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BECAUSE NOTHING IS AS FUN AS FIGHTING EACHOTHER IN AN ARENA AMIRITE
 
This link is a back-up because the website that hosts it had its server die on them so: http://brantsteele.net/hungergames/
 
MY RESULTS:
 

 

 

 
CONGRATS NOS-KUN
 
also feel free to put your favourite J-Rock artists in and have them battle it out I don't honestly care

BECAUSE NOTHING IS AS FUN AS FIGHTING EACHOTHER IN AN ARENA AMIRITE
 
This link is a back-up because the website that hosts it had its server die on them so: http://brantsteele.net/hungergames/
 
MY RESULTS:
 

 

 

 
CONGRATS NOS-KUN
 
also feel free to put your favourite J-Rock artists in and have them battle it out I don't honestly care

BECAUSE NOTHING IS AS FUN AS FIGHTING EACHOTHER IN AN ARENA AMIRITE
 
This link is a back-up because the website that hosts it had its server die on them so: http://brantsteele.net/hungergames/
 
MY RESULTS:
 

 

 

 
CONGRATS NOS-KUN
 
also feel free to put your favourite J-Rock artists in and have them battle it out I don't honestly care

Alright, that's enough. Even though this is the International subforum, the regular rules of the forum still apply. I do not speak Russian, but I've understood enough to realize that this is a dispute between nekkichi and Pretsy that is best off being discussed privately (as was already the case, from what I can understand). Keep personal issues to PM and Hellion, don't add any fuel to the fire. All you're doing is starting drama for the sake of starting drama. This is not allowed on the regular forums, nor is it allowed here, keep that in mind. 

Everyone's classic favourite:
 

 
I had no idea this was in English until I searched for the lyrics, lmao.

Alright, that's enough. Even though this is the International subforum, the regular rules of the forum still apply. I do not speak Russian, but I've understood enough to realize that this is a dispute between nekkichi and Pretsy that is best off being discussed privately (as was already the case, from what I can understand). Keep personal issues to PM and Hellion, don't add any fuel to the fire. All you're doing is starting drama for the sake of starting drama. This is not allowed on the regular forums, nor is it allowed here, keep that in mind. 

If your sexual activity doesn't solely consist of jerking off to the beat of Merzbow and The Gerogerigegege you're doing sex wrong

Charisma.com
 

 
 

 
I can't believe there wasn't an artist thread for these two flawless ladies yet. I personally feel like they're one of the strongest artists in J-pop at the moment and DIStopping is most probably the best pop album I've heard all year. Any more of you who enjoy them?

Went for option number 3. I've tried plug for a while, but I don't really feel most of the music played there, it's not really my taste. If others enjoy it that's fine though! I mean I'm not going to shit on other people's fun just because I don't like it lol.

Alright, that's enough. Even though this is the International subforum, the regular rules of the forum still apply. I do not speak Russian, but I've understood enough to realize that this is a dispute between nekkichi and Pretsy that is best off being discussed privately (as was already the case, from what I can understand). Keep personal issues to PM and Hellion, don't add any fuel to the fire. All you're doing is starting drama for the sake of starting drama. This is not allowed on the regular forums, nor is it allowed here, keep that in mind. 

Alright, that's enough. Even though this is the International subforum, the regular rules of the forum still apply. I do not speak Russian, but I've understood enough to realize that this is a dispute between nekkichi and Pretsy that is best off being discussed privately (as was already the case, from what I can understand). Keep personal issues to PM and Hellion, don't add any fuel to the fire. All you're doing is starting drama for the sake of starting drama. This is not allowed on the regular forums, nor is it allowed here, keep that in mind. 

Alright, that's enough. Even though this is the International subforum, the regular rules of the forum still apply. I do not speak Russian, but I've understood enough to realize that this is a dispute between nekkichi and Pretsy that is best off being discussed privately (as was already the case, from what I can understand). Keep personal issues to PM and Hellion, don't add any fuel to the fire. All you're doing is starting drama for the sake of starting drama. This is not allowed on the regular forums, nor is it allowed here, keep that in mind. 

Alright, that's enough. Even though this is the International subforum, the regular rules of the forum still apply. I do not speak Russian, but I've understood enough to realize that this is a dispute between nekkichi and Pretsy that is best off being discussed privately (as was already the case, from what I can understand). Keep personal issues to PM and Hellion, don't add any fuel to the fire. All you're doing is starting drama for the sake of starting drama. This is not allowed on the regular forums, nor is it allowed here, keep that in mind. 

am i doing this right
 

 

 

 

 
pls contribute ur own too ♥

hi

http://6abc.com/news/whats-missing-from-this-house-led-to-a-drug-bust/514461/
 
I don't know what's funnier: that they found them the way they did, or that the bust took place in Haarlem.

I need both. If there is a really REALLY great vocalist at work then sometimes I can overlook a lack of good instrumentals, but mostly it's necessary. Especially with good audio gear, hearing small details in the instrumental is great and adds to the song in general. I can't listen to a song where the same riff is just chugged 5 minutes in a row.
 
Vocals are not needed for good tracks either imo. Some instrumental bands are just fantastic without. I've heard progressive rock bands and also post-rock bands without vocals where there really was no vocalist necessary.

