Himeaimichu

Ah. Either way, it wouldn't be the first time a band used Sanrio as "inspiration". Just some bands, like Taiheiyou Belt, were more slick about it lol (that and Taiheiyou is an obscure Piko-Piko/Angura band). Maybe Kaitou Sentai should've parodied Taiheiyou lol (actually, that'd be really cool as fuck). Can anyone show me what the merch originally looked like?  
Here is the Taiheiyou Belt logo. 
 

IDK if the OP is still willing to translate songs or not, but if so, I'd like to request a translation of Tsuki to Kage ^^

@VkBrutaliaN
 

メトロノーム (Metronome) new live DVD/Blu-Ray "結成廿周年全国巡礼 ヤプー三神・巡礼～ヤプーが召喚された夜～ [ 05→98→18迄-7=20 ]" will be released at 2018/12/21 (DVD 5500yen, Blu-Ray 6500yen)
it will include scenes of their oneman live at 2018/09/01 at Toyosu PIT
 
[setlist]
1.血空
2.回游論
3.我が為に鳴くパンドラ
4.主人公ルート
5.致死量フリーク
6.先生
7.おやすみ世界
8.暗いbaby
9.ボクになりたかった僕
10.友達の和
11.夜空に舞う花弁
12.素晴らしい世界
13.アクアリウム
14.MATSURI
15.不安の殿堂
16.不機嫌なアンドロイド
17.解離性同一人物
18.絶望さん
 
en1
19.東京バビロン
20.自分コンプレックス 
21.強くてNEW GAME
 
en2
22.孤独氏
23.ΦD-SANSKRIT
 
en3
24.弊帚トリムルティ
 

This is a really cool idea! I'll have to try the playlist out when it's finished!

Well, Eve was involved in the making of Ai no Tokui Ten. Eve is an employee of Shimizuya records, the shitty record label AvelCain was on. He was highly involved in writing a lot of the band's stuff, and I believe he played support for them after Sou left, and before Byou joined.
My guess is, knowing the situation and how Shimizuya works, Karma doesn't want anything to do with Shimizuya anymore, but he's locked in a slave contract, so he can't do anything. 
It's also totally possible he's just done with the vkei scene. After AvelCain being abused by the label, him not being in charge of his own stuff, and a whole bunch of other circumstances, he probably just gave up. 
 

Seems fitting for the situation
 

Seems fitting for the situation
 

Might want to put posters around Tokyo (and the entirety of Japan) saying "Stay the hell away from this creep" lol

At this point, I'm convinced this is just a promotional stunt. 
I mean, Jigsaw basically double-promoted theirself with Tobiori-Kun.
Though at this point it's like "Oh, that band lost contact with a member? Oh, normal day"

I know Kyuho and he's a really nice guy. Even though Black Metal isn't really my thing, I like how Madmans Esprit does it. 

Do we still get death penalty for sharing the music?

Do we still get death penalty for sharing the music?

| What do we say to the god of death?

I'm listening to history repeat itself.
 
A heavy visual kei band is a dime a dozen, but one that can do the gritty D'espairsRay x MUCC x KoЯn sound justice is rare. DEZERT was one of those bands I kept in my rotation off the strength of how well they paid homage to what's becoming an increasingly rare style, but I also felt that there was more room to evolve. DEZERT hasn't really innovated on their previous style since 2011, and if they were going to stamp their legacy on the scene they needed to create a groove all their own. My guess is that they suspected this, and took a huge gamble in changing their sound. The risk in changing your sound is threefold. The first is that you always risk alienating some of your fans. The second is that once the direction changes, bands rarely course correct. The third is that preserving the identity of the band - or the identity the scene has ascribed to you - is nigh impossible, so in some respects it's like starting over.
 
TODAY is the day I relive the nightmare that was 12012's MAR MAROON, when a core band decides to go pop rock. This sudden stylistic shift swings in out of nowhere to blindside even the most ardent fan. I suppose we should have seen it coming since they've been going soft since their second album 最高の食卓 (Saikou no Shokutaku), but it's one of the few times the virulent outrage of the international scene has some merit. The fact that it came without warning adds insult to injury, although one can argue if a band actually owes their fans an explanation for the type of music they want to create. This is the textbook definition of "gunning for the charts", a switch in direction more drastic than D'espairsRay's REDEEMER, and while listening to this album I find myself traveling down a familiar road once more.
 
