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LOL sad, "MISSING PIECE" is my favorite track. For me it's easily the most memorable on the entire mini. Too bad it's not getting much love.
 
After liking D&L, I got bored with BORN after their first album and I'm glad Ryoga is trying to change up his vocal style here a bit. I was slightly disappointed not hearing more of Tetsuya's composition from what I could tell he's only got his hands in a couple of songs or he's toned down his usual style drastically. I'll know more when I can actually read the credits in the CD jacket when I get my hands on it. I like this mini, it feels like a strong start but there's a high chance if these guys don't push the envelope some they'll just be another generic vk band. 

what? no, nooooo! please, you all would be more than welcome <3
I never thought that people on MH would be also members of Flight Rising
 
So I send greetings with my mini me

Interesting. I've only heard pikopiko in reference to pop groups like Perfume. Or pikoreamo (piko+screamo) for the electro-core bands like Crossfaith. But now that you say that I see no reason why it couldn't include visual bands too.

Time to chill out with this off topic discussion. Any more discussion about "tr00" fans versus international fans will be moved to a new thread.
This thread is about Killaneth's disbandment. Let's keep it back ON TOPIC. Thank you.

According to their official website, they will hold last live on february 2017
 
 
Enough 2016, I feel bad for this year

-真天地開闢集団-ジグザグ
繋がりたい 悪いのはバンドマン 仕切りが嫌い オキニ ZigZag just kind of (mostly) killed it this year for me. I really enjoyed most of their releases. While their songs are enjoyable without any Japanese, I think they're better enjoyed with knowledge of bangya culture & knowing the terms etc. I worry that they're going to run out of jokes soon though lol
 
シェルミィ
It's hard to say an entire release for them was great, and I still haven't gotten their newest mini (oops) but they had a lot of songs this year that are my jams. So here's my fav songs of theirs from this year
平成メンヘラセオリー 放課後の凶室 絶交 and that one song where they throw candy live I forgot what it's called because in my head it's just 飴玉を頂戴 ザアザア
雨に殺される No doubt about it, I enjoyed XAA-XAA's releases way more last year than this year. However, 雨に殺される is probably my favorite release of this year. 
 
ZETSURIN HAGUKI
若者離れが止まらない! It was interesting seeing the transition from their substage acoustic act into a real band. I'm glad they put both versions of the songs on the CD, too. I've always enjoyed 絶リン☆ハグキ so it's not that surprising I enjoyed them as ZETSURIN HAGUKI. It's a shame they haven't done more as a full band but I'm not that surprised they went back to just doing stuff as the acoustic act.
 
ReVision of Sence
八面楚歌 It just has a lot of my ReVision jams on it like Yeah! めっちゃナンマイダ,  ヨノナカカオ & 幸せの殺し方 and I mean there's a love song to broccoli so what more do you need
 
プロキシオン
▲:再生 My fav of the bleep bloops rock tbh. 続・ルル, キラキラ,  and あいのうた are some of my fav songs on the album. It's not my fav release of theirs but it's really solid and I love them
 
Last Day Dream
Another Dimension VoDvsLDD I just love LDD so much you guys :') Another Dimension is such a great song though. I love Saimotic's screams and like wowee three guitars and some of the best crabcore Osaka has to offer 
 
HONE YOUR SENSE
PHONOMENA I love Broken Toys in Attic so much. I love HYS so much. what a great band.
 
ヒステリックパニック
シンデレラ・シンドローム I want to say Big Issue too but I can't remember what songs are even on the CD. Cinderella Syndrome has a great DVD attached too.
 
 
 
I think my list of CDs I bought and then forgot about is as long as the list of CDs I enjoyed this year so as a bonus here's that list too
 
 
Some of my favorite purchases this year were older CDs from bands that were new to me--Proxyon and Cosmo-Shiki for example--or that I finally bothered to really check out--HONE YOUR SENSE and Las Day Dream for example. 
 
By the end of this year, I was going to non-VK lives just as much (or more?) than visual kei lives and it's reflected in my CD list too. Next year I'll pretty much be done with VK, tbh. 

I've never played this game, but the soundtrack is a trip (no pun intended #intended)
 
 

finally got SPEECIES' CDs

バラライカ - ヴェルトロ
RAZOR – RED INVISIBLE
 

Lost in Kiev - Nuit Noire (Double LP 1st press limited to 250 copies - Special colored HQ 180g vinyls) <3 <3 
 

Can't remember if I posted some of these already. I don't think I have though.
 

