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They just played the new song yesterday so hopefully soon!

Dadaroma is my favorite of them. More so because Naine members. X"D

Looking forward to this. It's nice to see them taking the single route lately and making sure the songs are badass. Hopefully there will be an album soon. Maybe after 1 more single release.

I told myself I was giving up on Mejibray but I just can't seem to yet. "Until..." was also my favorite on this release. It's the only song I remotely liked, tbh. But at least it's enough to keep a small spark of hope alive. I 100% agree with your comment that they need to be more selective with the material they release and hold some kind of more consistent quality level. Nice review.

That video. XD This band just makes me like them more and more.

Cables get in the way of the camera men too if they want to get multiple angles and not limit the band's movements, maybe? I don't get Mucc using mics and floor monitors but no guitar cabs? Ooookay. X"D At least they put out their cabinets, but not plugged in here from what I can see.... Besides the mic which makes zero sense at this point. It's also not just VK doing it. Seems to be a theme in a lot of Japanese music videos. EDIT: Oh I should have read the entire post. I did the opposite haha. Let me see if I can even find some with guitars plugged in... EDIT 2: I just checked like 15 vk pvs and no guitar cables. NONE. I did find plenty outside of vk plugged in, though.

I've seen you and Neolicht (who straight up asked for a reply btw) get responded too. You are reaching and you need to read your comments again. Because you obviously don't remember it. You are the one pushing this argument by saying you don't get why people are mad then saying you don't want replies. Then don't post. This is a discussion forum where we talk about things.

No one else who has posted they liked it has gotten negative reactions. You only got them because you decided to imply those who didn't like it were wrong or just didn't *get* what D were doing. So you opened it up for a discussion where you were outnumbered.

I don't think people are mad because of the concept or the genre. Okay maybe a little for the concept since it's been done a lot. But mostly I see they're disappointed because the song just sounds pretty lazy in general compared to what they're capable of writing. And not just for Asagi's parts. The entire piece sounds like something they slapped together, and not took time during their hiatus to compose thoughtfully.

Crystal Lake hype is very real right now.

Oh yes. I am here for this. This is beefy af.

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Artist: 黒百合と影 (Kuroyuri to kage) Album: アケスケ羞恥録 (Akesuke shuuchiroku) 1. 「便所」 (Benjyo) 2. ぺど。(Pedo.) 3. ティシューの空箱 (Tissue no karabako) 4. 児童公園 (Jidouyuuen) 5. 高田馬場えいりあん (Takadanobaba alien) 6. ぼくのともだち。 (Boku no tomodachi.) 7. 花と骨 (Hana to hone) Rating: | Quantity over quality strikes again. Forming only last year, delightfully dark 黒百合と影 return with a new mini album after their last full length won over a plethora of cynics. Their style is equal parts doom and gloom musically, lyrically, and aesthetically. This time around they decided to up the ante by increasing their creepy factor and centering their concept for this release around children and the loss of innocence. アケスケ羞恥録's titles like "ぺど。", "児童公園", which translates to 'playground', and "ぼくのともだち。" meaning 'my friend' should start to bring some very specific imagery to mind. Part of what I love about 黒百合と影 is their use of nu-metal groove and sludge metal overtones to give a distinct sound in the sea of visual indies bands battling it out for your attention. Just when I thought nu-metal was getting phased out of the scene, they came and made it awesome again! So after having a great appreciation for the approach taken on the last album I was beyond pumped to take this one out for a spin. Though, when my hype settled down and I fully digested this new batch of songs, I ended up enjoying this album less with each listen. Actually, the more I listen to it, the more I hear where the band simply 'phoned it in'. This mini feels rushed and devoid of much inspiration, frankly. The opening track, "便所" felt so much like an old Coal Chamber song that it was distracting. A quick listen to "Loco" and the first minute will show you what I'm talking about. I ain't calling it plagiarism, but there are some undeniable similarities going on here underneath that layer of violin synth. I'm just sayin'. At other times, certain members' shortcomings are highlighted when they seemed much less conspicuous before. I can appreciate vocalist Karasuna Mei's drive to push his vocals in new directions, but songs like "ティシューの空箱" and "ぼくのともだち。" sacrifice vocal control for extra levels of emotion and it becomes more cringe worthy than engrossing. Both start off pleasant enough but soon lose their focus, and being part of the host of songs on this album suffering from extremely cut and paste construction doesn't help them to engage the listener, either. It all begins to blend into other songs you've already heard this band make before. That's not to say a couple of songs don't fight their way out of the murk. My favorite pick off of the album is "ぺど。", and while it doesn't reinvent the wheel, the song is one of the only ones on the album that felt thoroughly conceptualized from first note to last. It plays off of the band's signature sound, then proceeds to add a creep-tastic music box and venomous machine-gun guitar riffs into the mix. The song has fist-pumping highs and somber lows that all compliment and build off of each other. "児童公園" is also a highlight with some sexy slap bass from K that snaps it out of the same-y territory right away. The call-back style vocals are a nice, quirky addition that make the song more memorable than its comrades. It is a tad unfortunate that nothing on the album compares to 黒百合と影's previous work, though I wouldn't call any of it unlistenable, by any means. However, as much as I do love the 90s, they should consider leaving just a little more of it back where they found it. They seem to have hit the proverbial wall for creativity for now, but I will be holding out hope that it returns in the future. This is a group of talented musicians, but maybe it's time they took a break and got real honest with themselves about their own strengths and weaknesses. Support the band! Purchase アケスケ羞恥録 @ CDJapan Purchase アケスケ羞恥録 @ HMV Purchase アケスケ羞恥録 @ JP iTunes

Wow. You really checked out a lot! O_O Thanks for the feedback. I lost you on some of the electronic picks, but glad to see I managed to get so many into the yellow zone haha. You and CAT5 definitely seem to have fairly aligned taste from the looks of it.

2015 is year of the revival. Damn!

Yeah, Taji is credited as co-writing a few songs but seems like his role in the band is pretty laid back from what their bts videos suggest.

I'm using chrome on my S5 and it plays videos too. So maybe it's the browser. :/

If taama wasn't singing this, it would sound like a girugamesh song to me. Not bad, but idk if I'd open an album with it?

Ahhh closest venue to me is like 10 hours. Ffffffffff.

Summer sucks here too.

Welcome to the forum! Quite an interesting story how you came to know visual kei and you've got a pretty impressive list of bands to go with it. You'll definitely find other fans of those artists here. I personally enjoy Pentagon and DIV from your list. have fun and people with blue and red names are here to help If you have questions.

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I was just wondering that too. Seems like they've steadily changed directions since he departed. Not sure if one effected the other or not, but still an interesting coincidence.