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小林写楽 (Kobayashi Sharaku) (メトロノーム (Metronome)) & 桜井青 (Sakurai Ao) (cali≠gari) new unit, "ヘクトゥ" (Hector) has formed and they will hold their first live on June 28 where their first demotape will be distributed. They will also distribute their first CD on July 14.

inb4 mao from the 13teen vanishes mysteriously, and a fresh looking Kyo graces Dir en grey's next era serving the vocalz

I just asked 翼 if the single will be available later or on an online shop and he said the online store's in the works. So safe to say it's confirmed not limited to live.

i'm like 8000 years late but this dude is the inventor of the "air instore" AKA the instore you keep on the store's calendar to save face even though no one is attending so you don't actually hold the event at all. it's not that he's just unpopular, it's that he's complete despised.

this is the worst case of identity and midlife crisis I have ever seen

Hey everyone, since I recently revived my YT channel I felt like posting it here again. I've been singing weeb songs on the internet for many years now and it all started with the first karaoke contest here on MH, so it only makes sense to come back here every now and then! This is my most recent cover, but there is a ton more covers on my channel.

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Hokkaido, GYZE will release their first single on 2018.06.13. (1500 yen) Tracklist : 1. JAPANESE ELEGY 2. 龍吟 (Ryûgin) 3. 龍神 (LIVE ver.) (Ryûjin) A special edition will also be available and will be shipped at the beginning of June. You have to pre-order it.(100 copies ; 9800 yen + 700 yen of shipping costs) CD : Tracklist : 1. JAPANESE ELEGY 2. 龍吟 (Ryûgin) 3. 龍神 (LIVE ver.) (Ryûjin) DVD : 「70000 tons of Metal」 - "The road movie that tells our story from our departure from Japan, participation in 70000tons of Metal with its unbelievable atmosphere, to our coming back to Japan." + T-shirt 「龍吟 cover art design」 + T-shirt 「70000 tons of Metal」

when i read the topic title change my mouth uncontrollably dropped open for a few seconds and i am still speechless/shocked and i can't remember when i've ever felt this sad about something in Vk >.>''

When you're offered a delicious dinner and it's snatched away from your hands before you even taste it

unfortunately the answer is yes, look up the thirteen more like a very budget cosplayer for it'll never stop being hilarious

*I was forced to pause the videos in 2018/04/04 due to suffering from hearing loss.

Kyo's voice is off putting.

死因：無視 cover (I think it's a step up from the last love the layers)

Well this tweet makes sense now lol

Missalina Rei is one of those rare VK bands whose sound is just as epic as their aesthetics.

I don't think Sadie ever did something so good

Mazeran new pic posted~ https://www.last.fm/music/マゼラン/+images/284e9870b0b392c788b780ccefb20a20

https://twitter.com/hector_shinjuku

If you're talking about Sadie's Mao, he's also involved in the band THE THIRTEEN.

Comparing Kyo and his fanboy Mao is still funny in 2018? Nice then.

The music is awful, especially the electro effects. However, the link you provided for their website does not work. The correct one is https://infelixofficial.wixsite.com/infelix-officialsite

Happy birthday! Hope you have a wonderful day! ♥

Gonna try being a bit on topic too and post a few of my favourite symphonic black metal albums Didn't find the whole debut album, The Nightspectral Voyage, from Obsidian Gate on youtube, but this album is damn fucking good. It's one hell of a massive album. These would also be my favourite albums from all these bands. Grand, dark, majestic, powerful. When done right, symphonic black metal is among my favourite subgenres of black metal. It's a shame too many piss weak bands are giving the genre a bad name, though.

I'm not an expert on this subject, but there is a difference. I think an easy explanation would be so say that avant-garde is about being very heavy on the experimentation and about being innovative and unique, whereas progressive are about making more complex music and creating music with more complex song structures. A lot of progressive music are also radio friendly as fuck, but avant-garde usually isn't - for a good reason. Some suggestion that makes it easy to hear the difference. Progressive black metal: Enslaved - Below the Lights Borknagar - The Archaic Course Hidden in the Fog - Damokles Avant-garde black metal: Anubi - Kai pilnaties akis užmerks mirtis Ved buens ende - Written in Waters Deathspell Omega - Paracletus But which bands would that be? I have a decent knowledge of the genre and I have heard a lot of bands, but I have yet to find a band that can not be placed in an already existing subgenre of black metal. And if they don't fit into one, we usually use two. Hell, maybe we'll use three to describe the sound. I think genres, be it in form of comics, music, books, films/TV-series, games or whatever else should be helpful in a way. It should tell you something helpful about the product, about how it is. If you throw 10 entirely different sounding bands into one genre, how is that genre any helpful at all? Wouldn't the better thing to do be to just call the likes of Altar of Plagues and The Great Old Ones atmospheric/ambient black metal, and call Bosse-de-Nage black metal/post-hardcore? Because there's just no way they belong to the same subgenre. I don't agree at all. By putting black metal, prog, jazz, electronica, classical or whatever maingenre you can think about after the avant-garde you'll get a much better idea about what type of avant-garde it is, because avant-garde can be a lot of different things. If you take a listen to the four albums below you'll get what I mean, and why I mean it's necessary. Igor Stravinsky - Petrushka Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz to Come Ved buens ende - Written in Waters Ulver - Themes from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell I know we might be a bit off-topic here, but I really enjoy this discussion. I feel like I am getting a lot of knowledge atm. Two thumbs up!

