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- While their songs don't contain the best compositions nor vocals, MEJIBRAY is fun to just casually listen to.

- The tone of Aki's (アルルカン/Arlequin's vocalist) voice is pleasant to listen to despite him lacking the singing technique most VK vocalists use.

- While not fans of them at all, I don't mind the gaijins attempting to make themselves and their careers geared towards VK. Ignoring the fact gaijins are... well, white and not Japanese, their voices typically have the same quality (ex: YOHIO).

- DADAROMA is an absolute joke and THIS IS "LIVE" confirmed that further with the obnoxious tracks both the A and B side consist of.

- I enjoy ペンタゴン/pentagon's music despite the bandmen not being visually appealing in the slightest.

A band that's definitely guilty of this is ギャロ/THE GALLO (I mean, the entire LUCIFERO album was a bunch of remakes of songs from their self-titled GALLO album). In their case it was apparently because he couldn't bear some of the old lyrics/dissatisfaction with the way they had been written, composed and performed prior. At least, that's according to Jojo. I personally think the songs on the LUCIFERO album could be classified as different songs—albeit, with the same titles—for the most part, but they're still remakes nonetheless.

In other cases, I think it could definitely be a result of attempting to grab just a bit more cash like others have already said. I think the most prominent example of this is アルルカン/Arlequin's maxi single 価値観の違いは唯一の救いだった (Kachikan no Chigai wa Yuiitsu no Sukuidatta) which also had a cluster of re-recordings on it. It could just be me, but I definitely didn't see a reason for the re-recordings since most of the songs sound really damn similar if not almost exactly the same. Aki's vocals didn't develop more over time and sound almost exactly as they had and I think the same for the instrumentals. Unless there was a different reason behind it was explained which I haven't seen (which is surely possible!), I think it was just them trying to get extra money off of mediocre content.

The whole "remake trend" makes me cock and shake my head with both confusion and mild disbelief (for lack of a better word), but still doesn't exactly bother me. You gotta do what you gotta do ig.

I use a pair of PHIATON MS-530 headphones and have been since 2015 and they work so well. They have a noise-cancelling feature on the left side that glows green when the NC is on. They're wireless but do come with a wire also. The microphone works well too in my experience. Depending on your budget, they could be considered a bit pricey, but I think it's definitely worth it! I can take some pictures if requested to do so.

Before that, I used to use a pair of Beats headphones from around 2013 (cost around 300 USD at the time I purchased), but they broke when I dropped them. They still work, but they just don't look good at all LOL

翡翠 (Hisui) - Madeth gray'll

IZAM - SHAZNA

Maria Cross

I love Madeth gray'll and SHAZNA's music, but their vocalists are admittedly pretty bad lol

Underrated (in no specific order): 

月白 (Tsukishiro) - GreeΣ

葵 (kazuki) - xaa-xaa

祈狂 (kikyo) - La'veil Mizeria

ナガシマユイ (nagashima yui) - Hakubishin (somehow I see potential in him LOL)

L - ex. The 3rd Birthday, ex. Balalaika

Kaya

櫻井有紀 (YUKI/Yuki Sakurai) - ex. Raphael, rice

Overrated (in no specific order):

Tsuzuku - MEJIBRAY

Ruki - the GazettE

Kyo - DIR EN GREY

hide, Toshi - X Japan

Kamijo

Jojo's voice definitely had a different sound in "KERBEROS". The change of sound in his voice turned me off from it at first, but it definitely grew on me as I kept listening. However, it seems like he can sing it decently live. I'm actually surprised considering Jojo's wonky vocals live lol.

On the other two tracks, his voice sounds as it typically does imo. I'm very fond of all of the songs on "KERBEROS", but I think my favorite track on the single would have to be  神鯨型潜水艦・黒鯨 (Kami Kujira Gatasensuikan Kokugei).

Tbh, I can only hope these were experimental songs rather than a style they'll keep. Regardless, I look forward to see what else they have in store for us.

I've been lurking the forums for probably a year (give-or-take a couple of months) and decided to make an account once I felt that I understood better how the community functions and behaves.

Some of the bands I like (in no specific order) are ギャロ (THE GALLO), GreeΣ, ザアザア (xaa-xaa), 真天地開闢集団-ジグザグ (ZigZag), Develop One's Faculties, アルルカン (Arlequin), MALICE MIZER, and Plastic Tree. Some of these I'm admittedly embarrassed to have a fondness for (LOL).

Anyways, I hope to get along with you all! ♡