Under the Force of Courage

Under the Force of Courage
Under the Force of Courage
Studio album by Galneryus
Released	December 9, 2015
Genre	Power metal, neo-classical metal, symphonic metal
Length	1:04:18
Label	VAP
Producer	Yorimasa Hisatake
Galneryus chronology

Under the Force of Courage is the tenth studio album by power metal/neo-classical metal band Galneryus. It is their last album to feature original drummer Jun-ichi.^[2]

Track listing

All songs arranged by Galneryus and Yorimasa Hisatake.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Premonition"	Syu, Taka	Syu	3:40
2.	"The Time Before Dawn"	(Instrumentals)	Syu	2:58
3.	"Raise My Sword"	Syu	Syu	7:11
4.	"The Voice of Grievous Cry"	Sho, Syu, Taka	Syu	6:18
5.	"Rain of Tears" "I. Reminiscence" "II. Rain of Tears" "III. Nightmare" "IV. Endless Confliction" "V. Rain of Tears (Reprise)""	Taka, Yuhki	Yuhki	8:22
6.	"Reward for Betrayal"	Syu, Taka, Yuhki	Syu	7:08
7.	"Soul of the Field"	Sho, Syu	Yuhki	7:26
8.	"Chain of Distress"	Syu	Syu	6:53
9.	"The Force of Courage" "I. The Sense of My Life" "II. Dream and Reality" "III. Just for the Faith" "IV. Pray to the Sky""	Syu	Syu	14:21

Track 8 was rerecorded in Syu's 2016 solo album You Play Hard as an instrumental

Reception

The album is noted for its strong progressive rock/metal influences, a departure from the band's traditional power metal sound. This band is unique for building upon new styles and ideas, with each album "featuring its own signature style that is used to portray the desired sonic aesthetic of the subgenre."^[3]

To expand upon the song "Rain of Tears", there is a chart famous in the subject of emotion classification that many use as well in musical analysis called the "Circumplex Model", which was created by James Russel.^[4] This model uses valence and arousal dimensions, providing a valuable framework for understanding the emotional depths conveyed through musical compositions. For instance, in musical analysis, "Heavy Metal and Hip Hop will characteristically evoke negative valence, high arousal emotions."^[5]

Personnel

Syu - Guitar
Sho - Vocals
Taka - Bass
Junichi - Drums
Yuhki - Keyboards, Hammond organ

References

^ "Galneryus: Under the Force of Courage". Oricon Show Business Directory (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
^ "Junichi Leaves GALNERYUS". jame-world.com. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
^ Jordan, James Boddington (July 2021). Harmonic Structures of 21st Century Heavy Metal (masters thesis). University of Huddersfield.
^ Russell, James A. (December 1980). "A circumplex model of affect". Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 39 (6): 1161–1178. doi:10.1037/h0077714. ISSN 1939-1315.
^ Susino, Marco; Schubert, Emery (2020-11-18). "Musical emotions in the absence of music: A cross-cultural investigation of emotion communication in music by extra-musical cues". PLOS ONE. 15 (11): e0241196. Bibcode:2020PLoSO..1541196S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0241196. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 7673536. PMID 33206664.

External links

Official movie

[oricon-1] "Galneryus: Under the Force of Courage". Oricon Show Business Directory (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 20, 2016.

[2] "Junichi Leaves GALNERYUS". jame-world.com. Retrieved 2016-06-27.

[3] Jordan, James Boddington (July 2021). Harmonic Structures of 21st Century Heavy Metal (masters thesis). University of Huddersfield.

[4] Russell, James A. (December 1980). "A circumplex model of affect". Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 39 (6): 1161–1178. doi:10.1037/h0077714. ISSN 1939-1315.

[5] Susino, Marco; Schubert, Emery (2020-11-18). "Musical emotions in the absence of music: A cross-cultural investigation of emotion communication in music by extra-musical cues". PLOS ONE. 15 (11): e0241196. Bibcode:2020PLoSO..1541196S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0241196. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 7673536. PMID 33206664.

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