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late af (& i can't believe no one's done this) but i guess they're really going to......vanish /mod status revoked

Tracklist: 1. 蛙-Kawazu- 2. ラブソング 3. ELISE (Type-A only) 4. 十五 (Type-B only) ｜Prosaic, but with potential Should a band be held accountable for not living up to hype created by fans before they’ve released a single note of music or even revealed their identities? That’s the question I pondered as I listened to キズ (Kizu's) second, and newest, maxi-single 蛙-Kawazu-. The conjecture surrounding Kizu started near the beginning of this year when a red and black flier was handed out at VK venues with precious little information other than the name of the band, details of their first show, and a phone number prominently displayed. Callers of the phone number were greeted by a recording informing them that the band would listen to “your pain, your worries, displeasure, and anxiety”. All VK fans had to work with was a new, mysterious, melodramatic, emo as hell band that had left no direct clues about the members’ identities; not even a group shot in silhouette or with the faces obscured by masks! The biggest clue being that the other bands performing at Kizu's first show (DOGinthePWO, Unite) were popular bands in the scene, so this new band must be made up of people with connections… probably from playing in bands with some success themselves. This wasn’t a bunch of newbies who would be unknown whether or not their names and faces were public knowledge! Little by little more info leaked out of the Kizu camp (the vocalist of the band would actually answer calls to their number, more fliers with references to despair and scars and blood and loneliness) but still no one was quite sure who was in this new band. Theories about vocalists from all sorts of recently disbanded acts were entertained. One that gained traction that I hoped would turn out to be true was that this was Karma from Avelcain’s new band. The signs were all there: Karma is the queen of teen-angst-zetsubou and these promotional materials for Kizu had that in spades. When it was finally revealed that the vocalist was Lime previously of Lezard there was a collective “not bad… but I wish it had been *insert my favorite vocalist who isn’t in a band right now*”. By the time their first (extremely energetic and polished) PV came out many people had already come down from their speculative excitement. With all that being said, what about the actual songs? The music is not the backdrop for despair that their promo fliers would imply, which is a blessing because Lime is a capable vocalist but it’s hard to imagine him pretending to cut his wrists or mumbling to himself trying to quiet the demons in his head. In fact, the least worthwhile parts of this maxi-single come when Lime tries to showcase his harsh vocals. Too much of "ラブソング (Love Song)" is marred by Lime trying to contort his voice into shapes it just wasn’t meant to fit into. He’s much better highlighting his slightly staccato, higher range such as in the otherwise rather moribund "十五 (Juugo)". Kizu is at their best playing the frenetic, vaguely djent-inspired fast-paced VK you can hear in the title track "蛙-Kawazu-" or after the jarring Beethoven intro homage has ended in "Elise". When the big riffs and digital effects combine into some bouncy, undeniably fun rock'n'roll you can see why Kizu have scheduled a second oneman live at Tsutaya O-West less than a year from their formation and having released only two singles. Ultimately, I'd place my bets on the slightly brasher Razor or the even more scatter-brained Lack-co to be the 'winners' of these djent-kei experiments, but if Kizu can continue to channel the relentless energy of the performances in their PVs (shoutout to them for the throwback 'VK band in the woods' video) into their live shows and releases they should be able to make a name for themselves in the crowded and often staid VK landscape. Support the band: CDJapan

Hm, kind of a weird tempo, but I like the overall mellow atmosphere. Probably not the best song to use for a PV though.

Most agree fully on your thoughts out there @zombieparadise Like it as well, would just cut 2:46 to 2:55 parts. Besides that it's a good move from the band. I was expecting it to continue and so the GLK credits show up, I hope they add the first minute bg music when Tenten is inside the car, otherwise it will be basically a 2:32 song.

"Melting" will feature the last works of Shota Yokoyama, guitarist and producer of the Neosexual duo ADAMS, who passed away on November 30th 2015. The CD is already available for pre-ordering and will be released on November 30th 2017. Read more about each song here: https://highfeel.jp/shotayokoyama/

Smart marketing: uploading your songs to YT before jajaBijiaruBR does so you get ad revenue and control over distributed quality. Dumb marketing:

The band has announced that pre-orders through Tower Records will include a signed poster.

i really REALLY fucking wonder what jin would sound like if he got vocal lessons...he'd probably sound like someone with fans (lol)

I just got to meet Yoshiki for a Q&A session and shake his hand. Sadly I wasn't allowed to ask my question about the new album though.

Their new single will be released on 2017.12.13.

