遠隔-silence-

Did anyone else notice that 99.999 is basically a medley of all their album intros except DISORDER and DIVISION? I can see why they left out DIVISION, because it is rather two mini-albums. But I see no reason to keep DISORDER out of it. He just could have said "disorder" once. Don't they like their first album?

For me it is somehow their best album since DIM. I didn't like DOGMA as much as I thought I would, since I really do like dark/heavy stuff, but I only listened to it twice. I listened to NINTH now several times and I feel like it has all the good elements from their previous works, and I think this is what they aimed for. If you listen to the intro, it has elements from all their album intros from NIL to DOGMA (couldn't find a hint to DISORDER, maybe one of you hears something).

I don't know if anyone of you can remember that German VK-Band, which was heavily influenced by D'espairsRay. They were kinda promising, but disbanded pretty soon. Just found out they reunited at the end of 2013. I don't feel as hyped as I did a few years ago, when I first discovered them, but I thought I might share, since some of you could be interested. Here's their FB-page, where you can also listen to some songs: https://facebook.com/public.infection

Source for Kanji: http://www.kget.jp/search/index.php?r=sever+black+paranoia Sorry for any mistakes, I still don't speak Japanese. I also corrected some Engrish, except for grammar, just the "typos". If you want the true Engrish awesomeness, consider the source. Beautiful Golden Taurus Devil's Serenade The Group of an Acid Butterfly SSRIs Illuminate Your Light

SKULL - Kagerou mazari au senkou kiete　surechigau zama mitsumete hageshiku shimetsukete hagare ochiru seigi sae kasunde karamitsuku kagerou yaki tsukushite subete wo ima yami ga kurau kie kake ta kodou yaki tsukushite kaware nu asu kizu wo oou The end of mad future Sacrifice hametsu sae imada kidzuka nu asu yoku no kemono ga musaboru gizen sakebi no koe ha todoka nu mama de karamitsuku kagerou yaki tsukushite subete wo ima yami ga kurau kie kaketa kodou wo yaki tsukushite kawara nu asu　kizu wo oou Under the sun hide a crime... the end I close eyes and deepen a wound I screaming in the darkness　 I crying in your heet haze Kill me kill me right now And Ruin your shadows karamitsuku kagerou yaki tsukushite subete wo ima yami ga kurau kie kaketa kodou wo yaki tsukushite kawara nu asu　kizu wo oou yami ni saku kagerou kiba wo muite kodou to kau　 asu wo moyasu yami wo saku kagerou sono subete wo kodou to kau asu ni utau koko kara owara nu owari wo... SKULL - ao honoo mad vain zatsuon to himei no Punishment karamaru shisou fukaku toge ga sasaru yuganda gisou shinjitsu ha boukyaku no kanata birth and death to beautiful ending girt my heart this sorrow and the pain matowaritsuku Desire to be dominated endless bloody rain falling down kizuka nai mama countdown are you ready for more chaos come to the awake go to blackout falling darkness same nai yume nara zutto miseteite mou kiete shimai sou nemuru mae ni dakishimete soba ni ite subete ga owaru made koe wo kikasete countdown mou tomerarenai sa chaos kamawa naide kure frozen in a moment. just close your eyes life was all a dream so put me sleep countdown are you ready for more chaos come to the awake go to blackout falling darkness birth and death to beautiful ending girt my heart this sorrow and the pain Desire to be dominated endless bloody rain falling down kore ga saigo no yoru ochite kuru sora kuzureru kono rakuen suna no you ni same nai yume nara zutto miseteite mou kiete shimau sou nemuru mae ni dakishimete soba ni ite subete ga owaru made koe wo kikasete don't you will never leave me this is the end of all you'll know ima subete owaru...

Second this, they are great!

Download of the songs: viewtopic.php?p=193671#p193671 2009.07.23 - 1st Demo Single 『陰我』 1.陰我 2010.10.29 - 1st Single 『Black Out』 2.脆く儚く果て無き刻 And three songs, which are probably unreleased: 狂気の箱 アウト　オブ　リーチ (out of reach) モノローグ (monologue)

This sucks big time.

