Himeaimichu

Zetumei. That's the name of an Akaku Somatta Kiouku (Formerly known as A.S.K), but that isn't an English name

That look is my aesthetic

I wonder if the QR code is functional

30,000 Yen?

Yoshiki, you ok? Have you gone the way of Nicholas Cage? Are you broke? You need help, bud? 

2 minutes ago, seikun said:

I have a question, do Japanese people understand the meaning of 葬 in 薄紅ノ葬 just by hearing it telling it apart from any other sou-sounding word?

Japanese tends to be very context specific, so it really depends on the context. 

There is also pitch accent, which can help differentiate words that normally sound the same, but that really varies based on dialect. 

15 minutes ago, Peace Heavy mk II said:

For me, it's the mixing that's keeping me from being super hyped up. The vocals always sound the same: there's no change in dynamic or delivery and that makes it feel flat. 

I agree so much. Though, I feel the mixing on this is much better than the mixing on 悲哀囀ル調べ (or at least the mixing on the song Farwell, as I haven't checked out the other songs on it). The mixing on Farewell was 90% treble. Like... I know Kiwamu isn't the best producer, but I at least expect him to eq some midrange and/or bass 

The B-Sides are better than I expected, but I still feel like they could've done much better. 

All of Saki's bands (Cuartet, Ivys, The actless theatre, definitely Outrage as that lasted like only 6 months? Hell, even Kar+te=zyanose)

Raddock
Geno

Curse/Mareli

Missalina Rei

Gill'e Cadith, although they weren't THAT short lived. 
And Daisuke to Kuro Injatachi... yeah that's probably the saddest example

Yeah, Mei with more traditional instruments would be fucking amazing.

He should channel more of the early 2000's Vkei influences we've been seeing in Kuroyuri's recent content. The "whine vocals" he sometimes does really reminds me of Daisuke from Kagerou, and the speaking in the song Hakkyou no Karte remind me of what Karuna from Gill'e Cadith would do. 

Also, can we talk about Kuro's kitties? Aaaa they're so cute

A Mei solo project would definitely be interesting. I'm surely gonna miss Kuro's guitar writing. Hopefully, Yohan stays in the scene because he can surely slap a bass

I'm the odd one out, I actually really like this song. Yeah, the structure isn't as good as their others, but the pauses in the riff are so unexpected, and the chromatic tapping during the verses really give this a crazy sound. Also, the melody in the chorus is quite catchy. 

I'm waiting to be able to hear the B-sides to this. Just by the names, I'm sorta excited. 

I feel as if piracy is a necessary evil, and honestly keeps a scene full of mostly underground bands supported by such a large foreign fanbase. 

Especially for those like me who prefer bands who by coincidence, are hard to find the music of.

Also, as someone who cares about the preservation of the history and stuff, I feel as if piracy does help preserve a lot of stuff that would otherwise be lost to time.

And some bands, I can't support directly anyway, since a lot of them release 90% of their stuff as a live distro. If I lived in Japan, I'd probably pirate less because I'd have larger, easier access to stuff. 

Gonna keep my eye on this one

14 minutes ago, Mamo said:

Were you just joking or is this really how to pronounce their name?

Just a really bad, nerdy joke lol

Another band to add to the list of bands with just a letter for the name. 
One day we're gonna have bands whose names are just a punctuation mark (or does that already exist?)

2 hours ago, Mamo said:

How do you pronounce their name? lol

Plot twist: It's pronounced "Close back rounded vowel". No, not the actual vowel itself, just the IPA name. 

I love your art! Traditional Japanese style art is my favourite, and you seem to do it really well

5 hours ago, karai · ebi said:

Thanks ( : awesome...I hope all our fan love will bring them back from the inescapable disbandment bandoman death void. (Or at least Mei will start something new, I can dream )

I'm confident Mei and Yohan will do something new. Not too sure about Kuro though since he posted that instagram rant about being tired of music.

They're really such skilled musicians and deserved much better than the BS Ains got them. 

Welcome to the forum! I'm a huge Kuroyuri fan too, as well as a Kagerou fan

Here is the Korean band I mentioned earlier. I don't know if they have any connections to VisualKei, or if they really count in this case, since they're Korean, and I'm not entirely sure how relevant other East Asian bands are to this. But if anyone wants to check them out, they're pretty cool. Pretty good if you like Lamb of God

There is also a Darkwave duo out there called Drab Majesty, and while they're definitely not VisualKei, they *may* have some Vkei influence, since they used to use a lot of Japanese aesthetics, and the lead vocalist Deb Demure's makeup does resemble 90's VisualKei makeup, such as Közi's (But at the same time, other influential artists have used similar makeup, so). My GF actually got to see them in New Orleans, and even got to talk to the vocalist after the show, but she didn't have enough time to ask if he knew about Vkei

49 minutes ago, Mamo said:

Their album from last year is pretty good:

 

Sounds pretty good. Not my thing really, but I could get into it. 

15 minutes ago, Mamo said:

Esprit D'Air is the only one I like at all but I'm not even sure if they can be considered western since they're all Japanese but based in the UK.

I forgot about those guys. They're pretty cool, but I haven't tried a lot of their stuff.

1 minute ago, suji said:

Are you talking about dARI? I remember liking them a while back, but then I lost interest when they started doing more pop music and wore less makeup.

I don't think so. The band I knew of was an indie one whose bassist followed me on instagram a long while back. They're probably no longer active anyway. I'll check through my followers and see if I can find it again

11 minutes ago, suji said:

Name 5 (five) Western vk bands that are actually good and can be taken seriously...

 

I'll wait.

The only good "non-Japanese" Vkei band I really know/interests me isn't really VisualKei, and isn't really Western, they're just a Korean heavy metal band that wears Vkei-looking makeup and all. 

When I said there are some good western Vkei bands out there, that was more of just a general statement, because there are some western Vkei bands that aren't as well known that were pretty good. There is one Italian one I knew of that was skilled, and not cringey, but I can't remember their name because I never took much interest in them.