(PV) Seikima-II - BIG TIME CHANGES

[ThrasherArmy1986]

SEIKIMA II isbetter than KISS,the japanese metal is awesome

[alcatrazzyngwie]

エース清水のソロはスコアと少し違う。

スコアは弾きにくい。

[bolteret]

ME CREE UNA CUENTA SOLO PARA DARLE ME GUSTA 

[starlost1957]

Resemblances of Motley Crue, NOT K.I.S.S.

[gurubhai01]

can someone tell me what guitar is he using ? ? 3:00 .. love the black stripe between white running on the side of the guitar...

[Dkogure]

@gurubhai01 It is an Ace Shimizu signature Aria Pro II which uses the same design as an earlier Charvel model.

[gurubhai01]

@Dkogure ah.. gives me the charvel so-cal vibes.. but the stripe running along on the side is gorgeous.. what's the going rate? is it available first hand ?

[quickknight24]

@gurubhai01 It seems like Jackson

[LPCD2008]

ウガンダ懐かしい

[134381512]

Me facina esta cancio0n y supongo que hablo por tod0s jajaja XD

[XxDarkXScorpionxX]

exekebt abd epic video of SEIKIMA ll

[jadenyuki619]

se parecen a KISS pero aun asi q tema :D I LIKE SEIKIMA II

[SlidGarm]

QUE TEMAZOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[AdeonxObscure]

the father of kiiss the true hurt  : )

[AdeonxObscure]

the father of kiiss the true hurt : )

[visualandgothloli]

fuck KISS!!

Seikima II breaks his american ass xDD

[CradleOfGorgoroth]

10 persons are deaf

[AikaKim]

Genios

[yashamaruism]

2:30 LOL WTF???????!!!!!!!!!!! awesome lazer/lightning bolts from the mouth seems super effective against salarymen

[theskullkid72]

"ITS BIG TIME"

[MephistoTussand]

Please translate this part!!!!

kusatta chikyuu wo fumitsubuse Big Time Changes

kusatta jidai wo nuritsubuse Big Time Surrenders

kusatta chikyuu wo fumitsubuse Big Time Changes

kusatta jidai wo nuritsubuse Big Time Surrenders

[HitmanWolf46]

@MephistoTussand It says:

"Trample the rotten earth Big Time Changes

Paint out the rotten times Big Time Changes"

[rockchicken100292]

i love seikima...

hahaha \m/ \m/

[CuriosityRoads]

This is the kind of song that just kicks you in the fucking face.

[Anamatonamaton]

It was amazing seeing them live.

[smaragdboa]

ahhhahhahahahahhahahaha x,D

[GreenTumb420]

epic cake face.

[Serapherus]

Look, KISS could learn from these guys.

[protomorphos]

A kind of KISS that knows how to play a guitar!

[WebbGnome0]

I saw these guys at A-Kon 21 here in Dallas Tx. Never heard of them before, but I rocked out hard that night. XD LOVE 'EM!!!

[milkjamjuice]

@WebbGnome0

They played an ANIME CONVENTION?! Were there a lot of people there?

It's kind of weird for such a huge band...

[6Apashi6]

@milkjamjuice yes they played at a con and it was the best concert ever! There weren't too many people there but enough to fill up the ballroom in the hotel it was held at. But since it was their first real American concert it's hard to find a bigger place even if it was for a band as big as they are.

[berserk134]

excellent...je connaissais pas du tt mais j'adore.

[GameT42]

Is he shooting lasers with the eyes?

[Serapherus]

@GameT42 Is this guy stating the obvious?

[Kotelettspachtulant]

great! it's like a japanese mixture of twisted sister and kiss!

[juanitoween]

Its BIG TIME!

[JonniJigolo]

To be honest I don't like the comparisons to Kiss. Seikima-II would wipe the floor with Kiss on any level. The music of Seikima-II can't even be put into one catagory as they are just too diverse.

[kisame21]

its BIG TIME!!

[kisame21]

This clip is totally FUCKING AWESOME!!! i feel like building a CULT around it!! i am , of course, also totally insane!

ITS BIG TIME!!!!!!!

[MegaJendoss]

this really heavy metal band

[randompersoncookie]

omg the little chess pieces are so cuteee!!!

haha, it's like LASER EYESSSS *checkmate*

and that guitar part is really cool :)

[TokyoRain91]

Fuck your delicious snack! We are playing CHESS!

[TokyoRain91]

Ahahaahahahaha! Yes! This band is awesome! I'm super excited for A-kon now!

