風土 · Fūdo Vol. 05 — 終演 · Shūen
風土 · Fūdo · Vol. 05

終演 · Shūen

The Encore Is Over

Twin guitar, leftover red, a PA that has not gone cold — 2010s Japanese power metal and hard rock as one sitting.

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Japanese 2010s power metal and hard rock as one listen: dual-lead sprint, riff gait, theatrical afterimage, keys. Not 80s thunder, not a Metal Opera. Same lane throughout — stay with it and see if the PA still answers after the encore. LOVEBITES is the door most people already know in this weather; the rest of the hour stays in that climate. Listen in order. The names below are the variations inside the lane.

  • Power — Twin guitar, high vocal, a sprint that still sounds like the set.
  • Hard — Riff-rock gait. Less pageantry, still a chorus.
  • Theatrical — Stage leftover. The hour keeps a ghost of the lights.
  • Keys — Neo-classical night. Arrangement as weather, not another sprint.

Runtime ≈ 48:33 (10 tracks )

  1. 01
    LOVEBITES — The Hammer of Wrath 2017 4:41
    The set still ringing. Thrash-leaning power metal — the riff that opens their night, still in the floor.
  2. 02
    BAND-MAID — DOMINATION 2018 3:53
    Shorter, riff-rock. A gait change so the hour is not a third twin-guitar chorus.
  3. 03
    Mary’s Blood — Marionette 2014 4:54
    Theatrical mid-fast. First Mary’s Blood — a stage ghost without becoming 自業自得.
  4. 04
    BAND-MAID — After Life 2020 3:24
    Later BAND-MAID, tighter punch. The sit moving years without leaving the lane.
  5. 05
    GALNERYUS — Temptation Through the Night 2012 6:11
    Keys and mid-tempo. Night as arrangement — longest cut until the closer.
  6. 06
    Mary’s Blood — Campanula 2014 5:38
    Bell-flower mid. Second and last Mary’s Blood. Sustain after GALNERYUS, then leave her catalog.
  7. 07
    LOVEBITES — Don't Bite the Dust (Awakened Version) 2017 4:14
    Gallop, Awakened Version. Same door as Hammer of Wrath, less wrath — still LOVEBITES.
  8. 08
    GALNERYUS — Hunting for Your Dream 2012 5:24
    Anthem, album cut. Bigger chorus so the hour peaks here, not on the last riff.
  9. 09
    BAND-MAID — endless Story 2019 3:45
    Groove from a later record. After the anthem the sit needs a gait, not a third power-metal chorus.
  10. 10
    LOVEBITES — Swan Song 2020 6:29
    Later LOVEBITES, 2020. Lower heat than Hammer, still counted. Sprint in, swan song out.

LOVEBITES is the door — Tokyo, 2016, dual leads and a sprint. This sit stays in 2010s Japanese power metal and hard rock: BAND-MAID for the gait, GALNERYUS for the keys, Mary’s Blood for the theatrical room. Listen in order. If nothing clicks, the encore wasn’t yours.

Why these cuts
  1. 01 · LOVEBITES — The Hammer of Wrath

    Opener has to still be the set. 4:41 thrash-leaning power metal, no fade-in — the riff LOVEBITES walk on with, still ringing. Leftover heat, not an encore last riff. Leaves a floor so DOMINATION can arrive as a gait change.

  2. 02 · BAND-MAID — DOMINATION

    First no-twin-guitar pageantry. WORLD DOMINATION studio 3:53, riff-rock. Proves the lane can move without LOVEBITES. Cannot follow with another BAND-MAID or the three clump.

  3. 03 · Mary’s Blood — Marionette

    First Mary’s Blood, theatrical mid-fast, Countdown to Evolution 4:54. Stage ghost after the gait — not Counter Strike, not the march. Cannot follow with another Mary’s Blood or the two clump.

  4. 04 · BAND-MAID — After Life

    Second BAND-MAID, Unseen World / 2020 single 3:24. Later production than DOMINATION so the walk is a band, not one album. Tighter punch. Then the sit can drop into keys.

  5. 05 · GALNERYUS — Temptation Through the Night

    First GALNERYUS. Angel of Salvation studio 6:11, keys and mid-tempo. Longest cut until the closer. Night as arrangement, not another riff-walk. Title does the weather.

  6. 06 · Mary’s Blood — Campanula

    Second and last Mary’s Blood. Campanula 5:38, same CTE album as Marionette, different register — sustain, not another sprint. Then leave her catalog.

  7. 07 · LOVEBITES — Don't Bite the Dust (Awakened Version)

    Second LOVEBITES, Awakened Version 4:14, not the EP cut. Gallop, easier than Hammer of Wrath. Same door, different heat. Cannot follow with another LOVEBITES or the three clump.

  8. 08 · GALNERYUS — Hunting for Your Dream

    Anthem, 5:24 album cut — not the 5:04 single, not the 1:21 TV size. Bigger chorus than Don’t Bite the Dust so the hour peaks here. Then the sit needs a gait, not a third power-metal chorus.

  9. 09 · BAND-MAID — endless Story

    Third BAND-MAID, CONQUEROR 3:45. Groove after the anthem. Third album so WORLD DOMINATION is not the whole walk. Last of the gait. A punch this late cannot close; the sit still needs a dissolve.

  10. 10 · LOVEBITES — Swan Song

    Third and last LOVEBITES. Electric Pentagram 2020 studio 6:29. Lower heat than Hammer of Wrath or Don’t Bite the Dust. Bookend: sprint in, swan song out. Not another Awakening from Abyss cut, and not a lament after it.