Live review from 22nd Anniversary Festival Day 1:
Alpha Tone_UDG22演出歌單：
1. Last Party
2. 迷宮
3. 蝴蝶
4. 321
5. 黑白
Alpha Tone_UDG22演出成員：
Zing (Vocal)、Moz (Guitar)、Frankie (Bass)、Crow (Drums)
Alpha Tone 本土視覺
如果香港有多幾套本土王道熱血動畫，主題曲考慮交畀Alpha Tone啦。佢哋嘅歌夠硬夠燃，絕對係大加成！
Alpha Tone走視覺系搖滾路線，日搖風格，結他手嘅老西同Bass手嘅髮型令我諗起後X JAPAN（以及其他平成年代嘅日本樂隊）。
樂隊造型印象深，主唱阿Zing嘅吼叫亦一樣。佢把聲嘅辨識度唔算突出，但喺Screaming上嘅發揮就令人眼前一亮———由唱到嗌嘅切換、氣量，令我有種「係佢嗌緊！？」＆「佢仲嗌緊！？」嘅驚艷。Zing確係有自己一套用聲技巧，並且能作為底牌驚艷觀眾，臨尾＜黑白＞中「要你默許———」嘅Screamming，就成功將氣氛推到高潮。另外Bass手和音把聲幾有辨識度，同主唱一高一低有啲火花；能夠將呢種反差加以善用，會成為樂隊特色之一！
嗌爆係嗌爆，然而我覺得嗌前嗌後，Alpha Tone可以再滲多啲「無明火」鼓動情緒！後尾睇返資料，當晚演出少咗位Keyboard樂手，加上結他聲效出問題，Live performance唔多唔少有影響。呢啲時候就考樂隊整體嘅情緒渲染力——姿體動作、表情、互動方式、高潮Signal等。我見到Zing有帶頭揮手，不如再誇張甚至浮誇啲，畀多啲信心視覺系／搖滾樂隊嘅Fans，佢哋接得住你團火嘅。多少少堆疊，高潮位可以去得更盡！
總括嚟講，Alpha Tone用視覺系造型玩老派硬搖滾，確立咗風格並塑造緊自己嘅特色。當中佢哋嘅歌詞同概念幾出眾，有股純正硬燃嘅質感！而其他部分如台風同編曲就可以再豐富啲，整體都值得觀望嘅！我見到Bass手好享受表演，結他手會為自己登台而忍唔住開心；期待佢哋繼續以本土視覺玩出本土視覺，他朝可以喺某套香港動畫／Game上，聽到Alpha Tone把聲唱(Scream)出一首熱血主題曲！（佢哋嘅歌真係好Ｍatch一啲激鬥熱血畫面，哈哈！）
-劉海亮
Live review from Soundsplashing Underground (07-02-2025):
1. Intro (Instrumental)
2. 無明火
3. 黑思想
4. 蝴蝶
5. 迷宮
6. Last Party
Vocal: Chiu Cheuk Sing (Zing)
Guitarist: Shek Mong Wa (Moz)
Bassist: Ng Kwok Sum (Frankie)
Drummer: Chan Hoi Tung (Crow)
Programmer: Wong Chi Chiu (Steve)
Alpha Tone walked onstage billed as “pop rock,” which is a bit like calling a typhoon “light drizzle.” Whatever private joke that was between the band and Chris B, it became the night’s first punchline the moment they hit their first downbeat.
From 〈無明火〉 onward, the band lived in that space where alt‑metal, J‑rock drama and big‑room catharsis collide. Zing is a frontman who doesn’t just sing over the band; he surfs the noise. Moz and Frankie keep things visually and musically lively, their precise guitar and bass lines giving the set extra bite. Crow, the tightest drummer of the night by some distance, is the axis around which this all spins. His playing is precise: kicks and toms hit with weight, cymbals punctuate rather than clutter, and he leaves just enough space for Steve (on programming) to breathe. This is the kind of rhythm section work that makes you realise how many bands confuse “busy” with “powerful.”
What makes this set linger is not just the volume or the polish, but the sense of intention. Alpha Tone clearly know exactly what they want to be: a band that bends heaviness toward emotional impact, not aggression. So, yes, you could label this “pop rock” if your definition of “pop” includes Sleep Token, stadium‑era Bring Me The Horizon and the moment in every anime opening theme where the sky explodes behind the protagonist.
Onstage at SoundSplashing Underground, Alpha Tone weren’t joking at all. They were busy sounding like the heaviest thing on the Carnival stage – and very possibly the most ready for a much bigger one.
-Peter L
Review from Death’s Embrace:
1. Intro
2. 黑白
3. 無明火
4. 迷失的瞬間
5. 蝴蝶
6. Last Party
7. 黑思想
There’s no universe in which Alpha Tone could be mistaken for death metal. Their sound is big, melodic and built for arenas, mixing J-rock energy, 80s heavy rock swagger and pop-metal polish. Shout-out to 16-year-old Aurelius on lights, who nails the atmosphere and gives their set a stadium glow.
They ease in with an atmospheric instrumental, a slow-burn intro that sets the scene before Zing steps forward to introduce the band. His range is impressive, blending soaring highs and gritty lows.
黑白 hits like an Airbourne song, plowing in with heavy, theatrical 80s-style rock. Zing, sporting a shaggy dichromatic mop of hair, commands the stage with crowdwork: claps, singalongs and a catchy “woah” motif. Keyboardist/programmer Steve couldn’t make it (he’s a pilot and had to fly), so a backing track fills the gap. Frankie takes the song’s bridge vocals, which adds pop flavour, even if not quite the same pedigree as Zing.
無明火 is the high point so far. Frankie shines with creative licks that add real dimension on a song that’s hook-driven and arena-ready. Moz was quiet early on but fixed quickly, and the energy spikes again.
迷失的瞬間 draws a quip from the crowd: “Sounds like a Hong Kong anime rock band.” This track feels made for fight scenes: pounding beats from Crow, theatrical guitar work from Moz and soaring harmonies between Zing and Frankie. The solos aren’t flawless but packed with interesting transitions and tone. The writing is strong – scene-setting, tension, release. As punters wave along, Frankie fires out a solo that leaves the room buzzing.
蝴蝶 evokes the likes of X Japan in its rock drama. Zing grins: “If I’m breathless, you must be too!” A countdown – “Three, two, one!” – then a huge scream and blistering solo from Moz. Crow dazzles on drums with rolls and cymbal flourishes, locking into a metronomic snare. They transition into a Guitar Hero-esque section of shredding and fireworks, Frankie’s fretboard glowing red. Easily “the snazziest guitars we’ve had at an Underground heavy night,” Chris B says.
The final stretch – Last Party and 黑思想 – keeps the adrenaline high with anthemic choruses and bigger riffs, keeping the energy high till the final notes. Alpha Tone leave the stage looking like a band destined for bigger platforms, with plenty of complimentary words for The Underground and a promise to return soon.
–El Jay
