MAXIMUM THE HORMONE/ASTERISM/BLACK HELLEBORE/ELEINE/PSYCHOGRAPHY- THE MEGA-BOWL

BTW, the kids of Asterism were only 16 through 18 years old when they did that show, started when they were 10 and 13 years old, Hal-Ca the guitarist is a prodigy and she can put all male guitarists to shame the two boys Miyo and Mio are brothers and they met at a competition when they were very young and been together ever since. Hal-Ca and Miyo are 20 years old now and Mio is 22 I already have their entire collection except for the new EP Guernica A+ which is fantastic a very new breed of metal but inspired by the old classics. Hal-Ca has already covered many of the greats like Michael Schenker, Yngwie Malmsteen, Satriani, Via, and Ritchie Blackmoore. Check out their MV Rising Moon it’s a must watch https://youtu.be/IfxMi0Bx4x0

Hal-Ca…. the guitarist in Asterism was just sixteen years old when this was recorded. The mind boggles to think what she’ll be like in another ten years. She is possibly one of the most gifted young guitarists on the planet.

The 7string bass was specially made by ESP for him only…….their latest 2021 songs Gunfire, Faded, Church

Yes asterism! Please check out the videos they uploaded recently. They have always been amazing musicians. From their recent works, you can feel that their composition is more mature. And they are still very young🔥

“When we get to 1k”….LOL”……I totally digged Asterism and Hellebore. That Eliene was giving me Amy Lee vibes, and I really like that chick. Definitely want to see more of those! Psychography, they seemed really garage band to me like they are just getting into it, slightly unpolished, so good that I expect them to grow into more than they are, and that was really good. …….. Life and energy. Energy is only converted, never destroyed- spirit. Life is the power and emotion is alignment. We ride in the river of spirit, pushed and pulled around. We attract the alignment of charge that we create, and the currents carry us always forward. When the mind is clear, searching, we dip in the past, present, future, and find synchronicity.

MtH and Asterism? That’s gonna be good 😉

The song by Maximum The Hormone is about Ryo’s (guitarist/Vocals , and brother to the drummer Nao) youth being mobbed at school. Just knowing that is enough to “get” the song, even if you don’t understand the language … so much hope, rage and teenage angst epxressed perfectly.

The shredding at the end of the Asterism video reminds me of Frank Marino’s playing on Mahogany Rush Live, from the 1970’s. Everyone who is not familiar should check it out.

And thank you to you and your commenters who brought that genius from asterism! Holy crap. Jumping in that rabbit hole.

Asterism is a god band 🤟🏼

MAXIMUM THE HORMONE & ASTERISM are in the top 10 of my favorite Japanese bands. ASTERISM is in my opinion the most talented young metal band in the world and they are not only super talented musicians but also very educated young people whose interests are very serious and mature, which they included in their music, so the theme of their latest album is Civil War in Spain. I became infected with Japanese rock and metal music a little over a year ago and I’ve heard hundreds of bands so far, and I can say that if someone asked me to show him just one band from Japan representing their scene, it would be without a doubt was MAXIMUM THE HORMONE. Nothing more needs to be said about this band and its impact on the entire current Japanese music scene.
If you want to hear another strong trio that is as skilled as Asterism but with vocals, I warmly recommend Sokoninaru. For a start, I recommend their somewhat less chaotic and complicated song, which is somewhere in the middle of: “Metalin” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVlpVQ_sXqQ.
I’m more of a rock guy and I don’t listen to a lot of western metal. I listen to Japanese metal with pleasure because it is very melodic and the musicians are on another level. About 90% of the music I currently listen to comes from Japan, so I would like to recommend something that falls into this small 10% exception. It is the German metal band Null Positiv. This band is ideal for guys like me who listen to rock and want to get influence metal music, because it is a link to harder genres of metal music. In my opinion, German is much more suitable for metal than English, and singer Elli Berlin is, in my opinion, the best metal singer I have heard (Unknown Metal Queen). I recommend the song “Hass” (Hate) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo4Ppm6QzpQ
Keep up the great reactions, all the best!