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Pretty cute people at M-H. n n sinceIhatemyselfalotandsuch, I'll just post this really ultra hideously awkward webcam pic of my self. Sweet dreams. lal

This is true, it is possible to a greater degree within a smaller community. But we're not a community consisting of just ~40 members. We have thousands of members (though it's debatable as to how many of them are actually "active" - the point still stands). I updated my post. Public shaming should never be a solution to anything. It's the very thing I would never condone or promote our community to do. Most of you remember Batsu from a few years ago - while it was amusing at times, it was ultimately annoying, and painted the whole forum as a forum of dicks (quite literally at times). It's also listed under every one of the cons section of the above mentioned solutions.

LOKA are coming back already this summer! So who've missed them last year or liked the show there's another chance to see them. June 20 : Bar Live 301 - Roubaix (FR) June 21 : Citrons Masqués - Yverdon-les-Bains (CH) June 26 : Café International - Besançon (FR) June 27 : Cologne TBC (DE)* June 28 : Musicon - Den Haag (NL) June 29 : Le Garage - Liege (BE) July 04 : Rock Box - Luxembourg (LU) July 05-06 : Japan Expo - Paris (FR) July 08 : Secret Place - Montpellier (FR) )July 10 : Garage Deluxe - Munich (DE) July 11 : REPPLUGED - Vienna (AT) July 12 : Storm Club - Prague (CZ) July 13 : Klub Progresja - Warsaw (PL) *TBC = to be confirmed (the venue in this case) Infos are up on the Demented Show homepage; http://www.demented-show.com/demented-show/concerts/ and on the Demented Show facebook page; https://www.facebook.com/DementedShow Ramen Events is also involved it seems so maybe check out their fb also; https://www.facebook.com/ramenevents Ticket sale should be starting soon...

^ Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiet I'm jelly as hell!! I bet it will be awesome but please report back to us after you witnessed it, if it was truly amazing. Finally, here's my '80s horror list... I had to weed out a lot of stuff to make this only 10. xD Also, this isn't in any concrete order. It would be better to rank the first five as "number 1" and the last five as "number 2" slot. 1. Hellraiser Best Cliver Barker adaptation I've seen so far (no wonder, he had a hand in it as well). Perfect, atmospheric, juicy, with some chilling and equally fun sequences. Gotta love the Cenobites! Actually, the sequel doesn't trail too far behind either. 2. The Beyond Lucio Fulci represent!! I just love the gritty, spooky feeling of the whole movie. The makeup effects are amazing albeit a bit cruddy (that adds to the whole thing imo), and it's all just one big nightmare ride of a film. 3. Inferno Almost as brilliant as its predecessor Suspiria, Dario Argento does it again! Stunning colors and lighting, lots of gruesome but somehow beautiful (and at times, absurd) scenes. The music doesn't really work all the time for me but it provides an interesting dimension nevertheless. 4. City of the Living Dead Lucio Fulci represent!! I just love the gritty, spooky feeling of the whole movie. The makeup effects are amazing albeit a bit cruddy (that adds to the whole thing imo), and it's all just one big nightmare ride of a film. [2] heh. 5. Demons Imagine Demons 2 being here as well. Overall a very fun experience with some disgusting demons killing off people trapped in a cinema (watching a movie about demons no less, lol) -- what more do you want? Oh right... cheese-tastic heavy metal to accompany it all. Contains one of the best ridiculous action scenes in horror. 6. Re-Animator One of my favorite comical horror movies ever, I just cannot get tired of it. Major respect and props to Stuart Gordon (director) and Jeffrey Combs (playing the hilarious lead role) for twisting this Lovecraft tale into something exceptionally fun to watch. A ton of laughs and gorey/gross moments. 7. *insert an '80s John Carpenter horror here* Seriously. Carpenter made some of his most excellent work in this decade, I simply cannot choose. I love The Fog because of its inducing fear with simplicity, The Thing with the chilling (heh) creatures and sense of isolation, Prince of Darkness spooking me out with all the apocalyptic religious Satanic stuff (and awesomely casting Donald Pleasence as usual), and finally They Live with its subtle hints of sci-fi paranoia. 8. Tetsuo: Iron Man Okay, we could argue if this is really horror or not, but to me it represents the finest of what Japan has to offer in the 'body horror' subgenre, drowned in a thick sauce of that typical junkyard aesthetic of low-budget Japanese cyberpunk. Totally weird and insane black-n-white feature with some amazing visuals and unforgettable soundtrack (courtesy of Japanese industrial music god Chu Ishikawa). 9. Videodrome Speaking of body horror...yeah, I couldn't leave Cronenberg out of this. I was a bit torn in choosing this or The Fly or Scanners, but this movie is somehow a bit closer to my heart. Maybe because of all the lovely imagery, body fusing with technology, minds warping, reality blurring and whatnot. Plus, it has a pretty~ hot Debbie Harry, so yeah. 10. The Hitcher Oh boy, this looming menacing atmosphere, I just love it. Rutger Hauer is the star of the show here clearly, portraying the enigmatic and psycho drifter dude of the title. Whenever he appears on screen you just know shit will go down, but the pacing is so sadistic how they draw out some stuff for the tension, it's awesome. +1 "cuz I just remembered this one" Angel Heart Damn, this movie. Imagine if Jacob's Ladder had a baby with an X-Files episode and up the spook factor a few notches. Incredibly well-done mystical thriller/horror starring (a still decent-looking) Mickey Rourke and Robert de Niro, crossing over into nightmare territory with no turning back. @Bear I love how there's almost literally no overlaps between our lists this time. I do love the Evil Dead movies of course, they almost made the list. The Argento movies you listed are cool too. I must confess tho, I haven't seen a single "Friday" movie, nor a "Nightmare" one (okay, maybe the 4th or 5th? loooong time ago, can't remember).

