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I'll go to their first live on 3/20...
In case anyone would like to get their mini album

praise be

蘭図 (Rands) will release their 3rd single in 2020/05. Details to be announced.
 
 

The album  will be out in March...maybe too early to look for it at CD Japan.

The album  will be out in March...maybe too early to look for it at CD Japan.

Moran is a very special band to me - in my opinion, they developed their particular brand of VK into something that felt genuinely elevated. There's plenty of cheese, but they were very particular in how they applied VK cliches into their own brand. Like Dolly and amber gris, every Moran song has an incredibly unique atmosphere. Hitomi is a fantastic poet, but his lyrics can be difficult:  I really think that while Moran had plenty of hard-hitting tracks that could resonate with anyone, their main strength was in subtlety, and lyrics play a big part of that. The problem was that the majority of the overseas Fatima/Moran fandom was already Japanese literate or close to it, so while I did my best to promote the band, I knew that unless you spoke Japanese, a huge part of their appeal was going to be lost. Moran songs are very lyrical, with many changing keys or reaching climaxes in tune with the lyrics, and while I know that many bands do that also, in Moran's case, it was done in a much more "quieter" way, if that makes sense.
 
I also think that songs that are heavy on the atmosphere, without loud breakdowns or super-poppy choruses are not going to resonate with the majority of overseas fans, which is a shame, because mid-tempo tracks with emotive instrumentals are where Moran truly shines. Bulbs and Wing or Tail are good examples of this, not to mention their dark EP, which is one of my favorite VK albums of all time. I think dark is an absolute classic, an equal to albums like Merveilles by Malice Mizer and GAUZE  by Dir en grey. The whole EP reads like an exploration of sorrow: there are songs that deal with loneliness, of being abandoned, of losing a loved one, of longing for an impossible ideal. Even though there's plenty of drama, the whole album feels raw, and human. 

I read an interview once, where the band explained that their name came from a particular character in the Moomin comic series, named Mårran. From Wikipedia:
 
 
This is Moran's essence. No matter the song, there's always an element of lacking connection, of wanting something but being unable to achieve it - a longing. To listen to Moran is to is yearn for something that is unattainable.
 

Hmmmmm based on the sample it could be anything, but so far my interest is piqued!
 
Having some Grieva flashbacks not gonna lie (what with the flower motif and releasing a full-length so early).
 
edit: Just found the MV preview too, not bad.
 
 

CULA's newest CD, "絶痕 -Pride of the clan-" will be sold on Starwave Records' online shop, along with PARAGUAS INC.'s other upcoming products starting in 2020! This version of the single will also include a bonus DVD of the Dracula MV with different member shots!
 
[DVD tracklist]
Dracula (MV)
Dracula (Yuhma version)
Dracula (70.version)
Dracula (Tomoya version)
 
Sidenote, as we all figured, Paraguas is a sublabel of Starwave after all~
 
 

S will revive for one day on 3/22 - Vo.Sai (Shuuen NO Rasetsu) Birthday event at 名古屋Electric Lady Land 
 
Lineup:
 
Vo. DAI  (D'reysir → S)
Gt. ITSUKI  (R,via → S →NO.13 → ソロ、De:Bug)
Gt. YUNA  (R,via → S)
Dr. REINA  (CROSS → S → SIX-R (support) → S、SL-R)
 
(Ba.Zekki will not participate)
 

 
 
 
 

 

2020/03 start
2020/03/06  1st album [Dear Stars.] release and release party at Ikebukuro Chop
Album will have 11 songs.

Me and the slags about to pull up on u xx

he makes his living selling lucky bags to @inartisticnow

Crucifixion and The Ghost Inside of Me will release 2 new collaboration singles at their twoman live at PANHEAD GROOVE on 10/19 for 1000 yen each!
 
"Behind the Masquerade I"
1.Terpsichore〜The Ghost inside of Me ver.〜
2.Rumble Fish〜Crucifixion ver.〜
 
"Behind The Masquerade Ⅱ"
1.ハーメルン〜Crucifixion ver.〜
2.Crescent Moon〜The Ghost inside of Me ver.〜
 
What I would give to get this gem 🙏😭
 

can’t wait to see them on mercari for 10,000

エミルの愛した月夜に第III幻想曲を (Emille's Moonlight Serenade) new album "絃-ito-" will be released at 2019/10/27.
 

 
TrackList (CD+DVD):

 
 
In case you don't know this band I leave one of your MV.
 

