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    Jigsaw9 reacted to Champ213 in Tell the staff what we've missed in 2013!   
    I like me some good doom metal every now and then, so I will try out Church of Misery for sure!
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    Jigsaw9 reacted to bonsaijodelfisch in Tell the staff what we've missed in 2013!   
    EDIT: Haaaha, jig was faster than me, double post all the way accross the board, lolz
     
    the only japanese album  that made the rounds on my ipod that isn't of the usual suspects (hurrr, checkout "the unraveling" durrrrr) would probably be the new
     
    Church Of Misery - Thy Kingdom Scum


     
    it's a uber-solid down to the ground stoner-doom riff-behemoth with the occasional psychedelic innuendos in between. i know it's not your typical MH-Material, but a band with such heavy grooves surely is worth considering for some 2013 list
     
     
    and i just remembered that the new Soutaiseiriron (Town Age) came out this year too


     
    and i haven't read anything about it on here, which i found weird since as i understand it they're a pretty big deal in Japan and apart from the annoying steeldrums this album is just another perfect example of what beautiful music this beautiful band can pull off...
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    Jigsaw9 reacted to kodama-kun in MIYAVI ''SLAP THE WORLD TOUR 2014''   
    We'll meet at the Budapest gig!
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    Jigsaw9 got a reaction from Blue_Spring in Masami Tsuchiya's new project KA.F.KA // new solo album release   
    Samples: http://www.amazon.co.jp/Swan-Dive-土屋昌巳/dp/B00G4GQS1E/ref=sr_1_2?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&sr=1-2 
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    Jigsaw9 got a reaction from Tokage in Horror Movies   
    ^ I found V/H/S super-boring, except maybe for the first story (the one with the guys going to the club and hooking up with a weird girl). I did like V/H/S 2 somewhat, surprisingly! The story "Safe Haven" where a filming crew goes to a far-off building complex to film an obscure cult is one of the freakiest and most demented things I've seen in this so-called "found footage" subgenre. From the moment it starts out it gets more and more tense and uneasy, and then it explodes and the real "fun" starts. Recommended!
     
    edit: oh hey, here's the whole story on Youtube!
     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s27VijwqAZw
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    Jigsaw9 got a reaction from saltofstones in Post your "UNPOPULAR" music opinions!   
    Unpopular opinion: MEJIBRAY has nothing to do with the GazettE in terms of "rip-offness"
     
    Sure, Tsuzuku is a fan of Ruki's and the GazettE's, admittedly. And this moderately shows in his visuals at times.
    Sure, the band has some songs in their catalogue that seem to have some similarities to a few of GazettE's tunes.
    ...about 3 songs out of a total 48 (and counting).
    ...which usually only resemble GazettE stuff for like half a minute each.
    (remember DIE KUSSE where everyone shouted "ripoff, hahaa!" only because of the introductory part that never ever repeats again? ;> )
     
    So it's getting a bit weird and old to read all the "durrrr Gazetto copybando" stuff. Feels just like around 7-8 years ago when all I heard everywhere was "durrrr Gazetto sounds like Diru" (no they didn't, lol).
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    Jigsaw9 reacted to Pretsy in Post your "UNPOPULAR" music opinions!   
    What just came to my mind (in fact, you might describe this as "an ode to self-criticism"):
     
    Many music listeners base most of their critiques on "BAND/SONG X sounds like BAND/SONG Y - THAT'S WHY THEY ARE BAD!!!11!" - which is just plain dumb.
     
    Oh yes, consider me a sinner in this case too - I have been way enthusiastic about "my essentials sounding like new essentials" and so on, BUT IN THE END:
     
    It's execution (and consistency) what matters.
     
    For instance, I could say that Gazette's Hyena is totally superior to Luna Sea's G. (the former takes a lot of traits off the latter, and thus it has caused some havoc among ripoff enthusiasts) due to the fact that latter
    is not really that able to maintain listeners' interest for long (especially during chorus). Perhaps the execution wasn't that interesting? Eat your heart out, Luna Sea stans - the band itself is brilliant, I agree, but it doesn't mean that younger, influenced generation couldn't be better.
     
