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Oh wow. I kinda didn't think anyone was gonna take that seriously. But thanks for all the advice! XD Maybe in December I'll brave it with that bottle of vodka... lol. Lol "welcome to the jungle" omg haha

I like to use wax, when I do bother to remove my leg hair... but if I'm rushed it then becomes not an option. It hurts too much for me to do it quickly. Unless I go out and pay someone to do it. Also question... people that go out and get bikini wax jobs, or the entire private area. How? I would be so weirded out by some stranger messing around my bits. ;; Is it scary?

What? Face pubes aren't flattering? My whole life has been a lie!

Oh goodness, arm pits are definitely an entirely different story and I agree with you 100% hahahaha It's meant to start conversations. So when people mention that you have stopped shaving, you tell them all about the organization. And done so in honor of the people going through treatment that can not grow their own hair. Hopefully you know I was joking in the first post, though. I ain't hating on leg shavers. Though I really can not be bothered unless a date is imminent. XD

Well that's just something you'll have to sacrifice to be cool! Above everything else, you gotta be cool. (but really No Shave November is for a good cause. ^^)

Hey hey now. It's "no shave" november. Gotta be one of the cool kids, you know?

Artist: coldrain Album: UNTIL THE END Score: coldrain are fighting for international attention, but are they ready? Hailing from Nagoya, coldrain is a five piece band that over the last few years has found itself stepping out of Japan's alternative rock scene and into the global post hardcore market. Most recently, they've spent their time recording with notorious hit-maker David Bendeth. coldrain are the type of band who hit the ground running seven years ago and have no visible intent on stopping any time soon. coldrain crack open this mini album with some stereotypical teen angst lyrics on "AWARE AND AWAKE". Moving past that, the music has a nice groove to it. The time-signature changes and the transitions from heavy verses to arena-rock choruses show small hints of the band's diversity. However, the entire song is quite cookie cutter, predictable, and falls into mediocrity. I can imagine this serves well as an introduction to new listeners who may not know quite what coldrain are capable of. It's wrapped in an easy to grasp package with all the mainstays of mainstream metalcore virtues. If you enjoyed this song, then the rest of the album will bode well for you, but if you're long-time fan, it might leave much to be desired. "EVOLVE" blasts you in the face with much more intricate guitar work straight away. Just when you expect to hear a standard post-hardcore chorus, the song teases you with a sludgy bridge first, which at least is a step in the right direction. This track shows more diversity in the first minute than the previous track en masse and sounds infinitely more brutal- partially due to Katsuma's solid double bass drum work. "AWARE AND AWAKE" sounds whiny and weak in comparison. Lyrically, "YOU LIE" treads familiar territory that other songs on this album have already covered, but it's much more emotional and bears a stronger alternative rock influence that gives contrast to the bridges and breakdowns. This song proves that sometimes less is more, and band's needn't reinvent the wheel to remain poignant and connect with the audience. "FADE AWAY" has a fun, fast-paced, bouncy feel and is the high point of this EP, even if the lyrics are contrary to the atmosphere. This feels like the major crowd pleaser on the record and could easily fuel some fierce circle pits. It also carries the album's most infectious chant-along mantra, "until the end, you never learned, you never learned what it means to love". The band 'chooses their moments', so to speak, with the sparing breakdowns to retain a strong momentum throughout the song. They do a good job of keeping things from becoming monotonous by injecting a monstrous breakdown instead of the default pop formula ending that repeats the chorus into oblivion. Opening with an emotive, squealing guitar, "MARCH ON" is another strong showing. This track ushers in some restrained verses and continues the album's theme of chanted vocals, making this song's title easy to remember. The song builds on solid guitar work and explodes into machine gun riffing before the breakdown (which is unfortunately located at the exact same place as the previous song). The interesting guitar effects from the intro return to add dimension to the end and transitions nicely to the next song. "HOUSE OF CARDS" starts slow and sultry, with a lonely resonating bass line and a delayed piano effect that sounds both haunting and seductive. Drums fill in the hollows of the second half, and by the time the instruments have gelled together, most of the song has already passed you by. The last chorus feels like it slips through your fingers, all too soon, as it returns itself to an echoing wisp of notes. Normally I take issue with ending mini albums on somber notes, but this one leaves us with a great cliffhanger for the next release. UNTIL THE END does as much right as it does wrong and it's hard to say who I would specifically recommend this release to when it comes down to new or old fans. They did the smart thing and tacked these songs onto the deluxe edition of their previous album, The Revelation, for international fans. The variety in the tracklist feels like the band wanted to show all of their strengths in the short number of tracks, but it also brought some glaring weaknesses to light. As for strengths, it really plays on Masato being one of the few English singing Japanese vocalists who was raised bi-lingual from birth. His English is about as perfect as you'll find in this scene. The band has a great pop sensibility and knows how to change with the times; being one of the few bands that has actually gotten heavier as they've gained popularity. Regardless, the major weakness of this album is the stale and formulaic songwriting. One of the pitfalls of having good pop sensibilities is the double-edge of sticking to the cookie cutter format of pop songs. The moments when this album gambles on mixing up that formula are when it truly starts kicking some ass.