Interesting list! I'm honestly one of the minority when I say that I think that Rhapsody in Beauty is probably one of my least favourite albums from THE NOVEMBERS. Xeno was the only song I could really get into, but one good song doesn't make a good album. I feel like it just doesn't stick too well. I've listened to the album over 5 times by now and Xeno is literally the only song that I remember.
 
Kan Wakan's album was really good though, not what I expected, but a great listen.

Artist: Jupiter Album: THE HISTORY OF GENESIS Score: The Birth of Venus. The Death of Creativity.
Visual Kei is a world of its own; a patchwork scene that mixes and matches various established genres and reinterprets them under its own musical and aesthetic niches. The peculiarities found within the scene - which can range from vocal style, visuals, songwriting, marketing ploys, to general band ethics - are usually recognizable, but also fleeting at best. When you add in the fact that any given Visual Kei band can have an entirely different set of musical influences, this renders comparison to the "source" of those influences a fruitless task outside of music historicism. Visual Kei is best appreciated from within, with some kind of inside narrative. Something that explains how Visual Kei operates or the rationale behind a band's artistic choices. However, sometimes you'll come across a band that defies a narrative - for better or worse. Jupiter is one such band.
On their sophomore effort "THE HISTORY OF GENESIS", it's painfully apparent that they fall in between the cracks of being a successful metal band with Visual Kei aesthetics and a Visual Kei band that has effectively appropriated metal into their repertoire. Instead, they sound like a lukewarm imitation of both - neither delivering from a metal standpoint, nor fully embracing the artistic nooks of Visual Kei. Some of the most "thrashing" moments of the album, like opener "The Birth of Venus", single track "LAST MOMENT" and "ARCADIA", are marred by hackneyed power-metal songwriting and technical, yet emotionless instrumentation that fails to engage. It's as if guitarists HIZAKI and TERU are literally riffing in one ear and out the other. Even the harder hitting songs like "Darkness" and "絶望ラビリンス" lack punch and wouldn't warrant headbanging, much less a simple head nod.
But beyond the lackluster songwriting and sterile musicianship, THE HISTORY OF GENESIS suffers from a host of other issues, one of which is ZIN - Jupiter's vocalist. As a metal vocalist --power-metal in particular-- ZIN doesn't cut it. He lacks the soaring, dynamic range and the theatrical bravado necessary to be compelling. His harsher vocal attempts, as heard in tracks "SACRED ALTAR" and "Darkness", are weak and struggle to be heard amidst all of the drab riffage. Even by Visual Kei standards, ZIN's vocals are thoroughly uncharacteristic. There are no tortured quirks or endearing imperfections to add charm to his performance. So while ZIN isn't a remarkably good vocalist or an offensively bad one, he still occupies an awkward musical territory - one that simultaneously falls short of the expectations of metal and the appeal of Visual Kei.
The final nail in this album's coffin was hammered in by its wearisome length and seemingly asinine arrangement. Of course, metal albums are usually protracted affairs, but with 14 tracks and a duration 10 minutes shy of your average feature-film, there just isn't enough quality material here to justify sitting through it. Omitting a few tracks or trimming some of the fat would have done some good. Running at nearly 8 minutes, title track "The History of Genesis" is a progressive behemoth that feels like more of a chore than an immersive epic. Even with the track being placed near the end (it's the last track on the limited edition), it just feels like a tired recap of the entire album, as opposed to an actual climax. Instrumental guitar ballad "Church Candle", as dull as it is, would have served more effectively as an intro or an outro. Instead it's slapped right in the middle of the album and adds no sense of progression or logical flow. "Shining" is another unfortunate curveball in which Jupiter delves into an oshare kei-esque pop-punk number. Normally, a band's attempt to diversify their sound would be laudable, but in the the context of the album it comes off as half-baked filler.
Though for all of its weaknesses, THE HISTORY OF GENESIS isn't without some merit. One of the band's strongest showings was, ironically, the only song composed by ZIN - "Red Carnation". This track revels in everything Jupiter tried but failed to accomplish with the rest of the album. All of the symphonic and neo-classical elements are kicked into high gear, and ZIN even duets with a female vocalist, giving their music a much needed spark. "THE MOON", however, is the album's most standout track. It's a groovy, mid-tempo ballad where HIZAKI and TERU put the power chords and the chugging on hold to embrace smoother guitar tones. There's even an unexpected, but extremely welcome jazz breakdown. Unlike "Shining", this is an instance in which Jupiter tried something new without deviating from the tone of album or abandoning their core sound.
It's obvious that Jupiter has all of the tools to impress; they're just misusing them 80% of the time. If HIZAKI loosened his compositional stranglehold and allowed more new ideas to flow in and if ZIN were a bit more convincing, then Jupiter could become a force to be reckoned with. But as THE HISTORY OF GENESIS has shown, Jupiter is stuck in an uninspired artistic limbo devoid of a narrative. Whether your musical inclinations lie with metal or Visual Kei, this album is sure to leave you entirely apathetic.

Slow clap for @Zeus. This man does an unspeakable amount of work for MH that most will never even realize.
 

Ironically, all from plug.dj sessions, lmao.