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Deadman aesthetic for a lolita/j-fash meetup today

WHO ARE THESE GUYS
 
 
Nobody knows....

Ok. Here goes

MY BACTERIA TEAT ISLAND [My bacteria heat island]

Mejigay [ Mejibray]
 
Dhur Im Gay {Dir En Grey}
 
Harley Quinn {Arlequin} 
 
ehhhhh thats about all i could come up with..

[CD track list]
01.万世ナル旭日ノ神國(mansei naru kyokujitsu no shinkoku)
02.革命演説歌(kakumei enzekka)
03.「茜色、染マッテク。」(akaneiro somatteku) (included in TYPE B )
 
 
special LIVE DVD will be enclosed if purchasing their new maxi single "万世ナル旭日ノ神國(mansei naru kyokujitsu no shinkoku)" at their live (3 songs)
 

And that is the mentality that ruins Visual Kei for a lot of average fans who are simply there to enjoy the music and don't want to dive into the private lives of these musicians. Can you honestly be bothered by pictures of a guy captured at a girl's house? What does this prove? That he probably likes to have sex, bother! Whatever someone does in their private life doesn't concern me. If I enjoy the music, I honestly don't care who it's written or performed by. If they take drugs, are alcoholics, addicted to sex, it does not matter. But in Visual Kei it's high priority to figure out if your 'husbando bandoman' slept with someone other than you, and if they did, they are perpetually despised.
 
If everyone was so bothered by these antics then we wouldn't have music. The greatest musicians on this planet slept with thirty girls a week and were constantly high on drugs. But who eventually cared? Their family and friends, yes. But that didn't mean they couldn't produce the most incredible music currently existing.

Raphael has re-opened their OHP at 2015/11/01, and they will hold KAZUKI 17th memorial live "蒼の邂逅" at TSUTAYA O-East at 2016/04/07 and their live tour 2016 "癒し小屋" since Yokohama BAY HALL at 2016/05/23 and up to Fukuoka DRUM LOGOS at 2016/07/24
 
http://raphael.jp/

can't wait - so into them lately.

CROWMUSIC new band "ARCHEMI." will hold their first presents live "『起源』幸福と精神世界の証明" at Umeda AKASO at 2015/10/28
 
"ARCHEMI." members:
Vo.isami (ex-Zyn¢X)
Gt.のあ(noah)
Ba.夕紀(yuuki) (ex-Bloody Mary-->Ego Immortalize(support)-->Lovin'(support)-->Marvelous Maiden(support)-->Zodia-->HARNES-->Neah-->BIOSPHIA)
Dr.ジュン。(jun) (ex-トモダチ(tomodachi)-->曖ム昧ム(aim maim))

ガアラ(gaara) will revive for one-day at their live at Hiroshima SECOND CRUTCH at 2015/12/13
 

can't wait to see Pewdiepie LP this

their LAST LIVE DVD will be provided if purchasing their goods for >5,000yen at their last one-man live at OSAKA MUSE at 2015/05/28, which will be delivered in 2015 summer
 
 
SET-LIST at 2015/05/28:
 
SE
01.Guided day
02.closed believer
03.Real affection
SE
04.Isolated room
05.Abysmal sea
06.Alone
07.Promise...
08.届かない声(todokanai koe)
SE
09.MURDEROUS INTENT
10.DIVINITY
11.Hysteric
SE
12.Punishment
13.亡骸(nakigara)
14.Sweet Night Party
15.LIKE A DEAD
16.Ideal world
 
EN1
SE.6 6 6
01.FORGET ALL
02.stillbirth
 
EN2
01.Answer
02.Cruel
 

their live-distributed demo single (title not yet finalized) will be released at their live at Ookubo HOTSHOT at 2015/11/17

CROWMUSIC new band "DIEALO" will hold their first live at Umeda CLUB QUATTRO at 2016/01/05
 
"DIEALO" members:
Vo.鳴(naru) (ex-Lovin'-->Lycee-->VULGAR-->VELGREED-->BIOSPHIA)
Gt.晶(aki) (ex-モノドール(monodole)-->FORTE(翼/tsubasa))
Gt.巡(jun) (ex-DiaboluS)
Ba.那莉(nari) (ex-SiL＊FieD-->QuaLiA)
Dr.虚珀(haku) (ex-ZEAK-->Xepher(截/setsu))
 
http://crowmusic.jp/?page_id=6150
https://twitter.com/DIEALO_OFFICIAL

This question comes up again and again like there's going to be some new revelation that's going to change everyone's opinion. There is no new revelation. File sharing and the culture surrounding it has not fundamentally changed. File sharing continues to have its positives and negatives. In our little sphere of the world, there are markedly more positives than negatives when it comes to piracy. This is literally the only reason why this site is still active.

