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Has anyone mentionedl lll-Ligro-'s Tamerai album which was cancelled before its release due to vo. Hinata leaving the band? Not sure how finished it was though. At least a song ("Basket Case") was released to the public but I haven't seen it anywhere on the internet

I'm so sorry to break the string but this gotta be the most significant string of threads I've seen here.

His speaking is so pleasant to listen to. I'd second the "What's in my bag" thing!

Those electronic noises subtract more than add to the song.

I'm glad they didn't gave up! I'm not really hyped by anything but I quite liked the inclusion of symphonic influences on their sound. It's implemented way better than how they've done with electronic stuff in the past.

Which other girl? IIRC the only female bandmember on SL was Rio. Looking forward to this! I quite liked Secilia Luna back when they still played. It's been quite a while.

Any word on Believer's Iris?

"Koufoku Ron" isn't that bad but it's kind of the underwhelming early Dimlim sound that doesn't really take me anywhere. The vocalists screams need a bit more of polishing but I really like his style (his high ass squealing sounds way cleaner than Sho's - kinda like Hinata from Ligro and the way he mixes inhales and exhales is pretty cool). The cleans were pretty bad though. "Adolfism" doesn't sound good at all and couldn't have a cringier songtitle. The final shriek was really cool though I still think the best thing that Issei ever did was leave Dimlim.

Mirai's "nobody is going to like it" attitude is annoying as fuck. It's like a teen girl fishing for compliments when she posts photos on social media. The song is pretty good though! I like how the production isn't ass this time. Musically it's the most "traditional metal" they've done since Gallows Gallery?

Yeah I'd say that it was the worst album I've heard in 2018 so far. The musicianship is definitely good but composition-wise it's simply amateurish. Their stuff was never well-produced but the album sounds pretty bad, the guitars almost sound like VST sometimes and the drums couldn't sound more triggered (does anyone knows if Zyean records his drum parts on an electronic drum kit? That would make a lot of sense). Ricko isn't a perfect vocalist and his crappy english gave a charming charachter to his voice but I don't think he sounds good here. Also what was the deal with "Petrichor"? It simply doesn't fit the album. Also, good fucking god, can Ricko's lyrics be any more cringy? "ELIZA" lyrics make me feel ashamed of myself for listening to it. This dude should simply write in japanese, his english pretty much only consist of "MOTHERFUCKER BITCH BLEGH"

Uroboros > Vulgar > DSS > Gauze > Arche > WtD > Marrow > Macabre > Either Kisou or TIW I already wore my protection and have a wooden club by my side if necessary. Not sure what I'd place on the bottom place but I dislike both deeply I'd have to listen to Kisou again in order to compare it to TIW but I haven't heard it in years and I'm not willing to rn.

Why are vocalists always the shortest band members? Looking forward to the single, Steroid was amazing.

0:50 on that teaser lol what was that

Those remakes are more listenable than the album but I didn't really see much purpose on them. They sound roughly the same than their original counterparts (my hypothesis: They were considered for inclusion on Vestige of Scratches but got ditched - maybe that would explain the different production than the album?). I know how controversial the "it's barely the same song" 2008-2013 remakes were but god I love those. I'm surprised "Kigan" got so much hate because it was the one I liked the most. (Lol at that lame attempt at a whistle shriek and Shinya will most likely flub that drum fill on the "Death Education" part I'm not really a fan of the original so I think this is a slight improvement? I don't really listen to any other version of "Wake/Riyuu" than the one from Blitz 5 Days (and I only listen to that one when I want to feel really miserable). I like the production on Macabre so I think mix-wise this is the only track that got a downgrade on that regard. Overall it's just bland and emotionless (like what they did with the "Kasumi" or "The Final" remakes. Everything is there but the passion just isn't. The breakdown-y bit during the solo was kinda cute. I don't like the original "The Deeper Vileness" either so I think this is slightly better but it's nothing sort of groundbreaking. I suppose it will work better live? Good God, I hate that album cover, it's a jumpscare everytime I scroll a page

I put my thoughs inside a spoiler box because it's A LOT of stuff. inb4 this is my "forum-suicide"

I'm gonna listen to it right now. I'll give my first impressions in 50 minutes or so. I have the impression this will be my least favorite album by them to date but let's see if I can be surprised.

I know the last thing one should do when it comes to DeG (or Sukekiyo for that matter) is creating a impression of something just from the samples, but I'm not feeling this at all. Maybe keeping low expectations for it might surprise me when I go to the real thing since I recall not digging what I heard from Arche back when the 10 seconds samples were released. The one I liked the best from the samples was "Phenomenon" and then the track was one completely different thing altogether. Just let me get something off my chest, the rap-ish parts of Value of Madness are cringey af. Also, the drumbeat on "Devote My Life" could work well on a country song lol.

My internet is working at like 10% of its normal speed right now so I don't know if I'll be able to listen to it, but for people who were expecting an epic, the 12th track "絶縁体"(can't read kanji sorry) is 7 minutes long. Most tracks are fairly short though. Utafumi sounds like it was rerecorded!

Were the song-lenghts mentioned anywhere? I remember the ones from The Unraveling being listed on Tower Records site back then. The ones from Arche also were posted somewhere because I remember someone from the brazilian DeG FB group I used to be in posting the wikipedia link with all songs written with their lenghts already. I'm like 90% sure the album won't have any longer song but one can dream, right :P

https://youtu.be/3AvGJgpRj9s?t=1m24s

The arrangement was interesting at least and the screams were actually cool, but then that chorus kicked in...

"The Inferno" is "Decayed Crow"'s poor cousin

I wouldn't say the music is that bad (considered they are demos, I've heard far worse from "finished products") but the musicianship is kinda sloppy and it sounds like the instruments aren't synched up that well. Nothing that a professionally produced release cannot fix.

I don't hate "Midwife" but there wasn't really any need to rehash the "Dreambox" freak-out (the beginning sounds like "Akatsuki" as well) The random deep-ass vocal harmony that appears for a single line and disappears again is badass though, it made my jaw drop the first time I heard it

I'm getting a bit of Onmyo-za vibes from those recent photoshoots! I mean the ones with Monk Kyo. He actually might be the same height as Kuroneko lol