Hizuki

On 8/11/2020 at 12:15 PM, Kabukichoatmidnight said:

I just don't get why they feel a need to keep re-recording songs that were already great as they were. Like the deeper vileness, has been changed minimally and every one of those changes in my opinion isn't as good as the original and basically same with Clever Sleazoid, why fix what's not broken ya know? If they want to re-record really old songs with better production and a more modern touch that sounds fine but at this rate, we will have re-recordings of their whole discography and the originals will never be heard live again. 😛 + I got to admit, I am a sucker for the original Hydra and is a shame they probably wont ever play that again.

I remember Kaoru  mentioning in a interview that they started doing re-recordings instead of b-side for singles, cause they felt that having a “b” track didn’t really feel right for them. 
 

My own assumption is that the re-recordings are a compromise between the band and the label, but what do I know.

2 minutes ago, Paraph said:

Not really understanding how an opinion on personal taste has more/less merit depending on how long you've been a fan and if you've been to Japan or not. I personally have been listening to this album more than anything they've put out since VULGAR/Withering, so because of that it stands out as being one of their better efforts as far as I'm concerned. 

Not sure if this was a reply to mine or dannemannen’s post.

but I was only playing along with dannemannen’s “I’m a hardcore fan” game.

I do agree being a fan for X amount of years or living in Japan is not relevant. 

1 hour ago, dannemannen said:

 

I don't want to sound rude but to say that this is some of their best work, is just so wrong imo.. This album doesn't even have one 10/10 song. The best would be Ranuculus, which is a 7/10 at best. Everything else is 5/10 (average) or below. 

This comes from someone who have been a fan of them for 15+ yearsm and moved to Japan simply to be able to go to their concerts, lmao. 

 I’ve been lurking this forum since the new release and reading this I felt the need to join the discussion  

But you do sound rude and are assuming that your opinion is the correct one. And liking the album is the “wrong” opinion. 

Speaking as a fan since 10+ years and I lived in Japan for around 3 years to be able to go to their concerts.  I think that this is one of their best albums.

My point being that opinions differ even among longtime fans. However I feel sorry for those of you who can’t enjoy the album because of the mastering etc. 

But I’m quite sick of the whole “I don’t like the band’s new stuff so I’m a true fan” bullshit.