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New york show 4.29.16
 
Nihil
Dogma
Rage
Vortex
Fadeless
Suicide circus
Derangement
Bizarre
Dripping insanity
Ominous
Ugly
Venomous spider's web
Undying
Filth in the beauty

Encore:
Agony
Cochroach
Tomorrow never dies
 
May have missed a few. Order is also a bit different.

 

MIYAVI new digital single "Afraid To Be Cool / Raise Me Up" will be available for download since 2016/04/29
 
[track list]
01.Afraid To Be Cool
02.Raise Me Up
03.Afraid To Be Cool(Seiho Remix)
04.Raise Me Up(Jonny Dope Remix)
 
 

I didn't expect an album from them to be this good! Wow!

Mind blown!! Enjoyed this album way more! Those instrumentals were brutally awesome!! The songs while not as catchy as the first album are more cohesive. I like this more serious direction for them. I think if they tried to stick with the catchy, cuteness of the first album, they wouldn't have done as well. These songs prove they aren't just a novelty one off act. They actually have some staying power!
 
Favorite Tracks:
Karate
SIS. ANGER (SO GOOD TO LISTEN TO DURING MUH WORKOUT!!)
From Dusk Til Dawn
Awadama Fever
Tales of the Destinies 

about track 6, i guess it made by Daichi
so, maybe you can try these
 
Ignis heart
Linaria
Libra
FATE
Sphere
Aster
 

If you like their songs like that, I would say they are more on their first album and earlier releases. Try these songs:
Lost Memory
A Day to Remember
Genesis
Triangle Carnage 
 
Maybe these too:
Sphere
Crimson Gate
Gift of Prophecy
Desperate
We Are Never Getting Back Together (cover)

Not that I'd defend her intentions here in the first place but aside from agreeing with you, I'd add my own cents about "understanding" this lukewarm song:
 
1) Both songs apparently revolve around Utada's personal motherhood matters - those who are very familiar with musicians that dealt with fatherhood/motherhood surely acknowledge the fact that "coming back with a bang" is the least you could expect from them
 
2) She has been out from the scene for like...8 years? Japanese scenes have changed a lot during these years - the wake of singers-songwriters is still in question, since you get to see mostly collectives in the J-pop/urban scene more often than in take say, 2008. I might be getting too speculative (as a semi-dedicated fan), but I ought to believe in this paradigm shift severely affecting Utada's artistic choices post-motherhood.
 
3) Both songs are apparently ballads - the first one (i.e. the snippet above) is a family drama theme song, while the other one will be accompanying some news program. The former clearly says a lot about how "safe" the song should be really, as it shows there.
 
All in all, we could only hope in the next song being Final Distance-tier at least (I shalt let you MHers decide what kind of ballad wouldn't be out of place in some news program)

Kind of a bland comeback to be honest. As someone who makes really incredible ballads - Sakura, Final Distance, Deep River, Simple and Clean (original version not Kingdom Hearts version), this was way under par. Hopefully this is just a warm up single to get her feet wet to make a really big splash again.

I've compiled it together. I wouldn't mind this as a poster at all!! Looks awesome!!

ZēTēS teaser!

Did a high-res stitch-up of the three covers. Tried my best to make it seamless, three exact squares (1534px each), and all that junk.

I've checked out Babymetal before and while I can't deem anything of theirs as bad, it's just not for me. That cutesy stuff is just a turn off and a lot of the time the musicianship is a hit or miss. Everything i've checked out has like 0 replay value to me. But i was curious and decided to check this thread out for the hell of it.
 
 
I checked out Karate and this is my initial reaction:

 
I have to give cred where cred is due. This song, mainly the instrumentals was pretty nice. Loads better than the stuff i've heard b4.
The metalcore junkie in me REALLY wishes there was some kind of sick breakdown at the end or something though lol. 
 
I'll try and give this upcoming album a full, open minded spin, maybe i may find some more gems like this one.

I like this song overall. I'm glad there weren't any random screams and whails. It's just a nice straightforward song. 

Full PV.
 

I've compiled it together. I wouldn't mind this as a poster at all!! Looks awesome!!

This would look nice with my future GazettE signed Dogma CD.

I've compiled it together. I wouldn't mind this as a poster at all!! Looks awesome!!

I've compiled it together. I wouldn't mind this as a poster at all!! Looks awesome!!

I've compiled it together. I wouldn't mind this as a poster at all!! Looks awesome!!

I've compiled it together. I wouldn't mind this as a poster at all!! Looks awesome!!

Yeah, Silverhawk said that up there and that's why I brought it up. It's crazy. "Oh, my voice is fucked? Guess I'll learn to sing now!"

On that note, Yomi was diagnosed with Functional Disphonia recently and he's in therapy.

Why do so many VK vocalists wait until they ruin their voices to get therapy/training?