Joel

Time to serve some boiling hot tea today, folks...
 
Seven years after leaving AvelCain, Kasumi has written a sort of exposé of his time in the band, notably the moment when he wanted to leave the band due to his illness, but was ultimately turned away by management. 
 
Quick summary as I cannot provide a full accurate translation:
Kasumi valued his time in AvelCain, but due to suffering from facial paralysis and alopecia areata (bald spots) at the time, he was unable to continue and he requested that he leave the band. The president of Shimizuya Records turned him away, allegedly stating that they "didn't care for his story". Kasumi considered suicide as an only way out of the band, and he even tried jumping off of a 4 story condo (as he lived in a rural area) but fortunately came out unscathed. He has since recovered from his conditions (although he still suffers from paralysis when he gets tired) but he still suffers from depression as a result from his experience from being in the band, which included being naked in front of female staff, being beaten in front of his members, and even licking the nipples of a senior bandman. Despite all that, he still respects the band members, the label, and the bangya who have supported them. 
 
Full blog entry below:
 
https://ameblo.jp/avelcain/entry-12615608636.html
 
He has also posted additional tweets on his Twitter account about not being paid for songs he composed, band merch, or several fees he's paid out of pocket (transportation, costumes, recording, shooting) even after he had left the band. Overall, he states that this is a warning to young bandmen and hopes that this behavior still isn't going on today.
 

those fucking weddings are killing the scene

Here's a Nazare "live report" from yesterday's show at Aoyama Rizm written by my Japanese friend. He sent me a picture and the crowd was super small. 
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I’m so pissed!!!
 
Because there was no announce about photograph, I took some pictures to show you.
Right after that, the tiny hobbit vocalist yelled at me saying “don’t shoot, obey the rule!!”
I was so turned down and couldn’t enjoy any songs.
 
I got pissed and talked to staff if there was any announcement about photos and they said no and it depends on the band.
 
I got a good idea. I sent my words directly to the vocalist through Twitter.
How could I know the rule I never heard.
So frustrated.
 
I said they should've announced beforehand if it's prohibited and you totally ruined my opportunity to have fun. I greatly lost my time and money. 
 
I would never listen to them.
 
I wish I could just laugh it away, but the way I was told was so rude without plite words and that is I can't stand with.
 
[Later he emailed again:]
I'm very mad I was told "rule wo mamore".
The rule I didn't even know.
 
I don't know why but I just hate to be said.
It sounds like I broke it on purpose.
 
And he didn't use KEIGO to customer who paid money for them. Don't act like one of cool artists he totaly imitated Kyo, hairstyle, clothes and everything.
He said he bought the same brand.
 
[And then after sleeping, another email]
Oh, I just came up with two idea why the vocalist had to stop me.
He was afraid that I would post it on Twitter and that could damage and cancel their final tour. He is the cause of disbanding, so he didn't cause any more trouble to other members.
Also, he didn't want anyone to see how they couldn't gather enough audiences because it's Kakkowarui.
 
They have to suffer something in return. For that I don't need my direct revenge.
Let's see what happens after doing rude to me.

@Forever alone @Keiyuh Please stop talking to yourself. We know you're both the same person. I'm sorry you talk about yourself like this, especially in front of an entire forum, and I hope you get some help. Take as much of a break as you need, we'll be waiting for you.

To be honest it's totally possible to sound correct with a drum machine (VST). Just you need to know how to program it, to make it sounds realistic. It's a bit time consuming, but definitely possible.

Nemophila must have been really stressful for him to record with all this shit going on, I doubt he even wanted to make the album at all. I'm glad they're disbanding at this point though, if Mio got replaced it just wouldn't sound like NAZARE anymore. I hope he recovers and returns one day he was one of my favorite vocalists even outside of VK. I hope the other members return as well (I know Issei definitely will)

Anyone who thinks working 30 hours straight in the studio is okay should probably just work solo. No one should work under those conditions. 

