sakuran

There are also song samples for all tracks on their OHP.

There are also song samples for all tracks on their OHP.

I hadn't listened to 88kasyou before this thread, and in fairness I tried out both of their songs before making a decision; while I don't think they're bad by any means, they're just not my cup of tea, personally (especially the vocals). I'm also one of the few people that's actually still enjoying Meji's releases for the most part (even if some tracks have been boring, even for me), so while they may be getting tired/boring/formulaic, I still listen to them. I wouldn't necessarily say their looks are going downhill either, they've just been doing some new/different things with every release, and again, I may not like every single one, but overall I'm not unhappy with it. They might not be the same good old Meji from "back in the day," but I like them anyway.
 
tl;dr Mejibray for me.

That's awesome! I'm happy for both you and RiR!

Seriously though, look at these beauties.
 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh boy. *grabs popcorn*

kisaki no

He's forming a new band that's the same line-up as LIN, but they're going to be signed to -AINS- as a Laputa cover band.
 
 
 
Haha oh wait

(Kuro: We love V STAR PROMOTION, the best partner!!
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Its now been a year since I (and thus V STAR PROMOTION) started working together with Rides In ReVellion.

so much has happened since that time.

and it is without doubt in my heart that I say, if they hadn't taken a chance on me, there would not be V STAR PROMOTION.

it is because Rides In ReVellion that V STAR PROMOTION exists.

thank you for this year, I look forward to many more to come.

To all the fans of RiR, thank you for your continued support.

V STAR PROMOTION

I previously only mentioned the VK-related bands I miss... so here's a bunch of non-VK disbanded/inactive favourites.. Sorry if my description of their genres sucks. I'm not very good at distinguishing genres.
 
 
(The Old) Hamasaki Ayumi - The last album of hers that I really liked was NEXT LEVEL (2009). Since then her voice has kind of changed and it's not really to my liking anymore. It's kind of sad because she's basically THE reason I got into Japanese music back in 2003. I really obsessively loved her albums LOVEppears, Duty, I am..., RAINBOW, Memorial Address, and MY STORY. Such classics.
 
ATTACK HAUS - I'd be surprised if anyone here has heard of them. This band made some kind of awesome mix of rock/rap/electronic music. I am still obsessed with their albums ATTACK HAUS (2004), W8 (2005), and Life (2006).
 
fra-foa - If you ever wanted to hear a raw-voiced female singing/yelling as though she was in deep emotional pain, this was the band for you. Vocalist Mikami Chisako, at times, gave no fucks if she was on key or on time. Their album Chuu no Fuchi (2001) remains near the top of my all-time favourites list.
 
(The Old) BUGY CRAXONE - Long one of my favourites, this band has gone through many different phases, but the current one is not really appealing to me. They began as a heavily-produced alternative rock band back in 1999, themed around emo feelings. Then they progressed to a more stripped-down garage-punk band aesthetic in 2002, themed around sounding pissed off. Then they became a fairly mellow folksy band in 2012, themed around being super happy. I don't generally like folksy happy music, but I still buy their albums out of habit.
 
Aya (亜矢) - A very hard-hitting female rocker with a great voice. She was apparently heavily inspired by Kurt Cobain? Her last album was released in 2004. As I understand it, she did not like working with record companies and just ended up wandering around Japan playing random gigs.
 
D[di:] - This girl was terrible at singing, but that added to her charm. I think she was actually a "mixed media artist". She released two hard rock/punk albums (2003 & 2004) with a bunch of really cool artwork that she drew.
 
REDЯUM - They initially started out as "trip-hop". They had a pretty mellow, hypnotic style, and had a female vocalist that fit that style perfectly. Later became more of a conventional rock-ish band and therefore less good. Sadly disbanded in 2008.
 
school food punishment - Well, actually I never got super into this band. They had a few songs that I really liked. Great female vocalist, and a pretty cool keyboard-heavy style.
 
 
Plus, a long list of female pop/R&B singers that I really liked, but they only released like one or two albums before disappearing (as far as I know):
 
Hinouchi Emi
akane
SHY
mini
Kuriyama Chiaki (well, she's still acting, I think)
Shono Juli
Nobuchika Eri
SNoW

awh i'm glad someone else misses my favourite old band..
 
i wish sakito still had his blog.. when i was like 14 i always was like I'LL GO TO JAPAN AND SEE HIM SOMEDAY but now i live in japan and idk where he is since he doesn't post about his theatre shows or stuff anymore.. i still want to see him in person, it's my childhood dream..

Siva
 
There are plenty on my list, but lately I've been missing D'espairsRay a lot. Hizumi was one of my favorite vocalists, and I'm quite sad they had to quit the way they did.

fucking sad disbandment. girugamesh is a staple on the  scene, one of the biggest torch bearers.... Satoshi is a fucking beast, top 3 VK (?) vocalists '00 onwards... MUSIC is a freaking BIBLE of what vk was about to become.

I'm glad seeing the responses here tend to be very positive (unlike many other disbandments.)
 
