SakuraFox512

PV for グレージュ (GRIEGE or GREGE?). Love the song. Guitar parts are beautiful. According to Kiyo's tweet where he announced this PV, most of the album is bass-less like this track. Katsuma of coldrain is on drums. Kouichi Korenaga is on guitar.
 
Three preview tracks from the album have been released so far for the songs: SURVIVE OF VISION, GRIEGE, and OUTSIDER.
 
Really happy with all three.

ah my favorite anime "Giu- Giu sempai"

I haven't actively listened to any new VK since 9goats disbanded, they really were a very special band.
 
I looked through your posts real quick and didn't see a single mention of Plastic Tree, if you want shoegaze inspired VK you really ought to do yourself a favor and check out some of their stuff. They always had a history of flirting with shoegaze and taking elements from the british alternative scene but the most recent music I heard from them really cranked those influences up to 11.
 
 

I'd actually like to see more vkei bands do something with shoegaze, postrock, or melancholy rock. There's been a gaping hole where 9goats black out used to be and I don't think anyone else has done it quite like them.
 
Or something that's a mix between genres like death metal/black metal and traditional Japanese folk music I think would be very interesting. I'm really into the sound aesthetics of Japanese folk horror (not sure what to call the use of instruments like flutes, traditional drums, and shamisen, so I just made up a name) so mixing that with some catchy metal riffs and some death metal screams sounds like a match made in heaven.

Jazz; it's such an underrated genre.

eurobeat, cuz why the hell not?

Yes, More Sugar (pun intended)

Instead of having the scene go around appropriating gimmicks I'd just rather have it go back to what it used to be. It's not like anything has happened in rock music in over ten years other than metalcore dying and a collective turning back the clock to feed on nostalgia, which then as a result synthesised what he have now with our impression of the past. It happened in vk too sort of with nu-metal coming back and bands getting darker and edgier, but it petered out finally once AINS was gone and now what we got is r-fucking-shitei and raido cutting themselves in music videos. The best thing that I could hope for is bands like that we got with that wave but just better, and with more (post-)punk and definitely less metal. I think a lot of band guys miss this old school attitude and music too from what I can tell from interviews, and yet they seem to be hopelessly inept in realising it. I guess they can want what they want but if the gya ain't buying it, they ain't going to do it. And since we're here I wouldn't mind something going were bands like La'cryma christi, Luna Sea, L'arc and Eins:Vier were going at their most ambitious but this will never happen.
 
Either way I want something darker, visceral and ambitious done with the genre's already existing foundations instead of some fucking flavor of the month metal gimmick. I mean come on that's just terrible.
 
 
 
 

Wholeheatedly agree. Adding to this, I feel like the scene needs more memorable characters like Mana, hide, YOSHIKI and Kiyoharu. Even Kyo during his scratching-his-mouth-apart phase. They all brought some sort of mysterious aura that drew people to them and consequently the scene as a whole and that's important too. We have people like KAMIJO, Gara, Ao Sakurai etc who pull their antics to a certain degree, but it's all rather subdued compared to the theatrics we used to have back then. We all know visual kei isn't all about the music, but once you couple some sterile metal with boring personalities who literally bring nothing to the table performance-wise, things are faded to be unmemorable.

FULL MUSIC VIDEO LOL 
 
 

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The new album is  available to pre-order on iTunes jp,de,en (i think world wide)... 
 
 
 

and again U_U
 
 

Really cool/unique song intros that lead into a generic rest of the song.

Personal thing that annoys me, not all bands do this but, fucking A/B/C/D types oh my fucking god. Please just release everything on a "master cd" too because only obsessed bangyas or rich fans (aka not me and most of my VK friends) buy all cd types. I already think I'm stupid for having bought two types of one cd a little while ago because I just wanted to see the making-of, which was a little dissapointing ngl.
 
Besides I too think that the whole secretive part to VK is kinda stupid, there's nothing wrong about age, sexuality nor relationships. Seriously, in the west celebrities who are in a relationship get labelled as "goals" by their fans, but eastern celebrities like VK-artists and idols too get sooooo much hate for it??? I still really hate the Kiryu bangyas for having sent all those emails to Takemasa last year telling him to kill himself after they found out he was married.
 
Also the YouTuber thing that's kinda happening to some bands, it's kinda fun, but only for the Japanese fans. I can barely follow any video because I just don't understand. Some video's can be funny if the video is obvious in what's happening like changing instruments or smth, but when they're just talking or eating, it's just... "Okay so do I just listen or what am I supposed to do?". I haven't seen many video's that actually have English subtitles, only a few, and a few on blogs with fan-made translations. Even then it's still kinda boring if you keep having to look away from the video to read the text on the blog.

