blacktooth

My trombone has more octaves than Kyo.

I'm calling it: we're in for a one-track mini album full of acoustic sounds and soul searching. I'm also likely to be 99% wrong on this.

Analog synths are the council of futuristic grandpas.

I agree fully. I like the song, but it's clear that it didn't become a long song organically. I wouldn't be surprised if Vinushka was even longer while being composed and cut down to the final length, because it feels very natural and isn't a chore to listen to. It does not feel like a ten minute song, but rather a natural composition that takes you on a journey. Zetsuentai, on the other hand, just drags on. Which is a shame because it has some very strong points, like the motif and the chorus. Since they wrote it according to the long song blueprint, several of the heavy passages feel shoehorned in without a proper transition. "Oh, here's a heavy part again". Though with the disjointed nature, it probably wouldn't be too hard to excise the filler parts. I would be happy if a demo version surfaced, a la the superior Diabolos.

If Dynamite Tommy were paying for my breakfast, I'd go with wine too.

I kind of dig the Yoshiki thing. Dude's having steak and fries with his 朝食 too, no fucks to give. Check out that huge thing of ketchup. Unless it's fruit punch or something.

Things like this are why I go to DEG lives.

After all of the throwback tours the thrill of a "surprise" track in the encore has worn off. That said, I have no big complaints about the setlists when I've seen them in the US. HADES was a big surprise when I saw them in 2013. They did a better performance of Karasu during the sound check than the actual set though...

Oh yes, from the wonderful Age Quod Agis DVDs that also brought us breakfast seagull.

Assuming there is a US tour.

I’ve got first press Six Ugly and it’s pretty neat. Came with a sticker. Also, talking about ultra high quality lossless audio is like Ultra 4K or whatever resolution is at the top these days. After 320kbps/1080p there are diminished returns, due in part to human perception. They’re advertised as being more hi-fi than the standard earbuds but I don’t trust Bluetooth audio at all. Which Sennheisers did you get?

His favorite albums are David Sylvian’s Secrets of the Beehive and Bauhaus’s Press the Eject and Give Me the Tape. There was also a (Vulgar era?) photoshopt that was reminiscent of the cover of Japan’s Tin Drum.

I wish they didn’t take themselves so seriously and would make a WORST OF album to follow up Vestige of Scratches.

I have a hunch they were recorded around the same time as the remakes for Vestige of Scratches.

I haven't seen the making of footage yet, but are they using 7506s?

I have a feeling the first half songs will sound better on stage. Their live sound engineer is really good, so hopefully it won't sound like a compressed wall of noise. I am interested to see which songs they throw in the mix, because TIW needs some room to breathe, especially in a sweaty, dark venue.

I miss having google translate Latin all over the merch.

I love how much the design on that bag reminds me of this:

I dig Downfall. I get that tremolo lead stuck in my head from time to time.

2/10 needs more synths

I love Mirai.

I think my album rankings have played musical chairs every year so at this point I don't bother anymore. Each album captures a specific mood and concept and they're each the best at doing that. ...though I will say Withering is mostly Vulgar B-sides if you ask me.

Right before Toshiya invented Skrillex hair. I remember when this was THE picture of Dir en grey for years... Kyo is clearly flexing his abs too hard.

Kyo's leather daddy look actually fit Arche somehow. My favorite looks of his lately would have to be the spoopy military officer or Shishio Makoto. Shinya's looked the same for the last decade, Toshers lost his gains, Die's been killing it with the hair and thigh-high boots, and I actually wish Kaoru would go back to his Tony Iommi thing.