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Nice, good for them!

I'm not too crazy about these B-sides. The title track is okay, サンセットビター is not bad, but I couldn't even finish the remaining one, lol.

*Street art kei?

Weird, I looked it up but the official release date is still 4 weeks away... maybe it's some sort of pre-pre-order special version or idk.  

^ It's already out? I was under the impression it'll be released in, like, late July?

Really great band pic! Welcome, Atsushi.

Looking forward to the single.

To the remaining approx. 2-3 THE HAKKIN enthusiasts: the band's Twitter tweeted tomorrow's date for some reason.

Let's see what happens...

ayyyyyyyyyyyyy

Love the vocals (especially the chorus) and the solo, but that annoying "guitar noodling on the high strings just to fill space" trend needs to die already.

Disjointed song but good execution I guess...?

4 hours ago, The Piass said:

オーガを喰らった牡猫の奇術師(Ogre o kuratta osuneko no kijutsu-shi)

It's official, D × Shrek extended crossover universe confirmed.

Just dropped by to say I'm really enjoying the new Darkthrone album. Perfect old-school mix of (proto)black, thrash and doom.

BIG RIFFS, perfect to play LOUD.

edit: Not sure if I mentioned this before, but the new Ares Kingdom album slays too. Murky death-thrash onslaught.

Nice.

Love the look.

I'm really enjoying this new album, even at times when it doesn't fully align with my tastes. Like, enjoying just the fact that sukekiyo still dares to do whatever the hell they want and still make it sound their own. I was initially very welcoming towards ADORATIO too, but then it kinda sank into a middle-tier category for me, so we'll see how this new one will fare in the long run, but for now I'm just along for this weird mysterious ride.

My favorite tracks: 偶像モラトリアム, 沙羅螺, 本能お断り, 漂白フレーバー

My least favorites: アナタヨリウエ, 君は剥き出し

That actually came out a lot better than I expected. Nice catchy song.

Cover art is horrendous tho, lmao.

Wait... so they announced a US show but the tickets are only available to Japanese residents? That's hilarious and fucked up at the same time.

Even if they let non-Jp peepz buy tickets at a later date, that's kind of a dick move imo.

Good to see they're being so active, but I don't have any high hopes for this. To this day I've listened to their "LUV" album a grand total of... one time, and have no desire whatsoever to revisit it (nor "A WILL").  

ザアザア Kazuki is shaking

Looking forward to the album!

WTF...

I like how if you want to own all the songs you'll pay exactly 4 times more than they were just included one one CD (amounting to a short album). Also boosting the price with DVD content.

Kings of vk marketing REPRESENT!!

41 minutes ago, sutululu said:

Btw anybody could send some recommendation of Kishi's work? Never heard about him before.

He's the DJ/synth player dude.

Other than abingdon boys school he mostly does supporting gigs for random mainstream pop/rock acts. Also worth noting that apparently he produced D'espairsRay's singles FINAL CALL and LOVE IS DEAD (according to Japanese Wikipedia).

I haven't really got the hang of the single yet (granted, I'm only through with one listen, lol).

不味い麻酔 is the only song whose style is the closest to my preference, but even that one is kinda "heard it all before, and better". Dunno.

Thanks for the live report, it was great to read. I'm also looking forward to your next one, when you have the time.  

Heyyyy, this is not bad! Kinda reminds me of 2005-2010-ish indies VK that mixed heavier nu/modern-rock with melodic elements (like Girugamesh and such).

Might keep an eye on these guys. Memorable name too, lol.