That they look like women. Man, I love the music but looking at artists sometimes and just see a bunch of gay looking dudes.

the swedes

Ah—I kinda figured—Let's just hope that movie isn't 'Plastic Tree' :B

Album art and tracklist have been revealed!:

Limited ed. cover art:


Standard ed. cover art:


Tracklist:
01.) survive of vison
02.) Geretsu (下劣)
03.) Outsider (アウトサイダー)
04.) Greige (グレージュ)
05.) Sakkaku Refrain (錯覚リフレイン)
06.) Ryoujoku (凌辱)
07.) Senrei (洗礼)
08.) Uso to Oroka (嘘と愚か)
09.) Yume-oi (夢追い)
10.) Romantic (ロマンティック)
11.) Boukyaku no Sora 25th anniversary Ver. (忘却の空) [Limited edition version-only]


(Also, while not an official announcement, according to reports from the listening event that was held a couple of days ago, the album has little bass presence, musically) 

Just learned I'll be getting the Ltd as a gift, so no worries on that front, I reckon.

Honestly though, I worry that VIctor Entertainment will do like they did with Ink's special ltd. version (hideously expensive...and then they went and released the live DVD that came with it separately later on and added bonus content to try to entice people into basically double-dipping). It's not my money being spent, but it'd suck to splurge on the limited version of this only for there to be a cheaper option shortly after. I've warned them and all, but I'd still feel guilty if it happened.
 
They said around the time of dooAdore's release that it was a turning point to their final phase and Taro implied early in his solo career he wasn't sure how long he was going to be able keep on singing. Unless something significant changed in the past two years, it's pretty possible it will be.

Just learned I'll be getting the Ltd as a gift, so no worries on that front, I reckon.

Honestly though, I worry that VIctor Entertainment will do like they did with Ink's special ltd. version (hideously expensive...and then they went and released the live DVD that came with it separately later on and added bonus content to try to entice people into basically double-dipping). It's not my money being spent, but it'd suck to splurge on the limited version of this only for there to be a cheaper option shortly after. I've warned them and all, but I'd still feel guilty if it happened.
 
They said around the time of dooAdore's release that it was a turning point to their final phase and Taro implied early in his solo career he wasn't sure how long he was going to be able keep on singing. Unless something significant changed in the past two years, it's pretty possible it will be.

Just learned I'll be getting the Ltd as a gift, so no worries on that front, I reckon.

Honestly though, I worry that VIctor Entertainment will do like they did with Ink's special ltd. version (hideously expensive...and then they went and released the live DVD that came with it separately later on and added bonus content to try to entice people into basically double-dipping). It's not my money being spent, but it'd suck to splurge on the limited version of this only for there to be a cheaper option shortly after. I've warned them and all, but I'd still feel guilty if it happened.
 
They said around the time of dooAdore's release that it was a turning point to their final phase and Taro implied early in his solo career he wasn't sure how long he was going to be able keep on singing. Unless something significant changed in the past two years, it's pretty possible it will be.

Album art and tracklist have been revealed!:

Limited ed. cover art:


Standard ed. cover art:


Tracklist:
01.) survive of vison
02.) Geretsu (下劣)
03.) Outsider (アウトサイダー)
04.) Greige (グレージュ)
05.) Sakkaku Refrain (錯覚リフレイン)
06.) Ryoujoku (凌辱)
07.) Senrei (洗礼)
08.) Uso to Oroka (嘘と愚か)
09.) Yume-oi (夢追い)
10.) Romantic (ロマンティック)
11.) Boukyaku no Sora 25th anniversary Ver. (忘却の空) [Limited edition version-only]


(Also, while not an official announcement, according to reports from the listening event that was held a couple of days ago, the album has little bass presence, musically) 

The tracklist, cover art, and new artist image has been revealed:



The album will be released in two types -- a standard edition (main CD only) for 3,300 yen [tax inc.], and a special limited version (11 CD+DVD+80p Photobook+Luxury box) for 17,380 yen [tax inc.]

Main CD tracklist:
01.) Amanojaku (あまのじゃく)
02.) Medusa (メデューサ)
03.) Senzou (潜像)
04.) C.C.C.
05.) remain
06.) Swing Noir ( スウィング・ノワール)
07.) Inside-Out ( インサイドアウト)
08.) Light.Gentle.and Soul.
09.) Tsuki ni Negai wo (月に願いを)
10.)  End roll. (エンドロール。)
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The other 10 CDs exclusive to the limited version are singles of each of the songs on the album. Each includes three tracks -- the original song, an instrumental version, and a demo version, like so:

CD single #1:
01.) Amanojaku
02.) Amanojaku [Instrumental]
03.) Amanojaku [Pre-production ver.]

