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Tracklist Disc 1: Shin Homura Uta 1. ホムラウタ (Homura Uta) 2. 絶望 (Zetsubou) 3. 幸せの終着 (Shiawase no Shuuchaku) 4. 君に幸あれ (Kimi ni Sachiare) 5. 僕が本当の僕に耐えきれず造った本当の僕 (Boku ga Hontou no Boku ni Taekirezu Tsukutta Hontou no Boku) 6. ママ (Mama) 7. 暗闇に咲く花 (Kurayami ni Saku Hana) 8. 嘘で歪む心臓 (Uso de Yugamu Shinzou) 9. およげ!たいやきくん (Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun) 10. 前へ-In its true light- (Mae e -In its true light-) 11. 黒煙 (Kokuen) 12. スイミン (Suimin) 13. 帰らぬ人 (Kaeranu Hito) 14. ズタズタ (Zutazuta) 15. 水槽 (Suisou) 16. 大嫌い2006 (Daikirai 2006) Disc 2: Homura Uta ~Remaster~ 01. ホムラウタ (Homura Uta) 02. 絶望 (Zetsubou) 03. 幸せの終着 (Shiawase no Shuuchaku) 04. 君に幸あれ (Kimi ni Sachiare) 05. 僕が本当の僕に耐えきれず造った本当の僕 (Boku ga Hontou no Boku ni Taekirezu Tsukutta Hontou no Boku) 06. ママ (Mama) 07. 暗闇に咲く花 (Kurayami ni Saku Hana) 08. 嘘で歪む心臓 (Uso de Yugamu Shinzou) 09. およげ！たいやきくん (Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun) 10. 前へ (Mae e) 11. 黒煙 (Kokuen) 12. スイミン (Suimin) 13. 帰らぬ人 (Kaeranu Hito) 14. ズタズタ (Zutazuta) 15. 水槽 Sg ver (Suisou Sg ver) | Classics are made to be tempered with Here's one band that hasn't been getting a lot of rest in 2017. 新葬ラ謳 (Shin Homura Uta) includes two versions of MUCC's 葬ラ謳 (Homura Uta) - a remastered one and a shiny, new re-recorded one. It was released along with 新痛絶 (Shin Tsuuzetsu) as part of the band's 20 year anniversary extravaganza, its announcement coming in contiguity with their '哀愁とアンティークと痛みも葬る (Aishuu to Antique to Itami mo Homoru)' summer tour, in which they exclusively performed materials from their first two EPs and first two full length studio albums. There isn't much to say about the remastered version, so this review will focus on the new recording. This release is not just about paying a nostalgic tribute to their past or reliving it. Revised 葬ラ謳 is as vibrant and relevant as the original was 15 years ago; not much has changed on the surface, yet everything sounds different. It's a great example for an album that has evolved in a similar way language does, with its tracks going through years of being performed live, re-recorded, and remixed; the result is something anyone who speaks visual-kei can understand, but with noticeable changes. 葬ラ謳 was a fairly commercially successful album. It was first released in September 2002 as a limited edition that sold out quickly; a regular edition came the next month, and a reissue of the limited edition came in 2004. This album had a story to tell - a story of distilled anguish, pain, sorrow, loss and all those other heart-wrenching emotions and experiences that have been driving people to create art throughout history. In that sense, they never offered anything revolutionary; they were just good storytellers who used heaps of murky sound and raw energy to create something people could relate to. It is also clear that grunge, alternative rock and even nu metal were among their many interests at that point, and they were learning them carefully and experimenting with them as best as they could. In 2017, the same album tells a completely different story. The muddy sound is replaced with a polished presentation, which might strike some v-kei veterans as 'lacking depth' or even 'less than genuine'. It’s true that nothing can replace those pain-driven shrieks in the original “絶望 (Zetsubou)” or “ズタズタ (Zutazuta)” that sound like someone’s soul being run over by an 18-wheeler. But this is just where the potency of the new recording lies; it doesn’t try to recreate the original, it uses it as a foundation to create something new. It doesn’t only show the experience the band has gained in the past 15 years, developing both in terms of musical skills and delivery, which can clearly be heard in Tatsuro’s crisp vocals and Satochi’s precise drumming. 新葬ラ謳 is a story that couldn’t have been told the way it is without the band’s (sometimes questionable) musical endeavors over the years and could be seen as a journey journal of sorts - one that doesn't leave out even newfound quirks, like in “前へ (Mae e)", which now includes an auto-tuned reggae moment brought to you by music nerd Miya. “前へ” was re-recorded in 2014 for the “ENDER ENDER” single, and it shows that nothing is sacred in the name of nostalgia - everything can be torn, mixed, glued on, and tempered with for the sake of trying out new things. Many of the other changes are smaller and rather conservative, like a new verse in “帰らぬ人 (Kaeranu Hito)” and an altered enunciation of the lyrics on many of the tracks, but they're enough to turn 新葬ラ謳 into something worth listening to in an of itself, even for those familiar with the original release. People who have been listening to this album for years will have a lot of fun playing ‘spot the difference’ while listening to this. This solid and clean rendition of a classic wasn’t only a chance to play around the border of nostalgia, self-cover, and re-imagine, but also a great way to introduce old material to new fans. MUCC have always been open to adapt to trends, experiment, and evolve, which means they’ve gained new listeners with every release (and probably lost some along the way). A crowd that’s been around since カルマ (Karma), SHANGRI-LA, or THE END OF THE WORLD will not necessarily bother checking out their older releases unless they keep them alive and relevant, which is something they’ve succeeded in by re-recording both 痛絶 and 葬ラ謳 and taking them on tour. This 2-CD package will probably be the first thing I’ll recommend to anyone interested in listening to the band for the first time or exploring their older materials, as well as to more old-school listeners who have been out of the loop for the past couple of years and have been wondering what they’re up to nowadays. Support your jrawk poets: the [limited] and [regular] editions are available to order!

