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Jupiter will release their new mini-album, "TEARS OF THE SUN" (2160 yen) on May 10, 2017!
 
They will also hold their tour, "UNDER THE BURNING SUN" on May 12, 14, and 18.
 

"Ideal" cover art:
 
Limited edition:

 
Regular edition:

-The Great Wall: sincerely wasn't convinced at all by this one, but it resulted to be a quite good fantasy movie, with some great sequences and awesome costumes (especially the Chinese army). ---> 8/10
-Resident Evil - The Final Chapter: I has never been a great fan of the saga (I mean movies), apart from the creepy first one, but Milla Jovovic's interpretation was surely the reason that I saw the other movies, including this one; in general it was decent, it was needed only for giving a sense to the whole plot and it didn't bother me at all. ---> 7/10

I remember Monochrome Heaven as a community for pringles enthausiasts
I remember Monochrome Heaven touching my forehead in a dark alley and finding a mediafire link inscribed into my skin
I remember Monochrome Heaven reluctantly feeding me and raising me as its own child 
I remember Monochrome Heaven taking The People's Download Section away, essentially literally becoming more fascist than Hitler
I remember Monochrome Heaven teaching me how writing thinkpieces about Dir en grey sometimes is okay
I remember Monochrome Heaven for its secret hentai board 
I remember Monochrome Heaven as simultaneously being the most kawaii & unkawaii board of 2016
I remember Monochrome Heaven teaching me it's perfectlly okay to say that this time you're definitely leaving forever, and then still coming back the next day
But, most importantly, I remember Monochrome Heaven becau[YOU NEED A MONOCHROME HEAVEN PREMIUM ACCOUNT TO ACCESS THIS CONTENT]

Ten years ago on this exact day my thirteen year old self was browsing myspace, like most kids my age back then did in their free time, when I came across a post on a Jrock group I frequented at the time. The post was by a "Jake" advertising a brand new Jrock forum that he and a friend created just earlier that day. At the time I was chomping at the bit for any new way to discover new Japanese rock music (VK in particular), I immediately registered and became the fourth member of that brand new empty forum. That forum's name was Tainted World and the Jake and friend in question were none other than Spike760 and Ito.
 
Since that day I have had many ups and downs with this community for better and worse. I've discovered a thousand or more bands, talked with hundreds of people from all corners of the world, made dozens of friends and like minded acquaintances, and even made a few enemies as well. I have witnessed every drama thread/post/chat log that this forum has generated, participated in profound thought invoking discussions that have sprouted up in various topics over the course of a decade, and even was here to witness the almost catastrophic implosion of the site back in 2010-2011 that led to the current domain name. I became a moderator and for a time actually did my job quite well (LOL) this gave me a direct line to grow the community in other ways than just music, in those efforts I would like to believe that the anime and video game fans of the community found this place a little more accommodating and welcome.
 
In ten years my musical taste has gone through multiple transformations that were no doubt in big part due to the people here in this community. I have grown as a person due to my time here, I've learned how to deal with life's unfortunate circumstances and how to cope when things go bad. This place has been a eternal sanctuary for me in my depressing and boredom filled times. I'm now twenty four years old and no longer the child I was when I came to this place, that in itself is a little sad, since my most fun and memorable moments were from those early years when I was still in middle and high school just trying to find a place I could fit in and kill some time.
 
But one thing is for sure... This place is a second home for me, no matter how busy my life gets I know that I can come back here and just be myself and feel good about it.
 
Ten years? I say that's not enough. I won't be satisfied until I can say I've been apart of this place for 20 years, what the hell fuck it. 30 years! Why not? WE CAN KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE  AS LONG AS WE BELIEVE!
 
~ Saku
 

Ten years ago today, Spike760 and myself decided that we wanted to start a Japanese Rock forum. After a while of debating, we eventually settled on Tainted World (after the D’espairsRay song of the same name). Frankly, neither one of expected it to last all that long; this would hardly be the first forum that we had run together that didn’t go anywhere. But what started as a fun little project somehow blossomed into an amazing community. The fact that this site still exists after all this time has little to say about Spike and my’s original plan and everything to say about the members here. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping build this site into what it is today.
 
While I was one of the key founders of this site, Monochrome Heaven is so much bigger than just me. That became clear to me when we went under the transition from Tainted World to our current name back in 2011. While to really understand why this is so important requires more context, I don’t want to go into a full on history lesson. But since that point, so many members have stepped up and dedicated themselves to this site, putting in the time and effort (and money) into making Monochrome Heaven as great as it possibly can be.
 
To every member that has joined and felt like they were apart of a community over this silly niche interest we all have, I raise a glass to you. You all are what have made this place special. And to every staff member, current and past, no words can express my thanks to you - you are people that I have come to admire and consider good friends.
 
But this post isn’t about me, but about the Monochrome Heaven! I want to hear from all of you as to why this community is special, why you’ve becoming coming back for 10 months or 10 years. Or tell us one of your favorite moments from your time coming, whether that was a release you were looking for forever or a stupid meme that took over the forum.

Here’s some from other users to get things started!:
 
 
 
@-jibakurei-
 
@SEKHMET
 
@Ada Suilen
 
@Flame-X
 
@Seiji
 
@Platy
 
@efuru
 
@saishuu
 
@Furik
 

Tracklist:
1. 枯詩
2. Cassis
3. D.L.N
4. CALM ENVY
5. reila
6. UNTITLED
7. WITHOUT A TRACE
8. 紅蓮
9. 白き優鬱
10. PLEDGE
11. 絲
12. 体温
 
| Is 2017 the year of boss album re-recordings?
 
