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I think GRIEVA can give us a new thread... I have read GRIEVA's members have said they are influenced by Dir en grey, but it rather looks like they are mixing different songs from Dir en grey to give birth to new songs. It is a good idea of GRIEVA's to make old school Visual Kei music as there are people (me for example) desperate to listen to that sound these days, but it wouldn't be a good idea to keep copying/mixing songs from Dir en grey for their next releases anymore. They need to find their own old school Visual Kei sound. I think GRIEVA is the only current VK band I listen to. I just don't like 99,9% of today's VK bands. Their music just doesn't appeal to me at all. It is all a matter of taste, but it would be great that both modern VK bands and old school VK bands could find a place in today's music scene to satisfy all tastes.

Until their song called Mou nakanai to sora ni chikatta hi (hope I wrote it correctly) they kind of seemed to be a promising band. However, after that moving song they started to released very dull poppish songs.

Gakido...

I also thought of the old Visual kei band Lagna XD Anyway, I don't have many expectations for this new LAGNA band. They sound just like most bands these days. Nothing interesting in their music.

Verfe~gorl and Moi dix Mois.

Hizaki doesn't have to leave metal music totally behind, but it would be a good thing to add something new to make the difference. I mean and, as I have said before, this is my very personal opinion, metal music tends to sound monotonous in the end because of the same old riffs (like hearing the clock every single day tick-tock. No change >.<). Nowadays many musicians blend musical styles to find new sounds/styles. I also agree with a comment on youtube saying Jupiter doesn't sound that inspired anyway...

Is the any topic dedicated to Sendai Kamotsu? I have a few questions about the band, their concept, etc.

Hizaki has so many sources to blend musical styles and offer something new to us, but he has decided to keep doing the same old riffs we have been listening to for years... As an old Visual Kei artist himself, Hizaki should be ahead of most recent bands amazing us with new sounds, etc. Not the case this time u.u

Maybe Nightmare. I like a bunch of their old songs, but I just cannot listen to their newer stuff (somewhere from 2006 on). Even the very name of the band seems ridiculous to me now ever since they sound nothing like a nightmare. O.o

Which members exactly?^-^ I thought Kamijo was 40 or a bit more.

I think Kamijo will release very romantic stuff... The photo on his website reminds me very much of Baiser and Yukari.^^ By the way, does anybody know how old Kamijo is?

Yeah, Jupiter sounds quite much like Versailles. Not 100%, but almost close. However, my main problem with Jupiter is the monotonous sound metal music tends to be bound to. I mean I am tired of the same old riffs I hear everytime in Versailles and other metal bands. There is nothing new about Jupiter apart from the new vocalist. Hizaki should blend more musical styles, take something from the 90's Visual Kei sound, etc etc etc. Sorry about my poor English. I cannot express myself properly...

Nice sound, but nothing so different from what Versailles offered or what metal music istelf can offer. This kind of music gets boring after a time for me (my very personal opinion). Hizaki should remember the 90's Visual Kei and add some of it to his current music like changes in rythm, hypnotic sounds, etc.

Hi Here another request of mine. Could somebody post the lyrics to Kindan Shoujou (禁断症状) by Verfe~gorl (ヴェルフェゴール)? I hope someone can get it and post it. Thanks in advance^^

I don't think Kyouki tried to say current Visual Kei is horrible, but that its current state will not last long because maybe ti doesn't offer anything special or different, so to speak...

I don't like this band and most Under-Code's latest bands, but couldn't they go out and find another label rather than disbanding...?

PIERROT 01. Barairo no Sekai 02. Clear Sky 03. MAD SKY (Koutetsu no MESHIA) 04. Torikago 05. Nounai Moruhine 06. Genome Control 07. Mycloud 08. Smiley Skeleton 09. Finale 10. Agitator

What's with Kyo's voice? I have read several times about problems with his voice through years. Why does this happen to him? Doesn't he know how to sing properly so that he won't hurt his vocal chords? Is that the reason why he sings gutturally most of the times at concerts, because he can't sing normally now? Paradoxically he sounds great in Dir en grey's latest album O.o

I don't have many expectations for Jupiter. ó.o

It is refreshing to listen to the old sound by a band from today^^ Does anybody think Visual Kei could die out if it continues the way it goes today?

Hmm, interesting battle. I think I choose Kagrra over Kiryu. There are a bunch of songs by Kiryu that I like, but there are more songs by Kagrra that I like. By the way, I like the old Kagrra, the one before 2005 when their music began to sound boring to me.

Thanks for the lyrics^^

Thank you very much for sharing the lyrics to this song!!!!!!^^

It seems to be that when Pierrot performed there, Manson's fans did not want Pierrot. Kirito got angry and said something against the audience, but I haven't found what he actually said. However websites in Spanish say it was a "remarkable" (for the lack of a better word >.<) speech.

There is an interesting interview with GRIEVA and they speak about today's Visual Kei compared to old school Visual Kei which they are bringing back with their music. They (GRIEVA) say: "we're the successors of the good old times" Kyouki declares he thinks the current state of Visual Kei may bring it to an end. http://black--zero.blogspot.com/2013/02/grieva-vshelf-interview-translation.html