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One of I'm sure many to come: Hyper Erection Mode posts will consist of simple screenshot(s).
 

 
Our first one consists of what the DS staff members (could be you!) will see in the backend when managing band profiles. This is from the current working version of the band module.
 

Arukara is definitely more overtly melodic...which seems to work in their favor!

Why have young people in Japan stopped having sex? - The Guardian

This article touched on something that really scares me about Japan...when people start thinking that relationships are too much work and they "can't be bothered." 
 
Just read the article if you want to be scared about Japan as well XD

Thoughts?

The vocals sound like it was done by Eric Cartman :U

^ Hmmm, now I'm imagining a world where Slipknot releases their albums with one type for each member, as some bands are doing lately 8D

why is Kai (?) whipping a dude there
he's always been giving me a fem top vibe, but isn't he like married to a chick for a few years now.

Sounds like my premonitions of this album being better than division and toxic will actually bare fruit! This album might just have a bit of something for everyone - can't wait to hear it in full!

Wait they give out a game with their singles?
 
I thought it said SNES game at first and was wondering how that would work.

D new maxi single "DARK WINGS" will be released at 2013.12.11 (4 types).
 
TYPE A (1890 yens) will include CD (2 songs) + inst. and DVD (PV+offshot movie).
TYPE B (1680 yens) will include CD (3 songs) + inst.
TYPE C (1260 yens) will include CD (3 songs) + inst.
TYPE D (1470 yens) will include CD (4 songs) + SNS game card「VAMPIRE SAGA-薔薇の宝冠-」(Bara no Houkan)

'Loss' sounds like Lotus, kind of sort of
 
Overall I'm somehow more impressed than I thought I would be

Sana disbanded The Trippin' Outs in favor of reviving Thee Out Mods, the band that captured her heart. Ace continues to support Sana and will continue being producer and support guitarist. They are looking for a permanent guitarist.

They've actively been having lives since late July. They will be distributing a limited cd with a new song at their October 19th and 27th lives.
 
OHP: http://m42063.wix.com/thee-out-mods
Sana's blog: http://ameblo.jp/theeoutmods777/
Ace's blog: http://ameblo.jp/aceman777/
 

(Listed L to R)
Vo: Sana
Dr: Shige
Ba: Junji
Gt: Ace (Support, not pictured)
 

In lieu of an official announcement, 7 Samurai Records instead chose to quietly let Thee Out Mods disappear. Thee Out Mods OHP, official twitter account, and other official profiles were deleted over time. Several official profiles on social media websites were abandoned, but not deleted. ACE, producer for 7 Samurai Records and support guitarist for Thee Out Mods, wrote on his blog that the band is on hiatus until the band members state otherwise.

Thee Out Mods are unofficially disbanded.


Sana (vo) formed The Trippin' Out on December 3, 2012.
Gt: Tatsuya
Ba: "Mr. X" (Yoshiki, formerly of Thee Out Mods)
Dr: SHIGE
Sana's official blog: http://ameblo.jp/thetrippinout/
Tatsuya's blog: http://ameblo.jp/trippin2107/
Yoshiki's ("Mr. X") blog: http://ameblo.jp/trippinbass777/
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheTrippinOut?feature=watch

Ken, formerly the drummer of Thee Out Mods, is the "boss" of The Trippin' Out. (Google translation ftw XD)
ACE is the producer (and who knows what else) for The Trippin' Out.

The Trippin' Out released a 3-song demo in January, which they sell at lives.


Despite so many members related to Thee Out Mods now being associated with The Trippin' Out, this new band does not appear to be associated with 7 Samurai Records.

If this post is tldr, then skip to the last paragraph.
 
 
Music has always been my outlet. Linkin Park and Papa Roach are two examples of artists that I could listen to and somehow manage my out-of-control emotions, but my heart was always with metal. A friend of mine introduced me to jrock, but I never paid it much attention because American artists were so much easier to access (besides, she sent me a picture and I wondered wtf was wrong with the vk band members XD). Slayer was always my last resort when it came to music because their music never failed to help me stabilize.

