Truly impressive! | Unlucky Morpheus | 'Black Pentagram' | First time Reaction/Review

[@barefootbaron1748]

Top stuff!!! The Premier Japanese metal band.

[@maximushaughton2404]

Oh!! the live, it is a bit different :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXynm42Vpd6YpMk Unlucky Morpheus (UM) were started in 2008, as a side project, by Shiren and Fuki. They were in another band that was also a side project that did covers of video game songs, after the band stopped Fuki told Shiren that she had enjoyed working with him and wanted to do it again, so UM was started. It was just the 2 of them for a number of years. They did Touhou (a video game series in Japan) arrangement albums. After a few years the fans wanted to see them live, so they asked some friends to help them play live. In 2013 they added another member, who is also a singer, whom Shiren also had a side project with, then they slowly added other members, with Jill violin being the last in 2016, at this point it was still a side project, as all the members were in other bands, 1 or 2 still are. It wasn't until about 2017/18 that they started to make it more full time, as they started to release that they had become popular, not only in Japan, but around the world. They did there 1st tour of Japan in 2017 and played out side Japan for the 1st time in Oct 2019 in London, were I saw them. They have said that they want to do a world tour, but that idea is on hold due to the current problems. Fuki (singer) is just a workaholic, in 16 years she has been involved in around 100 releases, mostly full albums. Apart from being in UM she is also in Doll$boxx, a side project between her and Gacharic Spin (funk rock), she also has her own solo act, plus many other things she is part of inc guest appearances. She is also a designer and occasionally does modeling work. Also she is not a trained singer, as she say's it's the way her mother sang and that's where she got it from. Shiren (lead Guitar/growls) is normally the lead guitarist, but he has tenosynovitis of the arm, so has to rest it, now and again, that's the reason behind the guitar he uses on stage, as there is not much weight to it. When Shiren takes a rest, Jill takes over his part playing violin when they are live, in 2 songs, Black Pentagram and Angreifer. He has started to do more growls lately due to his arm problem, so they a lot of songs with out the growls. He was also in the 1st Kami band (Babymetal) at Legend "I", he has also been in lots of other bands. He also plays Bass, Keyboards, Piano, Trumpet, Programming, Drums, Percussion, Arrangement, Composition, and various other instruments. Jill (violin) is just ........................ What can you say about Jill, that you can't say about the rest of the band, she is just super talented, she is a Tokyo University of the Arts graduate and totally the real deal. She has her own YT channel (jill violin channel). She has also done and still does work with other bands, some of them are big names in Japan. When she 1st joined the band they did tend to put her down in the mix when they did studio tracks, but now as the fans love her, they have moved her a bit more to the front. They have also started a side project called "Quadratum From Unlucky Morpheus" which is Jinya, Jill, Ogawa, and Fumiya. They are doing instrumental covers and have an album out. Fuki has said that the violin takes the part of the vocalist. Try a violin cover of EVH's "Eruption". Ogawa (bass) is really a jazz bassist, he is in the band as he was friends with the other members before he joined. He was a protégé of Mikio Fujioka, who you may know from Babymetal's Kami band, were in a band called Trick Box, way back in 2008. Jinya (guitar) has his own band called "Carbonic Acid" and also plays in another band called "Undead Corporation". He has also had to do a bit more of the guitar work due to the problem with Shiren. Fumiya (drums) Another member that has had a lot of work with other bands over the years inc Galneryus. There is one more member of the band, who you never realy see, as he only appears at some of the live shows in Japan. He is another singer, who used to be in 2 other side projects of Shiren's, one of them also had Fuki as well. That is "Kasumi". While UM are a metal band, they refer to themselves as a technical melodic speed metal band, they can play other styles, and often do when live. They some times do jazz, smooth, rock, on Christmas day they did a live stream which was very smooth. Next Angreifer or try if you want more violin based "Tower Of Blood"

[@AngelLWJ]

《phantom blood》&《opfer》live is a good choice to reacts, and thay are way more amazing in live 👍🔥

[@beelzebub8756]

Great reaction😎🤟🏼😎🔥Unlucky Morpheus - Cadaver/Revadac next😎

[@repobob]

If you see a live version, always go for that one, Live they are at their best, only exception is Cadaver/Revadac, that one, go with the MV with sheet music and don't research it to avoid a big spoiler, the sheet music will help you see it and since they have 3 versions on their u2b channel, regular, with sheet and drum cam, here is the right link kzbin.info/www/bejne/larVf4WefteYr6c

[@deadfromnfh]

You gave such a great reaction to a great band. They're so amazing, I can't wait for the next one.

