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HAH ! never thought my comment could've directed in that way. i was just being cautious of making a comment for a straight guy having gay friends. it's still pretty much of an issue still from where i live, so trust me, i need to be careful of these. talking of artistry, it's just a taste. i like these, i dont like those. can we just move along ? i have never expected my comment bring these little controversy sometimes i am compelled to speak, but i forget to just shut up and look away --- lesson learned.

not necessary a homophobic here (considering i had a few friends in my life), but i still cant perceive a grown man wearing skirts and with glittery femme make-ups -- even after 20 years of enjoying japanese rock. i loved old-school dir en grey --- just without imagining them with those attires.

actually i partially agree with the list above. never was a fan of gauze, but although i would put macabre, vulgar, and kisou above withering and marrow this album WAS interesting. but by far, uroboros, dss and vulgar are my favorites (arche and withering is ok, kisou and macabre are classics, but marrow is hard to love except for a few tracks) without trying deviate from the thread, insulated was balanced in quirkiness, productions, and a few kick's. not the best, but average. i am still waiting for the disc 2 rips tho ! kigan sounds interesting.

im fine with the "rapping". it doesn't sound like "rapping" that much at all. maybe a little like jon davis style twist acapella ? gaw--damn this wait is painful than i expected

WOW . I LOVE THIS. it has enough quirkiness, rawness and everything. I CANT WAIT FOR WEDNESDAY.

i am not a big fan of previews or samples. to be frank, i dont really care if there are samples or not. for very few cases in the past, i listened to the samples waaaay too much before the real thing came out, which it end up making the real deal an ancient in spite i have not listened to the whole record. i think dogma was one of them..maybe add a couple of few i am, however, very looking forward of next week's wednesday

ahh, anima as well, i forgot about that. i meant zephyr of radio versions. i used to listen to that radio rip track like 100 times before the real deal came out, so i know.

.... interesting but i agree with you of the song being "happening fast". i feel that the chorus of this preview is missing a line, it feels like it has jumped from the build up but this kind of editing happened before. like zephyr of sukekiyo.

omg that was beautiful. love the lyrics tho! maybe it's because a pr edit version, the song feels a little short inspite of the song's concept. cant wait for the rest of the tracks ! ! ! !

same here. honestly im ok with anything and everything of what dir en grey does but i think it's ok for them for a change. they already have a handful of screaming songs

the new album sounds awesome except the overall production seems weak compared to its track ! i hope they would've gone with the sounds like 7 deadly sins or lesson 2 !

HAHA ! THIS ! LOVE the artwork btw - i cannot wait for the real thing to be released

and enuf said. although it may seems like, but this explains all

anything from kiyoharu and im sold. my blind loyalty to him except that i cant always buy everything from his releases

finally ! haven't heard from them for quite a while ! love the new song !

WOW. what was that ? ... i thought i heard a fly flew by

true, tho i meant by the sessions not the vocals.

this album might be, by far, the most distinct album since shadows, however, maybe it's the production (the guitar and drum tones), the architecture of the tracks (the tempo, bpm), or the pure essence and concept of lynch is too strong, im not sure if it's a good thing or not, this album still sounds like the familiar "lynch" i guess they'll never break those lynch-equations.

i agree on this one. i usually let it slide, but the most recent single's studio recording wasn't as strong as the music itself. it could have been more defined and crisp sound without sharpening with the tuning as they intended to. i hope they re-record the last 2 singles with same tunings of the new tracks -- i doubt they wont tho, they have always re-recorded outdated singles.

true ! but im glad it's only a few months away. i remember dir en grey once released the release date like half a year earlier. i can wait 3 months !

surprisingly "OK" ! love the detailing of some guitar works ! and nice touch with samplings and effects. some tracks are nice ! my impression on this was like "dogma 2.0" but with a more colors instead of monochromatic approach (maybe it's because of the "2012 kanye merch" artcover ?) definitely not ground breaking but nice album to listen for the next 2 weeks !

i love it so far ! surprisingly balanced and diverse ! cant wait to hear the whole thing !

this is an interesting topic -- to be honest, perfect thread to vent as for me ; 1. bands dressed with "dress" (ie, princess, mini skirts, literally feminine make ups) : i just cant digest this despite ive been into japanese rock for more than 20 years 2. live distributed releases : well ... tough luck. i aint in japan so it make sense. 3. multi version releases : i understand japanese love to "collect'em all", but hell, it's hard for me to catch up with all those releases 4. weird indies with weird vibratos and weird squeaky voices : i cant remember what band, but one of those indies had a weird voice. but there are a lot of those. 5. merches that do not sell internationally : i know i can get some of them through cdjapan or other sites . . . but shame.

cant wait ! ! ! it's been so long ! ! !

same here. id rather have punchy and packed short songs than 7 minutes of lazy and clumsiness.