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Izam for makony after three billion years of her waiting for this flaky cunt of an artist to actually do what he said he would. [MELTY LARGE] Skanky traffic cop hydra dude for miasma, who dafuq is this anyway??? [STILL AT LARGE] Yayoi for marcus! This one was the most challenging because the only pics available of this outfit aren't super duper detailed [WOAHHHH JUST LIKE 17 INCHES] Aaaand I'm declaring this the last batch! Stay tuned for another round in 2-3 days Also check out my >>Art tumblr<<

Who are you to separate bias from what people enjoy? Why do you even care? Let people enjoy the things that they enjoy and stop trying to find objective truth in subjectivity. It's extremely annoying.

I ordered Sacred Xanadu through Cure's mail-order, however I haven't received notice yet that it's arrived at FromJapan's. I hope it'll be there somewhat soon. I'll upload it when it arrives, if someone doesn't ninja me.

Thanks, Ito. I was expecting five stars but thanks. I've got friends too, in this case ! ... ......But even more than that. Honey...

Vo. 京 (DIR EN GREY) Gt. 匠 (ex. Rentrer en Soi) Gt. UTA (ex. 9GOATS BLACK OUT) Gt. YUCHI (kannivalism) Dr. 未架 (ex. Rentrer en Soi) sukekiyo’s formation, debut album, and recent live shows have all generated a lot of discussion lately. As such, I thought it would make sense to finally give the band its own thread here in the artists forum, rather than having discussions split across the IMMORTALIS news thread, IMMORTALIS review thread, and Dir en grey artist thread. Obviously new announcements and reviews of releases should still be done in their respective forums, but all of the other stuff can go here instead of derailing those threads. Some questions and points of discussion to get the ball rolling How do you feel about sukekiyo as a whole? Are you a fan of the band? Do you think it’s being overhyped? What do you think of their recent live performances having a specific dress code? Does it suit the atmosphere of their music more or does it turn you off? Are the comparisons between sukekiyo and DIR EN GREY inevitable or justified? Do you think the desire to compare the two will die down once the novelty of 京 being one of the members wears off? To what extent do you consider sukekiyo to be 京’s ‘solo project’? Is it fair to use such a term when it appears that the other members also seem to have considerable influence on the band's music? What would you like to see from the band in the future? Do you expect it to be a full time project?

Does anybody here watch Hannibal? 'Twas one of my favorite shows from last year and I'm glad it wasn't cancelled due to low-ish ratings and NBC being a huge suckfest lol. It is in it's second season now and shit is getting really real since last episode. The show has some of the best visuals on T.V. right now and it's kinda doing the charismatic serial killer thing right given how often it's done wrong (Dexter (I never want to speak of that final season again) and The Following immediately come to mind)

蟋蟀(koorogi) new album "蟋蟀(koorogi)" will be released through Closet Child at 2014/05/31 (2,300yen, limited 100), for which all songs will be remastered [track list] 01.青い鳥 02.カーニヴァル 03.かごめ 04.水葬 05.熱病 06.世間教 07.光る雨 08.致命傷 09.形のない僕ら 痛みのない世界 10.ララ・バイ 11.雛菊 12.わすれゆき 13.春死怨 14.四月九日

Marking their 15th anniversary, D'ESPAIRSRAY will give one reunion concert at 2014/07/29 Zepp DiverCity Tokyo during the event "-Angelo Presents-「THE INTERSECTION OF DOGMA」". Other bands performing: Angelo, FAKE?, RIZE, lynch. The band's message from Facebook:

