Mamo

Still listening to their Oboreru Sakana cover fairly regularly, the guitar work is just so incredible especially towards the end of the song, it just feels so satisfying. Aie's a great guitarist but I think he's at his best when he has someone inspiring/pushing him, and Kazuma is doing a great job at this which is probably why this project is just that level above Keel even though Ryo's a better vocalist.

Looks like Mao from Sadie.

After many delays I've finally got the BW digital versions cleaned up...there is a regular black one but I think I like the inverted one more.

Also made a new page id from an old photo

For better or for worse, visual kei is something that's had an impact on my life.  I never thought groups of cross dressing Japanese men playing metal would be something that's stuck with me for so long, but throughout all the surprises, discoveries, disappointments, and developments I've stuck around in some capacity. I may not be as heavy into visual kei or Japanese music as I used to be, but there's a part of me that will always go back to the music I've enjoyed and another part of me that's always looking forward to new bands, activities, and trends. Here are five things I really enjoy about the scene which has kept me coming back again and again since 1999.
 

 

 
 

 
 


 
 
So those are all the things I like about visual kei. I'm sure I missed some. What do you like about visual kei?

FIXER will hold their oneman tour "8都市ワンマンツアー［Nigrum］～4つ円盤と漆黒の鏡～" since 2018/08/20 at Sendai SPACE ZERO to 2018/09/27 at Shibuya club asia.
 
Durting this tour 3 singles "ニグレド" (Nigredo), "アルベド" (Albedo) and "ルベド" (Rubedo) will be sold.
 
an another live-limited single "ニグルム" (Nigrum) will be sold at their oneman live tour final at 2018/09/27 at Shibuya club asia
 
it seems like if you buy all of these 4 discs, you will obtain a 5th item called "アルス・マグナ" (Ars Magna)... 
 
 
FIXER will also release a new live DVD "2017.12.04 Shibuya REX dual emotions ARBITER" at 2018/07/25
 
it will include scenes of their oneman live "dual emotions【ARBITER】" at 2017/12/04 at Shibuya REX
 

 
"アルス・マグナ" (Ars Magna) is the other name of alchemy
 
nigredo, a blackening or melanosis
albedo, a whitening or leucosis
citrinitas, a yellowing or xanthosis
rubedo, a reddening, purpling, or iosis
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnum_opus_(alchemy)

From what I understand,  "ニグレド" (Nigredo) will be limited to Niigata and Sendai ; "アルベド" (Albedo)  to Nagoya and Osaka ; "ルベド" (Rubedo) to Fukuoka, Okamaya Prefecture and Hokkaidô. 
I think that there is no 5th item and that it is just the theme of the release.
 
https://lineblog.me/fixer_lineblog/archives/1115903.html

Please up, all these wrong album titles smh:
https://www.last.fm/music/DIR+EN+GREY/DUM+SPIRO+SPERO+2014.03.08+NIPPON+BUDOKAN/+images/aa9329a80b8aa13920d4d1d78c00f179
https://www.last.fm/music/DIR+EN+GREY/Withering+to+death.+[初回仕様限定盤]/+images/7a5cd357e6b0323bb8cac77604849f4d
https://www.last.fm/music/DIR+EN+GREY/TOUR2011+AGE+QUOD+AGIS+Ratio+ducat,+non+fortuna/+images/2d578d99bf0b23fdbe0bcfdda5a85229
https://www.last.fm/music/DIR+EN+GREY/「a+knot」LIMITED+-2012.10.10+SHIBUYA-AX-/+images/b64766219b9cd0c80ddbc00466a99b70
https://www.last.fm/music/DIR+EN+GREY/THE+UNRAVELING+[通常盤]/+images/fe2184505893bdc013c74af388497d94
https://www.last.fm/music/DIR+EN+GREY/DUM+SPIRO+SPERO+[Disc+2]/+images/bd794b887e78183b07c96826ddc497c3
https://www.last.fm/music/DIR+EN+GREY/UROBOROS+-with+the+proof+in+the+name+of+the+living...-+DISC+1/+images/f60064b7756c27339674d5dbed3ab18b
https://www.last.fm/music/DIR+EN+GREY/THE+MARROW+OF+A+BONE+-UNPLUGGED+DISC-/+images/a06238411574dba345dd8702886e8e6b
https://www.last.fm/music/DIR+EN+GREY/2003.07.02+赤坂BLITZ/+images/35d1766a56e8fb1019843eb4106c4555

Thanks that was big task transcribing all of this!
 
