Lestat

Track list is out:
 
 
DISC 1（CD）:
 
LAW'S [SOLO - UNDER THE SUN]
ゲルニカ (GUERNIKA) [KUROYUME - KURO TO KAGE]
アロン (ARON) [KUROYUME - Headache and Dub Reel Inch]
rally [SOLO - RYUSEI/the sun]
GENTLE DARKNESS [SADS - BABYLON]
夢 (YUME) [KUROYUME - FAKE STAR〜I'M JUST A JAPANESE FAKE ROCKER〜]
カーネーション (CARNATION) [SOLO - SINGLES]
この孤独な景色を与えたまえ (KONO KODUKU NA KESHIKI WO ATAE TAMAE) [SOLO - VINNYBEACH 〜KAKUU NO KAIGAN〜]
輪廻 (RINNE) [SOLO - FOREVER LOVE]
空白ノ世界 (KUUHAKU NO SEKAI) [SOLO - FOREVER LOVE]
 
DISC 2「CD 「elegy”poetry reading」）:
 
LAW'S
ゲルニカ (GUERNIKA)
アロン (ARON)
rally
GENTLE DARKNESS
夢 (YUME)
カーネーション (CARNATION)
この孤独な景色を与えたまえ (KONO KODUKU NA KESHIKI WO ATAE TAMAE)
輪廻 (RINNE
空白ノ世界 (KUUHAKU NO SEKAI)
YOU [SOLO - DARLENE]
 
DISC 3（DVD「elegy”performance」）
LIVE AT Mt.RAINIER HALL SHIBUYA PLEASURE PLEASURE
・サロメ (SALOME) [SADS - UNTITLED]
・陽炎 (KAGEROU) [SOLO - AIBU]
・瑠璃色 (RURIIRO) [SOLO - SOLOIST]
・lyrical [SOLO - KANNOU BOOGIE]
・rally [SOLO - RYUSEI/the sun]
・alice [SOLO - UNDER THE SUN]
・シャレード (Charade) [SOLO -  YORU WO、OMOU]
MUSIC VIDEO
・LAW'S
 
http://natalie.mu/music/news/257870
 

 
Depending on where you order you can get a different poster or poster card. Gallery both at natalie.mu and here: http://vif-music.com/2017/11/22/kiyoharu-16/

That sounds like a beautiful beginning of the new year. 

I hate waiting until December 

I'm sorry, but I can't actually believe that no one finds it inappropriate that things like this get dumped on the forum here?
 
I wouldn't enjoy seeing any of you naked, flustered and straight out of the shower either. As for Kisaki, he has definitely looked healthier – it wouldn't be beyond any of you to worry for his wellbeing in this case. 

It looks like MIRAGE are recording new material! 

As usual, I find it irrelevant how musicians act, think or speak, and such a thing shall never manage to become an obstacle in my liking of the artist. I even listen to bands composed of murderers and this knowledge has never once altered my enjoyment of the music, and I shall support them all the same.

The band have apparantly lost contact with vocalist Amane after he stated to be in 'poor physical condition' since October 25th last week. They have no idea of his whereabouts and apologise to the fans. 

If you do not want to deal with foobar2000's multiple workarounds to finally get it working in a way you want it to, I highly recommend MusicBee. Very easily customizable, plays all formats and even has a built-in Last.fm scrobbler.
 

Chicken-sitting.
 

I think this is the source, but this is just from a general visual kei news page.
 
 

I think this is the source, but this is just from a general visual kei news page.
 
 

That sounds like a beautiful beginning of the new year. 

That moment when you find out that the guy who released one of the best death metal albums of the year worked on a Yohio album. Ehh, mixed feelings now. Oh well.
 
 

Their latest release was instrumentally superb, but I just couldn't wrap myself around Zin's vocals. He has a great range for power metal, but the recent input of growls and screams just do not fit his style at all and if this was the direction they were headed in it might have been for the best to let him go, let's be honest here. I saw them live a couple of years ago in Köln and I really enjoyed their performance, but I think this project simply wasn't meant to be.

Chicken-sitting.
 

The Matina label and Mirage will hold their 20 year anniversary event on Saturday 2018.03.31 somewhere in Tokyo, which will likely include a live from Mirage. Full information becomes available on October 1st.

