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    I'm really split on this. D'espairsRay holds a special place in my heart because they were one of the first VK bands I followed other than Dir en grey. But when they went pop, that love died hard. Similarly, Girugamesh did the same thing and everything from MUSIC until gravitation killed me. But I feel like they redeemed themselves in their last few releases. Damn, I don't know.

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    I just got home from NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST's like at Shinsaibashi Live house Soma. That venue is entirely too small for Nokubura, but they still played an absolutely mental set. At one point, I think Hiro said something about seeing some foreigners in the crowd (I wasn't the only one) and then said in English "hey guys, what's up?" His older brother was also there that night and he pointed him out to us a couple times, at one point commenting on how hot it was in the venue (it was disgusting) and asked his brother if he was genki.

    My neck is absolutely destroyed from head banging and there were like five circle pits and three walls of death. It as probably the most interaction I've had during a live in Japan. They played Jusou as their last song and kept repeating the part after the chorus, going faster and faster, then slowing it down ridiculously slow. Hiro kept panning the crowd and making sure everyone was head banging. At one point, Cazqui and Masa switched instruments and Cazqui played the bass for a bit.

     

    The whole show was great and you could tell the entire band was loving the smaller venue so they were more personal with the crowd. During the MCs, Cazqui talked quite a bit, though Hiro obviously did most of the talking. Cazqui also threw out probably 100 picks. There were some issues with the sound in the beginning where the guitars were muted pretty badly and Hiro's mic kept cutting in and out, but after a few songs it all worked out. This is a night that I certainly won't ever forget. I ended up getting a towel and a shirt, although the shirt is clearly cut for women, or skinny effeminate dudes, neither of which I am. So I don't know what to do with it ... Oh well. Still a phenomenal night.

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    Yeah. I still think that's a bit harsh. Just because they made some shady business attempts doesn't warrant that type of response. They're human beings still. I don't particularly like them or their company, but I don't think that's the way you should react to people (no pun intended). 

  16. Posted

    4 hours ago, Tokage said:

    They sound about as interesting as they look, which is to say not very : /

     

    Which band even brought back that whole ''dude with a mask'' thing anyway? Was it MBHI?

    Brought back? When did it ever go away?

  19. Posted

    11/13 -Origin of the Decoy- ■SETLIST■

    0.-ZOE-

    1. slumber

    2.赫蝕

    3.16 -MC-

    4.FREAK SHOW

    5.ILLICIT

    -Drum solo & Bass solo-

    6.蘭丸&駁煽りVer.→YNG突入事件

    7.barbarism

    8.炯眼、人を射る

    -LONG MC-

    9.Answer

    10.Gain

     

    EN.炯眼、人を射る

     

    I find it interesting that they had a drum solo since they don't have an official drummer ... They also announced a pair of full albums to be released in 2017.

  20. Posted

    55 minutes ago, Carmelzors said:

    Pro tip:

     

    Give up on "sappy hopeless romantic" idea you have inside your head.  You should not let anything hinder you in case you are really dead serious about it - and by doing so you ought believe there is a "right" moment somewhere - considering your situation it could be VERY close. Who knows? (I don't know that but you know it better yourself, right man?)

     

    I ain't the guru or the man of all good knocks but I had to comment on your situation since your current thinking sorta reflected the situation I have been stuck in for ages - " will she treat me like a foreigner? Am I too "alien" to her? Can there even be chemistry between us as in mutual sense?" questioning has turned me into miserable, skeptic fuck but let's not get too personal and dramatic with these details:

     

    Just get this "Gaijin" thing out of your system. The more you think about it, the more  you are braking your own progress there. To be frank, thinking akin to "how should I go since they are white/black/Japanese/asian/slavic/african/trans/etc. etc." is completely irrelevant if you do honestly sense there is some real stuff going on between you and "the one" you may cherish etc.

     

    Current year, guys - it's not a meme. Current year.

     

    Inb4 another guy making a skit out of my performance. Yes, this is sad but "please clap".

    Typical me ... overthinking everything. Let's just see how this weekend goes ...

    Well, honestly, thanks for the advice and at least taking me seriously. I truly wish you the best in your current situation. From what I can gather, you've got a good head on your shoulders, so don't let anyone discount that. 

  22. Posted

    Just now, Carmelzors said:

    Give it some time and go with the flow for now (considering the complexity of this situation). It's no fun to rush with these things, especially when it comes to such vast differences (I presume that may be the first time she is having this kind of close chatter with "gaijins" like you, no?)

     

    Cheers!

    She's told me that she has met some friends from other countries, but nobody from America. She's got some friends from Australia that she said she's talked to before.

    We've "gone out" twice now and have plans to spend the day together again this weekend, so I guess this is good news. The more time I spend with her, the more I am attracted to her, which I didn't think would happen to be honest. I'm also not one to jump into things (I'm not a very forward person) but goddam did I want to hold her hand today ... I'm just a sappy hopeless romantic.

  24. Posted

    39 minutes ago, Carmelzors said:

    The worst case scenario might be the situation where she would just pretend to be "dating" with you to her own friends (out of being such a special snowflake) while just keeping terms anything but intimate with you due to more likely lack of "cultural understanding" or "touch".

     

    So you shalt consider the latter before anything but who knows? Maybe it is rather different and actually more genuine in JP (cross-culture/ethnicity dating) than it is in SG, KL or TW...

     

    (Regards, the man with this experience)

     

    I honestly don't know her friends at all, since she doesn't talk about them very much, but the way she talks with me, she's eager to spend time with me (and I the same with her), but don't know when (or if) to make a move ...

     

    I do think she's a bit more mature to just be pretending to be dating a gaijin as I don't think her friends would give a damn. I guess I'm just more concerned if she's just spending time with me because I'm a gaijin and it's new and fun, but has no romantic attraction to me at all. I am so bad at this ...

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