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Damn, I kinda wanna try and get the live-limited 新葬ラ謳 just for that outline cover 😆

Fuck, I wish this wasn't live-limited. I love the "normal" version of MASK, I'm sure this "gore version" will be awesome and much much heavier. I'm also sure asshole flippers will hawk this for ¥7,000+.

Of course it's another goddamn single. I skipped PERSONA and RAGE. Sorta lowkey thinking of giving RAGE a chance, but PERSONA previews turned me waaaaay off! I'm seriously doubting it

Wasn't 銀河ノヲト was supposed to be their "rebirth" release? ... well, anyway, as long as they don't release anything resembling Superabortion, I'm down for new Alice Nine.

Well, I'd love to go, especially since I missed all the HANGMAN shows when I was in Japan, but I don't think I'll be able to go back for at least a year or so. All the hotels, the airline tickets, and rail pass really did a number on my bank accounts (lol). I am curious to read reports on the tour, though; if there will be any encore sets, if the band will be as apathetic/done-with-the-band as people claim, if they'll only play single tracks/b-sides. Also, just wanna say, I'm sorta disappointed that they didn't make a proper 3rd album. Instead, they just released 500 singles.

The obligatory key change is old af and they need to stap, but I still love コドモドラゴン, so I'm always down for more!

I'm not interested in hearing any of the bands cover these songs either, but I wouldn't be surprised, since they're the more "popular" songs. Aside from obvious and overrated singles, I really don't wanna hear anything from Karma or SHANGRI-LA eras.

^ I upvoted the second one Please upvote this: More HQ cali≠gari covers coming soon...

Will it be an actual album this time instead of just a mini? I guess we'll find out in several months

It probably will not happen, but if they rearrange/re-record 螺旋と水, that would make me very happy. Still though, I'm intrigued to see what they do here!

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I was gonna buy a copy today but Kyoto hates visual kei. I'll get a copy when I get to Tokyo, probably sometime tomorrow.

In Osaka, there wasn't even a ¥100 box, it was just half a shelf of CDs on sale, and only some of them were ¥100. That being said, the CD section of the store was just a small corner. And as for PureSound, the CD selection was barely half the store. The rest of both stores was just lolita garbage. I'm planning on going to Shinjuku before I head back home. I'm sure the CD shops over there will be much better than the ones here.

@VkBrutaliaNheyyy dude I'm in Japan, too! I'm in Osaka, and I don't plan on doing any heavy shopping until my last day (end of next week, that's when I expect to be back in Tokyo), but I still managed to find a lot of interesting things at the Osaka branches of Closet Child and PureSound. Fun fact about the DEZERT album: it's sealed and the price tag was ¥3,000! Lately, from what I've seen, flippers are trying to sell it for ~¥10,000. I got the regular edition because I think the cover looks better than the pink one. Also sealed: R-shithead mini album (¥1,000), and the A/D types of the 己龍 singles (¥100/each, from Closet Child). The type C 己龍 single on the other hand, is not brand new and it cost me ¥600. I'm clearly an idiot for going to PureSound first! (lol)

It was fine until the obligatory key change, then I was like "ugh byeee" Atsuki looks fucking hot without makeup tho. Chizuru looks great both with and without makeup.

That was incredible! I can't wait for this. And thank god they no longer look like elf zombies

I bought a (second-hand) copy of アヲイ's フテキゴウな林檎 that has a signed tray card. It was only ¥500 so that's cool! Can't remember if I have anything else that's サイン入り. ... oh wait there's also an autograph card that I got with a (again, second-hand) copy of R指定's オカルト地獄 but I don't know where it is lol. dunno if it counts but also an autographed sheet that came with MERRY's Modern Garde with cartoon drawings of the band members, but the signatures look photocopied.

Y'know what I'll bring this up with the rest of the staff. I mean, you're right, we gotta come correct and all! Correctness is everything. Also, those bataaaaaaaaaaar dudes are bullshit personified

Not too surprising, not too disappointing... I was borderline MEJIBRAY stan between THE THEATRICAL SHOW and VENOMS.app, but after that, they began to lose me. They released waaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy too many singles. They'd release maybe 2 albums worth of material each year and I still haven't listened to half of them since 2015. Their last really good song was RenYuS

Interesting stuff! Really digging the 色悪 preview. Also, I really like the gold man cover. Album's available digitally (in Japan): https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/13/id1227355843 recochoku previews confirm the "13" tracks are not silent, but random sound effects (http://recochoku.jp/album/A2000924586/) And mora.jp got the lyrics (http://mora.jp/package/43000037/4988021819510/)

^ there's not a single act/band that I know of in that list XD DEATHGAZE - BRAND NEW KISS DIR EN GREY - 濤声 OZ - Over again Retinwaav - Bore lynch. - ETERNITY Alice Nine - Apocalypse (it's not the end) DIR EN GREY - 空谷の跫音 DIAURA - MASTER (2015) DEATHGAZE - CHAOS SUICIDE SILENCE - Wake Up It's hard to pick a favourite out of these, they're all gold!

The "D" for "DEAR" reminds me of the logo for マブタノウラ. Also, I'm glad Memento Mori is gonna be on the album. I don't feel like buying the Ninja Slayer comp the song appears on, and it pissed me off that the Shortkill single that included it was in mono audio. I still haven't heard the one hour absolutego, so I have no idea if this five minute version resembles it in any way at all. Regardless, it's awesome! And I'm glad they decided to not disband.

After nearly three years since "NOISE," BORIS will release their next album "DEAR" in July 2017. It will first be released in Japan through Daymare Recordings, on 2CD (¥3,200+tax) and 3LP (¥7,000+tax), on 12th July, 2017. Then, Sargent House will release a regular 1CD/2LP version on 14th July, 2017. According to NPR, the band was originally planning to release this as a final album and then disband, but they felt a presence of new energy during the PINK TOUR in 2016. The album reportedly contains "10 tracks culled from three albums worth of material." Tracklist: 1. D.O.W.N -Domination of Waiting Noise- 2. DEADSONG -詩- 3. Absolutego -絶対自我- 4. Beyond -かのひと- 5. Kagero -蜉蝣- 6. Biotope -ビオトープ- 7. The Power 8. Memento Mori 9. Dystopia -Vanishing Point / 何処へ- 10. Dear Daymare Recordings bonus CD/LP 1. More 2. Evil Perspective 3. D.O.W.N -Domination of Waiting Noise- (Full Version) Sources: NPR, BORIS OHP

@ShanethVarosa3 days? That's strange! If you're talking about transferring from your bank account to PayPal, you shouldn't have to do that. When your cards/accounts are linked up to PayPal, they automatically charge whichever bank account/check card you choose. Also, thanks to everyone giving the heads-up that Japan-codes is out of iTunes codes. I'll start looking into more shops to add to the main post. I wanna make sure this is always up-to-date!