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MAH BOIS! Hope to see a new album next year too. I guess we can expect one during the summer?
 
The new look isn't really good, tho...

It was announced at their gig on 2017/12/24 that LUNA SEA will do LUNATIC FEST once again on 2018/06/23&24.
 
The event will be held at Makuhari Messe Hall. 
 
More info will be revealed on 2018/01/17
 
www.lunaticfest.com

Have you guys listened to MERRY's version of 家路 yet? And if you did, did you like it?
 
Personally, I really liked it. It's one of the highlights of the MUCC tribute album for me. That got me thinking that with all the stuff MERRY released in 2017, we finally have enough material for an entire MERRY album of covers from other artists. 
 
(chronologically)
2002 - Strength Beyond Strength
2007 - PRECIOUS...
2009 - 伊勢佐木町ブルース
2009 - 学生街の喫茶店
2010 - 皆殺しのメロディ
2010 - 新宿ナナ
2010 - オデッセイ・1985・SEX
2011 - Schweinの椅子
2012 - 悪の華
2017 - SO...
2017 - 家路
 
That's quite a lot! I think only MUCC got them beat for "official" studio version covers. At least as far as V系 bands go. There's also the debatable inclusion of シャ乱Q's 上・京・物・語, but that one doesn't count, right?
 
Anyway, which one is your favorite cover version? Which ones do you dislike?
 
Personally, I think it's reallyyyy hard to beat 伊勢佐木町ブルース, but I love 新宿ナナ and オデッセイ・1985・SEX.
 
The ones I'm not really hot about are Strength Beyond Strength and Schweinの椅子, and I think that's about it. MERRY usually does really well performing other people's songs. I kinda wish they did even more covers, MERRY almost always leave their personal mark and that's pretty cool. The next single could use a brand new b-side and another old-school cover.

UCHUSENTAI:NOIZ will hold their event, "宇宙FES" (uchu FES) at 柏PALOOZA from January 4-31 in 2020...dunno if that's serious, but it makes for an interesting topic~
 
 

Moi dix Mois event, "Deep Sanctuary VI ~MALICE MIZER 25th~ Anniversary Special" will be held at Toyosu PIT on September 8, 2018.
 
Participating artists:
ZIZ
Moi dix Mois
MALICE MIZER (special session)
special guest: Yu~ki (ex-MALICE MIZER)
 
Guest Vocalists (MALICE MIZER roadies):
Shuji (caligari/GOATBED)
Kamijo (Versailles)
Hitomi (Umiyuri, ex-Moran)
 
Guest Drummer (Kami's Master):
Sakura (gibkiy gibkiy gibkiy, Rayflower, ZIGZO)
 

I found this thread really interesting to read through and see everyone's take on this topic. I'm replying to these quotes because it spotlights just how different the desires in a live concert experience are from male and female fans. Despite what some people (like the above quoted) consider to be normal and expect everyone would want from a concert, I'm here to say that the things Inertia and Komo mentioned as being bad are exactly what I want from a great live experience.
 
Not all male fans are like this, but I think this is a really common mindset for men. It's why a bunch of dudes who have never met each other can pile up in a cramped hot space and push the shit out of each other for a couple hours and leave with a big smile on their face, excited for the next time. I can't tell you how many times I've like shook someone's hand after a show or shared some acknowledging eye contact and nod with someone while leaving a venue after a night of moshing. The bond you have with those people is absurdly strong after the night. And why? It sounds silly, but its because you all got crushed, hit, pushed, soaked in sweat (if not yours, from someone else), and gave every ounce of energy you had while listening to some of your favorite music. It's simply cathartic.
 
It's not really a matter of lacking courtesy (or atleast not intentionally). The rough nature of a lot of predominantly male lives is because there's an unspoken agreement that most people WANT that kind of atmosphere (though obviously a lot of female fans want something different). I can guarantee you I'm always the skinniest/lightest dude in the pit. It's hilarious how little control I have and how far I will fly when pushed, but I wouldn't have it any other way. The best concert experiences for me always end sweaty, bruised, unable to speak, and feeling like I've just ran a marathon. When you find a show where everyone is on this same level, prepared to use up all of their spirit to making this experience count, you have something crazy magical. And a strong sense of unity comes from having been through that together with other people who were looking for the same thing. 

Have you guys listened to MERRY's version of 家路 yet? And if you did, did you like it?
 