The initial announcement of Traces Vol. 2 had me cautious. Traces Best of 2005-2009 was an uninspiring grab bag of singles designed to please, but it didn't feel like anything more than a standard compilation. Traces Vol. 2 is a different beast entirely. Once the band announced the album would be completely re-recorded ballads featuring some older songs, it went from a blip on my radar to the most awaited release of the first quarter of 2017.
 
Versailles' The Greatest Hits collection album earlier this year had a very similar goal; take old classics and update them to fit a band's new style and budget. Versailles were more liberal in what songs they selected, but I believe the laser focus on just ballads works out for the GazettE. Ballads are their strong suit, even if I'm not the biggest fan of most of them. The production job is good considering the band did it themselves, but it is not perfect. Small things here and there bring the score down such as the main melody of "CASSIS" being buried under all the other elements, the washed out snares, or the prominence of the drums in all songs. I attribute these choices to the audio equipment they used not being neutral on all fronts. I wish I knew what equipment they used because it would be handy to hear the album the way they intended. However, it's not a deal breaker.
 
I've been craving for the band to put a new take on some of their old classics, and the band has at least taken into consideration some of the songs we really want to hear. Opening the album with the rare throwback "枯詩" (Kareuta) is a good way to curry favor from their more cynical, nostalgic fans like me. In addition to "枯詩", the tracks I was interested in most were "体温" (Taion) and "絲" (Ito), both of which sound amazing. The new heavy sections in "体温" were revised and clear up a lot of the transitional awkwardness of the original. It loses some of that "cowboy western" feel of NIL in exchange for more despair and sadness, but I might prefer the new version with a few more listens! Within the context of Traces, it works. "絲" in particular is a very early ballad I would have never expected them to consider! It sounds like a brand new song and is the best example of musical growth I can muster.
 
Other ballads, such as "D.L.N" and "白き憂鬱", did not resonate with me in their original forms but get a new lease on life on Traces. It irks me that "reila", "Cassis", and "紅蓮" are on both Traces but the effort put into these new versions make their inclusions more than acceptable. Unlike the first Traces, there is no explicit mention of a time frame the songs come from. A lack of "千鶴" (Chizuru), OMINOUS, or an extended version of "余韻" (Yoin) is enough to dock an entire point. In place of more recent ballads like "Without A Trace", "PLEDGE", and "UNTITLED", which in contrast don't sound too different from the original versions, I would have liked to see the aforementioned tracks or even earlier ballads such as "十七歳" (Juunanasai).

Then again, the fact that they avoided everything post-TOXIC on Traces 2 is damning in itself, wouldn't you say?
 
Traces Vol. 2 is the most cohesive and focused The GazettE album since DIM. Perhaps the familiarity of the tracks is at play here, or knowing before hand that there would be no forced musical experiments to switch up the flow of the album. It's just the listener, the band, and sixty seven minutes of some classics, some reinterpretations, and at worst pleasant background music. The amount of missed opportunities are minor - if any even exist.
 
 
 
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nagoya kei band, lynch will released new EP titled " SINNERS - EP " 31/05/2017.
released on 2 type :
 
Limited Edition ＜CD＋DVD＞
Catalog No : KICS-93497
price : ￥2,222＋tax
CD : 5 songs
DVD：Music Video＋ making

regular edition ＜CD＞
Catalog No : KICS-3497
Price : ￥1,852＋tax
CD : 5 songs
 

 

Not wasting any time.
 
Im with it. 
 
Lets go. 

Looks like Ryo (ex-Girugamesh) also participated in producing the album.
 

I heard of them because Kou and Hiryu started following me on Instagram back in the days when Miztavla was a project called "R/EV". Adramelech was amazing imo, I currently have 'Rei' being shipped and I'm gonna preorder 'Chimaera' soon xD 

I got interested in them because of Riuki, whose work in VelBet was awesome, and he didn't fail with this new band. Their sound is quite attractive (I've listened only to Adramelech) and in general they appear promising.
So I surely like them.

Mainly this. I think they are promising and I am looking forward to hear more from them c: 

Fuck yeah I do

I personally love the band, their new single Nostalgy Science/Tsumetai Taiyo is so good, I'm obsessed with Tsumetai Taiyo atm 
 
Anyone else like them?

Yeah! More great work by Far East Dizain, among them an instrumental track with Leda absolute protagonist!

ice (Black Gene for the Next Scene) will release his first single 「雨は次第に弱まる」(Ame wa Shidai ni Yowamaru) at 2017.04.26. (￥1,000)
 
Tracklist:
 
1. 雨は次第に弱まる(Ame wa Shidai ni Yowamaru)
2. Over[-]
3. Harness
 

 
http://ice-ue.jp/#release

Light Bringer - Resistence

Far East Dizain new mini-album "DIZAINERVE" will be released at 2017/05/24 (6 tracks, including 1 guitar instrumental track, 2916 yens)

I am hype

Limited Edition [CD + DVD] ¥2.500
1. カストラート
2. -361-
 
Includes DVD with footage (15 minutes) of Kamijo × Be Choir and trailer footage of new Playstation 4 game "LET IT DIE" for which カストラート is included in the soundtrack. 
 
Regular Edition [CD ONLY] ¥1.500
1. カストラート
2. -361-
3. Battle of the Tower -16-
4. カストラート [Instrumental]
5. -361- [Instrumental]
 
Tower Records Limited Edition [CD ONLY] ¥1.000
1. カストラート
2. Battle of the Tower -16-

He's so perfect in every conceivable way.

He will hold his solo liv "Epic Rock Orchestra" at 2017/04/26 at AKASAKA BLITZ
 

I would rather have a new release. It has almost been a year since UNDYING.