Seimeisen

they have played their unreleased song "I'M SHIT NOODLE, BUT..." at their live at Sendai CLUB JUNK BOX at 2014/11/14

Yeah, I asked Zess about where to post it a few weeks ago, and he wasn't sure. @fuyushita_risou actually PM'd me a walkthrough of her process of creating a JP iTunes account (and said I could use whatever I needed from it), so I'm gonna take a look at that and see if it'll help. But now that I know that more people would be interested in a tutorial, I will try to get this off the ground soon, and am willing to get serious about it.
Also, as soon as I can get the money to, I will buy a JP iTunes card and create a new account from scratch (and later change it to another country), and I'll document the process (whether it's screenshots or screen capture video, etc).

Yeah, I asked Zess about where to post it a few weeks ago, and he wasn't sure. @fuyushita_risou actually PM'd me a walkthrough of her process of creating a JP iTunes account (and said I could use whatever I needed from it), so I'm gonna take a look at that and see if it'll help. But now that I know that more people would be interested in a tutorial, I will try to get this off the ground soon, and am willing to get serious about it.
Also, as soon as I can get the money to, I will buy a JP iTunes card and create a new account from scratch (and later change it to another country), and I'll document the process (whether it's screenshots or screen capture video, etc).

so we have full tracklisting and album cover art.
now, samples please.
 
oh yeah. band's official website now has a new layout. again.
http://direngrey.co.jp/

Uhh... those three songs make up the mode of GAUZE feature? If so, that totally blows! Only one of those songs appeared on GAUZE, and it was also re-recorded! At the very least, the three songs could have been ones that were on GAUZE and haven't been re-recorded.

These covers are all so beautiful...

XDDDDDDD
 

 
yes I'm writing gay porn.

COCKTURNAL FUCKLUST (NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST; read somewhere on a tanuki tumblr)
NOCTURNAL BUTTLUST (read it somewhere on MH, I habitually call them this now)
Blunt Ass Nord (Blut Aus Nord; can't remember where I read it)
Oh, and my personal nickname for Royz is Slutz.

loool it's nu Chemical Rhetoric. Sorry, just had to correct you on that. XDAnyway, glad one of the rare songs, Carnival, is going on the album, but atm I think it's kinda weird that 群青 is the last song. I'll have to listen to it again, but from what I can remember about the song, I don't think it would properly end an album.
Still have high hopes for the new stuff; looking forward to it!
Also, liking that the standard edition has a lower price than usual, even if it's only by $4~5.

Okkk no one answered and I felt like translating it anyway so here you go (I made a few notes in it as well). I corrected the kanji where needed, but I used hiphopvomit's (and probably the first person's kanji lyrics) as starting point. I made notes at some parts, if you have questions about something or why I translated it like that, just ask me (NICELY PLX). Or if you have corrective suggestions DO let me know (: <3

 I am not native and I'm not fucking JLPT N1/B1 (prob N2/N3 but we'll see it when I take N3 in Dec.), so even tho I'm PRETTY confident about my translation, I can't assure you it's 1000000% perfectly translated. And yeah, I structured the kanji/romaji/English like this because you can actually connect the kanji/romaji/English with each other (and learn!) rather than when you're reading it apart from each other. If you want it all separated let me know ^ - ^
 
Lycaon – Shadow (translation)
 
Shadow…
 
ねぇ…聞こえていますか?
Nee... kikoeteimasu ka?
Hey… can* you hear me?
ほら…あたしの声が
Hora**... atashi no koe ga
Look… it’s my voice
 
この闇の中で君に触れていたいよ
Kono yami no naka de kimi ni fureteitai yo
I want to touch you inside of this darkness
会いたい***と想うより君の側で眠りたい
Aitai to omou yori kimi no soba de nemuritai
I want to sleep by your side rather than I think I want to see you
このまますべて消えてしまえばいいのに
Kono mama subete kiete shimaeba ii noni
If it’s like this, I wish everything would disappear
 
ねえ...聞こえているよ？
Nee... kikoeteiru yo?
Hey…can you hear me?
ほら...あなたの声が
Hora... anata no koe ga
Look…it’s your voice
 
絡み付く闇も君が光に変える
Karamitsuku yami mo kimi ga hikari ni kaeru
You will change into light, as well as the entangled darkness****
 
