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No its because they are only releasing 'one thing' and then disbanding Jk they sound really nice I need more so hopefully its not just 'one thing'

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The boys are back with a new album! 『PANTHEON -PART 1-』 2017/04/12 Regular edition: 10 songs (¥2,778) Limited edition: 10 songs + DVD (「PHOENIX」Music Video　「PANTHEON」Music Video) (¥3,241) They also announced a bunch of lives for 2017: 「PANTHEON TOUR ZERO」 2017/4/21 ar 初台DOORS PANTHEON TOUR -the first movement- From 2017/5/4 at 恵比寿 LIQUIDROOM to 2017/6/25 at 仙台 CLUB JUNK BOX. And finally, their Euro Tour is now named PANTHEON TOUR -the second movement-“MATENROU OPERA EURO TOUR 2017”

So yeah i'm a shopping addictic shithead and spend 50 $ on a Rasen Tape. Vacations Who?

Making

Got my hair a new cut today. It's kinda weird still to have lost like all hair on one side but shit happens and I like it.

Got a smaller package in with a bunch of goodies~

Don't worry...your time will come

What was once cool and new is destined to become uncool and old. ANY movement is going to peak and then decline at some point. It went from a huge movement/style down to a small niche thing in Japan. And like how there are still sleaze and hairmetal bands forming in Hollywood and playing the Whisky on Tuesday nights, just because there are new bands and an audience for it to a degree doesn't mean it isn't a dead genre. It said what it had to say. Fans in the west were 5-10 years behind the times. We discovered Visual at the turn on the century, and spent the decade not only getting into the bands that were around, but all the cool VK bands from the previous two decades. Needless to say, there was a TON of great shit to discover. But, eventually, the well ran dry. For most people I've met that were into the genre, VK was like Kiss: a gateway drug into music in general but for weaboo/nerdy kids. Some people got into goth stuff (guilty!), some got into screamo and numetal, some got into prog rock, whatever. But the common thread is that 99% of them left that shit (visual kei/kiss) behind once they discovered more music and refind their tastes. What's left is us: the creepy Kiss fans still painting our faces and shit to come out and see Gene Simmon and Paul Stanley phone it in for the millionth time at our local casinos. Arguing about weather Kiss would have been better off to keep Ace around, speculating as to the whereabouts of Vinny Vincent, and debating what is truly the worst track on 'Hot in the Shade.' It's the way things go. If you don't believe me, pop on over to the MetalSludge.TV message board and see old 80s rocker guys, now in their 50s, doing the same thing we're doing here. I'm here because Visual Kei changed my fucking life, man. Defined who I was, what music I listen to (I own David Sylvian's Weatherbox FFS), how I dressed and wore my hair. Every smoking hot girlfriend, every cross country tour, damn near every good thing that happened to me can more or less be traced back to getting some shitty .asf and .rm files of Luna Sea, L'arc, and Malice Mizer music videos back in 99 or 00. Look, we were there for it. Love it, accept it, talk about it, listen to the old albums that meant so much to you, maybe even find a cool new band or two (I like Xaa-Xaa), etc. but there is nothing sad about that graph. This thing, it was our thing. And that's all I have to say. Gotta get back to making fun of Yoshiki.

and obviously i love them

I don't know what to say

And Budokan would finally be used for its original purpose xD I always imagine bands literally battling each other whenever I see "vs" in a tour title . I hope DIR EN GREY vs PIERROT's photoshoot will look like this:

Schwarz Stein new single, "Fleeting Beauty" (2 songs) will be released on February 26, 2017. [tracklist] 1. Fleeting Beauty 2. 方舟 (Hakobune) 3. Fleeting Beauty(Instrumental) 4. 方舟(Instrumental) A presale will be held at their oneman live, "Schwarz Stein der Winter" at Shibuya REX on February 24, 2017; purchase benefit will be a remix CD.

DevilKitty will release a new single called 「バンギャル最終兵器」(Bangyaru saishû heiki) on 2017.03.15.