Actually thank yo for all of the lyrics  you've been sharing lately. I remember when I first got into vk back in 2008 lyrics for indie and more underground vk bands were nearly non-existent and only a few fans were willing to/knowledgeable enough to transcribe lyrics. And rarely did you see Kanji/Romaji/English tbh you usually only got one of the 3 lol But I digress THANK YOU SO MUCH!
 

Thanks that was big task transcribing all of this!
 
Actually thank yo for all of the lyrics  you've been sharing lately. I remember when I first got into vk back in 2008 lyrics for indie and more underground vk bands were nearly non-existent and only a few fans were willing to/knowledgeable enough to transcribe lyrics. And rarely did you see Kanji/Romaji/English tbh you usually only got one of the 3 lol But I digress THANK YOU SO MUCH!
 

[Hellraiser -limited single version-]
01. Hellraiser -limited single version-
02. Divine Error -another story-
+ M.A.D cheki enclosed
1500 yens

DEXCORE 3rd single "NEW ERA" will be released on 2018.06.27 in two types (limited edition : 1944 yens / regular : 1620 yens)
 

 
[tracklist]
01. NEW ERA
02. magnet
03. The Sky is Crying (regular edition)
DVD. NEW ERA MV + MAKING (limited edition)

all the lyrics from dexcore's youtube campaign including their own english translations 
 
1. above the clouds
 
2. A.S.H
 
3. noise
 
4. 鼓動 (kodou)
 
5. Drowning
 
6. Dismantling
 
7. beloved
 
8. monology
 
9. Miserable Imposter
 
10. ショート・サーキット (short circuit)
 

Oh come on, don't believe those words like that. It's more than obvious that they're close-knit brothers.
Else, it would be impossible for the band to survive that long. Besides, they've said in multiple interviews that the others are important to them.
Kyo said right from the start that he wanted to do a band with those people again, aside of KISAKI, and that even he as an antisocial dude wanted to talk to Toshiya.
If there was no internal fight that nobody of us knows of, they're definitely connected by more than just professionalism.

Also I actually think they sound fuckin' awesome live! Hopefully Danger Crue 9th will try to put them onto Wacken Open Air or something similar in the future because they could definitely have an audience there and they did get girugamesh there before and they never were anywhere near as heavy as Deviloof even at their heaviest.  Working with Яyo could offer a lot of advantages and one of those advantages so far has been production quality which was actually really high. I have high hopes for Deviloof, I've been saying that since they signed with Danger Crue 9th but I it was confirmed with 開花(Kaika).
 
Regardless of whether they continue to get hate or not they have improved vastly and I honestly think they've proven themselves now with this latest release. I think they can even be popular among a western audience with just a little more exposure, Wacken would definitely be a good starting point. They also would do well to put their music on Spotify because a lot of European metal heads would love Deviloof's sound and maybe even American metal heads(although less likely I can tell you from MANY experiences). This band has the potiential to appeal to an actual heavy metal audience and not just a Visual kei market. But all of this I suppose would all be up to their management, label, or whoever decides these things for them lol. I would do a European Tour with Deviloof and Jiluka and toss a Wacken date in there somewhere. lol 
 
All of this is unlikely but I guarantee you if attempted would actually be possible but let's see if the label or Яyo, or even Deviloof themselves would ever even think to go that direction. *sigh* would be nice though. #hire_me_deviloof

Agree with everything said above. 
Also,I started to notice the natural talent of Seiya, all of them are really talented,but speaking about Seiya,I just realized that he's having fun writing these tracks, and his talent for this genre of metal is real, he's not just one more guy playing there. Release by release he's developing his own style of composition,till the point you can close your eyes and listen to some new track by them and say "yeah,this is definitely Deviloof".