Due to issues with the scrobbler, I gave up my old account a while back and this new one has only been going a little over a year now. So it's probably vastly different than it would be if I still had my old account. But either way I'm still curious as to what your most played artists are! Please share (and if you post your username I'll follow you because I need more fmbros).

Hi, my name is Kohaku I just rejoined this site. I had an account YEARS ago and I can`t even begin to try to figure out what my log in info was. So I`m starting over lol. A couple of my friends recently brought this site up and I figured that I should sign up again. I want to make more friends that like J-Rock (And DIR EN GREY)! I also hope to discover some new bands maybe. I also offer translating and finding merch services if anyone is interested in that. I go to many DIR EN GREY lives so I can get people merch that is being sold on the tours. Sorry this was such and awkward intro lol. P.S. I recently have been getting really into Pierrot and Angelo if anyone wants to have a discussion about them!

An Cafe just announced the release of a new halloween themed single, here are the details: 「イケない妄想×アブない珍獣」 2017.10.04 / 3 TYPES Limited edition CD+DVD / ￥2,000 CD 01. イケない妄想×アブない珍獣 02. イケない妄想×アブない珍獣 ～イケてるMIX～ 03. イケない妄想×アブない珍獣 (カラオケ) DVD 01.「イケない妄想×アブない珍獣」MUSIC VIDEO 02. Making of「イケない妄想×アブない珍獣」 Regular A / ￥1,000 01. イケない妄想×アブない珍獣 02. 天手古舞 Regular Ｂ / ￥1,000 01. イケない妄想×アブない珍獣 02. バルーンガール They also announced a new tour: LIVE CAFE TOUR'17「Antic Halloween Party～イケない妄想×アブない珍獣～」 10/06 - Nagoya SPADEBOX 10/09 - Osaka ROCKTOWN 10/14 - Shinjuku ReNY LIVE CAFE TOUR'17「Antic Halloween Party～イケない仮装大会～」 10/15 - Shinjuku ReNY

