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Coooool~

Cool!

That was...... kinda tacky, lol. Still diggin' the song tho.

Can't even remember the last album it was that bland... but I hope this one will deliver! Looking forward to it. Trippy cover!

Ouch... hopefully he takes his time to get healthy again.

Promo spot~

Hmmm okay, I've listened to the album for a few times in the past couple days, so let's see how these songs go... MALFORMED BOX - Great electronic intro track, segues nicely into the first song. INSIDE BEAST - Awww yeahhh this is what I'm talking about! Love the electro-metallish influences and those effects and tweaks on Ruki's voice. Pretty intense track with lots of catchiness. I feel like it has almost everything from the band's past few years molded together, but sounding stronger overall. UNTIL IT BURNS OUT - Lulz the beginning reminded me of lynch blandness but that quickly goes away and turns into a more typical Gaze' song. Elements of this track recall the STACKED RUBBISH album which is always nice. Not an outstanding but an okay number. DEVOURING ONE ANOTHER - Diggin' the nu-metal like influences and the background shouts and harsh vocals (Ruki's screams and such are pretty cool on this album overall imo), sounds a bit like a mixture between Marilyn Manson and old Linkin Park at times. FADELESS - Average Gaze' circa STACKED RUBBISH, nothing more to say. Actually, compared to the other tracks it's one of the more unremarkable ones here. Still, not bad or anything. REDO - Okay, this one could've easily been on STACKED RUBBISH too, just think of songs like GENTLE LIE. A nice and nostalgic sounding tune, kinda "warm" feeling (nice guitars!). A welcome change in all the in-your-face badassery of previous tracks. LAST HEAVEN - Obligatory Ballad Time. Well, uhm... pretty guitars an' all but I just don't feel it. Okay, the chorus and that following bit is kinda cool. LOSS - Ooooh this is an interesting one! I love how there's so much stuff going on, a very melancholic feel but also has it's "edges". The atmosphere reminds me of NIL or DIM. That sudden outburst of tempo change only strengthens this. Good one. THE STUPID TINY INSECT - Song title pls. But anyway, this is a pretty rockin' and catchy tune, no complaints here! Just has enough of its own personality to not make me instantly call it the HEADACHE MAN of the album, but you get it. IN BLOSSOM - Despite its initial "heavy" impression it's quite a sophisticated track. I almost said it could've been on STACKED RUBBISH judging by the beginning but it's a bit more varied. An interesting song. 鴉 - Aww yeahh bring on da bass! Pretty intense track, I wish Reita composed more songs cuz judged by this he's pretty kewl. 黒く澄んだ空と残骸と片翅 - Aww yeahh [2] This already starts out promising with all that heaviness. It's a bit similar in feeling to the previous track but has its own character of course. Reminds me of older Gaze' tunes, like around NIL times (or even a bit earlier), especially the chorus. An all around solid song, nicely balancing "heavy" and "catchy". TO DAZZLING DARKNESS - Ahhh finally the guitars from the album spot make an appearance! This is one of those epic tracks in line with DIM SCENE or Taion for example and it doesn't fail! The title encapsulates the whole of the song wonderfully, that's all I can say. CODA - Excellent outro track that flows from the previous song nicely. It's so interesting to see how mechanical and electronic the intro is in total opposition with this one, which is very emotional and fluid, yet neither one feels out of place. I guess that tells something about the general flow and variety of the album itself. Well what can I say, they really surprised me with this one, especially after the so-so TOXIC and the dreadfully dull and ridiculous DIVISION. I have a feeling that I'll put this album gladly next to the likes of NIL in the future after further listens. What's even better (and something I haven't felt in quite a while with a GazettE album) is that as soon as it's over I just wanna put it on again. The flow and placing of the tracks are pretty cool, there's only a bit of a lull towards the middle but overall manages to keep my interest, even more so in the second half (which is rare for me). Good job, welcome back GazeDudes! | cool, coherent and catchy, miles above anything they did in the past few years

Ewww I see~ Well nevertheless, kinda looking forward to hearing them in good quality...I guess. xD Also tbh I don't think they'll ever "experiment" or "go darker" again (sadly) - they're practically old geezers in J-rock years who already "had their moment", so I guess they're just sticking around to have some fun. Tho it would be pretty amazing if they decided to go all nuts all of a sudden.

^ Without reading this observation I wouldn't have made that connection on my own but I can hear what you mean. It's more like a general trait imo, I mean of that particular kind of genre and its "musical panels".

Awww well ok.

I usually hate things like this ("ripoff", etc) but I can't go beside the fact that the whole PV is giving me a serious Marilyn Manson - Tainted Love vibe. xDDD From arriving to a party to a big ol' house in a luxurious limo to the scene with Ruki sitting on the bed with jerky movements, etc. It's all good tho, song's nice of course.

I've only heard STEPPERS -PARADE-, sounded kinda like a Yumemiru uchuu throwaway (so yeah). What was the other song like?

BUCK-TICK announced two releases for 2014 January 22: firstly, the DVD and BluRay release of their two-part 25th anniversary documentary movie "Gekijouban BUCK-TICK ～Buck-tick genshou～", secondly the double A-side single connected to this movie, "LOVE PARADE/STEPPERS -PARADE-". Here are the different versions: Gekijouban BUCK-TICK ～Buck-tick genshou～ - limited edition BluRay Collector's Box (3 discs) / ￥12,600 - limited edition DVD Collector's Box (3 discs) / ￥11,550 - regular edition BluRay (2 discs) / ￥6,825 - regular edition DVD (2 discs) / ￥5,775 Disc-1 contains the first movie (86 mins) and Disc-2 the second one (91 mins). Disc-3 of the limited box has extra footage not shown in the final movie (53 mins). The limited box also contains a photo set of 10 pictures and a luxurious velvet casing. LOVE PARADE/STEPPERS -PARADE- - limited CD+DVD / ￥1,890 - regular CD / ￥1,050 CD 01. LOVE PARADE 02. STEPPERS -PARADE- limited bonus DVD 2013.03.03 TOUR2013 COSMIC DREAMER / TOKYO DOME CITY HALL ・キラメキの中で... (Kirameki no naka de...) ・LADY SKELETON ・人魚-mermaid- ・CLIMAX TOGETHER ・INTER RAPTOR (contents subject to change)

Damn, dat new preview sounds good!

New song snippet: ...not baaad!

^ I don't think there's any problem with that. I guess he must've wrote the original and thought it'd be neat to remake it.

Cool cover!

Domo arigato Mr Monochromo~

Yay, okay! I will be patient till then. ^^

Ah I see. Thanks for the info.

I'm getting this error when trying to log onto the chat page:

The new song is out: The beginning synth thingie is nice but overall I found it kinda boring / not too catchy.

Definitely sounds more promising than the last two albums.