[@thensho]

Unending Sorceress next please :) glad to see you finally reacting to unlucky morpheus. i had given up suggesting it 😅

[@beelzebub8756]

Fuki the Vocalist has an amazing and mesmerizing etc... Voice🔥😍

[@AngelLWJ]

Thank you for reacts my favorite band , and please check them more 👍

[@hazwanhashimhjibrahim4500]

Thank u! Blue tears, rumbling heart, spartan army. Its a must :)

[@brooklynborn]

I love reactions to Unlucky Morpheus, especially first-time reactions lol 👌🏾 And BP is a GREAT place to start! Angriefer and Knight of Sword would be awesome songs to continue on with, too.

[@GourangaPL]

you must see them live, song Angreifer

[@bazkeen]

These guys are full on. Loved it. Soooo much energy. Great reaction 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@hernanuliana9111]

They are an extraordinary band, very underrated in the west. Their lives are killers but the MV (like unending sorceress or cadaver/revadac) are also fantastic. Cadaver/Revadac (with partiture for extra value) it's shocking in his originality (do a blind reaction if possible).

[@gen7185]

You can react their live like "Angreifer", "Opfer" Or their another classical metal "Knight of Sword"

[@debrakurenai588]

Next songs to check out.. Unending Sorceress and Cadaver/Revadac which is the same song note for note. The first half of the song is played forward. The second half of the song is than played backwards. If that makes any sense. Lol.

[@Oubaama]

7:48 That straight up M249 full-auto double bass with the cymbal sprinkled on top is just too much to handle. That wall of sound hits like a freight train!

[@fightrashovar4578]

Yeah, you got the right idea, live is the real deal ... that's a truth in general, but it's particularly true for Unlucky Morpheus (but nothing against their MVs, Unlucky Morpheus never disappoints, and Black Pentagram is proof of that claim). My personal favourites are Angreifer and Dignity of Spirit, which you'll find in their official YT-channel (like the Black Pentagram MV). As the other commentators kindly provided lots of informations on Ankimo (the name as it is used by the band itself), I have nothing to add here. Enjoy the music!

[@fightrashovar4578]

Kind of an off-topic addition: Did you ever hear/watch/ react to Nemophila? Couldn't find any hint to that band in your channel ... it's the same country, same level of excellence, they are quite fresh, a versatile hard rock/metal band with an unique sound (not really comparable to Unlucky Morpheus). Check for example "Dissension", or one of their covers of rock and heavy metal classics; you won't be disappointed ... (all their videos are on their official YT-channel too, and so is "Dissension" - kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGfEfqiXnd2tbsU)

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thank you for the info and suggestions! Nemophila is definitely on my to-do list. 🙂👍

[@DrAcula-os1nz]

There is so much to say about this band. I see "Maximus Haughton" covering it the most. All I want to say is check out Jill (the girl on the violin) QUADRATUM, side project from Unlucky Morfius. Yngwie Malmsteen - Far Beyond The Sun (Violin Cover) kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2PLi3ewf9VshsU Van Halen - Eruption (Violin Cover) kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4XFYYeHqbuHbM0

[@Hethern]

Oh brother the live version of this blows this out of the water!!

[@xavierbeuve-mery4889]

Hi Thomas, so glad that you finally listen to them! As I tell you few months ago this band is just so good and these musicians are really talented! All their songs are really amazing and there are so many live songs ! I suggest you "Angreifer" or "Dignity of Spirit", great live performances among many others :) \m/

[@user-xl5kz2iu8x]

nice reaction😊 please next Unlucky Morpheus - CADAVER/REVADAC +sheet music

[@nanakakitano9724]

