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  3. Posted

    (Damn, I thought I left a comment already)

    Anyway, I'm actually loving this. Those creepy crawly guitar riffs, woo! Reminds of Aicle, in the good way (when Rubi's doing his crazy, awesome thing).

    Plus, though the song has a lot of Mahiro's growling/grunting, I think he's learned to channel it a LOT better than that mess of a song, Kisai. I'm really looking forward to this album. Could be quite dynamic with extreme songs like this and the softer (but still great) Kyousei.

  7. Posted

    I got my copy of LOST CHORD!

    Here's a song from the bonus live DVD (also track three of the single):

    tjs1TVQGzks

    (I'm in the process of uploading everything, so look forward to it in the next day or so)

    Will it be on your Youtube channel or will you upload it here in the video section ?

    Actually, I uploaded everything I have (including this new single and live DVD) into the discography section:

    viewtopic.php?f=18&t=15536

    Please check it out!

  9. Posted

    Well, I was never one who downloaded everything anyway... But now, I certainly don't have the time/patience to sift through too much crap, haha.

    Of course, I try out the releases of bands I already know/like, or new bands featuring some members that I know.

    Plus stuff that's recommended to me, that gets a good review, or anything else that "catches my interest" somehow.

  12. Posted

    Ito splurging on that fancy camera stuff!

    I recently ordered that new Zephyr "LOST CHORD" single and I'm too excited for it to finally arrive here.

    Also pre-ordered the new vinyl from one of my old favorites, Belaire. They haven't released anything since like 2007, so that's also exciting!

  14. Posted

    Pretty much agree with Maiku, although less :spin:

    AIVIE is a nice song, though I didn't love it on first listen. Fortunately, it grew on me and now it's tied with "TORIKAGO like obligation" for favorite of the single. Composed by vocalist Yui, I think he improved over his last track "U -s m e h-," which was a tad messy and had some meh rapping parts. This song is a lot more balanced. At first, I thought the chorus was a bit overproduced (Yui's voice sounds especially "clear" during the first part), but now I just find it extremely catchy, haha. The second time the chorus plays, it has a different drum beat (for the first half), giving a new feel. The only part of the song I'm not too crazy about is the post-second chorus "repetitive riffs" section. Something better could have been there, but overall, this song is awesome and shows improvement in Yui's songwriting.

    Next up is プレテンス, composed by drummer Yukimi. He's only written a few songs, but he seems to like incorporating some aspect of heaviness (save for the album track 答え無いコトバ) and this proves true here as well. The song opens up with a nice poppy keyboard section that then leads into some heavy, chuggy riffs. The transition isn't perfect, but the song soon returns to its lighter side and delivers a dramatic, beautiful chorus. Later, there's a short and sweet guitar solo. Thinking back to songs like Canzel's 永劫回帰エレメント, which was also one of those part-HEAVY! and part-really awesome poppy, I think Yukimi is definitely better at the lighter, poppier side (see: 答え無いコトバ on UNiTE's album for flawlessness). I'm convinced he can make the heavy side work and mesh a little better. Once again, another good track, with an excellent chorus.

    Now for ハイスピードフェイスレスネス, composed by guitarist LiN. The song opens up abruptly with the song's chorus... That was something that kinda irked me during last year's singles (U -s m e h- and Middle Note), because it was done on a lot of the songs. Fortunately for this single, it's only on this song and the chorus is cool. LiN definitely brings a different perspective to the band, adding a slight funky edge sometimes. As Maiku said, the little piano parts underneath it all are great. Yui sounds just awesome on the pre-chorus part from about 1:09-1:20. The song is VERY speedy and sometimes I feel like Yukimi almost couldn't keep up! I'd be convinced though, if he could do the song live. There's a bit of a jarring heavy breakdown in this song, but like all things that I complain about at first with this band, even that's growing on me, haha. A cool, yet imperfect song that has the band trying out some new things.

    Finally, 鳥籠好餌責務 -TORIKAGO like obligation- is by the lead composer and guitarist, Mio. This is like a sequel to 絶望クリエイター or 失踪インマイルーム, being one of those chuggy pop metal tracks. The title is really weird, but this song is quite awesome. Fortunately, it isn't marred by any tough rapping parts or anything. As Maiku said, the breakdown is extremely nice. Whenever I listen to this in my car, I headbang as much as possible, without seeming too goofy to pedestrians. The post breakdown part has some nice vocal work. Tied for favorite song of the single!

    I feel like this single shows the band overcoming a lot of the things I didn't really enjoy in their singles last year (the rapping, songs lacking a good intro, etc). And overall, I just like these songs better! Perhaps the only complaint I have is that the heaviness, although satisfying and fun to listen to, sometimes comes off as slightly lazy (like in AIVIE) or a bit jarring (in ハイスピードフェイスレスネス and プレテンス). In 鳥籠好餌責務 -TORIKAGO like obligation-, where the whole song is heavy though, it works very well! For some reason, I'm sounding more critical of this single than I actually feel about it, because I really enjoy it! STARTiNG OVER'S is still my favorite release, but this is definitely my favorite single of theirs so far.

