I've been hanging around the Japanese rock scene non-stop on YT since summer 2018, but didn't get Ningen Isu recommended until early February 2020. Luckily early enough to see them here in Germany on their first overseas tour after 30 years of band history. I think I would have been pretty pissed if the recommendation had come after their European tour.
Japans Black Sabbath! they finally got recognition outside Japan with the release of "Heartless Scat" in 2019. They dress as a Literary scholar(guitarist), dead monk(bass) and Yakuzi gangster(drums), most songs are adaptations of famous horror and sci fi books and they are my favorite trio after Rush. all credit Black Sabbath as main inspiration but bass player also loves Gene Simmons of Kiss and guitarist is a huge Beatles fan. 30 years of awesome music for you to discover. There is also a Band-Maid connection as guitarist Kanami(Band-Maid) and guitarist Shinji Wajima(Ningen Isu) did a morning childrens show together where they have a guitar battle, it was cool to see.
These guys are the pure definition of paying dues and the 32 year struggle to be known.Truthfully no one on America except the die hard Japanese metal followers heard of them.I discovered them 2 years ago and became an instant fan.The song Heartless Scat went viral in 2019 and they blew up after 32 years of doing odd jobs living in their car at times they never gave up and kept rocking.What is so ironic is the sing heartless scat was about them praying to the Gods asking why has success and love never found them after decades of putting in the work 🤟
These guys are basically the Black Sabbath of Japan. Not really my style.... but they are pretty cool. Their songs are catchy and will stick in your head. Lately, it's been "Toshishun" for me. LoL!
Amazing reaction! Ningen Isu has over 30 years on the road, these guys are masters of Heavy Metal. I really like this band and please check out other songs. My suggestion is "Heartless Scat". Most videos have English subtitles. Thank you for support them, see you next.
They are one of a kind, to think they've been around for so long and with a strong friendship between Suzuki and Wajima. Good news is you now have TONS (really) of stuff to listen to.
nice to meet you! As a fan who has watched the live performance before his debut, I am very happy to receive a reaction from overseas. I think that the times have finally caught up with them through the efforts that have not changed through the original. My recommendation is [Love Suicide At Shinagawa], which is a masterpiece from Japanese classic rakugo, so please listen to it! Also,[Love Nirvana] [Hartless Scat] [Toshishun] This is a real Japanese hard rock band that doesn't look like it.
Thanks for giving the AARP band members a listen. Wicked good and in your face Black Sabbath 70's metal with lots of Lovecraft and Japanese folk tales to scare anyone. They have lasted longer than many of my friends marriages (LOL). I jumped (actually dragged) into J/Metal in the early 1990's by Show-Ya and this band was already mature!! They play harder and sound better than many bands half their age. It took them years before they were full time musicians having day jobs to keep them going. Typical Japanese band that sounds great LIVE and really just punch your face in with no regrets, while being totally dedicated to their music!! Don't feel bad even in Japan it took a long time for them to be accepted, some claim they simply outlived the competition (LOL)!! Proof like Lovebites, DON'T JUDGE BY APPEARANCES!!! Great reaction as always and as we say this rabbit-hole in deep and never ending so continue journey (unlike as it is more a tumble)!!
I been rocking to these guys for about 1.5 years now thanks to my brother. My first song by them was "Heartless Scat". It was the song that finally started to get them recognition. Which was ironic, because they wrote the son to be about their frustration from all the years they had been playing and not having a break.
really like your channel, never too late to hear great music. i think they have over 20 albums. here is another great band unleash the archers from canada .
"Ningen Isu" was formed in 1987 by Shinji Wajima and Kenichi Suzuki from Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture. They have been friends since junior high school through a local rock appreciation party. In 1983 (3rd year high school), Wajima was in charge of guitar and Suzuki was in charge of bass in a band formed by music friends, but it started as "Ningen Isu" in 1987. They have been generally recognized since they appeared in the band battle show on the TV show "Ikaten" in 1989. th-cam.com/video/KNxfQGvtmBE/w-d-xo.html At that time, Suzuki (B) played the ratman of the character of the anime "Kitarou", but he is now a demon monk. In 2004, Nobu Nakajima joined as the 4th drummer and became the current form. There are many famous songs, but I recommend the new song "Toshishun". "Toshishun" is a short story by Ryunosuke Akutagawa published in 1920 based on an old Chinese novel, and is the name of the main character that appears in it. "NINGEN ISU / Toshishun (with English lyric ver.)" th-cam.com/video/tKSjWKDSBmo/w-d-xo.html
It can be said, with a certain margin of safety, that Lovebites, Band Maid, Nemophila and Babymetal, are the most popular bands of the moment, they have their own following of avid fans, and it is thanks to them that Japanese rock has become known in a concrete way to the world, and this reaction on NINGEN-ISU I really appreciate, because it is a band not too well known, very special and with great character, so if I may, I would suggest to have a look at a drummer called JUNNA, for a while she was part of the band TRIDENT but with her character she didn't last long and now she keeps on doing covers with her drums, she's really extraordinary, incredible, the video I suggest is the cover of " Through The Fire And Flames " by DragonForce and she was 13 years old, and congratulations, you're one of the few who does reactions in a convincing way.
