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Looks really amazing! Hope the actual songs are good.

I kind of like it... It's cute!

Sounds FANTASTIC. Looking forward mostly to the new song, but I can't wait to hear the re-recordings too.

I am actually pretty easy to please myself, maybe it's a fault of mine, but I gotta agree with Augie. It does sound great, glad I'm not alone in this.

I think the sound is great and so is the visual!! I really like the track list too!

Cool name! I hope I can get my hands on it too. I also managed to get all the others, so I'm sure this one will get around eventually.

All of this.

Looks awesome, but sounds kind of mediocre. Here's the cover art:

Sounds amazing! The whole 5 type thing is bullshit though. Anyone have the cover art images yet?

Yay! New Ayabie!! Hopefully there's a lot of good new songs. Maybe not so many electronic ones.

I'm with madygrain on this one. I definitely have my interest piqued by the covers, I hope the song has some kind of traditional Japanese vibe to it... Much like maybe Ouka Saki Some ni Keri or Neo Japanesque by D.

Cool!! I loved their debut!!

Type A: 1. SE (Kyoku Taitoru Mitei) ((Untitled Song)) 2. Bad Ass Cube 3. Yume Byousha (Representative Dream) 4. Ai Byousha (Representative Love) 5. SE (Kyoku Taitoru Mitei) ((Untitled Song)) 6. Iro Byousha (Representative Color) Type B: 1. SE (Kyoku Taitoru Mitei) 2. Iro Byousha -Piano Version- 3. Yume Byousha 4. SE (Kyoku Taitoru Mitei) 5. Ma Byousha (Representative Magic) 6. Bad Ass Cube This is kind of a rip off way of doing things, but I'm curious to see how this is going to play out. Especially because there seems to be a lot of.... Similarities going on.

Very very good. I'm definitely looking forward to this even more now. I love every track title. By the way here's the romanized track list: 歪 Ibitsu (Distortion) 籠の蛹 Kago no Sanagi (Pupa of the Cage) ヘドロ Hedoro (Sludge) 影踏み Kage Fumi (Stepping on a Shadow) 余韻 Yoin (Afterglow)

Oh my God that is fucking amazing. This preview... Just made me excited for it, I was pretty indifferent since I haven't loved anything since the Japanese Kabuki Rock album...

I wrote a more detailed version on my Tumblr (I tend to write reviews on almost everything there, and then forget about here). I did mean to submit a post for this website though. For me, the album was generally really amazing. From beginning to end there weren't many songs that disappointed me, but the biggest disappointments were that Shangri-la seemed to be Grafton Calling-esque and the operatic vocals were cheesey and just all around bad. Also the fact that the bonus track was there... It just seemed superfluous and ridiculous. The positives for me, though, were Night of the Knights, Nude, Haiiro no Tenshi, Yoake no Anthem, Nu World, and Ship -Friend of Mine-. These I have placed all on somewhere between an 8.5 and a 9.9 on the scale of awesomeness. Favorites of this crowd would have to be Nude, Haiiro no Tenshi and Yoake no Anthem. Then the other tracks: Loveless, Rhapsody in Black, and Black Butterfly are all kind of... Meh to me. I like Rhapsody in Black the best of the three, but none of them struck me like the following song: Abyss -Piano Version-. Holy shit what a perfect song. This is the standout song to me. I'm obsessed. Beginning to end it's beautiful and his voice carries the melody perfectly. It's just stunning. I really can't wait to hear the rock version of the song. (For anyone interested I transcribed the lyrics and then translated it and put it on my tumblr and the lyrics section here!).

Hmm... Perhaps not then. I'm really not sure where else would have it. I know there's been some issues with the albums actual release but everyone who did order it should have it this week.

They sure do look different. Except K... He looks the same. Mana looks very anime-ish.

I just hope that we'll be able to get the Gotcha6ka single because it's going to be a limited release, but if the main single is true... That's very exciting. I cannot wait to hear what this band sounds like.

Kihiro is looking FINE in that promo pic. The vocals sound pretty great, I already know I love Leda and his compositions. I have high hopes.

I LOVE Eternity. Shangrila sounds like it's two totally different songs merged into one, but they're separately beautiful. If I'm making sense.

No, I think CDJapan has it and their web shop.

That's fucking awesome. I love this band.

I don't know why, but I am totally obsessed with this song. I spent the last hour and a half playing the song over and over to get a feel for the lyrics (since I don't have the kanji) and then used the lyrics I wrote down to translate the song. I definitely could be wrong on a lot of counts, especially the translation, but I think I transcribed it well enough. Here's what I came up with, any help is truly appreciated. I want to get better at this. Kurai umi no soko he yukouka (Let’s go to the bottom of the ocean) Moda daremo shiranai rakuen o (No one else knows this paradise) Fukai umi no soko he yukouka (Let’s go to the bottom of the ocean) Mou nigeru koto ni tsukarata (One to be found, the other to escape) Anata ga iro no nai (You have no color) Nanimo Kowaku wa nai (I do not fear anything) Hikari sasanai yami no naka he (In the darkness without a light) Karamari nagara futari wa ochiteku (We’re entangled while falling down) Ha hanai sekai ni dakara nagara (So while the world ends…) Deepest love deepest love Eien wa sousoko (…Forever we will be) Chijou kara e fureta tenshi wa (The angel touched the ground) Doko wa yukeba ii doterou (I simply cannot figure this line out) Arasou hitotachi (The rough people…) Nanimo miteku wa nai (…do not see anything) Kuruu tedaichi de rikuruku ni wa (I’m going mad on this earth) Amari ni yowaku yasashi sugite dake (Just too much weakness) Tatoe sekai ga hononda toshite mo (Even if the world does…) Deepest love deepest love Koko ni wa todokanai (I cannot reach) Hikari Sasanai yami no naka he (In the darkness without a light) Karamari nagara futari wa ochiteku (We two are falling, entangled) Jikan wa itsushika imi wa nakushi (I’ve sensed we’ve lost time) Kono te ga sono te ga (This hand is the hand that…) Hitotsu ni… (Extends to that one person) Subete ga umareru Shikisai no naka he (We’re born into brilliant colors) Toke ai nagara futari wa ochiteku (Mixing as we fall, entangled) Ha hanai sekai de warai ao o (Your blue smile is not in the world) deepest love deepest love Eien wa sousoko (And forever we will be)

Exactly. Independent "MAZE" with all original bonus tracks, plus 3 new tracks on a separate disc. They are also selling a live DVD (which is separate from the album). Awesome! Thanks for clearing that up!