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 This is my other top song from them. Granted, I haven't listened to their whole discography-- only from when their 2nd guitarist quit and onwards I think.

+SCAPEGOAT for only shooting PVs about murdering your girlfriend lol

Not bad – robot screams and Instrumentals reminds me a bit of  'not obtain+1' 12012 / DEZERT XD Definitely a 'raw' band – I like that

@Tokage Unfortunately, you're 100% right. If a Smart TV needs to listen for your command, it's listening all the time. Same thing applies to Big Brother Alexas/Homes. No thanks. Sadly, I can't break from my phone just yet 😧

@tetsu_sama69 I know, right? We got on fine without this shit 10 years ago. I would argue that it's actually made the last decade more worse than better. Gonna miss the family communication, but what can ya do

@nomemorial I was literally 'endless scrolling' as I was trying to delete it. It's crazy how addictive it is and the developers of the platform know it; it was created with that in mind. I'm going to miss following my bands too, ugh

 @Tokage Unfortunately, you're 100% right. If a Smart TV needs to listen for your command, it's listening all the time. Same thing applies to Big Brother Alexas/Homes. No thanks. Sadly, I can't break from my phone just yet 😧

@tetsu_sama69 I know, right? We got on fine without this shit 10 years ago. I would argue that it's actually made the last decade more worse than better. Gonna miss the family communication, but what can ya do

@nomemorial I was literally 'endless scrolling' as I was trying to delete it! It's crazy how addictive it is and the developers of the platform know it; it was created with that in mind. I'm going to miss following my bands too, ugh. Guess I'll have to stick to sites like MH!

I do offer my phone number to family so they can keep up with me and I have a hard time making or re-connecting friendships because I don't use facebook or it's messenger app. I've straight up been on facebook posting my "i'm not dead" post and people are like wow we haven't talked in ages and the moment i offer my phone number to text me or them it's like I'm some kind weirdo. It's strange to me because the messenger app just acts like a text and uses your phone number. I think it's just made people feel weird to socialize without it and I don't undestand why.

their best post-revival release by far and also vk aoty for me so far tbh 

It's on my list, but your reviews encourage me to listen to it ASAP!

Okay guys, after a full day of listening this has totally won me over. Not a fan of ZERO SUM GAME, but there are some real gems on this. トイレでGO! + 汚れた夜 + 色悪 are really solid upon my 6-7 listens. This one was a grower for me. I got into these guys around 9 and 10 so I'm used to (and a big fan of) their new stuff, but I can see connections between pre-8 era stuff and this and I like it.

I can't stand listening to YUMMY either. lol. The title track is incredibly good though.

tbh I'm one of the few that really liked his solo mini-album (he has an incredibly versatile voice), but I agree – That rapping goes way too far in the wrong direction. LILITH is exactly what I was hoping for from them. Let's hope there's more LILITH and less YUMMY on the next release lol

Also, I think I'm just going to call this band ZERO MIND INFINITY anyway because breakin' holiday is one of the worst engrish band names I've ever ever'd.

breakin' holiday: with LILITH we were born again, but YUMMY wasn't edible. You're safe.

Ain't nothing changing that haircut. I could handle Chris's abnormal rippling biceps in 5, but he looks like meth'd up trailer trash in RE7.

Well, still much better than this version of Leon:

That guy is bishounen af

@nekkichi LOL

I wish there was a 'normal' mode that kept the ink ribbons. Hardcore mode is br00tal.

^yeah, exactly. i think it was pretty stupid that they left it out for normal mode

Yep! They must have someone on staff who knows a bit.

just saw this one for a great price, too. not sure if you were also looking for this one or not, tho!
https://magento.rarezhut.net/12012 - hide & seek ~tour2006~.html

I actually already have hide & seek, but thanks for thinking of me!

Maybe I don't have the ear for it, but I've never picked up on the mixing process. Like when a band releases a remastered album, I don't usually notice the differences. Like what you're saying @nomemorial I'd probably need to pay close attention to a song/album/artist I really know and love and contrast that with the new/old versions to really grasp the changes.

I guess I kind of get what you mean @Peace Heavy mk II regarding the Starwave stuff - Like kind of 'vacuumy'/'underwatery' right?

@zombieparadiseexactly! And everything is the same level of loudness so there’s no depth to it. Or if the drumming sounds like banging on tin cans, as another example 

@Peace Heavy mk II Ah - I think I'm getting it now. SUICIDE ALI comes to mind as a specific example.

They are so good!

I don't take time to listen their recent work, but i highly recommend the " haiiro " mini album, one of the best mini i ever heard. Every song is perfect.

