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I will agree there. The reason I did not like TMOAB was just the screaming. It gets annoying after a while and I can’t find myself casually listening to it.
 
I like the Insulated World because it was a more laid back album and was just a fun one. The only thing that sucks about was the production, it’s horrible, but I never really cared honestly.

Toxic is fantastic! Catchy ass songs. Stacked Rubbish will always be the best album they have put out though XD

I don't believe that a the gazette "fan" can hate on toxic.i mean what's there to be hated? One of the most impressive things about this band is that their whole discography is simply stellar ,just some albums more epic than others. Like dim and dogma.

Macabre by Dir En Grey takes the pick.
 
Ask any Diru fan and they’ll say Macabre is their worst. I actually hated this album at first, but have grown to love it (To be fair, I like every Diru album so...lol). 
 
It’s such a diverse album compared to Gauze and was even surprised that a lot of people don’t like it. It’s a lot more heavier and experimental, although I do think it’s hard for newer fans to get into. 

We need more industrial bands in VK

Mine are:
 
- Endless Rain - X JAPAN
- ain't afraid to die - Dir En Grey
- Akura no Oka - Dir En Grey
- Reila - The GazettE
- Romancia - LAREINE
- Taiyou no Ao - Dir En Grey
- The Last Song - X JAPAN
- Love Song - Luna Sea
- Gensoukyoku-eternal silence - Phantasmagoria 

Mine are:
 
- Endless Rain - X JAPAN
- ain't afraid to die - Dir En Grey
- Akura no Oka - Dir En Grey
- Reila - The GazettE
- Romancia - LAREINE
- Taiyou no Ao - Dir En Grey
- The Last Song - X JAPAN
- Love Song - Luna Sea
- Gensoukyoku-eternal silence - Phantasmagoria 

I have. Kick ass and awesome. In my Top 5 VK albums lol

I go by Desu, which I use as the play on words　デース

I always thought Kagome was a cool sounding stage name that I've seen a few bandmen use. I'll probably use it myself

First I went by Tetsu (still using it on here tho), changed to Yoma but I started to hate it pretty soon after realizing it's used in some Anime and now I'm with Midori since a few years already. Guess I'll keep that one 'cause everyone now knows me with that name.
But recently I've started to introduce myself with my real name too so ... maybe I'm not that into nicknames anymore

We all know VK artists have some cool nicknames. What are yours?
 
I would go by “Zero” or “Sora”.

Screw Wailing Wall, the Gazette early songs like Cassis and Silly God Disco, Malice Mizer songs in general, and Alice nine. Hyde gets my vote for most improved.

Oh yeah, I know Childish Gambino, Tyler the Creator and Kendrick very well! They have really nice skills. I also like Denzel Curry. I think he has some bars.
Really though, my kind of thing when it comes to Hip Hop is not only good rhymes, but good beats, which I feel isn't as common any more since every song nowadays uses trap beats. (Which I don't 100% hate, it has it's place, it's just so regurgitated). I really like the kind of beatwork from the early 2000's from producers like Dr. Dre, Pharrel, and Timbaland, because they tried to push the limits of what Hip Hop is, and used a lot of cool samples. Also, I like how the drums would change up a lot, and I wish more songs today were like that. Stuff like "How we do" by The Game and pretty much anything by Missy Elliot is like my bread and butter lol.
Oh, also, there is British Grime, which is guaranteed to have good rhymes and good beats, because of the unique dialect they're done in (It almost sounds Jamaican, which would make sense, since a lot of the rappers have partial or full Jamaican ancestry, as well as the general Jamaican Dialect being influenced by British), as well as the music being inspired by UK Garage, so you got a lot of that cool, intense electronic sounds, lots of it in minor key. Essentially, Britain is sort of holding the Hip-Hop tradition way better than the US lol
 
Yeah I just don't see the big deal in the genre because it's mostly pop, but then again, music is subjective and while the I–V–vi–IV personally is grating to me, there are people who authentically enjoy it, so I can't judge them. I just have odd tastes. I will say, I do like Psy because he breaks the industry standard, and actually had to fight censorship to get his music out there when he first started out (Seo Taiji and Boys had to do the same thing) so I really admire that.
 
Oh yeah, there is definitely a right way to do it and there are a lot of artists who do. Especially IryouKei bands that often use it as a horror element. I just hate that it's so normalised to see xanny bars and sizzurp cups in music videos. I mean, say what you want about the old school days, even though it was the crack epidemic, you didn't have them smoking from a crackpipe in the music video (unless it was being portrayed in a negative sense). Then again, censorship was bigger back then. I mean, they used to censor the word gun lol. So maybe I shouldn't complain, since laws are now lax and people have more freedom to express themselves, which I'm for. Plus, if I can enjoy my weed music, they have just as much a right to enjoy their sizzurp music. 

For me, I weirdly enjoy some of Three Six Mafia, which is weird because I absolutely hate most modern rap (I'm that one person who still listens to the 80's guys from NY lol), and Three Six Mafia really popularised trap-beats (though the basic premise of it has been a thing since Miami Bass). Though, the way they did it feels more organic and less boring than most trap beats. Plus, I like DJ Paul's rapping style, which again, is weird because I hate the majority of Southern Rap styles (except him, Ludacris, and the old school ones). I can't stand "Sipping on some syrup" though, because I absolutely hate the glorification of prescription drugs that has plagued Hip Hop starting in the late 90's, but really became big post 2010. Also, where I'm from, stuff like that is so normalised and is seen as in inherent part of Southern Hip Hop culture. Essentially, the triple six is mainly a guilty pleasure for me, because I'm basically the Hip Hop equivalent of those guys who act like Nirvana ruined rock. (Only, I at least try to be open minded and try new stuff.)
 
And while I don't like the majority of Kpop, I do like Seo Taiji and Boys, because of how experimental they were and their whole thing was essentially flavor of the moment. One album is like New Jack Swing with some metal riffs sampled here and there, another album is like full on metal, and their last one even forayed into G-Funk a bit.
 
Shazna is another one for me, because pop rock isn't my thing, but their music is really nice feel-good music. Also, Izam is a literal goddess and I strive to achieve his levels of androgyny.
 
 

He most certainly is! UwU

Dude second from left is cute. I knew he would be. Anyways, I hope the next thing I hear from them is better than the last. I'm not 100% optimistic, tho.

The amount of shippers in the fandom. It’s not toxic per say, but it’s fucking cringy. I legit just wanna look at my favourite bandmates, not see art of them pegging each other. 

I have. Kick ass and awesome. In my Top 5 VK albums lol

Not a huge fan of her, although I loved her debut album. Although I can't stand it when people call her "underrated". She's not overrated, but far from underrated. Bad Guy is on the damn radio 24/7.

EDIT: I retract the overrated statement. She is definitely overrated, but not in a bad way. 

Kim Petras

I like some of Billie Eilish's stuff.

Ah yes, words of wisdom right there. Such beauty 

...Just realised this said "Engrish" and not "English". >.<
 
In that case, The Revenant Choir by Versailles and Vanilla by Gackt because "a crew sees crying knees".