They're amazing live man, here's two different live videos of this track: Live 2017: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXK1Y62QadecipI Live 2020: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXynm42Vpd6YpMk The 2020 version sees Jill on violin taking the majority of the guitar solo as Shiren has had issues with his left arm so is reducing how much guitar he plays in concerts whilst recovering. Nicely the 2020 version also includes a romaji pronunciation guide and the translated lyrics. A stunningly talented band, any of their MV's or lives are well worth checking out. Recently the other guitarist (Jinya), drummer (Fumiya), bassist (Ogawa) and violinist (Jill) did a side project called Quadratum from Unlucky Morpheus. They released an album earlier this year called Loud Playing Workshop where they cover various ultra technical tracks like Far Beyond The Sun by Yngwie Malmsteen, Dance of Eternity by Dream Theater, Scarified + Technical Difficulties by Racer X, For The Love of God by Steve Vai, Eruption by Van Halen, and many more! They released MV's for most of the tracks they covered on that album, well worth checking out! I'll also suggest taking a look at an occasional side-project of the lead singer (Fuki) called DOLL$BOXX which is a collaboration between her and the eclectic rock band Gacharic Spin, this clip of them performing three tracks live (Shout Down, KARAKURI TOWN, Sekai wa Kitto Ai wo Shitterunda) is one of the most superb bits of live performance on KZbin IMO: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4Cvi2WdgayqgpY

[@K0LDBLOOD3D]

I love this band so much personally i love the live version of this song just because of the dual solo is with the violin also there's a song called Cadaver/revadac that's played forward and backward if you Wana check it out its insane

[@yukionna77]

So many to recommended..but also try to listen The Tower Of Blood..if for mv reaction pls turn on the subs..then u will know wht r they sing..this song lyrics abit 'dark'..

[@lazylight007]

Please react to Unlucky Morpheus - Tower of Blood (Live Version) Tower of Blood has alot of great violin action, highly reccomend it 😃

[@gordonbarton8440]

You should check out the live version where the first part of the solos is on the violin.

[@soleywolfgangsdottir]

agnes obel! agnes obel! agnes obel! agnes obel! agnes obel! agnes obel! agnes obel! agnes obel! agnes obel! agnes obel!

[@typhlo3853]

People recommand Cadaver Revadac because of an amazing thing, but most of the time these guys are confused because the thing is not clear, so if you react to it, i highly recommand you to do some research at the end of the song (so we can see your reaction 😂🤫) I personnally recommand Dignity of Spirit or Angreifer

[@dac2007]

Hey man, I discovered this band some weeks ago and it's ridiculously amazing, you need to come back to them! If you liked this song there are like another 10 at the same level or better I'd go with Angreifer (official live) next

[@ThomFoolery1]

Hey Damian! I actually listened to them a fair bit over the past year. Angrier is my fav for sure. Love the mix of heaviness and her voice. 🤘

[@dac2007]

@@ThomFoolery1 oh cool! Yeah I guess not everything you do turns into a reaction 😂 Dignity of Spirit is another one that just captivates me, and Cadaver // Redavac blew my mind the first time, like how do you get away with that lol The neoclassical influences are evident but you have to actually compose/arrange and be able to play like that, it's really impressive, not to mention their covers to stuff like Far Beyond the Sun and Dance of Eternity

[@gt1man931]

The live version is great too, but I prefer this one as I can gaze at the stunning Fuki.

[@VGVindaloo]

For studio performances, I'd recommend Cadaver/Revadac: kzbin.info/www/bejne/larVf4WefteYr6c - make sure to keep an eye on the sheet music, so you don't miss what's happening in the middle ;) Live is a bit harder to decide, since there's a ton of insane performances, but I'd go for Angreifer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXiuiJqDaa6CncU

[@yopiccandra4646]

react to Galneryus - Angel of salvation live( 16 minute), they are great power metal band in Japan , and the guitaris name SYU is one of best in Japan

[@hiawatha.g]

Great that you found UM. Amid all the (justified) mania over the all-girl metal bands, UM stand out as one of best, most creative metal bands around. Fuki is a living legend in Japan, is in at least four working bands, and has one of the most instantly recognizable voices in rock. Jill is, IMO, the best rock/fusion/metal violinist in the world, and the best since Jean-Luc Ponty. You have to see their all-instrumental series Quadratum--here is their cover of Yingwie Malmsteen: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2PLi3ewf9VshsU

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[@jokerdrogon2965]

I recommend two songs from Ankimo (Unlucky Morpheus). From Japan kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnTZZKZmiZmVrpI　「Unending Sorceress」 ＆ kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6CrgXaHqsigabc　「Knight of Sword」