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it is announced at 劇情テノール(gekijou tenor) one-man live at Shibuya REX at 2013/03/10 that their new album "Shall we dance?" will be released at 2013/08/07 (1,500yen) [track list] 01.全盲キャスト(zenmou cast)-ACT2- 02.Cinderella 03.美女と野獣(bijo to yajuu) 04.faraway 05.Lonely night, fearful night, so join us and smile 06.Pay more money!! 07.sukidayo 08.スキダヨ(sukidayo) 09.please dance again btw they will hold their 2-part one-man live at Shibuya RUIDO K2 at 2013/11/10 ♂一部【男声限定集中稽古-Beast-】 ♀二部【女声限定集中稽古-Beauty-】

A very good release, best album they have put out so far (This is their second album LOL) This album was coming in with expectations I had from their past 3 singles. The title tracks didn't attract me as much like Starry Heaven and NOAH, but INNOCENCE was really badass. The only thing exciting me was the thought of getting more songs like the final track on the Starry Heaven single or SHADOWS from INNOCENCE. The preview for Tears got me a little down cause it sounded like they were doing some poppy ballad type song, but, it wasn't entirely that and I ended up loving it. The one thing I have always loved about Royz, besides the crazy melodies that are almost unexpected in most songs, is Subaru's voice. It has a sort of soothing lullaby to it and the fact that he can growl makes him and the band a lot more interesting. Kind of like with SuG and Howling Magic, once you heard Takeru growl, you kind of felt like: "Holy shit, maybe this might start getting good" Royz was already good but they just got better. This album brought forth some really amazing songs, and unlike their first album, I don't find myself skipping songs to find the good ones and listen to the rest later. アルカロイド was the first step towards more INNOCENCE type songs,　糜楼 was their next heavy sided song, claiming the spot as my Favorite song of this album, followed up by FlashBack which to me resembled SHADOWS a lot. We got some great ballads such as アテナ with such a calming slow acoustic melody in the melody, and then you get an uplifting, cheesy if I might add, song right after which gains the spot as my least favorite song. Don't be mislead though, it's still good, it's just not my cup of tea. Why the hell didn't I have 恋花火 on my iPod beforehand? I thought I had their whole disco, amazing song. Very nice fast tempo that gets me energized. The final song Aerial Cord gave me some hope with a name that awesome. I was hoping for a fast song but it was more in the mid-tempo style of songs. That's not a problem here. Sorry if my reviews aren't as astounding as Zess but my hope is that some people read my reviews on these amazing bands and decide to give them a try.

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The cold tommy official web: http://thecoldtommy.syncl.jp Just stumbled upon this one - they will release their first mini album in march, and I think I will check them out as I really dig the the new video posted above! Maybe some people know them already (they seem to have a connection to Zankyo and have EP's out already) but I didn't notice them until now - so I'm just posting it…

It can be done. But it hasn't been done RIGHT. 1. Native language only - no Japanese names, etc. 2. Don't market themselves as a "VK" band. Nobody in the real world is going to know what that is. And VK fans will just mock you. 3. No cliches. No lolita. No stupid belly-shirts. It looks terrible on Japanese people and even worse on everyone else. If I was going to form a VK band, I'd look for inspiration from couture/high-fashion first. 4. For fuck's sakes, learn how to DRESS. Every foreign "VK" band I've ever seen has had nerds in horrible Hot-Topic esque shit (ARM-WARMERS), horrible makeup, or both. Dress for your body. Drag queens are your friend. Even the most busted faces can turn it out with the proper contouring. 5. Make good music. Have a theme. VK is all about themes. Here's proof it can be done. Behold, a white person looking fabulous in VK. http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8cot ... o1_500.jpg See also: Jimi. EDIT: And for the record, Seremedy look fucking terrible. YOHIO is the only one who has got it right. The rest can go.