it is announced at Black Gene For the Next Scene one-man live "2.5次元シアター(2.5jigen theater)" at Akasaka BLITZ at 2014/05/06 that their new maxi single "『D.D.D』～Dead.Devil.Dancing～" will be released at 2014/07/30, although details have not yet been announced SET-LIST at 2014/05/06: 01.シニカルワー悪(cynical wor-world)～This is monster world～ 02.Piglect 03.四次元マッシュルーム(yojigen mushroom) 04.空から零れ落ちる100億の光(sora kara koboreochiru 100oku no hikari) 05.A-jest 06.feel guilty drums solo 07.SHOW the cloven hoof 08.Tokyo 侍 シアター(Tokyo samurai theater) 09.桜乱トランスdestiny(sakuran trance destiny) 10.涙-kHz(namida-kHz) 11.獄彩夢(gokusaimu) 12.Fear Dance EN1 01.DOOM 02.リミットオーバー(limit over) 03.midnight coaster 04.踊りたい、踊らせたい、踊れない猫(odoritai odorasetai odorenai neko) 05.グロウ・テスト・クラーケン(glow test kraken) EN2 01.DistRhyme 02.CHANGE TO CHANCE

Gentlemen are good to go though

A special collab single "RADY MALMARADE " feat. Kamijo, Riku (ex-KAWON, Kisaki Slaves), Kisui (ex-Phobia), and Hakuei (ex-Kuroyume Roadie)

For some reason I just realised I completely forgot about Jigoku, Kuroneko and Hanyo when I was going though the 60's horror films. These are three classic Asian horror films from the 60's. That's a bit embarrassing to be honest. If they would have been included on the list I do not know, but forgeting about them? Unforgiving! Anyway, I'm going back to the 20's. To me, personally, this is by fa the best decade of horror ever. There wasn't as many horror films as in later decaded, but the quality of the "few" horror films that was released was jost insane. It was crazy, man. Full of unique films with unique atmosphere and all that. However, I can understand that not all people love these films. Being silent, and often very experimental and so on. But me, fucking hell! 1. Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens This is, by far, the best vampire film ever, and obviously the best Dracula film ever. Dracula never looked as awesome as this again. Max Schreck doesn't only look good as Orlok, though, but he also acted well. His stares are creey as fuck, and his body language is incredible and he's out of this world. The whole film is like a semi-surreal, creepy, eerie nightmare. There's no film in history with an atmosphere as thick and good as this. My all time favourite horror film, and second favourite film overall. This is, hands down, perfection! 2. Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari The first thing you'll notice here is the incredible sets. They're very stylized with abstract jagged buildings painted on canvas backdrops and flats. To add to this strange style, the actors used an unrealistic technique that exhibited "jerky" and dance-like movements. (yes, I took that from Wiki! ). And all this makes this film very dream like, nightmarish and unique, and this is even more surreal than Nosferatu. They can't even be compared on this point. And this has one HUGE treat for eveyone who watches it. One thing that inspired more or less all film makes in history of film, even those who haven't seen it. That's true, and that says it all. One of the very best horror films in the history of film. 3. The Phantom of the Opera This is by far the best adaption of The Phantom of the Opera, and Lon Chaney's performance is just out of this world. This film sat the standard for Universal Monsters films to come, and it sat the bar extremely high. Very atmospheric and nice film. The man of a thousand faces would never reach this high again, and that says it all. Lon Chaney was one of the big cinema Gods in history of cinema. Massive! 4. Faust – Eine deutsche Volkssage The sets in this film should alone be more than enough to please any fan of horror. God damn! The scene with Mephistopholes looking over the town, ready to do his work, should alone be more than enough to please any fan of horror. Yeah, that's right. Visually, this is on par with films such as Metropolis and Blade Runner. Outstanding doesn't even cover half of it. 5. Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages Benjamin Christensen directed this film and acted as the devil himself. Benjamin Christensen was just way ahead of his time. Way, way, way ahead, and the devil is oen of the best portrayals of devils on film ever. This is half and half documentary and live action, and it's a very artsy and unique film. I can't really say much about it. You just have to experience this for yourself. 6. The Hands of Orlac Haunting atmosphere. That there is what this film i all about. It's the atmosphere. Because the acting isn't the best on this list, nor are the storytelling, but the atmosphere is among the best here. Robert Wiene had previously made Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari, and while there is some expressionist sets and stuff here, this isn't nearly as experimental and weird as Das Cabinet. Not even close. So even if you dislike Das Cabinet, or otherwise, I recommend you to check out the other one. It's a great film full of suspense and amazing atmosphere. 7. Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde John Barrymore was a great actor and this is robably his finest performance ever. Not onlythat, it was his most over the top, crazy performance as well, and that says it all. This is worth watching for that alone. This isn't really as good as the 1931 version (which should have been included on my previous list), but it's a damn fine adaption anyway. Great, great film! 8. The Hunchback of Notre Dame I always thought this was the best of all the adaptions of this novel, and much of that is because of Lon Chaney who's amazing as always. It's not a very gruesome film, not a suspenseful or atmospheric film, yet it manages to creat something totally unique that I do not know what to call. It's just a lovely film. A really lovely film. 9. The Golem: How He Came Into the World Great, atmospheric film which resembles Frankenstein in some ways. The sets, lighting and amosphere makes this a true classic worthy of any man's time. As with most expressionist films of the silent era, this is also very surreal and nightmarish. 10. The Student of Prague I guess it's fair to call this a overlooked and forgotten film, yeah? Because that's what this is. I always thought this was a romantic, yet eerie and sad film. Very Faustian, but that's always positive. Great film! The quality of these films, man. I cannot put words to it. It's just insane. And that just sums up most decades to me. This was fun to be honest. Very, very fun! And thanks to Jigsaw and everybody else who helped making this a fun ride.

