Wakarimashita

I'll be honest: I don't like this.
I mean, the song is catchy and eveything, I kinda enjoyed the preview and I might end up liking the whole track but it's not what I want from DADAROMA. This feels like a generic dance B-side track you could get from any other pop-rock VK band out there. I started listening to the band (and falling in love with it) with tracks like Oboreru Sakana and Ame no Waltz, I absolutely LOVE their super heavy side and I feel like they kinda gave it up as the time passed by. Yes, I know that they usually put heavier side tracks in their singles, especially if the main track is something 'lighter', but... I just feel like it's not the same thing. Just my opinion tho.
 
PS are we getting another tits & youtube ban video?
PPS Pinhead Tomo XDD

Recording this was difficult because the old master tapes accidentally had curry spilled over them

"JAPANESE DEMOCRACY" IS FINALLY BEING RELEASED, YAY

The song itself is better than their first offering, but the recording is still not good. The cymbals still sound like they've been recorded under water and the second guitar part is so muddled it's barely recognizable. And where's the bass?

Well whoop-de-doo Basil!
Ironic how the cover is just Yoshiki standing below the word "We" - must mean him and his ego.

You gotta love gasmask-kei.
 

they will cum to your city
masturbation tour............comming soon
 

-LOL-

This thread escalated quickly XD
"Japanese Democracy" got me going good LOLOL

I can't help with the translation, but here's the lyrics transcribed from the liner notes. Maybe someone else can pick the ball up from here.
 
 

I hope they pull a "Unraveling" and re record the songs in their "Dogma" style. 

I mean, is this even legal? That's milking fans without even trying to hide it lol

The full track is great, it's not just a ballad but another one of their dramatic works. There's some brutal screaming and breakdowns in it too and the full PV is quite moving,
Second track was a meh ballad for me.
Third track is super catchy and sounds like it would be great fun live.

I'm going to have to echo this 100x. I picked up on DIAVOLO because a. it was an interesting enough name b. the cover is absolutely hilarious and c. I heard lots of people whose musical taste I respect talk of this album. Not rave highly, but mention it here and there and when you see an album name pop up enough curiosity gets the best of me. I listened and thought the vocalist was a little weird. Not my style but not horrible and I listen to far sketchier vocalists so I see the appeal. Each song flowed into one another and while I felt an overall consistent feeling by the end of it I can't remember a single fill or punishing lick to stick in my head. It was also a lot less heavy than I was expecting but that's not a bad thing.

As far as XAA-XAA goes I can say everything positive I said about THE GALLO above but with one caveat. I will say that I only checked out this band because people were getting their knickers in a bunch over a release they couldn't acquire and it likewise got me curious in checking them out. One thing that really grinds my gears about Chuudoku Shuujou is how repetitive the lyrics can be. I can't understand a lick of conversational Japanese but through the first seven tracks I think about four of them have really simple, repeating choruses. Also singing only the name of the title track as the chorus is incredibly lazy. Having one song in a while with a simple chorus amps me up; maybe it's a short song or one that works live. But in XAA-XAA's case it's a ton of their songs and it was really bothering me until it wasn't anymore (guess I got numb). If there was one area of improvement that I would suggest they make, it's more memorable and less repetitive choruses. 
 
Don't let these criticisms turn you off from checking out the releases! I didn't want to put these criticisms into the blurb as they aren't a review proper, and I also couldn't be motivated to write a review for two albums that I merely had conversational pieces for. What do you all think those that have listened to one or both of these albums?

I can't believe it's such a big problem... Come on Japan!!

You might be joking.
It's pretty obvious.
 
jk

I'll go with JILUKA this time around. Pretty impressed by Divine Error

Hello there!

This is upsetting especially due to it being over weed. The band was about to risk it all going indies over it. What the hell. 

I can't believe it's such a big problem... Come on Japan!!

X Japan finally releases the album. It comes packaged with three unreleased songs only, and at the end of the day, it's still three new X Japan songs too many.[2] 
 
Anfiel disbands amid a bangya debacle; band claims that the vocalists aunt is sick. That's not the end of it however, and every other band Hiroki likes is soon to follow. 
 
A new DADAROMA single gets released sometime in 2017. It gets uploaded on MH six months later but only as a youtube rip. The thread is not locked because everyone is desperate. 
 
The world is torn in fiery debate whether blackdoll's ban ending or Lycaon's continuing activity is the greatest tragedy the international community will face in 2017. 

I like this little game we're playing here! Let's see:
 
- NoGoD disbands (yep, can see this happening anytime now)
- Mejibray disbands
- Kisaki's new band
- X delays new album further
- At least two bands will use the same background for some photoshoots (ex. this and this)

I like this little game we're playing here! Let's see:
 
- NoGoD disbands (yep, can see this happening anytime now)
- Mejibray disbands
- Kisaki's new band
- X delays new album further
- At least two bands will use the same background for some photoshoots (ex. this and this)

Hi everyone, Wakarimashita here. Been silently lurking since august 2012 (!!!). After more than 4 years I figured I might as well drop my opinions here and there when I feel like it