Beast of Blood by MALICE MIZER
1. Beast of Blood
2. Baptism of Blood
3. Beast of Blood (Instrumental)
Released on June 21, 2001 as MALICE MIZER’s fifth single of the Klaha Era.
Beast of Blood is obviously a dark song, really to be honest I had no idea Klaha was singing in Engrish for most of this… It really seemed to sound like Japanese or his own made-up language. It is the second to the last single MALICE MIZER made before their “hiatus”, this single was also released on the anniversary of their drummer’s death, Kami-sama (R.I.P). Like the title claims this is definitely another song about vampires, Mana-sama liked to write these kinds of songs for Klaha due to the sound of his voice. Beast of Blood is really about having a vampire or some sort of beast within having a strong desire for blood, craving it limitlessly and not feeling any fear or sadness about letting all the blood spill from the victims. XD As twisted and heartless as that sounds it is amazing catchy, at first it sounds like Bach made a guest appearance but all and all it has great sound adding to the beast theme. One of the best tracks in the Klaha era, and is another surprise MALICE MIZER gave to us, yes this song is kind of unexpected… I enjoy that fact very much.
Baptism of Blood follows the same track as Beast of Blood left off on.. XD Again this whole song is in pure HARDCORE Engrish, I can’t really decipher what Klaha is trying to say but I really am mishearing him. Baptism of Blood is also about letting desire come over you and the beast within shall make more blood spill as a ceremony. How dark and creepy, I wonder how depressed Mana-sama was when he wrote this.. It is a little frightening to see from him. Mostly this song is actually yell/talking, with a Schwarz Stein type of beat forming in the background which actually makes it more interesting to listen to. At the end a strange sound of garbage can or some
thing is making a heartbeat noise, which really does add on the creepy effect of the song. I dislike this song/non-song, it isn’t long at all and it is still a lot like Beast of Blood and the Engrish was annoying to me. XD
To my surprise, my version of this single had a “Secret Track” on it.. I have no idea what the real title of the instrumental is, since it is titled “Secret Track”..XD It is about 6 minutes long and a beautiful piece to listen to, unfortunately I got bored after 3 minutes.. I still love there is another extra track here.
3 out 5
Beast of Blood could have really been better without Baptism of Blood being EXACTLY THE SAME as Beast if Blood.. >:I Although it does have that factor, I really enjoyed this single. It is dark and lively, in which is always a plus. Still, they could have done something more with Baptism of Blood, and kind of changed the theme or something to make it as great as Beast of Blood. That would definitely make a huge difference for this single.
Puzzle ring was my very first song by Vidoll and I instantly fell in love with them after seeing the PV along with this song. This is a beautiful song, you’d think with the title and the beginning scene of the PV that this song would be all about sex.. It isn’t, this song is about trying to find the one you truly love and not being separated by the odds that get in the way and to deal with thoses odds as one. So, basically Vidoll is making a similie and a symbol. The puzzle ring symbolizes a strong bond between two people in love. Once a puzzle ring is pulled apart from one another, the two people seem to be separated and no longer a strong bond. That makes this song even more deep, the way Jui sings makes it feel like he is hurt by the separation which makes the sound of the song… A little off, the intro sounds right but the after the first chorus the song begins to become upbeat, maybe he is expressing their separation is over? The only slow and prom-sounding slow dance parts occur in the chorus, all the rest of the song is beautifully upbeat and fun. A great intro to a single, honestly this is their best song yet.
While Puzzle ring is sweet and slow, Nausea is fast and sounds.. like barf. XD Actually this song refers to how people make Jui ill because they underestimate him and he wants know why that is. Nausea is a hardcore rock song, with the hardcore screaming.. Which makes this song even more enjoyable to me, but I’m just wondering why the hell would you put a love song with a angry yelly song together on a single >:I That makes absolutely no since what-so-ever. Still this song is also as great as Puzzle ring, dark and lively also really catchy after the second or third time. *listening to it on repeat* Jui doesn’t sound at all pissed in this song, which makes me a little iffy on it, since this song is about him against the world literally. The guy yelling in the background sounds pissed as hell like someone ate the last piece of pie, which does make up for Jui’s lack of emotions. He sounds THE SAME…EVERYTIME. Can’t he be like Kanon and change the tone of his voice to match the song?
Gaga Syrup sounds like Jui went to Lady GaGa’s house, murdered her and used her blood for his breakfast of pancakes..Gaga Syrup meaning addictive syrup, is about how Jui goes into the deep woods to find spring and runs into a woman who gives him this delicious red fruit once he gets the fruit he becomes addicted to it and decides to stay where he is at. Losing all reason to move forward from that spot, only wishing for a perfect world in which he lost his innocence to the nectar. Wow, deep and sounds familiar kind of like the Bible and the Forbidden Fruit in the Garden of Eden. As strange as the summary of the lyrics sound along with its title, this song begins out hardcore like Nausea and turns into another rock song. Which is why I’m still wondering why these songs are together on this single.. Within the song they managed to put in a violin adding more a darker and deep effect to the song, this song all around with its lyrics and hard rock this song was intended for it. Gaga Syrup is strange and some parts in the song are rather boring, but it is another experiment for Vidoll as well I actually like this song. It does grow on you, if you don’t like it at first listen to it again. XD
小悪魔ヘヴン is a weird single to release on a 10th anniversary, but it is a change for GACKT. He has kind of sticked to mainly rock music, now he is adding more to work with. 小悪魔ヘヴン sounds strange with tech noises playing in the background, but I find it catchy and really fun to listen to. The interesting part about this song is that GACKT is singing in a woman’s perspective and this song happens to be even more perverted than his trademark song “Vanilla”. He is making fun of the girls who appear in the popular Japanese magazine, “Koakuma Ageha” which means “Little Devil Butterfly”. That is why he dressed in that way on the cover with all those girls who look like the girls from the magazine. The lyrics are strange in this song, no one really knows if he is for or against these girls. Even though this song already as a bad reputation the internet XD, I really enjoy all the noises and fun instruments GACKT has arranged in it, even how he changed his voice to match the sound of the music. Very upbeat with brass and strings into one with a side of pop, great changes.
with the beat and cello. The mood I felt while listening to this song was empty, like someone was trying to keep you away from the world or you were keeping something from someone. Another mood swing to this album.
a’s albums.. To follow up on the strange intro is the sounds of bubbles popping, but a cute beat in the background makes the bubble noises less noticeable. Kanon’s voice is kind of poor in some parts of this song, when she makes that whiny voice for no reason, even though she is trying to emphasize she is totally bored out of her mind.. But it really hurts to listen to, some people might mistake the noise for something else.. XD This is not my favorite song, but it is fun sometimes to listen to.
e, and struggling against the world. After the beginning part of the song, it became easier to listen to, the sounds of the it are enjoyable and seem to guide the true feelings of no escape. Not really my favorite song, but it does have a catchy chorus which makes up for it.