Himeaimichu

LOL I only had to read the first line of your status to know you were writing about Mesmerize

Ashanti... when hip-hop was so good... I grew up with her!

Same here. As much as I shit on Ja Rule's attempt at singing, I won't lie I actually enjoyed hearing his stuff as a child

*the bird noise*

Like in which songs?

@saiko My favourite examples would be Schwein no Isu and Zan by Dir en Grey, Kuse by Mist of Rouge, and Schizophrenia by Chateau la Tour

Essentially to do so youd need the program file before its converted into a audio format

I believe Audacity has a built in vocal remover/isolator which has varying results, mess with the levels and some filters and you can get a decent vocal only/band only track.

@Manabu Oh I've tried that and it barely works with the songs I want to redo lol.

It may seem sad, but in a way, I'm glad because I finally am closer to knowing what the hell is wrong with my body

To add to your last point, it definitely takes a huge weight off of your shoulders when you have a clearer picture of what's going on in your body. 

I'm not sure if you were diagnosed with the vascular type of EDS (vEDS), but regardless, don't overlook the continued advances of EDS research and treatment methods. As long as you're mindful with what you have and keep a positive mindset, that's really the best you can do.

EDS doesn't define you, but maybe vk bandomen do =P. 

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So, it means that you need no gomu gomu no mi

Kisaki?

@patientZERO No, this isn't about any bandmen in particular. I just felt like making fun of some of the more common Tanuki rumors. 

Plus, I don't highly defend Kisaki rumors anymore lol. I'm past that problematic phase lol

Oh I figured. I was joking.

Well, there's no worse curse in this world than being a normie in my opinion

Hey, i feel ya, plebeian music taste is annoying. 😅

Tho I would submit that it may not be the most resourceful measure to base a potential relationship on. Besides, you never know - there are tons of people out there who may have vastly different music tastes than you, but would also be open minded enough to learn about and possibly even enjoy the music that you do (in addition to being a great partner in every other aspect). This has been my experience at least.

Just my two cents 😁

Lil Peep is better than 99% of Visual Kei anyway

Can't wait to hear it !

Super good, right? I love every song, but the ballads got a special place in my heart. 

@ricchubunny Same here! I'm generally not one for ballads but oh boy, these are some amazing ones.

Btw, this is the kind of music that always makes her light up lol

We joke that she's secretly a Javanese Cat in a Domestic Shorthair body lol

IDK if this counts but my cat stops sleeping and gets up to leave whenever I sing along to Diru or X Japan (she really hates my attempts at their ballads lol) 

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Well, since we were talking about post-punk influences… I am certain G-Schmitt had a huge influence on this trope, as they had a few songs with spoken parts. Here is one song, that always reminds me heavily of the dark 90s VK bands:
 

The intro of this Gilles de Rais song is also very Deshabillz-esque (and features Lucifer from Gille's Love)

So I'd say it's been around quite some time, just like counting on German (earliest use by Zi:Kill afaik).

Recently I've been digging acts from the 80s, and discovered a track by Dead End (I guess it's from their 2nd or 3rd album) where Morrie does a speaking part. I think that's the oldest song where I found this trope.

I found the song. It's from their 1986's album "Dead line": 

@Ikna THAT'S THE PIC I WAS LOOKING FOR!!!

omg u fan too ! yes riley also if u ever saw movie lucario myserh of mew i recommend it! on YT i got 3rd place back in the championships in 2007 for polemon diamond and pearl was cool lol yes i agree some rmeind me of VK the outfits

its entirely possible they chose never to release it. its rare but bands do that.

Possibly so. CrowXClass always confused me, as it was my first Vkei band, but even as a person who is way more knowledgeable on Vkei than I've ever been, they still confuse me xD

Like, why is their first "Album" barely an EP of 7 songs? Who exactly is Shion? (Everyone says he/she is Kiyoshi Ibukuro, but they don't share many similar features. I suspected he could be Shin Ichikawa.) And why did Kurona just abandon them for Wagakki Band- Wait, no I can answer that. *Coughs* Avex *Coughs* Valuing money over creative freedom *Cough*

I understand completely how you're feeling, but it's not a big deal once you've been here as long as I have xD it happens more often than you think, so don't think you did anything bad xD

Just let us mods know when you've made a mistake! It's no problem at all, it happens to everyone.

YES

"I'll have ONE SAD SEXUALLY, TWO SAD SEXUALLY, ONE with cheese, HAYAKU!! with extra dip, and a large *Scream*" 

They've just announced a new album! 

Oh wow! That's amazing! Thanks~

it's one of my favorites of theirs!!

Same! It's also one of the first songs that got me into them like 2 days ago xD

this is literally all we know

I saw that, but I'm seeing so much discussion of stuff I can't find anything else on. 

Yu-dai. No question.

Yu-Dai San. 

There is a good chance his guitar is a custom model only made for him, like a lot of band members have. Not 100% sure tho 

I found the model, and you're right xD. 

I was hoping I'd be able to find a model for sale, since I'm thinking of getting a new guitar. I'll just get the ESP stream then, since it's like the closest thing, just the bottom horn is shorter

Well, there are tons of weebs going "I learned Japanese from watching anime!"

I know, I was basing my joke off of that xD 

it's so catchy, it's gotta be my favourite song off of the mini, if not my current favourite song above everything else

Same. It just makes me want to do an old 50's dance xD. If only they still had their old drummer. His drumming style is perfect for the song since a lot of old school Rock N' Roll drummers use classic grip. Now it's only seen in Marching music and Rockabilly

~Bowling for soup intensifies~

^^ Oh crap, forgot about them. Yeah, they're pretty heavy too. But how heavy compared to Fear Factory? 

*Pulls out scales* Get the tranquilisers

I always enjoyed that song and sincerely with that title change, everything becomes clearer! Probably it's an hidden reference to the Dark Knight

I wonder if they meant to title it "Bat Man", but changed it for copyright reasons. It does sound like they say Bat Man.

Also, same. It's one of my absolute favourites from Zi:Kill

Thank youuuu !! 

You're welcome!

惨劇のヨーク must be the secret alternative version they wrote while spending time abroad in the UK.

Autocorrect got me there XD. I meant to put Yoru, but my phone is a bitch sometimes. I'll probably delete and repost with correct spelling

Obscure business gimmickery, maybe?

Possibly, but better not be. The guitars on the PV spot sound fuller. It all fits together more.

But it's definitely possible they could have pulled a Shinjou Kasumi and decide to re-record it, and only use that rerecording (the huge irony is that Reload, Grieva's old band, used to be managed by Shinjou Kasumi)