Bear actually nailed it quite well - considering that "both sides" , as in (some prime examples) 1) hiring some Jedwards/Eurovision composer/writer to write your "renewed major" songs or 2) being the main composer with hasbeen-ish ideas, and not giving enough room for your bandmates writing-wise (*cough*Kuroyume and Gazette again sorry*cough*) can end up as equally bad, so it doesn't really matter who did your songs - credits are obviously imporant to mention, and arrangement is the key point of "good song" tbqh (well, at least it's a obvious choice for me) - you could make a good composition with decent lyrics, but with sloppy arrangement, you won't definitely please anyone... As a case in point (I apologize beforehand for straying off-topic): imagine if songs by lynch. were performed by a different band representing the same sound, but with more intact/less sloppy performance (+ good mixing). Big difference, huh?

i'm not sure what kind of gazette rumours are those (because they would actually better hire a couple actual ghostwriters), but the closest thing vk currently has to the whole creative artist ≠ performer situation thing is miyavi's atrocious self titled album, which ironically features zero of his own writing and to me, that drove the authenticity of this person even lower. not to mention that the album in question's lyrics were outstandingly bad as well?? as a rhianna fan i probably should not judge vk acts who would have done this at all, and probably wouldn't, if their music hasn't sucked regardless of uncredited creative effort.

Wow, already a third album! "踊れ細胞" is coming out on May 14, 2014. Album trailer: PV for イマ人:

I'd prefer Average★ShowerGel

no wonder he didnt sing in his last band, he shouldnt in this either

At least its not overproduced like a lot of newer bands are these days. The vocalist sounds okay on some parts too.

