#44: Crow×Class (黒鴉組)
The band is a testimony of how far Japanese music has gone in terms of adoption of folk elements.
Background Info (consolidated from different websites)
Country of origin: Japan
Location: Tokyo
Status: Inactive/Split-up?
Formed in: 2011
Genre: folk rock, J-rock, heavy metal
Lyrical themes: various
Current label:
Years active: 2011–2015?
Like Wagakki Band after them, Crow×Class’s pioneering music is not confine rigidly to metal. The highlight of their sound is its folk aspect — the koto, shakuhachi, shamisen, wadaiko, which are put to the forefront by the players and the vocalist, the quintet themselves, some of whom are members of Wagakki band. Crow×Class’s style is distinctly more aggressive though. Their heavy songs, range from thrashy like Ai-Shinkuro to death metal-like with the blast beats and growls and all, such as Karakuri-Meiro.
Favorite Albums:
- Hatsugenshuu / 初音源集 (2012)
Favorite Songs:
- Rinne-tensei / 輪廻転生 (Single, 2014)
- Kiriguro / 霧黒 (Hatsugenshuu)
- Karakurimeiro / カラクリ迷路 (Hatsugenshuu)
PREVIOUS ARTICLE: #43: Amocualli
NEXT ARTICLE: #45: Ulytau (Ұлытау)