Here is the link for Flames..(th-cam.com/video/UKr1H4Jv6is/w-d-xo.html), the DF drummer says it is the best cover he has ever seen/heard. She is a ball of total energy and a joy to watch, she is now in a Gothic Metal band with Yashiro (Mary's Blood Live playing member). Unlike most great Japanese drummer that rarely get Shine time Junna sucks all the shine time out of the air but is a blast to experience.
@@jmetallover The cover of Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force is also goosebumpy, because right at the beginning of the song Junna stares at the cymbal in front of her, almost hypnotising it. It lasts a few moments, but you can see all her concentration, Junna is absolutely amazing!
Nintendo Isu means human chair. Named after famous old Japanese writer with the same name. I was junior high when they started their career and I am in my 40’s so it is great they’re notified by overseas audiences now!
If you have not heard Heartless Scat I think you should check that song next. It was the gateway song for me, my intro into this band. They are now one of my favorite bands of all time. Many good songs to discover!
彼らには膨大な楽曲があるが、このアルバム「黄金の夜明け」は最高傑作ともいわれている。その中でも個人的には、この「無言電話」51:50～がお気に入りである。Although they have a huge number of songs, this album "The Golden Dawn" is said to be a masterpiece. Among them, personally, I like this "silent phone Call" from 51:50. th-cam.com/video/WIqJZMwZrtg/w-d-xo.html
If you are checking out great Japanese bands I would suggest the talented but underrated band Sokoninaru. Try their song Tenohira de odoru as a n intro to what they are about.
Nice reaction. I get mad I haven't heard of these groups too. Thee Michelle Gun Elephant "Akage No Kelly" live version is really good. They have been together since the '90s.
To add a comment here, these guys have been around for 40 years, and they are almost 60 years old. They appeared in one of the popular talent show in the '80s, and ever since, they have become well known here in Japan. Please watch Ikaten, Ningen-Isu. I think you can find their first debut on television. They look different, but they were excellent to start. I will post that show later if you are interested.
Thanks for the reaction. Apart from their amazing music, the various subjects and stories that inspire their songs offer another layer to explore. That extra layer is one of the reasons why I've fallen so hard for this band. If you want to see them in their very earliest days, look for a video titled "Ningenisu Harinoyama" (th-cam.com/video/KNxfQGvtmBE/w-d-xo.html). If you want to see a performance that defines atmospheric and is easily in my top 5 "wish I had been there" performances, look for "NINGEN ISU / At The Mountains of Madness (人間椅子 / 狂気山脈) Live 2016" (th-cam.com/video/DgTEKoYhAXg/w-d-xo.html) which is inspired by the HP Lovecraft story of the same name.
Instant new sub here.... this was one of the best reactions I've seen,. You have a great variety of enjoyable stankfaces when you get into the crunchiness! Also, you *really* remind me of my best friend. She too enjoys jams crunchier than her peannut butter! I'll be checking out more of yer videos for sure! Also, another international band I think you would enjoy that I do not see in yer catalog is Alien Weaponry out of New Zealand. They are of Maori heritage and are using their music to keep the Maori language (Te Reo) alive. I suggest starting with the track 'Kai Tangata', followed by 'Blinded'. They are quite young,, if my understanding is correct they were in high school when they recorded Kai Tangata.
