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I think the covers are quite intriguing. Maybe it has a connection with the lyrics?

Lol, "The Stalin-666-". How do they come up with these?

"Back to basics". That definition was spot on. This is exactly what I'd expect the love-child of NIL and SR to be. Usually their music is nothing what they say it's gonna be, but for the first time ever, they gave us what they promised. I do agree with people that they've forgotten how to make memorable melodies. The whole album was very well done and sounds like they really put some effort in there, but "The Hook" is missing. That said, I do like this album. Much better than Division. I honestly don't remember a single song from that and have found zero reasons to go back at it, despite listening to it several times. Can't say it's better than Toxic because this is so different. Toxic had amazing single-songs, but everything around them pretty much sucked. This one lacks any of those supersongs like Pledge and Vortex, but there's not a single song here that I would call shit, except for maybe Fadeless. I can't pick any favorites, it's all quite decent. Redo is something they haven't done since SR and I've really missed that since I really like those chilly rock-songs. I'm sure that was composed by Kai. Though I hated how Loss almost had an awesome solo, but then it just ended! Fuck you guys. And I have to agree with most people here; Coda is the best tune of the album. It sounded like some intro of a folk metal song, with gaze-style. They could've done some great things with that, but then again, atleast they didn't screw it up. Someone said that they'd like Gazette more with a different vocalist. I think that sums up pretty well the case of Gazette. Imagine if this album was made by some american newcomer-band with a great vocalist as their first album. I'm pretty sure they'd be fucking praised. But this is the Gazette, this is the VK-scene, they've been around for a decade and released way too many songs in their career that it all just blends together to some weird deformity where only a few gems stand out. But I guess it's still quite a beautiful deformity. (SEE WHAT I DID THAR) I'd give this a solid 3/5

rum is best. fresh lime, sugar or honey, generous amount of good rum and a shitload of ice. can it get any better? it can't. overall, strong well made tiki-drinks are the greatest. I don't like cognac, brandy, beer and most wines, but other than that, everything goes.

gotta say you are so right with that one. I didn't care for his kabuki-sound back then, but it has really grown on me since. I got really into it right when he left psc. but I think most people back then hoped for melodic rock without the rappers. not some simple talent-wasting guitar-voice-drums jamming that doesn't work as a full album. and from what I remember, no one ever said that kabuki rock was unoriginal and overdone. people just thought it was gay. maybe some people will hope for more what's my name in a few years. maybe he's just way ahead of his time. though he did make samurai sessions in between what's my name and MIYAVI and most seem to agree that it was awesome.

what's up with people talking like vk-scene is a terrible mental prison that withers your soul?

it's alright. not bad at all. better than anything on what's my name, which was mostly shit. though apart from samurai sessions, he's been quite repetive lately. I don't understand people talking about his creativity. day 1 and ahead of the light were pretty much the same. even the new song follows the same formula. funky guitar riff repeating over and over, unmelodic verse coming along and building up to a catchy chorus. samurai sessions and that kabuki-stuff are the best thing he has done. this minimalistic music got boring two years ago. this new sound is what what's my name should have been, but now it's time to move on. more samurai sessions please. edit: now that I think of it, the chorus of horizon sounds like it could be from a flo rida song or the likes. which I approve. I see what he's doing there.

Money can't buy creativity. I'm pretty sure this is just what they want to do. They want to do simple straightforward rock and that's it. Now and then add some violins here and try some electronics there. That said, they really need to do a fast heavy song with orchestra.

I think it's more like "PSC were being a dick and wanted us to finish it fast, but we'll make up for it this time". Previews are good enough to make me wanna hear the rest of it. Too bad the longer preview of Ibitsu cuts off just when it sounded like something cool was to happen. But it does sound like improved Toxic with hints of DIM. And improved by a lot, in my opinion. Most of Toxic was really dull, but this sounds like they actually paid some attention to the composing. Atleast so far. And people still bitch about them for not having a fresh sound? Oh please, like any of you were actually expecting that to happen. This is getting older than Gazette's sound, and that takes a lot.

I don't understand why some people put extra-terrestrials in the same paranormal-category as ghosts and such. Life on earth isn't paranormal, so it's not paranormal on other planets either. It's just normal. But yeah, I'm sure there is life out there. A lot of life. I don't know about ghosts. I haven't experienced anything like that, so I can't claim they are or are not real. Though, I don't see why they would be real, atleast in the classical sense. They could be some kind of a glitch in time or something, but I don't think there's an actual person there anymore. But what do I know? Telepathy and phychics are really interesting stuff, and I think it has been proven that atleast in theory, it's possible.

Go here and press play, thank you. http://www.mikseri.net/artists/?id=142940

Wait, isn't Monsanto the guy who patents his seeds and fucks over people with that? Like this one time, his seeds got accidentally carried by wind from a farm to a neighbouring farm, and the neighbouring farm was sued, and eventually destroyed? Also, isn't he selling these seeds to third world countries and demanding a piece of all the profits they make with them, due to the patent? If so, damn you guys are screwed. Well, the whole world is. Too bad the world is more interested in which celebrity is on her periods today.

Well they weren't always bland I mean, Zansatsu Fiction for instance (w/e it is) - Spongebob Squarepants' part anyone? Ah yes, Nanairo no Reienka is actually my favorite release of theirs, and the hawaii-part is awesome. But that's pretty much the only original release they've done.

I thought The Abyss was actually quite nice. Better than I expected. Though needless to say I wasn't expecting anything since Brainstorm sucked balls. But The Abyss ain't bad. Generic as fuck, but seriously, who the hell was expecting anything else from these guys? Unique and different is not in their repertuar.

I haven't seen any official announcent about this yet, so it could be just a troll. Though, I wouldn't be surprised at all if they'd actually do this.