Awesome unboxing from Merchant of Death, Mark!

This was from their Budokan concert in February 2024. I had a fantastic time at this show. It was well worth the cost of travel to Japan. Unfortunately, this was shortly after the release of their third album Evolve and the last performance as a five piece. The good news is they are releasing a fourth album in January 2025 as a four piece. Love the band.❤️🌸

My copy of this album is being held up by Fate Gear's and PaleNeo's releases. I love this one with Asaka's kawaii vocals. Serina seems to be getting more bass exposure and Nagisa is always giving us her best fills. Speaking of Fate Gear, Nana and Gungire just released an official video for their new song Encrypted. It's nice and heavy.

Well... I like the drummer's beard. :D I also like the touches of synthwave that pop up throughout the song.

Hi Mark!!! More cool japanese stuff has arrived.... don't know most of that cds/bands/artists. That Wild Flag cd looks interesting and the band logo too. cheers and be well

My knowledge of Japanese music is pretty low, but I find fascinating every band/album I hear from there :)

Nice Japanese update Mark.

Nice haul. I learned about Ena Fujita by browsing JPU's website, but I have to admit that I didn't really like the so gs I sampled. I like ska every now and then. Hey, check out Peste&Sida's "Ska Core Eco". Don't know Wild Flag, but it sounds like something I'll end up adding to my wantlist. Show-Ya FTW! :) I really like those budget CDs they put out. Congrats on completing the Scandal discography. I think the 'Dux' thing is not unusual in the Japanese music industry. I've seen it with some other bands. I'm not a big fan of that strategy either. I guess one consequence is that people stop buying their singles and EPs. Trident have all their "dux" in a row :D

Whoa-oh whoa-oh-oh whoa-oh! :D

I’m glad you’re still enthusiastic about TRiDENT, given that it seems we’re two out of about 10 people in the west that love them! Do better, people. 🙄 This is a grower, it’s really well done.

Pretty good song there. Nice guitar work too.

AYA, the vocalist was one of finalists for bassist in Lovebites. She has been wanting to start a band ever since. This is her debut.

all killer no filler !! ⚡⚡

Hi Mark!!! Killer additions to the "japanese" collection...... i have not heard any of those records or bands before and Reaction i think it'd the first ime i heard that name too, keep hearing good things about Seikima II, i will have to finally give them a chance. cheers and be well

Awesome pick-ups! Always good to see some Misako Honjoh and Mari Hamada output. 'Soar' from 2023 is such a fantastic album :)

Nice haul bang

Killer Japanese metal update, Mark!

Pretty decent song. Interesting voices too. It's probably not an I'll go out of my way to buy albums from, but it's a cool song for sure.

Hi Marc!!!! well congrats on being one of the winners...... that's a huge stack of cool cds, Simon was really nice adding more stuff too. To me Nevermore has to be the highlight, but always great to listen to new records/bands. cheers and be well

Thanks for taking the time to do an unboxing video! Glad you could tick a few off your want list Mark. I put all your picks in because Bill told me to pick for him, so I'm getting one together with some of what's left and stuff I've ordered for him. That Katelepsy album is really good, I'll be looking for more of their albums as that's a double I found for £3 Thanks again mate and hope you have a great weekend 🍻🤘🏻

thanks for the reaction! i would checkout their song called fire at will too its a bit heavier

Nice one Mark, congratulations on being one of the lucky winners from Simon's giveaway! A crazy stack of stuff here, of course Simon was always going to put a couple of extras in! Hope you enjoy your winnings Mark! 😁🤘🏻🤘🏻

Now that's a crazy awesome prize you won from Simon, Mark! Good stuff!

Wow! That's a good stack of CDs you won there, and - being the generous soul that he is - Mr. Wang just had to show some extra goodies in there. Enjoy spinning the whole lot.

There was a pretty good riff in there and a really cool little guitar solo, but apart from that I didn't really like the song. The vocals in particular were a turn-off.

Definitely not my cup of tea. Some of the drum beats remind me of The Prodigy, which is cool, but other than that, no thanks. Nothing against them or their fans, but it's not for me.

They apparently have found their nich in the idol world again. We will see how they will evolve as they age though. Both are capable of so much more.

This song rocks! Once again Polkadot Stingray shows how much range and variety they are capable of. I much prefer Out over the previous music video, Jo-Deki.

Great song ! Nice buildups. And a short solo ! 🤟🏼🎸🥁🎸🤟🏼

Wow! That guy at the pick-up point must be a downright moron! Good pick-ups. I was a guest host on Radio Rokku Sokuho yesterday, and the main host played a Saiseiga song. It was really good. Good thing the record was unscathed after all :)

They have to be the best band ever! This is the music that bill and ted wanted to play!

Hi Mark!!! Cool unboxing and good to hear the record seems to be in perfect condition.... Nice to see the cd came with the band signatures, cool touch... cheers and be well

AG!🤩🤩🤩🤩

Nice unboxing Mark!

Excellent my friend... excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Queen of the Murder Scene (QOTMS) is a concept album. I would recommend listening to the songs in order. They did the album debut at the Lunario concert. (The album is in four chapters with a prologue.) At the Lunario concert they add a few songs - between the chapters...so you can skip them if you want to only listen to the QOTMS songs.

This song rocks SO hard. I think it will be a reference point in the distant future for what The Warning have been about.

Quiero tener ésa serenidad tuya. Saludos 😎👍

🤘🤘🤘🔥🔥🔥

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Queens of the Rocker Scene...TW....🤟😎🖤⚡♨️🇲🇽

Great song, thank you.

Great reaction. QOTMS is one of my favorite The Warnings songs. Keep Rockin' my friend 🤘⚡🤘.

Chronology: 1 - Mayu's baby boy at the beginning 2 - baby photos with band's members 3 - general / stock images with mothers and their children 4 - again baby photos with band's members 5 - using AI "to move" those last photos. (Mayu and Hazuki confirmed it)

Congrats again on surpassing 2k Mark, I'll try and find the time to show some support soon mate 🍻🤘🏻

That album is incredible

"Queen of the Murder Scene" is the 10th track , and final track of chapter 3, on the concept album Queen of the Murder Scene by The Warning, released in 2018 when Ale was 13, Pau was 16, and Dany was 18. This song marks a major turning point in the story, where the protagonist fully embraces her darker side and claims the title of "Queen of the Murder Scene." No longer conflicted, she now revels in her power and taunts anyone who might try to challenge her. In this track, she’s come to see herself as unstoppable, and the lyrics reflect her pride and defiance. Behind the scenes, the band put a lot of energy into capturing this sense of transformation. In their vlogs, they mentioned that Pau chants the word "korosu," which means "kill" in Japanese, marking a chilling shift as she embodies the character’s darker persona.

Love this song 😢Lots of emotions listening to it.

Awesome song.

Hi Mark!!! Well done and pretty cool update.... Akhlys?? it seems to be a well respected black metal band you need to have a tough to pronounce band name, lol. cheers and be well