Strangely enough, it's the complete opposite for me with the complaints that many people seem to have about VK. Back when I used to listen to symphonic metal, I would get burnt out really quickly due to many of the bands sounding familiar. VK is the only scene that I haven't been able to get burnt out on. That's probably because the VK scene itself is composed of a near limitless number of genres. Bored of nu-metal VK? I'll go listen to some shoegazey VK. When I get burnt out on that, I'll go listen to some electronic/chiptune VK. Once I've overdosed on that I can go and listen to poppy, danceable VK etc etc. The wide breadth of sounds and styles presented in the VK scene make me really wonder how people are able to get bored with it unless they only listen to like 2 bands.

their best-album "二〇〇七～二〇一七" (2007~2017) will be released at 2017/12/16 (3 types) TYPE A (4000Y) will include 2CD, DVD, 52-page booklet and special package TYPE B (3500Y) will include 2CD, DVD, 32-page booklet TYPE C (3000Y) will include 2CD and 32-page booklet [CD1] 01.獅噛ミ桜 02.アナザーサイド 03.紫蝕 04.最後ノ恋 05.朱ク散ル僕ノ蒼 06.月ノ姫 07.花魁譚 08.明鏡止水 09.雨夜ニ笑エバ 10.別レ日和ハ仄カニ染マル 11.屡流 12.夢幻鳳影 13.鬼祭 14.叫声 [CD2] 01.灯 02.朱花艶閃 03.悦ト鬱 04.愛怨忌焔 05.アカイミハジケタ 06.暁歌水月 07.天照 08.九尾 09.泡沫 10.彩 11.百鬼夜行 12.月下美人 13.私ハ傀儡、猿轡ノ人形 [PV DVD] 月ノ姫 花魁譚 明鏡止水 雨夜ニ笑エバ 別レ日和ハ仄カニ染マル 屡流 夢幻鳳影 鬼祭 叫声 灯 朱花艶閃 悦ト鬱 愛怨忌焔 アカイミハジケタ 暁歌水月 天照 九尾 泡沫 彩 百鬼夜行 アマテラス 月下美人 私ハ傀儡、猿轡ノ人形 they will hold their oneman tour "陰陽朧華" since 2017/11/01 at TSUTAYA O-EAST to their 2-day oneman live at 2017/12/27-28 at ZEPP TOYKO

people need to stop sleeping on these new NoGoD singles, even the b-sides are good (if not better than the actual title tracks). seems like their uninspired period has finally ended starting from their latest album.

I always enjoyed having a visual representation of my music taste, and of course the stats are neat too. I much prefer the old library, though. And honestly, as much as last.fm has gone downhill, the site has become such an integral part of my online experience, that it would be next to impossible for me to unyoke myself from it. *sigh*

I need more 八十八ヶ所巡礼 in my life. They're an amazing band that I've been neglecting for so long

I've only been scrobbling on this account for about 2 years. my downy plays definitely spiked up rather dramatically, as I've been binging on them these past few months. XD @hiroki- holy shizzlekobabbles - I might be wrong, but...hear me out on this...I think there's a chance, just an inkling, that you really enjoy vistlip.

Confession: I bought the limited edition of MUCC's Shin Tsuuzetsu because I fell in love with the creepy cage doll design and it had a lenticular jacket. Can't stop looking at it.

Here's mine.

