“SEX MACHINEGUNS ARE a great Japanese group, and the band that introduced me to heavy metal. German Power has an absolutely epic reputation live – it’s essentially a classic thrash metal song in a Japanese style, and has an intro with crowd participation that gets everyone ready. We want to be a live band that can live up to this standard.
“Master Of Puppets was not only my introduction to METALLICA, but also to the metal world outside of Japan. I listened to it every single day, so thrash metal and speed metal are the basis of my love of heavy metal. When I was a student, HELLOWEEN were my favourite band. Where The Rain Grows was my introduction to vocalist Andi Deris, and the melody and his voice were amazing. But what really made an impression was the stupid video! It was fun and goofy and made the young Andi look cute. Picture a young Japanese girl watching these Germans have fun and produce epic metal in a different language… it really made an impact!