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  1. Posted

    Difference with GANGSTA is that it actually provided some kind of freshness and originality

    That is definitely an unpopular opinion here, and he doesn't seem to agree with it.

    Anyway, back on topic, I actually really like Theatrical Blue-black, I was totally psyched for that song when the video was first posted, I even enjoyed the apathetic BI"name"JIKA to an extent, but was not fond of HATE.

    I also LOVE RAVEN, I think Echo is a pretty nice song, and those previews posted were pretty cool. I'm not expecting this album to be groundbreaking, at the very least I am expecting this album to be decent, if not really cool! Though I'm not expecting ground to be broken, I am still very much looking forward to this album because I think MEJIBRAY is long overdue for a second album. They've released enough singles since 2012 for a double album (b-sides included), and as someone who is not really into singles, that annoyed me! Even just the singles since MESSIAH.bat alone could have been a full album.

    And for the sake of comparing this album release to GANGSTA: As mentioned, MEJIBRAY has been due for a new full-length album for quite some time. Sadie, on the other hand, should take a break from releasing full-length albums.

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  3. Posted

    I'm a little really scared, right now. I have so much shit to do for school. :(

    I have an econ test in a few days that I'm studying for, I have an 8 page biographical paper due next Tuesday, and on the same day, I have a shit ton of tedious fucking colour charts that I haven't even done yet that need to be turned in. It's almost like finals are coming early. :arg:

    This is really freaking me out, because I have so much fucking shit to do with very little time at all. I really need to get all of this done, but I can't stop worrying about it.

  5. Posted

    I though it was a nice song. It was... very different. I'm not surprised that they made the track the "lead singe" for the album because it's soft and slow and all, but because it's six and a half minutes long. And for a six and a half minute song, it's nothing but the band showing off, and holding roses, and eating roses, and showing off some more.

    Rambling aside, having heard that track, I am more curious to hear how "hatred × tangle red × hunger red" sounds.

    I'm guessing the instrumental piece at the end of the video was IDEA.

    Oh, and I definitely agree that カルマ is their best single, but the album version is just awful!

  6. Posted

    I'm not familiar with any of those, but I should probably check out 黒夢 at some point soon.

    01. アヲイ - Requiem

    02. SCREW - L'oiseau bleu

    03. Alice Nine - 百合は青く咲いて

    04. Ｄ機関 - D-Day

    05. UNDEAD CORPORATION - PHANTOM ENSEMBLE

    06. Variable Messiah - 劣悪遺伝子

    07. MUCC - 嘆き鳥と道化人

    08. HIM - In Joy & Sorrow (string version)

    09. Alice Nine - NUMBER SIX.

    10. Apocalyptica - Path

    Fuckin' love that アヲイ song!! オトギ's harsh vocals are so fucking awesome. I was also quite fond of the string rendition of the HIM song. I was such a huge fan of them when I was ~13, and am barely one at all these days (I no longer make a point to listen to any of their stuff), but that is still a nice song/rendition.

    There were plenty of other great songs to come after those ten, I discovered DELUHI's "LIVING DEAD" (despite years and years of having it in my iTunes library) which blew me away, also ran into a song by Ryuuha Mikado, which was also awesome.

  7. Posted

    Music's pretty good, I'm willing to give them another chance, but I'm not a huge fan of the engrish. I mean, I know that engrish is very, very commonly used in VK, but for some reason, whenever some other VK band uses engrish, it doesn't bother me and sometimes it gets a laugh out of me, but whenever these guys do it (which is at least 90% of the time), it just plain annoys me. I dunno...

     

    But regarding this album, I'm hoping it's more engaging than their previous one. GRIMOIRE (if that's what it's called) just didn't capture my interest all that much. Although, I heard Last Relapse in a shuffle a few days ago and vaguely remember being impressed by it.

  8. Posted

    I have decided to sell my copy of girugamesh’s CORE BEST compilation. For anyone that doesn’t know, this compilation contains a majority of songs released before they released “13’s reborn.” The release is live-limited for the band’s gravitation tour. This is a pretty secret release that not very many people outside of Japan know about.

