But the man or woman who disappoints the narrator of the songs on Unseen World will also soon feel the wrath of a lover scorned. BAND-MAID often address their songs to an unfaithful or irresolute lover. They would also approve of the implacable responses of the narrator of the songs. In addition, the Furies would surely recognize the tormented emotions that are often expressed in BAND-MAID songs. Instead, they have created an absolutely furious and unabating assault of aggressive hard rock. BAND-MAID have dispensed with the conventions of varying the mood of an album and the inclusion of radio-friendly ballads. 「1」 One can’t help but think of the Furies when listening to the new BAND-MAID album Unseen World. Megaera, “the jealous one,” punished crimes of those who broke oaths or committed infidelity against a spouse or lover. Alecto punished those who committed moral crimes by sowing discord and madness. As long as sin persisted in the world, the Furies could not be vanquished. They could appear as indominable storm clouds or impregnable swarms of insects. The Furies were relentless in their pursuit of justice. They were the daughters of the Earth and Sky.
They punished men for their crimes against the natural order or crimes against the gods. The Furies of Greek mythology were inexorable, but just, pursuers of sinners on Earth.
