Yeah, their two upcoming tapes don’t have any details published yet but then again, “GARNET” will most likely have an SE + “GARNET” while the 2nd tape is confirmed to be a re-release of “13番目ノ悲愴ナル結末” that I doubt they re-recorded for this occasion.
I find it very interesting that all these oldschool revival bands copy Madeth gray’ll. I know they were quite a cult band back in their days, but it’s not like they were the first and only Kote band, yet they became kinda the poster child for the style. Not that I have a problem with it, since I like Madeth, but I also don’t want revival bands to restrict themselves too much by only taking inspo from a single band.
It would be cool for example to see other Matina or Soleil bands to be paid homage to - how about Derail, Mirage, S or Eze:qul?
I think that Crucifixion had a different focus sound-wise. They surely did aim for something oldschool but their approach was clearly modern. With Misanthrope they went hard on nailing the homage kei also in terms of recording. Reminds me a bit of what Marvelous Cruelty did with adding artificial noise and all the gimmicks that are a part of the “ripping old tapes” experience.
黒ノ醜宴 was alright, probably more cool live than as a stand-out recording. Also a bit annoyed at the quality since Crucifixion had great quality with kote-style without having to compromise, this just feels like “yeah let’s fake it all the way back to 1998” (and not in the best way), i don’t mind it but i also appreciate doing oldies with modern technology, not the tin can underwater.
Expecting more from their other material once it hits my ears!
パラノイア and requiem sounds 70% like Crucifixion, the rest is somewhere in between. Personally, I’ve enjoyed Misanthrope more than Crucifixion. Maybe because now they’re more explicit about the style/genre