That’s so funny the stank faces lol!! I can’t not do them. Like when you hear a great riff my god you have to feel it and it’s got to come through right? I’ve seamlessly airdropped before as well I don’t think I’ve done any on video yet though at least on the channel. When my buddies from the band Hemlock come out I was mess around with their drummers kit and I’ve had some really funny stuff from those days with them maybe next time they come out I’ll do some kind of weird parity with them. Lol yeah I do know who alien weapon is. I should do something about them on the channel too. There’s so many bands an so little time to talk about everything out there but there’s so much good stuff. I tend to do a lot of talking about bands that I really love and also try to mix them in with bands people want me to check out too. I just think that it’s got to be an open conversation in both ways because there are so many bands that I know that I’m always surprised when people tell me they’ve never heard of them and I know other regions of the world these bands are huge so it’s always shocking to me what bands come up that I’ve never heard of before.
Once you discover a Japanese rock band suggested by TH-cam (it was Band Maid for me), all kinds of really great other bands from there start to show up in your feed. They are mostly exceptional, but these guys really give their all. I stream them a lot. Their accessible worldwide breakout hit I think was probably Heartless Scat from a few years ago. th-cam.com/video/CbI79e5iZKs/w-d-xo.html They also have a new 2021 album release called Kuraku. This is the video from that called Toshisyun: th-cam.com/video/tKSjWKDSBmo/w-d-xo.html
yes! I'm also getting tons of really fun videos from Japanese TH-camrs that share there Japanese experiences. I love learning about other cultures too.
May be you've heard of the Mongolian band "The Hu"? Thay actualy had a tour in the US, but i've heard (about a year ago) few of their songs like "Yuve Yve Yu" and "Wolf Totem" and they rock!)) You realy should check them out.
I was moved by your reaction video. I am a 50 year old woman living in Japan. I've known the names of Ningen Isu since I was young, but unfortunately it was last year that I realized their greatness. But better than I never knew. I will continue to listen to their music. This is a video of their youth.They are shining. th-cam.com/video/jMfxLEqiJ3w/w-d-xo.html It's a long song of 11 minutes. Guitarist Shinji Wajima is playing the theremin. This is just art. NINGEN ISU / At The Mountains of Madness (人間椅子 / 狂気山脈) Live 2016 th-cam.com/video/DgTEKoYhAXg/w-d-xo.html
It's not easy to recommend any N.I. song, as there just too many very good ones. But never the less: Try Odoru Issunboushi (The Dancing Midget, Tokyo 2014). Besides the first two minutes a long instrumental, the instruments telling the suffering of the midget, how he gets mad, kills the girl he loves and burns down the circus.
Some Japanese bands. Take your pick: BAND-MAID [All their songs... really!], LOVEBITES [Break the Wall, Raise some Hell, and all the other songs], MAXIMUM THE HORMONE [Yoshu Fukushu], DEXCORE [Red Eye], CROSSFAITH [Catastrophe], SiM [Killing Me], NINGEN ISU [Heartless Scat], UNLUCKY MORPHEUS [Black Pentagram], YOUSEI TEIKOKU [Astral Dogma], COLDRAIN [Die Tomorrow], CRYSTAL LAKE [The Circle], GIVEN BY THE FLAMES [Ronove], ANGRY FROG REBIRTH [2Step Syndrome], SILENTLY SHOOTING TRAITORS [Manipulate], ALDIOUS [Dominator], BRIDEAR [Light in the Dark], CINQ ELEMENT [Destiny], MARY'S BLOOD [Marionette], GRAUPEL [Bereavement], DOLL$BOXX [Take my Chance], SOKONINARU [Tenohira De Odoru], HELLO SLEEPWALKERS [Flying Saucer], TELECiDE [Tied up Memories], NEKO [Ghost on a Record], ROTTENGRAFFTY [Hallelujah], LYNCH [Devil], DIR EN GREY [Ningen wo Kaburu], X JAPAN [Kurenai], DAZZLE VISION [Second], JUPITER [My Enemy], GALNERYUS [Angel of Salvation], BLOOD STAIN CHILD [Del-Sol], NEMOPHILA [Dissension], DADAROMA [Lucid Dream], JILUKA [Lluvia], HANABIE [We Love Sweets], and many many more...
Just think.. their demo dropped in 89, and shortly after, the music industry stopped promoting metal, and pushed the Grunge scene. Then came new metal, emo, then death.. 4 years ago when they had a resurgence, covid hit. Shit luck for a great band. 😢
Ninjen-Isu is amazing. For as long as they have been around it has only been in recent years that they have finally received worldwide recognition. Their sound is so iconic. My favorite song from them is a recent release from earlier Voice of Nothing. Absolutely FACE MELTING. th-cam.com/video/tYs_-BWwMkI/w-d-xo.html I am advocating for you to listen to Scandal. Another Japanese rock band that has been around for 15 years as of this September. They are just good, well crafted j-rock with some pop/funk/punk thrown in for flavoring.
