nitta

I love both, but Kuroyume for sure.
 
I generally find that with SADS Kiyoharu's voice gets grating faster and the songs can drag a bit. If I compare my favourite Kuroyume song (Beams) to my favourite SADS song (Strawberry), I enjoy listening to the Kuroyume track much more. Plus, Kuroyume's music has so much more variety. There's something I can listen to each day. I find I have to really be in the right mood to listen to SADS.
 
There's also a charming goofiness and innocence to Kuroyume at times that you don't get much of in SADS.
For example:
http://www.jpopsuki.tv/video/Kuroyume---BEAMS/90e5503f7815ec3a8dce1e5100939583
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5w6up_kuroyume-merry-x-mas-i-love-you_music
http://jame-world.com/_pic/gal/1340a.jpg
http://jame-world.com/_pic/gal/1340j.jpg

Cryin' all day every day. Really hope their vocalist goes on to something new, but keeps the same sort of sound... the scene needs more Janne Da Arc-tinged bands :<

ZIGZO new album "FOREVER YOUNG" will be released at 2014/07/01 (3,086yen)
 
[track list]
01.渦(uzu)
02.少年の足跡(shounen no ashiato)
03.B型ゆえのLOVE SONG(B-gata yue no LOVE SONG)
04.君をいつまでも(kimi wo itsumademo)
05.空飛ぶピアニスト(soratobu pianist)
06.My Sweet Shame
07.オレンジ(orange)
08.夜明け前の色(yoakemae no iro)
09.しわくちゃな夢(shiwakucha na yume)
10.FOREVER YOUNG
11.ひまわり(himawari)(15th Anniversary～New Recording Version)

I don't see the problem with re-recordings either. You cannot "kill" a song. A new recording doesn't make the original song vanish into thin air. Even if the new recording is worse than the original (which is ultimately a matter of taste), you always have the original song to listen to. So I don't understand why some people here go batshit over the possibilty that the songs may be re-recorded. It's not that they're required by law to only listen to the re-recording and never to the original again.
 
I would prefer re-recording too, as there is a chance that something new or interesting will come out of it. If not - well, though luck, but nothing ventured nothing gained. So I'll just continue to listen to the original versions, what's the big deal?

They're really into the end.

黒夢 2014.04.12 Zepp Tokyo
The second coming of 1994『地獄の三夜』
SET LIST（セットリスト）

01.楽死運命
02.磔
03.狂い奴隷
04.& Die
05.FUNERAL SONG
06.人時 Bass solo
07.麻薬
08.MARIAS DEAPIR
09.G-BONDAGE
10.Telegram Sam（Bauhaus）
11,MISSING GLORY-狂人-
12.IN SKY
13.浮遊悲
14.黒夢
15.中絶

EN
01.親愛なるデスマスク

黒夢 2014.04.12 Zepp Tokyo
The second coming of 1994『地獄の三夜』
SET LIST（セットリスト）

01.楽死運命
02.磔
03.狂い奴隷
04.& Die
05.FUNERAL SONG
06.人時 Bass solo
07.麻薬
08.MARIAS DEAPIR
09.G-BONDAGE
10.Telegram Sam（Bauhaus）
11,MISSING GLORY-狂人-
12.IN SKY
13.浮遊悲
14.黒夢
15.中絶

EN
01.親愛なるデスマスク

too bad it doesn't include my favorite songs....

[CD track list]
01.Reverb
02.Let's go down the street (included in CD+Blu-ray & CD+DVD edition)
02.解凍実験(kaitoujikken)(2014 NEW RECORDING) (included in CD edition)
 

4. Yoshiki finally admits that it was actually Yoshiki who died all those years ago and he had been hide all along

I do not understand very well, but seems to be the announcement of the end. The mini-tour "ZERO" should be the last. 
 
If really so, I'm disappointed as well, expect minimum a decent farewell tour :/

now sis, where's that 2nd forbidden days rhapsody album u were working on, like, ages ago

Oh hey, this actually sounds decent!

Uhh why does it have to have so many slow/slowish songsss
 
Anyway, still looking forward to it somewhat.

I kinda like I HATE YOUR POPSTAR LIFE

^ "Guernica" B-side is called ストローヘッド (Straw Head), and the "I HATE YOUR..." B-side is called 奴隷 (Dorei).
 
Not having much hope after listening to this trailer-song-preview thingie btw...

