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RESULTS! Thanks to everyone who participated this year! Judging from many of your recommendations, there definitely still exists some talent in the scene! Without further delay, here are the RESULTS! By recent request, I have added the runner-ups for each category! __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Best Overall Artist/Band Best Album Best Single/Maxi-Single/EP Best Cover Art Best Look Best Newcomer Best Veteran Best PV Saddest Disbandment Most Overhyped Band Most Overhyped Release Most Underhyped Band Most Anticipated Release Band that Changed their Sound for the Best Band that Changed their Sound for the Worse Band that you spent most of your money on in 2018 What the hell were they thinking!? Award Best Revival/Returns An amazing display of results if I may say 😎. Definitely some close calls there, I'll tell ya. Thanks again to the participants of the MH JRock Awards 2018 for your contributions. The staff and I here at MH hope to see you and more future voters here again at the end of the year! Until then, enjoy 2019 😁!

This just screams blandness. Already calling that the PV will be in tasteless 60 FPS, compensating for a lack of cinematography with shitty effects and taking place in a random warehouse #3206 (since all the other ones were used by lynch. in the past and we have to keep it slightly original). ...yeah and don't forget the synths, the trebliest synth samples with the lowest bitrate they can find.

Lets just be honest,If TODAY were Chiaki's solo album or his side project, everyone here would be loving it.That album was pretty decent,not a total disaster like 8P-SB...just not the mad DEZERT we know. Let's see if they plan to please the old school fans with this one

Gu.薫 (Kaoru) is ex-Berry-->Larme'-->Envus-->jubily-->HOLYCLOCK and Gu.蓮 (Ren) is ex-Noisy Panic-->DELUCIDE (support)

cd cover revealed and its fucking sick

omg a Zayn stan maybe? the other names are practically this meme in VK form:

As much as I stan them, their names make me super embarrassed, especially Ricko's, which in Spanish is read as "rico" and means "tasty", but in Chilean Spanish it's also an adjective for a hot dude (but like, Hollywood type, not VK type of hot). I gotta ask Boogie about his, cuz it really gives me second hand embarrassment to say out loud.

I remember seeing some concert footage from around the time they'd recently returned from their hiatus and it felt like half of the music was done with backing tracks, nowadays they occasionally seem to drag in actual saxophone players and that kinda stuff right? Also... RANK THOSE ALBUMS MOTHERFUCKAS! I think my personal top 5 is probably something like Dai 6 -> Dai 7 -> Dai 5 -> =/= -> Saikyouiku Migi/Hidari I'd say 1 (the mini w/ the remakes of the noise rock songs) is probably at the very bottom for me, that one was totally unnecessary and didn't really add anything at all to any of those songs as far as I'm concerned.

this honestly does scream 'band that kaisans within a year' on all fronts

While mot VK og Japanese at all, there's already bands named both Yersinia Pestid and E.Coli. Heh. Really like Yersinia Pestis as a name. Awesome bandname!

I just got a new job, a job that I wanted, that I was so excited for, and was SO worried that I bombed the interview. Turns out, I ACED it, and they're super excited to have me on board! And I'm so excited to be working after being unemployed for almost three months. It has been a long couple months, but I am kind of glad my old job let me go, since I now have a job that I want, and wouldn't have really pursued it otherwise.

Fuck China. It is a beautiful country (geographically) and I would kinda like to see those mountains and rivers and historical buildings in person, but I am not setting foot there while it's a communist dictatorship. Besides that, since Canada arrested the Huawei lady, I run the risk of being arrested/tortured/executed for being a spy. Also, I don't really understand how this happened, but my mother, who grew up in China and had her family's property and assets confiscated during the Great Leap Forward and had to escape illegally to Hong Kong, is still extremely patriotic to China and Mao Zedong. Every time the news mentions the Huawei situation, she starts ranting about how Canada is stupid for arresting her, and China is justified in arresting those Canadians. I've explained "extradition treaty" to her 3 times but she doesn't understand. (She's also very happy Xi Jinping has become supreme leader or whatever, and thinks it's totally fine that Chinese citizens who criticize the government get jailed and worse) By the way, go look up what's happening in Xinjiang province with the Uyghurs (and other minorities). Disgusting and abhorrent. Fuck China.

Sweet look but I still just remember them as the band that "passed" Gas

DEZERT new double A-side single, "血液がない！(Ketsueki ga Nai!) / Stranger" (3 types) will be released on April 3. CD tracklist: 1.血液がない！ (Ketsueki ga Nai!) 2.Stranger 3.(title tba) DVD: Limited edition/血液盤 (Ketsueki-ban) (2000 yen) : 3 songs from their tour at Zepp DiverCity on 2018.11.18 Limited edition/Stranger盤 (Stranger-ban) (2000 yen): PVs of "血液がない！" (Ketsueki ga Nai!) & "Stranger" Regular edition: (1200 yen) : N/A, CD only Those who preorder either limited edition will receive a tour invitation seal (?) for their tour "血液がない！" (Ketsueki ga Nai!) which runs from April 19 to June 22.

