Here's part two of the last article.
The Lovecrave
Genre: gothique Metal & Alternative Rock
The Lovecrave is an Italian band formed in 2004. Francesca Chiara, the lead vocalist had actually created a computer generated alter-ego for herself that she named Rain—the cool thing about this is that her entire album (The Angel and The Rain) comes with this booklet that is basically the story of this character, and this story is actually built around the songs! Super cool and unique to Lovecrave. As for the band’s global, ensemble style they mix the whole Goth and rock thing with some electro and almost techno sounds. It’s a neat mix and Francesca has a very distinct voice. She actually reminds me of the lead vocalist in another group called Mandragora scream, which I may talk about in future articles.
Here are some of the songs;
Can toi Hear Me: link
Vampires: link
My Soul: link
Gaggle
Genre: Alternative
Okay, suivant to maybe Grimes and Die Antwoord these guys are par far the weirdest I have come upon yet. Formed in 2008 this band originating in London, this band has—legit—21 members (Alibi, Belle, Bennett, Coughlin, Culwick, D, Dana, Green, Gusset, Honey, Kiki, Kumari, Launette, Lipstick, Luddite, McClean, Missmiss, Namsoo, Polydorou, Strick, Wunderla) yes I did have to chercher up all their names as I can’t even dream of memorizing them all. It’s crazy. These 21 have created such a unique concept between the visuals (all that face make up and crazy costuming) and the actual vocals. Each member of the band puts forth something special and they have that almost dream-like quality I described with Grimes. I personally hear some of that witchhouse style as well as electro and a dash of Indie with this band. But don’t take my word for it, judge them yourselves;
Hello Spider: link
Power Of Money: link
From The Mouth Of The Cave: link
Malice Mizer
Genre: J-Rock (Japanese Rock) some also like to call it gothique Rock and Symphonic Metal
Don’t be deceived par the picture, every single one of them are males. Malice Mizer is a Japanese band formed in 1992, so they go pretty far back. They have this very dark gothique style to them and they flawlessly blend the Goth and the rock with plus of an orchestral take. Like Gaggle, I think they have a pretty cool visual concept; they wear feminine Victorian era clothing (often dresses). And that’s pretty much the era most of their musique vidéos and song lyrics are set in. I’m pretty keen on the Victorian era and they nailed it, costumes, instruments, vocals and all. I quite fancy them, they take me away to a new time period.
Some songs;
Hakai No Hate: link
Saikai No Chi To Bara: link
Gardenia: link
Xandria
Genre: Symphonic Metal
Xandria was formed in 1994 in Germany. Before anything else I’ll point one thing out; this band has gone through lead vocalists like no tomorrow (though they kept their male vocalist since the band formed), so they get a much of different sound and style every once and a while. So below I’ll post songs from each singer—because with this band toi may find that toi like one album but not another. The first lead vocalist was Lisa Middelhauve from 2000 (so it was just the male vocalist Marco for the longest time) to 2008 (and came back briefly in 2010. Lisa was my personal favorite. I think she had the most powerful voice and the widest range—though she was plus soprano than alto. She was very good at harmonizing. And the lyrics written during her time in the band I do believe were the most mythical and storytelling. In her era they sang about plus fantaisie themed things. She released 4 albums with the band (India, Ravenheart, Kill The Sun, and Salome). Kerstin Bischof started sometime in 2009 and ended only a an later in 2010. I’m not as familiar with her era as I am with the other singers. Honestly Kerstin didn’t do much with the band, most of her stuff was live and she didn’t even release and album with the band. But I don’t mean to trash talk her, she was a pretty good singer and I do enjoy her solo songs. So last we have Manuella Kreller from 2010 to 2013. She actually announced her departure only a couple weeks il y a on the 25th of October. She has a very beautiful voice and did good in holding a candle to Lisa’s flame. She and the band released an album titled Neveworld’s End. They managed to hold out the enchanting theme that they had started with. Though I feel they got a bit darker and some of their songs almost harder rock. As mentioned earlier though, Manuella is now leaving the band to peruse a solo career (best of luck to her). And now the band has Dianne van Giersbergen, they hadn’t a chance to release anything yet, but I’m looking vers l'avant, vers l’avant to what Dianne will bring to the group.
