Zeus

Ahhh...this reminds me so much of a similar occurrence a few years ago, when HearJapan started working closely with XodiacK to promote their first single. They made some monetary mistakes which ended up hurting the band more than helping but it was a good experience overall to learn from. I hope this time things go more smoothly for Deviloof!

I'm watching my friend slowly get used by this succubus and it irritates me. It irritates me so bad.

I know part of it is because I have seen this pattern of behavior before. I got involved with a girl who had some ... issues ... but that didn't come to light until well after we were a "thing". But she never wanted to make it official despite all that I would do for her. When I say I ran through a snowstorm to comfort her ass one time I mean it but at the end of the day I lost out to someone else because I wasn't the ideal man she was looking for. This situation is like looking at a mirror all over again. They used to date but she dropped him because "God told her that he wasn't right for her". He said that he won't ask her out again and that if she wants to date she has to ask him (and mind you they never had sex because she is hyper religious and my friend respects that so there's no ulterior motives here; he genuinely feels this way). Then she gets back with her gang banging ex-boyfriend who just got out of jail, cheated on her before, and is clearly no good for her. He doesn't treat her very well, cheats on her physically and emotionally again, doesn't support her when things in her life go south, and ultimately breaks up with her for really shady reasons. She's talking to my friend despite all of his so he's technically emotionally dating her but when he wants to take it to the next level she refuses. She disappears from his life months at a time, comes back when things are "difficult" and she needs his help, and he does everything he can to help her anyway. He takes mass transportation five hours one way to see her but she doesn't come down here to see him. He will see her in any weather even if he has no money. He talks big about making her his "wife" but she clearly isn't interested in it because she won't date him. She hasn't met any of his friends despite "being" in his life for three years and refused my invitation to go out to the bar yesterday. For crying out loud the no good ex called my best friend to tell him to get back into a relationship with his ex (so succubus) because "you would be a better man for her than I ever would".

She's been in his house since Thursday eating his food, taking his attention and his time and his money and his energy and yet she still won't date him. She "isn't sure". Excuse my Arabic but she can get the fuck out of here with that bullshit. There is nothing to be unsure about. Either date the man that does so much for you or stop accepting his help, tell him it will never happen, and move on. She uses his help and keeps emotionally manipulating him but won't give him the one thing she knows he wants. She's using him as a crutch until she finds the next guy she wants, then she'll say God told her to leave, and then this cycle will continue all over again.

I'm working up the nerve to tell him to stop talking to her for good if they aren't an item by tomorrow. Everyone I tell this story to thinks she is using him. My grandma does. My girlfriend does. Our mutual best friend shook his head in silence and pounded a drink by the end of it. His girlfriend thinks something's up. Some random chick he was taking to on Tindr from ATL told him straight up that the girl was no good for him. Like holy fuck does God need to shoot fireworks into the stratosphere saying "DROP THAT GIRL" for him to get it? I know the only way out is heartbreak. I don't think he can withstand the depression...
 

Of course we want to know! Can you give us any hints about their style / music direction or is it all top secret until the 14th?

I wonder what the theme of this album will be. So hype!

Not gonna lie, I have preferences. But these preferences are about 10 to 15 percent of why I would choose to date or not date someone. And even though someone is outside of my preferences doesn't mean I won't find them attractive (I kinda have to considering my surrounds). Plenty of women have a type of beauty that only comes out over time. The more I get to know a woman and the more we begin to vibe, the more beautiful she will look to me. If we don't get along she will begin to look less attractive to me. I have little to no control over it other than knowing its there so I roll with it.

I prefer that the words "goats" and "sex" never be used in the same sentence :<

I'll meet you in the middle. goatse

The monthly Recommended Tracks is a good place to start for a monthly breakdown of new music starting from last year. It doesn't always focus on visual kei but there's more than enough music to keep you occupied for a while.

Anyone else have mind for Redrum? The one where the singer left for some other band with a stupid name that turned out to be terrible?

 

After Initium I noticed at least here a couple of times they were remarked as a sort of follow-up D'espairsRay.

Disappointing so see where it ended up.

After Initium or including Initium? I found that mini very underwhelming and devoid of the charm which pulled me in. The only D'espairsRay feel I ever got was from ELECTRIGGER.

Another band that was pretty good at one point was brodiaea. brodiaea is perfect proof that any visual kei indie band heavily hyped today is not guaranteed to be remembered in five years.