Their other look looks pretty sick 👌

yep... this be me

I stopped scrobbling in March, but I may come back to it

i haven't been scrobbling much from my phone since they "upgraded" but it prob wouldn't have made much of a difference to this list

Eh, I don't know. It's not that I don't like any VK bands anymore and I still listen to much of what I was into 5-10 years ago (the "classics"), but with the huge flow of band's and releases it just gets harder and harder to find new bands I enjoy. Back in the day when I first got into VK I started with all the classic bands and big bands, making it easy to find quality bands. Nowadays it feels like everyone is releasing something and I have to go through 50 bands to find one I like. Not worth the time IMO. And the "recent" metalcore-esque tend really didn't do me any favors as I despise the sound of modern, 2000's metalcore. But this goes for every genre and scene. Like the depressive black metal boom, thrash metal boom, othrodox black metal boom and so on. I like all these subgenres a lot, but suddenly you had to listen to 50+ albums to find one decent within these styles because "everyone" did them. It was just too much shit getting released which made it hard to find something good, which again made me look for something else. Basically same with VK for me.

Hmm I think this is representative of my scrobbles since I don't know, 2009? I have my account since 2005, but I erased everything around that time. I'm rast-kun there, by the way!

For now, I've kinda 'got over' VK I guess. I cannot go more than half a minute listening to any sort of Japanese music basically, just got so tired of the same tropes repeated over and over again. Sometimes I go back to some old favorites ofc, like maybe once every month. Also, this isn't unusual for me. It's like this with any kind of music genre or style. Sometimes you get over-saturated with a particular sound and then you need to take a break from it to listen to something else. I'll prolly find my way back in a few months for a bit again. But will I return to the habits of the first few years after I discovered Japanese music (and that was basically everything I listened to)? Not likely.

Stay on topic. If you have nothing to add to this discussion, don't post.

Here's another link. It....actually doesn't sound that bad @CAT5, @Seimeisen

You could say so, but it's actually been 4 years since their last album. 5 years when the new one comes out. But it doesn't feel that long at all. Time's running fast atm. But bands like Emyn Muil, Moongates Guardian, Elffor, Druadan Forest, and Ered Wethrin have made the wait a bit shorter with some Summoning-esque albums, especially Emyn Muil and the best of Moongates Guardian helped on the wait. The new Elffor is superb btw. It's not metal, but dungeon synth and medieval ambient. Probably the best I've ehard from Elffor till now. It's got a huge Summoning-vibe going on throughout the entire album too. Very The Lord of the Rings-esque. Could listen to this while reading the books for sure.

Highlights of the 8/11 Fukuoka live: - They played a new song "Mousou Graffiti" - First half they came out in PLC Gakuen costumes and the whole session had a school/classroom theme. - Instead of the usual skit, they played a video while the members were changing into Doppelganger costumes. In the video Lida and Daishi are recruited into the student council, but need training to control their Doppelgangers. While AYA mostly uses this time to get romantically involved with Daishi, Lida is subject to strict training and "bullying" from Yura-sama and seek. - At the end of the video and during the live, some bad guys appear and PLC have to chase them to the final showdown at their tour final in Toyosu Pit. - Although they played more newer stuff than songs off of Doppelganger, they did play "Planet Last Children" (with furi- super rare), "Justice" (rare), "Area", "Murder", and "Last Emotion". Hopefully they'll play other songs off the album at the other dates. - Fukuoka's special "lucky item" was the black/pink bracelet.

Hey everyone, Pajamamers here. Just recently came across SiM, and they're definitely on track to becoming my favorite band. I came across this place while looking for a rip of their live dvd, and I'm liking it. Not too familiar with the Jrock scene tho, so hopefully someone could suggest some bands worth listening to. Big Kamen Rider fan as well, if anyone's into toku I'm sure we'll get along. Oh, and I'm a novice bass player. Not too great at the whole introduction thing, so feel free to ask me anything you want

stats... and an easy way to show others the stuff im into

this band really got hit HARD by the anime OP meme ...

