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>Q:
Also, wouldn’t you say that the Metal-ness of the songs has gone up in scale?

>Kobametal:
Do you think so?!

I think that is just a happenstance. There are other songs as well that didn’t make it into this album. And some of those songs are more Pop in nature. Well, I guess you could say that when we were considering many factors it was these 12 songs that formed themselves into the album. For example, it is fair to question if a song like ‘No Rain, No Rainbow’ can be considered a Metal song or not (Laughs). In terms of the balance of things it may be true that it lies more on the Metal side of things but I feel there are various types of songs on the ablum.

>Q:
From my own personal image I think it has a X Japan ‘Blue Blood’ feel to it. That refers to the way the songs are laid out as well as the positioning of the Ballards. There is no doubt about it being Metal and yet it is incredibly rich in variety.

>Kobametal:
I hope that is how it is (Laughs). The theme at all times is that of ‘taking trip through the sub-genres of Metal’. It is like asking ‘Where have we not explored yet?’. In other words, there are many different components involved.


>Hedoban interview with Kobametal 2016 March. An interview analyzing all 12 songs

>http://www.allthingsjapan.org/interview-with-kobametal-hedoban-vol-10-part-1/