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RAVEN spot (also can be seen on their website):
 


 
Coooool~ ♪

RAVEN spot (also can be seen on their website):
 


 
Coooool~ ♪

watch out asagi, the king of night has spread his wings wide and is coming to slay you 
 
surprised he didn't include "death of hizaki" tho, maybe on a fanclub collectors ver.??
 

Cool topic! I'm not very familiar with A9, so I can't really offer a critique on your fantasy tribute. =|
 
 
I'm a big fan of tearing down boundaries, taking risks, and being both creative and unpredictable when it comes to music, so my tribute would be very unorthodox! I think it would amazing to hear these bands and their different renditions:


MY DIR EN GREY TRIBUTE ALBUM!

01: 激しさと、この胸の中で絡み付いた灼熱の闇 - kamomekamome

"Hageshisa..." is a pretty intense song throughout and would suit a "thrashing-ly" hardcore band like kamomekamome. I could imagine them spicing up the riffage a bit, but maintaining the spirit of the song. They'd probably replace kyo's low-growls with screaming (but they're good at it, so... ;P)

02. CAGE - 9mm Parabellum Bullet

The melodic and hooky nature of this song would be right up 9mm's alley. Not to mention they'd absolutely nail the upbeat instrumentation while managing to infuse their signature sound.

03. 逆上堪能ケロイドミルク - THE BACK HORN

"Gyakujou Tannou Keloid Milk" has a signature high-note in it that Yamada WOULD NOT be able to hit. For some that would probably kill the song, but I think THE BACK HORN could put enough power behind the rest to make a compelling rendition.

04. Bottom of the death valley - LOSTAGE

Lostage are fucking fantastic at covering songs AND "RED…[em]" has a great, straightfoward hard-rock sound that would cater to the band's strengths. Although since Takahisa doesn't really scream, their cover wouldn't be as dark as the original. Still tons of room for Takahisa's bass playing to shine, though.

05. Machiavellism - 八十八ヶ所巡礼

This song has such a sinister yet playful tone to it - 88kasyo could do wonders with this. My only concern would be the more melodic, singing parts since Margaret doesn't really "sing" per se.

06. 凌辱の雨 - me-al art

I'm specifically referring to the funkier (and all around better) single version of "Ryoujoku no Ame". Imagining Satoko singing the chorus gives me chills. In fact, she'd completely obliterate Kyo on this song. The only real downfall is that Satoko probably can't do the screaming parts.

07. 悲劇は目蓋を下ろした優しき鬱 - THE NOVEMBERS

Brooding, atmospheric numbers like "Higeki wa Mabuta..." are THE NOVEMBERS' specialty. In fact, I think their cover would be extremely faithful to the original.

08. raison detre - 凛として時雨

I know I wanted ling tosite to cover ONE of dir en grey's songs, but it was tough to chose one. Ling is an extremely peculiar band, so I think they'd rip a completely new asshole into whatever DEG song they cover. They'd probably change the drumming and speed it up a bit for sure.

09. INCONVENIENT IDEAL - イツエ
 
The chorus of this song is so incredibly powerful that you'd need an equally or even more emotive vocalist to sing it, but I think itsue's vocalist fits the bill. There are no screaming or harsh vocals in this song either, so she could definitely pull it off!
 
10. THE FINAL - cinema staff
 
Perhaps one of diru's most pop-oriented songs? What better band to cover this than cinema staff? A band that has both keen pop sensibilities and raw aggression!
 
 
 
OBVIOUSLY this is a highly-unlikely tribute, and my selection of DIR EN GREY songs is horribly biased (I'm just a casual fan, haha). Ardent fans of the band would be both disappointed in the tracklist AND the band selection, but I personally think it would turn out pretty cool!

I'm suprised that no one mentioned Bel Air and Bara no Konrei by Malice Mizer. Or are they considered "cheating"? XD
 

 

ugh no fair, i like dancing but here

kill bad ppl
kill some more ppl in a cult 
Lycaon's first one

Y'all ain't ready:
SPIRAL CHORD - DISTANCE TO SUBSTANCE

I preordered this thing long ago.. typical A9 feel I guess.
 
Deep down I seriously wish they still write songs like 夢幻 -electric eden- 

That was probably the blandest A9 I've heard since their Alpha album... hoping this isn't an overall indication for the new album. :/

That was probably the blandest A9 I've heard since their Alpha album... hoping this isn't an overall indication for the new album. :/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuzTcM0CN9o

Love it! It's hilarious. I got to go to a book reading with Chuck Palahniuk and got my book autographed. I definitely agree it's a nice continuation. It's a pretty funny story. Definitely looking forward to the 3rd as well!