^ I am afraid that it's the last effort of his to delve into post-punk/goth rock past.
 
Which reminds me (off-topic), his voice FITTED that song but it deserved more, say, "dedication" (did he forget how he sang vox back in 1994? I suppose his chain-smoking habits wrecked the shit up)
 
//annoyed

^I know what 'Guernica' is exactly (I asked just to assure whether my romanization was correct), thanks.
 
When it comes to Kiyoharu, you might know just with those titles what you are going to get:
 
'I HATE YOUR POPSTAR LIFE'  would be a full-on punk roller-coaster, while 'Guernica' would be either 1) a sappy ballad or 2) something along the lines of "Mizary" (Naming "new Misery" that way, just to avoid Kiyoharu's fatal title mistake).
And I crossed my fingers for possible "Nakigara wo"-influences...but hey, it was clear from Kiyoharu's intentions that he doesn't want to acknowledge "his vk/post-punk self/past" (unlike Shin and Hitoki who are clearly inspired about putting up "an old-school one-night revival" a la Luna Sea-way)

you can cancel the order & they will refund the money. or if you're still buying the album you can leave it as it is

I hope there's another freak out in the review thread for it.

Sounds like somebody made his childhood dream come true.

Acid Black Cherry new maxi single "黒猫(kuroneko)～Adult Black Cat～" will be released at 2013/11/20 (3 TYPE)
 
CD+DVD edition (1,680yen) will include CD+DVD (including "黒猫(kuroneko)～Adult Black Cat～" PV & off-shot), and CD edition (1,050yen) & special price edition (394yen) will include CD only
 
[CD track list]
01.黒猫(kuroneko)～Adult Black Cat～
02.青春のリグレット(seishun no regret)(Recreation Track) (松任谷由実(matsutouya yumi) cover) (not included in special price edition)

How about: different opinions

I thought the tribute album was just alright, despite having been blown away by the lineup, which if I read correctly from that Morrie x Kiyoharu natalie.mu intereview, took upwards of a year to assemble.
 
I think tribute albums can fall into two categories, ones that try to faithfully reproduce the songs they are being covered and ones that try to actually put their own spin on a song. This album was mostly the former with the exception of the tracks written primarily by one person or band (Kiyoharu, Cali Gari and Boris). It was largely a cut-and-paste affair by the producer where the artists involved got to add their own flair but for the most part had to stay within the lines of what the original song was. You could almost feel like the musicians, while amazingly talented and varied in their own right across the Jrock / Vkei spectrum, weren't even in the same room together when recording these songs and just individually came in and recorded their parts. Maybe I'm wrong about this but considering the lineup, I'm a bit doubtful these sessions had everyone in the room at the same time.
 
So yea, it's enjoyable in an all-star cast sort of way but I think no artist really got to take control of the song they were covering with the exception of the ones mentioned.
 
That said, I did appreciate the vocals of Hyde, Tetsu and Baki, who I'm most familiar with, and the other musicians spotted throughout. Hyde is a dead-on replica of Morrie especially with the reverb cranked to 11 like most the covers off Dead End's first album. I'm a huge Tetsu fan and although I've heard him sing like that on some songs he rarely does so for a whole song. It either shows that he's trying too hard or just having fun with it. Who knows? I didn't care for the Serafine cover. It had no power to it and seemed like it was being different for the sake of it. "How would this sound with female vocals?!" Why not have Morrie sing a Utada Hikaru cover next!
 
And in defense of artists reliving their past glories or just leaving it behind, I don't think it's a fair to suggest they should leave it behind just because we personally don't think it sounds any better than the original. If anything, as fans, if we don't like newer renditions or newer work we should simply just leave the artist behind. Move on, that's it, no need to tell new fans they're stupid for listening to the artist now. There's plenty of bands that I only like a certain style of. It would be foolish, and ultimately frustrating, to think that one could possibly like every path of artistic growth of a musician or any artist for that matter.
 
Anyway, most of these artists are creating new work on their own and so what if they go back and relive or try to recreate their older work? Whether it's a cash-grab move or a legitimate artistic one, so be it. Sure, they don't have the power they used to and I totally agree that Morrie's voice is weaker now, Ryuichi doesn't sing like he used to, or Hyde doesn't wear white frock gowns, etc. but does that mean they can never touch the past again just because it doesn't please fans now?