johnesh

Personally I loved their last album. Interested to see where they go next. I got the impression they left Avex because they were unhappy with the major-label pressure (much like D). Surprised Ryouhei hasn't written a whole new album already, he's so prolific.

"Gangsta"? Really?

Summer has literally only just begun

Any form of violence should be condoned

Hopefully you mean it should be condemned.

SUPER BOOGER MAN

OK, so is it a label or a management company? Is he still signed to Warner? I want him to stop faffing about and crack on with recording a 168 album, goddammit.

What is "Holy Peak Inc."? I finally managed to find their website (it wasn't easy), but I'm still none the wiser.

Has anyone been able to figure out what the difference is between the regular edition and the "special price edition"? I'm guessing the latter will be in minimal packaging, maybe like a CD single case with a slip cover rather than a proper booklet

baroque band name "change"

Never heard of either of these bands before but I have to say based on these previews I'm much more interested in Gesu no Kiwami Otome. Indigo la End have got some kind of '60s psychedelic Beatles thing going on which does not do it for me at all.

So what is this, like a compilation album of all their vampire-themed songs?

14 songs for under ¥2000! Sweet

Bummer. I actually like their new direction. In fact I've liked pretty much everything they've ever done. Oh well, they've got time to do one more album before they go.

Astonished that no-one has commented on the woeful misspelling of "necessary"

I thought Roa left the band?

I thought he was the sole remaining original member of the band

thats great but sounds like a joke

Which part sounds like a joke?

I can hardly believe there's still no release date for this

Has anyone been able to order this? It seems that it will only be available in a limited selection of stores, but none of them appears to be selling it yet.

^ They are disbanding, and claimed that they would release a final album. This now appears to be a mini-album (unless the songs are each 7+min long).

Just listened to their new single and it's almost impossible to believe it's the same band that recorded "Ningen Shikkaku". It's good, but they no longer sound in any way original.

I predict a singles comp and a new album on the same day. And I will buy them both.

For the first time ever I actually find myself liking something that An Cafe have done. I think Miku's time in LC5, and probable interference from the label, have combined to make these newest singles listenable to my ears. I might even buy their next album (which I expect to be announced soon, BTW).

How can they release a best-of after only two albums?!

...Oh, wait – it's visual kei.

Terrible, terrible cover art.

This band is dead to me

Also, doesn't bode well when a band's fans are saying this even before they've released their first album.

"Absolute decision"? Sounds ominous