In Decibel’s unending quest to reveal our light readership to as many corners of the intense music universe as potential, right now we carry you Dehumanizing Itatrain Worship. Hailing from China, D.I.W. are leaders, and probably sole purveyors of, the sub-genre often called Anime Slam. A quote nabbed from their Metallic Archives web page describes the typically quartet/typically quintet as a band whose “picture is closely influenced by the multimedia franchise, Love Stay! College Idol Mission Sequence. Nearly all of the band’s music titles are Love Stay! references, with their early materials additionally being dying steel re-arrangements of present songs.” Their 2016 debut, μ’Sick featured songs like “Suicide Blissful Vacation,” “僕らのSLAM 君とのSLAUGHTER” and “Unbalanced Brutal Love” with the band themselves proclaiming the EP as “six intense tracks of anime induced brutality following within the footsteps of dying steel acts comparable to Anal Bleeding, Ingested, Visceral Disgorge, and extra. Dehumanizing Itatrain Worship proves Anime Slam is right here to remain.”
As children are wont to do today, the band is releasing tracks from their upcoming second album (to be launched through Stillbirth Information/Gorehouse Productions) in suits and begins and whereas the work is in progress. The newest providing from their upcoming full size is the only/video for “Brutal Panzer,” a monitor that’s dripping with a great deal of dramatic chugging, djent-y chugging, online game noises, pinch harmonic squealing, breakdowns bloody breakdowns, and guttural vocal chameleon-ry, which isn’t truly be a phrase, however up till a minute in the past, most of you didn’t know Anime Slam was a factor. Whether or not it must be a factor or not, that’s so that you can determine. Says vocalist Kiryu Zhang: “We’re tremendous excited to introduce our new single, ‘Brutal Panzer’! That is our second monitor following ‘Track of the Neet’ and one of many standout songs from our upcoming album. I can’t wait to listen to what you all suppose—hoping you’ll find it irresistible as a lot as we do.
“Whereas engaged on this album, we spent numerous time reflecting on whether or not trendy instrument sounds actually match us. In the long run, we thought it will be cool to revisit a few of our earlier types. For this music, we even introduced again a member from our first EP days to assist with the association, including a particular contact to the monitor. The inspiration for ‘Brutal Panzer’ comes from the anime Women und Panzer, which tells the story of ladies driving tanks. Our guitarist is a large fan of this present and I really feel it mirrors our music effectively—it’s each candy and kawaii, but highly effective and brutal. Many may see Anime Slam as simply crudely mixing anime samples into slam brutal dying steel, however for us, it’s about crafting dying steel that feels like an anime music, creating a singular musical expertise. Now, we focus extra on mixing totally different music types seamlessly to supply one thing contemporary and thrilling.
“Thus far, we’ve accomplished 4 to 6 songs for the brand new album, aiming for a full-length launch of round 9 or ten tracks. I do know everybody’s keen, however we actually need to take the time to excellent every bit. In contrast to our final album, which was launched in 2023 however principally written round 2018, this new assortment displays our true aesthetic and ideas over these couple of years. I consider it will likely be heavier, crueler, extra enjoyable, and extra kawaii. I’m actually wanting ahead to the day you all get to listen to it!”
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