    The item is in like-new condition, has barely been used, and I have only taken the discs out of the case ONE time, to import them to my computer. It also includes a bonus postcard with the cover logo on one side, and a QR code to this video (featuring commentary over live footage) on the other.

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  10. Posted

    All extremely rare, but still worth a shot...

    AvelCain - ARROW OF THE LIGHT

    アヲイ - 雨のち痛み

    アヲイ - あの子

    DIAURA - Beautiful Creature (first press only)

    DIAURA - melt (I'm not paying $60 for it)

    R指定／愛狂います。SP+LIT CD for SHOXX

    SUICIDE ALI - 行商人の絵画 (demo CD)

    umbrella - Powdery snow

    umbrella - 永久地図

    ザアザア - うそつき (first press)

     

    If you feel like selling any of these, send me a PM. And please do NOT reply to this thread saying that you sent me a PM. I get notifications for PMs by e-mail. :)

     

    Purchased:

    Spoiler

    DIAURA - REBORN (CRYSTAL BOX bonus CD) Thank you, @Danao

    DIAURA - 自壊 Thank you, @Danao

    ヴァルナ - COMPLETE

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  15. Posted

    01. darkest hour - With a Thousand Words to Say But One (142)

    02. darkest hour - Convalescence (142)

    03. NEGA - the Grave (131)

    04. darkest hour - For The Soul Of The Saviour (129)

    05. darkest hour - Sound the Surrender (127)

    06. SUICIDE SILENCE - no Pity for a Coward (127)

    07. the GazettE - 余韻 (126)

    08. SUICIDE SILENCE - unanswered (119)

    09. darkest hour - Doomsayer (The Beginning Of The End) (110)

    10. SUICIDE SILENCE - The Price of Beauty (105)

    I had no idea that I've listened to "undoing ruin" and "the Cleansing" so many times. :lol:

    This is from a music library I've been building since early 2010. A lot of these songs come from albums that I dived into when my music library was a fraction of the size that it is now.

  16. Posted

    Fun tidbit: They won't have The End Records releasing 'ARUKEH' (had to imitate that narrator, sorry) overseas though (as in US), so I highly doubt that they will reach billboard this time lol.

    I'm sorry, "fun" tidbit? "Fun?" I don't think so :P

    ... Kidding, not that it matters much. While I'm sure that US editions have sold considerably well in the past, I'm also sure that a larger number of us in North America either get the original Japanese versions since there's more artwork (and the special edition cases aren't cheaply made), or we buy it digitally.

    So as long as Sony distributes on iTunes (like they did 輪郭 and Sustain the untruth), everything should be fine. However, I'd be surprised if Sony themselves distributed a physical copy for North America.

  20. Posted

    For albums, definitely try out 哀愁のアンティーク. 是空 and 朽木の灯 seem to be fan favourites.

    For an idea of what they sound like these days, check out ENDER ENDER and 故に、摩天楼. I'm ONLY recommending them for observational purposes, you may not like them AT ALL. XD

    Also, I really like 流星 and ガーベラ from 極彩 (2006). They're a bit different from the 2004 and earlier sound, but still nice.

    Also[2], I think this should be moved to the music recommendations thread. never mind

  22. Posted

    I've answered a similar question before. I just buy the music. That's all!

    When I was a teenager though, I was super into merch; every shirt I had was a band shirt. I also used to have band posters all over my walls until I was 20. There was a brief period of time when I would have been interested in getting a band phone charm when I was 18.

    Nowadays, I do not like the idea of having "band merch" - I don't care for over-branding.

    And I would never waste my money on a fucking polaroid. :lol:

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  25. Posted

    Current contenders:

    Best visual kei album: AvelCain - s/t (still waiting on MERRY, DIAURA, and DIR EN GREY)

    Best non-visual album: I Killed The Prom Queen - Beloved, Job For A Cowboy - Sun Eater, The Contortionist - Language

    Best single: Lycaon - Shadow, AvelCain - 妖の匣

    Best mini album: 12012 - XII, GHOSE - Assortment

    Best newcomer: THE BLACK SWAN, sukekiyo

    Biggest disappointment: Alice Nine - Supernova, Sadie - GANGSTA, darkest hour - s/t

    Saddest disbandment: SUICIDE ALI

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