Slayer was almost an integral part of my life back then. Actually, I even met my daughter's father at a Slayer concert. He was also an avid fan, even covering several of their songs on guitar and using their titles as his screen names. We had quite a whirlwind start for our relationship, but in the end he was just using me the way I used music. We broke up on my birthday, but still went to see a Slayer concert together a few days later. Kinda funny how we both met and parted at a Slayer concert. ;; I was already unknowingly pregnant when we broke up (not that knowing would've changed anything).

Despite drama and stress from him and his friends, I had a very happy pregnancy. I never needed music to make me feel better because just putting my hand on my growing stomach was extremely soothing. Unfortunately, my pregnant sister and her family (then husband and her 2 sons) had been living with us. My sister and I never really had that great of a relationship and things only got worse this time. Her husband kept getting fired from the easiest of jobs (even ones where he was hired as a favor), was stealing from the household, wasting her hard-earned money, and went out of his way to NOT do any household chores. She couldn't get mad at him (she was in a custody battle with her ex over their sons and courts prefer stable marriages to single parents), so she'd take it out on me; mentally, emotionally, verbally, financially, and even physically. I could only endure it because of the little miracle growing inside of me.

My sister was further along than I was, so she had her kid before I did. That just made things worse because her husband didn't really want to be a father and never did anything to take care of his daughter. My sister expected my father and I to take care of all 3 of her kids for her, including feeding, bathing, entertaining/supervising, and tutoring them. Because my sister is the stereotypical blond bimbo, she'd often leave for work without expressing milk (and was adamantly against formula) so I ended up having to wet nurse my niece at various times over a span of 2 months (because the only other option was to let her starve ).

My sister's husband left her on December 26th, after receiving several hundred dollars in presents from her. About 2 weeks later I had my daughter. My sister's abuse only intensified after these events. She moved out in February, after telling her church that I had thrown my barely 1 month old daughter against the wall. Some elderly bitch at the church called me and tried to get me to confess my "sins" to her over the phone. I told her A. I have no sins to confess and B. she is legally required by law to report suspected child abuse otherwise she could be face charges as well. She eventually shut the fuck up and called the police like I told her to; an officer was at my front door no more than 10 minutes later. I still remember him to this day: in his late 30s, slightly husky, white in his beard, and not a single hint of maliciousness in his eyes. He commented that my daughter didn't even have scratches on her face, unlike his own kid. He found out it was my sister who started the false report and put a giant, comforting hand on my shoulder before leaving. No matter how much music I listened to, nothing could stop my from shaking in anger and betrayal.

Not even my daughter's crying could jolt my soul. With just this information, some people would think it was "just" postpartum depression, but I had already met with my doctors to check for it (and met with them again after that incident) and I was given a clear bill of health (both times). I don't know how much later, but days later I just put my music on shuffle, hid under the desk, curled up into a ball, and cried while listening to the music. Linkin Park meant nothing. Pink meant nothing. Papa Roach meant nothing. Slayer meant nothing. Slayer was useless to my soul. Slayer, my last resort, did nothing. And then it happened, a song came on that helped wash away the hurt, pain, anger, and numbness. I'll be damned if I remember which song, but I'll never forget the band; it was Dir en grey.

Hi, my name is Jonas I'm from Brazil, I love BAISER, LUNA SEA, Kagrra,, Aicle, Dir en grey and recently I've fall in love with D.i.d. and Akane's autotuned screams. Please, be nice to me.

I really like both and listen to them pretty regularly, but my vote goes to cinema staff. I've been following them for longer and their stuff resonates with me much more. It's also important to mention that they have something unbelievably good in form of the 水平線は夜動く single in their disco, which makes my choice much easier. Arukara, for me, is one of those bands I enjoy listening the hell out of, but never give enough attention to truly dive into their discography. But hey, BOY NEXT DOOR is still one of my favorite albums.

