Earth's Roar and the Silent Tomb

"Tsuchi no Todoroki, Nakigara no Haka" is a rock track set in Japan's Kofun period. From above, the keyhole-shaped tomb mounds look grand and beautiful, but at their feet countless unnamed young laborers are breaking hills, lifting stones, and carrying earth on their backs. Soil is piled up only to glorify a dead ruler in the afterlife, while right there on that same slope, living people are gasping for breath. That stark contrast is what the title "Roar of the Earth, Tomb of the Dead" tries to capture.

The story is told from the viewpoint of a young worker forced into kofun construction and, later, his children. His small acts of resistance on a brutal worksite - trying to protect his comrades, joining forces with the site overseer, stopping work on dangerous days - gradually turn into a will to "live the present in his own way" instead of living only for someone else's death. With heavy guitar riffs, an aggressive beat, and shout-heavy vocals that hit like a raised fist, this song turns the imagined screams on that ancient soil into a modern rock sound.