Japanese band formed in 1992, noted for blending screamo/hardcore roots with expansive post-rock atmospheres.

Envy formed in 1992 in Japan and are publicly known for evolving from an early hardcore/screamo sound toward a more post-rock-influenced style while retaining intense emotional vocals and dynamics.

DeBaser reviews portray Envy as a Japanese band that evolved from hardcore/screamo into a more post-rock, atmospheric sound. Critics praise the emotional intensity and compositional skill across several albums. Some reviews note a stylistic shift that divided longtime fans. Key albums frequently discussed are A Dead Sinking Story, Insomniac Doze and Recitation.

For:Fans of emotionally intense post-rock, screamo and post-hardcore; listeners who appreciate cinematic, melancholic music.

 A YouTube video was the catalyst for my anticipation.

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 If an album capable of evoking such emotions is not a masterpiece, then what is?

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 "Insomniac Doze" is one of these, an album in which, piece by piece, moods and scents alternate, and in which the Japanese band Envy has masterfully managed to convey their serene melancholy and their tacit anger.

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 A truly overwhelming sensory experience, a return to the scene in great style for Envy, an album to listen to in one breath to lose oneself.

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