    Also, Dir's Gauze album - no matter the fact that the whole album itself might be an "old school vk cover parade" (I can go on and on with "ripoffs" but who cares?), these "open covers" are much more "oomph-inducing" than their original, probably a bit lousier counterparts - because their execution and consistency was considered carefully and done well.
     
    Let's cream the top with Sadie too - no matter how many years, releases and singles have passed by - there's always some enthusiastic Dir elitist bunch calling  to arms for them "sounding very DEG-ish" (at parts - yes, ONLY AT PARTS.). Well guess what, NO SHIT - they were heavily influenced by Dir, so of course their music might induce some odd "Dir nostalgia". The only problematic matter is that how messy and not carefully executed their releases were lately. From considered "build" in COLD BLOOD to sloppiness of BLACK DIAMONDS and MADRIGAL DE MARIA? The heck, Mao and co. - thus, they are faulty only on that matter.
     
    And in examples below, there isn't really any "note-to-note" action  - so no reasons for suing the shit out of them!
     
    I really hope that whole "ripoff ripoff ripoff!!!"-fad is just a phase, just like it was for me. I carefully rethought my actions on how I should see music from now on, and this kind of view freed me from "musical limits", which I am really happy about.
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    Jigsaw9 got a reaction from Nyasagi in Post your "UNPOPULAR" music opinions!   
    Unpopular opinion: MEJIBRAY has nothing to do with the GazettE in terms of "rip-offness"
     
    Sure, Tsuzuku is a fan of Ruki's and the GazettE's, admittedly. And this moderately shows in his visuals at times.
    Sure, the band has some songs in their catalogue that seem to have some similarities to a few of GazettE's tunes.
    ...about 3 songs out of a total 48 (and counting).
    ...which usually only resemble GazettE stuff for like half a minute each.
    (remember DIE KUSSE where everyone shouted "ripoff, hahaa!" only because of the introductory part that never ever repeats again? ;> )
     
    So it's getting a bit weird and old to read all the "durrrr Gazetto copybando" stuff. Feels just like around 7-8 years ago when all I heard everywhere was "durrrr Gazetto sounds like Diru" (no they didn't, lol).
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    Jigsaw9 got a reaction from Karma’s Hat in Post your "UNPOPULAR" music opinions!   
    Unpopular opinion: MEJIBRAY has nothing to do with the GazettE in terms of "rip-offness"
     
    Sure, Tsuzuku is a fan of Ruki's and the GazettE's, admittedly. And this moderately shows in his visuals at times.
    Sure, the band has some songs in their catalogue that seem to have some similarities to a few of GazettE's tunes.
    ...about 3 songs out of a total 48 (and counting).
    ...which usually only resemble GazettE stuff for like half a minute each.
    (remember DIE KUSSE where everyone shouted "ripoff, hahaa!" only because of the introductory part that never ever repeats again? ;> )
     
    So it's getting a bit weird and old to read all the "durrrr Gazetto copybando" stuff. Feels just like around 7-8 years ago when all I heard everywhere was "durrrr Gazetto sounds like Diru" (no they didn't, lol).
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    Jigsaw9 got a reaction from Seimeisen in Post your "UNPOPULAR" music opinions!   
    Unpopular opinion: MEJIBRAY has nothing to do with the GazettE in terms of "rip-offness"
     
    Sure, Tsuzuku is a fan of Ruki's and the GazettE's, admittedly. And this moderately shows in his visuals at times.
    Sure, the band has some songs in their catalogue that seem to have some similarities to a few of GazettE's tunes.
    ...about 3 songs out of a total 48 (and counting).
    ...which usually only resemble GazettE stuff for like half a minute each.
    (remember DIE KUSSE where everyone shouted "ripoff, hahaa!" only because of the introductory part that never ever repeats again? ;> )
     
