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What a catchy name!

I love how there are apparently two guitarists playing but you literally can't hear any of them until the solo bit, lmao. Anyway, sounds hilariously over-dramatic as expected, so I'm kinda looking forward to the album.

Nice.

^ Good idea, yeah! Also liking your list there.

This is obviously the next logical step, yes. xD

Just a heads-up: the new Perturbator album and bonus EP are out one day early! http://perturbator.bandcamp.com/album/the-uncanny-valley https://blood-music.bandcamp.com/album/the-uncanny-valley-bonus

This would be pretty cool, but that screaming is so ridiculous imo, lol.

iirc "menheler" (メンヘラ) means something like "someone who has mental health problems"

I divide it into J-music, International music and Hungarian music folders (used to have a K-pop folder too, but that died out over the years), then just "Artist name", and in that "(release date) Release title"

Oooh this has a lot less previously released songs than I thought (5 out of 11). Nice!

Wow, a bit overwhelming already in these 7 minutes... xD Not complaining tho, everything sounds good so far.

^ Glad I awakened your interest! Feel free to post your own favorites releases too!

May has started and you know what this means: time to look back on all the cool stuff that was released in April! What were some of your favorites? I think April was a pretty strong month (at least for me), some really nice and diverse musical gems popped up. Again, here are the usual rules via @Bear And so it goes~ Occult Burial - Hideous Obscure / I'm a newcomer to this band, and I'm bummed I didn't hear about them before! They deliver a perfect mixture of old-school '80s style evil and aggressive metal, somewhere between black and thrash. Sweet vocal delivery, catchy riffs and mean songs, all in all a kickass debut album that you can spin countless times. Rob Zombie - The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser / This album sure wins the "longest 'Zombie album title" award but definitely not the one for the longest runtime. I mean, I'm not a fan of drawn-out releases but come on... 31 minutes?! Some of these songs are just so awesome but they don't last long enough. On the bright side, you'll want to replay this album as soon as it's finished. Groovy stuff! Uada - Devoid of Light - All around awesome debut record from a surprisingly young band. High on atmosphere, the chilling black metal riffs and the awesome vocals will draw you in. At times heavy and riffin', other times quite epic, it's a pretty well-rounded album not afraid to showcase some cool melodies. Nothing fancy but really really fine. Honorable mentions Parquet Courts - Human Performance / Post-punk with a nostalgic indie/garage tint and many catchy tracks. Tacocat - Lost Time / Melodic poppy punk rawk with amazing infectuous singalong moments. Youth Code - Commitment to Complications / They've done it again: if you like your EBM heavy & raw, you came to the right place.

Well... that was completely disappointing. xD Not what I expect from them at all.

Oh wow, unexpected indeed... Will try to make it to their show then I guess. ;<

How about some dubbin' today from 7PM GMT / 2PM EST? I kinda miss it... ;w;

^ They only currently active ex-member, as far as I know, is Nao, a.k.a. NAOKI who either releases solo stuff under his own name or under the project name "FANTASISTA" (pretty boring and uninspired stuff). He also occasionally performs in various session bands.

^ Excuse you, they are not crappy. ;(

^ Not bad, yeah. I checked out his latest album too, but unfortunately I found it surprisingly boring. His previous one is still cool tho! Also, the new Perturbator record (plus bonus EP) is coming out in about a week, can't wait!

ooh cool~

Looks pretty fun~

Nice! Their live performances are always top-notch and fun.

For those of us who haven't had the chance to hear the entire mini album yet, some samples: http://tower.jp/item/4191196/%E6%86%A7%E6%86%AC%E3%80%81%E7%9D%A1%E8%93%AE%E3%81%A8%E5%90%91%E6%97%A5%E8%91%B5%EF%BC%9C%E8%89%AF%E5%BF%83%E7%9B%A4%EF%BC%9E

Sounds pretty good! By the way, the studio version of the song might be longer (at least I sure hope so - this was barely 3 mins, lol). Or at least it's pretty common for bands to edit down songs to 2-3 mins for TV performances.

Some recent random discoveries of mine (still in the process of listening/digesting them)... Occult Burial - old-school black/thrash that kicks your teeth in, just how I like it! Debut album out now. Savage Master - no-nonsense occult-tinged heavy metal with a badass frontlady. Pretty nice!