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Band Maid Makes PERFECT Songs. For nearly ten years they consistently produce great, varied, ever evolving music.

Personally I think Akane, her drum technician and the sound engineer should get a Nobel prize for how her drumkit sounds, both in the studio and live mixes. She sounds so clear without burying anything else going on and I for one am very thankful for that because she is so good.

That piano action is a backtrack played by Kanami, the lead guitarist. She is a classically trained virtuoso pianist as well.

You're in for a treat when it comes to Band-Maid vocals. They have 120+ tracks in their catalog and only 4 (I believe) are instrumentals. Go to their KZfaq channel and just pick a song, any song. No 2 songs are the same and its like opening presents on Christmas and finding each one just as amazing as the one you just opened. They are that good...no joke brother. To see them in their element, check out the official live versions or some recent fan cams from US tour last Oct..

Them releasing an instrumental as a single is exactly the sort of thing I expect from this band

Oh yes, they have vocals. I think you will like Saiki. Miku, who is also the rhythm guitarist, does backing vocals and harmonies. I suggest Domination live next.

Try the MV for Daydreaming if you want to hear their vocalist - its one of my favs specifically for her singing- and one of their best tracks imo- its a power ballad.

They have four official instrumentals and 120-130 songs with vocals.

In answer to your question at the end, most of their songs (i.e. over 100) do have vocals. They actually have two vocalists, one of whom is not in this video, and the other is the rhythm guitarist. If you want a song that showcases the vocals and instruments equally, Domination (live) is a good starting point, or just pick literally any official live video except Onset (which is fantastic, but is another instrumental).

A you have just seen, they have come on a bit since 2020. Now instrumentally on another level. Yet they have the most brilliant lead singer too. No growls, shouting or screams thank god.

Try "influencer" and "Blooming". Excellent vocals by their lead vocalist, Saiki, and their 2nd vocalist Kobato Miku.

There are 2 instrumentals i'd love BAND-MAID to release. A full version of "Hard Wash" done during the pandemic & "Go Nuts" which was played live specially for a radio host :)

Hi Newova, nice that you found your way back to Band Maid and stumbled into this excellent instrumental. Amazing. Thanks for the reaction.

or if you're really into vocals, the best way to hear their vocals best is to checkout one of the 14 songs they recomposed for an acoustic live stream show the performed-on Christmas 2021. "Catharsis" acoustic version highlights Saiki's (lead singers) voice and the song "Sayonakidori" acoustic version Miku (their backing vocalist) takes lead with backing vocal support from Akane (their drummer).

Yes of course!. Band Maid is a band of powerful voices. The lead vocalist, Saiki Atsumi, is a prodigy of intensity and charisma, and the rhythm guitarist, Miku Kobato, provides the twin vocals, harmonies, and plays lead vocals on some songs. Sometimes it seems that the outstanding musicality of the instruments steals prominence from the voices, but in many cases it is practically the other way around.

Great reaction ! Thank you The pigeon hole is deep! The “MAIDIACS” will give you all the info you need . Going through Band-Maid withdrawals from their recent USA tour. Vocals are epic !! I’ll be watching. #bandmaid 🔥🤘🔥🤘

They have a vocalist, and they have done multiple anime soundtracks. Overall, an excellent group of musicians. Their recent US tour was sold out and they crushed every single show they did.

Yes. They normally have a vocalist. This was a rare instrumental. Check out Domination (official live MV) to get a good idea of what they are like in full form.

Band-Maid's instrumentals hit different. Kanami writes them like songs, just without vocals. Akane's drum fills are always so satisfying. She writes the drum parts and plays them as they are written in live performances (no improv) They are mainly a vocal group. The lead singer Saiki has a nice deep alto voice, which is different than what you hear from most Japanese female singers. Their songs have been used in a few anime openings and endings, the most notable song being Sense for Platinum End.

You gotta see it live! Fucking amazing!

Hey Newova, their instrumentals are top notch as you can see but BAND-MAID is mostly Awesome vocals. Their catalog of over 120 songs is amazing. Not sure what you've seen or heard already so check out the MV's: INFLUENCER, WARNING, MANNERS. That will get you back in the game. Peace. 57.4

98% of BM songs have vocals lol- very good vocals :) They just have 4-5 great instrumentals too! In their concerts they play them to give their singer a break.

From their YT channel, "Sense" and "Different" were done for anime shows. "Unleash!!!!!" has much of the MV done in anime. "Influencer" is the MV that went up just before "From Now On." On their channel there is only one other instrumental, "Onset." Everything else has great vocals IMHO. The live videos of "Play," "Domination," "Freedom," "Choose Me," would be good places to see the entire band in concert.