Maybe this comes a little late and already was brought up, but I just realized the GazettE maybe used quotes from 3 different songs by Slipknot in their song VORTEX. I just don't think this is a coincidence, but neither am I blaming them for stealing or something. "Too tragic to stay with you" is the first line of the song "The Shape" "The only thing you really know about me is..." is out of the song "My Plague" "You can't take my soul away from me" is out of the song "New Abortion" Those three songs were even on the same album, so maybe a big coincidence, but I don't think so. It wouldn't be the first time that Japanese bands take their English quotes from American bands. I think mainly to avoid too much Engrish. As I said, no blaming. Just something I stumbled upon and found interesting.

I romanized those, because the lyrics that are around on the net are fucked up. They were only copied into romaji.org, but this translater sometimes skips some English lines and takes wrong readings of Kanjis. I also put them into romaji.org, but corrected them song by song, so this is actually some kind of work and not just a plain online-translation like the others you may stumbled upon. Kanji taken from: http://j-lyric.net/artist/a0551b9/ 02. UNTIL I DIE 03. I BELIEVE IN ME 04. JUDGEMENT 05. LIE 06. -273.15°C 07. THIS COMA 08. SCARLET 09. ALL THIS I'LL GIVE YOU 10. TIAMAT 11. BEFORE YOU KNOW IT 12. A GLEAM IN EYE

Strange to see Shou playing drums without UnsraW's Yuuki on vocals. I hope at least their last live will be held.

Hope he gets better. This also means the release of their single DOLL will be postponed.

Same here. Can't imagine them to make an album full of songs like this. If this song really gets released and is all poppy, then I think it will just be this one song.

I think the song will keep to be this way. It's about Nao's child. The title of the song is ??????????手 (chiisana kimi no te), which means "Your Small Hands" in English. But that doesn't mean they get all poppy.

No problem! I forgot to translate the introduction to the interview: "Shortely before their show in Berlin Magnet Club, on the 17th January 2011, the boys from -OZ- took the time to answer animePRO a few questions." So it was before their show in Berlin, but after the one in Munich. Seems like Natsuki continued with his new favorite occupation

Just found this German interview, which was during their Europe Tour. I'm kinda bored right now, so I'm translating it. Sorry for any mistakes!

This totally sucks. They were getting better and better imho.

Well, I think it isn't their fault. They only can release, what the labels of the bands give them. Even though I don't have any idea why they wouldn't release those two songs extra. Since Pressed Flower and Rain Delay will already be on their Best Of, it would've made more sense to kick those songs from the European edition of Rouge and put THRUST and Sky High on there instead. I wanted to buy both albums, but I won't pay twice for the same two songs.

Here's a short clip regarding the two DVDs: lgqjKHkn-rI

Awesome! I really like this band. But they need more love.

I missed them the last time and now the only date in Germany is Berlin, which is too far. Hopefully at least -OZ- comes to the south of Germany in January.

Complete discography (except releases as The Skull and live distributed stuff) ? 2007.01.26 the Scream of Gate 01. Downer's Show 02. Trick Dice 03. Ano hi saiteita hana 2007.08.18 Ugly Black Showcase 01. Necromancer 02. "a Gate" 03. Yami to chiru hizun da ai 04. Rotten Strawberry Milk Chocolate 05. Starry Night 06. Black Riot 2008.03.19 BULLET 01. BULLET (credits to uverlawliet-suzu @ blogspot) 02. L.S.D. 2009.05.20 Awake 01. Answer 02. Play room ? 2009.07.22 SKIN 01. Vermilion 02. Blood 2010.01.20 ナ??ュラルボーンキラー 01. karma (instrumental) 02. voice 03. Serial Killer 04. Sick Boy Crying Scream 05. COKEHEAD 2010.07.07 陽炎 / 蒼炎 01. kagerou 02. ao honoo 2010.08.08 NANCY 01. NANCY (credits to -Kido @ Nautiljon) 02. JUMPIT (credits to -Kido @ Nautiljon)

RENTRER EN SOI Malice Mizer the studs meth. Moi dix Mois D Plastic Tree ? -the end of corruption world- ??????? Jeniva SKULL

Their live-schedule on the homepage goes 'til November, so they could come to Europe in December. Just because they are releasing a single in Japan in December, doesn't mean they can't come to Europe. But January is unlikely, because -OZ- comes in January, unless it's a coupling-tour, so I would say December or, as you said, February.