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Exactly. When you strip this song of those few technical bits, the songwriting is pedestrian at best - and it feels a bit gimmicky because of that. Perhaps I'm a bit jaded because I've seen so many bands over the years with potential fail to deliver. But yeah, I'll postpone my skepticism until this release drops.

That setlist looks ace!

Are you saying and I can't count? ಠ_ಠ lol jk Nah, seriously, seeing how this turned out, I'm pretty positive about releasing lists in the future. We could do a TOP 50 next year and just release it in 2 parts, or even a top 100 in 4 parts if we have the manpower. I think userbase would be much more satisfied with those ; ) Also, huuuge thanks for putting me on to 黒百合と影. That is, hands down, my favorite discovery from this list! Very cool track that kind of feels me with the wonder I felt back when I first discovered VK.

I've never really followed lycaon, though I do remember enjoying their song "chain of collar" back in 09. According to my last.fm I've listened to MRC, and...I can't even recall how it sounds. However, I did try the new album out today and

そこに鳴る (sokoninaru) will release their first mini album "I'm NOT a pirolian" on April 8th, 2015. そこに鳴る 「I'm NOT a pirolian」 2015.4.8 release KOCA-84 / 全5曲 / ￥1,315 + tax KOGA RECORDS 1. pirorhythm stabilizer 〜only your world〜 2. 夏の落とし物 3. ARAGAE!! 4. 真実の花 5. さらば浮世写し絵の如く(do-do gigantic evolution ver) http://sokoninaru.com/ https://twitter.com/sokoninaru_band Suped up, 9mm-ish pop-rock is how i'd describe it, although one of my pals likened their sound and set-up to ling. This song isn't bad, and I'm at least interested enough that I'd like to hear more.

Thanks for the review, Jigsaw. I only listened once, but I found it mildy enjoyable so far and will likely return to it. Also agreeing with you on the length. I had issues getting through IMMORTALIS in one sitting, and as such, the album as a whole left me a bit cold. VITIUM is definitely a bit more friendly in that regard.

Monochrome Heaven's Top 25 Tracks of 2014 Presenting The Top 25 Tracks of 2014 as voted by our Official Reviewers and staff members. Any Japanese song released in 2014 was eligible, although our primary focus was on J-rock. 25. TAMTAM - "シューゲイズ" 24. 宇宙コンビニ (uchu conbini) - ­ 光の加減で話した (Hikari no Kagen de Hanashita) 23. シナリオアート (Scenarioart) ­- "アオイコドク" (Aoi Kodoku) 22. DIR EN GREY -­ "懐春 (kaishun)" 21. LLLL -­ "Oddness" 20. BACK­-ON -­ "セルリアン (cerulean)" 19. 101A ­- "Forbidden Sky" 18. DIV ­- "漂流彼女 (hyouryuu kanojo)" 17. PLASTICZOOMS ­- "Sleepwalker" 16. ねごと (NEGOTO) -­ "黄昏のラプソディ (tasogare no rhapsody)" 15. sow ­- "to growth, for growth" 14. TK from 凛として時雨 (ling tosite sigure) -­ "unravel" 13. DIR EN GREY -­ "輪郭 (rinkaku)" 12. tayuta ­- "夢見た 蒼 (yumemita ao)" 11. 八十八ヶ所巡礼 (88kasyo junrei) -­ "攻撃的国民的音楽 (kougeki teki kokumin teki ongaku)" 10. Mono -­ "Recoil, Ignite" 9. 和楽器バンド (Wagakki Band) -­ "千本桜 (Senbonzakura)" 8. DIR EN GREY ­- "phenomenon" 7. la la larks -­ "end of refrain" 6. 黒百合と影 (Kuroyuri to Kage) - "「浴槽」 (yokusou)" 5. アルルカン (arlequin) ­- "墓穴 (hakaana)" 4. mothercoat - "trickster" 3. Boris -­ "雨 (ame)" 2. THE NOVEMBERS -­ "Rhapsody in beauty" 1. sukekiyo ­- "Aftermath"

I appreciate your suggestion slsr, but at the moment, I can't see this happening. The demand simply isn't high enough, as there are not enough fans nor enough users to post news as often as needed. The fact that non-vk news gets buried so quickly is proof enough that the interest here isn't sufficient. If we did make a new forum, it would be mostly idle. For the people who are afraid their eyes will melt after clicking on threads and seeing news that they're not interested in, I at least try to tag the stuff I post. Although to be honest, you can pretty safely assume what kind of news is being posted by the user that's posting it.

