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new band "joppin:cal" will hold their first live at Sapporo KRAPS HALL at 2016/05/12
 
"joppin:cal" members:
Gt.&Vo.和城(wajow) (m:a.ture, ギャロ(THE GALLO))
Ba.&Vo.リョウ(ryou) (m:a.ture)
Dr.&Vo.MiMi (FaiRieR)
 
http://joppin-cal.com/

It is announced at バラライカ(balalaika) first oneman live "獄ノ門" (Goku no Mon) at 2016/08/27 at Ikebukuro BLACK HOLE that their first single "ヴェルトロ"(veltro) will be released at 2016/11/30 (2 tracks, 4-pages lyric card, 1620 yens, limited to 300)
 
[tracklist]
01. ヴェルトロ (Veltro)
02. [title not yet finalized]
 
they will hold their first oneman tour "スクリーマヴェルトロ" (Screamer Veltro) at 2016/12/01 at Nanba BEARS, 2016/12/03 at Imaike CLUB 3STAR and tour final at 2016/12/15 at Takadanobaba AREA.
 
they will hold their 3-man lives "裏切者の地獄" (Uragirimono no Jigoku) at Ikebukuro BLACK HOLE as follows :
"裏切者の地獄 ー第一の円 Cainaー" (Uragirimono no Jigoku ーDaiichi no En Cainaー) at 2016/11/04 with SHAPE SHIFTER and ゴシップ (Gossip).
'裏切者の地獄 ー第二の円 Antenoraー" (Uragirimono no JigokuーDaini no En Antenoraー) at 2016/11/11 with SAVAGE and THE BLACK SWAN.
"裏切者の地獄 ー第三の円 Ptolomeaー" (Uragirimono no JigokuーDaisan no En Ptolomeaー) at 2016/11/18 with シビレバシル (Sibilebashir) and MeteoroiD
"裏切者の地獄 ー第四の円 Judeccaー" (Uragirimono no JigokuーDaishi no En Judeccaー) at 2016/11/25 with VIVALET and ???
 
 

THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S new maxi-single "Deeper Than Black〜闇色の翼〜 "(Deeper Than Black〜Anshoku no Tsubasa〜) will be released at 2016/11/09.
 
They will hold their live tour "Deeper Than Black" since 2016/11/10 at Shibuya REX to their tour final at 2016/12/04 at Shinjuku ReNY.
 

umbrella new single "ヨルノカーテン (Yoru no Curtain)" will be released at 2016/11/2.
 
[track list]
1.ヨルノカーテン (Yoru no Curtain)
2.Labo
3.レッドシグナルデイ (Red Signal Day) (re-recording)
 
they will hold their one-man live at Osaka MUSE at 2016/12/16.

Classic's PV is availlable here :  (with bad quality)
 
http://arubekibasho.tumblr.com/

[limited edition CD track list]
01.CLASSIC
02.トリガー(trigger)
03.ハイデ(heide)-TeddyLoid Remix-
04.CLASSIC-Original Karaoke-
 
[limited edition DVD track list]
・CLASSIC MUSIC VIDEO
・KILLEЯ from 孵化
・Tatsuro KILLEЯ(Tatsuro angle view original mix)
・Tatsuro KILLEЯ(Tatsuro angle view 迫り来る逹瑯 mix)
・Miya KILLEЯ(Miya angle view original mix)
・Miya KILLEЯ(Miya angle view 迫り来るミヤ mix)
・YUKKE KILLEЯ(YUKKE angle view original mix)
・YUKKE KILLEЯ(YUKKE angle view 迫り来るYUKKE mix)
・SATOchi KILLEЯ(SATOchi angle view original mix)
・SATOchi KILLEЯ(SATOchi angle view 迫り来るSATOち mix)
 
[regular edition & limited-period edition track list]
01.CLASSIC
02.YESTERDAY ONCE MORE
03.ハイデ(heide)-TeddyLoid Remix-
04.CLASSIC TV EDIT
05.CLASSIC TV EDIT-Original Karaoke-
 

L to R Ciela,Kaname.,YACHIRU,Soa,Lotto
 
vocal : Kaname.
guitar : Soa
guitar : Ciela
bass : YACHIRU
drums : Lotto
 
2016年10月16日(日) EDGE IKEBUKURO
Sioux / Develop One's Faculties / THE BLACK SWAN
 
OHP
Twitter
 
 
personal note: Kaname looks impossibly gorgeous omfg
also he's on vocals!