Check out Band-Maid Influencer. Their new stuff I great their old stuff is great. They have definitely evolved throughout the years. Coolest thing about this band is they never fail to deliver the unexpected.

Many of us just recently saw Band-Maid play “From Now On” live. OMNG! Kanami riffed her ass off. And the BPM’s matched the DB's! 😶‍🌫Thx, Twitch!

More BAND-MAID, please. Yes they have a vocalist. And they have anime songs. But check out their official LIVE stuff. That's where they shine.

Newova, you need to watch/listen to there live shows!! Freedom especially!!

By now you probably have found out that Saiki The lead vocalist just took a break for them to do instrumental. What do you think now? (I assume by now you have checked out something else by them, if not shame on you lol) Band-Maid is a true phenomena happening: has almost hit 10 yrs now, about to hit half mil subs on YT, I have watched all the work for last 3 years and even japanese TV shows and interviews. They are in my opinion of of the best concert bands. These girls have skyrocketed, and appear to be not stopping, they are really innovators of a sort, causing a lot of genre change leading this all girl J-Rock revolution still going! "From Now On" to me is is simply the heaviest rock I have ever heard them do, and shows what I feel is becoming legendary skills...

Most of their songs have vocals. If you want anime, try "Unleash!!!!!" OMV on their channel. Or "Sense," which was written for an anime show.

Akane uses a lot of cymbal, but it being a splash type thees no long sustain, hit and gone! She like to ride it on 1-3 beat at times and don't feel the sound is overpowering either. Stay with Band-Maid, these girls are for real!

All but four of their 120 songs have vocals, you just happen to have picked one that doesn't. There are five of them, the lead singer was not in this video and the backing singer is one of the guitarists. Although all of them can sing and have during specific songs to provide vocal support on occasion. This is a newer song, if you want a newer song with vocals checkout their song "Influencer"

Thanks Newova!

Check out Unleashed off the same CD. Saiki will be on vocals

Saiki Atsumi is the lead vocalist. This is just an instrumental from the band.

nice reaction and most of their stuff has vocals, they only have a few instrumentals.

Try Domination Live :) For Vocals and an amazing Live Show!

Try "Manners" as next. You wouldn't believe that it is the same band playing. So differentc sound, but they still rock. Also, you can hear the lovely vocals on it.

Yes they have a fantastic singer. Saiki. If you want an actual anime opening, check out Sense from Platinum End, or Different from Log Horizon.

Saiki is their vocalist. She's fantastic. Get well.

Dude they have sooo Manny great songs I don't know what to recommend. Try BLOOMING! Then go down their "official music videos"

MISA MISA M MISA MISA MISA!!!!!

Try warning, blooming, or dice....excellent clear vocals and harmonies

95% of their music contains vocals. They have only ever done 4 instrumental songs. Try Domination Live for a great live performance with vocals. Great reaction. Rock on 🤘

if you want an anime opening from them, then try Different or Sense which were both written for Anime and then if you would like something special that's anime themed then go for Unleash!!!!! Everyone else has of course mentioned that they have a stellar lead vocalist, Saiki, and likewise supporting vocals from Miku the rhythm guitarist that you see here who also sings lead on some songs.

Now we've established you're Mark Wahlberg who's acting career is going a little slow you have no choice now than to react to more B-M since i found out your secret.😏

99% of their music has vocals. you just happened to pick the one song that is an instrumental. they have i believe around 4-5 normal instrumentals and they did release an instrumental version of their last album Unseen World than came with the Offical Score tab book of that album. their sound has varied over the years, constantly changing, constantly evolving. you would be hard pressed to find a single bad song in their library of music. one thing i would subjest, if you do decide to dive deeper into the Band-Maid library, i would first check any offical music videos first. then if they have a live version of it(their are alot of them), watch those afterwards so you would have a comparison of the 2 to judge. sometimes there is no musice video for some of their tracks, sometimes there is no live video for some of their MV tracks. OH and if there is an option for CC, use it!!! alot of their music videos from Conquerer onward have english subtitles and sometimes a few of the older ones. have fun, because it is a very long journey between the 8 studio albums, 2 EP's, 1 live album( Online Acoustic Okyu-Ji). you have alot to listen to lol.

If you really enjoyed Band-Maid you should definitly listen to "Sense" or "Different" they're really great. (Thanks for your reacts that are always relevant)

Listen to one and follow up with another 2 years later. That's how much you like them?😃 I won't subscribe just yet. Maybe in a couple years 😁 unless, of course, you jump on it right now. Like 3 more in a week....