Perfect strategy. Wait for a band from the same city as you to disband, then take their name. BAM instant fans. Maybe they can trick people in by announcing one of their lives as a "secret one day revival" and see how many UCP fans show up.

Longer PV preview and samples from the deluxe bonus DVD:
 


 


 
edit: Here's an extra vid, from the recording sessions:
 

Machete Approves.
 

facepalm kei

ex-NEGA Vo.儿-JIN- new band "THE BLACK SWAN" has opened their OHP at 2014/01/15, although other member details have not yet been announced
 
http://theblackswan.jp/

facepalm kei

in b4 they become vk to attract their chilean fanbase

Pre-ordering now available on CDJapan (if anyone else is interested).
 
http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=DAKAMWK-6

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-iC6MUDhDA
 
 
「Forget it? Really?～Kei's Debt～」 lyrics:

You turned my back on me
and You said in a weak voice thin
''I do not come anymore
I am penniless''
Darkness swallows me

There was your smile until seven days ago
What do you want to drink?
The Romanée-conti which I emptied sometime

I satisfied I am No.3
Please come meet me
I put on airs
I was afraid of my debt

It is only hateful
I want to hit you
Even if I know that
it is the act that I must not do
I stared at that plain-looking woman
and me in the mirror

Where will the exaction of my debt come to?
It wavers in tears
Kabukicho that is veiled
too painful

As for a lot of nights
as for a lot of nights
If your debt does not disappear
I have only a few savings and leave

I cannot pay a debt
even if I sell my body for ugly women
You do not have the money
Do not come host-club
Pay the debt

I should look for you to wherever
Nobody love the ugly women who cannot pay money
I do not have a visitor other than you
Make money properly by time when next encounters

This host-club do not cut the neck
This shop does not have the regrets
If you do not come next week
I will leave here

My boyfriend watched the conjuring with me in the room if that counts. It just sounded like a lot of playing hide and go seek and then screaming to me.

「Probably you are agonized about V-rock band」 lyrics:

Even temporary joy is empty and,
in the band, does not have a meaning
I run the band which never major debut and sell

Go down

I am not mad
I still continue a Visual rock band
the mad is you
I only want to major debut

It is the cold-blooded member
He said "I already leave it"
That fellow is a lukewarm human being

Call me Call my name
So loud like an old time
Approach me at the live concert
So hard like an old time

The band which is transitory like a mirage
Is the band dissolved now?
Why... What...! How...!

''Though we got approximately ten fans with many efforts,
the member said that musicality changed, and we withdrew
I am the band reader　I am an elder most
When I run a worship of visual band like
Europe in the Middle Ages, I promised it first
I worked as the follower of the band of old scary V origin for ten years
I was hit and was made to make naked dance
I acquired a bottom in accord with terrible eyes and did it and tried it hard
My spirit is superior to your thing''

Because I am thirty years old, I cannot make a new band
I cannot run the pretty band because I am old age

give up debut of band, and find a job
already cut hair, and give it up

''I never give up debut of band
so that it is cried how many times by Momma
so that I am scolded how many times by father
But the parents said nothing to me anymore
after I became 30 years old

I brought a woman in the parents' house and fucked in old days
Then the younger sister e-mailed me
"Hey Bro go out house"
But I do not talk with the younger sister for several years either

The capsule which the photography that closed forever
in a desk and the blood paste which were always taken
care of live entered has all thrown away clothes

It would pass from that how long
The band-gal said good-bye one by one
Even if I left the band, I believed that there was only you together
But you leave me I am alone
Time not to come back I can not live without you
The memory makes pain for me
Start of drama''

The cold world I lost my job
Lukewarm thought
I thought the world to be easy

Find a job before you get old
Give it up before becoming irreparable

I stopped my breath by my hand
I stopped my sigh by my hand

My Dream of the major debut...
I run a band until I die
If I give up debut of my dream and commit suicide

I am not mad
I still continue a Visual rock band
the mad is you my father
I must succeed　I get popularity

I am not mad
I continue even if I will solo
I am not mad
I do not give up the Visual kei band

Go down

Time not to come back I am living without you
The memory makes pain for me
The lyrics flashed from there

Suits and ties, almost every VK band has done this by now. If you were that upset about copying, just listen to Tokage. I mean, I like them, but seriously? After something as obvious as Tokage you put them into the copycat chair because they are wearing suits? In comparision, this is a very minor offense. Everybody's friend wears that sooner or later. You don't have to dig through VK to affirm this, it's everywhere, and shit happens. Their songs themselves are much more prone to that kind of criticism. Yet, still most people like them, because they bring a bit of the late 90's back, and that's okay. Now, really, wearing suits with ties should be a non-issue.