I'm also hopelessly addicted to this game. It also is getting hard at where I'm at (currently just beat Castle of Satan) and I need help

I like this kind of voices too... it seems he is trying to communicate his feelings, with the sad music, I think it suits his voice. . . So, I like it. n - n

In reality this thread was meaningless with the original post. All four of the points you listed, we have already done - as Zess has pointed out in a previous post. There is never going to be a "true" solution to this where everyone can have their cake and eat it. There will always be disgruntled people. There will always be disagreements. Nothing that has been said, or ever will be said about this is new. Every method has been tried (and I'm not just talking about MH and it's community - but all "file sharing" services/websites). I have been around a lot of forums that have tried everything under the sun to "battle" this. They have all failed - us included. And you know what? They have all shut down because of the tension, and the bickering, and the fighting between it's members over this very issue. The very thing that brought them all together, is the very thing that tore them to pieces in the end. Let's go over each of the proposed solutions from the users that have replied here. Leeching is "condoned" Premise: Users must have X amount of posts. Users must be active within Y amount of days/weeks/months/years. Pros: There is a sense of "community" and "respect" between members and the files they share Cons: The notion of respect and community is a false pretense. All it takes is one person to break one of the golden rules to bring out the pitchforks and torches. Feels highly controlled. Users will be afraid to break one of said rules in fear of being "punished". There is too much "criteria" to meet for such a simple act - clicking a link to download a file Leechers should feel grateful; and if they aren't, should they be 'forced' to Premise: Can be used in combination with the above: "Leeching is condoned" Users must give "thanks" to uploaders to retrieve link. Pros: Uploaders get a sense of gratitude for their "work" Cons: Same as the above; just with one more "golden" rule to follow/jump through. Leechers should credit the uploaders Premise: Can be used in combination with the above: "Leeching in condoned" and "Leechers should feel grateful" Users can share links they find made by uploaders, but must credit said uploaders as the source Pros: Uploaders get a sense of gratitude for their "work" They may gain popularity within the small knit j-music community Cons: Same as the above; just with yet one more "golden" rule to follow/jump through. Must "police" other websites to make sure they're following OUR rules. This is wrong on many levels, as we are then strong-arming other websites. 99.9% of the time, there is absolutely nothing we can do if a link is not given it's due credit People feel offended when they find their uploads elsewhere without credit. Creates unneeded hate within the community Has actually led to racism (think of how you feel when you see the words "Brazilian J-Rock Blog"). This shit has to stop. Uploads should not be re-posted elsewhere Premise: Can be used in combination with the above: "Leeching in condoned", "Leechers should feel grateful", and "Leechers should credit the uploaders" Uploads are exclusive to the community, and should not be shared or posted elsewhere On small occasions you may do so with the permission of the uploader Pros: Uploaders have a sense of security, knowing how, when, and who their uploads are being shared with. Cons: Can be achievable within smaller, close-knit communities. Requires a lot of work to sustain. Ultimately, this is the "utopia" of the internet. It's a very nice image to dream of, but will never be reality. Goes against the very foundation of what the internet is. Causes uploaders to profile other members of the community, and will create instances of people not sharing files to others simply because they don't like them. Again, there is absolutely no way for us to police other websites when (not if) we find a file has been shared outside of the community. I have seen all of this happen many times over. Champ, and any of the other staff members, and even some of you users reading this now, can vouch for this. Do any of these solutions seem like a fix to anything?

Hey DanSar48, I'm also half-Filipino Glad you found some stuff you enjoyed in this thread! Definitely check out the Vandals on the Wall site and I'm sure you'll find even more stuff to your liking! And thanks for linking Freddie Aguilar. The name sounded familiar, but I'd never heard anything by him. The song you linked is awesome! Bear, I don't have much to offer metal-wise, but I do recall my brother coming across a Filipino "slam death" band at one point. I remember this only because the phrase "slam death" is so funny to me, haha. I wonder what the band's name was though...