The Matina label and Mirage will hold their 20 year anniversary event on Saturday 2018.03.31 somewhere in Tokyo, which will likely include a live from Mirage. Full information becomes available on October 1st.

omg I hope its a new band

I'd like to create a thread for this 'phenomenon', if it's accepted, of course (I think it is). I have opened up to the topic more often lately and it is quite easy for me to talk about, for some reason. I wonder if there are other people here who consider themselves out of the age range for when it would be considered normal to lose one's virginity (17 is the average age, by the way). Please share your stories, points of view, religious reasons or perhaps fears!
 
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I'm almost 23 and still a virgin. Not so 'old' for it to be considered truly strange, but I do feel some sort of peer pressure regarding sexual relationships coming from my environment. I've dated a few guys around my age but I suppose that around this age, sex comes before romance, because none of them engaged in any romantical activities with me (going out on dates, having a bite to eat, or anything else that could be considered fun, or activities that would allow two persons to get to know each other better), and they left me because I did not want to engage in sexual activities after two weeks of seeing them. It was the only thing they talked about, quite frankly. When would I be ready, how I would feel about having sex with them to get to know them better, et cetera. They wouldn't ever let the topic rest and appeared to be solely focused on the first time we'd be having sex. Apparently in this age it is easier to discover romance through sex, than to discover sex through romance. I do not know if this makes me old-fashioned, but I do feel like the odd one out there.
 
It's not quite often that I entertain in fantasies about having a sexual relationship with an actual person. I haven't ever felt sexually attracted to someone who I have dated as I personally consider this as something that needs to grow over time. Sometimes it makes me feel dirty to think about it, as in that I don't like the idea of sharing my body with someone else before I truly know how to trust them and that I am certain I will want to spend the rest of my life with them.

As a follow-up of the previous years' entries, I would like to introduce this thread again. It is a simple way to keep tabs on your listening experiences, and efficient if you were to create a year-end list for 2017 in case you are keen on those. It is an instant reminder of what your favourite records of this year are, and lists are simply fun to keep. The idea is to create a series of ratings (whether that be a five-star, or a ten-star system, or any of your choice) and keep them updated throughout the year. Please try to keep your post compact and easy on the eyes.  — (2016 edition)
 
Lestat's ratings for 2017:
 
 

title is finalized as "Lover’s Melancholy"
 
M1.黙示録
M2.Perfect Flame
M3.飛翔遊戯
M4.HUMANOID COMPLEX
M5.Dear Friend…
M6.メランコリア
Type-A M7.Quarter Doll ~Acoustic ver.~
Type-B M7.螺旋階段 ~Acoustic ver.~
 

 

 

Probably slept with a girlfriend or got drunk one too many times. Likely something completely human for which they fired him before rabid teenage girls got on the case to destroy the band's reputation, as always. 

I can't merely choose two! This year has been full of great releases already, although not so much on the Japanese scale. Internationally however... what a blast. I'll be sneaky here and choose two international releases and two Japanese releases, hah.
 
International; 
 

 
"Tchornobog" by Tchornobog.
— I can barely even describe this album. It is an infinitesimal blackened death metal journey through a bleak science-fictional world, composed by merely one man with a fantastic mind full of otherworldly and otherplanetary ideas. Four gigantic tracks that cover a vile and unknown landscape of metaphorical events and sensory overload. I cannot call this anything but absolutely brilliant.
 

 
"Terrestrial Mutations" by Droid.
— Where Vektor left many of us feeling with quite empty void inside of ourselves, Droid appear with their second release and it's everything a thrash metal fanatic could ever hope for (although not with blackened influences, but a great deal of significant progressive effects). It's classic, fresh and timeless all at once in both its musical, technical as well as its lyrical contents. I will be listening to this for many years to come.
 
Japanese;
 

 
"Death Is A Flower" by Creature Creature.
— Every little spawn of Morrie is wonderful, with "Death Is A Flower" being of course no exception. It feels rather dark and eerie, and emotionally encumbered as is always the case with this band, but perhaps the members have taken it up a notch. There are moments that feel quite panicky and distressed, primarily lead by cunning guitarwork that builds tension and startling moments at exactly the right time.
 

 
"13" by cali≠gari.
— This release is just as quirky and unconventional as you would expect from cali≠gari, but there is still a nice balance between their usual peculiarities as well as generally more friendly songs for everyone's ears, and both sides are very, very enjoyable and easy to listen to. Just imagine listening to this in a cloudy mob-and-maffia bar in the 1920's. Jazzy elements, horns and smart basslines aplenty!