Notice that I haven't talked about the music yet; that's because, at a primal level, it doesn't really matter.TODAY is musically competent, coherent, and well put together when taken at face value, but I do not find it compelling, interesting, or memorable. I simultaneously respect their musical chops and ability to compose music in a new style while rejecting this style entirely. I am not able to separate old DEZERT from new DEZERT. If I want pop rock, I'll find a pop rock band. If I want metal, I'll find a metal band. When I want messy metalcore, I come to DEZERT. With how fragmented the scene is, there's very little overlap between the fans who would enjoy タイトルなし (Title Nashi) and the fans who would enjoy TODAY. There are songs that hearken back to the old days, such as "普通じゃないIII" (Futsuujanai Ⅲ) and "蛙とバットと機関銃" (Kawasu to BAT to Kikanjuu), but they feel halfhearted, and they are nowhere near as heavy as many fans would want. There's not even a single use of harsh vocals on the entire album! Seeing them leaving their roots, substituting harsh growls and vocal fry for oohs and aahs and abandoning the low end almost entirely, hurts at a deeper level than I'd like to admit.
 
Who is to say if this is the music that DEZERT wants to make, or if they feel pressured to find success, but I'm certain they just lost a lot of fans with this move. I won't be surprised if they drop the visuals entirely, or at least tone it down, since they sound like a totally different band. Perhaps they can come out of this with more fans when they lost and end up better off for it, but with how many times I've seen this scenario play out, I can verify that it rarely ever works. TODAY marks the day that DEZERT disbands for a lot of fans, as they retreat into their back log and stick with cuts such as 「特製・脳味噌絶倫スープ〜生クリーム仕立て〜」 (「Tokusei・Noumiso Zetsurin SOUP~Sei CREAM Shitate~」) and 精神科医（拒食症）のスナッフフィルム集  (Seishinkai (Kyoshokushou) no SNUFF FILM Shuu). It's an incredibly difficult pill to swallow, but that's probably for the best. They aren't going back, and to hold out hope for otherwise is foolish. For those that found a new band to love, I hope they find enough success to deliver more. Even if I take it for what it is, TODAY doesn't do anything for me, and it's a shame because I can sense the band put a lot of energy into this. From now on, I'll be watching out of pure interest, but from a very, very far distance. If this marks even the halfway point of their career, I'll be impressed.
 
All I can say is that it's a blessing in disguise that I never got more invested into this band.

Do we still get death penalty for sharing the music?

Do we still get death penalty for sharing the music?

Welcome to the forum! I'm also a Angura fan. My favourite angura bands are Guruguru Eigakan, Jully (though I haven't listened to too much), and Kalavinka. 
Also, who is the bandman in your avatar? I love looks like that. The whole Gill'e Cadith Karuna inspired look. 

If he really wants to start shit in the scene, a new omnibus with Eternal-era GazettE demos OR a ~☆30 Years Of Me☆~ collection with La:Sadie's tracks would do it.

I ordered a Cuartet poster from Rarezhut and it came in today. It came a little late but that's totally fine and understandable, since they were busy moving and all. Overall, I'm glad I got this and it sits right next to my signed Kuroyuri to Kage poster.
 

I ordered a Cuartet poster from Rarezhut and it came in today. It came a little late but that's totally fine and understandable, since they were busy moving and all. Overall, I'm glad I got this and it sits right next to my signed Kuroyuri to Kage poster.
 

I ordered a Cuartet poster from Rarezhut and it came in today. It came a little late but that's totally fine and understandable, since they were busy moving and all. Overall, I'm glad I got this and it sits right next to my signed Kuroyuri to Kage poster.
 

I ordered a Cuartet poster from Rarezhut and it came in today. It came a little late but that's totally fine and understandable, since they were busy moving and all. Overall, I'm glad I got this and it sits right next to my signed Kuroyuri to Kage poster.
 

I think I found a pic of you. 
 
 

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