First of all, I want to say that I'm very happy to find out about this forum. Finally, a place where I can actually see any posts (at all) related to my fav band. I've been following the j-entertainment scene (music, drama, movies, tokusatsu, anime, etc) since 2006, so it has been about 10 years now. The first time I came to know about the term "visual-kei" was back in 2007, thanks to Death Note. (LOL that's right, I love some of Nightmare's songs!) I've been part of many fandoms. From idols to tokusatsu, actors, actresses, etc. The only fandom that I've never been in (and wouldn't ever touch) is KPOP. While I'm very open to any kind of entertainment, songs by KPOP artists aren't my cup of tea at all (mostly)D: I don't dislike people easily though, especially musicians who I personally don't know. It's a matter of whether the music is my cup of tea or not. I don't know whether a song is "good" or "bad" If the songs give me eargasm, then they're good for me Oh and I don't play any instruments. I enjoy listening to music yet I'm not really interested in learning it. That being said, I have been following Golden Bomber for quite some time now (started in 2015). Late, I know. I saw them for the first time when I watched either Arashi ni Shiyagare or Domoto Kyoudai. Kinda hate myself for not getting into them at that time. Been buying & collecting their stuff (CDs, DVDs, tour goods, etc) since 2015 and I'm just. so. into. them. that I don't know what to do with myself sometimes -.-" Contrary to popular belief, they actually do play their instruments during lives (sometimes). They just say that they don't when they appear on TV/in public because it's part of their joke: we're musicians who suck at what we're doing, so much that you either hate or love us this way! They love to appear as big losers in general public's eyes. Though lately they've started to reveal some truth (LOL the fact that the guitarist does know how to play guitar & does play his guitar live sometimes). I found myself crying at the 'revelation' because fans knew it already LOL . They did perform as "Golden Boys" and shit during lives XD The guitarist plays for real when he doesn't do his 'thing' like getting drown in a bathtub and such XD Those who bother to look beyond 'Memeshikute' knew that they don't suck as much as their 'images' suggest By the way, I've noticed that they don't have many international fans? Either we're really quiet people on the internet or there really are not many of us. This is amusing because they're totally mainstream in Japan. I think that the language barrier is one of the reasons why non-japanese people find it hard to stan them. They have tons of skits and such, and you won't find their skits to be funny (or sweet, even O.O ) if you don't understand japanese. I'm just a bit lucky because I can understand basic japanese. Okay, enough about Golden Bomber. So GB is the only band that I'm following now, but I do listen to other bands/groups at the same time. My music taste ranges from tokusatsu to idols to bands like back number, GReeeeN, UVERworld, T.M Revolution, abingdon boys school, Maximum the Hormone and the like, and if it's visual style bands, they're Nightmare, Gazetto (Filth in the Beauty and Silly God Disco are my style), Alice Nine (Q, Tsubasa, Shunkashuuto, Ruri no Ame) and I think GUILD has some catchy songs I can't say that I'm a huge fan of visual-kei in general, because I'm obviously not familiar with tons of vk bands out there (just a casual listener mostly, except for GB), but still, let's get along well ne Thanks for reading!!!

