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It's a thing bands in general have done. Especially Angura bands like Strawberry Song Orchestra

Tenten should honestly start a solo project since the dude can't keep a fucking band lmao.

Same, but with the PV VHS they released. Last time I found it, it was over a hundred dollars on eBay.

Nice! I hope Yura decides to start doing music again

That reminds me, I would join The GazettE as a manager, and get them to pair up with Saki (ex. Cuartet) again and essentially revive Kar+te=zyanose lmao

I love the Shamisen parts! Archemi is seriously stepping their game up

I would join Kimi wa Surudoku as a third vocalist, so that way, I can influence them to start sounding like Gill'e Cadith again lol. (I mean, Karuna AND Shigure are in the band)

The song sounds ok, but I miss the chaotic sounding stuff from GossiP.

I always thought Kagome was a cool sounding stage name that I've seen a few bandmen use. I'll probably use it myself

I know who those people are and I'm fans of a lot of them lol. I just wish the popular stuff was still good.

Oh yeah, I know Childish Gambino, Tyler the Creator and Kendrick very well! They have really nice skills. I also like Denzel Curry. I think he has some bars. Really though, my kind of thing when it comes to Hip Hop is not only good rhymes, but good beats, which I feel isn't as common any more since every song nowadays uses trap beats. (Which I don't 100% hate, it has it's place, it's just so regurgitated). I really like the kind of beatwork from the early 2000's from producers like Dr. Dre, Pharrel, and Timbaland, because they tried to push the limits of what Hip Hop is, and used a lot of cool samples. Also, I like how the drums would change up a lot, and I wish more songs today were like that. Stuff like "How we do" by The Game and pretty much anything by Missy Elliot is like my bread and butter lol. Oh, also, there is British Grime, which is guaranteed to have good rhymes and good beats, because of the unique dialect they're done in (It almost sounds Jamaican, which would make sense, since a lot of the rappers have partial or full Jamaican ancestry, as well as the general Jamaican Dialect being influenced by British), as well as the music being inspired by UK Garage, so you got a lot of that cool, intense electronic sounds, lots of it in minor key. Essentially, Britain is sort of holding the Hip-Hop tradition way better than the US lol Yeah I just don't see the big deal in the genre because it's mostly pop, but then again, music is subjective and while the I–V–vi–IV personally is grating to me, there are people who authentically enjoy it, so I can't judge them. I just have odd tastes. I will say, I do like Psy because he breaks the industry standard, and actually had to fight censorship to get his music out there when he first started out (Seo Taiji and Boys had to do the same thing) so I really admire that. Oh yeah, there is definitely a right way to do it and there are a lot of artists who do. Especially IryouKei bands that often use it as a horror element. I just hate that it's so normalised to see xanny bars and sizzurp cups in music videos. I mean, say what you want about the old school days, even though it was the crack epidemic, you didn't have them smoking from a crackpipe in the music video (unless it was being portrayed in a negative sense). Then again, censorship was bigger back then. I mean, they used to censor the word gun lol. So maybe I shouldn't complain, since laws are now lax and people have more freedom to express themselves, which I'm for. Plus, if I can enjoy my weed music, they have just as much a right to enjoy their sizzurp music.

For me, I weirdly enjoy some of Three Six Mafia, which is weird because I absolutely hate most modern rap (I'm that one person who still listens to the 80's guys from NY lol), and Three Six Mafia really popularised trap-beats (though the basic premise of it has been a thing since Miami Bass). Though, the way they did it feels more organic and less boring than most trap beats. Plus, I like DJ Paul's rapping style, which again, is weird because I hate the majority of Southern Rap styles (except him, Ludacris, and the old school ones). I can't stand "Sipping on some syrup" though, because I absolutely hate the glorification of prescription drugs that has plagued Hip Hop starting in the late 90's, but really became big post 2010. Also, where I'm from, stuff like that is so normalised and is seen as in inherent part of Southern Hip Hop culture. Essentially, the triple six is mainly a guilty pleasure for me, because I'm basically the Hip Hop equivalent of those guys who act like Nirvana ruined rock. (Only, I at least try to be open minded and try new stuff.) And while I don't like the majority of Kpop, I do like Seo Taiji and Boys, because of how experimental they were and their whole thing was essentially flavor of the moment. One album is like New Jack Swing with some metal riffs sampled here and there, another album is like full on metal, and their last one even forayed into G-Funk a bit. Shazna is another one for me, because pop rock isn't my thing, but their music is really nice feel-good music. Also, Izam is a literal goddess and I strive to achieve his levels of androgyny.

