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The Gazette's Toxic album. Everyone hates on it but I think it's one of their better ones XD 

Yaaaasssss

https://natalie.mu/music/news/333445
 
Google translate:
 
 
 

Toxcity is a thing which afflicts any fandom, because there are most people who doesn't distinguish between being a fan and a parasite....
Unfortunately I had some contact with such people and some things you posted above are a minimum part of a creepier reality...
I read on the net a quote used by a fan about a thing not related to visual kei (and to music in general), which says: "Fandom is fandom's evil."
Simply meaning that a fandom is made mainly by toxic people, who uses social media for insulting others, their presumed favourite artists, without caring about the consequences of their actions...
In particular there are a lot of people critcizing each damn band from Starwave Records, not only because of Kiwamu's attitude, but only because they have features common to DEG and old-school bands; the recent drama about Takemasa from Kiryu; all the mad gossip around Gackt; the toxic pandemonium known as TANUKI; the feud between DEG and GazettE's "fans"; the fanservice about musicians who some people think to be engaged; the people (especially in the West) who attend to expensive concerts only for picking up torn clothes (referring to Mana's sad adventure in Milan concert on 2007, when his dress was torn up, https://tensi-chan.livejournal.com/21912.html) and not knowing any single word of the songs (DEG when toured on USA sometime ago), or claiming that people are not GazettE's fans because they don't have Heresy subscription...
There is more to talk about... but this attitude is wrong and stupid and hurts the true supporters of a scene, the musicians and the genre itself, seen as a fetish for fanboys and fangirls and nothing else...

This is actually really good. While it is far from a new concept, the ERRA/ prog metalcore vibes from the album tickle my fancy.

OH MY GOD!!!! I was just listening to Human-clad Monster on Accuradio and now this news!! HIZUMI IS BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!! 🤘

OH MY GOD!!!! I was just listening to Human-clad Monster on Accuradio and now this news!! HIZUMI IS BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!! 🤘

YOU BITCHES ARE SO CYNICAL OH MY GOOODD IM HYPE AS FUCK TO HEAR MY BABY AGAIN
 

Vocals HIZUMI (ex-D'espairsRay)
 

Programming 岸利至 (KISHI) (a.b.s.)
 

Guitar MASATO (defspiral)
 
 

 

 
http://nul.tokyo/
 
The band has formed on 2019.05.25 and will perform their 1st live at SHIBUYA REX on 2019.08.16.

D will release a new single titled "道化師のカタルシス" (Doukeshi no Catharsis) on 2019.07.10.
 
Type A (CD+DVD, 2,400 yen + taxes) - 3 songs
CD
1. "道化師のカタルシス" (Doukeshi no Catharsis)
2. New Song A
3. New Song C (Instrumental)
DVD
"道化師のカタルシス" (Doukeshi no Catharsis) MV+ Making-Of
- Includes booklet
 
Type B (CD, 1,500 yen + taxes) - 4 songs
CD
1. "道化師のカタルシス" (Doukeshi no Catharsis)
2. New Song A
3. New Song B
 4. "道化師のカタルシス" (Doukeshi no Catharsis) (Instrumental)

『言霊を謳歌する』(Kotodama o ouka suru) will be released on 2019.05.31. You will be able to pre-order the album as of 2019.05.14. (3240 yen)
 
Tracklist :
1）東京薄暮(Toukyou hakubo)
2）世界の隙間に逃げたい(Sekai no sukima ni nigetai)
3）地球を追い越すミュージック(Chikyû o oikosu music)
4）雨は二人の間に降る(Ama wa futari no ma ni furu)
5）薔薇色の日々(Barairo no hibi)
6）雨の水曜日(Ame no suiyoubi)
7）やわらかな日差しがあった(Yawaraka na hizashi ga atta)
8）追い風の未来(Oizake no mirai)
9）流れ星(Nagareboshi)
 
 

Japanese fans literally can't accept their faves being in a romantic relationship, whenever stuff like that gets leaked it's always treated as a huge scandal. 
It surprises me that that Takemasa has decided to acknowledge it and speak out about it, truly shows the role that Tanuki plays in the vk scene.
It's really sad that bandmen have to be paranoid about their private lives simply because fans aren't mature enough to accept them having girlfriends/wives.
It's the "I spend money on you therefore I own you" mentality that is exclusive to Japanese fan culture. Crazily enough, western fans are much more respectful and understanding in that sense.

