Band of the Week: ALSDEAD

Alsdead have been active since 2008, causing a little bit of an uproar in the J-rock community. They captivated their audience almost immediately with their weird undertones upon which their otherwise more or less generic rock music rolls out.

It invites you to bang your head, while your hips also want some of the action due to the melodic and even electronic elements in it. "We assume mental disorder as a basis of music", they said, and judging from what comes out of these guys, I'd say they have succeeded. 

The aforementioned weirdness that's going on in the background of their songs does make one wonder if hallucination itself is part of the music. It's not exactly drug-inducing music in and of itself though, it doesn't sound like Pink Floyd went heavy metal. They just have a unique way of making one feel very calm and yet slightly paranoid.

5 years and 10 albums later, these guys have become a household name to most J-rock fans.

Official Website: http://www.alsdead.com