Jigsaw9

Hang in there bro, only less than two weeks till the album release!

Good.

F U C K Y E S

Cover art and tracklist: 1. Red. 2. 夜ノ唄 (Yoru no uta) 3. 雨音 (Amaoto)

^ Pretty nice. I was hoping there was a little more to the song, but still curious how they'll spice up / modify the album version.

niiiiiiiiiice

Oh wow. They're one of those bands that I followed from the beginning, then gradually stopped listening to them, and they kinda faded into the background, like -OZ- for example. To be honest, I kinda had a vague memory that they've already disbanded like a year or so ago, but guess not then. xD

Sounds pretty decent so far, kinda like what I expected.

this xD

When vocalists do the silly "br00tal" growling/grunting thing like it's supposed to be MANDATORY to have a verse or two like that in your song. I'm not saying it doesn't have its place in vk, but more and more I hear bands over-use it without much purpose, just as a boring template. Oh, and when an otherwise mid-to-fast-paced song's chorus is suddenly all slowwww and laaaazyyyy. I don't know who started this, but I found it most typical of GazettE back when I started noticing it popping up here and there, and now almost every band has a couple tracks like this.

witch house kei is real

Pretty nice, as expected.

Some song samples - it's almost what I expected, SO COOL. Sounds kinda like the last album so far, only a bit darker / more melancholic (?). I'M HERE FOR THIS.

bring it onnn

^ At least the audio is louder this time. Also, totally forgot this album was coming out in a few days, cool! xD

Here are the track lengths from Tower.jp, if anyone's interested: 01. cum uh sol nu - フラスコの別種 - (Frasco no besshu)　03:52 02. PINOA ICCHIO - 躍るアトム - (Odoru Atom)　02:28 03. DEVIL’S WINGS 　04:41 04. El Dorado　03:56 05. 美 NEO Universe (Bi NEO Universe)　05:04 06. BOY septem peccata mortalia　04:19 07. 樹海 (Jukai)　03:45 08. THE SEASIDE STORY　03:25 09. FUTURE SONG - 未来が通る - (Mirai ga tooru)　03:55 10. 曼珠沙華 manjusaka　04:37 11. Cuba Libre　04:31 12. 愛の葬列 (Ai no souretsu)　06:49 13. NEW WORLD - beginning -　04:45 So about 56 minutes in total.

Probably BUCK-TICK, collecting most of the studio albums and live DVDs... I don't dare to count tho.

^ I only listened to Bewitcher today morning actually, and yup, it's a pretty cool album!

Haha, awesome! Diggin' the old-school feel of the music vid's song.

Some pretty cool releases here and there for August, I was mostly content with what I heard. As usual, the rules are pretty simple: you can list what releases you thought were the best, and explain why in a few sentences. You can even pick just 1 album if that's all you've got, and try to keep it to a maximum of 5 items. Feel free to add or remove any albums later if you feel like your taste has changed, etc. Oh, and try to include a sample or two so that others could peep those sweet tunes more easily! Aaand here we go~ 黒百合と影 -「臓器のノゾキ穴。」/ Kuroyuri to kage are a pretty decent band, but they really stepped up their game with this new mini album. The whole thing is just bursting with dirty, crunchy dark sounds and moods, encased in powerful little tunes. The inclusion of the re-worked single tracks was a good choice too, they sound much much better than before. One of the near-perfect indies vk releases of the year for me so far, for sure. 雅-MIYAVI- - Fire Bird / Who knew I'd enjoy a MIYAVI album again after the boring disappointment that was THE OTHERS? I sure as hell didn't! I was even skeptical listening to the previews, but song by song the new album won me over big time. I don't know which producers MIYAVI worked with this time, but kudos to the whole team for forging this badass sound. Partly electronic dance music, partly garage-y distorted guitar jammin', and lots of catchy songs. Perfect party album. Ritual Howls - Into the Water / Immensely bleak-sounding goth rock with minimalistic synths and a biting industrial edge. To be honest, I don't remember much of the actual songs now that I think back, but it's just one of those albums that you put on when you're in a certain mood and it washes over you. Great night-time listening. Honorable mentions UNDER FALL JUSTICE - 醜い拒絶 / This almost made my top list. Chaotic, quirky, overdramatic indies vk that's too ridiculous at times, but somehow still works. Hellbringer - Awakened from the Abyss / Old-school thrash/black/speed metal. Tbh it's pretty interchangeable with a dozen other bands, but it gets the job done.

Check out this heavy shiiiiiiiiiiiiiit Can't wait for the new album & too see them live in November!

Music vid is here~~ yyyyup it's kenichi alright Also, they'll release their album "METEO" in the future (possibly 2017, if I understood it correctly).

Full tracklist and writing credits: 01. cum uh sol nu - フラスコの別種 - (Frasco no besshu)　[作詞 / 作曲：今井寿] 02. PINOA ICCHIO - 躍るアトム - (Odoru Atom)　[作詞 / 作曲：今井寿] 03. DEVIL’S WINGS 　[作詞：櫻井敦司 / 作曲：今井寿] 04. El Dorado　[作詞:櫻井敦司 / 作曲：星野英彦] 05. 美 NEO Universe (Bi NEO Universe)　[作詞:櫻井敦司 / 作曲：今井寿] 06. BOY septem peccata mortalia　[作詞：櫻井敦司 / 作曲：今井寿] 07. 樹海 (Jukai)　[作詞:櫻井敦司 / 作曲：星野英彦] 08. THE SEASIDE STORY　[作詞 / 作曲：今井寿] 09. FUTURE SONG - 未来が通る - (Mirai ga tooru)　[作詞：今井寿・櫻井敦司 / 作曲：今井寿] 10. 曼珠沙華 manjusaka　[作詞：櫻井敦司 / 作曲：星野英彦] 11. Cuba Libre　[作詞：櫻井敦司 / 作曲：今井寿] 12. 愛の葬列 (Ai no souretsu)　[作詞：櫻井敦司 / 作曲：今井寿] 13. NEW WORLD - beginning -　[作詞：櫻井敦司 / 作曲：今井寿] Cover (both limited & regular are pretty much the same, with slightly different sized picture/font):