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[Bad Wolf]

Originally Posted by jbrat2219

Maybe I need a definition of metal, because none it sounds "metal" to me O_O; While I agree their stuff is heavy, I wouldn't call it metal... Marrow of a Bone is metal to me, nothing else LOL.

I think that they're alternative metal--which, for me, means they aren't your typical metal band (like some western acts: Metallica, Coal Chamber, etc.); they have interesting compositions that normally wouldn't be found in a metal band but they still contain that hard sound. Actually... Diru have had this sound for a while~ you can find traces of it on their second album (Rasetsukoku and Hydra), and as each album came out it progressed more and more. I think TMOAB was just their take on a western metal/hardcore sound. And album like UROBOROS for example is definitely alternative metal, because it just doesn't fit into any preconceived notion or example of metal. It's entirely Diru's own.