Let's see, my dad has always been into eccentric classic rock, like Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull kinda stuff.  My mom is/was  huge Beatles fan and also likes old r&b.  Both of them have a thing for blues currently.  I wouldn't really say my music tastes resemble either of them for the most part, but I definitely got my dad's penchant for looking for things off the beaten path, I just took it to a whole nother level. 8D

grew up with iron maiden, menowar, black sabbath, def leppard, deep purple, u2, depeche mode, queen, pink floyd, kraftwerk, nirvana + some latvian rock bands. my dad has nice musical taste, we can visit together rock concerts and i am not ashamed to be with him

My mother loves modern pop and hip hop, as well as the Beatles.
 
My father enjoys the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Roy Orbison; but he loves Willie Nelson, George Jones, Buddy Holly, and select 50's Rock N' Roll.

The only time my dad listened to music was on the long road trips to visit his parents. One of the songs he liked was The Animals - Spill Wine. The radio version gets to the meat of the song much faster, but I don't want to look for a better youtube version. XD
 


 
My mom always had the radio on and owned tons of cassettes. She loved Cyndi Lauper!
One of the last songs I remember her listening to (on cassette) before her death was Color Me Badd - I Wanna Sex You Up. It isn't awkward at all to listen to that song with your mother as a child/preteen..................... *cough*
 

...well, to put it crudely, my mother doesn't really appreciate anything I listen to, for she only takes into consideration (and ends up liking) the stuff my brother recommends to her. It seems to me that in a universe of people and their preferences for music, to her, I belong to 'people with narnian taste' circle... although there was one occasion when she was AFK and I offhandedly put Abe Fuyumi's How to Live and Nell's Slip Away on her playlist just to see how she'd respond to it. She didn't even ask how the songs could've been there, but I could tell she enjoyed those albeit them being a little melancholy.

Not to be funny, but I actually cried when tails was shot out the sky at the start of the "Wing Fortress Zone" on Sonic the Hedgehog 2. DEAD SERIOUS. I was like...5 or 6 years old, though xD
Other than that, I'm not a gamer so...^^
Actually, Phantasy Star 2's storyline was pretty moving....even though it was an old-ass Sega RPG. xD

Oh jeez, that article? Really?? Hahaha I forgot all about that. I didn't know it was Kiwamu rumored to be the one that was interviewed but it wouldn't surprise me if it was him.
Wait how could he be an executive in the 90s when back in the 90s was he even in a band or even taking part in the VK scene? Or was he in just a bunch of shitty sinking ship indie bands like Blue Berry before forming the clusterfuck that was BLOOD? Wait the fuck I don't even care...
@Umi_Niwa
Anyway, it's just pretty poor discussion to post a vague one liner with no backing to explain your reason and then the only defense is a link to an old and debunked article.

The thing about many western vk fans is that they are rather opinionated about not only "western vk", but western music in general. Yes, many western vk bands also happen to be very mediocre and unorginal at best, but there are many equally mediocre and unorginal japanese vk bands that get a lot more praise and hype. But if you cater to a fandom that often enough very specifically turned their backs on "western music" then obviously you are fighing an uphill battle, even if you try to "disguise" your music as japanese (and probably badly so). It's like trying to sell vegetable-shaped steaks to a bunch of vegetarians.
 
 
A western vk band, with decent talent and equipment would probably be more succesful if they just target the "normal" western underground goth scene.

Vegetable shaped steak--I think you're on to something.

The band sajjanu composed of two LAGITAGIDA's member are comming again in Europe (mostly in France and Germany).
 
Here is the lineup of the band (for those who don't know them, like me) :
Nepperining Funazuma / L-Guitar (ex. massimo)
Gida Dolgandy Fune / Drums (LAGITAGIDA/AKBK/Sungoddess/GREEN MILK FROM THE PLANET ORANGE)
Maleman Stoltz / R-Guitar (LAGITAGIDA/ex. マヒルノ)
 
Here is what they sounds like.
 
EU tour october 2013
2013/10/16 Orleans@5eme avenue
2013/10/17 Lyon@La Triperie
2013/10/18 Lausanne@LUFF FESTIVAL
2013/10/19 Nancy@le caveau du grand sauvoy
2013/10/20 Darmstadt@Oetinger Villa
2013/10/22 Leipzig@TBC
2013/10/23 Berlin@Beiruth
2013/10/24 Paris@La Cantine
 
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