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So yeah, those who have played any MGS game (preferably MGS4 too - even if it's not pleasing most people out there) know the drill. Thoughts about fifth installation so far? Yea, TPP isn't even out yet (the release date would be far, far away) but I am pretty sure that certain people have got their claws on prologue, a.k.a Ground Zeroes. I finished GZ pretty fast at my friend's - and eh, there isn't really anything outstanding/amusing for now...except for short-lived gameplay :/ Hope TPP will be more "full-length"-y (if that is even correct)

lmao Their new look is such a huge mess tbqh :/

second edit: 望遠鏡の外の景色 is ICHIGO ICHIE song tho...?

http://op2.tumblr.com/post/67983630957/op2-yoko-ono-covered-shiina-ringos-yume-no Old but gold from op2: Yume no Ato cover by Yoko Ono (well, you might know the result already, lol)

Yeti (RADWIMPS) For people following Japanese rock "from both sides" (as in both "non-vk" and "vk") like me, it's really not hard to see that Emiru (and co.) , funnily and obviously enough, "worships" Radwimps - especially their frontman Yojiro Noda. There isn't really anything worth mentioning "plagiarism-wise" (read: I can't find anything to accuse them for, lol) but yeti's indie-like position, visual and audial styles is something what you'd apply to their possible idols, or so. (if I'm really understanding what bear was trying to say...)

new look/album cover for "Gyakuyunyuu ~Kouwankyoku~" - regular edition (the other one is not really any different): She will have 4 lives in the end of May/beginning of June, for album promotion (more info on Ringohan, as usual)

LITE and THE NOVEMBERS? as wonrei said, top kek. :DDD

Btw, does that single title really mean "Metaphysical Meteor"???! I highly doubt that it'd be full-on mom ballad like HEAVEN or so :/

Stoked! edit: thanks to sadisticgossip@blogspot for more correct romanization:

He should definitely cancel his gigs in UA (or at least in Kyiv)

Something much better and "more experimental" than yumemiru this time pls

Poster for his first solo debut live a la guest appearance in Handa Koji's show. He's billed as a "visual-kei enka singer" in both TM4NS ohp and Kanagawa prefecture.

Thanks to kyotakumrau@tumblr for this piece of translation for okmusic.jp reportage (makes collab things pretty clear):

EVERLASTING sounds pretty interesting, despite the crappy quality (well of course, live rip) - very Ark/Ray-ish!

I am not going to spoil this to anyone but those who have seen the series - you know why...;_; Daft Punk - Digital Love Basically one hell of a nostalgia trip - and romantic one! Sailor Moon is the necessity in everyone's happy childhood!1!! one of my "eternal favorites", seriously. (even if my taste might change for "worse", this will be still my favorite - 15 years since my first listen!)

TK will be doing a remix of Sukekiyo song called "Zephyr" source: http://tkofficial.jp/info/ I guess we will get more collab artists informing about their remixes/collabs

So, after listening to this twice, I must say that I don't remember anything else out of this album than a) singles b )メビウス (I thought I was listening to MGMT for a moment until Shou started singing) c) +-'s WOAH OOH OOH-ing (???) d) Prelude...awkward placement there, A9 guys. Seeing as Saga made *the best* songs out of whole bunch, I think other members should really step their game up (and stop going after dubstep trend too) or at least give Saga a major role in composing. They are quite wise enough to acknowledge the fact that the reaction to GEMINI was even visible in charts/sales too (as far as I remember that). Pros: SHINING (yeah yeah, that EDM break tho), +- , Shadowplay, Daybreak, Prelude (despite being awkardly the last song) Cons: メビウス , KID, abrupt and awkward ending + effed up order (big minus there, guys). 6/10.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFTpjOcLFbU Liphlich + Kiyoharu Interview about upcoming SADS tribute album (includes Liphlich cover preview @ 21:42-ish) Will be pretty interesting version! (the YT channel has previews for DAZZLE VISION and OMEGA DRIPP too) edit: I will definitely look forward to Lycaon + Kiyoharu - interview, lol. edit2: @paradoxal: the label responsible for that release mentioned "various reasons" - nothing clear yet.

So this is basically their "last tour" then...? Seems like they are not clear about disbanding after certain lives or so. :/

I can hear GazettE's "Hyena" way too much in "Madari" if you ask me (especially the way verses go and some isolated riffs scattered throughout)

It's the same club as in BORN's "Psycho Diva" PV :/ Other than that, would've been "fun song" (as jig mentioned) without that "YEAH YEAH YEAAH YEAH YAH"-ing (which seems to be copypasted from BORN demos pretty sure lol)

covers: regular ed. limited ed.

LMAO Driver's High parody :DDD

I don't even know where to begin with in terms of your ignorant comment. Oh well! Throwing some important, actual keywords here for you to analyze (or google out, whatever suits your needs) - just in case you didn't know, history and phobia-free attitude towards events around the world really matters in present events (and to be honest, your comment really describes well how non-informed this whole "tumblr youth generation" is): 1) Stepan Bandera (and "Bandera Youth" if that is even googleable) 2) Khatyn Massacre 3) (do those really look like Russians to you? BBC showed this and no one cared, just...how?)4) Aleksandr Muzychko, aka “Sashko Beliy” ( and his notoriety during Chechnya war) 5) Taped convo in between Estonian foreign minister and EU representative (might have been handled in your local media...unless you live in Ukraine, ofc) 6) Those smartly mentioned "double standards" in Russia's statement against absurd accusations of US government - come to think of it, how many conflicts/wars have been in US' register? Guatemala, Panama, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Yugoslavia...and the list just goes on and on (and not a single fuck was given in any of those, weird). It wouldn't be far-fetched to say (in almost conspiracy theorist-like fashion) that McCain/Nuland (google their stance out too) might have supported those far-right parties financially for the sake of anti-Russian vengeance *shrug* 7) Partition Treaty between Russia and Ukraine in 1997 concerning Black Sea Fleet and troops - also: Russian troops always use insignia in their uniforms, Crimean newly formed troops don't ( as a case in point showing that there are *no* Russian troops inside the borders (yet, for now)) AND THAT'S JUST A HANDFUL! I have more evidences to show but we do have limits here too ofc! PLUS 8 ) Words of advice: get rid of your russophobia and learn some source criticism pls. You cannot just go and judge things like that without knowing a) language b ) history c) culture and d) how to see things without any media/politics-influenced bias. Might just give you some claps because you came as something...I can't even say that word here. I apologize to mods for going totally off-topic. Let this be the last political statement (hopefully!) I make in J-rock-related news - and rebelstrik, in case you want to prove me wrong, PM me with legit, non-biased evidence about that matter - and no, cold war-themed insults are not welcome, sorry!

So you are basically asking for another MOAB (well not music-wise but in "let's start from the scratch"-kind of thing)? If they will do something that excludes them *completely* from their old school era worship (like Uroboros being an obvious Macabre worshipper etc.), it's going to kill them fame/sales-wise. In case you don't believe me, try to look for such indicators which showed that DEG was relevant during their 2006-2007 era (aka the "vk killing era") in Japan - you won't definitely find any out there (well of course, DSS didn't do well either - but they still saved their "screening time" media-wise)