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title of their new maxi-single is "6月のゴキブリ" (Rokugatsu no Gokiburi), not "私はゴキブリじゃない(?)"

Wow, that's unexpected, lol. Nice to see that Hizumi is back, though. I'm curious what the music will sound like.

I don't even bother with caring if a band is a rip off anymore. It just seems like the kind of thing 14 year old girls complain about, and within music, almost everything has been a rip off.
Plus, with the rise of tribute-kei, ripping off has become more closer to what we'd call sampling in Hip Hop. We know it's from somewhere else and they want us to know too. It's actually fun to find out what riffs they sampled and how they implemented it, as they often change it up. It's still enjoyable music, it still takes skill to play, don't worry about it too much. 
I mean, Ruki didn't invent the neck stripes all on his own (anyone remember Yuuga from Devil Kitty and Saki from Cuartet?) And ripped off looks from other artists. Also, it seems petty imo to complain about copying looks.  I see a lot of fans who always complain when another vocalist has neck stripes, and I'm pretty sure none of them remember when The GazettE had more Japanesque themes and Ruki was trying to sound like Daisuke from Kagerou and were signed to the label of the dude from La'Miss Fairy lol. It just seems petty to complain about. Like, so what if I wear neck stripes and dreads? I'm not copying Ruki, I'm copying Saki from Cuartet. Get it damn right (JK lmao)
 
Basically, don't worry too much about it. Like whatever you want, everything is a rip off of something and no one is completely original. As long as you're not like claiming the entire piece as your own original creation and let people know your sampling, at least. (Or in the case of 90% of Tribute Kei, its implied that there will be ripping off lol) I do believe copyright infringement is a thing, and I've definitely seen some examples of full on ripping off, but when it comes to Visual Kei, the topic is more nuanced than a lot of more prude, puritan fans will realise. 

OH MY GOD!!!! I was just listening to Human-clad Monster on Accuradio and now this news!! HIZUMI IS BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!! 🤘

Wow, that's unexpected, lol. Nice to see that Hizumi is back, though. I'm curious what the music will sound like.

Vocals HIZUMI (ex-D'espairsRay)
 

Programming 岸利至 (KISHI) (a.b.s.)
 

Guitar MASATO (defspiral)
 
 

 

 
http://nul.tokyo/
 
The band has formed on 2019.05.25 and will perform their 1st live at SHIBUYA REX on 2019.08.16.

Bread
Elton John
Chicago
Air Supply
Dan Fogelberg
The Doobie Brothers
Stevie Wonder
Eagles
Fleetwood Mac
America
Commodores
Earth, Wind, and Fire
Michael Jackson
Jacob Collier
Nathan East
Pat Metheny Group
Kenny G
Dr. Lonnie Smith
Andrea Bocelli
Camp Lo
Nas
J.I.D
Denzel Curry
Cise Star
Periphery
Bring Me The Horizon
I See Stars
Jamie's Elsewhere
Palisades
ERRA
Oceana
Plini
Chon
SALES
Mew
Real Estate
Mac Demarco
NU'EST
BTS
GFRIEND
WJSN
Oh My Girl
Mami Kawada
Kaori Utatsuki
KOTOKO
Aimer
dream
Annabel/Seraph
1986 Omega Tribe
Yuuki Saito
Crowd Lu
FM-84
The Midnight
Night Tempo
ECO VIRTUAL

Damn I want that live limited CD the samples sound so good 

Love those outfits especially the drummer's asymmetrical outfit 

Dude on the far right has SEEN some SHIT

I'm living for the drummers look. Mama is serving with that dead fox on her shoulders. Probably the most expensive out of their costumes.
 
Also they're confused at whether to be a metalcore band or deathcore band. It irks me more than the half assed Djent riffing bands.

Just going to listen to them cuz of that hoodie guy, looking cool af. Gotta Google where to buy vk clothing.

Some japanese and non japanese stuff (a lot of Reunion Island stuff !! )
 
- Maya Kamaty - Pandiyé
- 己龍 - 閃光 【TYPE D + 2 cards: 黒崎眞弥 & 一色日和 + photo 黒崎眞弥】
- ヴィルシーナ - 教典
- DADAROMA - 「デンドロビューム」 【TYPE B】
- Christine Salem - Salem Tradition
- Christine Salem - larg pa lo kor
- Danyèl Waro - GAFOURN
- Danyèl Waro - batarsité
- Danyèl Waro - monmon
- Lamandoz - Lamandoz
- MERRY - for Japanese sheeple 【Regular edition + card】
- Tapkal - Tapkal
- Within Temptation - Resist
- While She Sleeps - SO WHAT?

