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Lead singer, yu, sweet, shy, pop friendly, lilifare . >> yeah, so how big an audience is there in japan for a thrash metal, death metal hardcore? >> we had, ozzy osbournes ozzfest this year. >> right. >> that was the first time in japan, and i feel like, people are watching the heavy metal scene as a new movement. >> and the audiences, good audiences here? >> they are kind of polite.

>> anthony: the pop music scene in tokyo is not that different from ours. with an accent though on pretty boy bands, pop idols, tween stars. generic industry-created crap for the most part. like i said, not so different than us. picture an army of miley cyruses. or would that be miley cyri? going against the grain are a few lone heroes like merging moon. two self-released albums, no hint of a record deal. damn suits, what do they know? lead singer, yu. sweet, shy, pop friendly, lilith fair -- no...

>> anthony: the pop music scene in tokyo is not that different from ours. with an accent though on pretty boy bands, pop idols, tween stars. generic industry-created crap for the most part. like i said, not so different than us. picture an army of miley cyruses. or would that be miley cyri? going against the grain are a few lone heroes like merging moon. two self-released albums, no hint of a record deal. damn suits, what do they know? lead singer, yu. sweet, shy, pop friendly, lilith fair -- no...

Than us. picture an army of miley cyruses. or would that be miley cyri? going against the grain are a few lone heroes like merging moon. two self-released albums, no hint of a record deal. damn suits, what do they know? lead singer, yu. sweet, shy, pop friendly, lilith fair -- not. ♪ [ screaming ] ♪ [ screaming ] >> anthony: yeah, so how big an audience in japan for a thrash metal, death metal hardcore? >> band member 1: we had ozzy osbournes ozzfest this year. >> anthony: right. >> band mem...

Miley cyruses. or would that be miley cyri? going against the grain are a few lone heroes like merging moon. two self-released albums, no hint of a record deal. damn suits, what do they know? lead singer, yu. sweet, shy, pop friendly, lilith fair -- not. ♪ [ screaming ] >> anthony: yeah, so how big an audience in japan for a thrash metal, death metal hardcore? >> band member 1: we had ozzy osbournes ozzfest this year. >> anthony: right. >> band member 1: that was the first time in japan.

>> anthony: the pop music scene in tokyo is not that different from ours. with an accent though on pretty boy bands, pop idols, tween stars. generic industry-created crap for the most part. like i said, not so different than us. picture an army of miley cyruses. or would that be miley cyri? going against the grain are a few lone heroes like merging moon. two self-released albums, no hint of a record deal. damn suits, what do they know? lead singer, yu. sweet, shy, pop friendly, lilith fair -- no...

For the most part. like i said, not so different than us. picture an army of miley cyruses. or would that be miley cyri? going against the grain are a few lone heroes, like virgin moon. ♪ two self-released albums and no hint of a record deal. damn suits. what do they know? lead singer yu. sweet, shy, pop friendly, lilith fair? no. ♪ ♪ so how big an audience in japan for thrash metal, death metal, hardcore? >> we had ozzy osbournes oz fest this year for the first

Sweet, shy, pop friendly, lilith fair? no. ♪ so how big an audience in japan for thrash metal, death metal, hardcore? >> we had ozzy osbournes oz fest this year for the first time in japan. and i feel like people are seeing the heavy metal scene as a new movement. >> and the audiences? good audiences here? >> they are kind of polite. >> polite, really? >> yeah. really quiet. just watching us. and when we finish playing, they suddenly clap. >> really?

Cyruses. or would that be miley cyri? going against the grain are a few lone heroes, like virgin moon. ♪ two self-released albums and no hint of a record deal. damn suits. what do they know? lead singer yu. sweet, shy, pop friendly, lilith fair? no. ♪ ♪ so how big an audience in japan for thrash metal, death metal, hardcore? >> we had ozzy osbournes oz fest this year for the first time in japan.