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A lot of people act like Kaoru’s guitar playing is nothing but hurr durr chugalug brocore riffs but a lot of it is surprisingly clever like that. I do wish he’d done more with the main riff in Downfall though, I like that song a lot but that main riff is way too repetitive.

I really love how in keibetsu the main riff has subtle changes between each verse and completely changes by the end of the song. Very similar to The Inferno in that regard. I should just put those two songs on repeat for the rest of my life. 

I believe it’s the MDR cd900st, they have a red tag on them. I’ll double check later today.
 
Coincidentally the GazettE use the same headphones. I found out the specific model because Ruki posted a pic on Instagram and I did some basic consumer research on them when trying to find a pair of studio headphones for myself. 
 
I chose Sennheiser’s lol

tbh I think any complaints about the albums production has to do with...no joke...the studio monitors the band was using. I think the album sounds good; but watching the making-of I noticed the monitoring headphones they used are these super dry Sony’s that nearly every Japanese band uses to mix. 
 
This specific model of headphones are known for being “dry” and off putting to first time users. I’ve used them before and they take a while to get used to. 
 
Perhaps there were issues in the mix because the sound they got from the studio headphones was ultimately different than what we’re hearing. 
 
Just a fun little conspiracy I’ve had lately. 

I've got a review for you guys:
 
It's good
 
9/10

I've got a review for you guys:
 
It's good
 
9/10

I've got a review for you guys:
 
It's good
 
9/10

I've got a review for you guys:
 
It's good
 
9/10

Anyone else think moving to Japan to be closer to the band is super cringey even for a Visual Kei forum?

There was a very very small hiccup in the timing midway through; but other than that it was damn near perfect. The band sounded HOT in 2018 apparently, which is extremely encouraging because I remember hearing performances from around 2013 - 2016 and found them to be horrendous. 
 
Man, and Toshiya doing those screams on Different Sense? Fuck.

I gotta say, while Devote My Life and Rubbish Heap are easily my least favorite songs on the album, I'm not feeling the urge to skip them like I usually do with the tracks I don't like
 
there's no Midwife here

Utafumi is the most pointless edit they’ve done, but cutting Rinkaku down to three and a half minutes was a travesty. 
 
The non-singles from Arche weren’t edited though. 

Anyone else think moving to Japan to be closer to the band is super cringey even for a Visual Kei forum?

Anyone else think moving to Japan to be closer to the band is super cringey even for a Visual Kei forum?

Anyone else think moving to Japan to be closer to the band is super cringey even for a Visual Kei forum?

I’m loving the 3rd disc performance of Different Sense. Is it just me or has Toshiya’s screams in that song improved greatly? Also sounds like he’s doing more screaming and less shouting/growling. 
 
I have only one complaint for this album besides Values of Madness: I wish Papa Kaoru was louder. Fuck, just give me his isolated guitar track and I’ll go celibate. 
 
I think the album length is great because it’s easy to actively listen in one sitting without feeling tired. The idea of having a bunch of songs being no longer than 3 and a half minutes worried me at first; but a lot of these songs greatly benefit from it. I can’t imagine an extra minute of songs like Keibetsu to Hajimari or Devote My Life. 

Some more info on the album's tracks etc.:
 

I’m loving the 3rd disc performance of Different Sense. Is it just me or has Toshiya’s screams in that song improved greatly? Also sounds like he’s doing more screaming and less shouting/growling. 
 
I have only one complaint for this album besides Values of Madness: I wish Papa Kaoru was louder. Fuck, just give me his isolated guitar track and I’ll go celibate. 
 
I think the album length is great because it’s easy to actively listen in one sitting without feeling tired. The idea of having a bunch of songs being no longer than 3 and a half minutes worried me at first; but a lot of these songs greatly benefit from it. I can’t imagine an extra minute of songs like Keibetsu to Hajimari or Devote My Life. 

I’m loving the 3rd disc performance of Different Sense. Is it just me or has Toshiya’s screams in that song improved greatly? Also sounds like he’s doing more screaming and less shouting/growling. 
 
I have only one complaint for this album besides Values of Madness: I wish Papa Kaoru was louder. Fuck, just give me his isolated guitar track and I’ll go celibate. 
 
I think the album length is great because it’s easy to actively listen in one sitting without feeling tired. The idea of having a bunch of songs being no longer than 3 and a half minutes worried me at first; but a lot of these songs greatly benefit from it. I can’t imagine an extra minute of songs like Keibetsu to Hajimari or Devote My Life. 

Can i go one week on here without having to say the following again?
 
Turn on your location. I just wanna talk.
 
We not bout to disrespect one of holiest DIR EN GREY songs to date here

Got it ten minutes ago!

Same here. 

Keibetsu to Hajimari had me shook upon first listen, and Zetsuentai just really opened things up at the end of the album. This album is just the craziest work.

But that was the artistic intention of the band. Kyo specifically wanted that song first because of the lyrical content fitting thematically with the development of the album. 
 
Seems strange you’d want to alter that.