I have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and have been in and out of doctors for it for a long time . Generally, one of the things my doctors and psychiatrists have always been clear about is no, mental health disorders don’t actually ever go away. There’s no cure, only treatment. So basically, you can get better and your life can return to normality, but the risk of relapse is always there.
 
 The point of treatment is finding medications and habits that prevent you from relapsing (as well as learning to identify potential stressors that can cause said relapses and how to avoid them). But I’m under the impression Japan really doesn’t grasp that yet (or rather refuses to do so) as I’ve heard Japanese people say that their doctors are telling them their mental health disease is “almost cured.”
 
Considering Issei’s streak with the vocalists he works with and their mental health, I’m kinda left wondering about what kind of work environment Issei provides, tbh. 

The statement said Mio has bipolar disorder and "ヒステリー球" which is "the persistent but painless sensation of having a pill, food bolus, or some other sort of obstruction in the throat when there is none."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globus_pharyngis

I'm really sad about this sudden announcement. I always criticized NAZARE for the fact that almost all of the songs sound the same to me and are repetitive, but I always admired Mio as a vocalist. His high-pitched vocal became the mark and the symbol of became NAZARE, really, there would be no other vocal to take his place.
 
Now I hope that he takes care of his mental health and that one day he will return to the stage with everything, he is a great artist

In fact yes, Sho stated in an interview for TOPPA in 2019 that he has Dissociative Disorder, and that Rijin is basically about the disorder.
 
Edit: https://toppamedia.com/interview-2019-6-dimlim-sho-vo/
 
⬆️ interview link ⬆️

Apparently the lyrics behind Rijin heavily imply it, but as far as I know hes never stated or confirmed anything so it's just speculation 

http://www.nazare-official.com/news/0/52628/
 
They disbanded

Nazare was all we had of this style since retsu ruined dimlim

The band issued the following statement:
 
Thank you for your continued support of NAZARE.
 Since January of this year, Vo. Mio has requested to withdraw from the band due to family circumstances, and we have had discussions among the members many times.
 And this time, it was diagnosed by a doctor that Vo. Mio had worsening symptoms such as bipolar disorder and hysterical episodes that have been presenting before.
 We decided that it would be difficult to continue the band activities due to the two things overlapping, so we decided to wait for the NAZARE ONEMAN LIVE TOUR 2020 "NEMOPHILA" TOUR FINAL Shibuya WWWX performance on January 11, 2021 and stop activities.
 
 To all the fans who support NAZARE: we deeply apologize for the very disappointing news to those concerned who have been supporting us on a daily basis.
 
Member statements here: http://www.nazare-official.com/news/0/52628/
 

http://www.nazare-official.com/news/0/52628/
 
They disbanded

So this was posted on reddit. Don't know if the numbers are correct, but if they are, man...
They split the song in 37 parts, times $0.00437 is not even 1 dollar for someone listening to the song in its entirety once...
They must be really, really desperate tbh.

Yeah, it kills me a bit sometimes when I listen to something new and am like "is a shame about the drum machine sounding so clinical though" then check and the band does infact have a real drummer. Like why bother with a drummer if you're going to use a machine or produce it to such a point that it does anyway? But yeah a lot of bands seem to be taking the drum machine route these days, think it's just to save recording time/dollar basically.

DIMLIM is quaking

Noticed I had a mistake in Kyo's school dates in my timeline. Also, some more updates and three more years added to the front of the timeline. Yay~
 

8th Concept Single 『虚言癖』(Kyogen heki) 2020.07.22
 
CD
01．虚言癖 (Kyogen heki)
02．だらりどろり (Darari dorori)

From Kagami:
 
"Honestly I worried a lot because I wasn't sure what people would think about releasing 4 types, but to put it simply I wanted to reach as many people as possible. An album that's easy to pick up for people who don't know about Dexcore. An album for people who see it and think, 'oh, an album from Dexcore. Maybe I'll buy that.' An album that pleases our biggest fans. After thinking and thinking about how to present an album that would please all these kinds of people, I decided to go for 4 types. I hope it can reach lots of people."