From here you should react to these. These links all include English subtitles as well: 1) Heartless Scat th-cam.com/video/CbI79e5iZKs/w-d-xo.html 2) Toshishun th-cam.com/video/tKSjWKDSBmo/w-d-xo.html and 3) The Colour Out of Space th-cam.com/video/1JY89ZxVqEg/w-d-xo.html
They've been humping the sound universe for around 34 years in japan. All of them sing & have way different vibes. The more one searches for obscure bands from around the world you come to realize how constricted our musical palette is here in america, and yet foreigners who play western style music mostly draw all of their inspiration from american & british bands or solo artists. It's pretty imbalanced for a variety of F'ed-up reasons, mostly financial & professional competition. And yes, the translation sounds like it came out of a dictionary. All the subtlety of the japanese language & the deep meaning and significance it has for the japanese people is lost. But the music is not. I've heard them perform this live and I've got to say with the volume turned up and a litany of effect pedals, they did a great job matching a majority of the studio version's energy and fatness. Once they get into the grind, you can't help but headbang. Some of the harmonies are blatantly not there but the bass stands out just as much. The fact that each instrument is prominantly displayed & respected adds a great deal to making this a significant piece of modern music.
By the way, here is an MV by Jekyll Ronove, another Japanese metal band and the song is “Always, the answer is blowing in the wind”. I don’t know if they’re still active but I like so much this song: th-cam.com/video/1p80y37XwLw/w-d-xo.html
Only found out about Ningen Isu recently and really like this song. The breakdown is fantastic. Wish it was longer. How about doing a reaction to the band that was/is the most famous and popular rock/metal band from Japan, X Japan. They are from the 80s and are a big influence on all the younger rock bands from there, including the ones you have done reactions to. I believe at one point Gene Simmons said they would have been the biggest band in the world if they were from the US and sang in English. Anyway here is a link to their song "Kurenai" from their Last Live concert: th-cam.com/video/8ArAnXLbFck/w-d-xo.html
@@yesterdazenewsmag If you are doing X-Japan then I have to recommend the saddest but one of the most stunning songs where they were breaking up and this was one of their last shows and the fans wouldn't let them forget how great they were; Endless Rain LIVE (th-cam.com/video/7rwJIeN1M7o/w-d-xo.html), if you learn a little history about the band and what happened to them before and after the breakup this song will really hit you hard. Still emotional watching this song every time, one of the best bands ever to come out of Japan and a major influence on all the great bands playing there still and I mean ALL!!
As one of Metal-heads in Japan, I would recommend recent female Japanese metal bands like , Lovevites , band-maids they are really awsome! th-cam.com/video/-wJtD2XEXH4/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/Uds7g3M-4lQ/w-d-xo.html
Legendary Ningen Isu, the Japanese Black Sabbath. They also deserve more recognition.
I've been hanging around the Japanese rock scene non-stop on YT since summer 2018, but didn't get Ningen Isu recommended until early February 2020. Luckily early enough to see them here in Germany on their first overseas tour after 30 years of band history. I think I would have been pretty pissed if the recommendation had come after their European tour.
aber echt, i am really pissed not have known about the band earlier and having missed the gig in germany!! damn man!
Japans Black Sabbath! they finally got recognition outside Japan with the release of "Heartless Scat" in 2019. They dress as a Literary scholar(guitarist), dead monk(bass) and Yakuzi gangster(drums), most songs are adaptations of famous horror and sci fi books and they are my favorite trio after Rush. all credit Black Sabbath as main inspiration but bass player also loves Gene Simmons of Kiss and guitarist is a huge Beatles fan. 30 years of awesome music for you to discover.
There is also a Band-Maid connection as guitarist Kanami(Band-Maid) and guitarist Shinji Wajima(Ningen Isu) did a morning childrens show together where they have a guitar battle, it was cool to see.
I came here to say the same thing. Hehehe!
Wow... so glad you check this band out. Ningen isu simply means human chair. Check their songs Heartless Scat and Love Nirvana out please. 🤟
These guys are the pure definition of paying dues and the 32 year struggle to be known.Truthfully no one on America except the die hard Japanese metal followers heard of them.I discovered them 2 years ago and became an instant fan.The song Heartless Scat went viral in 2019 and they blew up after 32 years of doing odd jobs living in their car at times they never gave up and kept rocking.What is so ironic is the sing heartless scat was about them praying to the Gods asking why has success and love never found them after decades of putting in the work 🤟
These guys are basically the Black Sabbath of Japan. Not really my style.... but they are pretty cool.