-Visual Kei
-Disco Music
-Funk
-Old School Hip-hop
-Latino-American Music
-Symphonic Metal
-Epic Rock
-Electronica
-Soundtracks
-Opera
-Gothic Rock
-Alternative Rock
-Post Rock
-Avant-garde
-New and Dark wave
-30's/40's/50's music
-Grunge
-Metal (Metalcore, hardcore)
-Soul
-Jazz
-Reggae
-Instrumental rock
and many and many others...

R指定(R-shitei) new single "-SHAMBARA-" will be released in 2016/11
 
btw title of their one-man live tour in 2016/10 refers to "goodbye R-shitei, which had 8-year life"...
 

FULL PV 

Kaya new single "Perfana" will be released on 2016/10/19.

yar, series is just way too disorganized and have many contradictions in comparison to books. ugh, when the 6th book is going to be released? need that shit in my body ;__;

Batman v Superman
 
One of the most vile movies I've seen this year. Random dream sequences, characters completely out of character from source materials, too dark, too long, Wonder Woman serving no purpose, logic defying plot holes, and worst of all... a complete miscast of Jesse Eisenburg as Lex Luthur. Ban Zack Snyder from ever directing another superhero film. However, the biggest problem with the DC franchise is how they're so uptight competing with Marvel. It took Marvel nearly a decade to build up the first Avengers film which made that franchise so successful while this took 2-3 years. A rushed product with horrifying results. And after hearing many things about Suicide Squad, I have zero hope for upcoming DC movies. When the foundation of a franchise is built upon such atrocity, how can one expect the sequel to be any better when it follows up on that? Sure it's possible the sequels may be better as a self-contained flick, but as a whole, nope. It's like spraying perfume on garbage, but in the end, it's still garbage. Or a better analogy would be a functional healthy person standing with fractured legs. The only thing good about this film is the score. For this movie to force Hans Zimmer to retire from ever composing music for another superhero film is really sad to hear.
 
Rating: Fuck This/10

their new album "O" will be released in 2016/12
 
 
Dr.Yuumi(FliP), Dr.山口美代子(yamaguchi miyoko)(DETROITSEVEN, BimBamBoom) & Dr.平井直樹(hirai naoki)(ex-BOOM BOOM SATELLITES) will act as their support Dr. at their live "Voltaire" at Akasaka BLITZ at 2016/08/13

| Remembering DIV's finest release—so close to a ONE ZERO /10

Last week, DIV blindsided fans by delivering a crushing blow. After four years, they are calling it quits due to the classic ‘musical differences’ excuse, though in this instance the argument is actually plausible. Their recent releases have been delving ever deeper into a self-coined EDR (‘electronic dance rock’) sound—one that bassist Chobi and drummer Satoshi obviously weren’t too keen on. In their remembrance, I am revisiting my old review of ZERO ONE, their first full album and my favorite CD of theirs back in the day. Released back in October 2013, just a year and a half into DIV’s career, ZERO ONE is mighty impressive for a debut album.  In fact, it’s just an excellent rock album, period!  And this is coming from someone who started off with a very lukewarm impression of the band. Let me tell you, I did not care for their debut mini-album, 無題のドキュメント (mudai no document).  The following four singles thankfully showed progress—albeit inconsistent—but they were enough to string me along and keep me excited enough for whatever they had in store next. Thankfully, I stuck around for ZERO ONE, because it has proven to be the glorious culmination of all the band’s potential.
 
 
Early on in their career, I remember thinking DIV had some composition issues; single “夏の行方 (natsue no yukue)” and its B-side “蛍火 (hotarubi)” had almost identical choruses. That’s unacceptable, especially on a three song single! This has been addressed over time and I can say that the band is in top form on this release.  There’s plenty of variety with well-composed, bright pop-rock tunes like “ZERO ONE” as well as heavier and more melancholic, alternative tracks like “VANISH.”  Unlike many other VK bands that actually make it to the full album stage, DIV didn’t feel the need to pad their tracklist with the obligatory ‘experimental’ mainstays we all know like out-of-place ‘jazzy’ track or ‘heavy-repetitive-track-with-growling/screaming-throughout.’  I honestly congratulate that songwriting restraint so hard to come by in this scene.
 
