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^ Haven't seen what happened on ellen, but I get what you're talking about. He's drawing a lot of attention in the U.S and it is weird how they're saying how huge he is, yet they always seem to hint that he's just fad, or don't take him seriously as an artist. Even if being silly and humorous is part of his artistic style.

9bZkp7q19f0 You have to admit, he's pretty catchy. Love the bassline in Gangnam.

Fighting games are super fun. Especially when versing your friends. Though recently I've been into a lot of shooter games. I haven't played that many games in the fighting style, except for the Marvel Vs. Capcom or all the other cross overs they do. I've played some D.O.A but mostly just stick to the Marvel Vs. The last one I bought was the Marvel vs. Capcom 3. And I agree, it was really enjoyable. I just hate how they released a newer updated version with new characters less than a year after its release for 30 bucks. Kinda interested in the new D.O.A 5. JwB1xhVVb9s

There's a couple of new songs they've performed live floating around youtube. Like all deftone songs, they sound awsome. Roller Derby ZDujn6VeJ5I Rosemary uT4Th_ICWeE Don't know if these are possible singles, but love'em both. And I'm really looking forward to Koi No Yokan. I consider Diamond Eyes a masterpiece. As awesome as White Pony was, Diamond eyes surpassed it IMO, so I'm curious what they'll do on this new album. Sounds very promising so far. Want the album cover and track list.

Kittie - We Are The Lamb

Generally most people of the people I've come across who have the all American music is crap mentality, aren't from the U.S or are strictly VK listeners, but no I wasn't directing that statement at you, it was more of general statement. And I get now what you mean by your previous statement. I also agree with your point. Most popular and mainstream music in the U.S is crap. It's one of the reasons why I never turn on the radio anymore. I do like lady gaga, though I prefer other underground pop and electro-pop artists over her. It wasn't that your original statement was too agressive, but that it sounded like a very general statement and that you were saying every band and artist from the U.S puts out horrible music. Which obviously isn't true. So yeah. It was a slight misunderstanding. I should also state I do like dubstep too. Just from a production and composition stand point I find it really interesting. Especially since I've been getting heavily into the electronic music scene over the past year. I could see how one could simply view it as noise. Which is true when you think about it. And to go back on topic, I have to mention Asian Kung-Fu Generation. They were one of the first J-rock bands I got into and always have amazing albums.. fuOHFmsgH7I

The title for their upcoming album and it's release date has been announced. Gotta love the Japanese title. Dates for their north american fall tour. I'm pumped for this new album.

I third Buck Tick. And the few Japanese bands I can think of at the moment. Plastic Tree. - They never disappoint. They have a ton of amazing songs so it's hard to choose just one favorite song. I think Nega To Posi, Parade, Chandelier and Ammonite are albums you should check out. And if you're into VK definitely check out Parade. I think it's back when the band had some minor VK influence. For example the song sink. SInk dAojKKlw9gs kuchizuke AutDSq_kJRs Abingdon Boys School. - These guys are like incapable of making a bad song. Their debut was incredibly strong and if you like Uverworld definitely check these guys out. Lost Reason cAnmkFQTl48 Art-School - I enjoy everything they ever put out. Some people don't like their newer sound, but i do. Check out Acid, Baby Acid, 14SOULS and their mini's like Anesthesia. 43wxDJMoDz8 Anthem - Your awesome Japanese Heavy Metal band. Again, I don't think these guys are capable of putting out anything bad. You can't go wrong with any of their albums The Sign QMzLqd_tnoM Fake. A side project of Ken Lloyd and Inoran. Inoran eventually left, but I haven't been disappointed by any album they put out. Check out Made with Air, Breathe In, and the Art Of Losing Touch. JUST LIKE BILLY ZU4aTCNY2WM ALSO You've clearly been listening to all the wrong bands or haven't looked in the right places. There are amazing bands and releases from the U.S. I will never understand why a lot of foreigners, or even a lot of VK listeners have this type of view toward the U. S music scene. Sure there's some crappy stuff, but there's a ton of amazing music from incredibly talented bands and artists.

Oh No Ono sounds interesting. I'm going to go try their albums. And I enjoyed Zeitgeist. That's The Way My Love Is was actually one of my favorite songs of that album. These are my other favorite pumpkin songs that use that shoegaze and dreampop influence. The Smashing Pumpkins - Real Love The Smashing Pumpkins - Rhinoceros The Smashing Pumpkins - Today

Tried them out and I liked them however... these guys are the best Australian band at the moment IMO. Dead Letter Circus - Here We Divide OT33V9FKPH8 Karnivool gets second place.

^ Agreed The Lyric video. Vmyth2ybwHQ This might give autotheism a run for its money.

^ Adding previews sounds look a good idea. Usually whenever I make a post in the DL section, I try to provide a youtube sample. But adding previews to the new/update threads might be more difficult since it really comes down to whether or not the poster goes that extra mile. Plus previews of the upcoming release might not always be available. But I guess one could always post earlier release previews. Also I think people might have missed the point of this experiment and don't know how to take a joke. Major LOL's for all the reuploads on blogs though.

^ I sort of know what you mean, but I'm going to wait till I hear the new ep in full. When I first took a listen to the Game Time trailer I thought it was good and not much else, but then I actually listened to the ep in its entirety and was totally blown away.

Luka and AvTechno! FTW. UGAZLrSTxSg

The Faceless - Planetary Duality Part I & II The Faceless - Deconsecrate The Faceless - An Autopsy So these guys are pretty much my favorite technical death band. They've haven't put out a bad album yet and Planetary Duality is must listen tech death album. It's pretty much become a staple at this point. Highly recommend these guys if you're into tech death metal or extreme metal. The guitars are insane, so is the drumming and the vocals are brutal. And the compositions on each album just get better and better with each album they release.

The Faceless - In solitude

Volbeat - Back To Prom

Checked him out as well and he is brilliant. He's got a new EP coming out in less than a week. Can't wait for it. R6y3AQtwZ8k

skkU3AOXlnU wVbtDqSU3_Q J1IjJaHJL-g I didn't become a fan till I heard 569. Love the surf rock influence on that album . Check out that release along with everything else they have.

Buuurn sounds awesome. Nice post. I'm definitely going to go check those guys out and the other bands you mentioned that I'm not aware of. And back in the world of shoegaze/dream pop. Tamaryn's got a new album coming out in october. Previews sounds amazing. Tamaryn - I'm Gone And speaking of the pumpkins... James Iha - To Who Knows Where Zwan - Honestly More awesome stuff. Catherine Wheel - Crank The Church - Destination And I will always be a huge fan of Supecar. There early indie rock albums used a lot of that dreampop sound. Supercar - Lucky There later albums still had that ethereal sound except then they started using electronic stuff. Supercar - Storywriter

Art-School - Baby Acid Baby

The Faceless - Accelerated Evolution

To hell with gaga, I want Kerli's new album yesterday. Will surely be the best pop album of 2012. Kerli - Army Of Love KhgvWLs2rsM

Lol @ Kenyans. I want to try the shockolate one.

This song is amazing. And I think I hear Ian Kenny channeling some Maynard James Keenan. Karnivool - Simple Boy Cjvtx3HMUks