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this shit straight up looks like it was filmed at a shitty timeshare in 1992

aula is a top-notch album, i remember loving it when it came out. scored a cheapo copy on Third Stage back in the day and was super psyched. haven't organically thought about this band in years, but now i'm tempted to give it a spin again.

trying hard to remove myself from it as much as possible. still find myself engaging the "mindless scroll" of it all, but i don't enjoy it and it feels more habitual than anything, which i hate. i only keep it to be able to keep up with local music stuff/band promotion - otherwise, i'd be fine if it fell off entirely.

Mixing definitely makes a huge impact on the final product. A poor mix job can totally lose parts of songs and distort the way it's meant to be heard, a good mix job can change an entire record.

Not sure of any VK examples, but good examples in Western stuff are From First To Last's "Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Body Count" which has two mixes that were released, the latter of which was done because the original was so poor (and the difference is really noticeable). The same can be said about the remixed/remastered version of Dance Gavin Dance's "Acceptance Speech," which straight up makes an "okay" album into a great one. 

Not to say I don't understand your viewpoint - I think a lot of people miss the effect this process has on record-making - but when you can audibly hear the difference in the same songs, it really helps understand the impact!

I think the production on the album doesn't do it any favors. Feels really flat, guitars lack any significant punch, etc. I think I'd like it overall a lot more if it were produced differently, so I'm not surprised to hear it translates better live.

Congrats - you'll have a blast!! I only got to attend 2 lives during my time in Japan, but there were 8 acts at the second live so I felt like a got at least a solid taste.

Out of everyone I saw, I would argue the gulu gulu and MAMIRETA are absolute must-sees. Extremely high energy and fun from start to finish.

I would also include DIMLIM in this sentiment, but I don't know how they've been since losing 2 members so I can't confidently say either way. They were great when I saw them, though - very emotive, raw performance, especially compared to many of the other bands that played.

Past that, Hueye and MonstlloW impressed me a lot for newer bands so if you happen to catch them at a live you won't be disappointed. 

Have fun!!!

Been on Android since Note 7 (RIP) and haven't looked back since. My wife's iPhone gives her nothing but problems (gotta love planned obsolescence and Apple is truly the KING of the concept) and Apple's "security measures" are somehow overwhelming and entirely ineffective at the same time. On a Note 9 now and it's the best phone I've ever owned by a very large margin.

I don't think I've ever naturally met another VK fan outside of maybe at an anime convention or something. I know people who know of Dir en grey, but not so much in the context of visual kei, rather just as a "crazy metal band."

best of luck!!

We've all made mistakes (especially on the internet, lol). No reason to jump on the "everyone hates me" train. It's a poor mindset that (whether you realize it or not) only serves to diminish your apology and negate your culpability. As was said above, take it as a learning point and it'll do you good.

I got into VK at a relatively young age and was, for the most part, pretty socially inept at the time. I look back on that part of my life with a fair bit of disappointment and disdain for the way that I acted and the way that I treated others, whether I realized it or not. I only reference this because much of what you're saying/doing here hits eerily close to home with the way I once was so, as someone who has maybe been in similar shoes, try to take my word for it - criticism is more often constructive than not and a community that is willing to accept you while calling you on your shit is worthwhile regardless of the fandom it's attached to.

More concisely said - no one hates you, dig what you dig, and don't dwell on your own mistakes - just learn, move on, and grow. 👍

same. got new Virge shipping with it, too, so holding out on all of it is proving to be quite difficult 😭

wow, what??? did not expect this. bummer.

I used to work in a similar environment and had "Touch My Body" by Mariah Carey as my ringtone as a joke for a weekend event with friends. Came back to work and for some reason forgot to put my phone on vibrate. Mid conversation with my supervisor (standing up in the middle of a cubicle row), my phone starts BLARING the chorus. Everyone stops talking, I just slowly reach down, turn the ringer off, and pretend nothing happened. No one spoke of it, thankfully.

nah - Animazement in North Carolina. grew up with that convention and it's kind of a "family reunion" for me at this point, but I just relocated (ironically back to North Carolina), but just can't in good conscience spend the money on it. 😰

a classic!! thank you for posting!

couldn't love her more. the absolute best.

I love love love them. One of my current faves no doubt. Agreed with the point above, though - hope they can keep the quality up.

It is SO GOOD!! I blazed through almost all of it in a day or two, couldn't put it down.

haven't finished it yet, but Shinsekai Yori fits the bill. ReZero is the best isekai show and also quite dark despite the cute characters at the forefront. Devilman Crybaby is all of this, too, if you haven't seen it.

have been getting super nostalgic at the sheer idea of Digimon locales, so ready to overdo it with photos 😭

this is great info - thank you so much for the detailed reply!! just trying to make the most of the time and I honestly just have a tendency to wander aimlessly so any ideas are good ideas, haha.

when I purchased tickets I was like "hmm, maybe some session or something" but then I googled now and realized it listed on a lot of lives, so your answer makes sense and I feel like a dummy. curious who could still be announced then... 

thank you for clarification!

regarding Aster, there is a band called "GLEN" that appears to have formed recently with a single being released called "Aster" in May? they show their first live is scheduled for 5/27, though, so not sure if there's any relation. 

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and to follow up, does anyone know of the band "Aster?" they're listed as the opening act on the same live, but I can find literally NO INFO AT ALL