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It's not that I didn't necessarily like Chimera. My musical tastes changed around that time and then after enough time had passed, it just seemed like so much work to catch up with all the bands I lost track of. I do miss vistlip though. Anyway, my top five favorite songs of theirs are Lion Heart, Strawberry Butterfly, Black Tail, Princess Dizzy and Sindra. I think I remember liking the song that was coupled with Artist but I can't remember the name of it. Something about a fish, I think? Does that help you make any suggestions?

Thanks, that makes me feel a lot better knowing they are pretty reliable. Now I can be excited instead of worried!

EMS so at least it's tracked. I think Amazon has a big coroporate deal with DHL based on volume to get their prices so low though.

Hmm, I'm not terribly worried about the shipping fee, since using a shopping service would also be fairly pricey (double shipping, bank transfer if applicable, plus the service's fee) and would also take much longer to get here, and I'm not a patient person! I was more concerned about reliability. I don't mind forking over the dough for my boys, as long as I get what I paid for. But thanks for sharing your experiences!

I really like when there's camaraderie between bands. I suppose doing a coupling single doesn't necessarily mean the bands get along. I just love the idea of everyone being friends! Any info on the Misaruka/Scarlet Valse one?

Has anyone around here ordered from Galaxy Broad Shop and shipped overseas? It's the only place you can get the deluxe version of BugLug's new single, so I went ahead and ordered it, but now I'm worried something might go wrong. Has anyone had any experience with this shop? Are they reliable, how long did shipping take, did you have to pay customs, etc? I'm sure I'm just being paranoid, but I'm a worrier my profession.

I've heard that at a certain age, people tend to stop looking for new music and go back to what they liked when they were younger. I think I've kind of reached that point in my life. I try not to think about it too much because it makes me feel old.

Ah yes, this is what I meant by "grown up sound". I just didn't know how to put my thoughts into proper words. Thank you for that!

Honestly, out of my top 10 favorite bands, only two are still active. I've heard several people saying the same thing. It feels like a losing battle sometimes!

Not bad! Kind of a grown up sound. I really like their look. I feel compelled to listen to them just because of their name. Where I live used to be Sioux Indian land, and everything around here is called Sioux: Sioux Falls, Sioux City, Sioux Center, Big Sioux River, Little Sioux River, etc...

I'm always late to the party! Every time I get interested in a band, I find out they're disbanding. I just got the Resistar Chigaihouken 2017 DVD and while normally I never pay much attention to the Riostar bands, I noticed when watching it that Dangan and LEZARD were both sounding really good. It's great to hear how well loved they are. I guess I'll have to listen to them in retrospect.

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Thanks for the list! I've only stumbled over about a quarter of these bands on there on my own searching, so it's nice to know what all is available.

None? My range is so limited, and all the vocalists either sing too low or too high. I just sound like a croaky frog when I try. Not that that stops me. I can usually get out most of Lareine's Blue Romance, but not when anyone is around to hear.

Has it really been ten years already? I liked them since the beginning, but I lost interest around Chimera. I feel guilty because they were one of my favorites for so long. Ten years, huh? Maybe I'll try to pick them up again. Anyone, what's their best release after Chimera?

Wow, how can the language itself disturb someone? I seriously don't understand this.

Reading through these responses is kind of depressing. It seems we've all had bad reactions when introducing other people to VK. I've gotten so tired of standing there while people insult what I love just because they can't or won't understand it, that I just don't talk about it with other people anymore. If anyone asks what I listen to, I just tell them symphonic metal or symphonic rock, since that's the area of VK I listen to the most. Frankly, it's not really their business what I listen to anyway.

Nightmare did a terrifying version of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer that still gives me bad dreams. Can't find it on YouTube though, and everything else I can think of is already listed, but I really hate to come to the party empty handed, so here's some Kishidan. Do they count? They're not quite VK but they're definately VK-adjacent...

Wow, my oshare roots must be strong. I listened to about 90% of these bands listed back in the day. I was hoping Henzel would have been mentioned more. They represent early oshare kei to me. I've had Ame Yadori in heavy rotation for over a decade and I still love it as much as I did when I first heard it.

Oh that's awesome, I didn't know anyone even remembered Kazoku! Thanks!

Thanks, Kaya is one of the few artists I listen to anymore these days so it's nice to get some good translations!

Hey now, some of us actually like them!

They were on my list of bands to try out, but I never got around to it. Now I feel bad.