MUCC & AGoF ♥ All my luvs~~~~. Sand - "Spit On Authority" Frank Ocean - "Thinkin Bout You" blessthefall - "The Sound Of Starting Over" dip - "underwater" MEJIBRAY - "躁と鬱と境界" DELUHI - "Orion once again" SECONDWALL - "ハロー" NK - "Kings" Throwdown - "Nothing Left" While She Sleeps - "The Truth" I feel like the only person who shuffles my entire library. X"D But I don't use an iPod anymore so I barely make actual playlists. Had to recommend both Deluhi and Mejibray for honorable mentions. I really enjoy Mejibray's slower songs the most. And the While She Sleeps song is perfection! ♥

"All I Want Is Nothing" - frnkiero andthe cellabration The one thing you hate most?

Yeah, the first time I heard it I was pretty shocked too. lol. And apparently CL is having an American debut on the way?

Nice support members. I wonder what the other Translations members are up to these days. And I agree, if this album has more like "Silverwalker" I'll be happy.

There's been a few other pretty "big" vk bands who have done this. They could just be shopping for a new label. MUCC didn't stop releasing music when they went from Universal to Sony. Hopefully that's all this is. Not that I'm a huge HERO fan, but I could really make due without another disbandment announcement this year.

All I care about are NAINE members. So glad to see them popping back up in a new band so quickly. Not impressed with the vocals here, but since so many comments seem to think highly of him, I'll hold off on judgement for now.

WTAF. NO. Ugh man. My heart hurts now. Tama bb no, pls. ;; Just read their announcement. I really hope I'm wrong, but it sounds like he could be taking leave from music.

Death From Above 1979 - "Government Trash"

Is it just me or are our music players in the Halloween spirit? XD I also love Annyoungbada and ArtemA. Foreground Eclipse - "I Bet You'll Forget That Even If You Noticed That" ケミカルピクチャーズ - "Shoot myself in the head" Dropkick Murphys - "The Walking Dead" NICO Touches the Walls - "ホログラム" LOST ASH - "Burst My Emotion" TOTALFAT - "The Naked Journey" Verbal Jint - "생음악" Other Lives - "Living Dead" Sailing Before The Wind - "Stargazer" cali≠gari - "暗中浪漫" Hard decision between those two but I hadn't listened to Verbal Jint in a long time and I didn't realize how much I missed his music.

Care to explain why Music comes in second for you? What are your favorite songs on it?

10 years in the biz and girugamesh are still churning out albums for the masses. With the recent release of their last mini-album "Gravitation" still making waves, I thought it'd be a good idea to talk about a couple of their previous works. Just like the previous TGAD, l want to hear why you like these albums, or why you don't, and how they compare to each other in your library. Don't be afraid to really dig into these albums and pick them apart. I'd love to read some in-depth analysis in these threads. Here are today's challengers: vs As always, be kind to each other, please. The last time was great, let's keep it up!

Damn. This is pretty upsetting. I thought they were doing alright these days.

I'd probably pick GGD too. The only others I know on that list are Blink and Glay, and neither of those songs really do anything for me. SiM - "I HATE U (It's not a Play on Words)" DIRTY OLD MEN - "桜川" Frank Ocean - "Lonny (New Mix)" akissforjersey - "Dear Wayward, (There Is Hope Yet)" Poison The Well - "Material Christ" Anli Pollicino - "Devilish Eyes" A Ghost of Flare - "Under the Control of the Black" Memphis May Fire - "Been There, Done That" DJ Masa - "I Did It So Hot (BoA vs. Wonder Girls)" Slipknot - "Snuff" Wow, this mix did not make it easy to pick a favorite! I love so many of these songs. but akissforjersey had one of my favorite albums this year. The Slipknot song gets an honorable mention because its one of my faves by them, too.