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Okay so I've been "sampling" some of the mentioned sequencers and I really like cubase. Although for the mixing and mastering I found pro tools to be better. So I'll think I'll be using a combination of both. Also I tried Fruity Loops Studio and I freaking love it. I always loved electronic music and wanted to make some cool beats for some dance/electro-pop stuff and I think I've found my secret weapon.

^ You should check out the album after that, The Sun and Moon. It's a great continuation of their first album. Example: Stir The Blood, which is the most recent album they put out is awesome too. There's a bit more experimentation on that release and it's got a cool dark retro-futuristic vibe and sound to it.

Great. It's all new material. I was expecting their Girl In Mono single to be on there but guess not.

Chevelle They're the definition of HARD. Got some great pictures of the band and Pete too.

I’m one of the people on this forum that actually likes screw. However, Biran was really disappointing. Out of the 12 tracks on the album there were 4-5 okay tracks, with DEEP SIX being the best of the bunch. I actually like the vocals on that single, and it’s got a tight guitar solo. The rest of the songs felt really uninspired and descended into typical heavy riffs and breakdowns. There were generic growls and the songs suffered from weak choruses and bad vocal delivery. (Or maybe I just don’t like Byou’s vocal technique.) From that group, I found nothing memorable or anything that I would come back to and play again. My favorite song of the whole album is DEEP SIX. And to a lesser extent I liked Sakura no ame, daring driver and Jashin. I would have loved Styx just as much as DEEP SIX if not for another weak chorus and its horrid bridge. It’s a 4/10 for me.

Gemeni Shemeni this album does trumps GEMENI. An album which I enjoyed, but still think it was way overhyped. What’s more impressive is the time 9 was made after GEMENi. Which was just little over a year. The cohesive nature of 9 is more of a strength than a weak point in my opinion. The superior composition and musicianship the members have acquired over the years really shows. I feel the songs are really well made and refined and don’t suffer from being over composed. And there’s enough interesting sounds going on to keep them from being stale. Like the intro drums on heavenly tale, or the keyboards, double bass and Shou’s vocal deliverance on the Arc which gives it a very power metal sound at times. The only downside I found on 9 was Blue Flame and Niji no Yuki. I didn’t think they weren’t as strong as all the other songs , but I’ve grown to like them. This is their best work to date IMO. 8.5/10 Could have been a 9/10 if it wasn't for some weaker songs.

This was a great release. I’ll get right to it. Table of the Mortal Sins - Love the groovy beat, the wailing riffs of the guitars and the dynamics of the vocals. At first glance I thought it was some sort of instrumental, but at 2 minutes and thirty-six seconds this manages to do what other songs at 3-4 minutes can’t do, be amazing. any - A piano intro, the use of acoustic guitars and strings sections. The song is a ballad but an awesome one. nude - Starts of haunting with a guitar melody, hushed vocals, a solid beat and bass work. However midway through the song the calmness of the song explodes with rock guitars and piano chords. Another great track. Melancholy and the loneliness- "憂鬱と孤独" re-mix- - I found this to be the most interesting song of the whole album. A trip-hoppy beat, distant echoed vocals, a guitar melody that progresses to sounding very Spanish like, use of string sections and experimentation with ambient noise. Wish you - "願い" re-mix - It clocks in at just over 7 minutes but Ryo's vocals keep the listener engaged and I found the song to be very relaxing. This get’s a well deserved 9.0 from me. One of the best J-rock releases I’ve heard in a while.

Engineers - International Dirge

This really sucks. I love those guys.

So what did everybody think? I thought it was a pretty decent release, but nothing spectacular or bad for that matter. I thought it was just good. Which is the same feeling I have for most of the songs on the album. I feel as though the band played it safe with this release and as a result it's not the awesome come back album it could have been. I might have also been impressed more if they hadn't gone all Vk and released like 5 singles that would later make up most of the album along with their B-sides. Favorites songs have to shade of season and SHINE. I give it a 7 out 0f 10.

^Chino's side Project -Crosses- released a free EP online. It's pretty awesome. Favorite song has to be Thholyghst. It sounds very deftonish. Also Chi finally awoke from his coma after 3 years. This is great news. He's still got a long road to recovery, but he's awake. Edit. Nevermind. It appears there seems to be some kind of confusion on the above matter since a headline blew the circumstances out of proportion. Chi's still in his semi-comatose state, but not fully awake.