    So it's getting a bit weird and old to read all the "durrrr Gazetto copybando" stuff. Feels just like around 7-8 years ago when all I heard everywhere was "durrrr Gazetto sounds like Diru" (no they didn't, lol).
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    Jigsaw9 got a reaction from orangetarts in Post your "UNPOPULAR" music opinions!   
    Unpopular opinion: MEJIBRAY has nothing to do with the GazettE in terms of "rip-offness"
     
    Sure, Tsuzuku is a fan of Ruki's and the GazettE's, admittedly. And this moderately shows in his visuals at times.
    Sure, the band has some songs in their catalogue that seem to have some similarities to a few of GazettE's tunes.
    ...about 3 songs out of a total 48 (and counting).
    ...which usually only resemble GazettE stuff for like half a minute each.
    (remember DIE KUSSE where everyone shouted "ripoff, hahaa!" only because of the introductory part that never ever repeats again? ;> )
     
    So it's getting a bit weird and old to read all the "durrrr Gazetto copybando" stuff. Feels just like around 7-8 years ago when all I heard everywhere was "durrrr Gazetto sounds like Diru" (no they didn't, lol).
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    Jigsaw9 got a reaction from Thedane in Post your "UNPOPULAR" music opinions!   
    Unpopular opinion: MEJIBRAY has nothing to do with the GazettE in terms of "rip-offness"
     
    Sure, Tsuzuku is a fan of Ruki's and the GazettE's, admittedly. And this moderately shows in his visuals at times.
    Sure, the band has some songs in their catalogue that seem to have some similarities to a few of GazettE's tunes.
    ...about 3 songs out of a total 48 (and counting).
    ...which usually only resemble GazettE stuff for like half a minute each.
    (remember DIE KUSSE where everyone shouted "ripoff, hahaa!" only because of the introductory part that never ever repeats again? ;> )
     
    So it's getting a bit weird and old to read all the "durrrr Gazetto copybando" stuff. Feels just like around 7-8 years ago when all I heard everywhere was "durrrr Gazetto sounds like Diru" (no they didn't, lol).
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    Jigsaw9 got a reaction from Muma in Post your "UNPOPULAR" music opinions!   
    Unpopular opinion: MEJIBRAY has nothing to do with the GazettE in terms of "rip-offness"
     
    Sure, Tsuzuku is a fan of Ruki's and the GazettE's, admittedly. And this moderately shows in his visuals at times.
    Sure, the band has some songs in their catalogue that seem to have some similarities to a few of GazettE's tunes.
    ...about 3 songs out of a total 48 (and counting).
    ...which usually only resemble GazettE stuff for like half a minute each.
    (remember DIE KUSSE where everyone shouted "ripoff, hahaa!" only because of the introductory part that never ever repeats again? ;> )
     
    So it's getting a bit weird and old to read all the "durrrr Gazetto copybando" stuff. Feels just like around 7-8 years ago when all I heard everywhere was "durrrr Gazetto sounds like Diru" (no they didn't, lol).
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    Jigsaw9 got a reaction from kyoisKILLINGME in Post your "UNPOPULAR" music opinions!   
    Unpopular opinion: MEJIBRAY has nothing to do with the GazettE in terms of "rip-offness"
     
    Sure, Tsuzuku is a fan of Ruki's and the GazettE's, admittedly. And this moderately shows in his visuals at times.
    Sure, the band has some songs in their catalogue that seem to have some similarities to a few of GazettE's tunes.
    ...about 3 songs out of a total 48 (and counting).
    ...which usually only resemble GazettE stuff for like half a minute each.
    (remember DIE KUSSE where everyone shouted "ripoff, hahaa!" only because of the introductory part that never ever repeats again? ;> )
     
