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I'm actually surprised at my liking of the whole advertising output: don't know why, but make up, hair and clothing seem to me kinda refreshing in the context of the actual trends in the matters of the last years. Those color water-light tubes work as an amazing background. The Akira-esque graphic seems cool, too.
 
Music-wise, the sample listens like something we heard a lot of times (like 99% of the VK stuff today), tbh. Btw, vocalist's voice seems actually very nice. Perhaps I'll be trying the whole thing when it cames out.
 

Today we have an exclusive interview with new vkei band Astaroth.
Astaroth is an orthodox visual kei band who revealed themselves at what was advertised as a solo oneman by vocalist MISAKI, on January 16th of this year. The members have a strong connection to the Kansai (関西) scene, and they've drawn favor thanks to their promising first single.
The band talked to us about their inspirations and how their first steps toward activity have been so far.
Astaroth, thank you very much for agreeing to this interview.
 
https://vk.gy/blog/an-interview-with-astaroth/
 

..? Is there something I’m missing? The guy’s a damn good singer. 
 
I would see. It would be funny asf.
 
 
Lololol

Gackt begins selling his bath water
Maria Cross and Tekashi 6ix9ine begin a collaborative duo project (after he gets out of jail) 
New X Japan album comes out but it features BTS on every track
YELLOW FRIED CHICKENZ REVIVAL 
Kamijo comes out as transracial. "I was born in za wrong body. Je suis Furansuman desu"
Kisaki is a guest feature on the new chris brown single
Klaha comes back. Not to reunite with Malice Mizer, but to do time for his 15 years of tax evasion
Hizaki quits music to become a full time E-girl

Signal - GLOW BACK OVER SCARS
Signal - M・E・L・T (rerecording)
Signal - Awakening impression
Signal - Apocalypse
Signal - Undertake

good sis Karma will be hit by her own stage name over this desperately baiting for attention single x
 
I expect their disband/major member change next.

Song is good; but everything in it screams "fake" so loud... How can I take seriously that approach on djenty breakdowns and screaming if they were doing a full k-pop routine on stage like... what, two years ago? Don't know, this band is so messed up, which is really sad considering all of them are talented musicians...

I pray for someday heteronormativity just erases off from the vk scene. It's just so weird that every musician within it pretend to be full cis-straight in a scene where the basic dress-code is actually cross-dressing. I guess heteronormativity could never look so stupid itself.

Song is good; but everything in it screams "fake" so loud... How can I take seriously that approach on djenty breakdowns and screaming if they were doing a full k-pop routine on stage like... what, two years ago? Don't know, this band is so messed up, which is really sad considering all of them are talented musicians...

LOL, HIZAKI sure is bored af during her quarentine. Posting a lot of videos on Youtube and reviving all of her projects. Chill.

Are there actually loaded people that crave for uninspired cosplay musicians? I'm curious about what kind of job they'll have.
 
Japanese culture of "supporting an artist" is fascinating. 

Man if there is one member that never stopped evolving in this band is Kai, he is probably my favorite drummer currently active in scene right now

The levels of crazyness reached by this trainwereck of a situation shouldn't be never forgotten in the heart of the scene. If there ever exists a VK History museum, they should be elegantly put in the show-window of cringe next to Satsuki's antics. 

OH SHIT I DIDN'T NOTICE IT SAID "RUIN A BAND" OMG

✔️Neo Latin american pedo 'stache
✔️ Short Shorts paired with smart casual top half
 
 
Now give this man a bowl cut and send him to some indie hipster band where he belongs
 

Hazuki's looks like the visual kei god he is with those all-black hot pants and trench coat. It suits his singing and overall performance so good I can't avoid thinking about it.

No no xD To get specific stories out of me would envolve lots of alcohol in person haha. 

Moaaaarrr

For some reason, there is always something exciting about listening to lynch. At least to their promo songs... for me, it is something as simple as that combination of Hazuki's faux-baritone voice (with the backing vocals somewhat 'incrustated') doing his trademark anthem-like melodies over that speedy hardcore groove with the drummer hitting the crash on the last quaver of the measure... It's just so 'visual-kei' I can't resist the pleasure.
 
This is fucking why in the last 10 years every act in the scene, even the 'leaders', are doing anything but selling formulaic fan-fulfilling garbage and don't seem to plan to someday stop and put their minds into something with a little plus of 'artistic' value...

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.

That unidentifiable vocal type that somehow sounds deep and high pitched at the same time.
 
I don't know how else to describe it other than to say probably over half of all vk vocalists since the mid 90s try their hardest to affect it. It had its place but it's time to move on.

I warned y’all DIMLIM was dead months ago. Duwang said it too. 
 
Told you so.