[luke00224499]

さいこう～～～　i Like seikimaⅡ

[squaregerbiltersky]

R they young here,???? R they like kisss

[KaslarProductions]

they are like KISS visually and Motley Crew in the sound.... but still J-rock...... I can't wait to see them at a-kon.....

[Quetzacolth]

amazing j-hardrock style ;-)

[codysama5]

man i get to see these guys at akon

[iwuzhere9]

Its gonna be great

[kotoyumu]

will be epic

[KaslarProductions]

AKON FTW

[clyhiz]

Dude... seriously. Grow up.

[MihoSagittarius]

長官かっこよすぎるｗｗ

[TheShredDoctor]

wow, you can tell they liked KISS. Fortunately, they play a lot better than kiss.

[Dkogure]

The truth is, they didn't like KISS. But you're right about the playing a lot better part.

[HawkBasham]

@Dkogure I find it hard to believe they don't like KISS. I love both of these bands, but I mean... Ace's name is a little too much of a dead giveaway.

[Dkogure]

@HawkBasham Whether some of the members were influenced by KISS is a possibility, but speaking for Demon Kogure, the vocalist, he once mentioned in an interview that he was never a fan of KISS in general. Musically, their influences were most likely European heavy metal and hard rock bands. Certain confirmed ones would be the likes of Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow and Deep Purple for example. The NWOBHM scene was mostly likely another strong influence.

[wolfboii999]

@TheShredDoctor are you kidding? Kiss kicks these guys' asses!

[KamenRiderNecro]

The 80s are dead, long live the 80s! This is a good thing for someone like me who came of age in the 80s, of course.

[Rshimy]

this is sweet ahahah

[akenyan1949]

閣下、カッコよすぎ！

[momonnga0224]

2:22の閣下がイケメンすぎて困る！ｗ

[Dermonpupil]

最低最悪だ。

長官は短髪もなかなか似合うな＾＾

[nightwulfe01]

this reminds me of bill and ted when they're playing chess lol

[unknow503]

they like iron maiden and kiss in the same time....haha....i like it

[ayu1990]

me too.reminds me of 80ty bands like iron maiden.

good music

[plaguebacillus]

what a sumo eating a lot of food & the music is good

[kyomny]

ウガンダさんのご冥福をお祈りします

[ComradeMETAL]

ITS BIG TIME LOL

[mubarakli]

これは最も良い！！

[robotface74]

let it rollin

[shaktoiiyo]

この曲大好きなんだけど、あまり知られてないよね。

なんでだろう？　いい内容だと思うが、、、

[riboflavin138]

Manowary. There's some kind of meaning in the video but I don't know enough about japanese issues to figure it out.

[VictorGuilherme]

I guess it's a PV of a banda called Seikima II... And I believe the song is Big Times Changes.

(Yes, it's an irony)

[Cyberinitiator]

what is this vid about??

[shaktoiiyo]

It is the promotion video of the band called seikima Ⅱ.

[gregiknowyou12]

what is this vid about??

[Cyberinitiator]

what is this vid about??

[gregiknowyou12]

what is this vid about??

[burntvirtue]

Gotta love those KISS Meets The Phantom level effects. Christ is there anyone these clowns (no pun intended) DIDN'T rip-off?

[Dkogure]

Many of these over the top effects were fairly prominent with a lot of bands during this period. But Seikima-II didn't exactly "rip off" anyone else as much as create their own over the top image much of which is influenced by the Japanese Kabuki theatrical style. Anything else you see in an early video like this is merely a product of the 80's.

[burntvirtue]

Oh Come on!? E-Z-O had a checkerboard floor in the "Flashback Heart Attack" vid, and they also had a song called "Big Changes". They basically looked exactly like these guys too, only better.

[burntvirtue]

I'm not sayin' these guys don't rule. I'm just sayin' I like E-Z-O better.

[dynamiteshikoku]

Are you saying Seikima-II is ripping EZO off?

[gregiknowyou12]

what is this vid about??

[burntvirtue]

@Dkogure Looking back on my previous comment, I guess I found Seikima-II a little hard to process, and take seriously. The current truth is that I LOVE this band, and this is probably my favorite song of theirs.

[Nintega]

Is there a site around where I can find English lyrics for Seikima II's songs?

[guitarscanspeak]

nice and funny hahahh

it seems like Kiss Tokusatsu version hahahahah

[Xenonas]

Is there an official DVD containing this and their other PVs?

This would kill on surround audio. LET IT ROLLIN'!!! \m/

[hadrian270]

demon's outfit when he is onstage is more than godly.

[Tetsukito]

yeah, there is one, i got in jpophelp, it have all the pvs, is great, i recommend u to get it now! ;)

[hadrian270]

your a tricky spammer.

