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Not wowed, but kept me entertained for 4:13 minutes.

For being another cosplay kei look, at least it seems very well done. Vocalist's one seems pretty.

This is amazing.

Incredible, thanks!

I don't know the guys, but this might be my session-band event fantasy. I stan. Also, is there going to be a DVD release from it?

I hope so.

d-dude...

This is, for me, one of the key points on the matter. 2006-2010 was a period when the offer VK did was still innovative, diverse, and at the same time close to the on-going music trends worldwide (rock was still in their cool years). It couldn't not have a success, at least at a minimum, in a niche way. Even with their flops, because yeah, I agree with many of you here that Mucc, Dir, Giru, D'espa or Gazette's take on Western trends sometimes delivered cringe-worthy material, plus all that no-homo shit over getting rid of their queer aesthetics... but hey, isn't that what art is about, creativity? At least they tried to evolve, offer their worshipers something different and outdo themselves each time. So, speaking of today, I don't care about whether the music of the VK scene will be taken or not by the mainstream media, but I certainly will care about the quality of it if that scenario ever happens at least at a minimum. It would be actually embarrasing to have someone you've previously told you like "vk" finding about Pentagon, Golden Bomber or Under Fall Justice after looking up for it in the web, or keep wowing over the same boring heart-munching blood-sucking perfos since Obscure's PV... That said, over the years it happened to me that the more VK band I discover, the more shitty stuff I find, like, the stuff that really makes the difference in a listen could be actually, let's say, a 30~40% of the whole VK releases, while the rest being cheap BL cosplay ost's that I will always prefer it stays on the niche it belongs.

Curious to see where is post punk and gothic reviving.

But guys, has Lynch ever came up with something 'different' or 'genuine', or something, not sure how to say it, 'artistic' or 'not-a-bit-touched-by-a-commercial-approach'? I actually kind of like some features of their approach to alt-metal, but let's be honest, they've been doing pretty much the fucking same since their first release, to say quickly: every western nu-metal/posthardcore cliché driven by the gothic-hypermelodic visual kei trademark that hits the choruses, alternated in the setlist with Luna Seaesque post-punky ballads. That's why I love them, and that's also why I love, don't know, ~10 or so songs by them, and definitely fucking skip the whole rest of their huge discog with zero regrets because, hey, when I say it sounds the same it's LITERAL (God knows I tried to 'find' some actual deep musicianship into it...). The situation remains so literal that lynch is to me one of the best and yet mysterious examples of bands that are formed by seemed talented people, also do pretty well in their bussiness, but paradoxically deliver low-quality releases 90% of their time. All this said to ask you why would you care much on whether this may be a cool release or not.

I'm not against it. I've never found the point on making every song you release in a row full of breakdowns and screaming without any other musical feature from the million being out there. Like, yeah, I love songs like that, but having everything made by band being like that bores me very quickly. What is an artist without creativity, after all? Adding to this, I can't stand musicians in PVs posing in ways that obviously don't match their playing. I mean, I love dramatic overacting while playing (that's why I'm here, after all), but also love it complementing an outstanding playing over a cool line. When that doesn't happen, like here, I don't feel there's an actual musicianship, but rather a cosplayer trying to pull out an anime fantasy over a anicon stage instead of anything else.

Wow, this look Hazuki and the drummer went full-on vk! I praise. Hope the new songs are interesting as well (and not more boring post-hardcore cliché moves). P.d.: Screaming @ that killer portion of nude upper leg lefting from Hazuki's hot-pants.

Lol @ "La Siesta" meaning literally "The nap" in Spanish

Wow, this 00s homage-kei look... Wasn't this a band a pop-rock oriented one?

Kyo being sweet

Old discussion, but they should. They have no excuses. They are the only big band I know that keeps actively erasing their (glorious and historical) past again and again. Seriously, I can't understand what's the wrong thing with Gauze and Macabre. Yeah, sure those songs aren't as "alt-metal" as they'll like it know, but wtf dude, without 'Cage' you'll be nothing now, so pay a bit more of respect to that. Of course (?)

This is a question that goes trough my head when I think in bands like Dir, who had their first Budokan gig a year and a half after being born, having in their backs only two singles and an EP at the time. Maybe all that drama about La:Sadie's disbanding at their peak in the indie's scene and then Toshiya saving their previous group-affair from ending up into nothing isn't the complete truth behind their beginning as a promissory project.

When awareness about VK going into their worst identity crisis ever reaches Japanese bandoman. Were them reading MH's mourning all this time along or what?

VK bands and their tour names never cease to bring on the cringe in me. Anyways, congrats for the Europe guys! Wish I was there!

Wow, definitely one of the songs of the year. Catchy, psycho and overall dramatic. I hope someone here translates the lyrics. Video is great as well. Btw, the PV could make an awesome backing track for a Pump it Up song.

Wtf, just wtf. What kind of weird anime crossover is this?

Omg, same!!!1!1!

Did actually Dir go for that song? I'm not a Buck Tick ultra nerd, but hey, aren't there more iconic songs than that...? Kinda deceptive... Same they did covering D'erlanger, choosing a barely memorable song (and I've never understand why they did that since Die and Kaoru seemed to praise D'er's first albums a lot during an interview about their musical roots...)

Is this sarcasm or...?