Qomolangma Tomato (チョモランマトマト)

Part non-stop ranting a-la 54-71, part nearly incomprehensible guitar spazzing a-la 9mm Parabellum Bullet, part Eastern Youth anger and part Usotsuki Barbie humor, Qomolangma Tomato is a great sum indeed.

Formed in 2003, the band has kicked and screamed their way through life. While on the whole their sound isn't all that confrontational, there lies a sleeping tiger at its heart. Unleashed on songs like "Through Your Reality" or "Relation," it's a forced not to be trifled with. Yet they more often than not keep things reigned in tight, proving to be more of a run of the mill, though decidedly raw, indie rock band.

They also seemed to have mellowed out just a bit over their three albums, with singer Naruto Ishii talking more time to actually sing, or at least try. It's obviously that he has a voice better suited for screaming or speaking his lyrics. Sure, being broken and wobbly is all a part of the genre, and there are times when his high voice manages to work its way around the gentler tones, but on the whole Ishii's singing voice isn't the best. Yet the band does mange to deliver on the fractured pop songs just as often as on the more in-your-face tracks. Qomolangma Tomato certainly has a lot of tricks up its sleeve and a lot to ofter a listener with an open mind and a little patience.

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Through Your Reality



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Members:
Naruto Ishii - Vocal
Naoya ogura - Guitar
Haruo Yamanaka - Bass
Mikio Daikuhara - Drums

Albums:
Camouflage - 2009
Limelight Blue on the Q.T. - 2008
Chomo to Boku wa Saku no Naka - 2007

Relation


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