Black Velvet Riot

Nu-metal fused with dark pop J-pop at a heavy midtempo bounce, syncopated drums and down-tuned guitars locking to a chunky half-time groove; verse opens sparse with scratchy bass and tight stabs, pre-chorus lifts with filtered synth swells and snare rolls, chorus slams with stacked guitars and hooky pop chords. Female and male vocals trade leads, with doubled hooks, panned ad-libs, whispered throws, and gang shouts on the anchor line. Ear candy includes reversed swells into choruses, pitch-bent vocal chops between phrases, and impact hits on section changes. Mix is dark, glossy, and punchy, with a wide but heavy low end., j-pop, bounce, pop, metal, male vocals