Personally, I really liked it. It's one of the highlights of the MUCC tribute album for me. That got me thinking that with all the stuff MERRY released in 2017, we finally have enough material for an entire MERRY album of covers from other artists. 
 
(chronologically)
2002 - Strength Beyond Strength
2007 - PRECIOUS...
2009 - 伊勢佐木町ブルース
2009 - 学生街の喫茶店
2010 - 皆殺しのメロディ
2010 - 新宿ナナ
2010 - オデッセイ・1985・SEX
2011 - Schweinの椅子
2012 - 悪の華
2017 - SO...
2017 - 家路
 
That's quite a lot! I think only MUCC got them beat for "official" studio version covers. At least as far as V系 bands go. There's also the debatable inclusion of シャ乱Q's 上・京・物・語, but that one doesn't count, right?
 
Anyway, which one is your favorite cover version? Which ones do you dislike?
 
Personally, I think it's reallyyyy hard to beat 伊勢佐木町ブルース, but I love 新宿ナナ and オデッセイ・1985・SEX.
 
The ones I'm not really hot about are Strength Beyond Strength and Schweinの椅子, and I think that's about it. MERRY usually does really well performing other people's songs. I kinda wish they did even more covers, MERRY almost always leave their personal mark and that's pretty cool. The next single could use a brand new b-side and another old-school cover.

At a glance the artwork looks like an edgy Unknown Pleasures.

i STILL don't get why the FUCK they decided to cover Pantera of all bands

DyIng messagE - 愛終～アイシュウ～
 
 
http://puresound.co.jp/user_data/sp_artist_product_detail.php?pid=101030820&aid=dying-message&bck=%2Fuser_data%2Fsp_artist_product.php%3Faid%3Ddying-message%26psd%3D99%26mt%3D1%26perPage%3D20%26sk%3D1%26zk%3D1%26pd1%3D1
 

I think they have included it in some of their live setlist, dont they?
I also really liked it (being a bigger MUCC's fan than Merry's)
 
Btw, I dont know if its happening to anyone else...the first listens to M-OLOGY left me a bit cold...I was expecting something else after NM, but lately is growing on me

I love what they did with Ieji! It really shows off what they can do and the acoustic bits are simply dreamy. I also love that song and think it's a great choice.
 
My favourite cover has to be オデッセイ・1985・SEX. Gara just slays that one, you can tell he was living his dream.

^ 上京物語 definitely counts in my book. I know it's just a MIDI + vocal track, but I still really enjoy it.

in order:
 
1- buying official merchandise
2- going to the concerts as much as possible]
3- buying CDs
4- listening stuff legally on streaming plataforms OR something similar
5- spreading the word. if you can't help your favorite artists using the first 4 options, then try recommending them to as much friends as possible. the more people know and get into them, the more people might be able to help support their craft. and that includes sharing .mp3s/videos, etc..

Have you guys listened to MERRY's version of 家路 yet? And if you did, did you like it?
 
Personally, I really liked it. It's one of the highlights of the MUCC tribute album for me. That got me thinking that with all the stuff MERRY released in 2017, we finally have enough material for an entire MERRY album of covers from other artists. 
 
(chronologically)
2002 - Strength Beyond Strength
2007 - PRECIOUS...
2009 - 伊勢佐木町ブルース
2009 - 学生街の喫茶店
2010 - 皆殺しのメロディ
2010 - 新宿ナナ
2010 - オデッセイ・1985・SEX
2011 - Schweinの椅子
2012 - 悪の華
2017 - SO...
2017 - 家路
 
That's quite a lot! I think only MUCC got them beat for "official" studio version covers. At least as far as V系 bands go. There's also the debatable inclusion of シャ乱Q's 上・京・物・語, but that one doesn't count, right?
 
Anyway, which one is your favorite cover version? Which ones do you dislike?
 
Personally, I think it's reallyyyy hard to beat 伊勢佐木町ブルース, but I love 新宿ナナ and オデッセイ・1985・SEX.
 
The ones I'm not really hot about are Strength Beyond Strength and Schweinの椅子, and I think that's about it. MERRY usually does really well performing other people's songs. I kinda wish they did even more covers, MERRY almost always leave their personal mark and that's pretty cool. The next single could use a brand new b-side and another old-school cover.

in order:
 
1- buying official merchandise
2- going to the concerts as much as possible]
3- buying CDs
4- listening stuff legally on streaming plataforms OR something similar
5- spreading the word. if you can't help your favorite artists using the first 4 options, then try recommending them to as much friends as possible. the more people know and get into them, the more people might be able to help support their craft. and that includes sharing .mp3s/videos, etc..