Their songs are catchy and will stick in your head. Lately, it's been "Toshishun" for me. LoL!
Amazing reaction!
Ningen Isu has over 30 years on the road, these guys are masters of Heavy Metal. I really like this band and please check out other songs. My suggestion is "Heartless Scat".
Most videos have English subtitles.
Thank you for support them, see you next.
They are one of a kind, to think they've been around for so long and with a strong friendship between Suzuki and Wajima. Good news is you now have TONS (really) of stuff to listen to.
Next time try the cc option for english subtitles they got great lyrics. 🤘
Heavy music, heavy riff, 2x guitar solo, lyrics with a story to tell, Ningen Isu is the band that people talking about.
nice to meet you!
As a fan who has watched the live performance before his debut, I am very happy to receive a reaction from overseas. I think that the times have finally caught up with them through the efforts that have not changed through the original. My recommendation is [Love Suicide At Shinagawa], which is a masterpiece from Japanese classic rakugo, so please listen to it! Also,[Love Nirvana] [Hartless Scat] [Toshishun] This is a real Japanese hard rock band that doesn't look like it.
人間椅子は四半世紀以上バンドを続けていて、その根底には日本古来の歌い方とか日本の三味線の弾き方とかのエッセンスが入っている。
Thanks for giving the AARP band members a listen. Wicked good and in your face Black Sabbath 70's metal with lots of Lovecraft and Japanese folk tales to scare anyone. They have lasted longer than many of my friends marriages (LOL). I jumped (actually dragged) into J/Metal in the early 1990's by Show-Ya and this band was already mature!! They play harder and sound better than many bands half their age. It took them years before they were full time musicians having day jobs to keep them going. Typical Japanese band that sounds great LIVE and really just punch your face in with no regrets, while being totally dedicated to their music!! Don't feel bad even in Japan it took a long time for them to be accepted, some claim they simply outlived the competition (LOL)!! Proof like Lovebites, DON'T JUDGE BY APPEARANCES!!! Great reaction as always and as we say this rabbit-hole in deep and never ending so continue journey (unlike as it is more a tumble)!!
I joined the AARP group reluctantly this year!! hahaaa never count anyone out due to age.
I been rocking to these guys for about 1.5 years now thanks to my brother. My first song by them was "Heartless Scat". It was the song that finally started to get them recognition. Which was ironic, because they wrote the son to be about their frustration from all the years they had been playing and not having a break.
Your pronunciations of the band and the song are perfect by the way! Thank you for the great reaction.
Thank you for letting me know that. I hate to get names incorrect.
really like your channel, never too late to hear great music. i think they have over 20 albums. here is another great band unleash the archers from canada .
Oh I love unleash the archers Britney Slays is amazing!
"Ningen Isu" was formed in 1987 by Shinji Wajima and Kenichi Suzuki from Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture. They have been friends since junior high school through a local rock appreciation party. In 1983 (3rd year high school), Wajima was in charge of guitar and Suzuki was in charge of bass in a band formed by music friends, but it started as "Ningen Isu" in 1987. They have been generally recognized since they appeared in the band battle show on the TV show "Ikaten" in 1989. th-cam.com/video/KNxfQGvtmBE/w-d-xo.html
At that time, Suzuki (B) played the ratman of the character of the anime "Kitarou", but he is now a demon monk. In 2004, Nobu Nakajima joined as the 4th drummer and became the current form. There are many famous songs, but I recommend the new song "Toshishun". "Toshishun" is a short story by Ryunosuke Akutagawa published in 1920 based on an old Chinese novel, and is the name of the main character that appears in it.
"NINGEN ISU / Toshishun (with English lyric ver.)"
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Not to mention "Colour Out Of Space", "Toshishun", "Voice of Nothing" and of course "Heartless Scat"
It can be said, with a certain margin of safety, that Lovebites, Band Maid, Nemophila and Babymetal, are the most popular bands of the moment, they have their own following of avid fans, and it is thanks to them that Japanese rock has become known in a concrete way to the world, and this reaction on NINGEN-ISU I really appreciate, because it is a band not too well known, very special and with great character, so if I may, I would suggest to have a look at a drummer called JUNNA, for a while she was part of the band TRIDENT but with her character she didn't last long and now she keeps on doing covers with her drums, she's really extraordinary, incredible, the video I suggest is the cover of " Through The Fire And Flames " by DragonForce and she was 13 years old, and congratulations, you're one of the few who does reactions in a convincing way.
