Idolator

Infobox Album
Name = Idolator
Type = studio
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Artist = Blood Stain Child


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Released = flagicon|Japan August 18, 2005
flagicon|Europe November 27, 2006
flagicon|USA July 17, 2007
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Genre = Melodic death metal
Length = 48:48
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Label = flagicon|Japan M&I Company flagicon|Europe Dockyard1
flagicon|USA Locomotive
Producer = Blood Stain Child, Tue Madsen
Reviews = *RockSomething Rating|3|5 [http://www.rocksomething.com/reviews/reviewSignedMarchB.html link]
*AncientSpirit rating-10|9.5 [http://www.ancientspirit.de/reviews/cdreview/b/bloodstainchild1.htm link]
*Metal Storm rating-10|7 [http://www.metalstorm.ee/pub/review.php?review_id=3795 link]
*Vampire Magazine (unfavorable) [http://www.vampire-magazine.com/article.php?aid=43196 link]
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Last album = "Mystic Your Heart" (2003)
This album = "Idolator" (2005)
Next album = "Mozaiq" (2007)
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"Idolator" is the third album by the Japanese, melodic death metal band, Blood Stain Child. "Idolator" combines melodic death metal similar to the more recent In Flames albums with electronic and techno influences, particularly on "Nuclear Trance". The song has few lyrics, the only vocals that can be heard are some female vocal samples. "Embrace Me", has a piano solo both at the beginning and at the end of the song. In 2006, the band signed to Dockyard1 and released the album in Europe on November 27, 2006. The album was released in the USA on July 17, 2007.

Track listing

# "Hyper Sonic" − 4:41
# "Live Inside" − 3:27
# "Embrace Me" − 4:56
# "Final Sky" − 4:03
# "Truth" − 3:17
# "Trial Spiral" − 3:48
# "Void" − 4:21
# "Nuclear Trance" − 5:06
# "Ag20o" − 3:40
# "Type-N" − 3:23
# "Life Story" − 4:30
# "True Blue" (Luna Sea cover) − 3:36

Trivia

A video for "Truth" was shot, which features the band playing in a record studio room, it can be [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgNQ5lm4tB4 viewed here] .

The title of the song "Ag2o" is the chemical formula for Silver Oxide.

Personnel

* Ryo − vocals, bass
* Shiromasa − guitar
* Ryu − guitar
* Violator − drums
* Aki − keyboard

External links

* [http://www.bloodstainchild.com/ www.bloodstainchild.com]
* [http://www.dockyard1.com/bloodstainchild www.dockyard1.com Label and Release Info]