Jesus Wind

Description

Jesus Wind is an album by the Japanese power metal band Imari Tones, independently released by the band on Kitchen Knife Records in November 2017. It is a concept album about Japanese Christian history.

Amazingly, this is the 15th album from the Japanese Christian metal band. Some very impressive riffing opens the album and we’re off – pounding drums, pulsating bass, roomsfull of reverb, long held vocals at the limit of human hearing (check out «Repent» for a great example of the latter – probably the best vocal performance on the album). It’s germanic metal in a Helloween/Stryper/Axxis style, not quite fast enough to hit Dragonforce comparisons, except on the odd solo, but fast enough to keep the excitement level up. I was especially drawn to the rhythm/riffing guitar work which is exemplary throughout, especially on «Jee-You», «Saints Seeking Salvation» and «The Wave» (which is more Gary Moore/Def Leppard than the previous reference points). It’s fast, furious, throttling forwards and back as the song demands, clear even at top speed and has more energy than it has a right to, even veering dangerously close to punk on «Don’t Stop Walking» (with a lovely chanted closing line) and «New Jerusalem» whose main riff had a hint of «London Calling» about it. Some prog bands release instrumental versions of their albums as bonuses – here’s one metal band that could do so. Even on the gentler «Peace» it sounds like they’ve fed the acoustic guitars through a Marshall first. It works, giving the solo a chance to shine, without fighting the riffs going on behind it. Overall very accomplished and makes me want to hear more. [Paul S Ganney, Cross Rhythms, February 2018]

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CD tracklist:

01. Jee-You – 4:56
02. Dying Prophet – 4:57
03. God’s People – 5:03
04. Saints Seeking Salvation – 4:32
05. Bushido – 3:17
06. The War – 6:15
07. The Peace – 4:32
08. Remembrance – 1:16
09. The Wave – 4:34
10. When the Nation Falls – 4:40
11. This Is How Freedom Dies – 2:30
12. Repent – 5:06
13. Don’t Stop Walking – 3:29
14. Revolution – 4:19
15. New Jerusalem – 3:47

Note: Available at Bandcamp: https://imaritones.bandcamp.com/album/jesus-wind

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