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Sena eventually posted pictures as Sanzo.
 

 

 
Plus some bonus images of the group all together
 

 

 

JILUKA had some instore events yesterday/today where they dressed up in Halloween costume. They cosplayed as characters from the anime/manga Saiyuku.
 

Ricko as Goku
 

Boogie as Gojyo
 

Zyean as Hakkai
 

Another of Boogie and Zyean
 
I guess Sena didn't want to participate as Sanzo or hasn't uploaded pictures yet?

They should just add Ladybeard by now.

Yeah, I saw that too. The bassist also said a small "gomen ..." I wonder what he did ...

The whole video is a parody of oburero sakana, which is a DADAROMA song and the whole song itself is a joke on the VK culture and fandom.

The whole video is a parody of oburero sakana, which is a DADAROMA song and the whole song itself is a joke on the VK culture and fandom.

Ayabie?

Ayabie?

He didn't embezzle money. He found a wallet on the road and instead of returning it, he used the money, which is still a crime and considered stealing.

He didn't embezzle money. He found a wallet on the road and instead of returning it, he used the money, which is still a crime and considered stealing.

He didn't embezzle money. He found a wallet on the road and instead of returning it, he used the money, which is still a crime and considered stealing.

He didn't embezzle money. He found a wallet on the road and instead of returning it, he used the money, which is still a crime and considered stealing.

The whole video is a parody of oburero sakana, which is a DADAROMA song and the whole song itself is a joke on the VK culture and fandom.

It's a pretty generic "sorry for those looking forward to seeing the whole band, he plans on performing his best with just three people, etc."

The whole video is a parody of oburero sakana, which is a DADAROMA song and the whole song itself is a joke on the VK culture and fandom.

The whole video is a parody of oburero sakana, which is a DADAROMA song and the whole song itself is a joke on the VK culture and fandom.

dimlim elitism is the only thing i recognize in 2018...thats bc i am one

It's a pretty generic "sorry for those looking forward to seeing the whole band, he plans on performing his best with just three people, etc."

| What do we say to the god of death?

I'm listening to history repeat itself.
 
A heavy visual kei band is a dime a dozen, but one that can do the gritty D'espairsRay x MUCC x KoЯn sound justice is rare. DEZERT was one of those bands I kept in my rotation off the strength of how well they paid homage to what's becoming an increasingly rare style, but I also felt that there was more room to evolve. DEZERT hasn't really innovated on their previous style since 2011, and if they were going to stamp their legacy on the scene they needed to create a groove all their own. My guess is that they suspected this, and took a huge gamble in changing their sound. The risk in changing your sound is threefold. The first is that you always risk alienating some of your fans. The second is that once the direction changes, bands rarely course correct. The third is that preserving the identity of the band - or the identity the scene has ascribed to you - is nigh impossible, so in some respects it's like starting over.
 
TODAY is the day I relive the nightmare that was 12012's MAR MAROON, when a core band decides to go pop rock. This sudden stylistic shift swings in out of nowhere to blindside even the most ardent fan. I suppose we should have seen it coming since they've been going soft since their second album 最高の食卓 (Saikou no Shokutaku), but it's one of the few times the virulent outrage of the international scene has some merit. The fact that it came without warning adds insult to injury, although one can argue if a band actually owes their fans an explanation for the type of music they want to create. This is the textbook definition of "gunning for the charts", a switch in direction more drastic than D'espairsRay's REDEEMER, and while listening to this album I find myself traveling down a familiar road once more.
 
Notice that I haven't talked about the music yet; that's because, at a primal level, it doesn't really matter.TODAY is musically competent, coherent, and well put together when taken at face value, but I do not find it compelling, interesting, or memorable. I simultaneously respect their musical chops and ability to compose music in a new style while rejecting this style entirely. I am not able to separate old DEZERT from new DEZERT. If I want pop rock, I'll find a pop rock band. If I want metal, I'll find a metal band. When I want messy metalcore, I come to DEZERT. With how fragmented the scene is, there's very little overlap between the fans who would enjoy タイトルなし (Title Nashi) and the fans who would enjoy TODAY. There are songs that hearken back to the old days, such as "普通じゃないIII" (Futsuujanai Ⅲ) and "蛙とバットと機関銃" (Kawasu to BAT to Kikanjuu), but they feel halfhearted, and they are nowhere near as heavy as many fans would want. There's not even a single use of harsh vocals on the entire album! Seeing them leaving their roots, substituting harsh growls and vocal fry for oohs and aahs and abandoning the low end almost entirely, hurts at a deeper level than I'd like to admit.
 
Who is to say if this is the music that DEZERT wants to make, or if they feel pressured to find success, but I'm certain they just lost a lot of fans with this move. I won't be surprised if they drop the visuals entirely, or at least tone it down, since they sound like a totally different band. Perhaps they can come out of this with more fans when they lost and end up better off for it, but with how many times I've seen this scenario play out, I can verify that it rarely ever works. TODAY marks the day that DEZERT disbands for a lot of fans, as they retreat into their back log and stick with cuts such as 「特製・脳味噌絶倫スープ〜生クリーム仕立て〜」 (「Tokusei・Noumiso Zetsurin SOUP~Sei CREAM Shitate~」) and 精神科医（拒食症）のスナッフフィルム集  (Seishinkai (Kyoshokushou) no SNUFF FILM Shuu). It's an incredibly difficult pill to swallow, but that's probably for the best. They aren't going back, and to hold out hope for otherwise is foolish. For those that found a new band to love, I hope they find enough success to deliver more. Even if I take it for what it is, TODAY doesn't do anything for me, and it's a shame because I can sense the band put a lot of energy into this. From now on, I'll be watching out of pure interest, but from a very, very far distance. If this marks even the halfway point of their career, I'll be impressed.
 
All I can say is that it's a blessing in disguise that I never got more invested into this band.

I'm guessing they censored a bunch of stuff to try and make the band seem more risque than they really are. I mean, one of the words they censored was "AV" (meaning adult video). They also censored him jacking off the microphone. So my guess is they're just trying to make themselves way edgier.

Please! You're great as always Kathy!

I've transcribed the lyrics in kanji, but if somebody's willing to translate/romanize, I'll gladly update. All spacing is a replication of how it is printed in the liner notes.
 
2. ESCAPE
3. Natural Born Killer
4. Return of the Curse
5. DESTINATION
6. LOVER
8. EGOIST
9. M.F.JAP
9. 怠惰の罪
10. HERO=MURDERER
 

This somehow never got posted.
 
 

This somehow never got posted.