Himeaimichu

OK, this band is amazing me. This is some funky shit right here, mixed with the usual Vkei sound. 

Ok, who approved of this PV? And is there a version without all the acting?

Also, LITERALLY one of the gayest things to come from the 90's xD

Otsuka Headlock by DEZERT is so catchy. I gets me in weird mood where I want to both headbang, and dance. 

Dancing to Metal should be a legitimate thing. If Hardcore Punk has hardcore dancing, who says I can groove out to something metal? xD

Well, we already kind of have that thing in Vkei, if you count the small dances Kyo from Dir En Grey used to do for the song Myaku, or Karma from AvelCain does to Gesshoku

Question for La'Mule experts:

Do the demo tape versions of Mind Control and Fantasy differ from their respective CD releases? If so, how? 

Remember kids, everything on Tanuki is 100% true and is a good primary source. Yes, kids, that's right. And remember, ever Vkei guy is gay, married to a woman, married to a guy, homophobic, and single, all at the same time!

Also, according to Fox News, CNN and MSNBC (Who we all know are also 100% True) recommend the best way to achieve longevity is to drink this substance called Cyanide!

Remember the time Nightmare did the Vkei equivalent of "Bbr bbr deng"?

RIP Hide. A true inspiration you are, helping start the Vkei movement with Saver Tiger, challenging Japan's conservative society, and inspiring many to begin playing guitar and singing. 

May you be playing guitar wherever you ended up. You were a true gift

Satsui by Dezert, but every time Chiaki says "Satsui", Furanfuran by Kuroyuri to Kage plays, but every time K slaps his bass, Dead End Kids by Inugami Circus Dan plays, but every time Kyouko trills an R, Shinagawa Shinjuu by Ningen Isu plays, but every time the Taishogoto is played, the whole thing repeats itself. 

Wait, this would literally go on for infinity, because it would just keep repeating from the beginning

Seeing that lyric analysis makes me realise how much I miss Kagerou. I mean, there won't be another band like them. The only one that comes close is GossiP, but GossiP focuses on a main concept. Kagerou wasn't afraid to explore while still maintaining their signature style and sound. 

RIP Daisuke. 

Serbian folk music sounds way more Middle Eastern than I expected lol. Makes sense though, knowing the historical influence from the Greeks and Ottomans.

Since I'm at a place with a computer that has a DVD drive, I may rip my copy of Memento Mori's last live DVD and upload it to Mega and YT. 

But I'm not sure. 

Since there is a vocaloid based on GackT, I wonder what a vocaloid based on Mana would be like. OH WAIT.

I know what it'd sound like: *Silence*

So far, I gotta say, I like the forum update. 

The reacts are pretty cool. I was a bit iffy on them at first, but then I saw the Shibe react and was sold xD.

The clubs are a cool thing too. They're easy to figure out. They are potentially very convenient. 

Overall, I think the staff did a great job. There are also a bunch of minor improvements I didn't notice, but won't go into detail about. Keep up the good work!

So Fox News, AKA the hotbed of fear mongering propaganda, decides to be music hipsters and accuse Radiohead of copying Coldplay....

... I hate Television

So I decided to give some GazettE stuff made after 2007 (specifically DIM) a 2nd try (mostly because I was desperate for something similar to Memento Mori), and I gotta say, I like the songs Leech and Nakigahara from DIM. Leech is just very high energy and aggressive, which is my thing lol. And I think Nakigahara actually directly influenced Memento Mori, since it uses the Koto, and Memento Mori was known for it's use of traditional Japanese instruments.

Though most of the album is still ehh for me, I have more respect for them than I used to.

So I made this meme/audio edit/experiment, where I took Kurui Dorei, but kept it in minor key (at least I think I did), since the original song switches from minor to major a lot. I at first did it to see if it would make the song any heavier. It actually fits well together. Thank gods Kuroyume were able to really play on time, or a normal listener could tell the audio was edited. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aYVzK-gYlc&feature=youtu.be

So I tried DEZERT's new album, and I don't really plan to go back to it. I think it's a small step in the right direction, but it still doesn't hold up compared to their first two albums.

For one, I think the metal songs are holding back way too much on what they could be. There are no harsh vocals, for one, and while I get that not every metal song needs harsh vocals, these songs could definitely benefit from some screaming parts.

As well, Chiaki's voice just sounds weird. IDK if he just sounds like that now, or if they increased the throat-length setting on the Autotune in order to make him sound "manlier".

IDK what's holding them back, whether it be Danger Crue, or Chiaki himself. Either way, I like it better than TODAY, but I also think it could be much better.

At least those are my opinions, all I can do is hope the next album is better

So I was reading around the forum post about AvelCain's disbandment, and I noticed a lot of people saying if they reformed, they should sign to Ains. 

While Ains definitely is better than Shimizuya, knowing Yukika's history with controlling bands and all, I don't think Ains would be the best for Karma and Zen. 

I mean, Grieva's early years were pretty much under 75% Yukika's control, a lot of their early discography being Diru covers. Of course, they seem to have more creative freedom now. 

But Karma and Zen (And any band for that matter) deserve as much creative freedom as they can get. 

They also deserve what I call "band security" (kind of like job security, if you know what I mean) that Ains definitely can't provide. Yukika is known for abandoning his less successful bands. 

I'd recommend the ex AvelCain members either form their own label, join a label owned by a band who knows the struggle with limited creativity, or be completely indie

So Kyo was once featured in a Vasalla Song:

So Vasalla is on the "Metal Archives". I thought the two people who ran it didn't accept Vkei bands because they're all "faggots" and "not true metal". I mean, Vasalla may play speed metal, but they ain't free from the crossdressing. 

But I thought "fag metal" was "pseudo metal", according to them.

Ah whatever. They're hypocrites

Someone needs to deepfake the faces of the members of GossiP onto this (At least Saku's face on Yukika) and put in the 100x better GossiP cover of this song

Someone should make a compilation of all the times an indie Vkei ad-lib scream sounded like "reereroro"

Someone should PM to Saki Tobiori-Kun/Jigsaw's twitter link and be like "What's this? What did you do with DiSPiNA? When is XII-Destructive Agent of Jap gonna release something new?"

Odds are, he has no idea

Started listening to this band again, just for old time's sake. The first Vkei band I ever got into  

Still salty over Kurona basically abandoning this. 

Still can't get over the fact Hakuei claimed that only Japanese people can be Vkei because according to him, you have to have a very specific set of facial features. 

Guess any Japanese person who doesn't look like Hakuei can't be Vkei. Sorry guys, must be Ainu or Ryukyuan or something lmao. Like, I'm no anthropologist, but according to Hakuei, having a sharp jaw is a Japanese trait.