Dark Testament

Ryokai Azumamaro is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and founding member of Kurai Yuigon (暗い遺言 Dark Testament) a very popular and dynamic, up and coming Metalcore/Deathcore band out of Osaka Japan. Kurai Yuigon's sound is very reminiscent to that of Fear Factory (the REAL godfathers of the Metalcore genre) only heavier and faster and far more technically complex. Their music ranges from harsh ultra aggressive and brutally intense to beautiful melodic emotionally charged harmonies. Ryokai's vocals are a mix of classic guttural death metal (vintage Cannibal Corpse) with a flavor of Norwegian style black metal (the legendary Mayhem) and his clean vocals are similar to that of the great Mike Patton (Faith No More) Peter Steele (Type O Negative) and he can hit soprano similar to the legendary King Diamond himself! As front man for the group, Ryokai is incredibly outspoken and charismatic with a dynamic energy that instantly vitalizes everyone around him and he has a commanding, even dominating stage presence, he's expert at "feeling" the crowd and can improvise and think "on the fly" with ease. Outwardly, Ryokai's a bit of a hothead and can exhibit the traditional "Rock & Roll" rebellious attitude, however, being Japanese, Ryokai has a level of "courtesy" that he seemingly can switch on or off as situations call for. (Suggesting that perhaps his metal head persona is not whom he may actually be??) Above all, Ryokai has tremendous aptitude in performance and is ever the entertainer, he's also surprisingly intelligent and apt at promoting and is a very stable and competent leader, and having recently just signed with K. Noble Records, Kurai Yuigon is poised to make their mark in the industry and genre! And yet, there's this strange underlying vibe that Ryokai has an interim approach to his band, almost that if something, or SOMEONE, could swade him to leave it all behind?