JamesR

Haven't heard their recent material... Do they still sound like oldschool Gazette? I like their old stuff...

I guess I'll never be able to get over the fact that a visual kei band released a slamming death metal song... Crazy times, indeed

Hate to be that guy, but someone needed to mention Nocturnal Bloodlust. I'm pretty sure they also copied a Suicide Silence song in 'Pleasure of Torture', can't remember which...

How did I miss this? Pretty good track, reminds of Withering to Death...

Any 4-piece VK band using black hoodies ends up looking like NAINE... Still miss them

I never thought I would live enough to witness a visual kei band playing slam death metal. This is sick! also, Im getting some oldschool Cannibal Corpse vibes from that cover!

[Serious questions] Why aren't they considered a VK band?

I always chuckle whenever I read their name - Balalaika is the worst brand of vodka here in Brazil(tastes like paint stripper)

Not what I was expecting. Not bad, tho...

I liked all songs - that's a first!

Metal Battle is an interesting concept - winner gets to play at Wacken, really cool! That's how I heard about Hone Your Sense for the first time.

Sounds like they re-recorded FPD

Not even Fred Durst or Max Cavalera could come up with a worse title than this... ALL CAPS is the icing on the cake

Just hope they go a few steps up in the tuning department... My headphones have serious problems with Drop A, sounds shaky/muddled x_x

Man, this sounds massive! Like they've mixed oshare-kei and mathcore in a giant blender

Fak! Maybe Satoshi can go back to D.I.D. now?

Yeah, not being allowed to take pics/record is a shitty rule and it should not be enforced. BUT, I really hate the "sea of cellphones" in some concerts... Dude, I want to watch the show, can you please get your fucking cellphone out of my way?

Xenon vai disbandar... êêêêê!

This same reasoning is present in the black metal scene - "they played hardcore in their previous band, how dare they!" "they look like hipsters, this isn't true black metal!" Their previous band is in the past - they reformed under a different name, they aren't All Shall Die anymore, heck, they're not even playing the same genre anymore! I don't think it's fair to write them off because of their past as non-VK musicians. Also, care to explain what are "VK ideals"? Releasing 20 versions of the same single?

Blast beats... In a Gazette song? Now that was unexpected... Really strong track, sounds like they are re-embracing some of their hardcore punk roots

Definitely agree, they are at the opposite spectrums of deathcore. Nokubura is a more melodic/experimental band, Deviloof almost sounds like a slam band

Looks like they finally found their own sound - their old material is solid, but they sounded too much like Breakdown of Sanity. Now they seem to have found a good balance between melody, aggression and technicality. Definitely looking forward to this release.

Só gostaria de dizer que concordo com tudo que o caro r... disse, e gostaria de dizer que D.I.D. é uma das melhores bandas da safra pós-2012 Xenon é foda também, os caras são músicos muito acima da média. Infelizmente irão se separar

Crucifixion, banda formada em 2013, mas soa como se tivesse sido gravado em um porão sujo no ano de 1997, usando um rato morto como microfone. Simplesmente sensacional!

Alguém aí faz alguma ideia de qual foi a primeira banda VK a tocar esse som metalcore/post-hardcore que todo mundo tá fazendo? Sempre tive essa curiosidade... O lançamento mais antigo nesse estilo que eu conheço é o Mad Cocktail, do Pocky Game(se não me engano é de 2006).