The vocal melody during the verses of "maniera" sounds VERY familiar. Does anyone know if this was directly inspired by/or a reference to another song? I almost want to say that it sounds like a cover...

Here's my top 10 from last week. I accidentally scrobbled ボンジュール鈴木 as the wrong tag "bonjour suzuki". Even though I deleted the bad tag from my library, it still shows up here.

Modern Classical/post-rock band Anoice will release their 4th album "into the shadows" February 14th, 2015. 1. old lighthouse 2. memories of you 3. tempest 4. autumn waltz 5. a burnt‐out nation 6. forever sadness 7. lost in daydreaming 8. all is white 9. invasion 10. what is left Track. 1, 4, 8, 9, 10 Composed by Yuki Murata Track. 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 Composed by Takahiro Kido Takahiro Kido: Piano, Guitar, Organ, Glockenspiel Yuki Murata: Piano, Synthesizer, Glockenspiel, Cello, Vocal Utaka Fujiwara: Viola, Violin Takahiro Matsue: Bass, Tenor Sax Tadashi Yoshikawa: Drums, Percussion Guest players: Junko Tabira: Violin Asuna: Violin Saiko: Flute Recorded by Takahiro Kido, Yuki Murata, Kenichi Kai Mixed by Takahiro Kido Mastered by Daisuke Kashiwa Illustration by Naoko Okada Art Direction and Design by Takahiro Kido Released by Ricco Label http://fleursy.com/anoice/ https://www.facebook.com/anoice.japan

Indie/alt. rockers She Border Picture will re-release their first album through SPACE SHOWER MUSIC on February 11th, 2015. 発売日 : 2015.02.11 規格 : CD12cm 品番 : XQFN-1171 価格 : ￥1,000＋税 1. stop 2. drunkyard 3. summer end 4. the light 5. what you said was right 6. switch http://www.sheborderpicture.com/ http://spaceshowermusic.com/ds/artist/11254691/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/She-Border-Picture/129472424193

Electronic/IDM musician Fumi Miyoshi a.k.a 34423 will release her 2nd album "MASQUERADE" on February 11th, 2015 1. individual 2. ark 3. romanesque 4. phantasmagoric 5. architects 6. cosmic 7. IL TEMPO 8. the clap 9. milling crowd 10. normcore 11. optical 12. mortar 13. fluctuation http://www.34423.jp/ https://twitter.com/laha34423

@Sakura Seven. That comment was COMPLETELY unnecessary. Needlessly picking on other members WILL NOT be tolerated here.

Best New Tracks: January 2015 Best New Tracks is a new series brought to you by MH's Official Reviewer team! Every month we'll be highlighting brand-new Japanese songs worth checking out, so stay tuned! Feel free to comment or discuss any of this month's picks and even offer your own as well! 's picks: "Abyss" by Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas "A HUNDRED SUNS" by BOOM BOOM SATELLITES "KAKUMEI" by Silent Siren "Closer" by Silhouette From The Skylit "緑閃光 (midori senkou)" by LAMP IN TERREN 's picks: "Moonlight Station" by SEKAI NO OWARI "Flowerwall" by Kenshi Yonezu @fitear1590's picks: ネモフィラ (nemophila) by イツエ (itsue) "Red Carnation" by Jupiter "ストッキング (stocking)" by 吉澤嘉代子 (Kayoko Yoshizawa) "アイリス (iris)" by 新川忠 (Tadashi Shinkawa) @CAT5's picks: "Enigmatic Feeling (2015 mix)" by 凛として時雨 (Ling Tosite Sigure) "MEBIUS" by FEAR FROM THE HATE "笑うドッペルゲンガー (warau doppleganger)" by 東京カランコロン (Tokyo Karankoron) "月曜のメランコリー (getsuyo no melancholy)" by BOMI "四角のトモダチ (Shikaku no tomodachi)" by 中納良恵 (Nakano Yoshie) "想い想われ (omoiomoware)" by 福原希己江 (Fukuhara Kimie)

A-Z sounds find to!

UNCHAIN covered Shiina Ringo's "honnou" for their upcoming cover album. I think they've covered a Tokyo Jihen track and another Shiina song on their first 2 cover albums. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AlAJGF9FHw Here's their cover of Tokyo Jihen's 能動的三分間

These guys do really great covers! That Shiina Ringo cover sounds good! I can tell who some of those songs are by on the titles alone, but is there a tracklist with the original artists anywhere?