Greetings, Monochrome-Heaven! Welcome to our first installment of Recommended Tracks for the year 2017! Things are already off to a great start and we've got a wonderful selection of new songs to recommend! So let's get straight to it! (We apologize if some videos aren't available due to region restrictions!) @fitear1590's Picks "A Little Picture" by ユナイト "A Little Picture" by UNiTE. 2016 was a fairly slow year for UNiTE., with only a maxi-single and three digitally released tracks. Although a bit over-produced, "A Little Picture" is a joyous return for the band. While I haven't gotten my hands on a physical copy to check the liner notes yet, I'd bet that the guest saxophone is by RUPPA. For those who are looking forward to listening to the entire release, head on over to streaming services like Spotify! The single's PV is simple, but delightful, featuring some of the best production value for the band's videos so far. Filtered through a soft pastel aesthetic, we get to see the members frolic around in a paint studio. #literallyartkei "偽りへの招待" by テマネキ "itsuwari e no shoutai" by temaneki I've also gotta keep an eye on the little guys! As far as I know, temaneki are a trio of newbies in the scene and, boy, are they rough around the edges. Their look is lacking some serious polish and their production is out of whack. And yet, I'm drawn to their first single! Clunky synth arrangements aside, I am loving their melodies. The chorus has the kind of dramatic edge that I live for in VK. I'm curious to see where temaneki will go from here! "Shimokitazawa" by Ailiph Doepa Now this is my kind of random discovery. As far as I can tell, no one has posted about Ailiph Doepa on MH yet, but I'm sure they would be up a lot of people's alleys. They've got the quirky, spastic touch of bands like The Blood Brothers or early バックドロップシンデレラ (Backdrop Cinderella), but with the djent savvy to pull off some bursts of truly heavy stuff. Plus, the band seem to have a great sense of humor, with stage names like Eyegargoyle (vocals) and Donaldy Ketchup (drums). I am going back to check out the rest of their discography, stat! "透過幕" by Soanプロジェクトwith芥 "toukamaku" by Soan Project with Akuta Collaborative 'projects' aren't uncommon in VK: HIZAKI grace project, Kisaki Project, ～Lily Project～, and so on. Well, Soan Project happens to be the latest, most notably featuring Moran drummer and composer Soan, with vocalist Akuta (Chanty, ex-Administrator). I hadn't been following the Soundcloud samples prior to the release, so when I heard the mini, I was going in 'blind.' It doesn't sound like Moran x Chanty by any means, but I'm still impressed--it's cool to hear these musicians work in a new style! This particular track is angsty with gorgeous backing piano and an epic guitar solo. Next month, Soan's collaboration with Temari (ex-Amber gris) comes out! @beni's Picks "ケルベロス" by 相対性理論 "Cerberus" by Soutaiseiriron Sotaiseiriron have been around since 2006. While the band tend to keep to themselves, as shown by their lack of appearances in promotional pictures and music videos, Sotaiseiriron have a massive fanbase. For those who have never heard of them or have yet to try them, don't leave that experience waiting any longer! Trust me. Those who already know and like singers like Bonjour Suzuki and DAOKO will have a field day with Sōtaiseiriron too because of the similar vocal work. Yakushimaru Etsuko's whimsical yet cute voice against the rocking music and repeated strings and chords make for a funky, sweet tune. That chorus is undeniably adorable and won't be leaving your head any time soon. And how could I not bring up the music video? An Okami-like animated sequence of a baby Cerberus can only mean one thing: cuteness overload. "Bitter" by 緑黄色社会 "Bitter" by ryokushaka This newly debuting band (yes band, don't let the music video fool you too into thinking it's a solo artist!) are instantly showing a lot of potential. Thanks to the bright music video, the tune takes me back to acts like Sugar's Campaign and Awesome City Club. While the video is simple at best, it's still a pleasure. I can't be the only one finding myself joining in with their singer Haruko Nagaya's random hand dancing in the chorus! For those interested, their first mini album Nice To Meet You?? dropped earlier this month! "成仏できない" by メランコリック写楽 "joubutsu dekinai" by melacholic-sharaku If there's a band I'm sure JPopsuki and AramaJapan! will jump on sooner or later, it's melancholic-sharaku. The Seiko Oomori like vocals are becoming a real trend with some breaking indie acts recently, and these guys are no different. But what I love about them is the insanely catchy pop chorus. By the first chorus on my first listen, I was sold. Nothing more can be said for these guys other than I hope they stick to this path. For those who like a good time and want something new, goofy (just check out that MV) and obscure for now, melancholic-sharaku are your order. "after that" by ぼくのりりっくのぼうよみ "after that" by Boku no Lyric no Boyomi I was recommended by @CAT5 to try this guy's second album release Noah's Arc. It's a great 2017 album and chock-full of brilliant songs, one of them being "after that". For such a young artist, at the age of 18, bokuriri is already proving to be a star. The composition reminds me of other musical geniuses I've been impressed with such as Nakashima Koh. bokuriri has quite the distinctive voice and his lyrical delivery even changes from singing to rap. It's no surprise then that he came from the Utaite scene, going under the name of Shigaisen before he became the professional artist we see today. This is a masterpiece of a track that I hope encourages you to give the full length album a go! "Hit It Up" by Omoinotake "Hit It Up"? More like Groove Me Up! While the vocals could leave something to be desired, the sheer music quality of this smooth, swinging track doesn't disappoint. The tune gets progressively more involved, with the climax being solos of everything involved, from the piano, to the trumpet and vocals! This feelgood track gets better with each and every listen. I'm sure glad I stumbled on these boys! @emmny's Picks "FIVEFOLD ENVY" by VRZEL VRZEL helped us ring in the new year with "FIVEFOLD ENVY" in all its divine ratchetness, and for that we'll be blessed in 2017 with a whole lot more messy, guilty pleasure Gazetteisms. The brainchild of vocalist Cion, VRZEL have been active for far too long and refused to die even after a bunch of lineup changes. Within all that time, they've courted a flock of high school girls as fans, which is a pretty decent outcome for a guy who sounds like post-2010 Ruki trying to make his best impression of a post-2010 Gazette song. This is all so wrong yet so, so right; until we're called up to explain our sins...enjoy this *wink*. "with you" by ラミエル "with you" by Ramiel Ramiel were the most pleasant surprise of 2016 for me, a totally cute pop-rock band with the concept of "love" signed onto Satanic Shimizuya records, a label known for producing Avelcain, Lycaon and Sibilebashir. They're a breath of fresh air with a sound recalling older oshare acts, and "with you" is a love letter to the genre. Melodic lead lines, nasal vocals, crack-like chorus, lovely engrish, crap production and just overall loveliness make up the song. They're lovely, in case you didn't get how lovely this already was from listening. Very lovely, super lovely...all my love to Ramiel. "君を殺して僕も死ぬ(嘘)" by SCAPEGOAT "Kimi wo koroshite boku mo shinu (uso)" by SCAPEGOAT SCAPEGOAT come back hot off the heels of their killer string of 2016 releases with their best song so far, and a strong contender for song of the year for 2017...all before 2017 even started. "Kimi wo..." is an odd, chaotic mishmash of elements yet incredibly sharp and catchy, SCAPEGOAT's signature. A lover's suicide gone wrong, the frantic chorus is broken up by wedding organs and glockenspiel throughout. Whereas a lot of bands try to play crazy, SCAPEGOAT do it for real; moving through eerily saccharine verses, building up the tension before Haru whispers the track title and all hell breaks loose. @CAT5's Picks "North Park" by PENS+ PENS+ is a young, talented, and lively emo/math-rock band that plays with technical proficiency, but writes songs as catchy as they come. Arai Ryo, leader and vocalist/guitarist, lists bands like cinema staff, the cabs, and malegoat as his favorites - all of which have played a clear role in influencing PENS+. They just dropped a new split CD with American band Leer, and it's a fantastic, international pairing of quality math-rock. On "North Park", PENS+ speedily traverse the fret board while keeping your ears hooked with their bright and infectious melodies. The entire split is great, though. If you like what you hear, be sure to pick it up on bandcamp for SUPER cheap! "SNOOZE" by Suchmos I'm generally pretty critical of Japanese bands that incorporate traditionally 'black' music styles, as more often than not, I feel they sound like parodies instead of authentic interpretations of the genres. Suchmos, however, has done a fairly convincing job so far. They've been riding the city-pop wave that's been trending lately, but their sound emphasizes smooth funk and soul grooves - perhaps most similar to UNCHAIN. Their new album THE KIDS just dropped, and "SNOOZE" was easily the standout track for me. It's got a bit of a gritty hip-hop feel to it mixed with some hard-driving funk-rock, yet it's entirely soulful throughout. You'll be bopping along in no time to this one! "close2u" by G.RINA Speaking of city-pop, G.RINA is back with her new album LIVE & LEARN - her second foray into the style following 2015's Lotta Love. The album's a great set of catchy pop that draws heavily from 80's funk and R&B, and it's the most confident and assured that I've ever heard her. "close2u", the second track on the album, is an instant jam and G.RINA sings (and raps!) with the coolest conviction. It's a great, feel-good tune to get the year started with. Thanks for checking out our recommendations this month! If you have any thoughts on our list or recommendations of your own, please feel free to comment below! If you're interested in being a guest contributor, contact either @CAT5

