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On November 18 Pan-d-ra was disbanded and he announced his solo project.
 

 
Member:
vo. Toshiki (ex.Faralis, Pan-d-ra)
 
Support members:
gu. Yuki
ba. MW
dr. Hakuya (ex-CROWS DIEARLY-->イクス(ex)(support)-->独立国歌-Ashe'--->VARB-->NightingeiL-->Louder-->PolterGeist, now in Dear My Misery)
 
It has been distributed for free "Deceiving Love"
 
 
 
 

I liked how lynch. dropped their VK look and became a 5-piece band with Akinori in 2010, but I don't care much about him personally.
I know that HAZUKI could play bass in the studio, so technically the band is not ruined and can continue just like when they were a 4-piece band.
But of course for a band that barely changes the lineup in their music career, losing a core member sucks anyway.
 
Is it possible to see Shuu (ex-Girugamesh) joining lynch.?
 

I have to admit that Wagakki Band are an incredibile act, but Orochi are one of the first visual bands i have listened to, so they have a special role for me

Same. Though, it'll be tough since Wagakki Band is still experiencing viral popularity explosion (How have they not settled into a relatively stable fanbase yet? xD) but I'm sure they can do it!~

Good to hear that Orochi are still around! Hoping for more music by them!

@Carmelzors @CAT5 I will conceed I don't listen to near as much J-indie as either of you so what people consider VK-ish in the indie scene is completely alien to me. But as a long time VK listener, I simply don't hear this connection and nothing either of you have said really changes that, though I respect your opinions.

Hard choice for me, since I like both of them. I think that both Chanty and Cinema Staff have a dynamic rock sound, but I prefer more Chanty's unpredictable and colorful approach.

Hey, everyone. I thought this might make for a pretty cool match-up. The most obvious difference between both of these bands is that one is visual and the other is not, but I actually think these guys have a bit more in common than what meets the eye. For lack of a better term, both cinema staff and chanty play similar styles of "indie-rock" with faint midwestern emo influences (the riffage, guitar tones, and even random, yet scarce screams that both bands employ). Both bands are also really poppy, opting for big, catchy hooks, accessible melodies, and mostly straightforward arrangements - all while maintaining a subtle balance with their more raw, aggressive sides. Both vocalists are also fairly melodramatic, haha.
 
On a more trivial tip,  I think it's interesting to note that I've often seen chanty described as "a vk band that sounds like J-indie", while I've also seen J-indie fans describe cinema staff's vocalist as "sounding vk". Whatever the case, I think it's clear that both bands have a decent amount of crossover appeal. Which band do you prefer, and why?
 
Chanty

 
Samples:
 
 
 
VS
cinema staff

 
Samples:
 
 
 

My name is Corina, I'm from Austria, and I'm 29. I'm listening to J-Rock for four years now. My favourite bands are Mejibray, The Black Swan, Moi Dix Mois, and DOAK. But I adore DAMY, Jiluka, Nocturnal Bloodlust, and Biosphia, too.
 
Hmm...I think that's it. Don't hesitate to ask questions if you want to know more.
 

Something they do on arama often but i haven't seen here before, a timewarp. Since that oshare post got me reminiscing, what was happening in the glorious world of visual kei (JAPANESE BANDS ONLY) 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 years ago? if this does well i'll update it monthly? if it bombs then..... 
pls contribute important events that i'll miss accidentally and purposefully!!
 
5 YEARS AGO! 11/2011
9goats dropped draw and everything was right in the world   mucc dropped arcadia and they should've kept it that bizarre brief fad of visual kei cover albums gave us album number 2 with a moran cover of malice mizer no one knew they wanted but needed   kuroyume's comeback album bombed  
10 YEARS AGO! 11/2006
Angelo dropped their debut single AILE disbanded megamasso's line-up was revealed tomo (oh him!) left pashya (oh them!) daishi from plc crept back onto the scene after a little meth incident mucc peaked and released horizont  
 
15 YEARS AGO! 11/2001
not a great month???    
 
20 YEARS AGO! 11/1996
x japan dropped their most recent studio album to date, dahlia! kuroyume! did! that!!!   l'arc~en~ciel! did! that! too!! technically this came out at the end of oct 1996 however, guniw tool's debut single deserves to be with these iconic releases fanatic crisis dropped the Marble album  
25 YEARS AGO! 11/1991
Sleep My Dear formed when some silver~rose roadies got together and realised they can play better than them justy-nasty dropped a single and it wasn't bad buck-tick did the same with jupiter ladies room didn't with "sex drive" clutching at straws here tbh visual kei was invented in 1993 by cali gari

What We Haven't Got Yet by JAWS
 
too lazy to download new music these days so I just sit on spotify for hours

It was announced today that Labaiser's first mini-album 「Chain of tragedy」will be released on 3/15/2017 and will cost 3,240 yen. It will be available for online order and in music shops. 
 
