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Oh man, Daniel Ash! Yay! And I can't wait to see the duet with YUKIYA! This looks so promising. Please, please don't suck.

Shinji is awesome, water is wet, news at 11. I'd love to see them again. Hopefully this year.

Eh...I always thought that RUKA was just an incredibly quiet guy, but that he really enjoyed being around YOMI and laughing about his crazy antics. I remember watching some of 爆烈! ナイトメア episodes back in 2010 (?) and whenever he was on the show, YOMI was clearly trying to make him laugh as much as possible.

woooooo~ I'll see them twice this year then! Probably at Nara and Oita. Sweet. Setlist today: MERRY「Tokyo Spring 日比谷デモクラティック ～羊達の主張～」 2017年5月5日(金・祝) 日比谷野外大音楽堂 01. 演説〜シュールレアリズム〜 02. [human farm] 03. 「東京」 04. 自意識過剰型木偶人間 05. ロストジェネレーション -replay- 06. Screams of the Dark 07. ハライソ 08. T.O.P. 09. 絶望 10. 真っ赤な青い春 -Acoustic- 11. 平日の女 -Acoustic- S.E. iNtO the mARkeT 12. NOnsenSe MARkeT 13. 【collector】 14. 暗闇にピンク 15. Zombie Paradise〜地獄の舞踏曲〜 (歌MC〜メンバー紹介) 16. 傘と雨 17. オリエンタルBLサーカス 18. Carnival 19. ジャパニーズモダニスト 20. 千代田線デモクラシー -ENCORE- 21. 梟 22. Happy life (new arrange!) -ENCORE2- 23. 新曲 *new song* (Ska-ish according to a fan on Twitter) 24. バイオレットハレンチ 25. 千代田線デモクラシー -revenge- テツ finally played without his neck brace during the encore. Finally! Hopefully during the next tour he'll be able to play some concerts without it. And maybe by 2018 he won't need to wear it ever again. Here's hoping. Aaand the official website mentions a late summer release for the new album. So around September, then? That's my guess.

They'll probably announce their new album tomorrow. It's not a bold prediction, but.... yeah. Anyway, you heard it here first, folks: my prediction is that the new album will come out in August, with 13 songs + a bonus CD with live material and a DVD version with 10/12 songs from Tokyo Spring. Plus, they'll announce a nation-wide tour until September. Tour Final happens in November to celebrate their anniversary.

T.M.Revolution! T.M.REVOLUTION T.M.REVOLUTION T.M.REVOLUTION Bom, tá aí, depois dessa eu vou nesse Anime Friends.

This is gold. Great song!

Their April fanclub-only tour has the same name/theme. If you can get a ticket, there's abig chance they'll only do old songs in those.

One of the greatest V系 songs ever! Mine? Too many to mention, I guess. But, right now I think I'd choose: This is a KILLER song.

Ahhhh, that takes me back... Great times.

Oh boy... I hate when bands use a vocal track during their lives to give the sound a bit more 'oomph' and give the vocalist a bit more breathing time. It's lazy and the mix usually fucks up the performance, since the band has to follow the cues from the CD. There's no reason why they can't find a way to arrange their songs to, either ditch the backing vocals altogether (use the audience as a tool, you morons!!) or get the other members to help yuya with the vocals.

Cool! All the luck to them! Hopefully, there will be enough events and people interested to keep the local scenes alive.

the greatest website ever. I hope it never dies.

PENICILLIN are charging ￥6,500 to play in 500 people livehouses, I think. D'ERLANGER was charging the same amount and playing the same houses. That's the EXACT SAME AMOUNT I payed to see BUCK-TICK last year in a 2,500 people hall. RADWIMPS are charging around U$75 and playing big halls and arenas, ONE OK ROCK is a bit cheaper, so it's a mix between popularity/name recognition and the kind of venues they usually play. And I guess it also depends on the bands and the fanbase demographic. Older bands usually have older fans and that means more money. I mean, I understand that V系 bands usually charge more than "normal" rock bands (gotta pay for them outfits, right?), but it can get pretty gruesome. BLUE ENCOUNT who is doing pretty, pretty well, charge about ￥4,500. Suchmos are even cheaper: ￥3,500. So, yeah, check how much your favorite band is asking for a ticket. If they are charging a lot, that usually means they are doing ok enough, even if the shows aren't selling out.

Eh... I dunno, MERRY seems to be touring in the exact same places they've always played: livehouses (the medium ones, up to 1000 people), the occasional hall and playing smaller houses for their fanclub. Seems ok to me. They did lose a bit of their fanbase during the Beautiful Freaks-era, but things seem to have calmed down. The fact that they aren't on a major label anymore hurt them as well (and that would happen to anyone, see A9 for more). An indies label, no matter how well run and connected, can't compete with the level of exposure that a major can offer you. But, the fact that they appeared on TV shows somewhat recently (the same ones that DIR EN GREY/sukekiyo appeared, so that might mean that a producer on the show might dig those guys or Free-Will in general), show me that "hey, FIREWALL DIV. has SOME cash to spend on 'em." PENICILLIN seems to be doing OK for a band with 25 years on the road. Those fuckers are charging ￥6,500 a piece. As always with Japanese bands, you gotta check how much a ticket cost. Never fails. RADWIMPS, who just might be THE hottest Japanese rock band right now, are charging ￥7,900 for a ticket. I guess the older hardcore fans seem to fork enough money for HAKUEI and co. to be able to produce albums + singles and touring every year.

X JAPAN. Still my favorite band.

Ah, but the hills theme would be there: That (and this) was just an excuse to post Plastic Tree, tho.

Should've included - a view of the Despair - with Plastic Tree playing a 3rd day.

I think *I THINK* that it's the other way around, based on the names of the concerts.

From what I've seen and talked with fans, DIAVOLO brought them a new set of fans and they're getting a little bit more famous. EMPHASIS on little. They are trying to play bigger venues and sponsoring events. But, their fanbase is still pretty small. Stable, yes, but small. Let's see if they can sell most of their tickets to their tour finale next month. ReNY is a bigger venue than they usually play, so it feels like a gamble. But, who knows... The fear of disbanding always exists, but I don't think they will disband just yet.

Oh God, no.

Love it! It's like 1998 all over again! HA! Does that mean we'll have some GAUZE-era goodness coming our way? Honestly, I doubt it, but one man can dream... I like how the "hills" theme that the fans were calling it was kept. They should've invited Plastic Tree too, just for the hell of it. I just wish I was there to witness it. This thing will sell out fast. Hopefully, both bands will interact with each other. Let the fans have a bit of fun with it.

Yeah, that last live DVD is pretty sad. All those great songs sounded so hollow without a 2nd guitar. But at least they came back later and recorded Resurrection together. Still need to buy that box, but I WILL buy it. Anyway, let's keep this thread for Creature Creature and all things related, then? It's finally here, guys! http://www.lacrymachristi.jp/ http://wardrecords.com/SHOP/GQCS30001.html 【1st Solo Album『Gale』収録予定曲】 01. 漆黒 02. Blood Moon 03. Like the Wind 04. Steppenwolf 05. Dear Phantom 06. 甘い罠 07. Fairies in the Forest 08. Bare Fangs 09. Vanity 10. 穏やかな風 This beautiful, beautiful man! And all the gang reunited. Hopefully KOJI and HIRO will jazz up the place.

Especially because FREEZE was surprisingly consistent and GOOD. Hell, I was listening to it today again. It sounds better today than it did back in the day.