On top of better compositions, DIV have shown some massive progress in their electronic arrangements, which were pretty uninspired and lacking in their earliest releases (especially when compared to Danger Crue labelmates and synth-afficionados, UNiTE.).  Whereas 無題のドキュメント featured an unnecessary SE track with aimless chiptune bleeps, there’s a lovely ‘galactic’ synth sound that permeates most of this album. Sometimes, it lends an epic quality to the music, while at other times, it creates a fun, light atmosphere like in the infectious “Chocolate Prayer.”  The EDM-instrumental track “interlude” leads gorgeously into “ASTERIOS” and the subsequent chaotic screeching and dubsteppy ‘wub wub’ sounds are well-executed, mainly because they are used very sparingly.  That and the autotune (another thing I generally find obnoxious) in “Teddy” are tastefully done.
 
One of the things that really sets DIV apart from most of the VK world is Chisa’s voice.  He’s not your typical, nasally, whiny, over-exaggerated VK singer.  He has a very ‘normal’ (yet capable) voice and somehow that works for the band and keeps them grounded.  He’s able to serenade us with dramatic ballads like “I swear,” to get us moving to catchy tunes like “Chocolate Prayer,” and to evoke hella emotion in heavy tracks like album-opener “VANISH.”  If there’s one thing that could still use work, it’s his growling.  He sounds like he’s straining himself a little bit, sometimes like he’s ‘barfing’ out his words.  But once again, he doesn’t overuse harsh vocals, so this is hardly a problem.
 
If I have one complaint about this album, it’s the choice of old singles to include.  “夏の行方” is a solid enough choice (though as unrealistic as it is, I would’ve absolutely preferred the aforementioned B-side), but I find “SEASONS” and “ANSWER” to be two of the bands weakest singles.  “SEASONS” has so much that I should love (the twinkly, soft piano throughout), but the ‘hooo-oooh’ background voice annoys me and I find the bouncy guitar riff that leads us into the verse to be so insipid—it’s all too clinical, compared to the slightly messier original version of the song by Chisa’s ex-band NEXX. “TASTE OF LIFE,” a fun little pop-rock ditty would have been a better fit, since there were some other poppy songs on the album and they worked just fine. Not to mention, that would have made 1000% more sense than actually including that single (released before ZERO ONE) on their second album, and, btw, not rerecorded... but I digress.  “ANSWER,” their debut song, is a track I find decent at best.  It could’ve benefited from an arrangement overhaul, considering the band’s newfound mastery of the synths, but alas… This rerecording doesn’t sound very different.  In fact, none of them really do. The only major difference I could detect was the background arrangement of "SEASONS" sounded (unfortunately) more subdued in certain parts. But if the album’s biggest weakness is its old songs, that’s probably a good sign of the pure progress the band is making!

Since the success of ZERO ONE, DIV have released even more singles, as well as a second full-album (SECRET: see @doombox's review) and second mini-album (EDR TOKYO: see @CAT5's review). So has this album stood the test of time? There has undoubtedly been some brilliant work released after ZERO ONE, with tracks like the darkly beautiful “BUTTERFLY DREAMER,” the electro-gasmic “東京、熱帯夜につ (tokyo nettaiya ni tsuki),” and my absolute favorite: the unmatched heavenly dreamscape of “漂流彼女 (hyouryuu kanojo).” Moreover, all of these songs have visually stunning PVs, showing further refinement in the band's aesthetic—seriously, go watch them right now. And yet, if I had to choose, I still consider ZERO ONE to be DIV’s flagship release. Why? Because it’s just that, a cohesive release. Comparatively, DIV’s second album was merely a collection of old singles and mostly forgettable new tracks. I've never subscribed to the glorification of the album as the one and only format for ‘real’ music fans, but if I were forced to do a ranking of VK albums, I’m sure ZERO ONE would be up there. No other VK band has been as deft at incorporating electronic arrangements into rock music as DIV and ZERO ONE is the release where they finally realized this sound. They've left an indelible impact on the scene and will truly be missed.

