Number Girl

bout time. Thanks for the update.

OBVIOUSLY, if America didn't have so much abortions, gay sex, atheists, marijuana and love for Islamic presidents like Barack HUSSEIN Obama so much, it would be a much better world and no one would be ever be killed ever and lollipops and rainbows and Jesus. My heart goes out to everyone affected by this. . .

^ You mean like a deputy service? I recommend this link for a bit of information about the most popular services that are available, even though it certainly doesn't cover everything and may be outdated. I suggest staying away from Rinkya. Not the best customer service in the world from my experience - I think I'm lucky I got my item in one piece. Celga is good, but they are pricy when it comes to non-auction items.

My iPod died this past month and my earbuds also broke so I have to use my Android phone and some ancient walkman headphones to listen to music now. Yay. . .

Ah, glad that you found what you were looking for.

Awesome!

^ Hm . . . do you remember how you found the video? Like what search terms? That would be somewhat of a start. xD

Poor Homma, I hope he gets better. I think they should have gotten MAD back, though.

I concur with Buck-Tick - I've tried several songs and have yet to really get into them, but I respect their influence and their long-standing career. I feel the same way about all of the "good" new visual kei artists that everyone likes: 9GOATS BLACK OUT, A, etc. Their music doesn't do much for me, but I appreciate that they exist to balance out the mediocrity in the visual scene.

So excited and happy about this!!!

hell the fuck yeah! can't wait!

I hate 2012.

Oooh, nice band choices! I too am a Gackt/D'espa/Luna Sea fan. Hope you enjoy MH!

Yeah, lyrics are pretty much the last priority in consideration when it comes to my favorite music. However, there are artists that actually have a message with their lyrics, and not just nonsensical fantasy/dark crap - case in point, The Stalin et al. It sucks that the language barrier causes fans to miss out on some of those things. Also, it is nice having the romanji to help me sing along to them. xD

There are songs I used to dislike or only moderately appreciate up until I read the lyrics. Number Girl's translations used to always surprise me because of the sometimes very melodic songs they have. I used to think "Trampoline Girl" was a silly upbeat track until I read the translation and realized it was a vague metaphor to suicide.

No, and I think that is awful that people are getting in trouble over that kind of shit. Yeah, I can understand it from a copyright view - the lyrics are the band's property and the interviews I'm guessing are property of the journalist/publisher/whatever - but that doesn't change the fact it is a really . . . dumb, to say the least. Although I hardly ever read many interviews or lyrics, I do see the value in them from a foreign fan standpoint and I appreciate it any time someone takes the time out of their day to translate. Not many artists provide English translations in their booklets if they include lyrics at all. I've never been against it unless someone is using it for profit or if they are claiming the content as their own/withholding proper credits. Edit: I'm probably going to reserve wrath and judgement on Kamijo specifically. I read his message more thoroughly and I think he handled the delivery pretty well. It's not like he was insulting foreigners or called us "shit man" or compare us to various zoo animals, etc.

I was certain that oshare kei or oshare kei-esque bands were flooding the new visual scene at one point. :/ I guess it is becoming a dying fad and people are more into more "serious" looking/sounding bands. Such is visual kei.

PFFFFFTTT. Oh my God, thank you so much. I can't believe I thought December was the 10th month!!!

Yes, but it is not written that way, hence the "(sic.)"

Indie band, Caroline Rocks, is coming out with their third mini album titled Final Despair on October 3rd. Tracklist: 1. final tempest 2. guilty 3. the circus of clowns 4. calling name 5. a isolated flower (sic) http://caroline-rocks.com/ Yay!

My VK band and only VK band is Luna Sea. I've been in love with this band since junior high and I appreciate them more every day. I could go on and on, but I'd probably end up derailing this thread. I love their whole discography - old and new stuff. My favorite songs are "Claustrophobia," (from the Believe single) "In My Dream - With Shiver -," (from Eden) "Wall," (from Image) and "Ra-Se-N" (from Style). They still sound amazing even after twenty years. I'd even suggest they've gotten better, upon watching The Holy Night performances. My non-VK band is Anthem. They've been around since the early 80's and they still sound absolutely perfect even in the 2010's. Eizo's voice is still one of the best in Japanese metal and Shibata is a killer bass player and song writer. They were amazing even when Morikawa was singing for them for a few years. I'm surprised they've never been on par with bands like Loudness as far as international success. My favorite songs are "Night After Night," "Finger's On the Trigger," "Gypsy Ways (Win, Lose, Draw)," "Mob Groove," "The Voices," and "Blind Alley." This band has truly stood the test of time. Boris are in second place to Anthem. Even the "poppy" music they made on New Album when they signed with Avex was awesome.

Nice, I like the regular edition cover.

Dir en grey actually have a few songs I really, really enjoy. I quit keeping up with Gazette since 2007 and nothing they released ever impacted me much. I could never get used to Ruki's voice.

I pick Versailles, simply because 1) they've been a very important band to me pretty much since I was newbie Japanese music fan, 2) I enjoy the symphonic metal thing they've got going on, even though that's not always my favorite genre of music, and 3) they have Teru. Kamijo is alright, but I never liked him enough to get into Lareine. I heard Versailles first, so I just can't get used to how his voice sounded back then.

Cool it down, folks. Maa, I think you're taking this a bit too far. There is absolutely no need for the personal insults.