patientZERO

Well, part of it sounds like The GazettE and lynch. smashed together. I'm not sure how I feel about it. Nothing really stands out for me.

I don't understand women ... they're so confusing. Why don't people just say how they feel?

I'm in there somewhere. Let's play spot the gaijin!

I completely agree. I've been studying in Japan and every time I tell people that my favorite band is Dir en grey, they go "huuuu?" I then say that they used to be a Visual Kei band like X Japan and have been active for almost 20 years. They instantly know who X is, though. Out of all the people I've talked to, only one person said they knew who Dir en grey was, and she is actively involved in the music industry. I asked if they knew any active VK bands and they all said Golden Bomber. Granted I go to an international university, so the majority of students primarily listen to Western music, but still, you would think that VK was a bit more well known. Not anymore. So yeah, visual kei in the 21st century.

This is what makes me think that someone wanted to leave, but they decided to disband instead.

Damien Rice - I Remember I could probably list Damien Rice for days, but I think this is his most impactful live performance for me. All the VK songs I want to show don't seem to be on YouTube, but I'll list them here for those who may have means to see them. — Girugamesh – 壊れていく世界 The way Satoshi keeps screaming at the climax of the song gives me shivers ... — SCISSOR – from住人toイロ off of FINAL CUT This was SCISSOR's first real song and is actually a rather poppy-sounding song, but it was also the last song they played together (except for their reunion). At one point, MIKI has to turn his back on the audience to keep from crying. — DELUHI – Orion once again (live) off of FLASH:B[L]ACK DVD The obligatory "sing-along" live portion, but this was when DELUHI was really starting to blow up. Juri has to face the back of the stage as he covers his face to avoid crying to hard, but you can see his shoulders shaking. Leda also is shown with tears streaming down his face. — Dir en grey – 悲劇は目蓋を下ろした優しき鬱 (pretty much every time) I have seen this song live many times and personally have cried each time. Kyo is a master of showing emotion on stage and I could probably list tons of Dir en grey songs, but higeki ha ... is the most emotional for me.

Their releases have been getting progressively worse, but I still think they had promise ... Maybe they'll form another band as the same members, but under a different name this time.

Nihit's latest blog post makes it seem like he didn't want the band to end. From what I could gather through google translate, it also seems that one of the members wanted to leave, so they instead disbanded because they felt that the four members were perfect(?) http://ameblo.jp/killaneth-nihit/entry-12216461625.html

Well shit ... While they weren't very original (the opening to "seraph" was pretty much snatched from girugamesh's "Go Ahead"), I still dug their sound. So hopefully they'll move onto better projects. And release more.

Meh. It sounds pretty standard.

The sample isn't that bad. It's kind of the sound I expected, pretty standard "heavy" VK.

But isn't the fact that their solo projects are doing well further cementing the notion that DEATHGAZE doesn't need to get back together? I mean, they went on hiatus for a reason and if they're doing well solo, why bother changing that? I know some fans would like them to get back together, but the fact of the matter is that Ai is doing well enough on his own. Takaki has gone onto ORCALADE, to much hype, as with Naoki in dexcore, and Kousuke has been doing well in Unveil Raze. I'm not sure if their fanbase was dying, but personally, I'm more enthusiastic about their new projects than DEATHGAZE, since I felt the band was getting a little stale.

Hmm. I may go to their live on the 7th since JILUKA and Deviloof are also playing.

It was pretty damn good to be honest. I haven't seen Nokubra live yet, but Deviloof put on a good cover! EDIT: It looks like they've found a support guitarist, as well, if only for their live with Sick in two weeks.

I was at the oneman last night and it was a primarily male audience any way. They also played Nokubura's VENOM for their first encore!

Does anybody know whether or not this got ripped? I'd be interested to watch it with English subtitles.