RUBIA Leopard restrain their aggressiveness and escalate their intimidating and alluring vibes for Identity in yet another killer rock track.
DUEL FES is a series will count with the participation of the franchise’s bands – Impish Crow and RUBIA Leopard – in 4 consecutive releases.
RUBIA Leopard is a popular rock band within the franchise. It is fronted by AKANE (CV: Makoto Furukawa) and counts with guitarist KURONO (CV: Kaito Ishikawa), bassist MASHIRO (CV: Takuya Sato) and drummer HAIJI (CV: Natsuki Hanae).
Title: DIG-ROCK ―DUEL FES― Vol.3 Identity Label: TEAM Entertainment Inc. Release date: 26/08/2020 Genre: Rock
Tracklist:
1 - 久々の帰宅 2 - １/ｆノイズ 3 - やっぱりすごく嫌い 4 - 青天の霹靂 5 - ちょっと特別 6 - サプライズデイ 7 - Identity
Track analysis:
7 – Identity
RUBIA Leopard goes loud and assertive for Identity. Droned, muffled guitar riffs play in the background, serving as the canvas which Makoto Furukawa’s vocals will color this time around.
Raging guitar riffs, a deep bassline, and playful – yet simple – snary drums slowly build up hype in this track, carrying it over to the chorus after ramping up the tension for it, with speed picking up in the pre-chorus and then developing into a powerful chorus.
There’s something daring, intimidating about this song as a whole yet, underneath it, there is a bit of playfulness in it that adds a tasteful touch to this track.
Makoto Furukawa goes for a masterful performance – something that, by now, won’t come as a surprise to any RUBIA Leopard fan -, filled with flair and poise.
You can feel Furukawa’s confidence from his performance. The spotlight is on him and he’s enjoying every little bit of it while performing a music genre that he loves. His trademark vibrato was all over the track, another detail that makes his performance stand out.
All in all, Identity doesn’t go as loud and aggressive as Prisoner was but this kind of restrained aggression – with alluring and intimidating undertones – fits the group like a glove and is, in my opinion, the perfect greeting card for newcomers as it is, in my eyes (and ears) the best representation of who they are as a band.
DIG-ROCK ―DUEL FES― Vol.3 is available for purchase at CDJAPAN.
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