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3/21 Foro Indie Rocks, Mexico (ticket sales here) date is canceled.

haha I don't go to many visual kei gigs anyway... so I always can move freely

Haha, but it's fun to kinda get along with the furi/teban in the fan crowd... And it can happen that you just wanna play along if you kinda like the music of the bands who is playing... So to gave the middle finger is a little harsh 😛 you better could have said somehow; "just move, how you want!" But I agree that it is damn annoying, because why can't you decide yourself how you wanna move your hands/head on a song? =_=

I guess, we gotta put our videos behind spoilers? topic is loading slow! 8-eit does let me think of janne da arc/acid black cherry a lot. But Yellow Studs is nice. I drop COOKAI this time

Hopefully the guys will decide to come back for real

VARIE resumes activity for a day!

Hope it's alright to share tho...

does anybody knows how he is doing?! (T-T)

Nothing to worry about... well actually he has... seems he had stomach flu or something? Hope he is fine tomorrow... but you never know with a stomach flu XD

Does some of you know this band? The STRUMMERS Vocalist has passed away in 2017, however the other members still rocking on stage. A new vocalist didn't join, the 2 guitarist and bassist are singing all songs together now. ^^

I'm sure @Jigsaw9 or @Zeus know more about Boris? or maybe other people? From what I remember form Boris THE NOVEMBERS sounds kinda like them. so if you are a fan of Boris you like THE NOVEMBERS for sure and backward surely too. But I actually never listen to such kind of bands, it's not my cup of tea. But they seem to be popular enough, so I guess lots of people likes it... (^_^) How you write YAMAGEN in Kanji? Do you mean him? https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/山弦

That's pretty f*** if you cannot bring in your own style together with a ghostwriter. Or is that even possible? lol.

Just keep your own way of doing music. And never wander a different path, even if Kiwamu says so. And be always careful for any contract you sign. Don't give too much away. Just be careful. But lately SW seems to be okay. So I guess Kiwamu learned a lot by losing some of his best bands. Yet, always keep close to your own style of music, don't change because someone forced you.

Maybe he learned from the past. I don't live in Tokyo.. or Japan. (I know it feels so for many)... 😛 I don't go back before half November.

the 2/18 gig? but you better can not deal with kiwamu tho...

@robkunI've checked them out all these are my comments to them. New Rote’ka (ニューロティカ) They play very easy to like melody. Vocalist can sing, but that's it. This band is more about the lyrics, their PV's are really fun to watch. For those who wanna follow https://twitter.com/NEW_ROTEKA https://newroteka.yoshimoto-me.co.jp/ COBRA are not active anymore (sadly), Their sound is really amazing, Anyway the guitarist and Bass are now in LAUGHIN' NOSE, which is also a very popular band! http://www.laughin.net/ https://twitter.com/LaughinNose_ STANCE PUNKS I know them, also a great still active band! https://twitter.com/koh_stancepunks https://twitter.com/STANCE_PUNKSnow https://twitter.com/TSURU8969 https://twitter.com/stancepunks_g BOMB FACTORY Pretty much English lyrics isn't? Sounds okay. But no release since 2016 anymore... http://www.bombfactory.jp/ https://twitter.com/BxFofficial I guess they even have changed their sound a bit? Can't really found any recent live videos sadly. So can't really say that... maybe they have? KIkeiji (奇形児) Still very obscure.... https://kikeiji.info/ https://twitter.com/kikeiji_info FLULLTRAP Yes sounds good, this June they are back for a live again, but they still say that they are disbanded. https://twitter.com/betchi_valtanV https://twitter.com/shige666rock THE ERECTIONS Ah, they are active time by time. For sure a kickass band to see live. https://www.facebook.com/THE-ERECTiONS-1476019305962011/ SA How can you dislike their current stuff? Their current stuff is also amazing. I like both so for me it's not a problem ^o^ Somehow, I saw these guys somewhere before... http://sa-web.jp/ https://twitter.com/sa_staff https://www.facebook.com/samuraiattack/ Lolita No. 18 (ロリータ18号) I see their name once a while, but can't stand such female voice... I would recommend you: Jack Chicken Strippers & PEACH RAMONE NICKEY & THE WARRIORS Their music doesn't sound like punk to me. more kinda old "pop rock, pop punk". nowadays it's a mix of pop, rock and punk. But how they sound, isn't easy to find. You gotta go to a live. Currently beside Sally (The Reward), she is the most famous female vocalist, both play with well known rock and punk artists. https://www.facebook.com/nickey.book/ https://twitter.com/NICKEY64234386 https://twitter.com/NickeyWarriors GOOD 4 NOTHING Nice band for the music they make KING BROTHERS Nice band for the music they make ABNORMALS Nice band for the music they make http://ab-normals.com/ In a couple of days, I will drop some more "unknown, smaller" bands~

Another band I love I don't remember if I really saw them live or not.... I saw a bunch of bands that day and also talked a lot with people... But bought their 2 albums and some goodies to support them, the guys were super nice, and really rock on stage (^_^)

