Zalemu

the man SPEAKS!!! and he's in a relationship [allegedly]!!!!
 
it's almost as if he's an actual human being...remarkable

VIRGE NUEVO FULL MV VANISH
CREDITOS RIP ORIGINAL Tetsu (Ignacio Webb)
 
 

That amount of synth is gross

miku looks like a recovering alcoholic but tbh them dropping every performer except vo. is a blessing in disguise because kanon looks just as zonked out and drab, and the embarrassing keyboard clown won't be a part of this mess anymore

Miku looks and sounds so bored in this it almost doesn't make me wanna watch this DVD, which I was super hyped to watch back when they published the set list for the last live. He used to have so much charisma and I haven't seen that maybe since the Lc5 days. Bummer.
 
Still hoping for this DVD to leak asap, tough.

Loki did have some pretty bad brows back then...
 

^There was a point where I thought Loki was veering dangerously close...
 
  

A couple La Feerie members had some unfortunate eyebrows. Top right and lower left in particular; the rest are just typical kote brows.
 

 
At least vkei hasn't gone into blocky instathot eyebrow territory yet. Or has it?

A couple La Feerie members had some unfortunate eyebrows. Top right and lower left in particular; the rest are just typical kote brows.
 

 
At least vkei hasn't gone into blocky instathot eyebrow territory yet. Or has it?

After hearing the new Kiryu song recycle a certain Mi'ze:lia song, I wanted to kind of talk about one of the bands that Kiryu seemed to have really taken a few bits of influence from. Cuartet.
I've been listening to these guys and their contemporaries a lot, and I've noticed a few interesting things.
First off is their song "Koibumi". This at first seems like your run-of-the-mill attempt at an Akuro no Oka, and it is, but it also seems to have been combined with Aoi Haru by Gill'e Cadith. The beach they filmed the PV on was also used some music videos by other band. Most notably, the GazettE, whom at the time were kind of brother-bands with Cuartet. 
The song later inspired Tsukubai by Kiryu. Mahiro even tried to emulate Saki's wailing and screaming at the end. Only, Kiryu's version is much more metal. Why did Kiryu decide to tribute Cuartet? I have no idea why, other than the fact that Mahiro probably is friends with the members. There are setlists with LutenA and Koroshi (Mahiro's first band, and Cuartet's first era, respectively) preforming together that I've found here and there. Mahiro is also a former Luciffer's Record artist, and while Cuartet wasn't on Luciffer's Record, the owner of the record label, Yuuga from Devil Kitty, was closely associated with Cuartet's label, Climax Enteprise. As a result, Curse and Mareli (2 of Mahiro's bands) appeared on 2 omnibuses with Cuartet (edit: for sine reason I originally put Gill'e Cadith here? I really should proofread more). 
One of Mitsuki and Takemasa's earliest bands, Mi'ze:lia, was on Sequence Records, whose owner, Tomozo, was close friends with guitarist AIKA of Cuartet, having played in Black:List and Triggah, and AIKA still being a close associate of Tomozo's current label, Dual Core Sound Enterprise. So it's safe to say, Kiryu and Cuartet's members probably were friends, or at least aquainted with eachother, and bounced ideas off eachother.  
Another thing Cuartet liked to do is use a lot of traditional Japanese aesthetics in some of their looks. Most notably, Sphere and Deep Bonds of Ogre. The Sanskrit overlays and all were later used a lot by Kiryu. Though they were probably initially inspired by La'Mule.  (Sphere scan taken from ZOMBIEXJUICE)
Next is a personal favourite of mine, PROGRAM. This one is pretty much their attempt at combining Zan by Dir en Grey with Devil Kitty and Gill'e Cadith. It's pretty good if you like a lot of screaming and that rhythmic talking thing that isn't exactly rapping that Saki (though it was really Karuna's thing) does. 
 
Finally, I want to talk about a certain PV location that I've seen used in 3 different bands. I have no idea what this place is called, but maybe someone could help. 
The first band I know that used this is the GazettE, with their song "Wife". During one part, it shows the outside of the building. 
Ogre by Cuartet was later filmed in the same building, and even shows the exterior. 
The final PV that I know of that takes place there was Pink Woman by Etcetera. 
The filming crew for these PVs are probably all the same people who film stuff for Eternal, Climax Enterprise, Luciffer's Record and Mission Music Factory. 
 

soroban could have been 10+ years in a major career by now x

Yeeeah, I can't imagine Raizo sticking with this project. He should stick to Lafflesia tbh, it was good.

OMG NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 😭😭😭😭😭🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫

ohp
 
 

Limited edition:

 
Regular edition:

Kiryu's music is already so saturated that every track has moments of other tracks,which always gives you that "already heard this before" feeling.  But I'll always check their stuff cuz they're a special band for me.

This. And hide. No disrespect, I just don't care???
 
EDIT: Sometimes I feel like a bad vkei fan for not listening to X/hide, considering their influence, but I'm just so indifferent to them and can't help it. :x

This. And hide. No disrespect, I just don't care???
 
EDIT: Sometimes I feel like a bad vkei fan for not listening to X/hide, considering their influence, but I'm just so indifferent to them and can't help it. :x

This. And hide. No disrespect, I just don't care???
 
EDIT: Sometimes I feel like a bad vkei fan for not listening to X/hide, considering their influence, but I'm just so indifferent to them and can't help it. :x

This. And hide. No disrespect, I just don't care???
 
EDIT: Sometimes I feel like a bad vkei fan for not listening to X/hide, considering their influence, but I'm just so indifferent to them and can't help it. :x

First Alice is Nine and now she's in menswear. Alice make up your mind!

Rather than Alice in Wonderland, my first thought was a department store announcement...  "Alice in Menswear, can you come to the register please?"
 
Just me...?

Chorus is catchy af. I haven't stanned Pentagon since their spoopy Ghost Hotel era, but they've been on fire with Mantra and now this. Good job, dudes. ❤️

I gotta give it to Karma. When I first heard the PV, I didn't like the song at all. After listening to the mini several times, I absolutely love it. This is oldschool j-rock made with today's possibilities of recording - clean sounds and such. And their song "Enbu" is an absolute beast to me - I hear so many references there to old-school bands.