Imperial Circus Dead Decadence is a Japanese

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group formed in

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in 2007 mixing different styles of

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genres including

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and

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History

The doujin project was formed in 2007 in Fukuoka. After several line-up changes, the group now consists of female vocalist Akira Natsuki, male vocalist Rib:y(uhki), guitarist Kim, as well as drummer Shūhei Kamada. Since Imperial Circus Dead Decadence's inception, they have been supported by other musicians such as Kimiko, vocalist of power metal band

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, and Shuhei, former musician of the

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band

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. In 2008, the group self-released their debut album ''Sangeki no Chi ni Akaku Somatta Ai to Zetsubou no Kuroi Shi to ga Tsumugu Saigo no Monogatari''. In 2010 and 2011, Imperial Circus Dead Decadence published their ''Haishita Shoujo wa, Haiyoru Konton to Kaikousu.'' EP and ''Kuruoshiku Saita Seisan na Mukuro wa Kanade, Itooshiku Saita Shoujo wa Seisan no Uta wo Utau.'' album, respectively. In 2014 and 2017, the group published their next two EPs, ''Yomi yori Kikoyu, Koukoku no Hi to Honoo no Shoujo.'' and ''Fushoku Ressentiment, Fushi Yoku no Sarugakuza.''. In April 2022, Imperial Circus Dead Decadence announced they would release their third full-length album called ''MOGARI――Shi e Fukeru Omoi wa Rikujoku Sura Kurai, Kanata no Sei wo Aisuru Tame ni Inochi wo Tataeru――.'' on June 1, 2022. The album is their first full-length in 11 years. Despite being produced by an independent group, the album managed to rank at 61 in the

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Music

The music of Imperial Circus Dead Decadence is a mixture of different types of

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, including elements of

, and

, as well as

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and

deathcore Deathcore is an extreme metal subgenre that combines death metal with metalcore. The genre consists of death metal guitar riffs, blast beats, and metalcore breakdowns. While there are some precursors to the concept of death metal fused with met ...

. In an album review on Angrymetalguy.com, Eldritch Elitist described the music as a death metal hybrid of

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, the brutal symphonics of

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and the gothic dramatical touch of

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. Many of the group’s songs reach lengths of eight minutes or more, and are entirely written in

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and a fictional language called ''Taihaisekai'' by the musicians. The lyrics tell a conceptional plot using eerie, dark fantastical themes.

Discography

;Studio albums ;Extended Plays

References

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External links

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