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They really didn't do it for me with a lot of their more recent releases, but man if this doesn't bum me out.

Update on the longest one since this is like nearly three years old lol. Current one is now over 4 years - in March I proposed to her so here's to hoping that this one never ends! XD

That last one is really freaking sick. Nice work

I kind of enjoyed the different take on this song, though I would have preferred it in his normal vocals with the changed one being the backing instead.

I know it isn't a particularly huge deal, but man she just doesn't look right. It's just that I've seen so many cosplayers that look the part way more.

Zodia for god damn sure. I still occasionally spin them in my car. Boggles my mind that they were together for such a short period of time, yet still put out the kick ass singles.

Perhaps this might be a thread better suited to the Jrock fans that have been around for a while, but I figured this could be a bit fun... Back when I was first getting in to Japanese music (i.e. downloading), high quality album art scans weren't the most plentiful things in the world. Often the cover art I would have would be 200px x 200px, if not smaller...or maybe even just a crop from a poorly taken digital photo. Thinks have come a long way from then, and now it's far less a problem. But I have had the fun experience of now getting to look at new covers in new light lol. I figured it would be fun to share the albums that we were confused by that we finally understood upon seeing a higher res scan (or heaven forbid having actually seen the cover in person). I'll start it off. Dir en Grey - Vulgar I always thought that these were arms - which I don't think I'm wrong on. But I though they were more human and attached to shoulders. Now I feel like what I used to think was some sort of shoulder pad is actually the arm being cut off? girugamesh - 13's reborn Well then....I never noticed that baby in there... Rentrer en Soi - Amongst Foolish Enemies I was never able to make out what this cover was suppose to be of. At least now I can tell it's a person. Still a fucking awful cover though

2016 can be done now. Pack it up. We already have a winner.

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If I'm honest, I don't even know...

lmao, no idea how that would be controversial at all XD Now if it was God is a POW, that would actually be a mildy interesting name - though hardly fitting and not any more controversial lol

I think Dog in the PWO is one of the worst band names ever. I feel like I shouldn't listen to them strictly on principal.

Some new ones:

Man, this thread has been kind of dead lol How did everyone feel about season 3? To be honest, I feel like I am kind of over this show, but for whatever reason I am still drawn to it.

I was thinking about this the other day, and I really need to add X Japan to my list. I feel like modern X has left such a sour taste in my mouth that I can't enjoy their old work in the same way. There are still songs that I really enjoy, but I doubt I would ever really care to sit down and spin one of their albums all the way through again.

While I am certainly open to dating anyone, I would be lying if I said that I didn't have preferences. It more comes down to that I find some races more attractive that others, but that is entirely a personal preference, and honestly looks will only get you so far in a relationship. Now to be gross lol, but I honestly can't see me ever dating anyone else that the person I am currently with XD

I have liked pretty much all of aie's bands, but deadman has managed to stay my favorite through it all. Man I miss them

Thanks! And yeah, I will be at Acen...doing the MH panel again as well.

It's been a while, so here's a butt ton of facebook compressed shots:

I know that feeling when you just don't feel like putting yourself in to art, but man, you certainly are developing a killer style, keep it up!

sick stuff - keep it coming!

I am going to try and make my quick comments a monthly thing...since I'm not hip enough to listen to things soon enough to make it on the list lol. Same thing as always - one play through with nothing more than the first thing that comes to my mind and a rating system that forces myself to be positive or negative. Green = mhmm Yellow = hmmm Orange = uhhhhh Red = uuuugh "月-MOON" by AvelCain Really not bad, but rather bland. Also synth violins (although I must say that there usage here this is much better than most of the time I hear them). "Luxuria" by MALISEND A lot of promise here, but it still feels pretty rough. Vocalist feels like he is better suited to screaming and growling that singing. Synth bits weren't doing it for me, but the rest of the song felt solid. I think the 2007 me would have ate this up. "形の無い、何よりも、愛したのは、お前だけが" "(katachi no nai, nani yori mo, aishita no wa, omae dake ga)" by gibiky gibiky gibiky I'm a sucker for Nagoya kei. "さようなら僕だけの人 (sayounara boku dake no hito)" by ベル (belle) I dig the song as a whole, but the falsetto is a bit much for me. "欲望の歌 (yokubou no uta)" by ゴールデンボンバー (Golden Bomber) Song was meh. But the PV was absolute gold. "灰燼に帰す (kaijin ni kaesu)" by サウイフモノ (souiumono) Good "standard" VK. Wasn't much feeling the vocals. "Little Boy" by Seuss Vocals flat out kill it for me. No thank you. "エメラルドグリーン (emerald green)" by そこに鳴る (sokoninaru) I dig the fuck out of this. I love male-female vocal tradeoffs, and when combined with competent musicians in an interesting composition, we have a winner. "朱色の空 (Shuiro no Sora)" by Deathfina somewhere between bad and bland. "若者離れが止まらない!" by ZETSURIN⚡HAGUKI Other than the band chant, I dug this one. "9rue1 au5ocracy" by Insanity Injection I'm sorry Zess, but this is just bad. "Vinyl" by HOLLOWGRAM I can't appreciate this track over youtube. I needs to be played in fully analog to truly appreciate it ::pushes up hipster glasses:: Side note - ""Vinyl" sounds like KEEL without aie's influences" pretty much means to me that it doesn't sound like KEEL lol. "Strong Fate" by 和楽器バンド Pretty sure your youtube link is wrong Wagakki keeps killing it. "B.R.N" by Insanity Injection I think I might be the grumpy old man that just used to link VK...idk. "Where the Falling Angel Meets the Rising Ape" by Cyclamen Hayato is Cyclamen. And Hayato is awesome. "「サプリミナル・ダイエット」" by Charisma.com I've never understood the hype behind this group. That said, this probably one of the better songs I've heard from them. "Veiled Eyes" by PLASTICZOOMS This is one of those songs that I can see the appeal of, but just isn't for me. "No. 2" by CIDERGIRL Solid song, but in a style that I feel like I have heard a hundred times before. "氷の皿 (Ave Maria)" by Poet-type.M I don't mind dreamy, but something about this feels a bit too cheesy for me. "Urusai." by SUPER BEAVER Enjoyable high energy rock track. Nothing super standout, but I like it. Helps that it doesn't overstay its welcome. "KOKO" by WEAVER Kinda bland "KICK ASS HERO" by FEELFLIP & SKALL HEADZ Nothing special, but hard to ignore how fun it is. "時を貫く槍(toki o tsuranuku yari)" by Within The Last Wish I love the raw emotion that comes out in tracks like this. Maybe not the best screaming, but the passion makes up for it. "Delicious" by MONKEY MAJIK Now there is a name I haven't seen in a while...my roommate in college loved them. MY gf will be happy about htis. "gods" by mothercoat Jangley and fun with quirky vocals that somehow work. I dig it. "C.P.U." by マリアハト (Maria Hato) Not sure this one is for me "殉恋歌(junrenka)" by BORN Probably one of the better BORN songs I have heard in a while - A nice one to have at the end of the band's life. "Ruin" by Deviloof Feels a little "Heavy for Heavy's sake." Like they haven't quite grasped the context if they allow of a bit of lighter parts, the juxtaposition will give it so much more weight when the intense parts. They might want to take some cues from Nocturnal Bloodlust. That said, they certainly do heavy better than most VK bands I've heard.