NICKT

Yes, of course it is big deal, that's why they're doing what they're doing.  Arrests like this nearly sunk L'arc en Ciel,  Psycho le Cemu disbanded.
 
Police isn't forcing them to do anything, if anyone would, it would be their management. 

They are pausing activities to appear apologetic and to take responsibility? It would be in bad taste to continue as if nothing happened,  or something. It's a cultural thing, not first band nor last done that. 

Apparently at the COMMUNE Vol 2 show where lynch. was originally scheduled to attend, MUCC + Ryuutarou played MIRRORS. 😭
Someone else translated Tatsurou's MC: http://kyotakumrau.tumblr.com/post/153641209877/1125

"hiatus" (like an "activity pause") isn't exactly correct, this is the same "self-restraint" thing that's just them not appearing in public for a while. i know you're probably like "bitch what's the difference" but they're different i swear lmao

caught redhanded grabbing a mitsu by the puss in ni-chome

Well, maybe they'll become 4 piece again and make good music again that didn't sounds similiar one album to another.
 
Kind of weird they gotta cancelled shows cos of this though, weren't they toured without Hazuki the vocalist when he was hospitalized or something before?
 

Also because he's going by Ice and not Eros could be a clue that it won't be br00tal. lol

Nail in the coffin. The new song sounds horrible too.
I'm finally done with them.

I really don't mind them taking a more pop-ish approach, but since their last album the soul seems to be gone completely. Both the production and how they play the songs just lacks any sort of passion I used to love these guys a lot, but this is just not for me anymore, no matter what genre they play. 

Argh this new song... if the singles so far are any indication of the direction of this album, you can already call this one their worst album so far

I'm always here for more OOR. I may just have to skip that Avril song because just reading her name makes me cringe.

me rn
 

lmao, and adding the japanese ending particle "ne" to a full english sentence isn't weeaboo behaviour.
 
"And I don't give a fuck about if your band is based in Japan or not, you are still not JAPANESE."
pretty sure nobody claimed that they were but yeah.
 
anyway, you're obviously free to have your opinion, i think most ppl dont agree with you though. 

Here's an easy solution:
check the topic -> see that they're not japanese -> move along.

I support this idea and I propose that we take it one step further by imposing strict eugenics on all bands, since there might be members of not 100% pure Japanese descent who mask themselves as members of the purported master race.
 
It's time we start a fund to send one of the fine gentlemen who are an expert in this field to Japan in order to meticulously measure the skulls and ensure the racial purity of our Japanese musicians. Perhaps we can make various sub-forums for degrees of Japanese-ness in order to let people decide on their own tolerance for racial deviation? Maybe they're fine with bands who have members who show slightly Caucasoid/Negroid facial traits but not so much as it shows in their skin tone for example?
 
...Or we just don't care. I'm the last person to think swede-kei and the various other weeaboo scenes are anything to listen to, but honestly, if a band is based in Japan, sings in Japanese, has it's social circles in the Japanese Visual scene, the only thing separating them is race. Kind of silly to make a deal out of, in my opinion.

To be completely honest, this is a non-issue. There really isn't an “foreign VK scene” to speak of. Lilith (and maybe DISREIGN) is the only band with consistently news-worthy announcements, and they're active in Japan so the point is moot. No one cares about BATAAR or Seike enough to even post about their projects.
 
No one is “confused” about a Finnish vk band appearing in the vk section once every six months.
 
But I agree, if you're posting about a Finnish band, feel free to tag it (which you already have the power to do) so that everyone knows they can ignore the post.

But isn't the fact that their solo projects are doing well further cementing the notion that DEATHGAZE doesn't need to get back together? I mean, they went on hiatus for a reason and if they're doing well solo, why bother changing that? I know some fans would like them to get back together,  but the fact of the matter is that Ai is doing well enough on his own. Takaki has gone onto ORCALADE, to much hype, as with Naoki in dexcore, and Kousuke has been doing well in Unveil Raze.
 
I'm not sure if their fanbase was dying, but personally, I'm more enthusiastic about their new projects than DEATHGAZE, since I felt the band was getting a little stale.

Translated from official announcement:
 
Flower-laying ceremonies for Mikuru
Date: 2016/11/14 
Time: 4pm - 7pm
Locations: Fukuoka DRUM Be-1 and Shibuya ZEAL LINK B1F Event Space
 
More information can be found below.
 
 

My eyes are also peeing..
this preview alone is kinda better than anything BORN or Sadie has done in my adult life... XD
 
 
It's not so much what they did... as much as... what they DIDN'T do....
 

Can I expect clear vocals from this or just screams and grunts like everyone else?

Eh, after the album being half filled with previously released songs, he's going to re-release one of the exclusively new tracks by itself again?
Must be time for another waterfall in his bedroom, man needs some bucks.

Legit thought the topic title was the name of the band.
Knowing VK, would not have been surprised in the slightest, it would just need to have a spelling error or slightly off grammar to make it 10/10.