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1. D'espairsRay 2. Lynch. 3. Dir en Grey 4. Lycaon 4. MEJIBRAY 5. Shojo Lolita23Q 6. LIV'ERT 7. R-shitei 8. Nightmare 9. MERRY 10. Baiser

I've a feeling DOOR TO THE SKY will be the best song.

Unfortunately I don't know most of these, but the Smiths songs make the list instant awesome. Paint a Vulgar Picture is one of my favorite songs ever! 1. Owl City - The Saltwater Room 2. DEATHGAZE - SLEEP IN THE RAIN 3. Dir en grey - ZOMBOID　零式MIX 4. Katatonia - Ambitions 5. A - 水の楽章 6. Duran Duran - So Mislead 7. The Postal Service - Nothing Better 8. The Beatles - Money (That's What I Want) 9. Foals - Out of the Woods 10. Massive Attack - Inertia Creeps

Cover arts are available on their website: http://www.sadie-web.com/jp/discography.html

I think it's harder to release an album with 10-12 songs than a bunch of singles with 2 b-sides. Those 10-12 songs should work together very well to make it a good album, while the b-sides are mostly just random fillers (well, there are some exceptions, but a lot of bands do this). And speaking of the Gazette, most people think their 2010-2012 stuff weren't so good either. I think they could write better songs too if they'd slow down a bit. Btw I've enjoyed every lynch. album so far, which means I'll probably like this one too. I just think they could be even better with some extra time (the "new album every 2 years" formula was perfect for them before).

So they're officially the "Rihanna of J-Rock" now (like someone said it earlier). I don't think it's possible for any band to release great albums every year, so I personally don't expect anything more than their last one.

That thing reminds me of D'espairsRay's logo from their MONSTERS-era. Good covers tho, except that copyright bullshit under the title.

A prefer the first song (the PV is quite interesting too). 雪月花 sounds like a 9999th version of forbidden/Dearest/whatever so far.

Wow, I didn't notice the EU tour in the first post (I should read more carefully). Can't wait for the details!

You're welcome! If anyone needs romaji and/or translation for BALLAD, it's here~

I totally agree with the 3 reviews above. Although I've never thought they "suck" (even their worst releases were "really good" to me), we were coming closer and closer with every releases to the point where I'd have to say I don't like this anymore. Fortunately, BALLAD stopped this tendency. First of all, the title track is great. It's something I could listening to all day without get bored of it. Even though it's not a "real" ballad, it gives you the same mood that "real" ballads do, so I can see where the title coming from. Yet it's catchy, the lyrics is well-written, and the chorus is pure awesomeness. Perfect song for February. Before I'd say anything about CRYSTALIZE, I'd like to state I usually don't give a fuck about b-sides. Most time they just sounds like weak filler tracks without any real purpose, so to me it's like single = a-side only. lynch. is one of the really few exceptions when I'm actually looking forward to hear their b-sides just as much as their a-sides (and when they upload their new PV on YouTube, I don't think I've heard the whole single). As far as I can remember, they always made amazing jobs in the past, and CRYSTALIZE is just another awesome b-side in their discography. This is something that most Japanese bands should learn from them. All in all, this is pretty much a perfect single to me (my biggest problem is the black bars on the cover, and I think this sums up really well how great the music is). Not their all-time best, but definitely a step-up from INFERIORITY COMPLEX and LIGHTNING (though I really, really, really loved THE MORNING GLOW), which weren't half-bad either. Maybe I sound like a stupid fanboy, but whatever... One more thing in the end (a bit off-topic): I hope they won't release a new album this summer. Seriously, just take the time you need. Release another single instead, and wait with that album till the end of the year (maybe the summer of 2014 would be even better, but I doubt King Records would let them to take such a long break, and I guess I couldn't wait that much either ). Anyhow, I think a 3rd single before the full-album would be the best choice this time.

BALLAD: http://mojim.com/twy109850x5x1.htm CRYSTALIZE: http://mojim.com/twy109850x5x2.htm

Same here! Well, not exactly... I watched a lot of anime before Death Note that got me into some japanese songs, but those were mostly j-pop openings/endings. I didn't really bother to download anything else from these artists than the songs featured in the anime. After I watched Death Note, I decided to check a whole album from the band, and that's how I got Nightmare's the WORLD Ruler, my first vk album ever. While I was listening to it, I had a conversation with a friend who was into japanese music for years. He suggested me some other popular vk bands, so I checked some other albums too at the same day. These were 12012's DIAMOND and Dir en grey's A MARROW OF A BONE, and if I'm right, D'espairsRay's MIRROR was my fourth vk album (one day later). After that, I started to geting into japanese music. I checked a lot of artists/bands - not just vk, but some "underground" music as well, like SHILFEE AND TULIPCOROBOCKLES, FLOPPY, spam_life etc. (these releases were really hard to get back then, but fortunately I had a friend who helped me with that). Anyway, I don't remember the majority of bands I was listening to these days, but the first vk bands I mentioned (I know, Dir en grey can't be labeled as vk anymore) are still really important to me. I don't think 12012 is a good band anymore, but I still visiting there site like every day to see if there is any news on their next release. And I don't think Nightmare is a great band either, but I get very excited when they announce anything new. Speaking of Dir en grey and D'espairsRay, they're still my two favorite japanese bands ever. That's all I guess.

There will be a brand new Night-ship"D" PV on their upcoming best album, so I think there's a high chance for a new version too!

[Limited Edition Type A] ￥1.890-(tax in) DVD: 斑-まだら- PV CD: 01. 斑-まだら- 02. 雪月花 [Limited Edition Type B] ￥1.890-(tax in) DVD: 雪月花 PV CD: 01. 雪月花 02. 斑-まだら- [Regular Edition Limited Version] ￥1.890-(tax in) DVD: 2013.2.2一緒に曲を作ろうイベント CD: 01. 斑-まだら- 02. 雪月花 03. face to face [Regular Edition] ￥1.575-(tax in) CD: 01. 斑-まだら- 02. 雪月花 03. face to face

^ That would be Rosario pt. 2

Cover art for GREED:

D'espairsRay Lynch. Nightmare Dir en Grey Vior gloire DEZERT exist trace Sadie D.I.D UNDIVIDE TRUST CATFIST

Good news; too bad we probably won't hear them till the end of the year.

Same here, plus lost my phone as bonus (or it was stolen, I don't even remember). So I basically decided to stop drinking alcohol for the rest of my life. Not that I was drinking that much (I actually drank pretty rarely compared to most people), but this day was something I don't want to go through ever again. Even foreveraloneness is much, MUCH better than this.

The Strokes - One Way Trigger People hate it so much, but I like it.

lynch. | Hungary, Budapest DEATHGAZE | Hungary, Budapest NIGHTMARE | Hungary, Budapest 12012 | Hungary, Budapest MUCC | Hungary, Budapest the GazettE | Hungary, Budapest MEJIBRAY | Hungary, Budapest

It wasn't even 15 sec lol. But I really like it so far.

And "Shokubeni (Shot In One Take)" was a remake version as well (2009, "Hageshisa to..." single).

I can't think of their next album anymore. I mean, they were quite predictable till now, but at this moment I don't know what to expect. There are too many options, and I'm not even sure if Rinkaku will be on any full-length album (maybe it was just a "single only" release like ain't afraid to die). Also it's strange to see a song name without full caps. It looks like they really want to bring back their pre-2006/07 era.