MaikoMizu

those images XD maybe they'll do more than one single unlike last album.

@Valicious& @Biopandacoming through yet again for an amazing selection and price! 


 
GALEYD - precious heart -FOOL'S MATE EDITION-
SUG - I SCREAM PARTY (1st Press w/ interchangeable jacket of bassist, Chiyu) &  Life 2Die

It feels good to have the Galeyd discography complete now ^^
 
 

Got this today
 

 
白日ノ夢 - 白き記憶
 
Other recent purchases since the last time I posted here:
Shoxx vol 283
妖幻鏡 -west- Vol.3 Survive as an Innovator
Another copy of ザアザア's 雨に殺される for an instore
 
Also not a purchase but:
えんそく - Alice ex machina (type:ABreast)
which was distributed at their oneman on 7/17

Received today !
 
AvelCain - best of album + signed photoset ! ♥
AvelCain - last single
 

Haven't posted in here recently. Took this summer a little easy as far as buying new stuff.
 

 
MeteoroiD - BULLETBOX
coldrain - The Revelation (Autographed)
ザアザア - 雨に殺される Type B
Chanty - m.o.b. Limited Edition (Autographed)
Chanty - おとなりさん Type B
Autographed Chanty cheki case (to hold the 20-something Chanty cheki I bought at TnT *pets*)

@Valicious& @Biopandacoming through yet again for an amazing selection and price! 


 
GALEYD - precious heart -FOOL'S MATE EDITION-
SUG - I SCREAM PARTY (1st Press w/ interchangeable jacket of bassist, Chiyu) &  Life 2Die

It feels good to have the Galeyd discography complete now ^^
 
 

For real, Rarezhut Imports coming through with that Mis✝ake goodness

Tracklist:
1. 詩踏み (utafumi)
2. 空谷の跫音 (kuukoku no kyuuon) feat. SUGIZO
3. Revelation of mankind [REMIX]
 
| Just your standard Dir en grey single
 
Dir en grey should think hard about not including B-sides with their next single. I haven't heard a convincing original B-side since "腐海 (Fukai)" and that was back in the VULGAR era. I don't want Dir en grey taking great tracks and hiding them in the dark corners of their discography, but I hate feeling like their additional offerings are never worth listening to. Once in a blue moon the band will surprise you with something decent - like the "undecided" remix - only to turn around and punch you in the gut with something like the unplugged version of "AGITATED SCREAMS OF MAGGOTS". A part of me wonders if they even put effort into the coupling tracks, knowing that only hardcore fans would even think of looking there. These complaints don't take away from "詩踏み" being a wonderful single track, but it's a fact that as far as Dir en grey singles are constructed, this is nothing revolutionary.
 
Sounding like a less restrained SUSTAIN THE UNTRUTH, "詩踏み (utafumi)" drops the nuanced groove and focus on atmosphere for pure aggression and it's absolutely amazing. Distilling all the best parts of their last three albums into a three minute songs is a herculean task, but Dir en grey do it right. The loose structure takes a few listens to digest, yet it still manages to create an engaging experience that captures feelings of solitude and anger the band was aiming for. This I attribute to the production; the mix feels full and the bottom end feels heavy and tight as it should, but with a memorable chorus and Kyo's performance overall I get claustrophobic, religious vibes. One thing is for sure is from the distortion laced opening to the creepy interlude, "詩踏み" keeps my attention effortlessly the whole time. The completely mental music video and their accompanying look has quickly become my favorite one of year, perfectly capturing the aggression, energy, and confusion of the song. It is also a clear sign that they're over their rebellious phase as they've taken their visuals back to new and shocking heights. This is one hell of a return to a scene they said they were done with all those years ago! As we approach their 20th anniversary, "詩踏み" is a bold statement that Dir en grey isn't done impressing us yet.
 
If only I had kind words for the rest of the single...
 
I can feel my attention span rapidly depleting as the dull "空谷の跫音 (kuukoku no kyuuon)" makes a reappearance featuring SUGIZO of LUNA SEA fame fiddling on the violin for extra ambience. This is what happens when a good idea hits too late. It's an improvement over the original, but it also doesn't differ by much. Whenever I think of SUGIZO making a guest appearance on a track he usually elevates it to another level. Unfortunately SUGIZO doesn't leave too a large impact on this track. Iit goes in one ear and out the other in five minutes. I'm content to throw out the original album version and slide this in its place because SUGIZO makes it infinitely better, but I'm not going bananas over this.
 
"Revelation of mankind [REMIX]" is very misleading and is the band's newest entry in "garbage remixes no one wanted or asked for". The original track was a passable second attempt at "流転の塔 (ruten no tou)". This sounds like nondescript trance step blasting from burnt out speakers in a seedy Manhattan club, and that's a sentence I never wanted to use to describe Dir en grey music. The upbeat tone, vocoder, and wubs stick out badly in sound and mood. It reminds me a lot of ゆらめき (yurameki) (S.N.Y. Remix) in the worst ways possible, especially in how little it resembles the original song save for some lyrics here and there. Even as the staunchest Dir en grey fan, I say you can do without this.
 