Wait they made a song called USA does this means there secretly coming to the USA i hope so 

I just found out I can go ahead and graduate for my Associates in Applied Sciences for computer science in August instead of December. Kinda pissed that I could've graduated this month, but it's better than trekking thru another semester in school. I'm still processing it, and I've never felt so relieved, yet scared in a while.

FUCK YOU IN THE DIE 

new slogan 2k19

Second paragraph confirms song is done for shock value.

bonjour😜
 
 
 

This is something I've been thinking about the past few days.
 
There are so many iconic bands in the scene, many who are no longer active (or perhaps just much different from their best-remembered eras), but we often discuss offhandedly bands or musicians who feel heavily inspired by or give a "similar feeling" as another band or musician. 
 
I'm not talking about "homage-kei," (this isn't a thread about グリーヴァ's GAUZE-era Diru covers) rather bands that seem to fill a certain niche within the context of the modern scene that perhaps another band did in their heyday.
 
I guess the best way to say it is...which bands do you think have the "same energy?" (keep in mind this is just for fun, really - not trying to say any singular band is the same as, as good as, as profound as, etc. as any other band)
 
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I'll start with one of the most obvious...
 
DIMLIM and Dir en grey
 
It's rare to hear mention of DIMLIM without mention of vocalist Sho's many "Kyo-isms," though I rarely feel those statements are made in a negative way. I mean, it's true -- he is the rare VK vocalist who manages to mimic not just the mannerisms of Kyo, but much of the range, tone, melody, and "noise" that Kyo has become known for. Maybe not with the same level of finesse or control, of course, but for a young musician in a new band, it's pretty impressive.
 
With that being said, I think DIMLIM as a whole fills a certain particular niche in the scene that Vulgar/WTD-era Dir en grey did, taking heavy and chaotic song structures and injecting them with flourishes of melody. There is a certain atmosphere on both CHEDOARA and Vulgar/WTD (most specifically) that feels unlike other bands that may be doing something similar at face value. I know a ton of people who have been fans of Dir en grey for at least a period of time and I always recommend DIMLIM as "Dir en grey with their proggy nu-metal elements replaced with proggy metalcore elements." I don't think that's perfectly accurate, but at least a decent way to get new fans through the door.
 
Both bands also have a ton of crossover potential, Dir en grey's already realized as they've become more and more well-known in western and European metal scenes, DIMLIM's found in the fact that they appear to be one of relatively few VK acts that play strictly VK shows as well as non-VK shows. 
 
For an audible example of why I feel this way, I'd personally put "...物狂ひ...なりて" and "朔-saku" side-by-side.
 
 
 
Both tracks, in my opinion, manage to transition from fury to melody seamlessly without ever really sacrificing the "edge" of the song itself. The listener gets just enough "relief" from the chaos to get them ready to get tossed right back into it. The whole "heavy verse, poppy chorus" thing is done to death in modern metal, especially with many of the more popular metalcore bands of the early-mid 2010s, but the way it's handled here is notably different in that the mood of the song never feels lost to me - the atmosphere remains the same from beginning to end, it's just that the way it's expressed has changed.
 
Place this all in the context of modern VK and I feel DIMLIM is "carrying the torch" in a way. Their style, at base level, is quite unlike that of Dir en grey (even now), but the threads that connect their sounds and the type of presence they have feels very similar to me. Hardly the same band, but much of the same energy.
 
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That ended up much longer than anticipated, so I'll hold my other thoughts for a later post, but I'd really like to see what others think on this topic. I'm excited to see some fun comparisons.
 

Vo.Gara (MERRY), Rei (Marco), Sui (David), Seth (Moi dix Mois), Nagi (Rasen), Waka (Danger Gang)
Gt.aie, Hizaki, Misa (ex-Babylon, Da'vid/shito:aL, etc.), Rutta (ex-Marco), Yuu (MERRY), Misery (ex-Megaromania), Chikage (ex-Megaromania)
Ba.Junna (Ariabl'eyes, ex-MerCurius), Hiko (Maria'n+Rosa), Tetsu (MERRY)
Dr.Nero (MERRY), Kyouhei (ex-Marco)
 

Been a minute since I've shown my mug around here
 

Daizystripper, Porno Graffiti, Luzmelt, Grimoire, Asian Kung Fu Generation, Crystal Lake, Versailles (especially when Kamijo pronounces the name), The Oral Cigarettes

Acid Black Cherry, 黒夢 (Black Dream), ∀NTI FEMINISM, plastic tree, DĂLLE, DatuRΛ, COЯE THE CHILD, dieS, Dio - distraught overload-, Dokusatsu TERRORIST (I thought they were so cool back in the day.), D'espairsRay, FxxK'THE N★MAL LIFE, THE DEAD P☆P STARS. 

Always thought DIAURA sounded pretty cool (in terms of their name and their music).