Poster-pic with info to the Album which is available on the shows...

I think it's capable of destroying more than just the vagina. Fur + leather = sweatfest. I'll be dead by July 4th. The venue in Paris is across the Moulin Rouge. If he wears that...

A little teaser for what is to come next. It appears he'll be taking quite the advantage of being aware he is handsome in this one. Although that's not a new thing.

Delta Ark (君は鋭く。(kimi wa surudoku) Vo. band):

Yeah well, I hope at least one of those can please you. I'd be disappointed in myself if I recommended you a lot of stuff, and you ended up not enjoying a single one. It'll break my heart. So, we've finally arrived in the 30's. Dacula became handsome, Dr. Frankenstein made a creature that later would get a bride, a man became invisible, a mummy is revived and some fuckers brought this huge ape back to Manhattan. The 30's gave us many of the geatest horror films ever, and even if you've not seen them, you've heard about a lot of them. Did I mention that this was Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi's decade? No? Well, it was. 1. Frankenstein A lot of peole don't like this all that because it wasn't a straigt adaption. A lot was changed, and the monster wasn't just misunderstood, but mean and scary. But this is a classic film. A legendary film. This film made Boris Karloff, and Boris Karloff "made" this film. His performance as Frankenstein's Monster is hailed as one of the finest performances ever, and I agree. It is also the performance that made me adore Boris Karloff already as a kid, long before I became a horror maniac. This is an atmospheric piece of close-to-perfect horror. It's just a bloody great film. 2. The Bride of Frankenstein Often praised for being closer to the novel than the original, and while that is very true, I don't think it is a better film. Boris Karloff is Boris Karloff. Perfect as always. Elsa Lanchester also deserves a mention for her brilliant role as Frankenstein's Bride (yes, the monster did become known as Frankenstein, despite not really being Frankenstein). The reason I prefer the first one, is because I find it to be way more atmospheric than this one. 3. The Black Cat Another Boris Karloff picture? How fucking weird. But guess what? Did doesn't only include Boris Kaloff, it also includes Bela Lugosi and they are both amazing here, in their first of eight films together. This was an unsual film for its time, and if you've seen many films from this time you'll notice how the score is used here, compared to other films at the time. It was unique. Atmospheric pice with acting out of the ordinary and a great score. A film you'll love, if you're into 30's horror. 4. Dracula Bela Lugosi! Not my favourite Dracula film, but this is among the best. Bela Lugosi is brilliant here. The way he speaks, the way he moves, the way he stares ice cold out in the air. Jesus, what a performance! The film itself is quite usual for its time. Slow, atmospheric horror that builds slowly up to the climax. Great film! 5. King Kong There's been several atempts to remake this, but none even gets close to this masterpiece. Fay Wray's amazing, Willis O'Brien's stop-motion animation is BRILLIANT and the score is great too. All this makes a great film. People can remake it as many times they want, but no one will come close to even touching the greatness of this masterpiece. 6. The Mummy Boris Karloff stars in this horror film about a revived ancient Egyptian priest. Not quite as atmospheric as Dracula, Frankenstein x2 or The Black Cat, but still a damn fine film and Boris Karloff is amazing as always. It's a very romantic, yet suspenseful film. Gotta love it! 7. Vampyr This is a haunting, nightmarish film with superb special effects which always gave me the impression it was alla bout style over substance. It's a very abstract film, very unique for its time. Slow bizarre and atmospheric. This ain't one for all, but I loved it! 8. Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse This was the second installment in Fritz Lang's Dr. Mabuse trilogy, and it's more or less just as good as the first one. Blending crime, horror and fantasy made this quite a unique film fo its time. Well-acted, great pacing and atmospheric and fine. Very, very, very good film as expected by Fritz Lang. 9. The Invisible Man I feel like this film is a bit overlooked. Claude Rains stars as the invisible man, and despite only hearing his voice for most of the film, he's impressive in his role. His voice, the body language. It's perfect. And the special effects were amazing. Even today you'll ask yourself if this film was really made 80 years ago. It's amazing, and these special effects just have to be seen. 10. White Zombie This is most likely the first zombie film ever, and the film which gave White Zombie their band name. A lot of other early zombie films from the 40's borrowed heavily from this, and with good reason. It's a great, though overlooked film. This film deserves so much more! It was a hard year. There's several other films I wanted to include. Damn, what a year. Universal Monsters was the shit!

