yaobikuni)
眼指 (Manazashi; Gaze)
雲は龍に舞い、風は鳳に歌う (Kumo wa ryuu ni mai, fuu wa outori ni utau; Clouds dance to the dragon, winds sing to the phoenix)
故に其の疾きこと風の如く(Yueni sono hayaki koto kaze no gotoku; Therefore, it’s swiftness is like the wind)
春爛漫に式の舞う也 (Haru ranman ni shiki no mauye; The shiki dance when the spring is in full bloom)

Raijin Sousei (雷神創世; Genesis of Raijin)

Note: Tengu was a yokai first described and illustrated in the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō, First Edition.

雷神 (Raijin)
天獄の厳霊 (Tengoku no Imurei; Spirit of Hell)
千早振る(Chihayafuru; Ferocious)
人首丸 (Hitokabemaru)
夜歩き骨牡丹 (Yoaruki-kotsu botan; Night-walking skeleton peony)
神鳴忍法帖 (Kaminari Ninpouchou; Ninja Scroll of Thunderclap)
天狗笑い (Tengu Warai; Laughing Tengu)
青天の三日月 (Seiten no Mikazuki; Crescent Moon in an Azure Sky)
累 (Kasane)
蜩 (Higurashi; Evening Cicada)
而して動くこと雷霆の如し (Shikashite ugoku koto raitei no gotoshi; With the Mobility of a Thunderbolt)
雷舞 (Raibu; Thunder Dance)

Karyou Binga (迦陵頻伽; “Kalavinka”)

Note: Jourougumo was a yokai first described and illustrated in the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō, First Edition.
Rokurokubi was a yokai first described and illustrated in the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō, Second Edition.
Ningyo is a yokai first described and illustrated in the Konjaku Hyakki Shūi, First Edition.

迦陵頻伽 (Kalavinka)
鸞 (Luan)
熾天の隻翼 (Okiten no Sekiyoku; one of the six heavens of the desire realm)
刃 (Ha; Blade)
廿弐匹目は毒蝮 (Nijuunihikime wa Dokuhami; The 22nd one is a pit viper)
御前の瞳に羞いの砂 (Gozen no hitomi ni Haji no suna; The Sand of Shyness Upon Your Eyes)
轆轤首 (Rokurokubi)
氷牙忍法帖 (Kourikiba Ninpouchou; Ninja Scroll of the Icy Fang)
人魚の檻 (Ningyo no Ori; Ningyo’s Cage)
素戔嗚 (Susanoo-no-Mikoto)
絡新婦 (Jourougumo)
愛する者よ、死に候え (Aisuru mono yo, shini souroe; My beloved, die)
風人を憐れむ歌 (Kaze hito o awaremu uta; A Song of Pity For The Poet)

Hadou Myouou (覇道明王; High-handed Overlord)

Translators Note: 隷 (Rei) is a term that does not translate cleanly into English without explanation. To explain, I have to take a bit of a detour and explain seal script. Seal script is an ancient style of writing Chinese and Japanese characters that was common throughout the latter half of the first millennium. It was an evolution upon bronze script, which itself was writing in a variety of Chinese scripts on ritual bronzes, done with a stylus in the wet clay of the piece-mold before the bronze is cast. Before bronze script was Oracle bone script. Seal script was succeeded by clerical script, known in Japanese as reisho (隷書). During the later years of the Warring States period (戰國時代, 475 – 221 B.C.), together with increasing speed of communication, the need for a writing system that would be easier and faster than seal script (篆書, tensho), and, on the other hand, the appearance of more accessible writing tools (such as invention of paper around mid-3rd century B.C.) further encouraged the development of clerical script. One of the explanations given by historian for its peculiar name (隷, “rei” in Japanese means a “slave”, but also a “petty official”) is that it was initially used by lower class clerks, servants, etc., and the fact that it was secondary to seal script. I’m using the “Petty Official” version of the translation.

I also wonder if Track 2 is a reference to the game Miracle Warriors: Seal of the Dark Lord, known in Japan as 覇邪の封印 (Haja no Fuuin)

Itsumade was a yokai first described and illustrated in the Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki, Third Volume.
Tesso was a yokai first described and illustrated in the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō, Second Edition.

