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sorry for party rockin.

I'm tempted to say that if you can dedicate an entire site to one genre of music, it's oversaturated, but that would be oversimplistic.
 
Take a lesson from hair metal in the US in the 80s. When did it get oversaturated? When Motley Crue and Poison took off for the stratosphere and every major label had to sign two or three glam bands. They all tried to one up each other in the outrageous department and the music suffered. Labels grabbed whatever they could and the scond- and third-tier bands were getting signed when they should never have gotten out of the LA clubs.
 
Now in the case of the poodleheads, most people say grunge killed it, but that's false. Glam was already on the way down a few years prior. Most who know better think what killed glam in the US was a documentary called "Decline of the Western Civilization: The Metal Years." The first "Decline" movie was about punk but it showed what punk was about and railing against. Glam in "Decline 2", on the other hand, came off terribly. The bands and fans were pathetic, embarrassing, laughable jokes. Megadeth came off as the adults in the movie, and they were raging heroin addicts. Mustaine got such a laugh out of that. 
 
But followed "Decline 2" glam bands stopped getting signed and emphasis fell off. Metallica had begun its ascendency and Guns n Roses exploded on the scene, and they were definitely not glam. They were a modern day Rolling Stones. Raw and raunchy but they had the music to back it up.
 
So I got one question: would you all say the latest in VK is a bunch of third-rate bands not fit to be the roadie for the top bands? Because there is your answer.

Yeah I love these guys too. I see the similarities to DELUHI, but for me GALEYD are more melodic metal than core (and let's be honest, DELUHI took it much heavier). The vocal style is also completely different. In this case 'indefinite hiatus' is definitely the same as 'disbanded' though - their website is gone, they lost their composer and guitarist, and Nikky is now officially with ALSDEAD. It's a shame we'll probably never hear from them again, since the overall quality of their songs was great. It got a bit weak towards the end (as I guess Meku took less control over the composition) - they suffered a little from 'song title is chorus' syndrome. Still, really energetic and one of just a handful of bands I followed from the very start to the very end.

I feel SO MAD AT THAT BITCH, my rage is beyond imagination. But still I think the actress is super hot.
 
Somehow this series makes me feel really uncomfortable when I'm watching it. Things like what happened S02E01 are so terrible you can't even imagine it because I can really identify with all the characters. Even the thought of being in a prison gives me such anxiety but still I can't stop watching this series...
 
A kind request: PLEASE PUT SPOILERS UNDER [ spoiler ] [ /spoiler ] codes. I really don't want to get spoiled in here :< Not everyone can watch the newest season in one day and some haven't even watched the whole first season.

I watched the first season in like 3 days or sth because I was sick at home and had nothing to do. It's a great series though, I really enjoyed the first season. Yesterday I watched S02E01 and I'm really shocked at the ending of it. BITCH IT WAS YOUR FUCKING IDEA.

Yes! I just started it a couple weeks ago and my friend and I watch it together. I feel like a lot of people overhyped it, but then again, I'm only 8 episodes in (I think). I enjoy it and it's funny but I'm not like "WOW THIS IS SO GOOD OMG." I'll finish season 1 and most likely season 2 as well.  
 
Laura Prepon's voice breathes new life into me.

NOT REALLY NO.
It takes FOREVERRRRRR

idk Ive really been into homestuck lately (IF YOU COULDNT TELL HERP)
 

 
 

 
drawing is hard and it takes me 5ever.
and Im lazy so I dont really do it very often.

Hello,
 
These are some of my favorite sketches that I always keep around for motivation / inspiration. I don`t set out to draw anything anime / manga styled, but this is how I see things and how things come out when I just draw people. I have studied realistic styles, and anatomy when I was young, but now I like to play around and make things different, like different faces, wide shoulders, slim waists, etc... None of these are `finished` drawings, I just sketch for five minutes or less until I get the outline of what I want.
 
I have not drawn much in a while because I have many other things to do, hopefully posting these motivates me to get back to doing another thing I love.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
But most of all I just hope you enjoy looking, I share because I see many great creators here and enjoy seeing your stuff as well.

aww yiss I loved that cover so much *____*

yes PLASTICZOOMS NNNNGH their Maniac cover was quite pleasing to the ears.