[largepillow]

ooooohh sweeeeet warrriorsss

[phre3k187]

around and around and around the world!

[makotoberrypie]

gods its so nice to finally see these guys up on youtube.. i was into jmetal before it was cool to be into this stuff, and i could NEVER get enough. keep rockin in the kingdom!

[narithchann]

wow !! crazy singer

[ChevalierAguila]

Kiss was inspired by kabuki right? So, you could say the influence returned to home.

[Dkogure]

Haha, yes. Exactly my point.

[bzrock87]

I'm a fan of Seikima and KISS but it seems to me that they picked this style because of KISS's popularity. Even one of the members is called Ace Shimizu after KISS's Ace Frehley and most of what they're wearing in this pv is in no way like kabuki apart from the painted face. Also Gene Simmons had that demon persona since the 70's and Demon Kogure obviously used it but I dont think it should be seen as a big deal or diminishes their great music. ^^;

[Dkogure]

I agree, I am a KISS fan myself and I have also seen similarities between the two. The inspiration from kabuki i reffered to mainly relates to their makeup since KISS also very obviously were inspired by that style themselves. It is also a fact that Demon himself has stated in an interview with Kyoji Yamamoto, that " he was never very much into KISS" so it is also possible that the concept behind their personas could have been due to Damian Hamada's inspiration from such bands as KISS.

[dynamiteshikoku]

I admit this song reminds of KISS, but still it's fucking awesome....though I feel bad for the cake.

[deunamis]

why is this band like kiss

[Dkogure]

Seikima-II are one of Japan's legendary heavy metal bands. Because they are a Japanese band, their style and image is most likely derived from Japanese kabuki style theatre. KISS most likely also took inspiration from this style as well, thus possibly contributing to their immense popularity in Japan. Many comparisons have been made, but Seikima-II alone are a very unique band.

[MissTromaville1987]

This band rules! Where could I find there music? I looked for them on SoulSeek but I couldn't find them. :P

[tinchotenge]

DAMN ! SEIKIMA ROCKS ! ive seen this for the first time 2 days a go n i just love it

[sneezingsparrowhk]

BigTimeChanges is my most favourite Seikimatsu album, and Ace Shimizu is my most favourite guitarist of them as well. The last song called Angel Smile in this album, Ace Shimizu is on vocal without Demon, is so beautiful.- - - Their Japanese Lyrics sense is so great,"mouchou tsurushite kusokurae" can't be really translated into English without losing the original sense & smell, I suppose.

And, thanks so much for uploading this!

[Nitoryu]

I gotta admit, this song is so fuckin awesome. Thats all I have to say.

[cybernated]

Wow nice~ o_O

[robotface74]

"let it rollin" is the best line in any song i have ever heard.

[Danlig]

this like kiss

[arrankar]

this band is fucking cool

[shoran21scc]

I wish I knew where to download Seikimatsu's albums =(..

[VarukerVaruker]

use soul seek

[Wenautia]

this band is awesome.. now i can say i got a favorite japanese band. W00T

[jozefpaczenko]

Thx for info. but still, did they disband back then? If they didn`t, the prophecy seems not to have true;)

[Dkogure]

Yes, they disbanded on December 12th, 1999 at 23:59:59. Their last concert was called THE BLACK MASS FINAL 3 NIGHTS or The Ultimate Black Mass. Since then the band had a short limited time reunion including original guitarist Jail O'hashi. Two different lives were held in late December of 2005 for their 20th anniversary. After this the band has remained inactive but all members currently have active and successful solo careers.

[jozefpaczenko]

A question: what does the name of the band mean?

[Dkogure]

Seikima-II pronouced "Saykeemas" or "Seikimatsu" in Japanese basically translates to "The End of The Century". This is the bands theme and part of what they call the "prophecy" which they are destined to disband in 1999 ending their earth conquest.

[SpankRamen]

Where have they been all my life???

[samuraidd]

It's Sho Time!

[Aphrodite85]

Quite a Metal Band these guys are

[demonkogure]

A good old video.

[LoudnessGuyNejc]

These guys rock! That raw chicken eating was very weird...

[tetsuxd]

A W E S O M E

[RisingThunder]

Great japanese HardRock band!

[Hildsvfar]

i think that like 4000 of the views on this video are mine lol, ive watched this video like 40 times every day this week

[DesperateAngel]

OMG, I just cant't get enough of that song...

Thank you so much for putting it out!! ^^

[DesperateAngel]

totally...mmh...that cake looks kinda yummy...^.~

[Dkogure]

indeed it does :D

[m41ku]

Raw Sushi = Good.

Raw Chicken = Samonella.

[everready]

genious