PS: If you haven't checked out DIV yet, their discography has recently been made available for streaming on Spotify and other services!
 

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NEiN a brand new band with a famous guitarist. a band which everyone truly need to check out. However their CD is only available via a proxy. But lucky as we are they also did put short version on their own soundcloud. So everyone can still enjoy the 2 songs. When checking out the short versions I notice that it is long enough to really enjoy it. The longer versions don't really give you "more" only the more of "I wished that it didn't end after 2:30min. 
As you already can listen in both short editions it are 2 powerful songs which actually can be liked pretty easy by everyone. Very very strong vocal and the music behind has a beautiful nice strong upbeat vibe which you can easy enjoy. The songs also can be pretty cool anime songs. Nothing in the songs get annoying and it keeps damn good after playing it over and over and over again.  Its simply strong which many visual kei bands still can learn a lot from it.  You can go totally wild on these songs.
I will provide soon lyrics of these songs. I'm really get curious about the meaning.
 
 
I will see NEiN at September 17th. at Ikebukuro Chop. Can't wait to see Shunsuke finally! (*_*) even if only on stage its still a dream. (for those who don't know, I also go this solo work on CD)
After seeing them I surly will add more to this small review. 
 
For now, I hope more people will check out this band:
and I hope people stop up making joking of the bands name. Nein also means "9". It's a great band (^_^)
 
http://nein-web.com
https://www.instagram.com/nein_music.art/
https://www.facebook.com/nein99999/
 
So, what you think of these 2 songs?
Any up to hear the full version?

| Another effortless masterpiece from one of visual kei's brightest musicians
 
Hizaki has been an absolute fixture in the Visual Kei community for quite a number of years. Spending some time with a number of small indies bands up to his totally-solo EPs "Dance With Grace" and "Maiden Ritual", and his Hizaki Grace Project albums; continuing on with big-name bands Versailles and Jupiter and now back to being temporarily solo: Rosario is an opus of Hizaki's decades-plus knowledge of the guitar and melody combining technical skill with the most beautiful of melodies and the heaviest riffs and beats. 
 
It's no secret that his greatest skill is in songs like promo single "Grace & Dignity". In fact, if you had to pick a song in all the songs he's ever composed and performed, "Grace & Dignity" would summarize it effortlessly. Utilizing a mixture of guitar solos and dual-guitar melodies with heavy beats in the background and graceful arpeggios, you have all you need to know about this man's career. But why stop there when you can listen to 13 more songs of it? 
 
In all seriousness, about half of the album can be blown through in about ten minutes. Any long-time fan of the man will have heard songs like "Race Wish" on at least one other release prior to this one. I, for one, cannot believe it's actually surfaced again. The rerecorded version is as good as the original with the key elements still intact. The same can be said for recent Jupiter songs "Rose Quartz" and "Church Candle" which show totally opposite sides of Hizaki's ability. Where "Rose Quartz" is actually pretty much an advanced version of "Grace & Dignity", "Church Candle" offers a softer side of Hizaki that is reminiscent of the "Calm" number from Curse of Virgo a few years back. Not so much a dueling-guitar battle, but a single guitar playing a single melody that is both beautiful an captivating. Some Versailles songs even make an appearance: "Silent Knight" and "Desert Apple" also show the same level of contrast in Hizaki's abilities being that "Silent Knight" is incredibly hard-hitting (like "Rose Quartz") with an insane amount of energy and "Desert Apple is slightly less exhilarating, but not quite a ballad. A mid-tempo song with riffs that are incredibly catchy (For example, you find yourself humming the melody because there are no words to sing along to). 
 
Those songs out of the way, there are actually a couple of songs that can be considered transitionary or possibly filler, whichever term you prefer. "Eien no Tomoshibi" and "Elizabeth" are both not particularly enthralling, but not altogether bad. "Eien no Tomoshibi" is just a lighter more ethereal version of "Church Candle". One guitar playing a soft, subtle melody that transitions between songs. "Elizabeth" is far more powerful and uplifting, with an anthemic feel that doesn't actually give a lot of credit to Hizaki's guitar skills, but more generally as a composer.
 
