I've been going to live gigs since 1975 and been listening to Rock and Metal since 1972 and in that 50 years I've always compared every single band and artist I've heard to everything else I've ever heard. Making comparisons to other performers is natural, especially when the new sound you're hearing immediately reminds you of another band or song or style or even a chord progression or riff. These three guys are one of the most excellent trios I've heard but because I hear Sabbath right from the start it doesn't take anything away from their own unique sound. It just reminds me of that Sabbath sound I've loved since I first saw them in 1976. As for who influences artists, I'm sure if you asked any of them they'd give you a list of other artists that helped them form their own music. And Robert Johnson is going to be one of the great and legendary names you'll hear a lot from Rock artists. As for pronounciation...it's NIN-GEN (hard 'g' as in 'gun') ISS (the 'u' is silent and dropped in Japanese). Awesome reaction as always from you both!

This song is based on a traditional local music where they are from, and its highlight is at the guitar solo!

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The band members certainly would have no issues with discussions of their Black Sabbath influences, they are ever present throughout their extensive discography. They even tried to get Tony Iommi to produce one of their albums. As to other influences there are various covers that they performed floating around KZfaq, including covers of King Crimson and KISS to name a couple. One of their earliest songs was a cover of Budgie's Breadfan, but with different lyrics in Japanese . That song is Hari no Yama (Hell's Mountain of Needles) from their first complete album (1990) and is a crowd favorite to this day. You can find performances of that song from the earliest days (quite a different look to the band then) as well as live versions from recent performances.

That song was the final show closer for their 25 anniversary tour, back in 2014. The show was released on DVD in 2015.

When they go up tempo they just kick ass. The riff is sick also.

That is the definition of Japanese stoner doom at its finest, great reaction guys, really top drawer.

At the Mountains of Madness from these guys is simply amazing. Not one of their more up-tempo songs but really dark and doomy. This 2016 live performance will show how the theremin can be a metal instrument. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/es2EeK6gvs6liJs.html

I just call them Riff masters

Wowwww!!!! More and more #NingenIsu

React to colour out of space by them next

Ichiban!

They celebrated 30 years some year ago! And I think the others are samurai and a buddhist monk

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Any good band will admit to taking bits from other bands. It's how the music business goes. You don't copy a song, but you borrow a riff or a chord progression that you like.

There's something 'subliminal' about exceptional rock music. Are we prehistorically pre-wired to rock out? No cultural context needed? I'm think of "2001: A Space Odyssey" when the obelisk 'manipulates' hominids to use bone weapons 🦴 Channel WordsUnravelled claims our first language might have been musical. That _might_ explain why music can feel primal. Best Wishes. ☮

A friend to help. neen-gain (Hard g) ees (u is compressed)

ニンジンはやめてくれ。