Even if you don't like this version, you can't deny that this is what -ZAN- is supposed to be. I think that the old -ZAN-, while good in its own ways, can't be taken seriously as a heavy song. Sure it had all the components of a metal song, but deep down it was just a VK band trying to be hardcore. Now, that is not to say the old -ZAN- is a bad song, but I think don't think it truly obtained its potential.
Now we have the new -ZAN-, a merciless aural assault determined to make your ears bleed. This is the absolute craziness the original -ZAN- should have been! This is purely vicious metal! Dir en grey got it down this time, and the result is awesome.
The one thing about the new -ZAN- that I don't like though, is that everything that made the original special (and not just "meh"-tal) is absent; Kyo's maniacal laughter/choking and all that. From what I understand, -ZAN- is about insanity. The first song showed that but this version doesn't. Instead, it just sounds completely angry.
Well, that's all I have to say about that. Thanks for reading.
I agree with you on that. The old -ZAN- was the -ZAN- on the surface with the intricate, gaudy, extreme make-up and costume and Kyo's vocal flourishes. The new -ZAN- is the actual spirit. It literally sounds like Hell, aggression and insanity. It's loud, dark, and fast. The thing I love most about this song though is that it is a metal song but Dir en grey managed to write it well enough to maintain a sense of structure, melody, harmony and musicianship.
I agree with you on that. The old -ZAN- was the -ZAN- on the surface with the intricate, gaudy, extreme make-up and costume and Kyo's vocal flourishes. The new -ZAN- is the actual spirit. It literally sounds like Hell, aggression and insanity. It's loud, dark, and fast. The thing I love most about this song though is that it is a metal song but Dir en grey managed to write it well enough to maintain a sense of structure, melody, harmony and musicianship.
Even if you don't like this version, you can't deny that this is what -ZAN- is supposed to be. I think that the old -ZAN-, while good in its own ways, can't be taken seriously as a heavy song. Sure it had all the components of a metal song, but deep down it was just a VK band trying to be hardcore. Now, that is not to say the old -ZAN- is a bad song, but I think don't think it truly obtained its potential.
Now we have the new -ZAN-, a merciless aural assault determined to make your ears bleed. This is the absolute craziness the original -ZAN- should have been! This is purely vicious metal! Dir en grey got it down this time, and the result is awesome.
The one thing about the new -ZAN- that I don't like though, is that everything that made the original special (and not just "meh"-tal) is absent; Kyo's maniacal laughter/choking and all that. From what I understand, -ZAN- is about insanity. The first song showed that but this version doesn't. Instead, it just sounds completely angry.
Well, that's all I have to say about that. Thanks for reading.
I agree with you on that. The old -ZAN- was the -ZAN- on the surface with the intricate, gaudy, extreme make-up and costume and Kyo's vocal flourishes. The new -ZAN- is the actual spirit. It literally sounds like Hell, aggression and insanity. It's loud, dark, and fast. The thing I love most about this song though is that it is a metal song but Dir en grey managed to write it well enough to maintain a sense of structure, melody, harmony and musicianship.
I agree with you on that. The old -ZAN- was the -ZAN- on the surface with the intricate, gaudy, extreme make-up and costume and Kyo's vocal flourishes. The new -ZAN- is the actual spirit. It literally sounds like Hell, aggression and insanity. It's loud, dark, and fast. The thing I love most about this song though is that it is a metal song but Dir en grey managed to write it well enough to maintain a sense of structure, melody, harmony and musicianship.