RYUJIN
Ryujin NAPALM
Japan’s Matt Heafy-mentored folk/power metallers enter a new era
Ryujin: power metal’s new warrior clan
PREVIOUSLY KNOWN
AS Gyze, the Matt Heafyproduced and mentored Ryujin are primed for global domination with their unique brand of samurai metal. Flexing traditional Japanese instruments like the shamisen, erhu and dragon flute, their eponymous fifth album brims with traditional folk elements. Meanwhile, the meteoric shredding and raspy vocals of Ryoji Shinomoto are emblematic of Ryujin’s past, losing nothing in their profundity and aggression.