The roots of High and Mighty Color emerged via a Metallica cover band that played the clubs of Okinawa in the early 2000s, entertaining the soldiers of the (in)famous U.S. military base on the southern Japanese island. The core members of H&MC, Meg and Sassy, met through this band and started working together. Playing Western rock covers helped them to develop an understanding of modern Anglo-American rock, and soon they decided to extend their repertoire and started writing their own songs. By that time they also filled the remaining positions in the group, although screamo v...