mad_hatter

Yes, but it should be something Trombe-y! Something specially designed, not some random bandman pic.

That was one of my favorites... Aside from the huge pillar on the inside blocking the stage view, I liked it. The bathrooms are outside, so you could go in and out freely.

One word....headbanging.

It's like we share the same brain...! It's hard to find other people who really get this. I loved going to lives - I was in live houses more than most band men: 8 to 10 times a month. But I hated the atmosphere. I was lucky enough to get in with some decent bands/fan groups, but some others caused me alot of stress and pain.

Outburst is on 7 Riots in the End along with Gehenna...but now that I think about it, they released two versions of that CD and Outburst is only on one of them.... I dont remember which one was a live-only release!

1- Outburst 2- Gehenna other than that, I cant remember the order.... About You 24/7....reject....Close By Me....ended with Metabolics to Chaos..... They didnt do an encore, even though everyone wanted it...because they had to do a stupid 忘年会 (year end party) where most of the members from the bands that played that night came out and did some chat. Wasn't that great (except when some bandmen tried to rap). DI3S guys mostly just stood around off to the side. L was absent. Loui was the MC though.

My thoughts exactly! There were several times when L didn't sing when he should have been... Either he forgot the lyrics (possible, but not likely in my opinion) or is still having voice trouble. So even if they don't make a comeback, even just doing a reunion from time to time would be great!

After the live, Loui announced Di3SIRAE will be doing "something" "sometime" next year. He was really vague, but in a secretive kind of way...so maybe some good news next year?

They didn't say officially, just someone had family problems. But "family problems" is what they always say because it's the one reason nobody will argue with! Judging from what I read around that time, I think it was L. He was having some throat/vocal cord problems, so he couldn't continue in that kind of band where he'd be screaming alot. That's why he moved on to Libera and Picasso - he didn't have to scream as much with that kind of music, and the schedule was lighter. But that wasn't really the kind of thing he wanted to be doing, which led to a mental breakdown and him pulling a runner on Picasso. But he could have had surgery in the meantime (like Shaura did) or some kind of therapy...in which case a comeback might be possible. I don't want to get my hopes up, but...you never know.

Itsumi!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love both M and Itsumi, but the video....makes me sad. Not what I was hoping for.

Yet again, no Aikaryu.....

I was away attending my mom's funeral, so I missed this news and only found out a few days ago. It was such a shock, since Angela II was one of my first favorite bands when I arrived in Japan so many years ago. Yousuke was funny, crazy, and super friendly. He did things his way. He shaped my image of how a bandman should be. I remember when I was living in Tokyo and they were coming from Osaka for a live at Ikebukuro Cyber...and they didnt show up when they were supposed to. The live went on, but we (the fans) had no idea what was going on. Turned out, the band had an accident on the way - flipped the band van over. Totalled the van, but somehow they still made it to the live house and performed. Yousuke limping slightly and with coffee stains on his clothes! I'm sure no one around here knows who Yousuke was, but I couldn't let this post go by. Yousuke was a great performer and will be missed. I regret not doing a simple Facebook search before this happened...

This comment made me click the band link and indeed....a fluorescent yeti! LOL Awesome comment, btw.

Well, that was unexpected....

Aki wrote that they might have only 1 or 2 lives every 6 months. This is a band for bandmen who actually have lives (plural of "life"!) outside of music. They're doing covers at the first live, but they will eventually perform original songs in the future.