With PLUNKLOCK having only debuted
around a little more than a year now, the band has experienced some great opportunities.
First, touring Europe then coming back with a new look, and then releasing
their 1st mini album in February 2012. The band was also so kind
enough to have an interview with VKH! PLUNKLOCK is now back with their new single,
World is Mine, released in July. The band’s PV for the track, World is Mine,
was released only a few days after their single.
This
song is a very hard, dynamic, pretty heavy song. Sorry having a hard time
trying to find the words to explain this song’s sound. It’s insane! Funny
thing about it though is that the video doesn’t really show the tone of the
song. Perhaps the band is letting the song, instead of the PV speak for them? The
most changes in the PV is the fades and the special lighting effects.
However, because of how simple the PV is and its main focus is the band, it means that the PV is solely meant for the song to be showcased and to be heard, especially when the lyrics are shown on the screen.
What
makes this song so dynamic is even though when the song starts out and has
nothing but chords that are major (happy sounding chords which makes that poppy
sound), later on the in the song you hear the songs change its key to a minor
bringing out some dark heaviness that is visual kei. That change doesn’t come
until after the second verse then song takes this slower tempo (@ 1:44) before
going back into the chorus and changing back to major chords. With the songs
many dynamic changes, this is what makes the song so interesting to listen to.
What are the big instruments in
this song? The drums and the lead guitar! The drums are a big part of this
song, and they do a good job of getting the listener’s attention. The drums
start off the song, but also lead the band into its many tempo and key changes.
This is one talented drummer that mainly showcases his drum fill skills by
opening the song with it, then showing his diversity in rhythms throughout the
song from beginning with the original tempo, changing tempo for the screaming
part, then again for the slow down, then once again for the breakdown before
the guitar solo, to change back to the original for the end until his shows off
what he can do before the song ends when it’s just drums and guitar. Another
thing about these drums is that they are very cymbal heavy and head heavy (toms,
snare), not much of any double bass which is common for a heavy metal sound.
Even if there is some double bass in the song, they don’t make it very easy to
hear.
The lead guitar follows along the same lines as the drums but only every once and a while. For instance the intro, the lead guitar has its own little riff after the drums start off the song. As the song continues from the beginning you can slightly hear the lead guitar play spider like scales in the background behind the sound wall of chords but it comes out fully during the small breaks in between verses and chorus. You can also hear it during the slow down before the guitar changes from high octave scales to lower chunky sounding scales during the breakdown before his solo at 2:53.
The lead guitar follows along the same lines as the drums but only every once and a while. For instance the intro, the lead guitar has its own little riff after the drums start off the song. As the song continues from the beginning you can slightly hear the lead guitar play spider like scales in the background behind the sound wall of chords but it comes out fully during the small breaks in between verses and chorus. You can also hear it during the slow down before the guitar changes from high octave scales to lower chunky sounding scales during the breakdown before his solo at 2:53.
This is a driving type of song that
you can easily bob your head to. Give PLUNKLOCK some love for this PV, and don’t
forget to check out their interview with us!
-Sawako
Sources:
PLUNKLOCK Interview: VKH
Europe Tour: VKH
Live in Russia: VHK
Single Details: VKH
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