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I actually started crying when I heard about this in a restaurant yes I'm that pathetic.
 
I'm still in a huge shock and I'm super happy they're coming abroad. Doesn't matter where they'll have their concerts, I will attend at least one even if it isn't in Finland. If the schedule fits mine I'll try to attend more than one concert. I just can't wait for the schedule to be revealed.
 
This is like a dream come true for me. Lycaon was one of the bands I never thought who would come to Europe.
 
Best. Birthday. Present. Ever.

I did a quick search and was shocked we didn't already have a thread like this?
 
List some of the songs where the vocalist so so incoherent with their mumbles that you have no idea that it is in English. For me the first song that comes to mind is The Gazette's Filth in the Beauty. I literally had no idea that the song was mostly in English until I looked up the lyrics.
 

Ichiro just standing there looking awesome. they dont seem to have a video of him modeling but whatever.
 

I love to watch Harshly Critical, he does let's plays of horror games, mostly indie ones.  What I like about him is that he's not fake and doesn't annoyingly scream and wake up my daughter when she is sleeping.  Plus he reviews games well.  I'm stuck on a macbook so, I watch all the windows indie horror games he plays.  Also....I'm sometimes to scared to play games myself haha.  Although I have played through Silent Hill, old Resident Evil's, Fatal Frame/Project Zero and Siren.  Good times, but wow, it took me awhile.  I love and hate horror games what can I say lol.  Anyways yeah, so I also watch Vsauce which has a bunch of random shows that have to do with video games, from game loot to random questions explained.
 
I basically use youtube for gaming videos, nothing else lol.

Haha I live in North Carolina, USA and I feel you although I know Texas is worse xP

I've been playing Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, and I have to say it is very satisfying....  But I saw that you were talking about Ni no Kuni and I wanted to share my...opinion? 
 
Oh Ni no Kuni, I downloaded the demo way back when it came out and absolutely hated it.  I bought the game because I am a sucker for any RPG these days (I love RPGs).  After 5 hours of playing, yes 5 hours, I was cussing at my TV and hating the game more.  I hated the battle system (maybe because I am stupid and couldn't get a hang of it until 10 hours into the game haha) but the art and story drove me in.  I wanted to give people courage dammit! lol. 
 
But seriously I hated that game with a passion but I think 12 hours into I started to slowly fall in love, by the end, the game was amazing.  I'm not so sure that is a good thing, taking 12 hours to love a game haha, but I give all RPG's a try and for some reason I kept going with this one.  To me RPGs are becoming a rare breed, and I give all of them a try.  And I love Studio Ghibli, so maybe that is why I kept going.  Okay I'm done xP

I can't wait until the TPP comes out!  I loved Ground Zeros and it has got me very excited.  I am a huge Metal Gear Solid fan, so I can't wait to conquer it and feel amazing like when I beat everything in MGS4, something about doing everything and getting all the emblems is very satisfying lol.  Ground Zero's was meant to be a prologue/short game, hence why it was so cheap, but I don't care I would pay any money for anything related to MGS.  30$ towards MGS is well worth it than 30$ worth COD, not hating COD but...I like to get those games when they are 10$ xP
 
The new fox engine does look amazing, I was just happy to have a game worth playing on the PS4 haha.  I don't know what the who deal is with Quiet, but I think she is hot and I hate how everyone gets all annoyed when there is a less clothed female in games.  People got to hate on everything I guess.  But I certainly enjoy the eye candy

Yo Atlus just released Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne (aka SMT:III) as a PS2 classic on PS3 today!! God I'm so hyped right now, thank you Atlus for finally giving us SMT fans what we truly wanted Everyone should go buy this amazing game since it's only 9.99 and is in my opinion the best SMT and one of the best RPGs from the PS2 era!  

Kazuki's leaving because his mother is terminally ill and his father can't cope with looking after her. And he's the only son in the family. So yeah, terribly sad and painful to lose him but I think that's as legit a reason as one we'll ever find for someone leaving a band.
 
(Also, people need to stop trolling if they have nothing productive to say...)

Ohayo minna-san ~~ \(^w^)/
 
Metoichi desu !
 
I am on Monochrome Heaven since May 4th, and I feel good on this site, even it's a social website
 
But I'm a visual kei fan, and on this site, everybody is too ! So I want to talk to anyone, I want to know people,
I want to make friends =^-^= !
 
