Wild August: ONE OK ROCK

Another Japanese band that can't you possibly missed is ONE OK ROCK. I was first introduced to one of the tracks "The Beginning" used as soundtrack of Rurouni Kenshin movie. Of all the three albums I downloaded, there isn't any track that I don't like. The most recent ones are even better.

The band's name, One Ok Rock, comes from "one o'clock", the time that the band used to practice on weekends. However, noticing that Japanese made no distinction between r's and l's, they changed "o'clock" to "o'crock" (or "o'krock"), which was then separated to become "ok rock" (Wikipedia).

I love the fact that they perfectly combine rock, emo, metal, and alternative into their own style music. There's even a hint of post-hardcore. Metal or alternative rock, by itself is too heavy. Combining rock makes it easier to listen to while still retaining the original style's distinctive character. I can still give a few more reasons why they have become my favorite in such a short time...First, they are just about my age. You have to admit, there aren't many young musicians who are able to establish their own unique style of music. Mostly, they would just go commercial. Exactly the way big record company directs them to do. Secondly, these guys are C-cccrazyyy! Full package of craziness right there: it's in their expression, their music, their attitude. Everything is unique and that draws me in :)

Well, that's enough hint I might have a little crush on the band members lol. Let's get you acquainted with their music.

8th Single - Deeper Deeper/ Nothing Helps [2013]