今僕が願うなら君は僕を消せるかい?
Ima boku ga negau nara kimi wa boku o keseru kai?
If I desire it now, would you erase me?
このまますべて消えてしまえばいいのに
Kono mama subete kiete shimaeba ii noni
If it’s like this, I wish everything would disappear
 
暗闇を纏って探してる
Kurayami o matotte sagashiteru
Clad in darkness, I am searching
鮮やか咲き誇るその黒い影
Azayaka sakihokoru sono kuroi kage
Vivid full glory, that black shadow
 
会いたいと...
Aitai to...
I want to see you...
会いたいと想うより君の側で眠りたい
Aitai to omou yori kimi no soba de nemuritai
I want to sleep by your side rather than I think I want to see you
このまますべて消えてしまえばいいのに
Kono mama subete kiete shimaeba ii noni
Like this, I wish everything would disappear
 
美しい闇の中で君を見つけたから
Utsukushii yami no naka de kimi o mitsuketa kara
Because I found you inside of this beautiful darkness,
このまま影になって君も消えてしまえばいいのに
Kono mama kage ni natte kimi mo kiete shimaeba ii noni
Like this I become a shadow, and I wish you’d disappear too
 
*If you translate it literally, it’d be “Do you hear me?”, but it’s more natural to translate it to “Can you hear me?” in this context. Like, when speaking on the phone you can say “Kikoeteimasu ka?” or “Kikoeteiru?” and that’s asking if the other person is able to hear you or not. The masu form is more formal, so second time he sings it, it’s informal.
**Hora is Japanese slang, it’s kinda hard to translate to English, it’s usually translated as look(?)/see(?)/hey(?!), but in this case I choose to translate it is look
*** I dunno if the kanji lyrics are right because a lot of it stayed hiragana (like kimi and soba… I changed those to their kanji). Also it kinda sounds like Yuuki sings “Naitai” which would be translated totally different. But let’s stick with this for now lol
**** Yeah see this is what I mean XD I don’t know if it’s the right kanji for kaeru, else it would translate as “you return to the light, as well as the entangled darkness” SIGH v.v

VANITAS was absolutely amazing.

I got 17; it's only a little lower than I expected... actually, nvm, it's very close to where I expected it.
I feel weird when I get attention, but at the same time, I spend 80% of the time talking about myself and the other 20% hoping someone will give me an opportunity to talk about myself... so yeah, kinda in the middle.

I think it would be nice if more people would specify the format/bit rate in the description text. Though I do agree that people should always include artwork and the release date.

why not create a pinned template? I know some posters have really good looking posts. They would make good templates
 
 
 
 
Only saw that now, I am assuming that is missing an "a" ? I will make sure to include a picture of a panda next time I post a link. pce

I think it would be nice if more people would specify the format/bit rate in the description text. Though I do agree that people should always include artwork and the release date.

Artwork for 言の葉. Not too elaborate, but still very nice.

The worst part of that, I feel, is that the person actively trying to get videos removed are supporting the band's label more than the band, right? We live in this era of brand loyalty I don't think we've ever seen to this degree where people are defending their favorite products, and by extension the companies that make them. If anything, it's the record labels that are laughing all the way to the bank with fans like these.
 
 
And on the topic of ignoring requests to share releases: I've enjoyed reading everyone's take on the topic with great contributions to both sides of the argument. I'm far more laid-back with my approach than I would say most are. If someone is requesting me to upload an album I'll do it if I can, especially if that person is a new fan to the respective band / genre they are inquiring about. There is nothing better than opening the doors to a new fan to show them what a group has to offer. It seems like some get far more requests than others, and I'm one of the people that don't get asked often so perhaps that's why I'm willing to engage these people.
 
If I don't have the recording available, I won't ignore them though, because then that just makes everything awkward for everyone. A quick response telling them you are unable to share the album in question should suffice, and if they complain or insult? Who cares? It's just a damn CD and both parties can live past not downloading / not sharing that release.

Whoa. That's taking this whole thing to an extreme level. This is talking about people who you don't know requesting music from you that you aren't obligated to share in the first place. This is not ignoring that kid in school who needs friends. This is the internet, and people need to back off of it half the time. Seek help, don't blame people on the internet for ignoring you if you're to some kind of mental breaking point. How is that some stranger on the internet's responsibility???? No one is attacking you.
 