Tracklist:
01. -Siren-
02. 剥がれた空、鬼の胎動。
03. NIGHTMARE
04. Amaryllis 
05. 緋濁の丘
06. Vanishing to chaos
 
It will also include DVD with music video for the song NIGHTMARE.
 
Cover is not announced yet.
 
It's also mentioned that this mini-album will be limited in 666 copies.
 

Hello Takato, welcome to MH! I hope that you will have fun here!!

Now is the time to introduce myself
 
Hello, I'm Takato, 17 years old and i'm from Germany. I've been a fan of Japanese music for several years.
My all-time favorite is UnsraW
 
In my free-time when im not listening music: Video games, playing Bass Guitar (im a beginner), reading Mangas or watching Movies/Animes. Oh, and I love cuddling. 
 
Im here to discover other bands, write with people with the same interests and to improve my english.
 
Nice to meet you. 
 
 
 
 

Here is the one of my tablet... it shows my love for Tobias Kwan's art!

2016.12.24  蝕
 
PREVIEW:
 
[5tracks]

1.Gestaltzerfall
2.Untitled
3.Katharsis
4.陰と陽
5.蝕
 
¥1,700

Here is the one of my tablet... it shows my love for Tobias Kwan's art!

I would delete the final part of that second sentence
I wish them even other 10 years of awesomeness!

Go Matenrou go, you will always be rocking for me!! Release anything you want, I am ready for this epic awesomeness!!!

Yeah they're a very good band hopefully they keep going strong

ヴェルトロ (Veltro) or Vautre is a trained and fast hunting dog like a greyhound.
Veltro is practically fallen into disuse but was recalled by a famous prophecy that Dante explained at the beginning of the Divine Comedy, (circa 100-111 singing of Hell)
 
Caina, Antenora, Ptolomea and Judecca are related to Dante's Inferno :
 
Dante divides circle 9, the circle of treachery--defined in Inferno 11 as fraudulent acts between individuals who share special bonds of love and trust (61-6)--into four regions. Caina is named after the biblical Cain (first child of Adam and Eve), who slew his brother Abel out of envy after God showed appreciation for Abel's sacrificial offering but not Cain's (Genesis 4:1-17); condemned to a vagabond existence, Cain later built a city (named after his son, Henoch) that for certain Christian theologians--notably Augustine (City of God, book 15)--represented the evils of the earthly city. In the circle of the lustful, Francesca identified her husband (Gianciotto)--who murdered her and Paolo (Gianciotto's brother)--as a future inhabitant of Caina (Inf. 5.107). Dante's attention is here drawn to two brothers, the ghibelline Napoleone and the guelph Alessandro, who murdered one another because of a dispute over their inheritance (Inf. 32.55-60). 
 
The second region, Antenora, is named for the Trojan prince Antenor. While the classical sources--notably Homer's Iliad--present Antenor in a positive (or at least neutral) light as one in favor of returning Helen to the Greeks for the good of Troy, medieval versions--histories, commentaries, and romances--view him as a "treacherous Judas" who plots with the Greeks to destroy the city. Dante places in this region those who betrayed their political party or their homeland. 
 
In the third zone of circle 9 suffer those who betrayed friends or guests. Ptolomea is named after one or both of the following: Ptolemy, the captain of Jericho, honored his father-in-law, the high priest Simon Maccabee, and two of Simon's sons with a great feast and then murdered them (1 Maccabees 16:11-17); Ptolemy XII, brother of Cleopatra, arranged that the Roman general Pompey--seeking refuge following his defeat at the battle of Pharsalia (48 B.C.E.)--be murdered as soon as he stepped ashore. Dante displays his abhorrence of such crimes by devising a special rule for those who betray their guests: their souls descend immediately to hell and their living bodies are possessed by demons when they commit these acts (Inf. 33.121-6). 
 
Judecca, named after the apostle who betrayed Jesus (Judas Iscariot), is the innermost zone of the ninth and final circle of hell. The term also hints at a manifestation of Christian prejudice--which Dante certainly shares--against Judaism and Jews in the Middle Ages: it alludes to the names--Iudeca, Judaica--for the area within certain cities (e.g., Venice) where Jews were forced to live, apart from the Christian population. Together with Judas in this region of hell are others who, by betraying their masters or benefactors, committed crimes with great historical and societal consequences. Completely covered by the ice--like "straw in glass"--the shades are locked in various postures with no mobility or sound whatsoever (Inf. 34.10-15). 
 
I LOVE THEIR REFERENCES OMFG !

Totally agree with lichtlune and Yoshitmoto. He should try different hairstyles more often, like he used to in early Versailles. It feels like he's been stuck with that one since Louis, that believe it or not is already 3 years old.

Kamijo seems very reluctant to change his hair. Wish he would bring some of the Rose Croix stuff into Versailles looks. 

God this look is so on point. Kamijo is slaying me. As he always does, but this look is just so perfect.