    I'd give this an overall 8 or 8.5/10

    I'm hoping the June single will be even better! :dansu:

  16. Posted

    Wow. So many of you are so OCD, with your perfectly uniform lists, complete with release dates, haha.

    Looking forward to:

    new Zephyr single (First release since early 2000's! Already ordered, but I can't wait to listen!)

    己龍 - 朱花艶閃 album

    UNiTE. - 約束 single

    Versailles - "Rhapsody of the Darkness" single plus upcoming album

    new Ziyoou-vachi release

    new ハイスイノナサ release

    new MUNIMUNI album

    And hopefully there's something coming up from Lamp. They're definitely due for a release.

    PS: cat, your drake avatar is disgustingly great.

  18. Posted

    HOOOOOOOOOOOOLY SHIIIIIIIIIIIIT!!!

    Zephyr is one of my absolute favorites from the VK pantheon.

    This is such crazy news. I'm ordering that single as we speak.

    The fact that the website has been all updated is a good sign. I wonder if they are back for good?

    Thanks for providing this magnificent news.

    Also, nice look:

    Image

  19. Posted

    [CD track list]

    01.獄門(gokumon)

    02.鬼祭(kisai)

    03.喝采(kassai)

    04.紅椿(benitsubaki)

    05.妖語(yougo)

    06.朱花艶閃(shukaensen)

    07.腐海(fukai)

    08.化猫(bakeneko)

    09.宵月(yoiduki)

    10.空蝉(utsusemi)

    11.叫声(kyousei)

    12.涙唄(namidauta) (included in regular edition)

    13.天華(tenge) (included in regular edition)

    [limited edition DVD track list]

    01.朱花艶閃(shukaensen) (PV)

    Thanks trombe, I was just searching today for a tracklist.

    So... only 2 old songs right? Awesome!

  23. Posted

    Wow, good for them!

    I hope they can improve their recording quality a little bit, though. The new track with Toshiki sounded cool, but if I recall, it seemed like they went back a step in recording quality.

  24. Posted

    It is good. I never understood why so few people listen to xTripx, also this band deserves more attention.

    (referring to xTripx) For me, the rapping was a huge turnoff. For instance, in Dreamcatcher, I felt literally embarrassed for the lead singer, because the rapping was so atrocious. HOWEVER, the straight-up rock sections were "ace," as you'd say! I really enjoy the chorus. So the song is half-great and half-unbelievably bad (imo!), haha. After that, I never really bothered with their other releases...

    But that's just me. I practically never enjoy when VK bands incorporate rap. They way they manipulate their voices to sound "tough" (i guess that's what they're going for), never works.

    This DIV bands seems... okay, so far? Idk, the preview's too short.

  25. Posted

    I haven't heard anything of Matenrou Opera since ABYSS, so the "old" singles were new for me.

    Sadly, the already released Helios and 落とし穴の底はこんな世界 were some of the best tracks. Just Be Myself, AGE, アポトーシス (all three in a row!) were probably my other favorite tracks. As Zess said, AGE is a nice break from the usual "EPIC SYMPHONIC HOLY SHIT SO EPIC" sound. Just Be Myself was a great instrumental and although アポトーシス had a bit of an obvious Versailles feel (not a bad thing, though!), the guitar solo was fantasticals. Justice, 21mg, and ニューシネマパラダイス just missed the mark, being tarnished by either terrible Ayame synth or awful Sono vocals. The rest of the album was forgettable/bad, imo.

    To substantiate the Ayame/ Sono claims... This has been something I've felt for a while with this band. I find myself rarely complaining about the guitarist, the bassist or the drummer so much. It always comes back to Ayame. Tbh, I don't know how much he actually plays himself, and how much is just the studio arrangement, but man does this band overuse the "hah" choir thing. And cheap synthy strings. The fact that the album opens up with midi-sounding keyboards in Justice is already a bad sign. Maybe I'm just bitter since "風の鳥" by the first keyboardist is one of my favorite MO songs... I think Ayame's probably the weakest member of the band. His keyboards hardly bring anything special to their sound and they'd probably just be better off with a second guitarist (since they could add extra synths and stuff in the studio arrangement anyway, to maintain their "symphonic" quality).

    Sono is very frustrating to me. I want to like his voice! He has a lot of technical talent, but I feel like he doesn't know how to use it. I never complained about it really until the release of "murder scope," where his voice just irritated me for some reason. Ever since, he's been totally hit-or-miss. First of all, he sometimes affects his voice in a really grating way. Take the last 45 seconds of Justice, for instance, with all that "Hoooooooooooo-ohhhhhhhhhhhhh!" stuff. Then, in 21mg, all of the repeated lines "wasurenai de! wasurenai de! x1000" and then "YEAAAAAAHHHHHH. Ohhhhh YEAAAAHHHHHHH". In the chorus of ニューシネマパラダイス, Sono takes the infamous VK vibrato to ridiculous, extremely unpleasant new heights, where it sounds like he's gargling or gulping, or something. I guess it's just personal taste, but all of these parts of the songs put an instant cringe on my face. (Just wrap a big "imo" around these 2 rant paragraphs, haha)

    So, I'd probably give the album a 5.5 or so, out of 10. Some definitely good and great songs. Surrounded by lots of bad synth, some unfortunate vocal parts and other bad overall songs.

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