First off, there are not that many sites in the upper crust of J-music piracy. This site is one of them. J-MP3 and jpopsuki are the only other two I can think of. The rest of the piracy scene (in Japan) is hosted on private servers or over a distributed, decentralized network like soulseek which means it's monetarily intractable for record companies to track and shut these operations down. If these record companies really wanted to get serious about stopping piracy, we're the first or second place they're likely to find. And just because this website is in English doesn't mean these companies and these bands don't know about us. They most definitely do. I can think of at least two or three times where a band has either shouted us out or linked to an article on this site. I'm also pretty sure YOHIO stalks this website and that NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST's passive-aggressive "no piracy" comments are really aimed at us.
 
Now you see, there are reasons why I think they let us be. The most important is that our primary language is English. Trombe singlehandedly does all the promotion for the entire visual kei scene for the entire world and then some on the side for other scenes. The record companies would be absolute fools to stop that flow of information. They may not aim to capitalize on it but it's free exposure that they need to do nothing to maintain. And in the off chance that a band in Japan does make it internationally, we know about the news almost instantly. Because of this, they need to do the bare minimum advertising to reach us. That's actually saving them money in the long run.
 
Next, the entire international community for visual kei is in one place. Separated and disparate, we would not be able to organize effectively. But since MH serves as a meeting place for all of us, we can organize ourselves into "street teams" and ask bands to tour internationally. The amount of j-bands alone that have toured in Europe over the last ten years (2010~2015) is more than the amount of j-bands that have toured Europe in the five years (2005~2010) before that. To me, that's proof that we're partially responsible for this increase. I think we're so responsible that you can gauge international interest in a band by checking how popular they are here. Our silly posts are an invaluable resource of information for these record companies. The bands that get the most hype here tend to keep an eye on promoting themselves internationally, if y'all also haven't noticed. For example, I'm pretty sure KAMIJO wouldn't have organized a US tour if we didn't hype his album throughout all of 2014.
 
At the end of the day, piracy is a matter of perspective. Piracy is also symbiotic. It is great when it gives more to a band than it takes. But when it starts taking more than it gives, bands and record companies suddenly start expecting more. Half of these Japanese bands that complain about piracy need to remember that the alternative to piracy is no piracy, and no piracy means no exposure, no international tours, no leverage points for signing a major contract, and most importantly no money. The average person won't buy music from a band they don't know about, doubly so if this band speaks in a foreign language. This isn't whitewashing; this is fact.
 
Perhaps I can demonstrate this fact in real life by suggesting everyone not download the next NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST single and await the band's reactions to our non-reactions to their new single?
 
Or perhaps I can even prove this point by asking another question: if I were to shut down the forum permanently right now, what would be the next most efficient way for indie visual kei bands to reach out to us? Where would a fan go to get news? Where could you sample music from a five year old Japanese rock band?
 
The answer is nowhere.
 

First it's useless to rely on people honesty. One person is enough to upload a release.
 
But the moral part here that you shouldn't upload stuff if the band you respect ask not to.
 
Yeah it's 2015. Discovering bands has become easier. Every band has website and most of them provide previews of upcoming releases so you can decide if you wanna buy it.
Thanks to @Trombe we can learn a lot about newly formed bands and their release dates. Try, decide, buy.
And yeah music isn't free. It's weird to see how people claim something they want to be free should be free for real. Music is intellectual property and the result of efforts put into it. So no wonder bands are pissed when their releases are shared. I would've be pissed too if my ideas or results of works were shared to everyone besides my will.
Yeah it's hard to get your hands on every release and buy everything, but I think people should support bands they like.
 
Strange that noone spoke about Nocturnal Bloodlust yet.

Let's start with D.I.D.

From D.I.D support tumblr.
and whoops it's shared....
But in how far should we care of bands wishes for not uploading their music. not uploading their live limited CD's etc?
Or should we really say to the bands "f*ck you it's 2015 now and it's impossible to ask if people won't upload it/share it"
So in how far should we have respect for the band?
In how far should we care to not be able to listen to a release? Should we really want everything?
In how far are they old fashioned?
Should bands gain their money with other merchandise/live gigs only? Should music actually be free?
Edit.
And nope its not a debat, just share the thoughts, askings of bands who asked fans to not upload/share their work.
And if wanted you can share your opinion. But please don't debat.

new band "for severe addicts only" will hold their first live at Nishikujou BRAND NEW at 2015/12/04
 
"for severe addicts only" members:
Vo.進(susumu) (空【ku:】)
Gt.慎(sin) (ex-Muse Lu'Ciluk-->dotrip.-->LOKI-->アヲイ(awoi))
Ba.サキ(saki) (ex-アヲイ(awoi))
Dr.Ryo (ex-ZELLCID-->CELL HEAD-->LOKI-->アヲイ(awoi))
support Gt.Yoshiya (Viru's)
 
https://twitter.com/fsao_official

I'M A SHIT NOODLE!

Le camwhore strikes again

when I try. ( Key word: TRY)
 
when you have 5 minutes to put a face on.
 
idk i always look tired so it doesn't even matter \o/
 
 
But y'all are cuties wtf cut it out. SPECIALLY YOU SHIR0 I SEE YOU DERE.

Make up result after listening to Dead Childrens' Haunted Vox
I expected myself to do something heavier..never thought these songs would make me choose something ''light"
 
 
Thanks to Elazmus for helping me choose the pic :]