夜(yoru) (和登-wato- (ex-amber gris (手鞠 / Temari)) solo project) new EP "夜/不死の王様" (Yoru / Fushi no Ou-sama) will be released at his lives since 2017/07/05 and through zoisite official webshop at 2017/08 (6 songs, 2500Y) [tracklist] 01.the against． 02.獣骨の庭 03.水彩度 04.夜迷言-ヨマイゴト- 05.spit saliva 06.不自由落花 He will hold a 2-man live with Sioux at 2017/08/12 at Ikebukuro CHOP

In celebration of the 20th anniversary since the formation of Matina and MIRAGE, KISAKI will hold BURIAL OF EPISODE-TOKYO- at Shinjuku (新宿) BLAZE on 2018-03-31. MIRAGE will hold a one-day(?) revival, featuring original members AKIRA, YAYOI, and KISAKI, plus support guitarist A.O.I (SHAZNA) and drummer Matarou (魔太朗) (VANIRU). Session band Matina ALL STARS (魔帝那オールスターズ) will appear: V. Kouki (幸樹) [Mist of Rouge~DOUT (ダウト)] / G. ? / B. Enya Tomoyuki (塩谷 朋之) [Mist of Rouge~More] / D. TERO (テロ) [VIDOLL~†я i ￠к]. TOKYO YANKEES, THE DEAD P☆P STARS, Vasalla (覇叉羅) (one-day revival), KING, and Kra will also appear. Premium tickets include a t-shirt. All attendees receive a present. This marks [the beginning of?] MIRAGE's “burial” (meaning has not been revealed). KISAKI made some remarks about his “retirement.” KISAKI might have formed the new company LORELEI ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, though it doesn't seem to be a record label (yet). Please see the full writeup at https://weloveucp.com/blog/matina-event-revealed-matina-all-stars-mirage-burial-kisaki-retirement-and-new-company/ for additional details.

kamijo will released a new single titled [ nosferatu ] on 16/01/2018 and new album [sang], date released on march, 2018 btw, new tour 2018 called 「KAMIJO Live Tour 2018 -Sang-」 finally posted a support member : guitar : anzi guitar : meku bass : shigure drum : yuki

Schwarz Stein best album will be released at 2017/11 they will hold their oneman live "Schwarz Stein -15th Anniversary-" at 2017/11/12 at Shibuya REX

Three 2005-era bands - Death☆Rabbits, REALICE, and 般若 (hannya) - will revive for one day at Ikebukuro BlackHole on October 29. A special collaboration session will also perform: [session lineup] Vo.あー。 (ah.) (ex-Erude+Rozaria → ギルパペット(guilpuppet) → 鬼金融(oni kin'nyu) → Guilpuppet → Guilpuppet II → Death★Rabbits → LOST NAME → the Lump of Dropbehind) Gt.SHIZUKI (ex-Chrysalis → Arcana → BLOOD【0】 → REALICE) Gt.哀華音 (akane) (ex-Chrysalis → Arcana → BLOOD【0】 → REALICE → レンガ (renga) → エゴis≒徒(egoist) → @NNIVERSARY) Ba.TAKA (ex- SACRIFICE → 般若(hannya) → SUPER☆BoYS → 超絶少年 (chouzetsu shonen)) Dr.Toshiki (ex-→ Blanc⊃Nero → 般若(hannya) → Megaromania(as 憐蛇 (leda))

MISERIA live-limited single "colaps vision" will be released at 2017/12/19.

[Alexandros] new maxi-single "明日、また" (Ashita, Mata) will be released at 2017/11/29 [tracklist] 1. 明日、また 2. Come Closer 3. I Don't Believe In You

exist trace never sounded better

raith. – Scabiosa + a cheki of their vocalist which I got for free. 8D 変態集団AnimA – DEAD MONEY アンドゥー - 安藤のおセンチ(秘)

vk's first true math rock band

I think they were trying to recreate COMPLEX's BE MY BABY The white screen, dancing, and black bars on the side.

lmfao those covers scream lisa frank I'm loving all the songs but I especially like "Color" <3 <3

Nice cattie, psychodelica I have no pets right now. Had a hamster for five years (jungarian one?) than a cat for three weeks, because of bite, but we did't want to have one, than next hamster, and after three years... Till now no pets. Sadly

HQ pics of the cover art:

basically bumping the topic, or another way of saying "i want this too"

THE BEST -LICHT- 1. Testament 2. Rise to Heaven 3. Profane gene 4. Current 5. lapis lazuli 6. GENEUINE -Recurrence- 7. transient 8. Emergence of Silence 9. Fleeting Beauty 10. HYPNOS -LICHT MIX-（arranged by Közi） 11. PREDICT -Rosen Clarion- 12. Perfect Garden -SK0520MIX- 13. New vogue children 14. Last Hallucination 15. Haven（新曲） THE BEST -DUNKELHEIT- 1. Blazing Darkness 2. Release me 3. Addictive Epicurean 4. Queen of Decadence 5. Lilith 6. the alternation of generations-expire- 7. Corroded cage 8. fester love 9. COCOON -Fallen- 10. CREEPER 11. Sleeping Madness 12. Syphilis and Disorder 13. Succubus -2014- 14. Apocalypse -eclipse ring-（新曲） 15. SIRIUS -DUNKELHEIT MIX-（arranged by Közi）

@-NOVA-@-@ signed.....