Well then, welcome back? 
It's nice to see someone who also likes PLASTICZOOMS ;o;

Watched X-Men: Days of Future Past last weekend, and to be honest I liked First Class way more. [best thing about the movie was quicksilver.]

...on a serious note: No personal experience (at all) but the bigger part of long-distance relationships I know from friends and other ppl I know did not last more then 2-3 years max, often much shorter.

I agree with what nekkichi was hinting at...They simply need to update their strategy and adapt to the times. Hell, the entire music industry does. Piracy isn't going anywhere - whenever you find a way to stop it, pirates will find another way around it - that's how it's always been and it's useless to fight against the vicious cycle. So I think artists/bands need to find ways to make piracy work to their advantage. It's a very optimistic approach, but it's also a realistic one because it doesn't allow something as inevitable and immovable as piracy to hinder success.
 
There are Japanese indie bands touring Canada right now. Why? Because of piracy. In fact, had I not bought uchuu combini's mini album and shared it with my friends (aka pirated their album), they would not be touring Canada right now. Why? Because one of my online friends just happens to be a rich dude who's passionate enough about Japanese indie to pay for/host entire tours out of his own pocket.
 
Granted, most instances of piracy are not as serendipitous as this one. But I also think it's completely useless to lament the cons of piracy, as you'll simply limit yourself in the long-run. It's much more effective to focus on solutions rather than problems.

Sup and...welcome back? I have this vague feeling that maybe I follow you on tumblr or something?...I dunno
 
THE NOVEMBERS are a wonderful band btw!

Hmmm... Then I guess I should say: Welcome back!
It's great to see that you're trying to be active again~ ^.^
I also like DIV, Black gene for the next scene & GALEYD!♡
Join us sometime in the MH chat when you want to have a chit-chat!
Some of our members spend their time there when boredom haunts us

I'm not exactly new here, however I do go back and forth from being really active to not so active for months at a time. I just wanted to re-introduce myself and say hello to everyone!
If you're a  musician yourself, let's talk!
Actually if you're anybody let's talk! ha~

I'm planning to be more active so I hope to see everyone around, and I hope I can help contribute to the lovely database of downloads for all to enjoy~

People usually ask what bands I like, but that changes a lot depending on my mood!

But the following has been pretty consistent:

Nightmare, GALEYD, Crossfaith, Black gene for the next scene, DIV, Plasticzooms, the Novembers, anything with Tenten/Taira Kazuhiro (shamelessly follows him til the end of time). I also really like the 80's, classical, metal, and sometimes pop (using that one loosely).

Anyway, if you got through this, CONGRATULATIONS!

Don't do drugs, stay in school.
I'm easy to talk to, so don't flip potato chip~

I'm not exactly new here, however I do go back and forth from being really active to not so active for months at a time. I just wanted to re-introduce myself and say hello to everyone!
If you're a  musician yourself, let's talk!
Actually if you're anybody let's talk! ha~

I'm planning to be more active so I hope to see everyone around, and I hope I can help contribute to the lovely database of downloads for all to enjoy~

People usually ask what bands I like, but that changes a lot depending on my mood!

But the following has been pretty consistent:

Nightmare, GALEYD, Crossfaith, Black gene for the next scene, DIV, Plasticzooms, the Novembers, anything with Tenten/Taira Kazuhiro (shamelessly follows him til the end of time). I also really like the 80's, classical, metal, and sometimes pop (using that one loosely).

Anyway, if you got through this, CONGRATULATIONS!

Don't do drugs, stay in school.
I'm easy to talk to, so don't flip potato chip~

My name is Zhane182, I am glad to be in this forum with cool Japanese music and such. This is the nice place.

Hammer Station, Antarctica. ...No Just joking.
 
Beloveth Germany.

that's really good omg

!!! it's really nice!

I got a tablet less than a year ago and I mean i've doodled some things on it but never really finished anything or even went to the extents of shading and coloring, so please forgive me for the terrible shading and what not (although it's probably more of my lack in the arts department more so than my knowledge of tablet efforts)

Here is poop.
 
[click for poop]

I got a tablet less than a year ago and I mean i've doodled some things on it but never really finished anything or even went to the extents of shading and coloring, so please forgive me for the terrible shading and what not (although it's probably more of my lack in the arts department more so than my knowledge of tablet efforts)

Here is poop.
 
[click for poop]