Also I actually think they sound fuckin' awesome live! Hopefully Danger Crue 9th will try to put them onto Wacken Open Air or something similar in the future because they could definitely have an audience there and they did get girugamesh there before and they never were anywhere near as heavy as Deviloof even at their heaviest.  Working with Яyo could offer a lot of advantages and one of those advantages so far has been production quality which was actually really high. I have high hopes for Deviloof, I've been saying that since they signed with Danger Crue 9th but I it was confirmed with 開花(Kaika).
 
Regardless of whether they continue to get hate or not they have improved vastly and I honestly think they've proven themselves now with this latest release. I think they can even be popular among a western audience with just a little more exposure, Wacken would definitely be a good starting point. They also would do well to put their music on Spotify because a lot of European metal heads would love Deviloof's sound and maybe even American metal heads(although less likely I can tell you from MANY experiences). This band has the potiential to appeal to an actual heavy metal audience and not just a Visual kei market. But all of this I suppose would all be up to their management, label, or whoever decides these things for them lol. I would do a European Tour with Deviloof and Jiluka and toss a Wacken date in there somewhere. lol 
 
All of this is unlikely but I guarantee you if attempted would actually be possible but let's see if the label or Яyo, or even Deviloof themselves would ever even think to go that direction. *sigh* would be nice though. #hire_me_deviloof

The chorus to kodoku shi is catchy af, so I couldn't help but transcribe it. Romanized Kaika to the best of my hearing abilities - corrections and translations are welcome. 
 
1. 「開花」
MUSIC: Seiya, Keisuke
LYRICS: Keisuke
 
Kanji:

Romaji:


2. 孤独死
MUSIC: Seiya, Keisuke
LYRICS: Keisuke
 
Kanji: 

Romaji:

 

Yes. 開花 is perfect.and the B side track completes it.I was really pleased with the  production of this single, they've reached such a good guitar tone.Their full album was very well produced and well written but when we talk about brutal stuff
and i mean really good brutal stuff,it needs to be a bit "raw" ,imo.And this single brought the rawness needed to make everything more "legit" as mentioned above.
Devil's Proof is thick and punchy just like MONSTER from Girugamesh,but at the same time too polished.
and those melodic/pop moments in the album kinda blurred the "image" that they've built with the  PURGE EP.
Devils Proof was something like "Hey,these are all the different things we can do".But with 開花 ,they seem like "with the feet back on the ground"
knowing well in what direction they wanna go with their music. 10/10,keep it.
 
(Btw,Seiya and Keisuke listen to Chelsea Grin and they even posted a guitar cover of the song Recreant.And the production of this single reminds a little bit this awesome EP)
 

Deviloof's  開花 is my favorite release by them now it looks like signing with Danger Crue 9th Records and teaming up with Яyo Trackmaker (aka Яyo ex. girugamesh) as a producer was genius even though it wasn't really reflected in Devil's Proof as much, it seems with 開花 they worked out the kinks and have created some very legit brutal and fantastic quality music. Easily their best release and 10/10 on the new songs.

Gu.剛 (Go) (ex-Lovin'-->Lycee-->VULGAR-->RivaSquall(support)-->HARNES-->Neah-->HYRAL-->ザッヘル (Zachel)) has joined ARCHEMI. at 2018/4/28.
 
Their new single "五体投地 (Godaitouchi)" will be released at 2018/6/6 (2 TYPE)
 
Type A will be CD (2 tracks)+DVD (including "五体投地 (Godaitouchi)" MV) and Type B will be CD only (3 tracks)
 

seems like along with their new release they'll also have a stunning new look!!
hopefully they'll post a full/solo fotos soon on their twitter.
 
 

Not to be confused with emmurée.
 
lol

These are my favorite sub-genres and fusion-genres of Black metal. Blackgaze is a fusion of Black metal and Shoegaze, Post-black black metal is a little harder to explain as it is more experimental here's a description by @Bear

And Symphonic black metal is Black metal with Symphonic instruments and melodic melodies.
 
Who else is a fan of this truly beautiful music?
 
Here are some playlists to better exemplify what I mean: 
 
 
 

S A V A G E  - モザイク (TYPE A&B)