Mini-album: vistlip - Revolver

Revolver

Date released: 23.4.2008.

Track list
1. EDY [PV]
2. BLACK-TAIL
3. the surface
4. Moon Light Snow Rabbits
5. July VIIth

Even though I've had this single for at least a month (this is what you get when you have good intentions: your friend leaks your debut release on the internet a month before it's release), but out of fairness I have decided to review it after it's release. Vistlip is a young, talented Visual kei band who deserves better friends than the asses who leak their stuff.

Vistlip's debut mini-album Revolver is quite impressive (not mindblowing, but still pretty damn cool) and shows vistlip as a band with big potential. Edy rips off with fierce guitars and screaming that reminds on Aoi from Ayabie being insane. Surprisingly, the vocal Tomo sounds a lot like Sou from Lolita23q with his shivering, fragile and cute voice (can't help to notice that sometimes he is really quite and can't outloud the band). Vistlip are a Koteosa kei band of some sort with their songs which blend catchy melodies and pretty much hard riffs. Black-tail surprises with an epic instrumental, dramatic melody and overall strong tension with makes the song have depth. the surface is somewhat similar, but more rock'n'roll wise.

Although I am a fan of somewhat harder music, I couldn't resist the charms of Moon Light Snow Rabbits, which is my personal favorite on the single with it's emotional, gripping riffs, sparkling melody and a beautiful chorus which is a firework of emotions. Really this song got me at first listening. July VIIth unfortunately didn't, because it is the type of boring song bands make to end a live or optionally a mini-album with, stretched out and uninnovative.

vistlip is a band you should keep an eye on, because they've really got talent. Remember my words: they might be the next Koteosa big band.