Number Girl

@Cheesey Eh, I meant that it had that mystical/traditional Asian "feel" to it and they were the band that came to my mind. bleh . . . Proof that I fail at trying to say nice things about Dir en grey . . . + My two cents: Tbh, Old Cheesey's comments have been about as "constructive" and "original" as the endless stream of praise and worship going on in this thread. No offense, but just about any five-year-old could type out 15 pages of nothing but "OMG THIS IS GONNA BE EPIC!!!" and "COOL!!! AWESOME!!!!" and "shut up u don't know what u r talking about u troll gtfo!!!" They have just as much depth, originality, and contribute just as much to the discussion and yet no one gets screamed at or put on the spot for saying those things.

Agreed with all of OldCheesey's sentiments about the tracklist. The cover art looks like something off of one Gargoyle's albums. I think it is kinda interesting. . . meh . .

Same here. I really wanted to get a Limited or Deluxe edition too, but I kinda want some extra yen left over for the back log of other Japanese CD's I want to buy.

Eh, I had a better impression of the song from the Neowing preview. CDJapan says the album is "on hand" - perhaps shipping soon! yay

Ryuichi Kawamura was basically Morrie II in old Luna Sea days. (Old 80's Morrie specifically, not so much current Morrie). Also, Kamijo and Asagi are GACKT fanboys to the core.

Recent long song loves go to "Missing Pieces" and "Aileron" by Boris from the new Heavy Rocks album.

The DA homepage displays what artwork has been recently "Popular" within the past hours, days, and weeks. You can have people set it to "1 week" or whatever you want. http://www.deviantart.com/

Loving the sig, Sai. Kamijo is so mean!!! xD

I do hear a tiny similarity to visual kei in some songs. On the contrary though, one of the reasons I bothered to look into the band is because the vocals DON'T sound all that typical visual kei, lol. He's not quite as nasally/forced operatic and he doesn't massively abuse the vibrato or falsetto techniques. (You'll have to give me the benefit of the doubt considering I haven't heard much visual kei so I probably am unaware of how everyone is singing these days). When I heard their songs, I first thought about J-POP style singers actually. 0__0 And I'm sure I've said this before, but cool that y'all are making threads like that, CAT5. Keep it up, and don't forgot to put some Anthem or Number Girl up there haha!

My mom says way worse stuff than me as well. ^^ Which is why I only go on FB in certain circumstances because I don't want to see the epic fail that spews from my family. <3

2011 has been the best year yet, imho. B'z new singles have been great. Cinema Staff's s/t was great. Loved three of the four new Boris releases, especially New Album and Heavy Rocks. Haven't heard the album yet, but the teasers of Kakumei (andymori) sound like they have potential, same with Versailles' Holy Grail. I liked what I heard of the cabs and caroline rocks as far as J-indie goes. Still anxiously waiting for Anthem, Molice, and B'z upcoming stuff.

That'd be nice to see; baroque had some cool stuff. I didn't realize the members were still currently active in other things.

A lot of those teasers sound interesting, actually. I can see "Threshold," "Thanatos," and "Vampire" being stand out tracks. Some great ballads may be on this one too - "Love will be born again" sample is beautiful.

If that rumor is true. . . 0___o I mean, it is lame enough that the album is mostly going to be an all-Engrish best of (because apparently we don't have enough compilations or Engrish) now we're possibly LITERALLY recycling old riffs. Oh my gosh. > ___ >

Lol, i thought it was a weird coincidence.

Knowing Yoshiki, I believe it will be a miracle if it get released before the year is over. However, I have doubts it will be another flop like the S.K.I.N. album.

Band: the foolS. Label: Only True Good Records Style: Surreal kei - new movement of visual kei music pioneered by Sugizo - emphasizes ambience, soft vocals, and a calming, hypnotic effect; the visuals must embody "elegance and simplicity" Members: Vocal: Kaya Guitar/Violin: Sugizo (ex. Luna Sea) Guitar: Kaname (ex. GOSSIP) Bass: Rame (ex. Vidoll) Drums: Matoi (ex. Jill Christ) Title: don't let your knees . . PV: hands arguments

That is weird . . . maybe they are going to do some special big surprise on release day? :/

I've only watched a few music videos of them and heard clips of their songs on iTunes, surprisingly. xD I found them on accident when listening to mudy on the sakuban samples. The vocals really are a plus for me; it is difficult to find GOOD male singers in the indie rock world these days it seems - you can find "okay" ones and decent ones but not GOOD ones, lol.

OMG! Cinema Staff is like the perfect band for me - where were they all my life?!!! They even have a beautiful singer who is physically beautiful too. T_______T I'm going to buy all their CD's now!

Hi! Always nice for lurkers to convert to members! ^^ I'm sure you'll find what you are looking for.

I love Kuroyume from indies era up until the Feminism album. After that, I only like a few songs and I'm meh about their most recent stuff. Favorite songs are "Misery" (the original 1993 song), "Nakigara wo," "Utopia," and "Aimed Blade at You." Mayoeru Yuritachi is one also of my favorite visual kei albums of all time. Oh yeah, and Kiyoharu was beautiful!

Out of Kiyoharu's projects, SADS is my least favorite but they have a few fun songs. I've always liked "Strawberry," "Masquerade," and "Rakuen." Of course, it has been a while since I listened to their pre-breakup material too.

I'm sure you can . . . but more expensive.

There is a recording on Youtube of half the show. Not sure if you missed all that much since it was just an introductory kind of thing. He basically just talked about his background, what he does, and played "Jade."