    So it's getting a bit weird and old to read all the "durrrr Gazetto copybando" stuff. Feels just like around 7-8 years ago when all I heard everywhere was "durrrr Gazetto sounds like Diru" (no they didn't, lol).
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    Jigsaw9 reacted to Peace Heavy mk II in V-kei artists iOS love game release   
    kyo senpai finally noticed me
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    Jigsaw9 reacted to Tokage in NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST guitar stolen at livehouse   
    I guess u could say the culprit had a..... nocturnal bloodlust
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    Jigsaw9 got a reaction from Gaz in グリーヴァ (Grieva) new single "グリーヴァ VS GRIEVA" release   
    Single previews are up on Amazon!
     
    http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1-VS-GRIEVA/dp/B00G6RMN4C/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1382891941&sr=8-6&keywords=grieva
     
    Uhh so good~ <3
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    Jigsaw9 got a reaction from CAT5 in Church of Misery - US headlining & EU support tour   
    Sludgy-dirty Japanese doom metallers Church of Misery will go on their own headlining tour in the US throughout November and December (opening acts specified below), and will support Monster Magnet on their Europe tour next year in January and February, with some select locations where only Church of Misery will be playing.
     
    CHURCH OF MISERY ***CHANGED DATES*** 14.11.2013 Baltimore MD at Ottobar 16.11.2013 Atlanta GA at The Earl 17.11.2013 New Orleans LA at One Eyed Jacks 18.11.2013 Austin TX at Red 7 19.11.2013 Dallas TX at Club Dada 21.11.2013 Albuquerque NM at Sister Bar 22.11.2013 Tempe AZ at Yucca Tap Room 23.11.2013 Los Angeles CA at The Satellite 24.11.2013 San Diego CA at Soda Bar  25.11.2013 Fresno CA at Audie's Olympic  26.11.2013 Santa Cruz at The Catalyst  27.11.2013 Oakland CA at The Opera House  29.11.2013 San Jose at The Blank Club  30.11.2013 San Francisco CA at Thee Parkside  01.12.2013 Sacramento CA at Harlow's  03.12.2013 Seattle WA at The Crocodile 04.12.2013 Portland OR at Rotture  05.12.2013 Bellingham WA at The Shakedown  06.12.2013 Vancouver BC at The Rickshaw Theater  08.12.2013 Calgary AB at The Palomino 09.12.2013 Edmonton AB at The Pawn Shop 10.12.2013 Saskatoon SK at Amigos  11.12.2013 Regina SK at The Exchange  12.12.2013 Winnipeg MB at The Zoo  13.12.2013 Fargo ND at The Aquarium  14.12.2013 Minneapolis MN at The Triple Rock 15.12.2013 Milwaukee at Cactus Club 16.12.2013 Grand Rapids MI at Pyramid Scheme 17.12.2013 Indianapolis IN at Beale Street Live 18.12.2013 Rock Island IL at Rock Island Brewing Co. 19.12.2013 Chicago IL at Ultra Lounge   MONSTER MAGNET with CHURCH OF MISERY opening 20.01.2014 Denmark, Copenhagen, Vega (Small Hall) 21.01.2014 Sweden, Stockholm, Klubben 23.01.2014 Norway, Oslo, Parkteatret 24.01.2014 Norway, Bergen, Garage 25.01.2014 Norway, Drammen Union Scene 26.01.2014 Denmark, Aalborg 1000 Fryd / ONLY COM 27.01.2014 Germany, Berlin, Huxleys 28.01.2014 Germany, Leipzig, Werk 29.01.2014 Hungary, Budapest, A38 31.01.2014 Austria, Vienna, Szene Wein 01.02.2014 Germany, Lindau, Club Vaudeville 02.02.2014 Germany, Nürnberg 03.02.2014 Switzerland, Zürich, Komplex 04.02.2014 Italy, Milano, Magnolia / ONLY COM 05.02.2014 Italy, Roma, Init / ONLY COM 06.02.2014 Italy, Bologna, FreakOut Club / ONLY COM 08.02.2014 France, Paris, La Flèche d'Or 09.02.2014 Germany, Karlsruhe, Substage 10.02.2014 Germany, Wiesbaden, Schlachthof Hall 12.02.2014 Belgium, Brussels, AB 13.02.2014 UK, London, Koko 14.02.2014 UK, Wolverhampton, Wulfrun 15.02.2014 Belgium , Antwerpen , JC Kavka / ONLY COM 16.02.2014 Germany, Dortmund, FZW  17.02.2014 Holland, Utrecht, Tivoli 18.02.2014 Germany, Cologne, Live Music Hall 19.02.2014 Germany, Hamburg, Markthalle  
    Some more dates are expected to be announced later.
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    Jigsaw9 got a reaction from orangetarts in American Horror Story   
    I checked out the first ep of the new season last week, cuz I always wanted to start watching AHS but kinda never got round to actually doing it - so I figured it would be perfect to start as the new season begins. ...and OMG it totally won me over! So stylish and truly "horror-like", plus it has Kathy Bates so yay~ Then I decided to take a look at season 2 until there's a new ep and oh boy - I watched it in like 3-4 days, I totally fell in love with it! 8D
     
