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I remember the good ol' days when goths were the weird kids of society and hated the shit out of preppy kids/normies. Now, in the age of social media where one can enjoy internet fame from literally doing nothing, goths are now just like everyone else. It's a shame.

Social media has become so toxic, especially for me, as I've been following certain personalities because I love their aesthetic, style, etc, which is only made possible by their sponsors. For the longest time, I've idolized these kinds of people, but lately I found myself getting jealous of what they wear and how they look in their daily life, and I found myself yearning for the same thing in my boring life. Through these people, I felt pressured to actually stand out from the crowd and actually be a "real goth". However, this is the real world and I can't afford all that bullshit cuz I'm poor as fuck. Not to mention that popular brands - from goth clothes, accessories, lolita, you name it - are overpriced as fuck, and if I managed to buy it somehow, I'd only wear it once before letting it clog up my closet. So in the end, it's not worth it, and I shouldn't have to work myself to higher standards or try too hard to fit in. As a poor bitch, necessities are more important than achieving that *lewk*.

That's awful. Condolences to his family and friends. May he rest in peace.

A new demotape (!!!) (1500 yen, limited 66 copies) will be released at David's male-only live at Ebisu club aim on March 14.

未完成アリス (Mikansei Alice) has announced that 栞 (Shiori) is officially gone from the band as of February 26 after a year of inactivity. Apparently he had contacted them saying he wanted to quit the band, then ceased communication with the band for several months. The band was left with no choice but to dismiss him since their 47 prefecture tour was coming up. Because of these circumstances, they admit that it was a difficult decision to let him go. They will have a support bassist starting on February 28. http://mikansei-alice.com/ba-栞脱退のお知らせ/ *Please let me know if I need to make corrections

"lylic"

Vocalist Rei's continuous session band 名無シノ演者 (Nanashi no Enja/NoNameActors) will release a new CD on April 14 at their live in Shinjuku.

Unrelated: D=OUT has postponed their performance at Sendai on 2/26 due to vocalist Kouki's throat condition. http://www.d-out.info/news/other/2666/

天照 (Amaterase) new single, "鳳凰" (houou) will be released on July 10 for 2500 yen. [tracklist] 1.鳳凰 (houou) 2.鳳凰 (Gt.instrument Ver.) 3.鳳凰 (黎明 (reimei) Ver.) 4.鳳凰 (classic Ver.) 5.鳳凰 (合唱コンクール (gassho choral) Ver.) [DVD] 1.鳳凰 (houou) Their new mini-album, "天地絢爛" (tenchi kenran) will be released on August 14 for 3000 yen. [tracklist] 1.禊 (misogi) 2.火乃國 3.那由他 (nayuta) 4.大地の詩 (Tenchi no Uta) 5.まほろば (mahoroba) 6.鳳凰 (houou) [DVD] 1.まほろば (mahoroba) 2.鳳凰 (houou)

my thoughts on this band exactly

Limited edition: Regular edition:

IIIRD actually turns out to be a lupin III tribute band and become one of the most iconic vk bands of the decade

Yes I do!

[tracklist] [CD] 01. しこたま(Shikotama) 02. 泡沫に咲く柔な花 (Utakata ni saku yawarana hana) 03. Aqubeat... (regular edition only) [DVD] しこたま (Shikotama) -Music Clip- (type A only) しこたま (Shikotama) -メイキングオフショット- (making offshot) (type B only) Limited edition type A Limited edition type B Regular edition

MOB Ba.RIN will depart after their live at HOLIDAY SHINJUKU on March 22 due to a difference in direction. https://www.mobofficialsite.com/new

Magistina Saga Gt.Saw and Ba.YAMAL have departed after the band's live on January 18. Source The band have also revealed a new look after holding their Rebirth live on February 23. They've also distributed a demo CD at the event.

Gotcharocka will hold their acoustic tour on the dates printed on the flyer ^ They will also "begin a new chapter" on Jui's birthday live on 6/29...

Found Vintersorg and Oystein's comments on Facebook, and they both confirm that Cronian will continue! A new album may even pop up soon, from how Vintersorg's post sounds xD

This being a solo project makes a lot more sense. Dunno why they initially formed as a band when Roub was still around to begin with, because they both had the same members...

Shame...that one song of theirs is really good. I forgot the name, but they had a lot of potential. If only they made their releases more widely available. 💔

All 3 editions of Merry's "Komorebi ga boku o sagashi teru..."

They have fans???