Here is the link for Flames..(th-cam.com/video/UKr1H4Jv6is/w-d-xo.html), the DF drummer says it is the best cover he has ever seen/heard. She is a ball of total energy and a joy to watch, she is now in a Gothic Metal band with Yashiro (Mary's Blood Live playing member). Unlike most great Japanese drummer that rarely get Shine time Junna sucks all the shine time out of the air but is a blast to experience.
@@jmetallover The cover of Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force is also goosebumpy, because right at the beginning of the song Junna stares at the cymbal in front of her, almost hypnotising it. It lasts a few moments, but you can see all her concentration, Junna is absolutely amazing!
japanese publishers still suck even from this bands
Also, fun fact - the guitarist and singer makes his own pedals which is a big reason for his unique sound.
Ningen Isu : 23 albums
This band has some really great songs. Love these guys so much.
リアクションありがとう😊
The first western reactor to Ningen Isu who pronounced it correctly👍 Thanks💖 love from Tokyo
Nintendo Isu means human chair.
Named after famous old Japanese writer with the same name.
I was junior high when they started their career and I am in my 40’s so it is great they’re notified by overseas audiences now!
If youtube only ever did one thing, bring me Ningen Isu, that would be enough.
If you have not heard Heartless Scat I think you should check that song next. It was the gateway song for me, my intro into this band. They are now one of my favorite bands of all time. Many good songs to discover!
I have that one on the list. Will be getting back to them soon.
彼らには膨大な楽曲があるが、このアルバム「黄金の夜明け」は最高傑作ともいわれている。その中でも個人的には、この「無言電話」51:50～がお気に入りである。Although they have a huge number of songs, this album "The Golden Dawn" is said to be a masterpiece. Among them, personally, I like this "silent phone Call" from 51:50. th-cam.com/video/WIqJZMwZrtg/w-d-xo.html
Love this song! Great riff
If you are checking out great Japanese bands I would suggest the talented but underrated band Sokoninaru. Try their song Tenohira de odoru as a n intro to what they are about.
Nice reaction. I get mad I haven't heard of these groups too. Thee Michelle Gun Elephant "Akage No Kelly" live version is really good. They have been together since the '90s.
Great reaction 2...
soooo good
最初に、日本語コメントでごめんね。
人間椅子のことを知ったのは14歳の時、いかすバンド天国っていうTVSHOWで。
淫獣って曲だった！！聴いてくれてありがとう！！
To add a comment here, these guys have been around for 40 years, and they are almost 60 years old. They appeared in one of the popular talent show in the '80s, and ever since, they have become well known here in Japan. Please watch Ikaten, Ningen-Isu. I think you can find their first debut on television. They look different, but they were excellent to start. I will post that show later if you are interested.
Thanks for the reaction. Apart from their amazing music, the various subjects and stories that inspire their songs offer another layer to explore. That extra layer is one of the reasons why I've fallen so hard for this band.
If you want to see them in their very earliest days, look for a video titled "Ningenisu Harinoyama" (th-cam.com/video/KNxfQGvtmBE/w-d-xo.html).
If you want to see a performance that defines atmospheric and is easily in my top 5 "wish I had been there" performances, look for "NINGEN ISU / At The Mountains of Madness (人間椅子 / 狂気山脈) Live 2016" (th-cam.com/video/DgTEKoYhAXg/w-d-xo.html) which is inspired by the HP Lovecraft story of the same name.
Instant new sub here.... this was one of the best reactions I've seen,. You have a great variety of enjoyable stankfaces when you get into the crunchiness! Also, you *really* remind me of my best friend. She too enjoys jams crunchier than her peannut butter! I'll be checking out more of yer videos for sure!
Also, another international band I think you would enjoy that I do not see in yer catalog is Alien Weaponry out of New Zealand. They are of Maori heritage and are using their music to keep the Maori language (Te Reo) alive. I suggest starting with the track 'Kai Tangata', followed by 'Blinded'. They are quite young,, if my understanding is correct they were in high school when they recorded Kai Tangata.