American pressing of MONO - Requiem For Hell. The etching on the silver LP was really cool. Hard to see here but it's a fetus with MONO next to it.
 

Caught up on the last SiM album I needed, and 2 of the 3 XAA-XAA singles (and a photoset). 3rd is on the way. 
 

3 GOT7 albums in their giant Kpop packaging.  

I like the "whoooaaa" parts too.  The melodic side of this song is by far what is saving it. the ~brutal~ sections sound like a hot mess. I'd just as soon cut off the entire first third of the song and call it a day.

Personally this song has a bit too much synth/effects for my taste, but overall I love it! Possibly just my Juri bias but whatever. <3 And I love the “whooa whooa” parts! Like, he sounds so good in them? haha Plus those parts are fun live! <33
 
 
 
Yeah the guitar is a bit much and a little distracting for me too. Maybe he just got a bit carried away lol but if @chemicalpictures is right and it’s just a demo, then it can only get better from here!
 
 
 
Wow. You’re going to base your entire opinion on the band from one song??
What’s “special” anyway? I’m pretty sure no band is really all that special or unique compared to any other band. Whatever bands you like are probably nothing special either. We all just like what we like regardless of it being special. But whatever.
“And that’s the only listen they’ll get from me.” As if your listen is all that important. It's fine if you're not really into the song, but really. Get over yourself.

masaya's official disbandment comment:
 
The rest are similar in essence to his, so I haven't translated them.
 
 
And here's masaya's blog entry from this morning:
 
This is such a huge loss i can't even begin to put it into words. I've followed them since they were standing along the streets outside tiny Hiroshima livehouses giving out free music to random strangers because no one cared about them, and they had to work so so so hard to get to where they are now. But if it's down to member differences (which I believe is the truth) then I guess it can't be helped. I'll be there to see them off at their last live ♡
 
 

sdjkghkaejg someone in this thread that isn't me, kelly or hiroki~! *u* -scurries off to check out @Chikage's lair-


Also @doomboxlondon so gorg omg. ;w; <3 gonna die, that apparel looks so great on him

I just have to show off London to @fictioninhope
He's almost 2 years old and finally got some upgraded duds thanks to Night of the Nocturne. Look at this handsome boy.
 

 

I hope it's okay if I leave this here for anyone to join the Dragon Fun
Flight Rising
 
Oh and... visit my Lair, maybe?

We had talked about having a theme of your favorite songs from 2016 this coming sunday (the 18th) if peeps are down. 

It's so strange... they sound like a completely different band now. And it's hard to admit, but i'm kinda enjoying these new songs as well.
 
Btw, I'm not sure if it's an old info or not, but it seems like there will be 2 different editions of this album. The edition listed in the OP will be sold in Japan only. The worldwide edition will be relesed 2 days later (2017.1.13) and will have a semi-different tracklist and album cover:
 
 

Yessss I am seeing a trend on which artists like to get you hooked
 
I have never binge-listened to the first 30 seconds of so many songs just to make a list, so I’m really appreciative of our collective efforts. Thanks guys, keep the music coming!
 
@YuyoDriftIt's absolutely ok for the riff/melody to precede the vocals, as long as the first sung lines are the chorus

And for some Jrock songs....
 
ONE OK ROCK - The Beginning
ONE OK ROCK - Take me to the top
和楽器バンド - 千本桜
Winking Owl - Here For You
Winking Owl - Stars
BRADIO - オトナHIT PARADE
coldrain - DIE TOMORROW
coldrain - Words of the Youth
Crystal Lake - Ups & Downs
Crystal Lake - Mercury
FACT - the way down
FACT - ape
FACT - Witness
 
I might be having too much fun looking through my library for these. ^^
 
 
 
 
 
 

That Chanty mini-album was dope. I've heard some of their stuff before, but it wasn't until this mini that I was completely sold on them. The indie-rock VK thing they're doing is a delight.
 
Speaking of indie-rock, I've been less impressed with this scene's output this year, but I really enjoyed  Koochewsen  (+ Pelican Fanclub + Kankaku Piero).  お願いUFO blew my mind and ぼくのことすき was such a spacey nostalgic jam!
 
Unfortunately, try as I might  I could not get into DIV's last mini. I wish I would have liked it more and think more fondly of it, what with it being their last work and all. But ZERO ONE still reigns supreme.
 
I could not get into that god and death stars mini either. I generally liked their stuff quite a lot, I enjoyed this too, but not quite as much as I'd hoped. I'll try giving it more listens.

I'm up!!