覇王 (Haou; Supreme Ruler)
覇邪の封印 (Haja no fuuin; Seal of The Dark Lord)
以津真天 (Itsumade)
桜花忍法帖 (Ouka Ninpouchou; Ninja Scroll of Cherry Blossoms)
隷 (Rei; Petty Official)
腐蝕の王 (Fushoku no Ou; King of Corruption)
一本蹈鞴 (Ippondatara)
飯綱落とし (Izuna Otoshi; Izuna Drop (lit. piledriver))
鉄鼠の黶 (Tetsuso no Yan; Mark of Tesso)
無礼講 (Bureikou; Abandon all Ceremony)

Ryuuou-Douji (龍凰童子; Legendary Dragon King)

Note: Nurarihyon and Akashita were yokai first described and illustrated in the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō, Third Edition.

Ryūō are dragon kings from Buddhist cosmology who gave up their evil ways and have dedicated their lives to helping humans reach spiritual enlightenment.

霓 (Niji; Rainbow)
龍葬 (Ryuusou; Dragon Funeral)
鳳凰の柩 (Houou no Hitsugi; The Phoenix Hearse)
大いなる闊歩 (Ouinaru Kappo; Great Strides)
茨木童子 (Ibaraki-doji)
猪笹王 (Izasaou)
滑瓢 (Nurarihyon)
赤舌 (Akashita)
月華忍法帖 (Gekka Ninpouchou; Ninja Scroll of the Moonflowers)
白峯 (Shiramine)
迦楼羅 (Karura)
覚悟 (Kakugo; Readiness)
両面宿儺 (Ryoumen-sukuna)
静心なく花の散るらむ (Shizukokoro naku hana no chiruramu; Flowers are falling quietly)
心悸 (Tokimeki; Heart palpitations)

If you liked these translations, you can buy me a coffee.

VkeiWitch · January 30, 2023, 10:14pm

i’ve honestly never given them the time of day and yet i’m just happy they’re still around

kuro · November 29, 2023, 6:50pm

was trying to find Japanese readings for the titles on the new album and found this instead lol

Botamon · November 30, 2023, 12:47am

tracking so I don’t forget to listen to them

kuro · November 30, 2023, 6:46pm

I recommend their 2008 album 魑魅魍魎 as a good starting point

x51715x · April 29, 2024, 2:58pm

posting that onmyouza owns and also i’m a noob who doesn’t know how to find things, are there other threads or is this it
ty for youtube playlist
and ill post relate d sketches in discord art channel only i love them so much lol

x51715x · April 29, 2024, 3:15pm

lmfao why are we so fucking useless, i was also thinking , uhhh I recommend Every Album no big deal.
im not a musician or like Educated, so idk what i’m talking about , BUT: they are really good at concepts? and like Drama and uhhh their 組曲s are so good to me. I know there are ppl who hate “long songs” and i’m just like. dam this is good and it keeps going

zeus · April 29, 2024, 4:09pm

This is it.

x51715x · June 22, 2024, 10:09pm

theyre so good live recordsings. i want to see them …I WANT!!!

zeus · June 23, 2024, 4:10am

Rejoice @x51715x, for I have used my glorious mod power to make a long overdue thread.

Onmyo-za. Japan’s answer to Iron Maiden. The band I can’t shut up about approximately once a year. The band that will have most people I know like this:

I love their visuals, and lots of people here love visuals, so I’m gonna engage in some picture spam, and then some video spam. They used to be a five-piece band until their drummer left, and they’ve been a four-piece ever since. Not quite sure who drums for them these days, but they’re damn good.

They finally uploaded (some) of their music to YouTube, which makes them infinitely easier to recommend.

I chose these songs at random because this band is so quality, you can do no wrong.

x51715x · June 23, 2024, 9:55pm

in high school i got emailed a messed up mp3 of tenkyouin kuruito kuruwa from the hyakki kourinden performance and it wasn’t until year(s?) later that i figured out who was even playing. (for young ppl, internet was not great at searching for you back then. and u had to Girl Up and learn japanese to do a lot of things anyway)

i had no idea what they even looked like but i ordered hakkou ranbu off the strength of that messed up mp3 lmfaoo. the opening of hakkou ranbu is the fire bird songs. i was like theres no way this lady hits those notes liv–OH MY GOoOoOD and the guitar solos?? i might love whatever this is??