That’s so funny the stank faces lol!! I can’t not do them. Like when you hear a great riff my god you have to feel it and it’s got to come through right? I’ve seamlessly airdropped before as well I don’t think I’ve done any on video yet though at least on the channel. When my buddies from the band Hemlock come out I was mess around with their drummers kit and I’ve had some really funny stuff from those days with them maybe next time they come out I’ll do some kind of weird parity with them. Lol yeah I do know who alien weapon is. I should do something about them on the channel too. There’s so many bands an so little time to talk about everything out there but there’s so much good stuff. I tend to do a lot of talking about bands that I really love and also try to mix them in with bands people want me to check out too. I just think that it’s got to be an open conversation in both ways because there are so many bands that I know that I’m always surprised when people tell me they’ve never heard of them and I know other regions of the world these bands are huge so it’s always shocking to me what bands come up that I’ve never heard of before.
¡Que temazo señores!
You need to listen to Heartless Scat by them
If you like these guys I suggest looking into Dir En Grey....
Once you discover a Japanese rock band suggested by TH-cam (it was Band Maid for me), all kinds of really great other bands from there start to show up in your feed. They are mostly exceptional, but these guys really give their all. I stream them a lot. Their accessible worldwide breakout hit I think was probably Heartless Scat from a few years ago. th-cam.com/video/CbI79e5iZKs/w-d-xo.html
They also have a new 2021 album release called Kuraku. This is the video from that called Toshisyun: th-cam.com/video/tKSjWKDSBmo/w-d-xo.html
yes! I'm also getting tons of really fun videos from Japanese TH-camrs that share there Japanese experiences. I love learning about other cultures too.
May be you've heard of the Mongolian band "The Hu"? Thay actualy had a tour in the US, but i've heard (about a year ago) few of their songs like "Yuve Yve Yu" and "Wolf Totem" and they rock!)) You realy should check them out.
They are great. I was lucky to see them live here a few years ago. I ended up sick when they came to town last fall and has to miss their show.
I was moved by your reaction video. I am a 50 year old woman living in Japan. I've known the names of Ningen Isu since I was young, but unfortunately it was last year that I realized their greatness. But better than I never knew. I will continue to listen to their music.
This is a video of their youth.They are shining. th-cam.com/video/jMfxLEqiJ3w/w-d-xo.html
It's a long song of 11 minutes. Guitarist Shinji Wajima is playing the theremin. This is just art. NINGEN ISU / At The Mountains of Madness (人間椅子 / 狂気山脈) Live 2016 th-cam.com/video/DgTEKoYhAXg/w-d-xo.html
Angelina Jordan is a voice you just gonna have to add to your portfolio, you will not regret it, thats a promice🙌🏻
It's not easy to recommend any N.I. song, as there just too many very good ones. But never the less: Try Odoru Issunboushi (The Dancing Midget, Tokyo 2014). Besides the first two minutes a long instrumental, the instruments telling the suffering of the midget, how he gets mad, kills the girl he loves and burns down the circus.
Some Japanese bands. Take your pick: BAND-MAID [All their songs... really!], LOVEBITES [Break the Wall, Raise some Hell, and all the other songs], MAXIMUM THE HORMONE [Yoshu Fukushu], DEXCORE [Red Eye], CROSSFAITH [Catastrophe], SiM [Killing Me], NINGEN ISU [Heartless Scat], UNLUCKY MORPHEUS [Black Pentagram], YOUSEI TEIKOKU [Astral Dogma], COLDRAIN [Die Tomorrow], CRYSTAL LAKE [The Circle], GIVEN BY THE FLAMES [Ronove], ANGRY FROG REBIRTH [2Step Syndrome], SILENTLY SHOOTING TRAITORS [Manipulate], ALDIOUS [Dominator], BRIDEAR [Light in the Dark], CINQ ELEMENT [Destiny], MARY'S BLOOD [Marionette], GRAUPEL [Bereavement], DOLL$BOXX [Take my Chance], SOKONINARU [Tenohira De Odoru], HELLO SLEEPWALKERS [Flying Saucer], TELECiDE [Tied up Memories], NEKO [Ghost on a Record], ROTTENGRAFFTY [Hallelujah], LYNCH [Devil], DIR EN GREY [Ningen wo Kaburu], X JAPAN [Kurenai], DAZZLE VISION [Second], JUPITER [My Enemy], GALNERYUS [Angel of Salvation], BLOOD STAIN CHILD [Del-Sol], NEMOPHILA [Dissension], DADAROMA [Lucid Dream], JILUKA [Lluvia], HANABIE [We Love Sweets], and many many more...
