衢祭 · Chimata Fest 2018 — A show that could have happened in 2018
衢祭 · Chimata Fest · B1F

CHIMATA FEST 2018 vol. 1

A show that could have happened in 2018

They say there was a door that only opened if you already knew the way. Four bands on different roads, stacked for one night that never needed a real flyer. Most people never found the stairs. Listen in bill order: this is as close as that night still comes.

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Runtime ≈ 69:38 (15 tracks · live)

O.A. Paledusk

Fukuoka metalcore kids — still climbing the stairs in 2018.

Set ≈ 12:01 · 3 tracks · MusicBrainz

  1. 01
    Our Ways 4:45
  2. 02
    F.T.F. 2:51
  3. 03
    Bonds 4:25

exist†trace

All-female visual kei metal — twin guitars and velvet dusk.

Set ≈ 18:37 · 4 tracks · MusicBrainz

  1. 04
    TRUE 4:35
  2. 05
    RESONANCE 4:30
  3. 06
    海の雫 (Umi no Shizuku) 4:52
  4. 07
    Ambivalence 4:40

VORCHAOS

King Records metalcore — chaos forged into hooks.

Set ≈ 16:05 · 3 tracks · MusicBrainz

  1. 08
    Singularity 4:58
  2. 09
    Chaos Core 5:21
  3. 10
    光溢れる場所 (Hikari Afureru Basho) 5:46

Headliner BLOOD STAIN CHILD

Osaka trance-metal veterans — melodic death under neon sky.

Set ≈ 22:55 · 5 tracks · MusicBrainz

  1. 11
    FREEDOM 4:17
  2. 12
    Embrace Me 4:58
  3. 13
    Final Sky 4:03
  4. 14
    ETERNAL 4:31
  5. 15
    NUCLEAR TRANCE 5:06