Reiko

are you hip to Muslimgauze? if not please read wiki
 
 

Listen, Die’s hotness is purely based on the state of his hair, and right now it ain’t working for me. 
 
Shinya never changes his hair and honestly he’s starting to remind me of Yoshiki. 
 
Toshiya’s been killing it lately. 

I saw this recently on twitter, in regards to the #WomenTakeaKnee and #TakeAKneeForWomen hashtags spawned in backlash to the Kavanuagh nomination.
 

 
I understand where he's coming from. I'm sure these women mean well, but their methods are certainly in want of tact and general consideration. For so-called blacks, our struggles have continually been co-opted, usurped, subverted, and perverted by groups outside of us throughout our history in this land. And in light of that, it does come off as opportunistic, and even disrespectful, of white liberal women to try and append their movement onto ours - especially when they've never had any 'skin in the game' concerning our plight. Now that's not to denigrate the #metoo movement at all - it's simply to make a distinction. These are two separate issues, and two separate movements.
 
With that said, however; I personally think that protesting is a waste of time - especially for the so-called Negro. We've continually supplicated to a nation that has practically shown no regard for us over nearly 400 years. Our time and energy would be better spent taking redemptive action for and towards our own, rather than endlessly trying to convince others of our humanity.
 

DIR EN GREY was great yesterday! 
 

There you go!

I went to a wedding recently and stayed in a fancy hotel
 

Wearing my new Mario tee.
 

last photo i take in Instagram lol  show myself

My boyfriend took these random pics of me in a random restaurant(full of hot guys) in Shibuya before going to fox capture plan's live.

I went to a renaissance faire for the first time today, and I got covered in rats!

Sup🤘
 
Where are my fellow the GazettE/hide/MORRIGAN/SARIGIA/DIMLIM/まみれた/R指定 fans?

 

One thing that I've always had validated time-and-time again, is how your enjoyment of music is subjective, like REALLY subjective.
 
My father raved on about how talented Ed Sheeran was live w/ loopers (which he is) , so I tried to introduce him to some Jacob Collier live stuff that leans more toward jazz, poly-rhythms, harmonies, etc. but still emotional > technical in order to not intimidate him... He was absolutely having none of that, lmao.
 
I realize I've expanded my music "comfort-zone" to the point where I forget that other people just want to stay in their grotto, which is totally fine. There are still a lot of genres that I'm not super versed with either.
 
...but then he wonders why I've always been so secretive about some of the music I listen to...maybe so I spare him from calling that "stupid" too... ; _ ; 

I'd heard that the voice acting for the main character from Black Clover was annoying, but Jesus, he sounds like an angry parrot. I went in expecting it to be bad, but there's no preparing for how over the top it is.

^ god damn is that rough

Rinne (ex-With Sexy, Vasalla, etc.)
(right, @ Milky Emily revival)

Kaiki (ex. Silver-Rose, ROUAGE, WITH SEXY), arguably the most important figure in the 90s Nagoya kei scene and founder of the indie labels noir and its successor Soleil.
 
 

Nope, it's not her. This is the real one: https://twitter.com/kyon_chima0425

A bitter bangya posted this pic of Jey (Fixer) when replying to one of his tweets and captioned it with "shut up ojisan"
 

Original Uroboros! I love it's raw, analog and 'weird' mixing. Also, I'm a big fan of bands that bury the vocals in the mix or have them on volumes that are lower than the standards for popular music, so I'm ok with how the vocals are mixed: when vocals are not the predominant instrument, I'm more than happy. Also, the drums are weird but feel real, which is always a plus. I also enjoy the muddy guitars and think they really work in the mix overall. Lastly, and most important, the original version has a vibe that's difficult to describe... Somekind of 'ancient' and 'arcane' atmosphere, if that makes any sense.
 
On the other hand, I cannot stand the remix/remaster: that atmosphere I tried to describe is completely lost thanks to the clean and polished sound. My main problem comes from the drum samples. I do not like them: they sound tiny and don't have the same kind of impact that the original ones got. It's obvious they tried to match the modern metal/core-esque perfection of Dum Spiro Spero and there was heavy editing/triggering on drums and guitars. I also do not like the extra content: the extended 'Sa Bir' does nothing for me, same for 'Bugaboo (Respira)'. Also, the inclusion of 'Hydra 666' breaks the flow of the album for me.
 
However, the remix/remaster is not totally bad: there are really amazing things, like the beautiful drum panning and how everything breathes better than on the original. I just don't think the crystal clear production fits the experimental and erratic nature of the album. As Asakusa hinted, a sound that could be something in between both versions could be really interesting. I like polished and well produced/mixed albums, but I would never trade that for atmosphere!

This is great!! I'm a total nerd for blast beats and hearing them get used a bit more in VK always makes me happy, but so much of this going a bit more in the "full BM" direction is really satisfying.
 
I'd love to see more bands in the scene pull from that kind of metal - just a certain level of atmosphere and intensity that isn't found in some of the "chuggier" riffs a lot of bands rely on.

I've been driving with the new album for 2 days now and i can't  believe how well mastered it is. Where did he learn that? Also I'm guessing piano and drums are programmed by him right?
 
Insane talent to write all of that if so. Like scary talent.
 

i rarely take pics i cant even remember if i shared this one