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Wow... Monster just turned to GO next to this

"GEARS OF OMEGA" [track list]
01.Rebellion
02.Disaster
03.UNBREAKABLE
04.Obligation
05.VENOM
06.Domestic Crisis
07.Puppet Creature
08.Sphere
09.drums solo
10.FATE
11.Vanilla
12.Rise above
13.Reverence
14.Trigger
15.Empty glass
16.V.I.P
17.A bullet of skyline
EN2
01.Pleasure of Torture
02.A Day to Re:member
 

 
 
"Strike in fact" [track list]
01.naked
02.Strike in fact
03.Beautiful Craze
 

nice track list. the only thing i hate from it is suiren. i despise that song. so lame

If I see any more personal attacks in this thread, may they be implied at one person or just aimed at a broad group of people, or any attempt to put down people's opinions by ad hominems, I will hand out warnings on the double. Get over yourself people, and accept that not everyone likes the same things you do.
 
My banhammer is yearning for some action after a long period of rest, so be careful.
 

poor Sujk is gonna get bored playing those silly songs 

their live-distributed LIVE DVD will be released at that one-man live at 2013/12/07, which will include digest of their one-man live "GEARS OF OMEGA" at Nagoya ell.SIZE at 2013/10/26 and at Osaka LIVE SQUARE 2nd LINE at 2013/10/27

the new intro fits more to their recent mini-album... its more theatric and complex... at least thats what I felt~
the visual post before is absolutley right... kyo looked exactly like that~
and the visual backgrounds were really really stunning
toshiya weared some kind of mask at the nagoya gig... but didnt wear it at tokyo first day
Die was wearing just a tank-top at nagoya, but more fancy at the tokyo gig~
for these who are intrested in some random things i saw:
the merch stuff is redicolously expensive... like T-shirts are 5000¥ and hoodies were arround 8000¥
70% of the merch were already sold out at the last few tour days~
most japanese fans wear diru shirts for their concerts... unlike western people who mostly just wear some random band shirts...
at the nagoya gig... were arround 8 foreigner people... while at tokyo there may have been over 50 gaijns~
kyo smiled at every end of the show... and also interacted with the audience... let em sing some parts... usw~
diru let their fans wait arrround 10 minutes for the encore... which is pretty long (at least it never takes that long at other concers i have been to)
their shows start really on time... may 3-5 minute later than on stated on the ticket
even at big concerts the japanese work with the number system
whixh means uh get some nr when uh buy the ticket...
i guess japan is the only country which can work out with that without problems xD
ah and the new inward screams are totally sick and awesome
thats it

The development of 12012 has been controversial to say the least. It's almost like they have become the "new Dir en grey" in terms of the stark contrast between opinions on where this band is going. Some love their heavier sound, others rally against it. So where does this mini album stand? Well...things certainly won't change.
12012's new mini-album, THE SWAN, is a set of varied songs that all carry a similar sound throughout without sounding completely alike (like in their previous 2 releases). On this release, you have varying melodic structures in THE SWAN, to heavy hitting prog metal riffs in DEADLY CIRCUS. It's safe to say, there's a little bit of everything; but is that "little bit of everything" any good? Well...the answer is yes and no.
Where this album excels is the growth that the band has achieved to this point. There's variation. Not every song features pseudo-heavy chugging riffs -- in fact it's less frequent than in their self titled and Deicida of Silence. Here we have something that is more expertly crafted, even if in it's entirety that isn't saying much. You can tell there is a strong effort for this band to push forward into changing their sound and experimenting with what works. In fact, this is the first 12012 release where I was pleased at parts -- and this is the first time I've ever been remotely pleased with 12012. From the main guitar riff in DEADLY CIRCUS, to the evolving structure in 月光 that ends with one of my favorite moments in any 12012 song.
The ideas are great; but not always the execution. There are two examples that I can point to that ultimately ruins this mini-album (and yes, RUINS) as a whole. The first is Wataru's vocals -- both content and execution. It's BAD. It's TERRIBLE. It is practically UNBEARABLE. Take THE SWAN for example: Wataru goes through the song with attempts at English that just comes out lispy and off-key. Not only are the sounds disgusting; but even his lyrical content is beyond boring (singing about looking out of his window, and crying...I mean..honestly?). Where the track excels is in the musicianship; but even that suffers -- and I am specifically referencing the drums and overall production.
These guys are a professional band, and this is the production we're left with? Not only do the drum fills have volumes ABOVE THE RED (what professional engineer would look past that and think it's OK?); but the rhythm guitar is dramatically panned to the left channel causing the volume to drop significantly. So, whenever there's potential for an awesome guitar passage, it's hidden behind the overly loud drums and first guitar. This is what people did with Stereo back in the 1960's...and not what should be happening in 2013 with the mixing equipment and abilities we have now.
The vocals and drums are a mess. It's bad. More often than not Wataru sounds more annoying than SUPER DEEP AND PASSIONATE with his child-like screams and lispy melodies that are ALL forgettable. I get he's trying really hard to be operatic in nature (i.e. Kyo); but it doesn't work with him. It's either too far out of his range, or he's not even using proper breathing techniques to get desired falsettos. It's all admirable in thought; but it's executed HORRIBLY.
This mini-album has awesome IDEAS; but because of the poor production and terrible vocals, it falls flat. Get rid of Wataru, or at least get him some singing lessons.
5/10 (High score for the great ideas presented and the willingness of the band to grow)

