History YMMV / BloodStainChild

* FaceOfTheBand: Before 2010, it was Sadew. Then he left, and Sophia became the FaceOfTheBand. Then she left in 2012. Kiki pretty much became this alongside [[LeadBassist Ryo]], as he has been with them since their indies days, during the ''Last Stardust'' period. Up to and including ''The Legend'', Saika was also considered as the face of the outfit. Following his departure, Sadew has since returned.
** Ryu also gets this, though to a lesser extent, [[IAmTheband for]] [[{{Cosplay}} a]] [[{{Moe}} few]] [[WholesomeCrossdresser reasons]].

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: What fans felt after the release of ''Idolator''.
** VindicatedByHistory: The feeling has pretty much died down now.

* BrokenBase: While the band's sound has been generally respected by fans, even after their GenreShift into electro-metal, the same can't be said for Sadew, who is either lauded as a powerful Type 3 {{Metal Scream}}er on par with Anders Friden of Music/InFlames or even with the legendary [[Music/DarkTranquillity Mikael Stanne]] or criticized for being even more of a DreadfulMusician than Ryo ever was.

** Ryu also gets this, though to a lesser extent, for [[{{Cosplay}} a]] [[{{Moe}} few]] [[WholesomeCrossdresser reasons]].

* CrazyAwesome: They managed to achieve this on a level similar to early Music/InFlames by combining hard-hitting MelodicDeathMetal with the very poppy side of electronic music and J-pop. Initially people didn't think it would work very well. Needless to say, the surprise success of ''Idolator'' brought a whole new edge to modern MelodicDeathMetal, both in Japan and all over the world.

* EarWorm: "Freedom" "Stargazer", "Electricity", "Sirius VI", "Nuclear Trance".

** For fans of the Sadew era, "Freedom" from ''Mozaiq'', which is a showcase of Sadew's vocal ability and the compositional skill of the band.
* BrokenBase: While the band's sound has been generally respected by fans, even after their GenreShift into electro-metal, the same can't be said for ex-vocalist Sadew, who is either lauded as a powerful Type 3 {{Metal Scream}}er on par with Anders Friden of Music/InFlames or even with the legendary [[Music/DarkTranquillity Mikael Stanne]] or criticized for being even more of a DreadfulMusician than Ryo ever was.
** The addition of Sophia as the band's vocalist from 2010-2012 caused even more of a BrokenBase among the band's fan community, with some fans praising her serene, almost angelic female voice while others criticizing her for replacing the band's vocal style from screams to cleans.

* CrazyAwesome: They managed to achieve this on a level similar to early Music/InFlames by combining hard-hitting MelodicDeathMetal with the very poppy side of J-electronic and J-pop. Early fans didn't think it would work very well. It worked: the surprise success of ''Idolator'' brought a whole new edge to modern MelodicDeathMetal, both in Japan and all over the world.
* EarWorm: "Fredom" "Stargazer", "Electricity", "Sirius VI", "Nuclear Trance".

* FaceOfTheBand: Before 2010, it was Sadew. Then he left, and Sophia became the FaceOfTheBand. Then she left in 2012. Kiki pretty much became this alongside [[LeadBassist Ryo]], as he has been with them since their indies days, during the ''Last Stardust'' period. Up to and including ''The Legend'', Saika was also considered as the face of the outfit.

* FaceOfTheBand: Before 2010, it was Sadew. Then he left, and Sophia became the FaceOfTheBand. Then she left in 2012. There are hints that Kiki is becoming this, though fans would probably agree on [[LeadBassist Ryo]], as he has been with them since their indies days. Ryu also gets this, though to a lesser extent, for [[{{Cosplay}} a]] [[{{Moe}} few]] [[WholesomeCrossdresser reasons]].

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: "Sirius VI" from ''Epsilon'' combines angelic trance arrangements and Sophia's J-pop-inspired vocals with the monster energy and bombast of the band's established melodeath sound, all with Ryo's crazy vocal delivery. Hell, the entire ''Epsilon'' album can qualify as this.
** For fans of the Sadew era, "Freedom" from ''Mozaiq'', which is a showcase of Sadew's vocal ability and the compositional skill of the band.

* BrokenBase: While the band's sound has been generally respected by fans, even after their GenreShift into electro-metal, the same can't be said for [[BaseBreaker ex-vocalist Sadew]], who is either lauded as a powerful Type 3 {{Metal Scream}}er on par with Anders Friden of Music/InFlames or even with the legendary [[Music/DarkTranquillity Mikael Stanne]] or criticized for being even more of a DreadfulMusician than Ryo ever was.

* MagnumOpus: The band has two: ''Idolator'' and ''Epsilon''

* EpicRiff: The intro to "Sirius VI" and the eurobeat-esque synths from "Freedom"
* FaceOfTheBand: Sophia, even though she left. It's probably Ryo.

* BrokenBase: While the band's sound has been generally respected by fans, even after their GenreShift into electro-metal, the same can't be said for [[BaseBreaker ex-vocalist Sadew]], who is either lauded as a powerful Type 3 {{Metal Scream}}er on par with Anders Friden of Music/InFlames or criticized for being even more of a DreadfulMusician than Ryo ever was.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: "Sirius VI" from ''Epsilon'' combines angelic trance arrangements and Sophia's J-pop-inspired vocals with the monster energy and bombast of the band's established melodeath sound. Hell, the entire ''Epsilon'' album can qualify as this.