Here are some of their songs;
Now And Forever: link
The Lioness: link (couldn’t decide which of these two Lisa songs to post)
Snow White: link (If I have my facts correct this is one song with Kerstin
Forever More: link (And last but not least, Manuella Krellar)
Born
Genre: J-Rock (Japanese Rock)
Born is a Japanese band formed in 2008. They defiantly have a harder rock style in which they incorporate scream. And man can they scram good. The band’s lead vocalist, Ryoga can do some pretty unique things with his voice (such as make himself sound plus feminine). And in one of the songs he does this wicked psychotic laugh that I quite oddly enjoy. To be honest though, they sound a lot like most others in their genre vocal wise but they are still awesome. I do wish I could talk about the lyrics, but they are in Japanese and I do not speak Japanese, I think ya’ll can see where the problem lies. But based on song titles alone, I can imagine they sing about some pretty cool stuff.
Here are some songs;
Radical Hysteria: link
Psycho Diva: link
Criminal Berry: link
Smile.Dk
Genre: Bubblegum Pop and Eurodance
Moving right on from the dark and heavy Born to the up-beat and happy smile.dk, this band is from Sweden and was formed in 1998. You’re all going to shoot me for doing this again, but these guys have went through a ton of singers too. And honestly I can’t even keep track of who is who and who sang what outside Veronica Almqvist who has been there the whole time, Nina Boquist, (who was there for the first album) and Hanna Stockzell (who was there for the most recent). No clue where Cecilia Reiskog and Malin Kernby come into play. And to be even plus honest until I searched up images of the band (like 5 years ago) I didn’t even realize that they had switched singers at all, so fear not their style didn’t change much at all album to album. Despite the confusion I think the band is super adorable. They have the cutesiest, happiest sounding voices and sing the up most cheerful songs. They also have some really cute vidéos like the one for papillon which takes place in this sort of virtual world. papillon is one of their most populaire songs—in fact toi may have even heard it before, just not knowing who sang it. They have a very tecnoy style and actually add in some tropical, beachy type to a good number of their songs. These guys also do stray from their happy-go-lucky style sometimes and make plus peaceful, softer songs too, like ‘Nothing’s Missing’ that one is just very soothing and relaxing compared to their party-hard ‘Bumblebee’. Before linking toi to some songs can we just discuss something for a second? Bubblegum Pop—this is the only band I know that actually falls into the genre bubblegum pop. Much like Die Antwoord this group leaves me wondering if they just made that up! Anyhow enjoy the bubblegum;
Butterfly: link
Coconut: link
Bumblebee: link
Dazzle Vision
Genre: J-rock (Japanese Rock), Screamo, Alternative Metal, Metal Core
Formed in Japon in 2003, Dazzle vision is a pretty insane band. Lead vocalist, Maiko has got to be one of the most badass female screamers. Her screams send chills down my spine, but then she goes back and sings so sweetly and soothingly it leaves toi wondering wtf just happened. Maiko is just one of those singers that allows toi to feel the emotions in the song. ‘Second’ in particular gets pretty intense. Not even joking, it sounds like she’s having a mental collapse, while she’s screaming toi almost want to scream too. Part of what I really l’amour about this song is that she does this crazy thing—it’s like that psychotic laughter that turns into violent cries (sort of like that thing Azula did in the Avatar season finale). And this is pretty much how a good number of her songs are. I don’t know how Dazzle vision doesn’t have plus fans. The instrumentals are pretty kick-butt too.
Take a listen;
Second: link (you all saw this coming right?)
Evolution: link
Vision: link
Well that's all I have for toi in part 2. I may make a part 3 later on.