CD single #2:
01.) Medusa
02.) Medusa [Instrumental]
03.) Medusa [Pre-production ver.]
etc.

Each of the singles will have its own cover art based off of the song's image.
--------------------------------------------------------------
The DVD included in the limited version is basically a continuation of Zoku . B-men Gahou's footage. That is to say, it'll feature the band talking about the production of the album over food and booze (60+ min.)
--------------------------------------------------------------
As mentioned above, the photobook will be 80 pages in total.
--------------------------------------------------------------
Finally, there are pre-order bonuses for pre-ordering the album between January 24 and February 17, 2020:

* The standard edition will come with a ten color ballpoint pen
* The limited version will come with a DVD-R containing making-of footage for the album trailer and artwork trailer
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The tracklist, cover art, and new artist image has been revealed:



The album will be released in two types -- a standard edition (main CD only) for 3,300 yen [tax inc.], and a special limited version (11 CD+DVD+80p Photobook+Luxury box) for 17,380 yen [tax inc.]

Main CD tracklist:
01.) Amanojaku (あまのじゃく)
02.) Medusa (メデューサ)
03.) Senzou (潜像)
04.) C.C.C.
05.) remain
06.) Swing Noir ( スウィング・ノワール)
07.) Inside-Out ( インサイドアウト)
08.) Light.Gentle.and Soul.
09.) Tsuki ni Negai wo (月に願いを)
10.)  End roll. (エンドロール。)
-----------------------------------------------------
The other 10 CDs exclusive to the limited version are singles of each of the songs on the album. Each includes three tracks -- the original song, an instrumental version, and a demo version, like so:

CD single #1:
01.) Amanojaku
02.) Amanojaku [Instrumental]
03.) Amanojaku [Pre-production ver.]

CD single #2:
01.) Medusa
02.) Medusa [Instrumental]
03.) Medusa [Pre-production ver.]
etc.

Each of the singles will have its own cover art based off of the song's image.
--------------------------------------------------------------
The DVD included in the limited version is basically a continuation of Zoku . B-men Gahou's footage. That is to say, it'll feature the band talking about the production of the album over food and booze (60+ min.)
--------------------------------------------------------------
As mentioned above, the photobook will be 80 pages in total.
--------------------------------------------------------------
Finally, there are pre-order bonuses for pre-ordering the album between January 24 and February 17, 2020:

* The standard edition will come with a ten color ballpoint pen
* The limited version will come with a DVD-R containing making-of footage for the album trailer and artwork trailer
----------------------------------------------------------------

 

The tracklist, cover art, and new artist image has been revealed:



The album will be released in two types -- a standard edition (main CD only) for 3,300 yen [tax inc.], and a special limited version (11 CD+DVD+80p Photobook+Luxury box) for 17,380 yen [tax inc.]

Main CD tracklist:
01.) Amanojaku (あまのじゃく)
02.) Medusa (メデューサ)
03.) Senzou (潜像)
04.) C.C.C.
05.) remain
06.) Swing Noir ( スウィング・ノワール)
07.) Inside-Out ( インサイドアウト)
08.) Light.Gentle.and Soul.
09.) Tsuki ni Negai wo (月に願いを)
10.)  End roll. (エンドロール。)
-----------------------------------------------------
The other 10 CDs exclusive to the limited version are singles of each of the songs on the album. Each includes three tracks -- the original song, an instrumental version, and a demo version, like so:

CD single #1:
01.) Amanojaku
02.) Amanojaku [Instrumental]
03.) Amanojaku [Pre-production ver.]

CD single #2:
01.) Medusa
02.) Medusa [Instrumental]
03.) Medusa [Pre-production ver.]
etc.

Each of the singles will have its own cover art based off of the song's image.
--------------------------------------------------------------
The DVD included in the limited version is basically a continuation of Zoku . B-men Gahou's footage. That is to say, it'll feature the band talking about the production of the album over food and booze (60+ min.)
--------------------------------------------------------------
As mentioned above, the photobook will be 80 pages in total.
--------------------------------------------------------------
Finally, there are pre-order bonuses for pre-ordering the album between January 24 and February 17, 2020:

* The standard edition will come with a ten color ballpoint pen
* The limited version will come with a DVD-R containing making-of footage for the album trailer and artwork trailer
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