taking care of your real life is very important... e.g. learning how to kiss properly!

session bands Acid Black Klaxon (Black Klaxon), L'Arc～en～Croix (Vent Croix) & Lost ValettE (Lost Valentine) will perform at Imaike CLUB 3STAR at 2014/08/28 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz8y5ZhVink

"EXCEED NEUTRINO" [track list] 01."Lust Air" 02.デイドリーム(daydream) 03.鬼頭(onigashira) 04.みんなのビーチ(minna no beach) 05.meta material 06.Water ColorS

Not my type of show at all but I needed a random mess of something to get my spirits back up and it somewhat worked. At least it's just 12 episodes in total. I can deal with that.

oh man that is the most amazing toad

Finished watching all the Jojo's Bizzare Adventure S1. I'm floored. I haven't marathoned a shonen anime like this since the first 3 arcs of One Piece. Wow....

BLESS YOU. ♥♥♥

I couldn't listen all the way through.....his Engrish is HORRIBLE. And the songs have bad mixing too....just, what the fuck, Zaku? You were much better off in Redrum......

AHAHAHA I LOVE YOU SENEDDIE.

The preview sounds odd ... I don't know is it the songs's actual preview , or is it really a demo , because the production sounds poor !! and ... ZAKU , Why !? You can do better than this !!

awww i like the raid.'s vocals. Yuuki-ama (Lycaon) First it is his brutal squeal scream i just cant figure that out, than its how raw and unique his scream. 2nd song: how he singing but its like he is talking than switches to that lovely voice and then the like girl squeal. 3rd: song the "oww" too hot! i was like ok oki. **88** got me off guard with how sick he was in it. yuki (lustknot.) inhales pig sounds and shrieks on deck my new bitch Kyouki (grieva) took the old school screaming to the next level with the first video "genocide". 2nd i dont get how he does 0:40 part it's cool. dont know his name but was surprised that he could do proper deathcore inhales

Visutox:

Was in school for a BA in Computer Science. After my first year, I moved, and landed a job doing web development. So... never finished my degree as the job I have now is what I was aiming for (well, I was aiming for Google). Funny part is my first year I never took any CS-related classes (I'm entirely self-taught in what I do). They were all the core classes I needed for any of my CS classes (English, Math, etc.) I still want to go back and get my degree, as there are a lot of different fields I'm interested in besides web development. Machine learning, AI, solid foundation in C/C++, etc. Regardless of the field, there is always skillsets and knowledge you pick up that can be applied to other areas of CS.