I like crapp v-kei---> so its not so crappy))

Best horror films of the 80's: 1. The Thing John Carpenter and Kurt Russel together used to be a sign of quality once upon a time. Everything they did turned out great, except for Escape from L.A., even though I've always had a weak spot for it. But The Thing is a super classic film with a great script, great actors, great direction and great special effects. Brilliant atmosphere. 2. Friday the 13th It's not as good as Halloween, but this is among my favourite slasher films ever. Great kills and a brilliant atmosphere. Can you ask for much more from a slasher? 3. The Burning Same as above basically. This one is just as good as Friday the 13th, if not better to be honest. Amazing film! 4. Gremlins Scary? No, but cute, charming and very, very fun. You just gotta love how these small, cute creatures turn into those evil fuckers. This is an amazing film! 5. The Evil Dead Gore, black humour, amazing cinematography and Bruce Campbell. This film is both atmospheric and hilarious at the same time. SOme of the camera work here is exceptional! 6. Evil Dead II Gore, black humour, amazing cinematography and Bruce Campbell. This film is both atmospheric and hilarious at the same time. SOme of the camera work here is exceptional! This is an amazing sequel. One of the best there is. 7. Tenebre This film showed Dario Argento's return to the giallo genre, and boy did he do it well. Stunning cinematography, gruesome murders, great acting and a BRILLIANT soundtrack by prog geniuses Goblin. The soundtrack may be the best thing about this film. So fucking impressive! If you're a fan of slashers, you should see this (and giallo in general), because the slasher genre owes so much to this genre. So very, very much. 8. A Nightmare on Elm Street Freddy fucking Krueger. Do I need say more? A really imaginative horror film which plays around with the viewer a lot. Love it! 9. Opera Woah! Another Dario Argento film. Of course. He was a genius. This is a fairly typical giallo and Argento film, but still amazing. Great soundtrack, mainly by Claudio Simonetti of Goblin and Brian Eno. 10. The Woman in Black The reason this isn't higher up is because some of the acting is subpar. But the atmosphere is amazing, and that's what makes this film so good. It's alla bout the atmosphere! And even though this isn't films, I just have to put these out here. The 80's WAS slashers, and I could easily have changed some of these films with other slasher films. And because of the 80's and slashers I need to put these songs here. Frightmare released two albums and they both are a tribute to slasher films, and horror and gore in general. The Burning, Friday the 13th, Sleepaway Camp, The Slumber Party Massacre, The Prowler, My Bloody Valentine and Black Christmas are among the fils they pay tribute to. Amazing band, even though I do prefer Maniac Neil's main band, Blood Freak. Exploitation and horror is his life! What happened to the films of yesterday The 70's and 80's were the golden age Horror films now are a fucking joke! They make me choke! Gone is the blood Gone are the tits Gone is everything that we miss MTV shit is shoved down our goddamn throats! The film makers of today give us no fucking hope! Remakes are the fad Desecrating horror classics CG? what a fucking drag! Save that shit for pixar flicks! Dawn of the Dead and TCM are not immune to this lame ass trend Whats next The Exorcist? It's safe to say this is the end! These dumb ass kids love this shit They have no idea who Cropsy is Wes Craven you bastard! Look what you have done! Last House on the Left to Scream?! There no excuse You should be hung! PG-13 horror is packing the seats This generation sucks! These kids are fucking weak! The hip hop influence Infecting the culture Busta Rhymes and Michael Myers?! This shit is fucking torture! Direct to video shit Is almost as bad Crappy photoshop covers Make me fucking sad! Lack of ideas Regression through technology Will Peter Jackson save us? No we get that lame ass trilogy! Fightmare - Bringing Back the Bloodshed

And I have been dreaming about seeing them live....... Fuck this shit. I really liked them.

I personally think the greatest solution to this age-old problem, is not to force "leechers" (whatever the hell that actually means - we're all leeching) to step into the light and give thanks to you mighty people that rip releases, but to instead, force everyone to be anonymous. If you upload/share a file - it would not be associated with an account, but only the details of the release/quality. No comments. No thanks button. A simple link to download. This whole "give credit where credit is due" on this matter is almost sickening. The purpose of sharing music here is just that: sharing; turn people on to new music that they might have never come across or heard before.

Maybe he was blackmailing BB so that he would stay in the band harharharhar :U ONCE A MEMBER! A MEMBER FOR LYFE! Anyone who tries to leaves ends up like the original PIASS line up!