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I’m not getting all the bashing this release is taking. I’ve never really been a fan of the band but I do like some of their albums. This being another one of them.
 
It’s a good enjoyable listen if your into alternative metal or a Japanese metalcore derivative. This album does have a major metalcore inspired influence. The drumming, guitars and gang yells all pretty much are giving huge nods to the genre. That being said, the band still does manages to compromise with their new found influence and their signature sound, so the songs do sound and have that lynch vibe.
 
There are a lot of songs I enjoy and moments within those songs that stand out to me. The signature lynch time delayed guitar lines, the drumming, or some of the melodies and choruses.
 
 The biggest problem with this release is undoubtedly its length. Making an album of long duration takes skill and careful execution otherwise you risk dragging out the album, boring the listener and recycling material. The aforementioned problems are all present in Gallows. It’s not even that the album is too long, it’s that there's not enough variation. There’s too much repetition and as a result too much stagnation. The band could have created a much better release by streamlining, get rid of the weak tracks, keep the great ones and work on improving the tracks that are just good.
 
I would have taken a consistent and powerful 30 - 35 minute album over a 43 minute album of varying high and low points. Or if the band was deadset on making a 43 minute long album, at least put in more experimental or creative songs to avoid dragging out the album and boring the listener. I’ll take quality over quantity any day. 
 
To touch upon the production issue raised by others, I feel it’s been exaggerated. The way the production has been criticized is akin to hinting the album was recorded in someone’s basement and recorded with a potato. This might be the actual case with some indie brootalz vk band somewhere, but the production on this album is good and passable. Separation of frequencies is there and the instruments all have their place and are listenable. The production is not the greatest ever or without flaws but it’s listenable and doesn’t distract too much from the actual music.
 
 I will say the weakest point of the production are the vocals. Between the growls and cleans, there’s not much mids and I’m not particularly fond of how they sit in the actual mix at times. This occurs more in the heavier songs.  The instruments do seem scooped, it’s actually common in this type of genre, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they did go overboard and considering how the cleans vocals are more trebly, they probably could have gotten away with leaving more mids on the guitars or the vocals. Someone did mess up on the EQ.
 
It’s not a great album or a bad album, but a fairly decent one with good and meh songs. You can listen to it in it’s entirety, or just hack it down it and get rid of the all of the weaker songs and enjoy what’s left. 
 
6.5/10 in it’s entirety
 
7/10 hacked down to only the best songs.

You look beautiful, digi! : o
Also a little bit like you're advertising deodorant. XD Dem perfect armpits~
 
We recently bought a fuji instax camera and between lots of random shots of cats, cars and action figures a novelty appeared:
Official Hyura cheki.
 

 
I look chubby, despite hitting underweight recently.

Okay okay I'll say it in another way xD
 
You have very beautiful eyes

So many beautiful people here >w<
 
 
My first time performing in front of a public .__.
 

I wonder if that was meant as a good thing, haha ;o;

I look so angry in the second photo, but I assure you, I was quite the opposite of angry that night! :'D
Dayum your eyes *-*

So many beautiful people here >w<
 
 
My first time performing in front of a public .__.
 

So I felt pretty great last Saturday night, and this happened. 
(beware of large and in-your-face pictures in the spoilers!!)
 
 
 
 
I look so angry in the second photo, but I assure you, I was quite the opposite of angry that night! :'D
 

So many beautiful people here >w<
 
 
My first time performing in front of a public .__.
 

So many beautiful people here >w<
 
 
My first time performing in front of a public .__.
 

So many beautiful people here >w<
 
 
My first time performing in front of a public .__.
 

So many beautiful people here >w<
 
 
My first time performing in front of a public .__.
 

Chopped the hell out of my bangs and waxed part of my manry brows away. Today was a good day. 
 
(no it wasn't)

Recently the spring sun was shining into my apartment again and I was almost blinded trying to take a sunny picture of myself.
 

 
I'm like an axolotl. Simply not used to any light brighter than that of my computer screen.

Drunk loli is here/

I love Hiro's(Nocturnal Bloodlust) harsh vocals,to me,they're the best!
 
Still can't figure out how to do high pitched screams without hurting my throat a little ._.
Any tips?

My upload the pv n___n
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO2pZYjkONw&feature=youtube_gdata_player

and in case someone's wondering about PV shooting place (Otani quarry, Utsunomiya)
 
http://www.warawareotoko.com/archives/3679
 
edit: the link is dead, google that place anyway

just had a hair cut.
 

that's the last one, I swear.
 

here's one more. we couldn't resist to make Darth Vader style hadouken.
 

so, as someone out here told before, I am married to an asian version of Nina Dobrev.
 

「穢れ」を知る度に貴方に深く溺れた。
冷めてしまわぬように嘘を演じ、身を捧げて先の見えぬ夜を重ねた (2x somewhere at the beginning and at the end)
 
「Kegare」 o shiru tabi ni anata ni fukaku oboreta. Samete shimawanu yō ni uso o enji, mi o sasagete saki no mienu yoru o kasaneta
 
ねぇ寒くはない？隣で温めるから...
Ne~e samuku wanai? Tonari de atatamerukara...

the lyric available on hiro's blog, so here:
 
Triangle Carnage

This battle has broke out. All the feeling comes out.
People begin to bet bright life to face the concealed reality.
There is no truth but only its enormous hatred.
They bear fangs to get ready for the moment.

As the direction doesn't tell your fortune.
A little bird without eyes can't start flying with fear.
Have you ever thought why people begin the war in vain, and why people kill each other?
Since the human being held the wisdom, all the calamity has been born.
　　　　
「穢れ」を知る度に貴方に深く溺れた。
冷めてしまわぬように嘘を演じ、身を捧げて先の見えぬ夜を重ねた。Trial by ordeal...

The freedom has been restricted.
the peace would be a word of lie to keep slight belief on us.
She broke down crying with my hopeless word.
Holding a knife with tear, she asked me what the price to pay.

I wish I could suck his eyes to look at me.
Holding his arms to feel warm forever.
Kiss me, my dear. Hug me tightly.
Please make me wet with your toxic finger.

unforgiving…unforgiving…unforgiving

She is hiding in the shadow the dawning hasn't come yet...
Watch me till you die…I feel lonely.
A knife in the closet…promise in the fire.
So please tell me why you never call me.

As the direction doesn't tell your fortune.
A little bird without eyes can't start flying with fear.
Have you ever thought why people begin the war in vain, and why people kill each other?
Since the human being held the wisdom, all the calamity has been born.

ねぇ寒くはない？隣で温めるから...　　

「穢れ」を知る度に貴方に深く溺れた。
冷めてしまわぬように嘘を演じ、身を捧げて先の見えぬ夜を重ねた。 Trial by ordeal...