Nocturnal
User type Normal User since 5/12/2009
Famed discover of Death Metal talent, and a lead guitarist himself, Rob G is a member of the real life death metal band "Gather Darkness," and when he is not doing Lovecraftian summoning rituals and grinding souls into oblivion with his band, he is watching anime and playing a helluva lot of games. His love of death metal is only equalled by his love of Japan, Japanese, and all the rest. He is even getting an MFA in Japanese Studies... And owns way too many guitars.
Recent activity
| 763 days ago: Minagoroshi are in the studio |
| 776 days ago: Minagoroshi announce news |
| 1035 days ago: I Am Death Alive released by Minagoroshi |
| 1037 days ago: Minagoroshi announce news |
| 1063 days ago: Sanctity of the Infernal released by Living Dead God |
| 1068 days ago: Living Dead God announce news |
| 1070 days ago: Shinjuku Death Moon released by Minagoroshi |
| 1075 days ago: Minagoroshi are in the studio |
| 1078 days ago: Minagoroshi announce news |
| 1081 days ago: Minagoroshi are in the studio |
Recent Albums / EPs
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Death in Details EPDate Released: 5/12/2009 Tracks: 5 Sales: 9 Listens: 12 Remastered, re-recorded, re-released in 2009, the 10th anniversary of the band's formation and original recording venture (which was tracked in various Karaoke boxes in Osaka), the re-release of this coveted EP marks the rebirth of the band itself. Featuring parts and samples from the ambience of the first EP, it also features all original members on these brilliant updates to some of their classic first songs. |
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Tokyo HarumageddonDate Released: 5/13/2009 Tracks: 10 Sales: 10 Listens: 14 After 5 years, a new album appears from the Osaka five piece J-Death band MINAGOROSHI! And it packs a megaton-load of furious riffs, vitriolic, evil "Engrish" lyrics, subdual bass lines, and fierce, spasm-inducing blast beats. The growth of the band is quite apparent in the technical displays of musicianship on this album, especially lead guitarist DIEsuke's copious solos and Harada's frenetic drumming. Its epic scope of death and horror is sure to please both longtime and new coming fans. |
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From the Unholy Sepulcher EPDate Released: 5/14/2009 Tracks: 5 Sales: 6 Listens: 6 Though being released with a more "neutral" cover, the original of Jesus eating those attending his resurrection not going over quite well, being censored 5 times by various entities, this EP is finally being let off the chain by AfterHours Records Europe! A gory, blasphemous cacophony, full of "wall of sound" instrumental tactics, this vile production may take prisoners... but then execute them. |
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The Time of JudasDate Released: 5/16/2009 Tracks: 11 Sales: 4 Listens: 4 Recorded at the "Factory" in Liverpool, this first full-length effort by the British Black metalers radiates palpable evil. It includes ambient, instrumental tracks with samples "recorded in the haunted Factory halls at midnight." The basement quality of the band's EP is gone, and nowhere to be found again. Instead, under the guidance of famed Norwegian Black Metal producer Sven Thordreg, LDG sounds polished, massive, and sure to be struck down by lightning at any moment. |
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Shinjuku Death MoonDate Released: 6/16/2009 Tracks: 13 Sales: 14 Listens: 20 Originally released in 2001 as MG's first studio album, AfterHours Records Tokyo is pleased to let this back out of the vault. However, this is far from a reissue. With the band's original lineup back together, they re-tracked the entire album as part of "getting backu in synku" with where they once where. Instead of the low quality, "Karaoke Box" quality of the original, this version is as polished as possible, and as evil and bloody as ever. The album that defined classic J-Death is reborn! |
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Sanctity of the InfernalDate Released: 6/23/2009 Tracks: 14 Sales: 6 Listens: 6 Surprisingly complex in delivery and filled with punishing drum work, pulsing bass, roaring guitars, and evil, oddly periodically melodic vocals, the tracks on this album further add ghostly choral arrangements, the chilling peal of bells, and the chanting of vile monks in full instrumental segments. "Sanctity of the Infernal" is all about atmosphere. Based on the idea of "What would a 'church' service be like in Hell?" LDG's vision is a 'religious' foray into the "spirituality of the Damned." |
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I Am Death AliveDate Released: 7/21/2009 Tracks: 13 Sales: 15 Listens: 23 MG's second full-length studio album is infamous among J-Death fans because of its change in direction. Backing off a bit on the all-out grindfests of tremolo picked guitar playing and blast beat drum infernos, the songs on this album are strangely melodic with elements of J-pop. Vocalist Akuma even sings his vocals on some tracks! However, It still tackles standard MG themes of death and horrific mutilation. The combination makes for an extremely eerie sortie into a different side of the band. |
