potpourri

say what you want - even with the absolute scraps they've been feeding the fans they've still somehow managed to do more during the pandemic than THE GODZETTE

For some reason this completely flew under my radar, but it appears RAKUGAKI has released their 1st digital single under their alterego moniker 羅苦餓鬼 (also read as "Rakugaki") on 2020/10/31, titled 『殺意二満チタ貴女へ…』("Satsui NI miCHITA kijo E..."). As you could guess from the stylization of the title, it's more of a dark kote-kei influenced record compared to their usual eclectic pop-punk rock style.
 
This comes as too late now, but they were also taking pre-orders for a special made-to-order cassette version of the single until 8th November (i.e. the number of copies are limited to the number of preorders). So that slipped us by now, but at least we can listen to the tunes online.
 
TuneCore link
 
Here is the Youtube playlist of the single for those who don't have Spotify and want to have a quick listen:
 
 
I thought this was quite fun! Still sad to see these guys go so soon...

I remember how hyped everyone was when Dimlim dropped those three singles from Chedoara in the summer of 2018. There was genuine excitement that they were coming back so strong after Issei’s departure. That’s why the current state of the band is so sad considering they crashed and burned in just over a year after Chedoara released. 
 
Granted not being able to tour behind MISC doesn’t help matters, but the thing is even the release of MISC was anemic. The band has no idea how to promote themselves. 

Sugar Mamas, at least Retsu and Sho have a couple.

BASS SLAP SO HARD I NEARLY LOST NO NUT NOVEMBER 😩
 

they have one mathrock stan (that's you.) their other 9 former stans are in this thread. all other fans were blocked by retsu on twitter. if you do the math you'll see the 90:10 ratio I'm talking about!!

Hirasawa Susumu 🤘😩👊

Will always stan this song and the minialbum where it is!

愛狂います。
−真天地開闢集団−ジグザグ
DIMLIM
平沢進/P-MODEL/MANDRAKE
SUMMONING

Favorite songs at the moment:
Cuartet－SEXUALITY
苺69－15白書
ヴィドール－ヒロイン
黒百合と影－ぺど
Shiver－Psychodissection
 

- Sukekiyo
- 9 GOATS BLACK OUT
- 愛狂います。
- Nobuo Uematsu
- Tekashi 6ix9ine

Monster, Versailles no bara, Psycho-pass S1, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan
 
other mentions: Genshiken, Hinamatsuri, Asobi Asobase, Kimi to boku, Sakamoto desu ga, Mitsudomoe, B-Gata H-Kei, Nichijou, Chio-chan no tsuugakuro, Dororo, Tanaka-kun wa itsumo kedaruge, Gakuen Babysitters, Handa-kun, Osomatsu-san, Kakushigoto
i like silly SoL anime

−真天地開闢集団−ジグザグ will release a digital single "Requiem" on 2020.08.19.
The single can be purchased from iTunes, mora, レコチョク, BEING GIZA STUDIO, and more.
 

 
 

the fact is that all of their remakes are better than their original versions and i will give irrefutable proof that you just can not compete with right here:
 
a) more modern recording quality. cutting edge modern editing & recording techinques used by the creme de la creme of western metal and japanese metal alike
b) deeper voice. kyo's screams have never sounded better. he is the japanese mike patton and he DESERVES to show it off because other bands can't compete with that twisted madness
c) old songs are too visual kei. there i said it. you may not like it but its true: now finally these songs are dope enough to actually listen to with your friends who listen to real metal because there are CRAZY riffs and hardcore vocals that don't sound visual kei
d) more poetic lyrics. compare the lyrics for the original tsumi to batsu to the lyrics of tsumi to kisei? yeah.... enough said i think. don't need to elaborate
e) they play them live. honestly - compare the amount of times the band has played the original versions of these songs live after the remakes came out to the amount of times they've played the new versions live. it's obvious even the band KNOWS that these remakes are doper. better. and also more intense & that's why they play them live
 
just my opinion... i dont know why you guys insist on doubting these guys. they gave us sustain the untruth ffs!

Just listening to the quintessential vk song of the era of Yaoi Paddles today
 
 
My tastes just keep getting worse and worse lmaooo

After world of mercy came out kyo straight up said he wanted to release another music video collection so thats most likely the case   

we aren't allowed to be mad over cashgrab releases this year, sisters can't tour.

Man.. I always leave then find myself back here a few years later. 
 
Honestly I'm not even really sure where I am with vkei at this point. I stop listening to it then suddenly some new band comes on my radar then I'm obsessed with it again.
 
I'm really into bands that sound like Adapter., Transistor Kirac, Metronome, XYXX, Iceman, P-Model, Uchoten, Kyokutou Girlfriend, Kibouya Honpo, Ippu-Do and Speecies. I'm also obsessed with finding all female or female fronted bands. A few I really like are Aldious, Headphone Baby, Necro Circus, Satanyanko, Gusya Ningen, dr.tarantula, Dagashi Kashi, Show Ya and Kyaa-.
 
I'm not really sure what else to write but I'm pretty interested in finding new music and meeting new people and all the other usual stuff (re)joining a forum usually entails. 
 
 
 

SHiSHi will release their third single titled 地雷ちゃん！ボカン！(Jirai-Chan! Bokan!) on 2020.08.26. They will also release a MV Spot of their latest PV on 3rd July at 8pm (Japan time).
 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

アルケミ (ARCHEMI) has tweeted their new artist photo, including their new guitarist 玲 (Ryo).
 
 
In addition to this, they announced they will be selling a new 2-track release titled 真言書 (Shingonsho) from 2020/07/08 at lives and through mail-order. The CD will come in a special packaging with a signed photo (you can also see the tracklist on this flyer).
 
Tracklist:
01. 不動智 (Fudouchi)
02. 如是我聞 (Nyozegamon)
 
The band will hold their 5th anniversary gig at OSAKA MUSE on 2020/10/28.

KIZU I'M DONE WITH YOU BITCHES

Basically all of Dir en Grey tbh even their band name is an amalgam of "cool sounding white people words"
The romance squad (Gackt era Malice Mizer, LAREINE, Kamijo solo, etc.) weren't exactly fluent in French, nor did actual French people proof-read their stuff. It's strangely endearing? I mean, they're doing their ganbare best, I can't fault them for trying.  
ju te veux, the French monologue in Mayonaka, some LAREINE songs like this one... I'm strangely touched.