blacktooth

I always got Seinfeld transition vibes from it. I really liked my first listen-through of MOO but that just took me out of it.
 
I always tweak the tracklists of their albums and throw in single versions or B-sides. Generally I try to respect the artist's intent when it comes to album sequence, but I don't think DEG even has an intent.

Just listened to the new .. "album" .. i guess. That shit made my head hurt a lot. I mean... if you wanna cash cow the shit out of this band, at least give them something listenable.. those remasters are of the worst kind I ever heard... and OH Yeah, this is like the first time I listened to the remake of a remake of a song, or even the remake of a pre-remake. Awesome right? My ears are puking but oh well .. some die hard fans will come all over this just because there's DIR EN GREY on it.
 
At least they kept the cover authentic. This really sounds like a CD with ALOT of scratches.
 
I'm out. VOS sucks. 0 points.

I wonder which corporation was kind enough to let five aging rockers film a music video in their building's lobby for Beautiful Dirt.
 
Also, I appreciate Kyo's efforts in bringing Zubaz back.
 

That dog is indubitably British.

That dog is indubitably British.

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Well that's because they're the best albums.

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Well that's because they're the best albums.

SPANK UND SPANK is vaguely reminiscent of Rammstein. 

SPANK UND SPANK is vaguely reminiscent of Rammstein. 

SPANK UND SPANK is vaguely reminiscent of Rammstein. 

Record in analog dammit! My life would be complete if Dir en grey used a mellotron. 

They've got the glitchy electronics from Vulgar back, but the drop tuning still verges on chugfest territory. I wish they would rely less on studio magic in their newer stuff though. I actually liked their one-takes because you could at least feel the space in the recordings.
 
edit: needs more yurayura

Oh, I remember that now. I thought they did some full acoustic version of it, but I guess not.
 
2013 Karasu is real cool. I like the ramping up throughout the song, but the beginning sounds too much like Knight Rider.

At a glance the artwork looks like an edgy Unknown Pleasures.

Has Kyo ever sounded great on a live though? I've seen The Rose Trims... held up as an example of great live vocals, but I disagree. He's been setting the bar way too high for himself with studio magic for way too long.

You should get a turntable to spin that. I wonder how an analog pressing of Gauze would sound.

At a glance the artwork looks like an edgy Unknown Pleasures.

At a glance the artwork looks like an edgy Unknown Pleasures.

At a glance the artwork looks like an edgy Unknown Pleasures.

This looks exactly like the kind of thing I'd buy and then immediately regret buying.

lmao you know it's going be to the "hold my beer" kind of self-cover that will ruin anything good that was in that song.
 
I don't mind the original, it's not particularly memorable, but nothing on WtD ever got as awful as the persistent shit-fest they've descended into since TMOAB.
 
expecting a shit-ass take on fukai with a twenty minute long acapella howling intro, and the recreation of IIId empire will probably make their Japanese fans hand their stan cards back to a knot, but the resident neckbeards here will cream 'emselves at its newfound djenty progginess or w/e.

Has Kyo ever sounded great on a live though? I've seen The Rose Trims... held up as an example of great live vocals, but I disagree. He's been setting the bar way too high for himself with studio magic for way too long.