Another one from 甲府。首吊りロンド！
 

Have you guys listened to MERRY's version of 家路 yet? And if you did, did you like it?
 
Personally, I really liked it. It's one of the highlights of the MUCC tribute album for me. That got me thinking that with all the stuff MERRY released in 2017, we finally have enough material for an entire MERRY album of covers from other artists. 
 
(chronologically)
2002 - Strength Beyond Strength
2007 - PRECIOUS...
2009 - 伊勢佐木町ブルース
2009 - 学生街の喫茶店
2010 - 皆殺しのメロディ
2010 - 新宿ナナ
2010 - オデッセイ・1985・SEX
2011 - Schweinの椅子
2012 - 悪の華
2017 - SO...
2017 - 家路
 
That's quite a lot! I think only MUCC got them beat for "official" studio version covers. At least as far as V系 bands go. There's also the debatable inclusion of シャ乱Q's 上・京・物・語, but that one doesn't count, right?
 
Anyway, which one is your favorite cover version? Which ones do you dislike?
 
Personally, I think it's reallyyyy hard to beat 伊勢佐木町ブルース, but I love 新宿ナナ and オデッセイ・1985・SEX.
 
The ones I'm not really hot about are Strength Beyond Strength and Schweinの椅子, and I think that's about it. MERRY usually does really well performing other people's songs. I kinda wish they did even more covers, MERRY almost always leave their personal mark and that's pretty cool. The next single could use a brand new b-side and another old-school cover.

in order:
 
1- buying official merchandise
2- going to the concerts as much as possible]
3- buying CDs
4- listening stuff legally on streaming plataforms OR something similar
5- spreading the word. if you can't help your favorite artists using the first 4 options, then try recommending them to as much friends as possible. the more people know and get into them, the more people might be able to help support their craft. and that includes sharing .mp3s/videos, etc..

It's gotta be Macabre for me. It's dear to my heart for being the first ever Japanese CD I ever bought and I just loved everything about that era from their look to their stage antics. This and ain't afraid to die are my top. Not to mention, the PV for AATD looks like dreams I used to have as a kid so it has a eerie sentimentality to me.

DyIng messagE - 愛終～アイシュウ～
 
 
http://puresound.co.jp/user_data/sp_artist_product_detail.php?pid=101030820&aid=dying-message&bck=%2Fuser_data%2Fsp_artist_product.php%3Faid%3Ddying-message%26psd%3D99%26mt%3D1%26perPage%3D20%26sk%3D1%26zk%3D1%26pd1%3D1
 

that was great! thank you @cvltic, I'm a huge nerd about these things. I love reading and researching about it. And I've always, ALWAYS wanted to do a doc about the scene and the surrounding culture. I still hope to be able to do it while some of my favorite people are still alive.
 
The first time I heard about these boards was around 2005, but I was a 2ch lurker since... late 2003. And, I loved seeing the japanese BBSes for specific bands. Some are still up after 15 years (which is incredible, if you thing about it!) or a little of it survived due to being archived. I never really liked the gossip thing because: 
 
1- my japanese was awful (still is, but now it's more manageable)
2- gossip eventually gets passed around as truth and that's never good.
 
So I always took everything with a grain of salt. But those boards were also a nice source of knowledge about how the fan culture works, and how it isn't really different from general fan culture around the world, except for its inherent "Japanese-ness".
 

I've been wanting to write some of this stuff out forever because I'm a huge digital packrat and I like to archive these types of things... I don't think any of this has been written out anywhere before, but I'm not sure how much people actually care about the fan culture part of VK here, especially the Japanese fan culture, and especially the online Japanese fan culture. But, just in case any of you are also level 50 Turbo Nerds I thought I should post it here. I hope this is a sensible place to put it??

this piece is WAY too long for how lame the subject is and i'm so sorry
tl;dr: tanuki is old as fuck and there used to be another tanuki and forums are dead, long live tanuki

edit: fixed a number i screwed up
 
 

Dr. Tomoi will return to the band in 12/22.23 2days ONE MAN !

Still looking for their mysterious 絶望と夜の希薄な境界で release!