mad_hatter

Han Solo couldn't have said it better. 
 

that freakin pillar right up front was the worst
but yeah i liked it too.. it's a little hole in the wall but it seemed really relaxed 
i liked the big pipe by the bathroom that you can just sit on and chill too

One word....headbanging.

My main issue with the visual kei scene isn't really represented in the options here, and it's something you generally get more in touch with once you get to Japan and get to experience the scene.
Firstly, the fact that a large majority of visual kei musicians more or less openly admits they don't have any artistic or personal integrity, they don't care what they produce and they don't care that their sound is exactly like every other band out there, because they know that as long as the members are pretty enough there WILL be fans, and they WILL pay you money for "company" and "favors" so that you can survive comfortably and keep rehashing the same song for a couple of years until you feel like calling it quits and do something more worthwhile with your life, or more likely, go into full time hosting business now that you have a decent circle of clients already.
 
This sort of leads me into my second issue and it's the bangya culture. It's generally really vile, and the way the girls not only talk about the musicians but also each other is quite disgusting. If the bangyas decide that a member has done something they do not approve of, that doesn't live up to their perfect ideals that they hold them all to (because god knows the fangirls don't live up to any of them) they can easily start enough shit to cause a band to break up or force a member out of the band. The issues doesn't end there though, because the few foreign bangya that exists generally adapt to this mentality and lifestyle too. They openly shun other foreigners who dare attend the lives of "their" band and ruin their "specialness", they participate in this completely daft saizen system where a designated person basically decides who gets what spot at a concert so everyone can enjoy playing ten year olds doing the "you're not allowed to play with us"-games... And the obviousness of what really drives people to be fans of these bands become so apparent when they get to this level, and it's certainly not the music.
 
To be honest, in a lot of ways I never realized how bad this was until I got there and could see it all for myself, and that's despite a 13 year stint in the scene by now.

I just had an interesting thought: how long does it take for a band to practice and prepare for a one-day revival live? It's been four or five years since they were an active band so they probably don't remember all of their songs by heart. Perhaps while rehearsing they felt the spark and decided to try again? It sounds like they haven't totally figured out how to come back or if they even can. I'll take it. "'something' 'sometime'" is better than nothing at all.

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.

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.

Comment #1 (english)

MASH AND SEY will disband after their one-man live "メリークリスマシュ!!〜聖なる夜に〜(merry christmash!!〜sey naru yoru ni〜)" at Shibuya CLUB CRAWL at 2015/12/25

Show from Kishidan is calling - he wants his weave back
 

 
I know that it's supposed to be a knock on Bousouzoku-gang/biker style, jk here lol

【DISPUTING THE MYTH_CEO DEMOTAPES】
Let's start talking shit:
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1. 滅びの序章 (green / black)
● This tape was never in the canon discography. The canon discography does have a “滅序章” (notice only two characters missing), but that one is supposed to have 5 tracks.
● Levia[non-KISAKI] has a demotape called “滅びの序章” which had the exact same cover. Rarez Hut actually sold it: http://www.rarezhut.net/product/levia-%E6%BB%85%E3%81%B3%E3%81%AE%E5%BA%8F%E7%AB%A0
● Remember, on my copy of the grayscale version, the insert appeared to have been longer originally... well, as posted here, Levia[non-KISAKI]'s tape had an insert that was longer (with member info + tracklisting)... I wonder if KISAKI had this Levia[non-KISAKI] tape and just ripped that part off and used the remaining insert for his fake demotape???
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3. 「KELOID」 -Not For Sale-
● This wasn't listed in the canon discography (only a version with 2 tracks was), and is clearly modern-made/fake.
● The track used for the demotape is familiar... hold that thought
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4. 「KELOID」
● Again, clearly faked, as per inkjet printing and such. At least the cover/tracklisting matches up to the canon discography, but as pointed out, the tracks are stolen from a VICE∞RISK demotape.
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【IT STARTS GETTING WEIRD】
OK, so here's where it gets weird. “「KELOID」 -Not For Sale-”, the *semi-canon*, faked demotape that KISAKI sold me via auction. That 2:40 track which is completely different from the “「KELOID」” version...
Champ mentioned that she traded somebody for some SHËY≠DË demotape rips... I traded for the same rips with that same person.
...The Levia “「KELOID」 -Not For Sale-” version of KELOID is the same track as SHËY≠DË's FUNERAL from the “DARK SIDE” rip which I traded for!!
...And as Champ pointed out, FUNERAL by SHËY≠DË is actually FUNERAL by 業!
!_! ?_?
So just by pure coincidence (...??????), KISAKI sold me a fake Levia demotape which featured a track by 業, and someone traded me for fake SHËY≠DË demotape which featured the same track by 業. Coincidence? Or maybe KISAKI mixed up his fake files? Either way it's interesting...
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Also, I'm quite embarassed to admit it, but I thought I'd figured out what Levia - 滅びの序章 (the actual music on the demotapes which KISAKI sold me) was stolen from, but I can't remember now @_@.
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Still more to come...

Why is one a fluorescent yeti?

I was thinking about putting this up on eBay, but that's a pain so hopefully someone here is interested!
"Freeze" single from Vertex, just released.
http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt13 ... vertex.jpg
(cover art)
In perfect condition, includes lyrics sheet. CD design is the same as the cover art (not just a CD-R kind of thing).
1000 yen, plus shipping from Japan (I can send by whatever method you prefer) and Paypal fees.
Send me a message if interested or if you have any questions!

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.