The Lovecrave
Genre: gothique Metal & Alternative Rock
The Lovecrave is an Italian band formed in 2004. Francesca Chiara, the lead vocalist had actually created a computer generated alter-ego for herself that she named Rain—the cool thing about this is that her entire album (The Angel and The Rain) comes with this booklet that is basically the story of this character, and this story is actually built around the songs! Super cool and unique to Lovecrave. As for the band’s global, ensemble style they mix the whole Goth and rock thing with some electro and almost techno sounds. It’s a neat mix and Francesca has a very distinct voice. She actually reminds me of the lead vocalist in another group called Mandragora scream, which I may talk about in future articles.
Here are some of the songs;
Can toi Hear Me: link
Vampires: link
My Soul: link
Gaggle
Genre: Alternative
Okay, suivant to maybe Grimes and Die Antwoord these guys are par far the weirdest I have come upon yet. Formed in 2008 this band originating in London, this band has—legit—21 members (Alibi, Belle, Bennett, Coughlin, Culwick, D, Dana, Green, Gusset, Honey, Kiki, Kumari, Launette, Lipstick, Luddite, McClean, Missmiss, Namsoo, Polydorou, Strick, Wunderla) yes I did have to chercher up all their names as I can’t even dream of memorizing them all. It’s crazy. These 21 have created such a unique concept between the visuals (all that face make up and crazy costuming) and the actual vocals. Each member of the band puts forth something special and they have that almost dream-like quality I described with Grimes. I personally hear some of that witchhouse style as well as electro and a dash of Indie with this band. But don’t take my word for it, judge them yourselves;
Hello Spider: link
Power Of Money: link
From The Mouth Of The Cave: link
Malice Mizer
Genre: J-Rock (Japanese Rock) some also like to call it gothique Rock and Symphonic Metal
Don’t be deceived par the picture, every single one of them are males. Malice Mizer is a Japanese band formed in 1992, so they go pretty far back. They have this very dark gothique style to them and they flawlessly blend the Goth and the rock with plus of an orchestral take. Like Gaggle, I think they have a pretty cool visual concept; they wear feminine Victorian era clothing (often dresses). And that’s pretty much the era most of their musique vidéos and song lyrics are set in. I’m pretty keen on the Victorian era and they nailed it, costumes, instruments, vocals and all. I quite fancy them, they take me away to a new time period.
Some songs;
Hakai No Hate: link
Saikai No Chi To Bara: link
Gardenia: link
Xandria
Genre: Symphonic Metal
Xandria was formed in 1994 in Germany. Before anything else I’ll point one thing out; this band has gone through lead vocalists like no tomorrow (though they kept their male vocalist since the band formed), so they get a much of different sound and style every once and a while. So below I’ll post songs from each singer—because with this band toi may find that toi like one album but not another. The first lead vocalist was Lisa Middelhauve from 2000 (so it was just the male vocalist Marco for the longest time) to 2008 (and came back briefly in 2010. Lisa was my personal favorite. I think she had the most powerful voice and the widest range—though she was plus soprano than alto. She was very good at harmonizing. And the lyrics written during her time in the band I do believe were the most mythical and storytelling. In her era they sang about plus fantaisie themed things. She released 4 albums with the band (India, Ravenheart, Kill The Sun, and Salome). Kerstin Bischof started sometime in 2009 and ended only a an later in 2010. I’m not as familiar with her era as I am with the other singers. Honestly Kerstin didn’t do much with the band, most of her stuff was live and she didn’t even release and album with the band. But I don’t mean to trash talk her, she was a pretty good singer and I do enjoy her solo songs. So last we have Manuella Kreller from 2010 to 2013. She actually announced her departure only a couple weeks il y a on the 25th of October. She has a very beautiful voice and did good in holding a candle to Lisa’s flame. She and the band released an album titled Neveworld’s End. They managed to hold out the enchanting theme that they had started with. Though I feel they got a bit darker and some of their songs almost harder rock. As mentioned earlier though, Manuella is now leaving the band to peruse a solo career (best of luck to her). And now the band has Dianne van Giersbergen, they hadn’t a chance to release anything yet, but I’m looking vers l'avant, vers l’avant to what Dianne will bring to the group.