I bought myself a jigsaw puzzle because puzzles are fun. Also it has cute ponies on it and I love cute ponies.

Coincidentally "Grief" is also the title of the photograph (taken during WW2) they used for the album's cover art.

Yes, according to vk.gy, vocalist has left the band and the band will disband on May 18. Their album has been canceled. My heart breaks for their fans...

that actually makes the probability of ha having spare money to fund records, weaves and dresses slightly higher tbh, it's not like he's going to post adverts on his scene look in ha office lobby. buT I don't think it's that juka too.

yasss inventive queen, air world tour (part I, II, III) coming to the stadiums around the globe nexT is this the way ReS stans cope with their disband? 🙈 or did the rumors of banging swedish mitsu destroy her?..

Bands (ESPECIALLY vk bands) should stop trying to punch above their weight class trying to release albums that are like almost an hour long, better just trim the fat and obvious filler and stick with the material that's actually solid instead

It's really heavy !! But am I alone to find that the drums sounds really fake ?

I really appreciate these Recommended Tracks threads and the Review forum in general because I've discovered so much dope music. kizu is pretty awesome

yall really think THE juka is coming back???? lmaooo bitch is selling CARS

People paid money to see this 1 like = 1 prayer

Not quite: YUZUKINGDOM = BSC's current line-up + randomer from identikit girl group. Elsewhere, RYU has managed to get RYO, SADEW, and KiKi to guest star on some best-of self-cover album.

https://www.mediaplaynews.com/riaa-physical-record-sales-topped-digital-downloads-in-2017/ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jan/03/digital-streaming-behind-biggest-rise-in-uk-music-sales-for-two-decades there're numerous reasons VK acts won't get signed and distributed through major western labels, and they are slowly catching up with the streaming trend, but this scene never relied on an equation of 1 fan purchasing 1 CD per release, the moment we stop downloading shit for free you and your kind will jump ahead screaming it's imperative for the REAL fans to purchase checki and merch, covering the overseas purchasing fees. are you going to imply that the other outlets in the dying scene (i.e. SHOXX) are also leaving the market due to our lack of support? ironically starwave produces the cheapest, shittiest, most derivative music/looks in the scene as of now, and I want to see the receipts that bands themselves get the coin from itunes purchases. you should consider a social media diet (just a suggestion.)

she sounds like a dying gerbil no need to be nice with words, x

Dir en grey is still visual kei.

I totally recommend Woods of Desolation. Both old and new, if you're into this kind of music. For the two first albums the music itself and the melodies aren't too different, but difference in the production makes them into two very different beasts. I prefer the older, more lo-fi and hazy material myself, but I am one of few as far as I know. The last album, As the Stars, was a bit more in the direction of post-black metal with a stronger shoegaze and post-rock feeling. A bit more Alcest-esque. He also played bass on Austere's masterpiece "To Lay like Old Ashes". I'll glady recommend Forest Mysticism and Grey Waters too. Forest Mysticism is very similar to Woods of Desolation and Grey Waters is more depressive rock, influenced by Katatonia's later albums and Amesoeurs. Woods of Desolation's "Toward the Depths" and "Sorh" have been my go-to albums for foggy days alongside Negură Bunget's "'n crugu bradului" and "Om". I always play these albums when I'm walking around in the fog. No exception.

Same old FED, the worst mastering on the scene. Even the drums sound like a programmed machine, jesus lord

The production really takes away from how hard the riffs hit in these tracks. The instruments are too low in the mix compared to the vocals, and the bass needs to be up to make those heavy sections really punch. Don't get me wrong, I like this band and this music, but I honestly think the production is holding them back. Edit: The synth sounds are also way too front and center.

they lost it