The video is cool but they seriously used the worst shots lol.

I can't really recommend albums, but more of artists, since a lot of the artists I listen to were in multiple bands and didn't release albums lol. Yuuga from Devil Kitty briefly had a solo project, and released one full length, which was mainly rerecordings of Devil Kitty songs, and two mini albums, which was his foray into Nu Metal. Gokiburi would continue this for their first era, but after that, he switched to Deathcore, and Metalcore with his "revival" of Devil Kitty (AKA he considers it a completely different band from the other Devil Kitty). Cuartet is a Visual Kei band that could be seen as a "brother band" of the GazettE, their vocalist being the dude who did vocals for Kar+te=zyanose when Ruki was a drummer. One of their guitarists was originally in Ma'die Kusse, but he left the band before their first single (he was only on Koishigure, a song released on the Eternal Records Kaleidoscope omnibus). Their style is like the GazettE's was from 2002 to 2005, although much more raw. Sadly, their production was shit, because their producer, Yayoi (owner of Eternal, the Tokyo sublabel of Kisaki's Matina, and it's successor, Climax Enterprise. The GazettE was signed to the former originally) kinda didn't put a lot of effort into the mixing. I mean, even the other bands on the label have better production. Otherwise, these guys are a cult-classic and are a must-listen for anyone who likes early Gazetto. DEZERT used to regularly mix Korn Metal with elements of early and mid 2000's Visual Kei. Lots of Kagerou, Girugamesh, and Mucc influences, as well as some more weirder influences, like Guruguru Eigakan. However, as of recent, they've switched to pop rock. Kuroyuri to Kage is a similar band to DEZERT, although with their own distinct flavor. They were originally called Memento Mori and had a distinct traditional Japanese theme, but they expanded to a more Eroguro inspired theme with Kuroyuri. The lead singer's current band, Gulu Gulu, continues this style.

Any of the Gauze PVs from Dir en Grey, Ogre by Cuartet, Sentimental na Onigokko, Shiikureta Haru Kawarenu Haru, and Mad Marble Hell Vision by The GazettE, Ozashiki Asobi to Iki Na Taboo by Memento Mori, Any Kiryu PV

Interstingly, the lyrics to Rubra were written when Ai made this tweet:

Diru fans who hate Gauze honestly confuse me. Like, it's one of their most influential and iconic releases. I can understand personally not caring for it. But fans that full on hate it really confuse me.

嗅覚障害 for me was my favourite. It has a nice groove, a mix of melodic and harsh vocals, and I fucking love those growls he does throughout the song. At first, I kinda expected 不味い麻酔 to sound like Zakuro no Uta by Memento Mori, because Mei reused the "Korose Korose Korose" lyrics in the original live version, but the current version lacks those and kinda sounds like Misui, but with a Memento Mori sounding chorus, which I love. The tone of his voice even resembled the way he used to sing in Memento Mori. I just kinda wish he used the korose 3x growls like he did live, but hey, I'm not gonna complain when it's a solid song. Rubra was interesting. I felt like it was a cross between Hesonoo and Child Mother. 変なメリーゴーランド managed to really impress me. It kinda sounds almost like Kiryu, which is funny because Mei used to be hammered by Kiryu fans for vaguely resembling Mahiro, even though their vocal styles are much different, and aesthetic-wise, Mei is much more inspired by Ruki, Daisuke and Kyo. Also, the only similarities Memento Mori ever had with Kiryu is traditional Japanese instruments, but I'm going on a tangent. Overall, I'm very pleased and I'm so happy to see Mei make music again. I feel this is the perfect comeback for him.

It's a forum dedicated to Visual Kei rumors. Some are true, some are false, some are complete invasions of privacy

I actually had a Mamo stan from Japan harass me on facebook before, because I made a partially joking (but also partially serious) post about Mamo being a Kusomen in a Vkei group I'm in. I posted the screenshot to my FB to see if anyone knew who she was, and this dude who was a somewhat popular Western Vkei musician (not gonna say any names publicly) actually ratted me out to them and she continued to harass me even more (gladly I blocked her). She even try strawmanning Ai from Gulu Gulu and talked down to me like I was some newbie fan lol. Funny enough, she didn't deny Mamo's shitty behavior, but actually tried to defend it by saying that my favourite bandmen (who I doubt she even knows) isn't a good person either. Like, even if Ai was a kusomen, that doesn't mean I have to turn a blind eye to shitty behavior. Like, yes, I know Mamo ain't the only one, but for fuck's sake I was just shit posting in a shit posting group

"[insert band here] is totally copying [insert other band here] and you should be mad about it!"