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WRITE-UP:
 
Matenrou Opera returns with an album that tastes like a concept album, yet leaves the over-all decision on whether it is or isn`t up to your interpretation.
 
The term Avalon refers to a place in so-called Arthurian legend, where both the Excalibur was forged, and legendary knights as well as King Arthur himself was buried. Some speculate it to be an island off the coast of Scotland and Wales.
 
The album is laden with sounds reminiscent of Medieval times, and song titles refer to heaven or paradise, which Avalon is a gateway to; that is where the concept album feel plays in, yet the songs actually tell varied tales which can not always be played in to the album`s title, and the inclusion of the previous single A-Side Orb further leads us astray.
 
Concept album or not, this album is definitely not a collection of different tracks or hits thrown together. It plays more like a film cut into different parts, telling different stories, but almost always fitting a certain feel, and that is the experience you get from this album. It has a common title, but the experience is a unique one. The `Opera` touch of the delivery along with a unique vocalist matched with a hard band delivers a one-of-a-kind experience, and I think that is really what you are getting from this album. It`s not another rock album, not another VK album, it is something of its own, and you need to sample the singles from the album to see if you will enjoy this experience. One key thing to keep in consideration is if you like the vocalist and delivery, as this is a comon point of divergence amongst opinion.
 
To me, this more of a sit-down and listen album rather than something you can throw on, although tracks like Orb, 隣に座る太陽 and クロスカウンターを狙え are the tracks I would think you are likely to throw on as stand-alone listens. The album doesn`t use hooks or catches as much as you would expect from a modern album, if you want a comparison, I would say it is more like Versailles from a different era.
 
Track Count: 12
Listens: 15-20
Production Quality: Great sound, yet my personal preference is for a wider sound stage and more clarity in individual intruments, esp. more of the guitars.Though they seem to specifically like putting emphasis on the vocals.
 
Overall Rating: Great album, defined, unique experience, listening on the I will skip some tracks, but if I want to let it play out there are no skip-inducing tracks.
 
Worth the Purchase?
For me, this is definitely worth the purchase. Although it is not an album that will get the most rotation. It is something I will keep in my library and bring out on occasion.

limited edition (1,750yen) will include CD+DVD (including "SCARE" PV), and regular edition (1,400yen) will include CD only
 
[CD track list]
01.SCARE
02.Brainwash
03.Crave to you (included in regular edition)

they will hold their one-man live "THE HOPELESS WORLD〜禁賀新年、救い様の無い世界に嘆く、救い様の無い全ての「君」へ〜" at Ikebukuro EDGE at 2015/01/04, at which their live-distributed CD "謎の円盤(nazo no enban)" (i.e. "mysterious CD") will be released (TYPE T,B,S, 3 TYPE in random)
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGGCpzZMzQo

it is announced at MERRY live "D・D・D" at Zepp DiverCity Tokyo at 2014/05/24 that their new album "NOnsenSe MARkeT" will be released at 2014/12/24, although details have not yet been announced
 
 
btw they will hold ガラ(gara) birthday live at Tokyo Kinema Club at 2014/07/05 and CORE-limited 健一(kenichi) birthday live at Shimokitazawa GARDEN at 2014/07/14
 

 

SEX MACHINEGUNS new album "LOVE GAMES" will be released at 2014/10/29 (10 songs, 3,000yen)

You can see their new look here : 

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and it's not enough \(*w*)/ .............;;

Here is the new look: http://emotionalxkarma.tumblr.com/post/96973145353
Really awesome, especially Koichi <3

This song gets touchy if you are longing for someone deeply.
 
Shazna - Koibito

it is announced at MEJIBRAY one-man live at Hiroshima NAMIKI JUNCTION at 2014/09/08 that their new album "THE "420" THEATRICAL ROSES" will be released at 2014/12/03 (2 TYPE)
 
limited edition (3,780yen) will include CD+DVD (including "Echo" PV), and regular edition (3,240yen) will include CD only
 