And just because you think you're asking politely... the whole act of asking without knowing a person is just as rude in my book. Seriously, if that same person wrote me in the beginning like "Oh hey, I noticed we like the same band, can I add you?" And then we exchanged a few messages. Guess what? I'd be like 90% more inclined to fulfill their request. But these people are coming up as entitled strangers with "Upload this album for me, please?". That is barely polite in my book. Barely. I'm sorry but I don't owe them anything. Not even a reply. They don't care about me, I'm not wasting my time. Like I already mentioned, I do this because too many people have been rude to me and bullying me for turning them down but you don't seem to understand that. I have a similar history as stylelover. I used to reply to everyone but I got too many nasty comments when I didn't want to share. Even some who harassed me for months and found me on other media sites. It was really awful. So I stopped sharing anywhere outside of these kind of places. Equating ignoring upload requests on the internet to bullying is such a load of crap, because it's not even close. You're asking people to be kind out of respect to you're unknown past but you're not giving anyone else the same treatment. 
 
I  upload on places like MH and jps because when I do feel like uploading something; I will make it easy to find. I am not your personal music vending machine. If I don't share something I probably have my reasons and It'd be nice if people respected that. 

Plus, in general you don't know someone's reason for ignoring people asking for music. I know a friend of mine who ignores requests too, mainly because every time he used to answer them he got terrible insults coming his way. Can you really blame him for not responding to requests anymore because of that?
 
I can understand in such cases that people would not want to reply to requests anymore. Rude requests just as well. I'd personally never ignore someone who asks kindly for something. I do have to say that I think that completely ignoring someone is kind of rude. Of course you don't owe them any of your time, but a short message of a few words saying "sorry, my last.fm is not a freepass for sharing" would suffice more than enough.

people talking about copyright...okay...IT'S A DAMN VIDEO calm your fucking tits. and i hate when people show off on tumblr
JUST STOP if your not gonna share then don't fucking make gifs of it (for example: live dvds or offshots videos of bands) shit  is annoying.. i mean at first i didn't care but then it kept happening over and over and then i just got annoyed...
 
don't make me kick your face in <.<

SERIOUSLY BLESSCODE, JUST GO FUCK YOURSELF. A LIVE-LIMITED SINGLE?? ARE YOU SERIOUS?!
 
Btw here's the single art.

 
My feelings towards this release are quite complicated. I think the title is so amusing, but OMFG JUST STOP WITH THOSE LIVE-LIMITED RELEASES.

Uhh... I agree!!!
I mean, I wasn't the greatest fan of their self-titled album, but CUNNING KILLER and the three mini albums were all incredibly awesome.

Ok here we go. I enjoyed 12012's whole comeback since 2012. I don't think I've ever had anyone agree lmao.

12012's XII makes me sad. Sad in the way that this is going to be their last release for a long time. This album is near perfection. I can literally describe it as a well done trip down memory lane through their past and present era's. VICIOUS OF ABSOLUTION reminds me a lot of the SEVEN era. I love how even though drop B is the bands main tuning now, they can still make memorable tracks in standard or Drop D. Pretty much everyone of the members shine on this song and they all compliment each other. Oh and the piano just adds that spice to things. Beautiful. STORY OF A DIFFERENT DIMENSION reminds me a lot of something that would be on Play Dolls or Diamonds. The guitars are the highlights of this song, especially the main riff. My reaction face when hearing it : Another great track.
 
THE RED is probably my favorite song on the mini. I've been saying this since the Swan, 12012 seriously has something great going on with the heavier tracks. Its near death metal territory, super creative, and pulls no punches. Just in your face brutality. Id love to see a full album with more tracks like these. BOSS. ALONE didn't interest me at first when I first heard it but it quickly grew on me. If I were to place it in the bands timeline, Id also put it somewhere in their earlier albums. It puts you in the chill mood and I could def see myself waving my arms from left to right singing the chorus. I really enjoy this track and its a nice break from the intensity of the other 2 tracks.
 
AQUA: I listened to this and forgot it was on because it was super subtle. Then I realized it was 9 minutes....why? 
 
This is one of the best releases of 2014. I am sad to see 12012 go after this. They finally capitalized on a sound and now they're going on hiatus. I hope they realize they have something great going and decide to resume activities. If they do disband (God forbid), I wouldn't be mad. This was a valiant effort put in by them
 
9.5/10