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Wrong place. Lol

Eww.

It's not like I am very nostalgia-biased anyway.
 
I am okay with your situation, I just felt like I had to express my disliking towards Kiyoharu's late predictability in terms of songwriting (well come to think of it, Aron and Misery are oddly similar). When it comes to "paying attention to their roots", they have played their post-Fake Star songs basically all the time ever since their reunion...Oh yes, I do acknowledge the fact that Kiyoharu DOES NOT want to play vk-era  songs again (except for "Autism", but it's sort of an oddball in RoS).
 
Hoping for a good "Grande Finale", if that's going to be their "last album". The content should live up to their whole history as a band and their "many faces" (instead of "hey check this out, we have swag and we are punk as fuck!"-attitude) imho.
 
To add to my "Feminism" comment - by that I am trying to say that their earlier albums had VARYING SONGWRITING (see: Fake Star and Feminism for instance). Consider that to be my "personal keyword" in terms of listening tendencies.

for the sake of staying on-topic:
 
Covers look okay

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

If you use PayPal from my understanding you won't be able to cancel your order. However if you use your credit card or anything else like that you should be fine.

i found the single "stylish" but then again,
it sounded much more "shallow" and "lighter" than 'now' or of course 'girugamesh'
i think this single fits into 'go' album (with less the electro fx) -
'go' album was 'ok' with good choruses but since i REALLY loved "now" album ...
(its ok that satoshi doesnt scream anymore but he does push the mellow vocals too much these days)
 
but all in all, 
not like a "come back" or "redemption" but i would say "safe" - good music
 
1. incomplete : 3/5
2. limit break : 2/5
3. takt : 4/5

12012 were much more raw and aggressive in the indies to post-indies
until the merry go world style took over (altho i did like few singles from seven, 薄紅と雨 and the pain of catastrophe, etc)
i was always intrigued by this band from the name itself, 
besides, wataru's got a great voice tone, lots of potentials -
 
and like the post above, altho i did like album 'seven',
but the self-titled is the one which really hooked me up, contrary to the popular votes upon them .
 
i personally think 12012 is one of those bands that will linger (or maybe "sustained" will be the best description)
for a relatively long time in japanese rock scene .
tho, again, i personally think that 12012 is HIGHLY underrated band (such as the underneath/defspiral)
despite its long history and their abilities (maybe im wrong, but i dont see that much 'constant interest' from the public)

fixed that for you~

It's clear Zess doesn't understand what "melody" is; that or we didn't listen to the same album.
 
 
Dir en grey's heightened attention to melody is one of the driving forces of the album. Every track contains melodic passages that string the more overwhelmingly heavy parts together. There is also the change in song structure for the band, where they have pulled away from the typical "Rock" format and have embraced a more unique style of progressive. Dir en grey, the band, is far better than they have ever been.
 
The main problem I have is there are two remakes in particular that don't measure up to their original counterparts (kasumi and Bottom of the Death Valley). It's not that they're BAD (they're not), it's that the remakes don't measure up to the originals. The rest of the tracks are very solid, which leads to a great release and one worth looking into if only for the unique sound the band has crafted through typical elements. It's the contrast of lighter pop elements with crushing metal as well as the incredible mind for song writing which makes this release stand out.