Finally, after having reformed in December 2016, the post-punk/indie rock band SPARTA LOCALS announced a new album for 2019! Scheduled for February 6, this is the first album for 11 years with the album "Leecher" released in 2008! The label that will have the hard work to release this eighth long-awaited album will be P-VINE. More details will be revealed later. http://spartalocals.net/

For a second there the first 8 seconds of the pv was the begining of we are fighting dreamers from naurto i was about to cry for a min.

Danm this look is good hope the single is too

women's rights! I'm glad his crowd sourcing is going well. Hopefully it doesn't just...disappear like Lacroix's did lmao

Thank you for this list. This really is like sums up a good majority of artist ive been putting aside to check out later when time is on my side. Also some stuff i never heard of is here as well. In a way this thred makes me feel old as well. Thanks again.

Never forget this absolute gem. I think I might still have this video lying around an old external HD somewhere, lol.

Forever hooked on this song.

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/DSGD-17?s_ssid=e428925c3e295666b1 Also just to add: It slays and they can do no wrong amen.

that inconsistent censorship tho

Third year in a row! Let's see how this year turns out...

Love Lucina and Zero Suit Samus, I’ve not played as King K. Rool, but I’ve had my run ins online with some hard to beat KKR players

I like 14 much more than 13. It was a bit hard for me to get into 13 but got into 14 instantly. Felt much more like the cali≠gari I like. Liked 12 more as well.

@-NOVA- thank you for briefing, insulting someone in dms is obviously no good. it seems he does have a personality to have issues with, i just prefer not to fuck too much with all that personal stuff. so i'm kinda sad because nazare gets all this hate although issei does nice job as a composer, and there are three more talented musicians who have't done anything wrong and still get hate. but yeah the way they deal with international fans is stupid. on the one hand they don't have to care about them that much because international fans won't bring them much money, but that uta message messed the things up. now if we get the chance to listen to their music and it will not appear to be, like, really good, things will be over for them overseas

Choreo is on point again Also sounds like the Korean version of Memoria is more natural

I'm not sure I have a main, as I am pretty casual still. But if I was forced to pick, I would say it's between Lucina, Zero Suit Samus, and King K. Rool.

her ✧～true element～✧

Update on the idol case, if anyone cares. http://aramajapan.com/news/maho-yamaguchi-apologizes-again-management-finally-release-statement-on-her-assault/94545/

Getting strong Kuroyume vibes as well, even the bass tone is quite similar. It's nice to hear a contemporary take on this particular sound, especially amongst all the corny Matina-inspired gothpunk revivalism that's been going on... Karma's voice kinda ruins some tracks for me which is a shame because instrumentally, they sound really promising - just listen to Lolita or 炎舞! These two tracks even make up for the unnecessary intro & outro.

New level of visual kei look lol

This group is a real treasure. Ryo's voice is unbelievable

According to https://neotokyo2099.com/2019/01/13/luna-sea-vocalist-kawamura-ryuichi-had-surgery-for-lung-cancer/ it seems the cancer cells were removed and that it's unlikely he will need further radiation treatment. Wishing him well.

Getting in on this hype so I can actually remember what came out this year and be persuaded to listen to more shit in the process yas. For now it's only the name of the release with a short description. New categories, scores and dates being added in the future.

It’ll be good but not Nocturnal Bloodlust good I bet.

This time, I'll hold it all the year ! (no) -edit- 01/18 : As I expected, King Gnu's first major album is clearly a amazing album, I wasn't bored one minute !

rating: waiting list:

NOOOO im gonna miss savage so much

I managed to keep up last year Let's continue. V-kei / J-music World Music // OSTs Last update: 22/01/2020

They look like Mamireta trying to be more serious.

Fuck yeah. A legit band stuck in the BP Limbo with all the potential in the world.

TENTEN looks like Tsuzuku under 8P-SB effects

Cool! I'll give it a try this year ^^ Everything is ordered by date under each respective category. Ratings are subjective (personal tastes/opinions), meaning it doesn't reflect the quality of the release~ Subject to change. Ratings List Release List

ABOUT TIME THEY DROPPED A LIVE DVD. YES.

imagine having that many sugar daddies tbh

It would be great if everyone was dressed in some form of lolita fashion for this.

Uhm.... yeah.