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I shalt give this thread a new spin and give people (who would give fucks anyway) a bit of info on what I have been jamming to while this shoddy season called "Summer" kicked in and work has been bothering me more than before:
 

 
Bowery Electric doe...

But to be honest, guys, we still have to wait for more details from the band themselves since TMZ does not really have that good of a track record to begin with (i.e. falling for dead hoaxes years ago or so).
 
Here's to Mike Shinoda and his take on this, I admit I may have been too quick...

As long as depression isn't treated as the fuckin life-ruiner illness that it is, as long as people think it's not thaaaat of a big deal, we'll keep losing people to it.
 
wasn't a fan, but this is such a shame. RIP.

Might as well add to those talking points I noticed here that politicking has pretty much twisted our humane empathy and ability to socialize with pretty much everyone - the prime fuel for bigotry tbe.
 
Politicking has been always dirty and corrupted everywhere, which merely questions whether it is sensible to bring up extremely partisan views anymore (horseshoe theory is no BS), and is the dialogue even likely at this point - if we seek to preserve the meaning of "dialogue".
 
The war of slurs and provocations is getting a lot worse, standards are forgotten, common concerns are smokescreened (e.g. healthcare in my country) and everyone will hate each other...

Aww, come on. We just want to have cute pet names for the most kawaii band in the industry.

Why is it that you still don't understand the purpose of stage names? What is wrong with "Kyo"?

Why is it that you still don't understand the purpose of stage names? What is wrong with "Kyo"?

Why is it that you still don't understand the purpose of stage names? What is wrong with "Kyo"?

Why is it that you still don't understand the purpose of stage names? What is wrong with "Kyo"?

Why is it that you still don't understand the purpose of stage names? What is wrong with "Kyo"?

Kyo's real name is Hironori Nishimura, not Touru. But as his stage name is Kyo you should probably refer him to as that. 

To be quite frank, twitter's conditions for what should be shadowbanned are downright D U M B in overall.
 
Even if the idea itself is much older than Twitter (going back to those vBulletin heydays with "stealthbanning") - retarded concept nonetheless.

Yoin was one of the best songs Gazette wrote (or Aoi I should say) from 2011-2013. Ibitsu just sounds like a rearranged Shiver to me, which in turn reminded me of Regret. 
 
Anyway, I listen to Division more than Toxic and Beautiful Deformity. I think the whole split disc concept was a huge failure (especially since there was a single disc version anyway), but that at least made it easy to avoid Ruki's ill-conceived takes on industrial metal. 
 
I'm curious where they're headed next stylistically. I liked Dogma, but it was not an evolution of the band's sound in any way; it was Gazette without ballads. And I'm hoping Ruki loosens his iron grip a bit for the next album. 

Not that I am attempting to necro another thread again, but I'd love to add more to my point w/ that Friedman video:
 
It's a real shame that YT terminated one of those anime otaku accounts with tons of good theory/trivia stuff on how Japan espoused the waves of American/European influence and made into something of their own. I could retell the whole analysis he churned out but to put it bluntly,  Japanese are not fixed on the idea of "how to start with what kind of chord if we play in this key" or rules set by the trends of our times. Even now you may hear that according to the folks outside of our circles our preferences are "all over the place" due to our twisted expectations of metal outfits and their sound.
 
So, the prime instance of hypocrisy lies in the fact that while the most stanny ones are cherishing this microcosm of "everything" genre-wise thanks to Japanese perception of "boundaries", their  personal takes on enjoying genres per se are heavily biased, further away from the actual picture:
 
They will reject "roots music" of their personal "favorite genre" as defined by themselves inside the boundaries of their musical "microcosm". When you see them for instance, saying things like that "hey, I enjoy symphonic metal - I listen to Matenrou, Versailles and Galneryus!",  don't buy immediately into the idea that they will warm to the "essentials" of the said genre. My personal experience was the main reason why I had to write all of this, since I had, and still have a bit of hard time in getting into "purist" variants of my favorite genres (western ones, since we are not touching trad music here).
 
