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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/

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)

Their new single will be released on 2017.12.13.

ex-MASKED RIDER SYSTEM members new band "RENAME" has formed. Vo.AKIRA (ex-L～CYFER-->MIRAGE-->ADEIL-->STAN-->Stengaze-->FOWR-->MASKED RIDER SYSTEM) Gu.Q_la (ex-Eze:quL-->MASKED RIDER SYSTEM) Ba.ka-no (ex-Butterfly syndrome (support)) Dr.zodd (ex-OKUTO-->Zodia-->Diverse glare in Riot-->MASKED RIDER SYSTEM)

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

vk's first true math rock band

uuuhhhhhh

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

That track is not bad, but I really don't get what they are trying to express with those bridges/transitions. You get some nice buildup till 2:17, then comes that depressingly weird tempo crap that does not fit the song AT ALL. Then a nice chorus, then a weird verse all over again. That song structure simply does not make sense. I applaud innovation, but to me this is just poorly executed

Hey there! I'd like to request the lyrics of this wonderful new band *-* As usual, only kanji is ok thanks in advance!

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）

@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.

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/

eyyy thanks for linking this - i could have sworn i remembered hearing Supernova first w/ ridiculous vocals during that niconico live but convinced myself i'd just hallucinated it

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.

@Kathy @Yukimoto @VkBrutaliaN "【お問合せ】 CDの販売に関しまして。 お食事会会場及び、リトルハーツ様各店舗及び通信販売にてご購入頂く事が可能です。新しく「日食」の委託も現在お願いしておりますので、もう暫くお待ち下さいませ。 どうぞ宜しくお願い致します。" So according to this message posted on the official twitter, you can purchase Nisshoku from Little hearts shops and mail order shops. It'll be available in other locations later, as they are currently waiting on consignment.

same sentiments, seems like they were trying to do too much in the title track o.o all 3 b-sides are wonderful though, love subaru's vocals <3

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.

https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/dir-en-grey-tour-04-the-code-of-vulgar-ism-/737990668-79-9595 bootleg

That's the kind of oldschool vk sound that I like, looking forward to hear the full thing

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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?

hopefully still regretting their Tsumetai Hikari cover somewhere in Ryutaro's dungeon

where's LMC

ぱみ。‏(pami)(ex-Syndrome-->zechs(tatsuya)) will hold his first solo live under current name at Takasaki club FLEEZ at 2014/04/28, and his new digital single (title not yet finalized) will be released, although details have not yet been announced btw he has opened his OHP at 2014/02/14 http://pami83.jp/

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

This is the wrath that WhirlingBlack will face

Love yourself.

Mucc did already cover la vie en rose btw, if someone here hasn't heard it

up the link