Do not hesitate to speak to me in Private Message, I always reply with happyness !
 
I love to talk with new people !
 
My dream is to be a member (the singer) of a Visual Kei band ! I'm singing everydays, and when i writed this text too ! I can sing with a lot of voices, deep, shrill, sreams, growls.... all the sorts !
 
I love a lot of japanese band, and i like to discover other
 
so... er ... See you soon, nee ?
 
 
Thank you for reading

I'm here to leave positive feedback xD
 
Shipping was pretty quick, some of the CD's have scratches but I'm not complaining because they were so cheap and they play fine!  Just wanted to say thank you and I will be buying from you again! ^^

Lately, I can't spend a day without playing to TTT2. Fucking awesome. 
And I bought ZOE HD Collection. Memories... 

The name's Dyxanadu. I'm also known as Bardie.
 
I'm kinda new-ish to the visual kei scene, been a fan for about a couple of years now, but don't really consider myself an expert or anything. I just really like how the whole thing works, it's so crazy sometimes. Although most visual bands do look nice, I'm not in this just for the looks, I do care about the music too. As long as they sound good, then they're cool.
 
My first visual kei band was Megaromania, may they rest in peace. I also like MERRY, Moi dix Mois, Metis Gretel, Versailles, Dir en Grey, Lin -the end of corruption world-, KISAKI Project, etc. As of recently, I've started listening to bands such as Phantasmagoria and X JAPAN. I like some oldies too, such as Da'vid Shito:AL and Malice Mizer. I tend to listen to indie bands more, yet I'm also now trying out mainstream bands as well.
 
I have a growing collection of VK items such as photosets, chekis, and magazines mostly purchased from people selling them on Tumblr. *_* I haven't attended a single VK concert, which depresses me, and I want to learn Japanese, partially to be a bit closer to the VK bands I like, to know what they're saying. ;w; After all, I've been very interested in Japanese culture for as long as I can remember.
 
I've been on this forum on and off when randomly googling something, but now, I've been actually acknowledging it, and I think this may be a good place where I could make some VK friends. This seems like a nice place I guess, haven't been on a forum in a very long time. I'd like to know more people who are into visual kei, and just visual kei in general. I hope I have a good time here. ♥
 
xoxo
Dyxanadu 

Bought some movies
 
Dawn of the Dead (with original and Dario Argento's cut)
Battle Royale
Goodfellas
The Departed
Heat

Okay, I'm going to be that lame guy who does track by track reviews because why the hell not hehehehehe
 
elisabeth addict - I still sort of think the track name is dumb, but the actual song itself.. Man, it's been a long time since an album opener blew me away like this. Though for the most part this is a rather calm song, there's never really any point where it strays into boring territory. The reason for this is just the absolute atmospheric quality. Really, this song sets the tone for the rest of the album. The world of IMMORTALIS is eerie, at times desolate and chaotic, but there's a certain harmony underneath all the layers of darkness. elisabeth addict embodies all these different facets. Kyo is in prime form here, alternating between regular singing, screeching and his infamous kyopera skills as the song comes to an end. The instruments complement nicely and the acoustic guitar and the drums create the feeling of wandering alone through a sandstorm. 
 
destrudo - The second track is an SE, I guess? It's an instrumental track, at least. The piano melodies are quite beautiful and melancholic. Even though it's an instrumental track it doesn't fall into the traditional SE pitfall of becoming monotonous. Still, I feel the song DOES overstay its welcome a bit even though it's just over two minutes. Probably one of my least favorite tracks on the album, but then again it's not really much of a song to begin with. I'll probably be skipping this one in the future. At least it fits within the overall atmosphere of the album, I guess.
 
latour - I'd like to imagine this is what a track off Uroboros would sound like if Dir en grey had decided to ditch the metal elements and instead embraced more of a nagoya kei sound. There's a decidedly 9goats-esque quality to the instrumental portion of this one. Latour still has the eerie atmosphere established by the opening track. However, this song alsoo introduces some very oriental-sounding grooves to the mixture and it fits quite well. The song evolves very organically, starting with an elaborate instrumental opening which takes up about the first third of the song. Once again, Kyo's vocals are very on point here and he contributes a lot to the increasingly maniacal fury the song builds towards.
 