 
As we speak, that is also why I am trying so hard but almost in vain to lose the grip on Japanese music even for the hecking 2 months or so, just to understand the "roots music" concept without any prior expectations...my two cents though, not 100% related to what OP said, sorry
 
 
 
 

well at least he's not singing again

All of you guys pretending that ViViD never existed nor that their progress was way too fast for acts of such calibre...
 
Lol.
 
@Kiryu999NIL was their major debut album (with King records AFAIK, which technically makes Cassis their very first major debut)

All of you guys pretending that ViViD never existed nor that their progress was way too fast for acts of such calibre...
 
Lol.
 
@Kiryu999NIL was their major debut album (with King records AFAIK, which technically makes Cassis their very first major debut)

That's because nobody ever wants to see another Dir en grey. 

https://obs.line-scdn.net/0m0ecf6f4ce84d280e363e60532d61776625370c317e1870124266455177285d4b3b3b626342533e685c6954757a4d341a73693a7b2f5d397e626e2e67697f7d14206361747a147e01626f3a734d666a6e732d63662a172d58244e
 
 
Tatsuya surely embraced his drastic oyajisation (Syndrome guy, obviously)
 
source: https://lineblog.me/tatsuya_iijima/
(yes, THE SAME Tatsuya Iijima name you have seen a few years ago)

https://obs.line-scdn.net/0m0ecf6f4ce84d280e363e60532d61776625370c317e1870124266455177285d4b3b3b626342533e685c6954757a4d341a73693a7b2f5d397e626e2e67697f7d14206361747a147e01626f3a734d666a6e732d63662a172d58244e
 
 
Tatsuya surely embraced his drastic oyajisation (Syndrome guy, obviously)
 
source: https://lineblog.me/tatsuya_iijima/
(yes, THE SAME Tatsuya Iijima name you have seen a few years ago)

Never rely on DEG fanbase and its standards when it comes to trying out anything outside of their usual post-Uroboros comfort zone. Sad to see denialist fans squirming and wriggling when cold truths are sounded out about how crucial it is for Dirs to get their creative shit together outside of DEG.  Maybe it's not the "DEG quality" they are seeking, but should it be though? What is their preferred alternative?
 
Now only if Toshiya decides to do solo, it could be kinda "palatable" too  (the second guy in DEG who actually got a bit "easier" with his tastes), and that's where popcorns are definitely recommended

The PV concept is so simple yet Taiki, Minami and So still make it much more fun than anything else off this year tbqh
 
They are progressing steadily and I am more than thrilled about this. Definitely the band with clear signs of evolution.

Anyways, to compensate for falling for that trolling bait of a post:
 
Kyo kinda impro-ing over this and gang vocals in this version would make it quite a pretty interesting track for DEG to revise (not BASILISK, sorry)
 
PLC could easily make this a bit more happier than it is already
 
Something tells me that MERRY may choose a track where Nero could do some of his Tetsu worshiping stuff, i.e. more drum time. But easily jazzable songs may do too.
 
But yeah, especially the second embed I had there could be done easily by anyone out of that list - except for Acid Android ofc. Not sure about So... and Lullaby though.
 
edit:
 
 
Drop a few steps down to A# minor and you will have a more likely DEZERT half-ballad cover,but drums here might be too technically tough for Sora to pull off - have yet to see him pulling off some complex rhythmic lines...

Would be fun to hear someone like lynch or MUCC cover this track in a beefed-up metallic version:
 
 
edit: Also, this just sounds tailored for MERRY.  
 
 

Considering Kyo's affinity towards anything old skwl horror/mystery (see: sukekiyo's name origins), Zozo could actually be the same Zozo they talk about in Ouija circles (the poltergeist-like demon or something like that, ouija enthusiasts welp)
 
That's just me though since it wouldn't be surprising if Kyo still sticks to "demonic references" just like in Dir...
 
Speaking of songs, are some of those kanjis that Kyo uses in their titles rather ancient ones (much closer to Chinese hanzi, for that matter)? E.g. I would never be able to guess how the heck "Hidauta" was supposed to be romanized like that...in trad. Chinese someone could guess "folding song" but wtf lol.