[CD track list]
01.IDEA (included in regular edition)
02.シアトリカル・ブルーブラック(theatrical blue black)
03.DiefiL
04.Hungry Psychopath
05.Mr.レインは死んだふり(Mr.rain wa shindafuri)
06.RAVEN
07.埋葬虫(maisoumushi)
08.Contagion
09.Echo
10.hatred × tangle red × hunger red
11.瞬間のアイディアル(shunkan no ideal)
12.BOWWOW
13.SUICIDAL WORD GAME
14.SERVANT
15.Cristate
16.鳥は泳ぎ方を知らず溺れ亡骸(tori wa oyogikata wo shirazu obore nakigara)
17.COPERNICUS (included in regular edition)
 
 
btw they will hold their one-man live "THE THEATRICAL SHOW 鳥ハ泳ギ方ヲ知ラズ溺レ亡骸(tori wa oyogikata wo shirazu obore nakigara)" at Shibuya Koukaidou at 2014/12/22

New look : https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/10521231_733000293414492_7731743220614741811_n.jpg?oh=861b34af99334a92c3562925043cc31a&oe=54D0FBBF&__gda__=1419618870_5f1946882153fab2b9ea13d868fcefce

METEOROID Gt.ゆとり(yutori) will depart after マチ(machi) & ゆとり(yutori) birthday one-man live "光陰流水の如し(kouinryuusui no gotoshi)" at Kichijouji SHUFFLE at 2014/09/27 due to his differences in directions

it is announced at 己龍(kiryu) one-man live tour "暁歌水月(gyoukasuigetsu)" tour final at TOKYO DOME CITY HALL at 2014/09/07 that their new maxi single "天照(amaterasu)" will be released at 2014/11/19 (4 TYPE)
 
limited edition TYPE A (1,944yen) will include CD (2 songs)+DVD (including "天照(amaterasu)" PV & off-shot), limited edition TYPE B (1,944yen) will include CD (2 songs)+DVD (including "天照(amaterasu)" all-member multi-angle PV), and regular edition TYPE C & D (1,620yen each) will include CD (3 songs with different track 3 & corr. 3 karaoke) only
 
 
btw they will hold their one-man live tour "雅神天照(gashin amaterasu)" since Hamamatsu Hama HALL at 2014/11/28 and up to Nakano SUN PLAZA at 2015/01/16 (300th one-man live)
 
 
magazine SHOXX Vol.262 (to be released at 2014/10/21) will enclose special LIVE DVD, which will include scene of their one-man live "赤香蘭凜(sekkaranrin)" at Zepp DiverCity Tokyo at 2014/01/18

VENOM new maxi single "Ice...fear, blood." will be released at 2014/09/24 (limited 100)
 
[track list]
01.Ice...raining shadow
02.朽紅(kuchibeni)
03.LIAR
 

 
 
btw they will hold their presents live "月夜、キミ、追イカケル(tsukiyo kimi tsuikakeru)" at Ikebukuro CYBER at 2014/09/24

the god and death stars new mini album "賑やかな食卓(nigiyakana shokutaku)" will be released at 2014/10/29 (2,700yen)
 
[track list]
01.賑やかな食卓(nigiyakana shokutaku)
02.出来事と偶然の為の媒体(dekigoto to guuzen no tame no baitai)
03.エドワード・スミス(edward smith)
04.風邪のライオン(kaze no lion)
05.隣人林(rinjinrin)
06.告発(kokuhatsu)

Oh hell yeah, I'm ready for some new Gargoyle badassery!

Gargoyle new album "解識～geshiki～" will be released at 2014/08/27 (3,240yen)
 
[track list]
01.Gordian knot
02.羯諦
03.渦巻く太陽
04.fullcolor answer
05.直撃
06.満開オラショ
07.翼の記憶
08.tiny song
09.厭離穢土
10.S.W.POWER
11.涙の価値

Miyavi: "Just feel the moment~"
 
Yeah, i'm not feeling it, Miyavi. Maybe try with another release? You're the "Samurai guitarist" Not the "Samurai drowned out by every other sound in the song"

MONO 2 new mini albums "Rays of Darkness" "The Last Dawn" will be released at 2014/11/05 (2,160yen each)
 
"Rays of Darkness" [track list]
01.Recoil, Ignite
02.Surrender
03.The Hands That Holds The Truth
04.The Last Rays
 
 
"The Last Dawn" [track list]
01.The Land Between Tides / Glory
02.Kanata
03.Cyclone
04.Elysian Castles
05.Where We Begin
06.The Last Dawn
 
 
Tetsuya Fukagawa(envy) has participated in recording of their new mini album "Rays of Darkness"

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