Blue
Today's song is a few days late, but it doesn't really matter. XD
The Birthday Massacre - Blue
Today, we're going into more of a "hardcore" direction. This song is the heaviest of all the stuff I've uploaded so far. If you were to genre-fy it, you could say that it has both elements of new-wave goth rock and electronica. In short, it's "darkwave."
The Birthday Massacre is a female-fronted darkwave group from Canada. They have a small cult following, but haven't gained any immense popularity since their first album was released a couple years ago. Blue is from their latest release, "Violet." The album itself combines songs that are on the more metal side, like Blue and Lover's End, but also has quite a few cute, almost pop-y songs, which I think is great for showing the versatility of the band.
But anyway. One of the many things that I like about Blue as a song is that the heavy metal is so cleanly juxtaposed against the clinking of bells. It sounds like a dark twist on a familiar fairy tale. Along with that, Chibi's voice goes from sweet, clear and innocent in the main body of the song to a low, furious, almost growling whisper as she sings the chorus. Although there is not too much you can say about the clean simplicity of her voice, she's really one of the better female vocalists for this type of band out there.
Thy lyrics of the song are disjointed and perfect, you can't ever quite tell what it's about. To me, it seems to be a parallel of two people, who both see the color blue as meaning something completely different. One sees it as a symbol of innocence while the other sees it as dark, morbid and evil. I think their lyrics are typically well written, and are very poetic with hidden significance that you might not quite catch the first or second time through.
Lyrics
Video The video fits the song perfectly, I think. It's very dark, creepy, and goes along with that theme of twisted-fairy-tale I mentioned earlier.
Next Due: Feb. 13
The Birthday Massacre - Blue
Today, we're going into more of a "hardcore" direction. This song is the heaviest of all the stuff I've uploaded so far. If you were to genre-fy it, you could say that it has both elements of new-wave goth rock and electronica. In short, it's "darkwave."
The Birthday Massacre is a female-fronted darkwave group from Canada. They have a small cult following, but haven't gained any immense popularity since their first album was released a couple years ago. Blue is from their latest release, "Violet." The album itself combines songs that are on the more metal side, like Blue and Lover's End, but also has quite a few cute, almost pop-y songs, which I think is great for showing the versatility of the band.
But anyway. One of the many things that I like about Blue as a song is that the heavy metal is so cleanly juxtaposed against the clinking of bells. It sounds like a dark twist on a familiar fairy tale. Along with that, Chibi's voice goes from sweet, clear and innocent in the main body of the song to a low, furious, almost growling whisper as she sings the chorus. Although there is not too much you can say about the clean simplicity of her voice, she's really one of the better female vocalists for this type of band out there.
Thy lyrics of the song are disjointed and perfect, you can't ever quite tell what it's about. To me, it seems to be a parallel of two people, who both see the color blue as meaning something completely different. One sees it as a symbol of innocence while the other sees it as dark, morbid and evil. I think their lyrics are typically well written, and are very poetic with hidden significance that you might not quite catch the first or second time through.
Lyrics
Video The video fits the song perfectly, I think. It's very dark, creepy, and goes along with that theme of twisted-fairy-tale I mentioned earlier.
Next Due: Feb. 13