nine melted fiction - Again a song with a title that made me go 'the fuck?' What ALSO made me go 'the fuck?' was that weird wolf howl-type thing Kyo pulls early on in the song. Seriously, what's up with that? It sort of took me out of the atmosphere of the album because it sounded so goofy, so it's a bit unfortunate. This song grooves along in a manner reminiscent of Dir's Toguro, until the part from the album preview finally appears and kicks the tempo up a bit. Kyo pulls some more weird vocal tricks throughout the song, but outside of that wolf sound I felt most of them added to the song's atmosphere instead of taking away from it.
 
zephyr - Well, the radio rip of this song was one of the reasons why I became so incredibly hyped for this album in the first place. Even with the low quality of the radio rip I already fell in love with this one, especially the vocal melody in the chorus. As other people already pointed out before, it's definitely one of the strongest vocal performances we've seen from Kyo in years. Although this song sort of breaks up the eerie, brooding mood of the album the previous tracks had established, it's far from out of place. I feel like this is nothing Dir en grey could ever have done, and yet it is so reminiscent of Dir en grey at their best. This is the first time outside of destrudo that I've managed to detect electronic effects in the music, but it doesn't overtake the rest of the instruments so it doesn't disturb. Still one of my favorite tracks on the album so far, although I already feel like it might eventually lose that position. 
 
hidden one - I don't know if it's because of the kyopera in this particular song or 'cuz of something else, but this song just doesn't really connect with me for some reason. The instrumentals are top notch once again, don't get me wrong. I guess it's something about the vocals that ticks me off. Who knows, maybe ii'll grow on me at some point.
 
aftermath - Another slow-burning song driven more by atmosphere than anything else. This was one of the first songs they released, but I only really listened to it once or twice before to be honest. Although there's quite a fair share of kyopera in this one as well (especially in the chorus) this song somehow doesn't rub me the wrong way. Quite a good ballad, although I can understand how it could be boring for some people. This is, once again, a very nagoya kei-ish song I think. 
 
烏有の空 - 2spooky4me. I guess I'd label this an SE as well. Very brooding and menacing, this one is. Out of the two SE-like tracks on the album, this has to be my favorite just because it's so menacing. The track brings to mind those Forbidden Siren survival horror games. I feel like the song is sort of misplaced within the context of the whole album though, as the way it transitions into the next song feels kind of awkward in my opinion. 
 
the daemon's cutlery - This is another song I don't care very much for. I THINK this was the very first thing sukekiyo ever released, but I already felt sort of indifferent to it back then. It's another song that feels like a less metal version of Uroboros. This is probably one of the most straightforwardly rocking tracks on the album, but it's still pretty weird. The song sort of managed to grasp my interest in its second half, when the chant-ish sounds and everything kick in, but the beginning as of yet does nothing for me. Maybe I'll come to appreciate the whole package eventually, who knows. 
 
scars like velvet - Now THAT's more like it! Straight from the start this track managed to capture my attention. Here the album returns to the sort of mid-tempo atmospheric nagoya-esque sound. This track has a very oriental sound again, which pleases me. I wish Dir en grey would explore that side of themselves further as well, it offers interesting possibilities. I can sort of imagine this song is perhaps a bit too heavy on the kyopera for some to handle, but I think it fits this particular type of song. Didn't disturb me, at least. I LOVE the way this song progresses and there's a neat little instrumental section near the end of the song as well.
 
mama - So APPARENTLY this is an old song of Kyo's that came with one of his poem books? I guess I'm a shit-tier fan, because I never heard the original. Still though, I have to say this song is absolutely gorgeous. It brings to mind Dir en grey's greatest ballads. Probably the most 'hopeful' out of all the songs on the album, at least in terms of sound. I don't know shit about the lyrics after all. Based on the preview I wasn't very intrigued by this song, but the full version actually pleasantly surprised me.
 
vandal - When I first heard the preview, I was instantly reminded of 9Goats' Headache and 690min. I guess that's okay, as I enjoy both of those songs. At several points in the song Kyo's vocals become almost reminiscent of his Kisou/Vulgar-era harsh vocals. Never expected to see THOSE featuring prominently in a song again. Despite the initial similarities to the aforementioned songs, this track is far from a simple ripoff. At some point the song changes gears COMPLETELY and segues into a creepy slower part before picking up the rocking pace again. Though the change is sort of abrupt, I felt like it didn't hurt the song. The weird chanting at the end was also quite charming.
 
