Himeaimichu

A lot of it can actually be found here on MH. I'll link some threads:

Ok! Oh, also, I'd have to recommend 2002-2005 GazettE, and ｖｉｓａｇｅ (the latter's vocalist is now in Verxina)

I'd recommend both bands I mentioned earlier, as well as Kagerou, Etcetera, MADARA (ex band of Mahiro from Kiryu. Early Kiryu also has some good transition-Kei stuff), most of Yuuga's bands (Kar'Maria, Devil Kitty), and Panic Channel are pretty good examples.

I say they definitely count! Even if they were late to the party, they definitely have that sound.

Yup. He's basically a meme king at this point

So this is VERY late, but this is because I didn't know all the exact details until just now, but Sutari, the ex. vocalist of La Cen Zhow will hold his last live on 1/14, as his "Dir en Grey Copy Band". The live will be held in "livehouse&club PEACE" https://twitter.com/ex_sutari

The album doesn't even feel like GossiP. The last one still showed some of the unpredictability of them, but this... it's just stripped to the barebones. Like, where is the random screaming? Where are the unconventional compositions? This thing is trying to be catchy and conventional, and that's not the GossiP I know. It's boring and formulaic. Yukika has definitely taken the reigns on this one. Like... I get it, you want too make a lot of money, so you take the entire band's musical direction in your hands. At least give us something that isn't half-assed. At least make it sound like GossiP. Oh, btw, nice attempt at a cover of "Ame Kozo". It wasn't simple enough to have them do a legit cover?

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

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

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

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.

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