HEAVENSDUST: Higher Than Heaven, Louder Than God

HeavensDust

Higher Than Heaven, Louder Than God

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One and only modern rock/alternative metal band mixing with Japanese traditional music by using wadaiko(traditional Japanese drums),shakuhachi(traditional Japanese flute) and koto(traditional Japanese harp). It creates a heavy, depressing and atmospheric.

notes

HeavensDust was formed in 2000 by Shinsaku (Vo.Gt.), Mai (Ba.) and Atushi (Gt.). Their goal was to create an individual sound that no other band can make.

In 2003 Ajo (wadaiko),in 2004 u-ky(koto),Yuta(Dr.) and Nan-Zan(shakuhachi) made the final pieces of the puzzle. By including koto (traditional Japanese harp),shakuhachi(traditional Japanese flute) and wadaiko (traditional Japanese drums) HeavensDust mixed traditional Japanese melody and rhythm with alternative metal and rock.

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  • Shin is a god!
    author: Tim D. Barnett

    This band has some of the most interesting and incredible sounding mixes I've ever heard for this genre of music. Of course, being half Japanese and loving the culture and traditional Japanese instruments in their songs helped me to love the music all the more. It's a great mixture of styles and songs, and I personally like every song on this CD.

  • Wow!!
    author: Hakk

    Upon first listen I immediately felt the passion on this cd and started banging my head! Another great collection of great songs that cover the entire range of emotions. "Where Is My God" is a very beautiful, haunting piece. I highly recommend this cd!!

  • kool
    author: kendra

    This is my first time buying your cd and i got to tell you I love your cd. Awsome music. The whole cd is great.

  • This is my favorite album from these guys! I know a lot of people think their latest once (Without a Voice) is their best work, but in my opinion this is their best work. The guitars are more thrashy here and the vocals are all Shin!! The shakuhachi and koto are featured more in this album then their last one (Seven Sins) as well. The only issue I have with the koto in this ablum is that the tunings might be Western because it sounds more like a piano than a koto. Overall this album is terrific! In my opinion this is the direction the band should have explored more.

  • The best music !
    author: Syffer

    1 week to get my cds, (whereas i tick fast send) not very good but it's not really dramatic. This group is the best japan group i listen. The sounds is very good and you get feeling to listen it. Thanks cd baby !!

  • Sweet!
    author: Valenti

    "Higher Than Heaven..." is a great album. The vocals are great and the music itself is dark, but it has a sense of tranquillity as well. I'd recommend this album to anyone.

  • This is originally great!
    author: Pshai

    This cd is perfect! It's sound new and really different. The beat is hard and the voice is great!

  • Great Album, Hardcore and Original
    author: StiNkWeeD

    This album rocked! From the first song to the last, this was a solid album. I agree with the other reviewers on cleaning up the guitar work, but even with that this was a great album.

  • Vraiment fantastique !
    author: Tonton rem

    Ce cd est vraiment fantastique, on y entend une melodie melant a l'idée que l'on peu se faire des maya et autre peuples similaires, mais la ou il y a une enorme nouveautée , c'est que cette partition magnifique est mélée d'un metal envoutant . Lors que l'on entend ces chansons , on se retrouve dans un autre espace , on est emporté , toute la puissance des sons nous envahi, c'est enorme !

  • Almost perfect
    author: Mark W

    I bought this album purely on the strength of the information on cdbaby.com. It's almost brilliant except the guitar work is very muddy. Hopefully they'll fix this by the time a new album comes out. If they get the production right they could go HUGE

  • Great music, bad recording!
    author: 185 db

    Hevensdust has the most unique sound I have ever heard in my life. It could probly be the best music I owned if only the record quality was better. It sounds as if it were recorded in low quality mp3 format and burned to a disk. The flute sounds great at the begining of the song, then as soon as the gitars join in the over all loudness drops, and lots of static begins in the background; the treble also drops to the point that there is next to no reason to have tweeters. Overall the music has a great and unique sound, but the recording needs work.

  • Holy Shit
    author: Akito Tenkawa

    ok. i first heard Heavensdust on myspace. Then i bought Higher then Heaven, Louder than God. and i must say Holy shit. they are a kick ass band. i havne't stopped listening to the cd. i have on in my car constantly. It scares the old people here in Florida. but yes. This CD kicks some Major Ass. Buy it if you already havent. if you like Cradle. or Dir En. then you'll love Heavensdust. buy it trust me. Oh and Tnanks Shin.

  • spine tingling
    author: Davey Sawatzky

    Yes thats right, this album literally made my spine tingle its one of the most unique metal albums I have ever had the fortune of hearing.

  • The album is awesome
    author: Chris Bullock

    I have not been able to put down this CD for over a week now! This album mixes every genre of rock possible, and blends it into this melodic sickness that can't be matched by anyone else, with the exception of Ill Nino and Linkin Park. I love the album, and I will buy HeavensDust's next one for sure!

  • Rate it 5 , come back ,and rate it another
    author: Priscilla

    Heavensdust make such emotional music!Some songs make me feel both anger and sadness at the same time.Some, various mixed feelings. I absolutely LOVE their sound!The Japanese instruments used in their music makes them sound so different from all bands I've listened to so far.I don't do it much , but I've pretty much forced some of my friends and sibs to listen to this band's music.More should get to know a band as good as this, it surprises me when some people still haven't heard of them yet.They just seem to get better in the next album...actually,to me both of their albums are equally good!can't wait for their next album!

  • Angst-ridden and soothing at the same time!!!!!!!!
    author: Anden Lylan

    This is the freshest thing I've ever heard in metal!!!!! Primitive, angry, soaring, ambient, dense, beautiful!!! Every song is amazing, but I especially like tracks 3, 5, and 15.

  • Louder than before
    author: magnumblade

    I did also waited a long time for this album, I after a few listen I did noticed HeavensDust tried a louder/harder sound this time around, Although there a a few songs I didn't like the ones I like make up for the 5/5. Hope we'll see more evolutions (like the accoustic guitar in the last track)to the sound as the band grows older.

  • i love it!
    author: princess

    it is awesome. great covination of europian and japanese instruments! it is my favorite "loud" album!!

  • awesome stuff
    author: derik

    i coudldnt wait for this cd to come out as soon as i got the email that it was out i bought it right away and its the best cd i've bought since i bought seven sins this cd is much darker and heavier than seven sins almost 2 seperate styles on each cd love it

  • finally
    author: Devi

    Wow, I've been eager waiting for this album to come out.I've been a fan of their music since I first heard their last album, "Seven Sins". I didn't know some of these songs would actually turn out on this album.I saw vids of "Red So Deep" and "Silent Scream" and thought they were from their first album.

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