DVD "promise～星降る遊園地(hoshifuru yuuenchi)～ 2013.02.03@Shibuya Koukaidou & 9clips" CM could be watched through YouTube since 2013/04/11
 

as usual I am here to post DIR EN GREY setlists.
the tour kicks off tomorrow, I will keep updating this thread as long as I am allowed to.
will be happy to see any comments.
 
here's the schedule.
 
TOUR2013 TABULA RASA
 
4/05 【東京都】TOKYO DOME CITY HALL
4/11 【大阪府】なんばHatch 4/12 【大阪府】なんばHatch 4/14 【高知県】高知BAY5 SQUARE 4/18 【愛知県】Zepp Nagoya 4/20 【京都府】京都KBSホール 4/21 【京都府】京都KBSホール 4/27 【兵庫県】神戸国際会館 4/28 【兵庫県】神戸国際会館 5/03 【神奈川県】横浜BLITZ -｢a knot｣&ONLINE only- 5/04 【神奈川県】横浜BLITZ -「a knot」 only- 5/15 【東京都】新木場STUDIO COAST 5/16 【東京都】新木場STUDIO COAST   Ozzfest Japan 2013   5/12 【千葉県】幕張メッセ国際展示場   MINI ALBUM『THE UNRAVELING』【完全受注生産限定盤】購入者限定LIVE TOUR2013 TABULA RASA -揚羽ノ羽ノ夢ハ蛹-   5/24 【東京都】渋谷公会堂   OVERSEAS (EU) TOUR2013 TABULA RASA   6/11 LIVE MUSIC HALL, Cologne / Germany 6/13 LA CIGALE, Paris / France   OVERSEAS (EU)   6/14 Download Festival, Donington Park, Derby / UK 6/16 Nova Rock Festival, Pannonia Fields II, Nickelsdorf / Austria

Damn great setlist. Would love a dvd of that but we all know that even if it does comes out on dvd itll only have like 15 songs :\ dont they know that Master of Romance was their best dvd! Cuz it Had the FULL show :\ cheap bastards

not bad

it is announced at DEATHGAZE one-man live tour "GLORY CREATURES-RE:BLAZE-" tour final at Shinjuku BLAZE at 2013/02/23 that their new maxi single (title not yet finalized) will be released in 2013/05 and their 10th ANNIVERSARY best album (title not yet finalized) will be released in 2013/07, although details have not yet been announced
 
 
btw they will hold their 10th ANNIVERSARY 2013 EUROPE-JAPAN TOUR "THE END OF LAST DECADE" since Nagoya BOTTOM LINE at 2013/07/28 and up to tour final at Shibuya WWW at 2013/09/23 (for JAPAN TOUR), although EUROPE TOUR details have not yet been announced
 
 
SET-LIST at 2013/02/23:
 
01.CREATURE
02.Evoke the world
03.RING THE DEATH KNELL
04.VICE
05.killing floor
06.SILENCE
07.SLEEP IN THE RAIN
08.死臭(shishuu)
09.MALICE
10.DISGUSTING EYE
11.RIP MY LIPS
12.SUICIDE DANCE
13.paranoid parade
14.UNDEAD FACT
15.死桜(shizakura)
16.domestic pig #1013
17.abyss
18.genocide and mass murder
 
EN1
01.THE END
02.DEAD BLAZE
03.GLORY SKY
04.USELESS SUN
05.スカトロジスト(scatologist)
06.リヒトゾイレ(lichtsaule)
07.BRAND NEW KISS