    Currently I'm of course watching the new season, and have already seen half of season 1 - that one's not bad either (3rd season likewise so far), but S2 is seriously the best for me.
     
    Also, Jessica Lange is my favorite every season it seems, lol. She's so badass in S3! xD Her character in S2 was truly amazing tho, to see the changes throughout the times, where she started out and how she finished her life.
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    Jigsaw9 reacted to relentless in the GazettE - BEAUTIFUL DEFORMITY   
    I almost refrained from sharing my thoughts on this album, because frankly, it's hard for me to articulate exactly how I feel about it. I have never enjoyed the GazettE that much. More often than not, I have found that they have been more of a disappointment when it comes to their albums as a whole. This even means their albums from the days when people called them "good". Disorder had some awesome tracks; but a large portion of it could have either been cut entirely, or refined to make the tracks less drawn out and repetitive. It was their first album, though -- so it doesn't really matter. Nil was more disappointing for the fact that it feels very uneven with tracks like Baretta, Cassis, and Silly God Disco leading into Discharge, and Taion.

    All of their albums have this sense of being disjointed. It's not that the tracks were in any way BAD (though, some are); it's there was never much flow with their albums in terms of presentation and performance. DIM changed this (even though it has it's bad moments), and has ultimately brought them to BEAUTIFUL DEFORMITY. Beautiful Deformity isn't just their most refined album on all fronts of musicianship; but it's also their most focused. Never before have we had a GazettE album that felt this complete. DIM came close; but suffered under it's own weight of b-sides (Headache Man) and borderline unlistenable interludes. Beautiful Deformity presents a band that finally put effort (since DIM) into exactly what they were trying to achieve. This isn't to say that they never tried to write their songs; but here it's more focused with the ALBUM as the centerpiece, instead of the individual singles. Thus, I can not review this track by track, because to do so would eliminate the experience for me.

    This album is less memorable for it's individual tracks, and more noteworthy for it's ability to do what truly great albums do: present not only an idea; but also a specific sound to unite the album. After all, as I have said before, this is an ALBUM not a COMPILATION disc.

    With that said, the placement of Redo that bridges the heavier sections with the "lighter" tracks felt odd as the heavily distorted Drop B guitar feeds into a jazz number. It was an odd choice; but nowhere near as weird as kannou to paradox by Sadie.

    Overall, this was an enjoyable listening experience. Back to basics? Sure, as most of the album shows that; but it goes far beyond just the basics. It does what the GazettE had not done previously: write an enjoyable album from start to finish.


    8/10
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    Jigsaw9 got a reaction from kodama-kun in cali≠gari self-cover mini album "2" release   
    Promo spot~
     


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    Jigsaw9 got a reaction from Sakura Seven in the GazettE - BEAUTIFUL DEFORMITY   
    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
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    Jigsaw9 got a reaction from kodama-kun in the GazettE - BEAUTIFUL DEFORMITY   
    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
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    Jigsaw9 got a reaction from Blue_Spring in BUCK-TICK new single and DVD/BluRay release   
    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)
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    have u tried sadie yet ther rly good
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