遠藤ミチロウ (Endo Michirou), of the legendary Japanese punk band The Stalin (and a productive solo career) has passed away in a Tokyo hospital on 2019/04/25, after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer. The funeral where only his close relatives were present was held shortly afterwards.
 
Rest in peace, the OG Japanese punk rocker!
 
 
 

Avengers End Game
 
Go see it!

Monochrome Heaven's 2019 Banner Contest
 
Hey everyone! This is a shout out to all digital artists on the website interested in content creation. It's about time to add some new bands into the rotating banner at the top of the forum, and for that we can use your skills! What better way to show off some skills than in a friendly competition? Here's the basic idea:
 
Create a banner according to the rules which I will define in a moment. Respond to this topic by submitting your banner in a post. Since you cannot edit your post after you submit it, make sure your post is the way you want it before posting. You can submit as many banners as you have time / energy to create. The second phase of the banner contest will be anonymous voting from the community. The top three voted banners will be added to the top and the members who created those banners will be announced then. Winners of the contest will get their screen name in a special color in addition to having their work featured at the top of the forum! Rules:
 
Banner should have dimensions of 800x120. Banner should have a thin, rounded white outline. Banner should preferably be a PNG, but a GIF is acceptable if you are interested in making an animated banner. Banner should in some way relate to Japanese music. Normally, we feature a band at the top, but there is room for creativity. Banner should have the text "Monochrome Heaven" on it. Banner should contain material that is Safe For Work. NSFW banners will be automatically disqualified. Banner submission should remain anonymous until the end for fairness. All banners will be shown at the end. Banners can contain anything else you think will give you an edge in the competition.  
The submission deadline will be open for four weeks, or until May 18th, 2019.
 
 Have fun! I'm excited to see what our members can come up with.  
 
 
 
 

HYDE new album, "ANTI" (3000 yen) will be released on June 19, and it will also be released digitally on May 3! He will also tour the United States from May 5-26.
 
[CD tracklist]
01. WHO’S GONNA SAVE US
02. MAD QUALIA (Japanese Version)
03. SICK (feat. Matt of From Ashes to New)
04. ANOTHER MOMENT
05. FAKE DIVINE
06. AFTER LIGHT
07. OUT
08. ZIPANG (feat. YOSHIKI)(Japanese Version)
09. SET IN STONE
10. LION
11. TWO FACE
12. MIDNIGHT CELEBRATION II anti mix
13. ORDINARY WORLD
 
[Blu-ray] (limited edition type A only; 5800 yen)
HYDE LIVE filmed on
・2018/9/8 ＜BEAUTY AND THE BEAST＞ live in Zepp Tokyo
・2019/3/24 ＜Zepp Tokyo 20th Anniversary HYDE LIVE 2019＞
 
[2 DVDs] (limited edition type B only; 5500 yen)
[Disc 1: Music Video]
WHO’S GONNA SAVE US MV
AFTER LIGHT MV
FAKE DIVINE MV(Halloween Version)
ZIPANG MV(English Version)
MAD QUALIA MV(English Version)
[Disc 2: Lyric Video]
WHO’S GONNA SAVE US
AFTER LIGHT
FAKE DIVINE
ZIPANG
MAD QUALIA
ANOTHER MOMENT
TWO FACE
OUT
LION
SET IN STONE
ORDINARY WORLD
MIDNIGHT CELEBRATION II
 
[Concept Book] (limited edition type C only; 4200 yen)
24 pages
 
[Fully limited edition BOX (CD + Blu-ray + 2 DVD + concept book + goods)] (13000 yen)
(Details tba)
 
[US Tour schedule]
 

 

miss good ol' days when bands used to have two guitarists