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9) Wow Wow War - You'll Melt More!
The idol queens of mixing up styles decided this year that their release was going to be ska focused even with the Shaker Peacemaker cover referencing Two Tone Ska pioneers The Specials. Wow Wow War is everything you want from a ska song. Upbeat with plenty of brass and a bouncing guitar throughout. The chorus is of course meant for the crowd to sing along too.
8)Great War - Sabaton
2019 was a big year for Sabaton as mentioned earlier. The title track for their Great War album is epic with a choir singing the chorus and behind the lead singer in tracks.
7) Heartless Scat - Ningen Isu
The song that pushed Ningen Isu to youtube stardom. With rock seemingly trending towards to almost exact call backs to past bands it was refreshing to hear something that was certainly influenced, Black Sabbath in this case, but was not an exact copy of the style down to vocal inflections. This is a modern classic in a sense. It is a modern song but certainly looks back to the early days of metal with evil doomy guitar riffs that give way to solos.
6)Romance Sect - Zenbu Kimi No Sei Da
The penultimate song before Zenkimi's lineup change this year. It is typical of their style. Just on the side of metal with each member switching off vocals and only really harmonizing on the chorus. The bonus here is Hitomi Yotsu gets to display her skill in harsh vocals for just a moment. I wish they would do more of it.
5) Kazemachi Time Travel - Shihatsu Machi Underground
A relative newcomer to the alt-idol circuit. Shihatsu Machi Underground has carved out a niche for themselves producing groove based rock that is a bit on the cool side with just a bit of bluesy flare. It is music that you can't help but nod your head along too.
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