Re:O Mechanised Japancore with Gnarled Industrial Groove Metal in ‘Crimson Desire’

Re:O found the intersection between Bjork in her Army of Me era, Atari Teenage Riot and Static X in their latest mechanised juggernaut, Crimson Desire. Instead of hearing cogs grind in the instrumentals, you’re drenched in cataclysmic cascades of gnarled industrial groove metal pinched with hypersonic hooks that deliver the kind of escapism only possible when your synapses are scorched by searing hot machinations of electro-metal annihilation. With one of the most magnetic breakdowns in metal since Machine Head dropped Game Over, the track twists your system into knots as you follow the whirling dervish of sheer momentum. Tying it all together are vocals sweet and euphonic enough to counter the rancour, yet ferociously affecting enough to ensure the intensity is never diluted. Every harmony cuts through with razor-sharp precision. Formed in 2020 by vocalist, synth player and multi-instrumentalist Rio Suyama, the Japanese-British outfit has earned acclaim for their Japancore concoction of metalcore, industrial metal, J-Pop and dark pop. After reforming in 2023 with James Wright, Jon Roberts, James Stevens and later Alex Carli, they’ve stormed stages internationally and caught the attention of BBC Radio 1 and BBC Introducing Oxfordshire. With releases like Stains on My Soul, Ronin and The […] The post Re:O Mechanised Japancore with Gnarled Industrial Groove Metal in ‘Crimson Desire’ appeared first on A&R Factory.

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Re:O found the intersection between Bjork in her Army of Me era, Atari Teenage Riot and Static X in their latest mechanised juggernaut, Crimson Desire. Instead of hearing cogs grind in the instrumentals, you’re drenched in cataclysmic cascades of gnarled industrial groove metal pinched with hypersonic hooks that deliver the kind of escapism only possible when your synapses are scorched by searing hot machinations of electro-metal annihilation. With one of the most magnetic breakdowns in metal since Machine Head dropped Game Over, the track twists your system into knots as you follow the whirling dervish of sheer momentum. Tying it all together are vocals sweet and euphonic enough to counter the rancour, yet ferociously affecting enough to ensure the intensity is never diluted. Every harmony cuts through with razor-sharp precision. Formed in 2020 by vocalist, synth player and multi-instrumentalist Rio Suyama, the Japanese-British outfit has earned acclaim for their Japancore concoction of metalcore, industrial metal, J-Pop and dark pop. After reforming in 2023 with James Wright, Jon Roberts, James Stevens and later Alex Carli, they’ve stormed stages internationally and caught the attention of BBC Radio 1 and BBC Introducing Oxfordshire. With releases like Stains on My Soul, Ronin and The […]

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