Take the first track and split.
 
 
Purchase:
cdjapan | itunes

SKULL will perform at their live "UNTITLED" at Takadanobaba AREA at 2016/12/22
 

Chemical Pictures / SKULL > My BACTERIA HEAT IsLAND
GALEYD > DELUHI
MEKU > LEDA
MACHIYA > EVERYTHING
DIM is the best album the GazettE has ever made. 
Also I still believe Her Name in Blood is under-rated 
I actually like Taylor Swift.
 

And people wonder why I main Pikadorf in Smash...
 

I also bought this a while back from their official web-shop.
 
GALEYD - 4th One-Man pamphlet (Q&A section, a large group photo and "Flee from Reality" DVD included)
 
 

Finished nil delete heads discography with this ^^
 

To all the people complaining that now "there won't be any news anymore" let me tell you this as a person who's written for newswebsites for years: when you see one person do 95% of the stuff, you're easily demotivated to even go and try to see if whatever news you've bumped into is already there or not. So people who want to help but aren't as quick will either see that person as an easy way out, "they'll do it, I guess. Maybe already did", or will just start believing they're simply "not good enough" to bother posting anything at all.  With such a person not around anymore, people will be more inclined to actually post a thing when they come across it. The "next gen" MH news people will show up by themselves for sure.
 
That said, Trombe did lots of work through these years, and all of it was because they felt like it. While they might not have made the best decisions concerning issues and MH as a team, the work itself can't be ignored. But doing lots of work (essentially no one's asking you to do) doesn't equal being able to do whatever the fuck you want to. Rules are rules. And they are there for every single one of us.

To just add to the points above - many of the people who have TRIED to contribute news have been constantly antagonized and oppressed by trombe's actions. @Traxanis NOT the only one to have experienced this. What most of you guys DON'T see are the endless complaints about trombe that the staff receives from other members about how their own contributions are being impeded upon. Other great contributors like YNS and numetal were mentioned - the difference is that they don't actively try to prevent other people from contributing as well. They do their part for the community and allow others to do the same. No one has EVER been against trombe posting news. Hell, he's free to post as much news as he wants as often as he wants, but there's no need to step on other people's toes.
 
And to even assume that the staff did not value trombe's contributions is absurd. trombe has been problematic for years now and the staff have tried their hardest to work with, honor, and appease trombe because his contributions were so meaningful. But what do you do when you give someone a special rank, color, and their own special set of permissions - when you give them the power to contribute more efficiently and they just abuse that power? What do you do when you're a staff member trying to address a problem and your efforts to communicate and work out said problem are blatantly ignored? What do you do with a user who is constantly praised and literally the member with the most likes on the entire forum BY FAR, yet this member bitches and moans when a few threads (out of hundreds posted every week) don't get any replies (despite plenty of page views)?
 
The staff have literally bent over backwards for trombe. If It was up to me, I would have perma-banned his ass ages ago - because I wouldn't want to keep dealing with his constant bullshit, his shitty attitude, and his inability to actually talk shit out and reason. Fuck that, he can kick rocks. Dude was fuckin' temp-banned for a week. A MOTHERFUCKING WEEK. Bruh...And yall think the mods don't value this guy? No one in their right minds would continue to put up with this nonsense if they didn't actually give a shit.
 
I mean, I get it. I understand that emotions are high and people are upset about losing a contributor as outstanding as trombe, but at the end of the day, It should also be understood that trombe is leaving of his own accord - not because of the staff, or "trolls", or some ridiculous behind-the-scenes plot. So again, I say good. You should leave if you're not willing to cooperate and be a part of this community.
 

It's never truly felt open though. I am kinda curious where and how Trombe was able to gather so much news so quickly. Anyway I see this as more of a positive than a negative. It's not healthy for one individual to take such a heavy burden. We have such a strong and active community that I'm sure things should be fine. 

in all serious, no one really makes money unless they're major AND popular.
hyde, yasu, gazette and diru make decent money but they're in the VERY vast minority.

Ignore my dirty Laptop tho. Haha. 

Aliene Ma'riage - La Matinee 
The Gallo - Mudai
dear rain -Ageha
レインディア[Raindia] - 絶望とサイコロ 

Pretty much the same as mine. 
 
Music > Japanese, European or American > Genre > Artist > Album > Tracks

Language > Artist > [Release Date] Album Name > [Track #] Song Name 
 
for example
Japanese > 12012 > [2009.03.11] mar maroon > 01 THE WORLD.mp3
 
"Language" pertains more to the place of origin than the actual language in the lyrics. Like, a Japanese artist that only sings in English would still be in the Japanese folder. Any Western artist gets thrown into the English folder.

MUSIC folder > Artist Name folder > album folder > tracks.
 
Don't let your music folder get messy, you'll never clean it up.

When the little sister photobombs: