DELUHI - Departure [2010]

Well, they poured all of their focus into one song and it shows. However, it's fucking Soilwork + Emo + 1 small section of Prog Rock. So it's just as contrived and derivative as ever, and I just can't respect that. They are really interested in only one thing: copying what's popular in American "Something Core" (I can't bare to call it Metal) scene... That said, it is pretty catchy, but it fucking should be since all the shit they copied it from was also catchy.

Rating: 6

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DELUHI - Frontier [2010.06.16]

Promising riff, but then right into melodic metal. It's fairly contrived, and I'm kind of sick of the copy-cat attitude that they've been taking on the last 5 disks. Though, if I'm in the right mood, it can be catchy.

Rating: 6

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DELUHI - The farthest [2010.07.14]

Haven't started, but I'm going to assume this will be more of the same from Frontier, but perhaps they'll copy some newer style that we've done in America. So, more Metalcore with just a dash of Progressive Metal. Now they've been looking at either Dream Theater or Between the Buried and Me with light bulbs going on over their heads, an index finger pointed up, and a truncated "あ！！". "Departure" starts off so nicely and really makes me think that all will be well with this song, but then the fucking verse kicks in and ruins everything. This album is so goddamn thick with auto-tune that I think I'm going to fucking puke. I get the feeling that this band will never again go above a 6.5.

Rating: 6

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DELUHI - ユグドアライヴ -Yggdalive- [2009.11.04]

Impressive beginning track that shows off the more electronic side of DELUHI. However, "G.A.L.D" ends up feeling like the US's Pop Metal/Metalcore filth with the goddamn awful auto-tune vocals. "Revolver Blast" is much better and feels more like a proper Heavy/Thrash Metal song. They've jumped on the bandwagon by adding blasting sections. "Flow Snow" shows that DELUHI has been looking at Soilwork with envious eyes. Many of the verses and chorus' retain their Japanese rock identity. This album definitely has better structure, better writing, more soul, and higher energy than JAGANNATH, but it's all very clearly derivative and designed to sell.

Rating: 6.5

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