Miyoshi's (ex-Raindia) solo project the deadly school will release two consecutive singles (?):
 
2019.12.05 1st EP 劣等賛歌
1. 劣等賛歌 (Rettou sanka?)
2. Not in Love
 
2020.01.17 死ノ学舎 -the deadly school- 初音源 
1. 春、想う人 (Haru, omou hito) 
2. 病みノ果て (Yami no hate)
 

 
And it seems his side project "miyoshi twin Ver:N.E/M.O" with Takamaru (Vo./Gt. JANKY SON'S SQUALL) will also have a release on 2020.03.13 (I assume the 2019 is a mistake).
 
I hope both CDs aside from being sold at lives, will be available at Miyoshi's webshop -> https://deadlymarket.stores.jp/ / https://deadlymarket.theshop.jp/ 
 
Separate event announcements:
 
 
2019.12.05 Shimokitazawa MOSAiC - the deadly school / マルコ (Marco) / エンヴィル (Envyl) / masqueradedejavu / JANKY SON'S SQUALL / re:gletA  
2020.01.17 OTONARI Mizuhodari - 死ノ学舎 -the deadly school- / 平隥一心 / やちよゆゆ / 藤村サ樹 (a.k.a mint) / 真理龍 天使徒 太陽神 / キッシー(saves) 
2020.02.21 TokyoClub Meguro - Oneman 

道化て鴉 appears to have formed in August of 2019, and are from the Kyuushuu area of Japan. They just released their first music video "怖い譚" (Kowai Hanashi) a couple of days ago:
 
 
 
 
Twitter
 
Vocals: Takuya (twitter)
Guitar: Rito (twitter)
Bass: Raike (twitter)
Support drums: Daru
 
They will be playing at the Kyushu event "S.T.G PRESENTS 神世界創造 -白昼夢-"  on October 15th, at Fukuoka INSA, along side Kizu, Lucifer, and Chicktak
 
 
 
(The MV kind of sounds like 9goats, no?)

✞✞✞✞
{mid:night} 1st album with 8 songs
「LE MIROIR NOIR」
✞October 12 release✞
CD ¥,2000
Tracklist in the flyer
 
 
{mid:night} - 烏の涙~TEARS OF THE CROW~ (LIVE AT SAITAMA KAIKAN HALL 08.16.2019 CLIP)
 

GHOST will be revive for one day at their live "GHOST 15th Anniversary Oneman Theater of Haunted Carnival Vol.×××" at 2019/12/14 at Ikebukuro CHOP
 

[tracklist]
01. intro
02. キカ (Kika)
03. ぴあとぅり (Piatouri ?)
04. Joule
05. リトルスカイハイツ (Little Sky Heights)
06. 驟雨 -SHU U-
07. Rainy Sunday
08. 君乞い (Kimigoi)
09. カナリア (Kanaria)
10. 愛しのティルモラ (Aishi no Tirumora)
11. 想いベタ (Omoi Beta)
12. スターダスト -流れ着く場所 #2- (Stardust-Nagaretsuku Basho# 2-)

*shakes cane* welcome to MH fellow senior citizen.  Theses young whipper snappers with their snapcats and instagrammars  don't understand our ways sometimes but these youngins are good kids, they just have a young/hate relationship with "shipping" . I'm soon to be 39

More will release a digital single, "SOL ET LUNA" for their 4th anniversary on 6/25 for 250 yen.
 
 

Vk-granny...so I'm a so called vk-Methusalem then O_o
Anyways...good to see u returning after that long time and experiencing new vk ^^
I never left but well...sometimes let it go low for some time and getting strong on it again when discovering something new within the scene ^^

GHOST, which disbanded back in 2007, will perform on December 14 for their 15th anniversary show, "THEATER OF HAUNTED CARNIVAL Vol.xxx".
 
 

Hello everyone!

I'm looking to buy cheki from the following artists/members:
- Matenrou Opera (Sono)
- Nocturnal Bloodlust (Hiro / Cazqui / Daichi)
- Kizu (Lime / Reiki / Kyonosuke)
- MEJIBRAY (Tsuzuku / Koichi / MiA)
- Jupiter (ZIN / TERU)
- ARCHEMI (isami / maya)

Prices are up for discussion, of course. If you have any of the above cheki you're willing to part with, then please send me a comment PM, preferably with a photo! ^-^
Shipping would be to Europe.