have no regrets, vacations are for sore losers with crappy life.

hmm....kinda looks interesting so far i hope they're not shit, but who knows

the band is called 'one thing' but there are two of them

I'm so late to the party, sorry! Just wanted to say that it happens because Kiryuuin has been in this "I want people to buy our music for the MUSIC, so no extra stuff like PV, handshake tickets, etc, JUST music" phase since Rola no Kizudarake. His intention is good, but as a fan who loves their extra stuff, it would be awesome if he would change his mind some day XD Release two types only!

The title is so funny, I can't wait to listen to these new songs!

Cool. I hope it will be (a lot) better than Chikyuu and AVALON. Something more like Kassai to Gekijou no Gloria please !

[track list] 01.MIDNIGHT LOVER 02.Live Your Life 03.ケムリ(kemuri)

i come to x threads to cleanse myself of the ebola that goes on in 80% of MH there will never be any shortage of elegant and wildly original yoshiki drags...thank u all

They should use this sample in all their videos during the logo -"Initial is.. L?" -"no initial L" -"Aaaauuuuughhh!!!!" Alternatively the prime minister's out-of-context "eeeghh- euuuuughhhhh!!"

well that sounds awful so far, but look at those gaijin! look at tha daddy!! former indie darlings have grown up now and can afford wypipo promotion!