I got into visual kei around 2004 and didn't really listen to any new music that wasn't visual kei until 2011 because I was SO DEEPLY INTO IT. In 2010, basically all the bands I listened to disbanded or went through major changes with their sound, then Isshi from Kagrra died. It made me feel a little empty and betrayed by visual kei. Sure there were bands still around and new bands forming ALL THE TIME, but they weren't MY BANDS and I was getting kind of tired of the cycle of short-lived bands. So I got really into Plastic Tree (which is obviously still vk, but more stable) and then I got really into a whole bunch of other non-vk stuff that I still really enjoy now. I probably wouldn't have found some of the bands I like now if I didn't get burnt out on visual kei in the first place. Of course, I'm back into visual kei now, or I wouldn't be on this forum. It's okay to like more than one kind of music. I think it's healthy to let your taste in music grow naturally without feeling guilty. Visual kei doesn't miss you when you listen to something else.

Ugh. Negative-Nelly here again but honestly, guys... I know this thread has been on the forum for a good while now, and I didn't understand it when it was first posted and I don't understand it now. Do you guys seriously need a support group for not finding VK likeable anymore? Or what is this about? I'm about this full of people constantly whining about how "current VK bands aren't good" or "I've realised VK sucks" or "I've just moved on". (And by constantly I mean multiple times throughout years, not necessarily all the time every day. ) OK, that's great. Good for you. But do you need to be telling everyone else about it? Why do you feel the need to come amongst people, who most likely are still into that stuff, in some way or another, and just tell them that you're not that into it? Do you think anyone cares? Damn this forum sometimes. Makes me wish there was a therapy moderator who'd just listen to people's whining so they wouldn't have to come on the forum to do that.

It will be released on 2017.10.25. TYPE A : 1944 yen CD : 1.情ノ華(Jô no ka) 2.朧月夜(oburozukiyo) DVD : 1.情ノ華 (PV + making-of) (Jô no ka) TYPE B : 1944 yen CD : 1.朧月夜(oburozukiyo) 2.情ノ華(Jô no ka) DVD : 1.朧月夜 (PV + making-of) (oburozukiyo) TYPE C : 1620 yen CD : 1.情ノ華(Jô no ka) 2.朧月夜(oburozukiyo) 3.Title missing A 4.情ノ華(inst) (Jô no ka) 5.朧月夜(inst) (oburozukiyo) 6.Title missing A (inst) TYPE D : 1620 yen CD : 1.情ノ華(Jô no ka) 2.朧月夜(oburozukiyo) 3.Title missing B 4.情ノ華(inst) (Jô no ka) 5.朧月夜(inst) (oburozukiyo) 6.Title missing B (inst)

バラライカ (Balalaika) new single "チェアー (Chair)" will be released at 2017/10/25.

I beat Silent Hill 2 today. I think the game holds up pretty fucking well, even despite some of the jank that seems to come naturally with the survival horror genre. Honestly, the combat and voice acting are the only questionable parts. Everything else is g o o o d (esp. the soundtrack, the original four Silent Hill OSTs are the only ones I got on my PC at the moment)

"Only" been using this account since September 2013 no matter what the account itself says (the downgrade to new lastfm made the reset date disappear). I usually don't have my all-time top artists show so even I'm a bit surprised with some showing. But here you go! @CAT5I approve of Aimer.

This is so exciting to hear! I've had that experience when I first listened to Homura Uta - hours and hours of listening to every single track. It must be a lot nicer with the remastered version.

bleh, i'm good on this one bruh. Has it not occurred to TK that he uses that exact same bassline progression over and over AND OVER??? With that said, I'll probably end up liking this sometime down the line, echoing your exact sentiments "this isn't so bad".

i use it mainly for the stats too. it's fun to see what i've been listening to in the past and how my music tastes have changed over the years. but i also spend a lot of time browsing the similar artists section to find new music as well. lastf.m allowed me to discover so many different kinds of music/artists that it's hard for me to let it go. also, when i discover a new artist elsewhere (like youtube or mh) i sometimes immediately go to their artist page to see which of my friends listen to them already, or see how much popularity they have and figure out which album of theirs i should listen to first, if they're listed.

not as much vk because i made a new account when i grew out of vk for a while (plus, most of my scrobbles were mistagged...)

