Himeaimichu

1 hour ago, suji said:

Are you talking about Yuuze? He was never in Deshabillz.

Yes, you're right. My honest mistake lol. 

Deshabillz and Canary are so closely linked, I often keep making that mistake

Since I'm really stanning these kinds of bands right now, I thought I'd make a topic for what I like to call "transition-kei". Basically, a made up term for those bands in the early 2000's that were in between old school and modern. 

Personally, my favourite at the moment is Cuartet. They were like The GazettE (which Saki is part of a proto-band of) and Gill'e Cadith, but much heavier. They also had more Nu-Metal influences. The combining of the old school Thrash Metal influences with Nu Metal in a way, sometimes resulted in groove metal-like songs, often reminding me of American bands like Machinehead (though IDK whether they have actual Machinehead influence). Saki wasn't the best vocalist, but he knew how to work with what little he had, and didn't try anything outside of his ability for the most part (unlike some of the vocalists from that era...)

Another favourite of mine is Gill'e Cadith. I briefly introduced them to @suji, @CAT5 and @plastic_rainbow on New Years Eve on Plug.dj, and I've been meaning to go more in depth here on the forum to give more insight (even though there are much more qualified people to do so. Rarezhut's YT channel has a really good video on them). In short, Gill'e Cadith was this really quirky band formed in 2000, out of the ashes of the already popular (in the indie scene) Cradle. They had really odd sounding music, and was sort of a split from the post-punk influenced music that defined the 90's. The vocalist, Karuna, was realtively new to the scene at the time, but fans of Deshabillz and Canary saw some familiar faces, as their bassist also played in Canary, and was in Deshabillz and one of their ex guitarists was also in Canary. 

They were also somewhat influential, as their quirky style caught on with other bands pretty early, such as The GazettE and Cuartet, especially Karuna's signature glasses-look. (though I'm not sure if he started it). Basically, they were one of these once really popular, but now forgotten bands.

Karuna to this day is still active, as one of the vocalists for the band 君は鋭く, and was also the first vocalist for the super-group Number Mouse, for the really short era where they were Vkei. 

However, for more in depth, I do recommend you check out Rarezhut's video, and Shattered Tranquility's article on them.

Anyways, anyone else got some good transition bands they want to share?

Damn.. I really was hoping these guys would pick things back up

These guys really do like the early-modern Japanesque aesthetics. I should check them out more ^^

I also love to cook! I come from an Asian family, Vietnamese to be specific, and I love to experiment with different ingredients and cooking styles. As of recent, I haven't made anything interesting, but if I do, I'll be sure to post it here ^^

Sex Android AND Guruguru Eigakan members? HYPE AS FUCK

8 minutes ago, emmny said:

@Peace Heavy mk IIi spoke this kaisan into existence HOURS before it happened...i am coming for ur oracle crown and crystal ball!

 

anyone with ears could have predicted this but still let me enjoy this

My GF literally dreamed about seeing them live last night. 

IDK what kind of occult magic Mei is involved in, but he must be trolling us all lol

Hiyori looks like a hippie samurai, 

and not in a good way

9 minutes ago, Elazmus said:

ahh yeah I've never found his insta that explains itt

To be fair, his old one, where the photos of the pills were posted, was deleted

11 minutes ago, Elazmus said:

*learned something*

He's posted it on Instagram twice. My GF saw a picture of some pills he posted on instagram, and researched the name that was on them, to find they were prescription sleeping pills.
 

59 minutes ago, Shir0 said:

really?? like what cuz I didnt see this coming at allll D:

this is frustating I just hope they'll find new projects asap

I sorta saw it coming, with Kuro's dependency on prescription sleeping pills, and the name of their tour, which translated to dissolution. 

Also, their claims of announcements that they didn't deliver on

I knew this would happen... I was just hoping it wouldn't be so soon. 

Mei is now a Rainbow. 

They've just announced Mei's birthday live. The fact they're planning that far gives me hope, but the fact that they're only announcing lives is killing me. 

Though they usually always release something around April and May. If it's a last single (or maybe even a last EP), it'll most likely come out around then

Mei tweeted this, and it apparently mentions something about being in the studio? IDK, the ones here who speak Japanese can interpret it if you guys want.

I'm interested in the label BLOOM at the moment. DiSPINA seems like a good band, and XIII-Destructive Agent of Jap is awesome as hell. I think we'll get some good releases from DiSPINA, but IDK about XIII, since they seem to be slow on stuff. 

Kuroyuri will sadly go.. and Kuro is probably going to retire his ass. (Hopefully K and Mei will go on. Especially Mei, we need him)

RANDS finally does something. 

Some bandman dies

GossiP will eventually disband. And well.. yeah AINS will have only one band by then, unless Yukika manages to get some bands. 

50 minutes ago, PrEPsy said:

"Long missed" by you only at best sweatie, no one else really cares for your brand of "comedy".

 

The sooner this gets locked, the better.

I was being sarcastic.

Maybe I should use irony punctuation next time

The long missed gay things in Vkei thread has reincarnated once again!

So, anyone got a good joke we can all expand on before the thread is eventually closed, like last time⸮

Because I got nothing. 

I've never got much into these guys, but I'm thinking of trying more. They remind me a lot of Kagerou. 

Also, that short guitar solo with the wah pedal is just yus.

30 minutes ago, IGM_Oficial said:

But it says that the deadline is December 15 '-'

It was from 2015, I believe

5 hours ago, Laris said:

the zip link on the site doesnt work btw!

I know. I'm getting him to post a new link

Edit: It's from a campaign that is already over. 

7 hours ago, Gaz said:

what does 'Doll' means? just sitting in the corner doing nothing? ;o;

The doll is like a character. She functions as the vocalist's lover lol. In the band, each member represents something. The vocalist is a demon and Ryohei is a zombie.

17 minutes ago, WhirlingBlack said:

Moved to Global Music section.

They're a Tokyo based Visualkei band. I may be located in the US but @sakurakurakura and Ryohei are in Japan. I'm just promotion staff so anything specific you'll have to ask Tetsu (Akusaki) about 

19 minutes ago, suji said:

interesting~

 

does this band even have a band pic?

IDK. You'll have to ask our vocalist. He controls the executive decisions. We're pretty low budget though, so forgive us if the sound quality of the single is sub-par. 

There aren't any set "looks" at the moment, but the vocalist does have a twitter. @vo_akusaki 

We're also small and indie, but are slowly working our way up. 

@sakurakurakura's band D:[ab]-e will release a new EP "Mystosis". 

It will have 4 songs:

1. 心中 (Shinjū)

2. リスカ狂愛者 (RISK kyō ai-Sha)

3. kurage

4. 赤い糸 (Akai Ito)

We've also created a label to release our music under. Hellencöre Records. 

We're still working on the release date and will keep you guys updated. 

https://diable-official.jimdo.com/discography/

Lineup:

惡殺鬼 歪 (Akusaki Hizumi. @sakurakurakura) - Vocals 
霊病 (Ryohei) - Guitars
幽儺 (Yuna) - Doll