Kyo's mode of UROBOROS look has been on point.

the costume looks fucking amazing

Incredible. Remember like 15 years ago when Yoshiki said he couldn't release whatever project he was working on because someone broke into his car, where he had the master recordings sitting in his car baking in the sun, while he ate lunch in LA and stole them...... and he didn't have them backed up.... anywhere? I didn't believe it back when I was 14 and I sure don't fucking believe it now, either. Dude is a just a deluded liar.

Recording this was difficult because the old master tapes accidentally had curry spilled over them

I thought I was cute on that pic so yeahhh ~

he stayed up 90 hours popping pringles and eating yoshiki curry. he's not fooling us.

Yoshiki the 10/10 troll. There are people that have literally died waiting for this album to come out including a couple of X Japan members!

shh you'll curse it...its a new album where pierrot try covering vulgar era DEG and finally accept defeat

The pond in my neighborhood was frozen yesterday! So, I braved it and took a self-portrait on it. It was frozen pretty solid so I actually ice skated a little too (haha).

One of the issues that stand out the most to me is the difference in promotion. Kpop goods are easily available and for every release there's a huge PR campaign around it, as if it was the release of the century. They create insane hype, my sister always goes on about ''so and so is having a comeback'', here I am thinking they haven't released anything for a year or so, but it's more like they haven't released anything for a few months and it's celebrated as a comeback. In VK they release a teaser and announce 20 different CD types. Guess what? Those CDs cost an arm and a leg. Whereas in kpop you get a photo book, stickers, this and that plus the CD at a SUPER affordable price! Of course this is likely because Kpop is POP therefore they make enough money to be able to sell stuff cheaper. I think VK was appealing back when scene and emo was huge (like other people mentioned) but now scene fashion is dead, so is the interest in vk. The look scares people and it seems to be getting more extravagant/stupid by the day. I saw a bandman basically cosplaying voldo (Soul calibur V) for a release a while ago. Let me tell you... Very few people will be comfortable enough to approach a band where a member is voldo. In the 80/90s glamrock was a thing, men with make up and feminine looks were seen on daily basis on mainstream TV and androgynous get ups were almost accepted. So maybe VK was embraced more then. But just a few ideas: - there's a new rise in interest in gender non-conforming ideas in the new generation. This could *possibly * bring an interest to VK in the future as the new generation is more curious and open to '' weird looking men. '' Rather than embracing rock as a rebellious phase that will go away once they reach adulthood, it will be something they embracing out of taste and a connection to... ? I'm not sure how to word this. - the biggest trend in Western mainstream music is dance music right now. Maybe if we had more VK groups experimenting with that, getting creative then we'd get a revival in the scene. Look at Purple Stone, they're already having some fun with mixing dance music & VK. If they get the boost in popularity they deserve they could reach out to broader audiences. There's massive potential in 'panic panic'. -I already mentioned the fashion, but look at GazettE, an cafe, diru etc all the bands that were huge in the west back in the day. They were popular around the time their looks were more laid back, nothing too crazy. It just makes me think vk is too extravagant/theatrical right now to appeal to western audiences. How many people are gonna look at Arlequin and not laugh at the singers hair and get up? Whereas you can look at soft emo GazettE from back in '06-' 09 and easily accept the look. Kyo back then had blonde hair and less make up than ever before, now that bitch is dressing up as a nun. (I'm all for that, but other people slowly back away when I show them) This could be just a bad period for the scene, we'll look back in years and say ' remember the great lame period of '10-'16?. We just need to keep hoping for those few bands in vk who will dare to be creative and their risks will pay off.

鈴音 (Rinne) (ex-WITH SEXY → HYSTERIC BLAME → Vasalla → SICK → ナナイロ → 16 → MILKY EMILY → the FUZZ) new band "PsychoSociety" has formed and they will hold their first live on December 18. (+ NSFW live flyer)

Mum is strictly into Kate Bush. Nothing else matters. She only likes a few tracks on mainstream music TV, but that's it. It's hilarious trying to show her anything else because she instantly says it's bad and doesn't give it a chance. Nan is into the old classics like Elvis, her favourite. She's a lot more open to music but that's because she's way too sweet and doesn't mind listening to even Vocaloid and DEATHGAZE. Rock on, nanny~

My dad doesn't really listen to music. My mom is into stuff that you can dance to. They listen to stuff that are even older than their generation (wtf, seriously?) But I do appreciate the James Brown CD that my mom listened to a lot in the car. I'm like, "DAT INTRO" and "DAT BASS LINE". Yeah.