hemimetabolism - I DID NOT EXPECT THIS ONE TO SOUND LIKE THIS AT ALL. Especially the first half. The song starts off with some mellow, melancholic instrumental action before shifting gears and unraveling into more spooky insanity at around the 2 minute mark. The vocals don't kick in until the last minute of the song. Very interesting composition, definitely one of the most surprising tracks on the album. 
 
鵠 - Another ballad-type song. Hella kyopera once again, so be warned. I found this song to be very calming, very spiritual. I've never really listened to them very much at all, but this is what I imagine Rentrer En Soi might've vaguely sounded like in my head. It's a good song, but because it's a rather straightforward song stuck between two rather unique ones I feel like this song might end up becoming 'forgotten', the type of song where you go "Ah, right. This still exists." when listening to the full album.
 
 斑人間 - Yeah, so I didn't expect this track to sound ANYTHING like this based on the preview. Again. Pleasantly surprised, although I feel like this track could've been a Dum Spiro Spero / The Unraveling b-side or something. Very dynamic, very diverse. I was most curious to hear the full version of this one based on the previews but I never imagined it to be like this. Still, the part from the preview is absolutely beautiful although I question how well it actually fits in the whole picture.
 
in all weathers - I was already all 'Ayyyyy' after hearing the radio rip. Full version is still amazing. Beautiful melodies, harmonies, everything. Also liked the callback to elisabeth addict at the end, really helps bring the album full circle. 
 
So yeah, this is my AOTY so far. I don't know how good or bad this review was, I usually don't write reviews. But.. yeah. These were my thoughts after listening to the album twice. 
 
4.5 / 5 
 
 
 

Yuuki-sama (Lycaon)  hotter than any girl or guy

^ your desktop reminds me of another user's desktop (orangetards is her nick or something like that). she also had only "random shit" folder there XD
 
edit: ah, found it http://www.monochrome-heaven.com/topic/742-show-your-desktop/page-14#entry287142

As a fairly new member as well, I welcome you here it must be quite interesting to have followed vk bands for so long! Ah, 1999... when D'espairsRay were only beginning  
Lycaon, I haven't listened to any of their releases in such a long time! I should go back to that! Whereas Mejibray... *purrs*
And I've had the pleasure of seeing ADAMS for a few short songs last week, when they did a mini showcase for heidi's tour final in Paris I should keep an eye on them, too *smirks*

Here I go...
 

Hello everyone!
 
I've been stalking these forums for awhile but I thought it was time to introduce myself!  I'm Karyta, I'm a mom who loves music and plays bass and way to many video games, haha.  I've been into Jrock and such since I first heard Dir en Grey waaaaaay back in...1999?  Crazy-ness! Lol.
 
I really suck at introductions but I guess I shall leave you with my favorite Japanese bands....
 
Lycaon the GazettE Dir en Grey ADAMS Versallies Alice Nine SID Mejibray So yup, nice to meet everyone! ^^

Hello everyone!
 
I've been stalking these forums for awhile but I thought it was time to introduce myself!  I'm Karyta, I'm a mom who loves music and plays bass and way to many video games, haha.  I've been into Jrock and such since I first heard Dir en Grey waaaaaay back in...1999?  Crazy-ness! Lol.
 
I really suck at introductions but I guess I shall leave you with my favorite Japanese bands....
 
Lycaon the GazettE Dir en Grey ADAMS Versallies Alice Nine SID Mejibray So yup, nice to meet everyone! ^^

WELCOME HOPE YOU HAVE FUN HERE!!! (sorry for the caps xD)

Oooooooooh, do you have something that I haven't uploaded yet? What is it? Though I have something left to upload too - DVD from Royal Order Limited edition is still to be uploaded and I'll recieve Yukizuri no onna DVD on monday!
 
Yeah, that sounds so much like Satoshi it makes me laugh XD
 
edit. OMG I didn't notice you had just uploaded Yukizuri no onna!!! Aargghh I can't wait to get home and watch it before my own copy arrives