Saishu

Mana was just mad that Gackt knew more than one chord progression

Or people just don’t like the band. There’s nothing all that noteworthy going on here if you’re familiar with death metal, metalcore, deathcore, etc, it just stands out more in the context of the VK scene.

What the actual eff is that singing at the end of “Ruten”? Is that supposed to be enka?

There was an interview with DEG (I think) during the Arche era where they talked about old recording practices, and Toshiya threw some shade and mentioned that Shinya used to program drum parts that he couldn’t replicate behind an actual drum kit. Granted this is way past the actual supposed beef, but I have to wonder if it still lingers.

That’s not good when your rhythm section doesn’t get along. I wonder if Toshiya was telling Shinya to get his shit together/step up his game, lol

Supposedly Rentrer en Soi disbanded because two of the members would get into actual fist fights. The guitarist from Nega is some kind of scumbag, right? and there was a rumor that Sakito and Hitsugi from Nightmare hate each other?

IKISUUUITA YASASHIIIiiIi KOE NI!!!!

I want a studio recording of the shorter version of Mazohyst

Jesus Christ it’s worse than I thought

1. The world of mercy 2. Followers (or Ranunculus) (acoustic electro burps mix) 3. Ningen wo kaburu (live)

That’s how they wrote out the titles on Arche. I’m pretty sure the cheaper DVD version will probably only have a PV or just a fraction of what’s on the more expensive ones.

Rijin is available on iTunes now.

Infinitum still isn’t really clicking with me. When a song hits it really HITS, but everything else is just sort of there. I listened to Adoratio yesterday and it’s still fantastic

I remember the crowd going ape shit at a DEG show before it even started because a roadie brought Kyo’s platform out

You mean PS2? I still have mine. I kept it in the package for years only to take it out and put it in a custom made display case

Disorder to Nil is probably one of the most jarring transitions a band has gone thru in the span of one album. In comparison, Nil is so sterile. That raw, punk vibe in Disorder was almost completely gone.

New combat system has me excited. Went from not really caring to preordering it last night.

Fully expect FFVII to miss the date, then Square Enix just says “Fuck it! Full game coming out in 2021! For PS5!”

Tell you what, if Final Fantasy VII Remake features brooding emo Cloud from Advent Children instead of the weird ass dork that he was originally, I’m out.

Par the course for these fuckers. How many booklets have lyrics that are unreadable without a magnifying glass and a head lamp?

I feel like Sho is one of the rare vocalists that uses growls when they’re appropriate for the lyrics

I don’t worry too hard about anyone in VK because it’s next to impossible to know if any of the tortured/disturbed/withdrawn auras being put on display aren’t just for performance.

The only thing DEG about them is Sho, and that’s only when he growls/squeals; his cleans are different from Kyo’s. I think for some people (including me) the hype comes from them bursting onto the scene with messy songwriting, then improving tenfold when Issei peaced out. Last summer when they dropped vanitas, shigarami, and aizou no tsuki all in a row, it was like it was a new band. I just... honestly find the DEG comparisons weird. Dimlim are more technical and definitely have their ear to the ground for what’s going on in modern metal. But then it seems like a VK band can’t have downtuned guitars and harsh vocals without dodging the comparison, so I get it.

The solo saved the song to be honest. It sounds like leftover ideas from the Chedoara sessions, and as I’ve said before I’m getting a little tired of the tapping gimmick. At least go somewhere else on the guitar neck, dudes. Sudden ending with no climax is cute, but it was cuter in Grotesque. It’s fine, but last summer’s singles it is not.

Dorothy and track three remind me of Merveilles era Malice Mizer songs