Here are some of their songs;
Now And Forever: link
The Lioness: link (couldn’t decide which of these two Lisa songs to post)
Snow White: link (If I have my facts correct this is one song with Kerstin
Forever More: link (And last but not least, Manuella Krellar)
Born
Genre: J-Rock (Japanese Rock)
Born is a Japanese band formed in 2008. They defiantly have a harder rock style in which they incorporate scream. And man can they scram good. The band’s lead vocalist, Ryoga can do some pretty unique things with his voice (such as make himself sound plus feminine). And in one of the songs he does this wicked psychotic laugh that I quite oddly enjoy. To be honest though, they sound a lot like most others in their genre vocal wise but they are still awesome. I do wish I could talk about the lyrics, but they are in Japanese and I do not speak Japanese, I think ya’ll can see where the problem lies. But based on song titles alone, I can imagine they sing about some pretty cool stuff.
Here are some songs;
Radical Hysteria: link
Psycho Diva: link
Criminal Berry: link
Smile.Dk
Genre: Bubblegum Pop and Eurodance
Moving right on from the dark and heavy Born to the up-beat and happy smile.dk, this band is from Sweden and was formed in 1998. You’re all going to shoot me for doing this again, but these guys have went through a ton of singers too. And honestly I can’t even keep track of who is who and who sang what outside Veronica Almqvist who has been there the whole time, Nina Boquist, (who was there for the first album) and Hanna Stockzell (who was there for the most recent). No clue where Cecilia Reiskog and Malin Kernby come into play. And to be even plus honest until I searched up images of the band (like 5 years ago) I didn’t even realize that they had switched singers at all, so fear not their style didn’t change much at all album to album. Despite the confusion I think the band is super adorable. They have the cutesiest, happiest sounding voices and sing the up most cheerful songs. They also have some really cute vidéos like the one for papillon which takes place in this sort of virtual world. papillon is one of their most populaire songs—in fact toi may have even heard it before, just not knowing who sang it. They have a very tecnoy style and actually add in some tropical, beachy type to a good number of their songs. These guys also do stray from their happy-go-lucky style sometimes and make plus peaceful, softer songs too, like ‘Nothing’s Missing’ that one is just very soothing and relaxing compared to their party-hard ‘Bumblebee’. Before linking toi to some songs can we just discuss something for a second? Bubblegum Pop—this is the only band I know that actually falls into the genre bubblegum pop. Much like Die Antwoord this group leaves me wondering if they just made that up! Anyhow enjoy the bubblegum;
Butterfly: link
Coconut: link
Bumblebee: link
Dazzle Vision
Genre: J-rock (Japanese Rock), Screamo, Alternative Metal, Metal Core
Formed in Japon in 2003, Dazzle vision is a pretty insane band. Lead vocalist, Maiko has got to be one of the most badass female screamers. Her screams send chills down my spine, but then she goes back and sings so sweetly and soothingly it leaves toi wondering wtf just happened. Maiko is just one of those singers that allows toi to feel the emotions in the song. ‘Second’ in particular gets pretty intense. Not even joking, it sounds like she’s having a mental collapse, while she’s screaming toi almost want to scream too. Part of what I really l’amour about this song is that she does this crazy thing—it’s like that psychotic laughter that turns into violent cries (sort of like that thing Azula did in the Avatar season finale). And this is pretty much how a good number of her songs are. I don’t know how Dazzle vision doesn’t have plus fans. The instrumentals are pretty kick-butt too.
Take a listen;
Second: link (you all saw this coming right?)
Evolution: link
Vision: link
Well that's all I have for toi in part 2. I may make a part 3 later on.