That is an impressive list!! I will be digging through this one for sure! Thank you.
Check out Ghost Train by Ningen Isu on TH-cam!!👍
Just think.. their demo dropped in 89, and shortly after, the music industry stopped promoting metal, and pushed the Grunge scene. Then came new metal, emo, then death.. 4 years ago when they had a resurgence, covid hit. Shit luck for a great band. 😢
Ninjen-Isu is amazing. For as long as they have been around it has only been in recent years that they have finally received worldwide recognition. Their sound is so iconic. My favorite song from them is a recent release from earlier Voice of Nothing. Absolutely FACE MELTING. th-cam.com/video/tYs_-BWwMkI/w-d-xo.html
I am advocating for you to listen to Scandal. Another Japanese rock band that has been around for 15 years as of this September. They are just good, well crafted j-rock with some pop/funk/punk thrown in for flavoring.
I will definitely check our Scandal. Thanks for pointing them out.
From here you should react to these. These links all include English subtitles as well: 1) Heartless Scat th-cam.com/video/CbI79e5iZKs/w-d-xo.html 2) Toshishun th-cam.com/video/tKSjWKDSBmo/w-d-xo.html and 3) The Colour Out of Space th-cam.com/video/1JY89ZxVqEg/w-d-xo.html
Ningen Isu = ning ngen.... ngen as in like gain. Ningen Isu simply means human chair.
Namahage = na ma ha gay
They've been humping the sound universe for around 34 years in japan. All of them sing & have way different vibes. The more one searches for obscure bands from around the world you come to realize how constricted our musical palette is here in america, and yet foreigners who play western style music mostly draw all of their inspiration from american & british bands or solo artists. It's pretty imbalanced for a variety of F'ed-up reasons, mostly financial & professional competition. And yes, the translation sounds like it came out of a dictionary. All the subtlety of the japanese language & the deep meaning and significance it has for the japanese people is lost. But the music is not. I've heard them perform this live and I've got to say with the volume turned up and a litany of effect pedals, they did a great job matching a majority of the studio version's energy and fatness. Once they get into the grind, you can't help but headbang. Some of the harmonies are blatantly not there but the bass stands out just as much. The fact that each instrument is prominantly displayed & respected adds a great deal to making this a significant piece of modern music.
Great job, but speaking of surprising things, why are you not taking paid subscriber requests on patreon???
I don't know! I just love music and talking about it, never really thought about Patreon.
@@yesterdazenewsmag , if you change your mind, I’ll sign up. Meanwhile, are you interested in PayPal for some requests?
By the way, here is an MV by Jekyll Ronove, another Japanese metal band and the song is “Always, the answer is blowing in the wind”. I don’t know if they’re still active but I like so much this song: th-cam.com/video/1p80y37XwLw/w-d-xo.html
Only found out about Ningen Isu recently and really like this song. The breakdown is fantastic. Wish it was longer. How about doing a reaction to the band that was/is the most famous and popular rock/metal band from Japan, X Japan. They are from the 80s and are a big influence on all the younger rock bands from there, including the ones you have done reactions to. I believe at one point Gene Simmons said they would have been the biggest band in the world if they were from the US and sang in English. Anyway here is a link to their song "Kurenai" from their Last Live concert: th-cam.com/video/8ArAnXLbFck/w-d-xo.html
Will definitely check them out.
@@yesterdazenewsmag If you are doing X-Japan then I have to recommend the saddest but one of the most stunning songs where they were breaking up and this was one of their last shows and the fans wouldn't let them forget how great they were; Endless Rain LIVE (th-cam.com/video/7rwJIeN1M7o/w-d-xo.html), if you learn a little history about the band and what happened to them before and after the breakup this song will really hit you hard. Still emotional watching this song every time, one of the best bands ever to come out of Japan and a major influence on all the great bands playing there still and I mean ALL!!
As one of Metal-heads in Japan, I would recommend recent female Japanese metal bands like , Lovevites , band-maids they are really awsome! th-cam.com/video/-wJtD2XEXH4/w-d-xo.html
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They are most known as Baby Metal's backing band!
I thought Babymetals backing back is the KamiBand? Does Ningen Isu also work with them?
I recommend to you ....
Japanese female bands
" Gacharic Spin - MindSet "
" Aldious - go away "
" Bridear - Brave New World "
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I have them on my list, have not gotten to them yet. They are coming.