情ノ華 will be a opening for a children anime......................OH GOD :'D This makes me afraid to expect any heavy songs on this single...

At this point, I use it mostly due to habit. I've had my account for over 12 years now and it'd feel weird not using it anymore. Sure the database portion of it is not that appealing to me anymore, but there are still quite a few things I use within the website, namely the "loved tracks" section (helps me remember what I liked/listened to the most throughout the year) and the artists page whenever I'm in the mood to go around discovering new music.

too much originality here. Come on guys.

A lot of my early major musical discoveries are tied to this site, so it holds great sentimental value for me. I'll probably use it for as long as it exists, as it's the sole witness so to say of my musical interests over the years. It's too bad it's missing all the nu metal/ alternative rock of my early teens and the app won't scrobble from my phone so all of those plays sadly get lost. Other than stats, I play my library or write bios when I'm bored at work. I don't really use it to discover new artists anymore. The new design is the pits tho, so sterile and lifeless.

Too bad. There was always something to like on each of their releases. Especially "Shinshoku Sareta Tsuki etc." was the best, I hope they'll live to see another day and maybe top that.

朽ちた赤心 from kagerou is the perfect song when you just feel like losing your mind for a few minutes. I love it.

Best news since forever. One of the best and most consistent black metal bands out there if you ask me. I always know that when Summoning releases something I'll be more than pleased. And the teaser sounds super promising. Lugburz 7/10 Minas Morgul 9/10 Dol Guldur 10/10 Nightshade Forests 10/10 Stronghold 10/10 Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame 8/10 Lost Tales 7/10 Oath Bound 10/10 Old Mornings Dawn 10/10 Fun fact: the two members of Summoning does not rehears anything before recording, and their guitarist, Protector, does not own a guitar. He just borrows one for each recording process.

I feel like people cling to the older bands and don't even give new bands a shot. I've done the same thing in the past but I feel like if you really do like VK you'll do your research and find something new you like. There's a lot of shitty techno bands but there are some good bands out there that get overlooked.

Final Fantasy 7... again x5

Where Are They Now? (Angura Style) グルグル映畫館 (Guruguru Eigakan): Inactive. Last official release in 2010. The band officially suspended activities back in 2012. Vocalist Amano Tonbimaru passed away due to unknown causes the following year. I think there have been some tribute / memorial concerts in his honor after that, but it's unlikely they'll ever get together again. 犬神サーカス団 (Inugami Circus-Dan): Active. Ever since their slight name change in 2012 they've been pretty consistenly productive. They've released 4 full-length albums, 1 mini-album and a compilation album in the last 5 years. 駄菓子菓子 (Dagashi-Kashi): Active. (I think?) Their last full-length album came out as far back as 2015, but I think they're still around. Using Google Translate, I found out that they've apparently had to cancel some live performances this year due to one of their members' health problems. ストロベリーソングオーケストラ (Strawberry Song Orchestra): Active. Their last cd came out in 2016, and they seem to have changed their look again since then as well. SEX-ANDROID: Inactive. Indefinite hiatus started July 19th this year. 太平洋ベルト (Taiheiyou Belt): Somehow still active. Despite the fact that it feels like it's been ages since they actually released anything, they're apparently still around and playing lives. メトロノーム (Metronome): Active. Rather unexpectedly released a comeback album in March of this year. Hopefully they'll stick around for a while longer! 新宿ゲバルト(Shinjuku Gewalt): Active? Released at least one official single last year after what felt like ages. Who knows what they're up to lmao FLOPPY: ???. Now that Sharaku's busy with Meto and (presumably) GalapagosS, who knows what'll happen to them. It's been a while since they've had any proper releases, but I think they were still performing at least a couple of years ago? cali≠gari: Active. Released a fine-ass album a couple of months ago, check it out if you somehow haven't gotten around to it yet. Here's a little list for starters. Feel free to add to it.

This is news to me.