Coming in on the tail end of kote kei worship they are a good example of a band that got caught in the crossfire when the influences around the scene started shifting and they ended up getting the blunt end of the stick. They were around for so long but moved at such a glacial pace and had so many issues it's a wonder they lasted as long as they did. They are also one of the few bands where I can say I loved their aesthetics. Things went to shit when the drummer got big-headed and demanded more money for being average, and then the heart of brodiaea split into three bands which managed to be even less impressive. It took them a while to find their groove with songs like インフェルノ, Carcass, and 偽-Fake- but a lot of their songs are murdered by the off-key vocals. I enjoy their potential more than most of their output but some of their singles feel fresh even today. trace of the abyss is their collection album which has everything of theirs worth listening to and then some. If you like Affective Synergy or Synside, check out this band too. If you don't know what I'm talking about leave it that way.

This isn't my favorite song but there are only 3 left on YouTube so it will have to do.

also what was the reason for leaving twitter (according to google translate) that was pretty fuckin vague

Sounds like some really vague "I want to focus on my music" reason to me. Someone with better skillz can translate.

As an European (since another european here already cited another point of view regarding being "disgusted" about current events in the US ) I would point out what the United States needs first and foremost: major unification, capability and desires to "gather around the table" in order to discuss those things throughout in a civil, non-offensive way. As much as one would like to frame others for being "bigots" from DP's perspective or "cucks" from GOP's perspective respectively (my apologies, had to recollect some instances as a person with centrist views), flinging those buzzwords, calling names, threatening, rejoicing over one's demise in the name of BOTH major parties and their supporters have been practised to the very worrisome extent. Instead of sticking to such practice and letting the blame game go on and on, it would be lovely to see supporters (no matter which party) - no, people have courage to face these both sides and attempt to patch some things up for the sake of emerging progress, i.e. centrist handling.

 

By calling each other "niggers, cucks, bigots, faggots, bull-preppers, rape apologists, misogynists, degenerates" (my apologies again, notice quotation marks - that's the collection of "buzz insults" I noticed lately there) and advocating fiercer opposition all you'll do (yes, BOTH campaigns) is just making the rift wider and wider until the meaning of "United States" goes down to being fallacious. Considering this altogether, if I WERE an American citizen - I'd be advising the mass to practise extensively and rationally neutral addressing when it comes to facing "the opposing ideology", and finding the common resolve - NOT "protecting us from ourselves".

 

Imposing values instead of discussing rationally on them altogether will merely lead to the worst case scenarios INSIDE of your own country (which is far worse than encountering risks from OUTSIDE). Such warning is applicable to both campaigns, supporters, fans and so on - be it a dem or a GOPper. This is not a "political thoughts thread" ofc but I thought of giving my cents anyway - as a person who has buds and lads from both sides, with extremely varying views, ideologies et cetera.

 

Apologies for a long reply.

 

Have a doggo

This is what I wish for too but I know this isn't going to just happen. Chief among my reasons why not is a wave of anti-intellectualism sweeping through the United States. It seems to be concentrated in some geographical areas, overlapping nicely but not totally with socioeconomic status, where people reason with feelings and not fact. People feel like Donald Trump is the only viable option because he says what they feel. People feel like racism is right because their reasons prey off their fears. People feel like the other side is wrong because they believe in things I just can't! Facts? Science? Logic? Pssh, ain't nobody got time fo' dat! Who needs to justify how they feel?

The equality of opinion has always been the Achilles heel of democracy. As long as one's ignorance is treated as equally as another's knowledge these kinds of problems will always happen. We have too much going on in our immediate lives to really care about things that seem distant to us. Food and rent is more relevant than politics for many people and if you spend your entire life struggling just to survive there's not much room to care for anything else. When lives are preoccupied with struggle after struggle, it is comforting to have someone tell you what to think and give you convincing reasons why your situation is the way it is. That doesn't mean it's right but it's a good enough answer for many people.

That's why both Trump and Sanders have seen enormous popularity this election season. One uses rousing speeches and his track record for progressive change to court voters. The other uses fear, racism, and other associated rhetoric to court voters. Everyone else is either playing copycat or are trolling. We all agree that we are tired of grinding to barely survive and both politicians are offering their respective sides "the answer". We just don't agree on how to do it because we are too uninformed on each other's struggles in order to understand our commonalities.

Maybe this is why I'm so depressed all the time...

Is that an old look?

yes it's their A.H.M. look. I Could Spot The Eyepatch and zipper mouth a mile away.