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ok, right upfront, am i the only one, that deson't really get all the exitement about this album? it pretty much falls into the cathegory "appreciate the effort, but no thanks" i'll start with what is (very!) good about this release. you can tell that there went a lot of effort into all of these tracks. there are tons of different and interesting ideas incorporated into pretty much all of these songs by every single member and the production team aswell at some points. it is also great that everyone seems to have stepped out of their comfort-zone a bit doing things a little different than in their previous bands to create something new. also there isn't any performance that only goes by the standard procedure of a bass/git/vox/drum formula. everyone tries to add something unique to it, so it doesn't become a "kyo+friends"-sideproject. with all this effort, with all this willingness to take a risk, with all the creativity-input from every side, i really really really wanted to like this record. i tried hard to, but now after four listens or so i think i don't, and here is why. ------------ unfortunately the songs in their completed stage don't work. that is as themselves, and as the 16-track combination that is this album. you can tell that this is a very new project, that hasen't really accustomed to each other yet. you can tell that there is always eclectic stuff going on in the guitars, some eclectic stuff with the bass and some offbeat drumming going on, all buried under eclectic multilayered falsetto-choruses from kyo, but none of this really fits the other. it feels more like an endless stream of random ideas in each part, that every member had lieing around somewhere on their harddrive added afteranother and layered over another. there is very few occasions, where one of the parts actually serves the other or compliments it. furthermore there then is very little developement or dramaticality in the tracks, they start at some point, morph their initial idea/groove a few times around and then at some point they end, like a shapeless form of music, that just happens to be as long as it is. no progression, no (or very little and poorly executed) transitions and very little to be exited for then. this results unfortunately in an album where very little sticks to the mind and which is, despite all its originality, pretty boring. there are only 3 or four tracks that manage to make a slight dent in my memory, but even those are only kinda meh-ish, all the rest is a shapeless blob of random noodling. ------------------- and now for the obligatory (current!) DEG refernce, deg members have most of the time a very similar, boxy and eclectic, un-catchy type of playing, even their "melodic" tracks aren't really that melodic at all. but they have managed to put all their weirdness together. to know when to take a step back and just do chugchug, when to abruptly end phrases to get into a completely different gear for a bridge/chorus/whatevs. despite everyone sucking pretty bad at their instruments of choice, through knowing and considering each others abilities and giving each other space they managed to incorporate their ungroovy ideas to create breathing and obscure lively behemoths of songs that keep you on the edge of the seat. this is the very quality, that sukekiyo still lacks greatly, a good songwriter/arranger to put all that creative brilliance into good use in a dramatical and organic song. not doing a track by track, but in general this album would probably get sth like a 6/10 (4 of that for effort), who knows, mabe it'll grow on me, but i doubt it.

I like the faux-gawf moi dix mois crap a lot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_CQCEVUgx0 Just heard this third one for the first time: first ebi metaru bajin of "Grimoire of Alice" that wasn't god awful.

It seems I'm the only person which like their first albums and almost all "karma" tracks...

Also, anyone who likes mecha and strange stories/settings and isn't annoyed with not-your-standard animation, go watch Sidonia no Kishi. It's had me on the edge of my seat for the past two episodes. Really good.

Machete Kills A movie that begins really good with some funny scenes. But then, this movie keeps getting worse and worse until the very crappy end. Sadly, a waste of time. And as time is precious, please, don't watch it.

I personally found The Conjuring okay but didn't leave that big of an impression on me. It was a bit better than the usual modern "haunted house" type fare, which isn't saying much tho. xD Also, I just cannot tolerate Cabin in the Woods - I know it's supposed to be "clever" and stuff but the whole movie looked and felt... I dunno, kinda dumb, plastic and lifeless. Couldn't enjoy it at all.