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2014.11.12 release!!
Tracklist: 1.アイデンティティ 2.在りし日の姿へ 3.阿慈砕(あじさい) 4.問う 今日 5.蒼の記憶 6.黒い朝 赤い夜  

 

2014.11.12 release!!
Tracklist: 1.アイデンティティ 2.在りし日の姿へ 3.阿慈砕(あじさい) 4.問う 今日 5.蒼の記憶 6.黒い朝 赤い夜  

 

AKIHIDE(BREAKERZ) new album "月と星のキャラバン(tsuki to hoshi no caravan)" will be released at 2015/02/18 (2 TYPE)
 
Musing-limited edition (8,000yen) will include CD+bonus CD+LIVE DVD+booklet (40 pages)+message card and will be in digipack, and regular edition (2,800yen) will include CD+booklet (28 pages)
 
DISC 1「月と星のキャラバン(tsuki to hoshi no caravan)」[track list]
01.Moon Wind
02.Aurora
03.Silver Rain
04.Electrical Pirates
05.Starlight Wizard
06.Machine Heart Blues
07.Ring
08.Gypsy Sweets
09.Warrior
10.月と星のキャラバン(tsuki to hoshi no caravan)
 
DISC 2「Music Letter's～月と星のキャラバン(tsuki to hoshi no caravan) Guitar Only Ver.～」[track list]
01.月と星のキャラバン(tsuki to hoshi no caravan)
02.Aurora
03.Electrical Pirates
04.Starlight Wizard
05.Machine Heart Blues
06.Ring
07.Gypsy Sweets
08.Warrior
 
LIVE DVD「Premium Night Show-月と星のキャラバン(tsuki to hoshi no caravan)-」[track list]
月と星のキャラバン(tsuki to hoshi no caravan)
Warrior
Namida
Gypsy Sweets
Ring
Machine Heart Blues
Aurora
etc.
 

I thought he was 300 years old

-OZ- was such a fun band, I'm glad I got to see them live before they disbanded. ;;
 
1. The Mamas and The Papas - I Call Your Name
2. Rihanna - Pon De Replay 
3. MU - ENCOUNTER⇔INFINITY
4. WING WORKS - メギド
5. System of a Down - B.Y.O.B.
6. DEATHGAZE - Evoke the world
7. Apocalyptica - Rage Of Poseidon
8. B2ST - 니가 제일 좋아
9. Hora - ASTRAL NEBULA
10. 동방신기 - Wrong Number
 
The Mamas and The Papas are my ultimate fave over just about everything. And who doesn't love rock music full of cellos courtesy of Apocalyptica?

2014.11.12 sale
[CD] PECF-3106 ￥2,778＋tax
 
＜Tracklist＞
01 Return to Earth
02 溺れる鯨
03 開きっぱなしの扉か俺は
04 Message from the front
05 Gloria
06 ベルティナの夜
07 青い炎
08 Anomaly
09 Cry for the moon
10 風によろしく
11 Fortune Kiss
 

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.

 

Is there gonna be a gif title fight? I think the forum needs a gif title fight. 
 

Is there gonna be a gif title fight? I think the forum needs a gif title fight. 
 

I will return with my own, I shall have no disrespect.
 
THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE GIF MASTER ON THIS BOARD AND I AM PREPARED TO FIGHT FOR MY TITLE.

When you need just a few extra sassy reaction GIFs to add to your collection, I've got you covered.

Dead:



Nope:



When you don't want someone else's opinion:



Do want:



Judgmental looks / side eye:



Fangirling / internet thirst:



Ready to ragequit the forum:

bless you for descending ITT and sharing an irrelevant meme and a week old viral image no one had a chance to see elsewhere <3
 
leaving this for scientific accuracy ~

More Good Morning America

Kaoru and Toshiya smiles makes me happeh.
 

 
And this life ruiner.
 

It's not anything really new. But he always looks like he's having a blast on his kit.
 

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.

 

Hm...would be interested in hearing more from this band. Also, space shower music is cool!

1st Full Album 「水彩とパンドル」
 

 
01.渚行き
02.前を向く
03.流れ星
04.雨に唄えば
05.春の夜
06.春夏秋冬
07.そんなあなたが好き
08.颱風少年
09.Love is Over
10.名前のない花 (album ver.)
 
SPACE SHOWER MUSIC
■2014.12.03 NGCA-1054 ¥2,571-(tax in)
 

I don't have any good equipment, but I like to sing stuff sometimes.
 
This was a one-take lo-fi computer recording using youtube karaoke music. lol. But it was fun and if anyone wants to know what I sound like this is as real as it gets. I've always sang punk and metal so if you came looking for a "pretty" voice, you might be a little disappointed. ^^;
 
 
Paramore - Monster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5tgbWhxdM8
This song is a little high in my range so there's a couple pitch problems in the beginning but it gets better into the second half. 

My mic isn't anything AMAZING, but it's good for home recordings like vocal covers and what not. I bought it off someone else for $50 they said they got it for about $100. But it's a Blue Yeti. I'll take a few pictures of it for you so you know what to look for.It's a USB mic and It works pretty great for me, and I can change the levels on it depending on the size and density of a room. Plus you can use it with a variety of recording programs and plug headphones directly through the mic so you can hear yourself and the music at the same time very clearly and adjust the levels while recording so you're not recording the music track with your vocals.

You know I will! XDD I will download that song this weekend and learn it. But I have no good recording equipment right now so I'm not sure how to we can make it sound decent? :/ I'll msg you on facebook about it.

..... kelly... Will you do a duo cover with me... like... a collab... like... can we do byakuya by monolith.... or some other duo vocalist band.... (i just really like that song)

He definitely knows how to activate and use his falsetto, and he has a strong falsetto which is impressive.

Welcome, and hooray for ender-ender! Pleasure to meet you too. Awesome to see another new face, I do hope you enjoy your tme here. Feel free to join in the chat whenever you'd like. downy are very good, awesome you became interested in looking into more of the Japanese music scene. Muxu are new to me so thanks for mentioning them, sounds cool. Take care now, and have fun.

Not the range I normally sing in, but it was really fun to do this