Personally, I'm so happy that I've witnessed Girugamesh during its entire career.
I just can't imagine if I'll ever like a band as much as I like them again.
Thanks for being such a huge part of my life for over a decade and from now on.

I don't think even the most critic voices would dare to say anything negative about them at this point seeing as they played a huge role (along with other acts) in this 00s-10s VK wave or w/e you name it (i.e. how we, 20-somethings and prolly 30s know VK in its glory).

Whaaaat I hadn't listened to most of their recent releases, but they always seemed like they were doing well, and their early work was among my favorites at the time. Sad to see them go.

I know! I'm super excited for another PV DVD too, but announcing this so soon after the other live DVD... I'm not sure my wallet can take this.

Great news! I can't wait to see him!
Here we can see the preview of the MV
 
 

Grieva will release a new DVD "精神年齢18歳未満ノ方ハオ断リシマス-Ⅲ-" containing several PVs, along with live footage of their 2015.05.02 oneman "青天ノ霹靂-赤イ月ト×××-" at TSUTAYA O-WEST. It's been available from May 2nd on the Ains webshop and will also be sold at lives. It's three discs and costs 3,900 yen.
 
Tracklist:
 
MV:
1.絶望ノ朝
2.操リ人間
3.Fake
4.自己精神殺害推進會
5.妄想主義者ノ背徳
6.不眠症。
 
Live:
SE
01.自己精神殺害推進會
02.僕ノ自殺理論
03.黒い涙
04.Art play
05.罪-tsumi-
06.-終焉-
07.黒蟻ノ群レ
08.潔癖症ノ僕。
09.操リ人間
10.絶望ノ朝
11.希望ト夜
12.拝啓、愛しのアイドル様へ
13.中絶
14.罰-batsu-
15.Bondage
16.刑法第39条第一項「心神喪失者ノ行為ハ之ヲ罰セス」
 
En
01.蜥-tokage-
02.Fake
03.君ノ存在理論
04.Dead[en]D
05.孤独人形症候群

www.vstarpromotion.com
 
Announcing the debut of the official V STAR PROMOTION website.
 
We at V STAR PROMOTION would like to thank everybody for your continued support.
We are still growing, over time we hope to achieve many things, we hope to bring more media, more access and continue to develop the international visual kei community.
As we grow so will the information on our website, as well as the services offered on our website.

Please continue to support us as we grow.

A big thank you to Monochrome Heavens own DarkWater for creating the website.

Grieva will be releasing a live DVD "「Dead[en]D」" of their oneman performance from 2015.11.3 at Ebisu LIQUIDROOM. The DVD will be sold at lives (starting with their May 5th performance) and through the Ains webshop, where it is currently available for preorder. It's limited to 999 copies and costs ¥4,400.
 
Tracklist:
-Type[Requiem]
01.刑法第39条第1項「心神喪失者ノ行為ハ之ヲ罰セス」
02.insomnia
03.Fake
04.密室104号室～暗イ部屋ニ僕ト君～
05.蜥-tokage-
06.黒い涙
07.操リ人間
08.黒ノ呪縛
09.鬼経-kikei-
10.Art play
11.こんな壊れた世界で...
12.侵喰-shinsyoku-
13.中絶
-Drum Solo
14.希望ト夜
15.雨上がりの憂鬱
16.絶望ノ朝
17.脳内妄想薔薇薔薇DOLL
18.妄想主義者ノ背徳
19.Bondage
20.潔癖症ノ僕。
21.毒-ドク-
22.腐『furan』乱
 
En
23.自己精神殺害推進会
24.夕刻絶交センチメンタル
25.黒蟻ノ群レ
26.Dead[en]D

ya'll can move your bashing party somewhere else now

DIAURA LIVE DVD "ONE-MAN TOUR「Route of Infection」TOUR FINAL Case 18 Zepp DiverCity" has been available for ordering through Ains official web-shop since 2016/04/20 and will be released at their live since Akasaka BLITZ at 2016/05/01 (7,500yen), which will include 2DVDs (including scene of their one-man live tour "Route of Infection" tour final at Zepp DiverCity Tokyo at 2016/01/22)+special DVD-R (including "black sheep under the shallow sleep" PV member solo ver. & "black sheep under the shallow sleep" making, 4 TYPE in random)
 
[DISC 1 track list]
-ONE-MAN TOUR 2015-2016 Tour FINAL「Route of Infection」2016.01.22 Zepp DiverCity Tokyo-
01.MASTER
02.Beautiful Creature
03.Virgin Mary
04.赤い虚像(akai kyozou)
05.blind message
06.Imperial Core
07.DICTATOR
08.black sheep under the shallow sleep
09.烙印(rakuin)
10.SIRIUS
11.INFECTION
12.ダンシンインザダーク(dancin' in the dark)
13.Ms.psycho
14.TERRORS
15.ホライゾン(horizon)
16.失翼の聖域(shitsuyoku no seiiki)
 
[DISC 2 track list]
EN1
01.Cult
02.deadly number
03.Garden of Eden
04.TRIGGER
-Bonus Track-
01.black sheep under the shallow sleep (PV)