Metal & Shamisen

Thought It Was a Prop Sword, Turns Out It Wasn’t

Stage Pyro Was Actually Just Sparklers

Fog Machine Jammed, Used Dry Ice from Catering

Missed the Beat Because I Was Reading a Manga

Samurai Entered Mid-Song, Challenged Me to a Duel

Koto Player Didn’t Show, So We Used a Recorder

Lost in Translation So Sang the Lyrics in Gibberish

Crowd Chanted My Name but It Wasn’t My Name

Shredding So Hard, Strings Started Melting

Amplifier Turned Into a Heater Mid-Show

Played the Shamisen Backwards and Invented a New Genre

Forgot the Shamisen, Beatboxed Instead

Lights Synced Perfectly... Until They Didn’t

Audience Demanded an Encore So This is What They Got

Mic Picked Up Yokai Whispers During the Shamisen Solo

Samurai Armor Was Too Heavy to Headbang in

Confetti Cannon Was Full of Cooked Rice Instead

Bassist's Sandals Slapped Louder Than the Beat

Setlist Got Switched, Now Playing the Sushi Menu

Tea Spill Created a Makeshift Stage Flood

Someone Brought a Shamisen Hero Controller to the Show

First Note of the Solo Summoned a Swarm of Cicadas

Audience Member Joined the Band Mid-Song, Bass Player is Now Getting Replaced... RIP

Stage Collapsed but We Finished the Encore Anyway

Played an Entire Set Before Realizing the Venue Was Closed