XEL_PERPLEXITY

Yes finally, APOCALYZE was freakin' awesome and I've been dying to hear something new since it came out!
Them joining Sony to release a Major Single makes me a little nervous, but hopefully everything goes good~

D.I.D. Vo.茜(akane) has attended band studio rehearsal at 2014/08/02

No lol, I dunno what they're talkin' about, it looks cool to me too.

Yeeeeeeaaaaaahhhhhhh!! Sweet, can't wait for this~ ^o^

Kazuki's leaving because his mother is terminally ill and his father can't cope with looking after her. And he's the only son in the family. So yeah, terribly sad and painful to lose him but I think that's as legit a reason as one we'll ever find for someone leaving a band.
 
(Also, people need to stop trolling if they have nothing productive to say...)

I think this is Ryo singing antlion pit if i'm not wrong!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW3u9LC8_uI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW3u9LC8_uI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW3u9LC8_uI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW3u9LC8_uI

NEW LOOK!


 
 
Wow, Ice sure does look a LOT like Tsuzuku in this outfit. Everyone looks nice here though : P

I have to disagree with Arithmetica on the BABYMETAL not being metal. To me they are. Sure they may not be your typical metal band, and are on the poppy side, but they still are metal. 
 
Which brings me to my other point. Metal is metal. Djent is metal, VK is (can be) metal, progressive metal is metal, metalcore is metal, deathcore is metal,  alternative metal is metal, death metal is metal, industrial metal is metal, grindcore is metal, symphonic metal is metal, powermetal is metal, black metal is metal. Electronic-posthardcore-bleep-bloop-w/e is metal. 
 
I’m so tired of metal fans bashing other sub-genres of metal and refusing to acknowledge them as metal simply because they don’t fit their own personal description of the genre, or because they don’t like a certain band. I see people bashing any type of metal that has clean vocals as utter crap simply because the band chooses not to use BROOTAL growled vocals all the time. Likewise I see death metal gets flak for “generic,” or “indistinguishable” growled vocals. Technical/progressive metal bands with crazy instrumental and composition skills get crap for “useless instrumental wankery”, symphonic for lack of heaviness, metalcore for breakdowns/pedal point riffs, and metal fusion bands for using other genres of music that aren’t metal, electronica, post-hardcore, pop etc.
 
This type of narrow mindedness is even present in the Japanese music scene. More traditional heavy metal acts from Japan don’t consider VK bands who actually play a style of metal (usually a variation on metalcore) metal simply because said VK band may use poppy choruses or dress in colorful visually striking attire. It might not be traditional metal, but VK can certainly still be metal, as can any other sub-genre can. 
 
The numerous incarnations metal has taken is actually what I love about the genre. The crazy amount of sub-genres it has and how each sub-genre has its own awesome interpretation and take on metal. Sure there are crap bands in each scene, but that goes for any genre. More importantly, there are plenty of amazing bands from each sub-genre. And I don’t except everyone to like every sub-genre of metal there is, or every metal band out there, but to be open minded enough to respect and accept other sub-genres. 
 
I will never understand when people say “that’s not metal”, when clearly the band is, or “that’s fake/poser metal", There’s no such thing as fake metal. It’s either metal or it’s not. So yeah, that’s my opinion. Metal is metal.     

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桜乱トランスdestiny Full PV
 
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