So I've checked out the other bands you guys pointed at. FOXPILL CULT - know them. but it's not my cup of tea. But the members are kind and great musicans. THE NOVEMBERS - beautiful sound, if you like this type of music. They remember me of BORIS. Unlucky Morpheus - Very great. Why don't more people speak of them here on MH? But are they actually visual kei? or are they also a band who actually don't wanna be called like that? Surly gonna check them out more often! Zemeth - Very Melodic Death Metal. Nicely done. YAMAGEN'S DEVILELIET - not bad, but are they actually still active? Thanks for sharing (^^) こけしDoll and THE 給料日, not my type of style, but they play their style really good. MUSHAxKUSHA I don't know what to feel about this band... They really super weird... 死ね死ね団 (Shine Shine Dan) I know them, Last year they wanted to be active again.. but something happened to the vocalist and he seems still to be recovering? And I leave the post with this band moll

@Jigsaw9 ahh, yes I know The Birthday, they are still active ^^ Sounds super amazing, perfect melody, and his voice fits it perfectly ❤️ https://rockin-blues.com/thebirthday/ ROSSO（ロッソ）Was also a lovely band, included the bassist from Blank yet City. I'll check the rest in a bit. Edit Droog vocalist is now active in a new band named Dudes and Lüstzöe. Dudes doesn't sound that bad, but I guess Droog was more likely. Lüstzöe is just naaa.....can't even call that rock.

@NICKT The Birthday?? can you share a MV? The only the birthday I know is a visualkei band (^^; and the name is too common. the rest I check later, , coldrain, crossfaith, SiM also fits in, but they don't make the type of music I really search for. but really great bands, who also have many overseas fans. But gonna check the rest～ EDIT: @NICKT Went though everything. [Alexandros], Flumpool, Frederic, m:a.ture, SPYAIR, Survive Said The Prophet I don't like this type of rock that much, it's good, just can't get into the vocalist voice, somehow it sounds too sweet. Gackt Hyde, Miyavi Both vk and non vkei, depends very. I prefer GACKT over Hyde a lot. However I never liked Miyavi, he is a great guitarist, but singer.. not a tall. ikimono gakari，Superfly; is more pop rock, nice band if you love Japanese pop. MAN WITH A MISSION: already know them, but they don't stand out enough to keep my attention, however they make good music. Nishikawa Takanori: I really love his voice. But his style of making music is not the music I actually looking for. But he surly is an artist we never should forget. I respect him a lot. Noisycell: Lot's of covers on their youtube. Don't know what to feel after also checked their own songs... Not band not good ether. OLDCODEX Not the type of rock I looking for, but for what they are doing they really are amazing! Polkadot Stingray: female vocalist, sounds nice, but it's much much poppy. But recommend for those who love poprock! サカナクション already long disbanded... made the typical poppy rock of that time Sever Black Paranoia - Not the type of music I'm looking for, but they doing their job really well. I like it. Kobayashi Taro: Ah someone who sings lot's of anime songs. Nice, but it's not what I am looking for. but will keep an eye on it. UVERworld: Not the type of rock I am really looking for, but they are still going on band and are still very very popular in Japan. Also ex-KLACK vocalist U totally is in love with this band 😛 But you really shared a nice list! People who like rock with a bit more softy guy voice should really try [Alexandros], Flumpool, Frederic, m:a.ture, SPYAIR, Survive Said The Prophet and UVERworld. And there also a bunch of more unknown bands who play in this style; for that I recommend

If you look up to the past of the other members you also notice that guitarist and bass were not in any band for some years, still in those time they could have gotten more and more connections to even come back with a killer band which could hit no.1 straight away. Also what I think they "used" the fame of "AvelCain" to get KIZU promoted. Everyone thought "oh, it gotta be something to do with a new project of AvelCain" but nope.. it seemed to be a kinda "new" band. still with known musicians but nothing what people excepted. Still they got all attention from the visual kei world. Everyone was talking about it. Or was LIME really that loved? would people really loved him in a new band if it wasn't promoted this way? Everybody talked about we want KARMA back.... of course that doesn't goes unnoticed. And Kizu went pretty much promoted in an Avelchain style, flyers etc.... LIME left LEZARD at 2016-06-19 (one month before avelcain break up) AvelCain broke up 2016-07-27 They announced their disbandment on 2016/03/12 Kizu was announced 2017-02-20 Somehow stinky 😛 If Avelchain didn't broke up, maybe Kizu would never gotten this attention at all.

Vocalist movements reminds me of a different vocalist, don't know straight away who. New and old tunes, it's a nice band, they didn't blow me away, (I'm sure you already guessed that) But they are a good rock band which people can easy like. Everybody should check this band out, and if it's possible and if you have the time/money... go to one of their lives 100%. You return back home with some goods and a cd for sure... Thanks for sharing! I thinks this song you shared could even be a vkei song

Yes, he should not be forgotten, however I like Black Jet City more than his current projects. Somehow his current projects are lacking something for me. Still not bad tho (^_^) But maybe it's also because BJC musicians truly hit the melody to his voice perfectly. While maybe his new works focus lies a lot on the female drummer too. (currently he is most active solo and as 浅井健一&THE INTERCHANGE KILLS)