I saw this topic and thought of one visual kei band immediately and that would be Viored. 

I'm not out to write a biography but from what I can remember, Viored were a visual kei band active around the mid to late 00's. They sported a typical hard rock sound with some metal influences but what really caught my attention was the vocalist and the guitar work. The polyphony in their compositions was something that was really lacking in the scene and was a nice touch, as they were most active during the "metalcore-phase" where bands like GHOSE and VAJRA ran rampant. Their vocalist Kei was an interesting fellow: he had a high pitched vocalist I would liken to NoGoD's Danchou - although much less refined - and their sound could be described as "hard rock lifting inspiration from white kei while channeling metalcore on B-sides to lure tsunagari to the merchandise bench". Some good stuff, some okay stuff, and some songs I haven't listened to once so you can say they were all over the place.

They weren't the most active but they were persistent and consistent, releasing many singles. They grew pretty fast and were a popular band both in Japan and internationally, which is something that rarely happens but signals good things for a band! Unfortunately the band fell apart when the vocalist's girlfriend convinced him to leave visual kei and "get a real job" and Kei went AWOL before informing the band that he was done. Viored pulled the whole "we can't continue without him" schtick and disbanded after releasing a best-of.

The Beautiful Dead Song gets stuck in my head every time I think of them so I linked it below.

This is the first time in years that I'm interested in a NoGoD release. This is also the first time in years a band's look has captivated me. I need previews now.

me when i almost set my house on fire making breadcrumbs

 

LAST.FM IS deadass crack cocaine its shit but u hate urself for being unable to get off of it

I managed to quit cold turkey. It's not that hard considering how awful the site is and how it seems to break every other day (yes I still do keep tabs on my dealer...I didn't say I was totally free )

Also last night I had a dream that I saw The Winds of Winter available for purchase at Barnes and Noble and I didn't buy it. I'm still mad at myself for not even attempting to read it but I guess even my sleeping brain knows not to rush a good thing.

I need a studio preview to really judge their style. I can barely make out the music over all that low-quality fuzz...they don't look visual to me however.

their live-distributed DVD "20140409 Unplugged BORN DVD" will be released at their last one-man live "SUPER BLACK MARKET" at Zepp DiverCity Tokyo at 2016/05/26, which will include scene of their acoustic live at 2014/04/09

Why do they only decide to do interesting things right before they call it quits?

All this is missing is some yuri.

Tracklist:
1. 「howling」
2. Lily
3. Royal Order
4. Declaration of war
5. Cordyceps sinesis
6. A Box In Beautiful
7. Miss.EVIL INSIDE
8.「flowing」
9. Chains of collar
10. Who's bad psycho party
11. pAIN kILLER
12. 緋雨
13. 結晶華
14. **88**
15. REDRUM（album edit）

These pictures are really amazing. When I look at visual kei band photos a lot of preparation goes into setting up the clothes, the scenery, positioning the members just right, etc. You take these pictures live and when I look at them I can feel the energy from being right there. Keep these coming!

Not exactly "random questions" but here we go:

 

Anyone having specific recs concerning (comfy) laptops with more than just decent battery life, processors with i4 or even above (preferably i5) and almost flawless Linux + virtual machine compatibility? Let's say prices I'd accept could lie between 500 - 900 $ (not really expecting to see such comps on the other side of this spectrum but color me surprised if you do).

 

Defo not cool with my current laptop's (HP mini 210-2000, hella old!) 2,5 h battery life + jittering by courtesy of Linux' unfortunate battery draining features (@nostalgia, pls?)

You are looking for the Holy Grail sir lol. I don't have a model to recommend you right now but what I do recommend is that you look for "flawless Linux + virtual machine compatibility" first and then work your way back to the type of processor you want. You can always buy a better battery later.

Also, if you haven't install TLP / JUPITER. It will help a lot with your power consumption issues.

I haven't heard from these guys in some time...I wonder what they are up to.

"I don't mind about illegal uploads, but uploading a song right after its release makes me feel bad for those who purchased it properly. Anyway, I really don't mind. But since you've uploaded it, please advertize it a lot."

 

The man himself has spoken! You heard him, bois! 

ORZ might be able to work something out for Akane and D.I.D.

She was too arrogant and paid the price.

I came here to say just this

That's....pretty heavy actually. I wonder what's going to happen to this band now. Losing Tohma seems like a bigger loss than I thought.