Creating a wonderfully bizarre avant-garde hybrid of classical music, heavy rock and punk, Osaka's 11-member-strong Vampillia have been described by their record label as "a hardcore version of Arcade Fire."
While the Japanese self-dubbed "brutal orchestra" sound vastly different from the lauded Grammy-winning Canadian act, the comparison does not bother them.
"It's funny," says Vampillia's DJ, Brainshock. "It would be great if that helped bring more people to our concerts."