@あなたはもう一度やったThank you<3 I'll try to see if I can pick it up from little hearts

np, glad that was at all useful~! i think ナイト's early releases are better than people think they'd be so i'm always down to spread the Good News..............esp since this is the only band i've got any real #info on. yeah i'm not the best googler in the world or anything but i don't think i was ever able to find a copy of that speed disk master until i bought it on CD myself. the TL;DR of it is more or less that it's the same tracks as the VAP ofc, but they all sound more like that PV's ジャイアニズム痛.

Hey thank you so much for your help! It seems like it's going to be some work to try and get my hands on this stuff. I'm only finding it on Japanese sites.

This new single will be released on 2017.11.22. Limited edition : 1800 yen + taxes CD : 1.アサガオが泣いてる (Asagao ga naiteru) 2.ヒルガオの憂鬱(Hirugao no yûutsu) DVD : 1.アサガオが泣いてる(Asagao ga naiteru) Regular edition : 1500 yen + taxes CD : 1.アサガオが泣いてる (Asagao ga naiteru) 2.ヒルガオの憂鬱 (Hirugao no yûutsu) 3.ヨルガオは笑う(Yorugao wa warau)

A friend representing the site I'm running did an interview with him in Vienna during the We Are X movie EU tour last Sunday and of course asked him about the upcoming album as well. And he said it will be out next Spring. But then... it was supposed to be out by the time of last year's cancelled Wembley performance, so... And it seems that they haven't even finished recording yet...? And then again, we have been waiting for a Violet UK album since... '98 or something? So, I guess it is actually just the usual Yoshiki kind of "coming soon" meaning "yeah, we might end up releasing something at one point". But actually, besides this, he was talking about some interesting stuff as well, so here is the link to the English version: http://japanvibe.net/our-life-story-saved-lives-an-interview-with-yoshiki/

Interesting(ish?) announcement about everyone's favorite sentient waxwork. He also just endorsed a new line of dresses from dazzy called MARGARET NOCTURNE... (alas, no new CM song)

Those pants, those shoes, ugh...

This is weird, the way I feel about this. I think what sucks is I really believe Jin is sincere in his efforts. As bad as his vocals can be and as derivative as his songwriting gets, he’s trying. Maybe trying too hard? i don’t know. He deserves a break. Maybe he should use the time to get a vocal coach or something. Take some music theory.

Not surprised. Afaik ( don't quote me on this ) Jin's vocals are polarising even outside of this forum and they have a style that is just a tad too hard and dark to not be in vogue. I remember late Nega sales being brutal and Black Swan is kind of like an extension, or a natural development of that sound. The real reason I believe is that they lost all their fans after Rena cut his hair

Since when does a best-album contain only 9 songs?

Finished Castlevania, season 1, and what a fucking series. It stays so true to the video games and everything about just feels like classic Castlevania. Not superbly written, but it's good enough with great atmosphere, a fantastic amount of violence and a superb cast. This is probably the first time a western animation film/series has given me a real 80-90's anime vibe. Makes me think of Ninja Scroll, Vampire Hunter D/Vampire HUnter D: BLoodlust and so on. Loved it!

For what it's worth, that ebay listing is a bootleg.

she looks a bit dried up on the nospheratu announcement picture, but I'm excitedT!!!

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【RELEASE】D’ERLANGERトリビュートアルバム発売決定！ 全15組の豪華アーティストによるアルバムのリリースが決定！ 「D’ERLANGER TRIBUTE ALBUM ～Stairway to Heaven～」 2017/9/13発売（予定） WPCL-12767　3,000円＋税（予価） ＜参加アーティスト＞ ACID ANDROID／Angelo／INORAN×TERU×HISASHI／清春／Psycho le Cému／Justy-Nasty／THE SLUT BANKS／DIR EN GREY／DEZERT／HYDE／MUCC／MERRY／lynch.／Rayflower（50音順） A lot of great tribute album line ups this year.

Man... That tracklist is sorta... Eh. Like, why is CLASSIC there? It just came out last year. It was soooorta okay? Not the most memorable MUCC song. EMP was on the album from this year. There's nothing from the HOUYOKU album on here. The black sheep album I guess? Nor 6? They could have pulled a lot better of GOKUSAI. How did someone not cover D-O-G. That would have been better than classic or gerbera. Anyway, happy to see KISHIDAN involved... Even though I was hoping to see more from the other reveals. No heidi. or PLC?

Totally the best band in the scene atm. I want the full CD as soon as possible

I still don't understand how people worship and defend this guy. He's a fraud.

Tribute album "Plastic Tree Tribute ~ Transparent Branches ~" will be released on September 6, with the 20th anniversary of Plastic Tree 's anniversary. 12 tracks Artists participating: R-SHITEI AIKAWA NANASE a crowd of rebellion LM.C Megumi Ogata KISHIDAN KIYOHARU GOOD ON THE REEL THE NOVEMBERS People In The Box PELICAN FANCLUB MUCC Furthermore, a circuit live accompanying the release of this work will be held on September 9 at 4 venues. Plastic Tree plans to perform live at all venues. Other artists and details will be announced later. http://natalie.mu/music/news/234762

Love yourself.

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