Blessed Thank u God

x51715x · June 23, 2024, 9:57pm

all that to say and then i got obsessed w/their lyrics

e:

um, makoto-kun??? right???
racks brain tora went to drum for a sempai’s band and makoto came in while still drumming a diff band i forget the details

zeus · June 23, 2024, 10:19pm

I heard they did a swap, right? But their new drummer isn’t in any of their pics, so I guess they don’t consider him official…

x51715x · June 23, 2024, 10:36pm

i mean yeah hes support member. like the keyboard, theyve been supporting for Years.

for lil lurkers :
i’m currently into this guy re-uploading his lyric translation vids

uploader has the good shit in the pinned post. this video is for a 3-part kumikyoku with a historical theme and there’s a noh actor in the first video

I got the chance to listen to the score and lyrics of the as yet unreleased “Yoshitsune Suite” and when I finished listening I found that I was astonished at the scope and high level of accomplishment of the composition. I felt such a deep impression that it was as if I had seen three pages of drawings and three movies all at once. That was the first and only time I had ever experienced something like that from listening to a piece of rock music.

Hayabusa · June 24, 2024, 9:07am

Onmyo-za is one of the Japanese bands i listened to the most in the distant past, there’s lot of gems in their discography. I particularly like their 3th album, Mugen Houyou.

zeus · September 16, 2024, 4:26pm

10 Ballads of ONMYO-ZA

Straight to the point. Here are some good ONMYO-ZA ballads. If you are overwhelmed by where to start and like slow songs, maybe here? The indoctrination must continue until everyone associates me with them.

x51715x · September 16, 2024, 5:29pm

someone else can talk about the yin & yang guitars because i love them too but in case male/female vocals matter to someone.

enenra - matatabi (male vocal) lead v clear, beautiful, powerful
kuroneko (female vocal) is in the bg
tsukuhime - kuroneko (female vocal) sounds super ethereal , matches lyrics perfectly
kumikyoku kurotsuka ~ adachigahara AAAAAHAHAHA YES YESSSS. kuroneko’s demon lady rant at 3:44 so formative for me personally . plz listen to second song as well, matatabi joins in with maneki on chorus. (kikoku shuushuu)

~~ok i need to leave i’ll be back~~

shiranui - female & male vocals, everyone sounds sooo pretty
karyou binga - OHHH i didnt even THINK of this one and i love to sing it (since this is the first song in an album U MIGHT AS WELL JUST LISTEN TO THE WHOLE THING) kuroneko sounds so gentle but u can feel the lyrics’ power. bird god hatching.
kosode no te - im going to cry kuroneko’s so good lmao. she was a bird god, she was an evil human-eating old hag, shes now… the spirit of a pining young woman haunting an actual kimono.
higurashi - fully sobbing . kuroneko vocals, piano, guitar, none of them are helping me stop crying , cicada go chirp chirp. matatabi liner note saying this is for people welcoming the “autumn” of their lives like him
manazashi - just. chill kuroneko vocals . lyrics about staring into eyes.
kumikyoku kishibojin ~ zakuro to jubaku - i love kishibojin ahh the whole thing is so painful.
kuroneko: (sweetly) plz husband save urself
matatabi: aaaaaAAAANGST
i love the delivery on the last lines and will stop right here for now
kuchizuke - kuroneko sexy vocals, another angst love. see u in hell baby

i thikn to fit my tastes, i would replace manazashi with banka (matatabi lead) and tsukuhime with koori no kusabi (i cannot find official youtube) orrrrr tamashizume no uta

zeus · September 17, 2024, 1:42am

10 ONMYO-ZA YOUKAI SONGS

This is gonna be a post of ten of their songs dedicated to different youkai, or mythological creatures. This band described themselves as “youkai heavy metal” in the past, so this feels like a good way to get their theme across. The ballad “小袖の手” linked in the previous post counts too, as it’s about a haunted kimono.

It’s also killing me that a lot of their music before 夢幻泡影 is not available on YouTube, so my choices are restricted based on that right now. Even so, we have plenty to work with!