One of the key differences that this album has compared to a lot of Hizaki's other compositions is that not all of the songs are incredibly lengthy and showy. "Fly Through the Air" is a pretty good rock song that doesn't insist upon itself, but doesn't do a  ton to stand out either. "Beating the Sky" must take it's name from the fact that it's backbone isn't melody but rhythm with a pulsing beat like a club song. "Presto" is one of the best songs on the album and it's less than 3 minutes in lengths, apparently it's a cover of a Vivaldi song. Who knew Hizaki would actually do covers of classical music. 
 
The remaining songs have left quite an impression on me: one good, one bad, and one incredible. The good: "Dark Classical", a song with a strong beat and heavy guitar interpolated with melodies that only Hizaki can pull off. As far as original compositions go on this album, this goes the farthest. The bad: "A Ray of Light", while not being an altogether bad song, was just far too.... much it was five minutes of the same theme that was used in the single-guitar, low-tempo ballads "Eien no Tomoshibi" and "Church Candle" but without the drama and emotion of either. A perfectly fine tune, but I did find this one to be a bit insistent upon itself. As though it were saying "Listen to me, I demand that you listen to me even though I'm not that special."
 
Finally, the incredible: "Rosario". The title track has elements of every great song Hizaki has ever composed with the melody of "Created Beauty" from Versailles's self-titled album  built right into it. While it has only been a week and I need to digest the song more, one can tell from first listen that a huge amount of thought and planning needs to go into creating a 10-minute epic without words to keep it entertaining and meaningful. It's clear that this was meant to be the title song all along. 
 
In short: the album was a huge success and really let Hizaki indulge himself and his fans in his ability while separating himself from other musicians so that if it isn't your thing you can simply bypass it. Another potential upside: Now that he's gotten this out of his system maybe Teru can compose more Versailles songs.
 
 
 
 
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THE NOSTRADAMNZ「ZOMBIE WORLD KEEPS SINGING」 will be released soon enough. date is still unknown. will be first live limited.
This single will be 1200yen and will have 6 songs.  4 remixes and 2 remix of 2 songs of their previous mini album.
tracklist
1.Zombie world keeps singing
2.Zombie world keeps singing (for you to sing)
3.Zombie world keeps singing-ScaRy Movie mix-
4.Zombie world keeps singing-One drop stepper mix-
5.震えてる-Electro punk mix-
6.ひみつ-"Psycho"logical mix-
 
 
 
 
 
I will get this at 9/5 (at least if they will sell it)
But I guess it will be later also available digital? we will see.

No that's not the cover for Matenrou Opera - Phoenix Rising. This cover art was Galneryus released around 2011. @Dillingerwas talking about the coincidence of events. Leda was the former member (bassist) of Galneryus under the name Yu-to. Hahaha guess what, he was a guest guitarist as shown on the DVD (Galneryus' Phoenix Rising Limited Ed.)
 

Leda of Far East Dizain will play as support guitarist on the upcoming album 
 
 

miyavi killing own carrer with this trash generic pop... I dont know why. Years ago i was afraid of how he start sing in english so often and now the shit is already done. I see what he think that the "music" him can be a hit outside Japan.  I dont see this and i dont know what the fucking he is doing with all this trash stuff. I really like him but with this music is impossible to hear him again. 
 
While this i wish to him "back to sing in Japanese and re-start again" 
 
 
I really love the old era <3

BLOOD STAIN CHILD Ba.&Vo.RYO & Vo.KiKi have departed, and Vo.SAIKA(ex-Ridiot-->Reeper-->the:Ø) & Ba.Yakky(ex-Metztli-->SOUND SCREAM, now in ☆Skeleton panties☆, Perpetual Dreamer) will join the band at their live at Shinsaibashi soma at 2016/05/15, and their new maxi single "NEXUS" will be released in 2016 summer
 
[track list]
01.NEXUS
02.INSIGNIA
03.METEO-LIGHT
04.@EVERYTHING
 
GRANRODEO Gt.e-ZUKA will participate in guitar solo part of their song "INSIGNIA"
 
 

It's not so much exaggerated as it is rarer cases of the worst side of the scene. This is not every fans experience but I've heard of it all happening over and over again through the years. The website themselves takes things and spins them in a comical or absurd light, so that is important to remember. They picked the horror stories on purpose.