The Bravery - Honest Mistake O8vzbezVru4 The Bravery - No Breaks hpxc3gAK578 Any fans? I turned into one after hearing Honest Mistake and checking out their debut. They're amazing. And everytime I go see them live, their concerts always turn out to be the most fun shows I end up attending all year. They're like the Killers combined with new wave awesomeness and dare I say more fun?

Kyo seriously needs to learn proper technique for singing or growling. This happens way too often >.> Even for a singer.

After actually playing this, this was easily one my favorite games of 2011. Sadly it seems most people either forgot about it or overlooked it after the storm of game releases during the last couple of months of last year. With only a handful of flaws, it's almost perfect. Awesome storyline, characters, graphic's and gameplay. And a staple release for the cyberpunk genre. If they ever make another GITS game, I expect it to be in an epic dark world as this one.

Selenp - Chloe

Periphery - Ow My Feelings

Yeah, the FDA has been doing a horrible job since like ever. This might make things worse, but the food and "safe" drugs for human consumption have been pretty terrible for the past couple of decades. It's an issue the public really needs to be made aware of, but they don't really seem to give a crap. So you have millions of people suffering from diabetes, obesity, and dying from prescription drugs which should have never been on the market.

The Manson pics are okay. Don't love them, don't hate them. If he did do a full photo shoot. I except some quality stuff. It's also kinda neat how much promotion he's doing for his upcoming album. Considering he did very little with his last album. Especially after it was released.

Got my copy of X-iii 2 and my exist trace tickets. Also it's like 60 degrees outside even though it's the end of January. Feels like the start of summer not the middle of winter.

Ghost in the shell times is upon us. Now I need cool cloaking technology to wear and the ability to surf the internet with my mind. I actually would like to know how long that replacement can keep the patient alive. A couple of months? A couple of years? Either way it's amazing.

Redline 2t26m_Q6ENo Apparently it took 7 years before the film was actually completed, but it was worth the wait. I picked up a copy this week and it's one of the best anime movies and movies I have seen in a really long time. Check it out if you haven't seen it yet. It's amazing. So much eye candy.

Is it black magic?

ARTEMA OHP:http://artema-web.com/ Bass:kaz　 Drums:H@L　 VocalsMEG　 Guitar:ko-hey　 Guitar:kentty Qv3Gu7bBaHU UlwSpe1jgDs Their actual band name is pretty stupid but these guys are awesome. I really enjoyed their Mini. Can't wait for their album. Also are these guys major or indie? They have a pretty awesome sound production if they are indie.

Fade - Born Ready

Like most people I have found shitstorms are inevitable when it comes to Dir en grey. Their fans have always gone into hissy fits everytime they tour with a “mainstream” band. The earliest example I can think of is Korn, and others notable bands have been Deftones , Bring Me The Horizon and the most recent,The Birthday Massacre. Yeah, fans from both sides of the bands can act like close minded douchebags for frivolous matters that usually have nothing to do with the music, but I have found a large majority of them come from the Dir en grey side. I’ll site my own recent experience at a Diru concert for example. A really good portion of the people attending went their to see the Birthday Massacre. (There were so many Chibi look a likes.) And a lot of them had never heard of Dir en grey. Yet a lot of the TBM fans were really open to giving them a try and even some cool diru fans were kinda enough to give them the lowdown on them. However there were a lot of Dir en grey fans that were just being totally A-holes and ragging on TBM. It’s one thing if you don’t like their music, but these people were going out of their way to bash TBM. Even after they performed, there were so many people making rude elitist comments and jokes about them. It made me ashamed to call myself a Dir en grey fan. Another thing I don’t understand is how all these diru fans bitch about the bands they tour with as kid bands because they appeal to a teenage base or because they have a certain image that appeals to a young audience.Well guess what? So does Dir en grey. The majority of their fanbase started off and still is teenagers. And perhaps people are forgetting that they were once VK and used the whole image gimmick as well. Who the hell cares if Diru plays with a well-known metal band, which for some reason must make said band automatically Screamo with an entire fanbase of emo’s, scence kids or whatever other stupid label ends up replacing those trends. Seriously, have they even ever played with a Screamo band? Diru fans needs to stop acting like elitist douches. It just makes them seem as unappealing as the rabid fangirls they constantly dump on. As if people really needed anymore reasons to hate Dir en grey fans.