Thanks folks! I love coming across an great new (old) band with a huge discography that I can just binge on. It's always exciting lol

it's another of Ao's side projects, i think it was also during the interval between cali gari's original hiatus and their comeback, but before Lab if i'm not wrong?? Might be wrong there, not sure about the chronology, there's not a lot of info available about this project in English... Anyway, the chorus of one of the FIGURE'71 songs was also 'recycled' for the ending of Lab's 'TOKYO DOGS'. I'd say generally the sound is  closer to like Dai 6 - Dai 8 era cali gari than Lab.'s sound  

I have a couple of their releases if you're interested, the tags are all fucked up tho, if that's no issue I can send them to you lol

That'd be sick! I don't care, I just want to hear more Ao haha. I actually didn't think I'd like his vocals near as much as I like Shuuji's, but he's won me over

Alright, I'll send 'em to you either a bit later tonight or tomorrow :^)

It's Miyake Hiromi aka Hiromi Rainbow she is a R&B singer and do vocal back up  for many artists

What a gem!

Nice! She's cute too. Bonus.

WHUT there's actually kein casettes? thats wild i didnt know they had anything outside of what they've released, i didn't see that anywhere on the web!!

Yeah! I don't know too much about their releases, but I believe they were demo tapes. I've seen one of their tapes up for auction on yahoo auctions last year. I think it went for 4500Y-5500Y and only 1 person bid on it.

Here's the kein download thread in MH though: 

@ghost Thank you so much! You just made my day :B

Is that new is that good?!

Count me curious!

Yeah they've always been this good, and no they've been active all along.

I remember trying them out in 2007-ish and I was like 'This is okay, but it's no VERSAILLES hurdurdur'. Now I feel like they offer a completely different experience (and maybe I'm a little more seasoned). MASK is so good, damn.

Oh shit, better get started now then. BRB doing drugs

no no, the drugs-part is good, but the thing is that you need to NOT be right back! You gotta die man. Then you're part of the club.

Wow, I'm really having a hard time with this concept. Guess I'll stay alive for another year and figure my shit out. Thanks!

Couldn't agree more on that~

Chisa's voice is amazing, and I love it. The feeling and range he has is something I find quite admirable about his vocals.

Definitely. It's a breath of fresh air.

Congratulations!

Congrats! Month and a half left for me.

Thanks peeps! It's been a stressful but exciting time. Looking forward to my honeymoon in ze Deutschland. Cheers @Ito, hope all goes well : )

With Ryo and aie's multiple bands and deadman return this year I get it... But I really hope they get revived at some point! They're way too damn good to go to waste 😧

They've always managed to reappear time and time again, so let's hope that continues.  Maybe next year when deadman isn't a factor anymore (tho tbh I'd rather take deadman staying for the long run, but what can ya do).

I'm torn—I love deadman to bits but if KEEL disbanded today I might feel even worse. I'm not gonna lie though, if deadman being back for another 2-3 years meant KEEL being on hiatus, I'd totally take it XD

The consensus is that anything between 1992-1994 is top tier.

1995-1996 is similarly good but more of an acquired taste (I like these albums very much tho).

The rest is kind of a mixed bag.

Thanks folks! My friend just lent me the 1994-1998 BEST OR WORST album and I've been enjoying it as a launch point for the rest of their stuff.

Can't say I've listened to them much but I like this song because Dir's Cage is just a copy of it

Same to you! Hope it was good

Awe, thanks! Very much so. Have a kickass 2017

Merry Hannukah. 

Is it good? I haven't kept up with them in years.

So good! It's heavier than anything they've done in the past few years. They've went for a darker vibe with this album – I'd recommend checking it out ; )

Alright will do.

its never too late

Often overlooked band. They have a lot of great material.

I do actually remember those two songs. I had a friend that were into them - He would always try to get me to listen to Nightmare, and I tried to get him into PIERROT. Never worked out I guess, haha.

This was my first time listening to a full release by The THIRTEEN, but I definitely share the opinion! (although it was too long and repetitive after a while, but at least not overly annoying, lol)

You know, it's interesting: The THIRTEEN started out miserably, and DIMLIM started out strong—and now the roles seem to be reversing haha. The THIRTEEN's still no Sadie (I was a big fan) imho, but this release isn't half bad.

Yeah, now that you say it...  

I would argue that there are far worse ... EUREKA is pretty damn bland.

I hate ALLERGIE, just that one song, then the rest is good lol 

Interesting! ALLERGIE seems to be pretty popular.

I would agree with you patientZERO, EUREKA ain't great.

XERO's not that bad anymore, after a few listens I've changed my mind lol.

I really liked it, especially for the more melodious tracks, Ryutaro gives the maximum in those!

Totally! What're your favorite tracks? I like C.C.C., Endroll and Amonojaku!

Amanojaku and Endroll above the others, but even Light.Gentle.Soul and C.C.C were top!

really nostalgic!

Absolutely gorgeous

They couldn't have picked a better selection of songs too!