STEEL CAGE

STEEL CAGE

Song Information

Original Version

Artist: Des-ROW
Composition/Arrangement: Des-ROW
Lyrics/Vocals: Kevin Vecchione
BPM: 125
Length: 1:19
Genre: GRAIND CORE
Movie: ちひろ
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania 7thMIX -keepin' evolution-
Other Music Game Appearances:

• beatmania III APPEND 7thMIX

LONG Version

STEEL CAGE's pop'n music banner, as of pop'n music 14.

Artist: Des-ROW
Composition/Arrangement: Des-ROW
Lyrics/Vocals: Kevin Vecchione
BPM: 125
Length: 2:07
Genre: GRAIND CORE (グラインドコア)
Movie: ?
pop'n music Character: JACK [10-2P]
pop'n music Background: INNOVATION (pop'n music 5)
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania III APPEND 7thMIX
Other Music Game Appearances:

• pop'n music 9 (ee'MALL)

Lyrics

None yet.

Song Connections / Remixes

• An extended version of STEEL CAGE, titled STEEL CAGE (LONG), can be found in beatmania III APPEND 7thMIX.
  • This version is used on pop'n music, and is simply titled STEEL CAGE.

Trivia

STEEL CAGE's pop'n music old banner.

• STEEL CAGE marks Kevin Vecchione's debut on the beatmania series.
• "Graind core" is likely a misspelling of grindcore. However, the genre of STEEL CAGE has never changed since its introduction in the beatmania series.
• STEEL CAGE was added to pop'n music 9 on March 19th, 2003 via ee'MALL.
• Before pop'n music 14 FEVER!, STEEL CAGE's character was FAT BOY [5-2P] and the songwheel genre was STEEL CAGE.
• STEEL CAGE was removed from the BEMANI category in pop'n music Sunny Park.
  • It returned to the BEMANI category in pop'n music éclale.

Music Comment

Untranslated.

Song Production Information

Des-ROW

Hey, it's Des-ROW.
This song's for 5-key beatmania, so I made something with a little bit of grind to it, heh.
Kevin Vechione, who previously sung for us in a non-beatmania game, yells for us in this song, heehee.
To me, the song is cool and explodes with that Des-ROW sound.
Some of you might say it doesn't fit in with beatmania, though?! Haha huh?
But hey, since this type of song's in the game, why not try it out? Heh...

Video Production Information

Chihiro

The animations have some rather unusual effects, like overlapping patterns, or identical colors.
I put them together with aqua + orange (rusting), my favorite.
It goes from looking like a tattoo and spiraling like a snake to dropping the saturation for a blackout!
It's like you're seeing time pass by and fade away in fast-forward.
I like seeing the colors flourish, but I also like seeing them fade away.
And above all else, the voices are wonderful!!

Staff Comments

MORO

This song is from the well-known (?) Des-ROW.
Personally, I like it!
Hearing this song when you're tired from work will perk you up, you know?
When you play it, you'll probably start shouting along with the vocals without thinking.

Character Information

None.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania difficulty rated from 1 to 9.
pop'n music difficulty rated from 1 to 43 through pop'n music 20 fantasia, and 1 to 50 from Sunny Park onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from KANI KANI CRAB and Pop'n Music Fever.)

beatmania

Original Version

Game	SP Difficulty			DP Difficulty
	Normal	Hard	Another	Normal	Hard	Another
Notecounts	256	415	451	382	438	451
beatmania 7thMIX→THE FINAL	3	6	7	5	7	7
beatmania III APPEND 7thMIX→THE FINAL	3	6	7	3	6	7

LONG Version

Game	SP Difficulty			DP Difficulty
	Normal	Hard	Another	Normal	Hard	Another
Notecounts	411	590	646	546	629	646
beatmania III APPEND 7thMIX→THE FINAL	3	5	7	3	5	7

pop'n music

Game	Normal Mode				Battle Mode
	5-Buttons	NORMAL	HYPER	EX	NORMAL	HYPER
Notecounts	422	533	610	641	428	564
pop'n music 9→10 (via ee'MALL)	13	22	32	35	21	28
pop'n music 11→13 カーニバル (via ee'MALL)	↑16	22	32	35	21	28
pop'n music 14 FEVER!→15 ADVENTURE	16	22	↓27	35	21	28
pop'n music 16 PARTY♪→20 fantasia	16	22	↓25	↓31	21	28
pop'n music Sunny Park→Present	-	28	↑32	37	21	28
pop'n music 14 FEVER! CS	16	22	25	31	21	28

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