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ROTTENGRAFFTY presents “ポルノ超特急2016”
 
2016/12/25 Kyoto Pulse Plaza
 
01. G.D.S.
02. 詩踏み / Utafumi
03. Sustain The Untruth
04. Chain Repulsion
05. THE FINAL
06. OBSCURE
07. Revelation Of Mankind
08. Un Deux
09. 激しさと、この胸の中で絡み付いた灼熱の闇 / Hageshisa...
 


 
thanks everyone who came in to comment or just take a look at what's happening on DIR's stage.
I wish you all Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
hope 2017 goes much much much easier on all of us.
 
see you all on a start of UROBOROS tour on Jan. 13th!

Okay, I've gathered my thoughts about the new song.
 
It's roughly five minutes long, It features an electronic and piano intro which leads into a heavy rhythmic strumming section which then gives way to another softer section which utilizes strong echo effects on the guitar. Kyo starts singing the verse. It's clean singing throughout the whole song. It builds up pretty fast into a powerful chorus which strikes decisively positive tone (musically) while Kyo sings away in the expected falsetto style. Back to the verse. leads into a piano section with Kyo singing (again) gentle falsetto. Then a short drum fill which leads into the chorus again. Kyo strained at some shows to reach the high notes while it was utterly effortless at some other. The piano reappears during the end of the chorus which leads into a short piano interlude which then launches back into the heavy rhythmic strumming from the intro and ends the song.
 
I wouldn't say it's anything akin to Jessica or things like that, and while it has a hopeful tinge to it, it doesn't really have the upbeat feel of a track like that. It's a much more mature effort and I would liken it more to a ballad in the vein of LOTUS for example than anything else.

Kyo started singing too early and got out of rythm, and since he couldn't find his way back smoothly he turned around to the other guys and started waving his arms at them signalling them to stop playing. Then he sort of laughed it off a bit with the rest of us and we gave him an applause for... being a good sport I guess? It's fun when something unexpected happens and Kyo says something out of the ordinary as well, just makes him a bit more human.
 
Either way, best show of the tour so far for me, Osaka always delivers and finally some standing shows so I can be in the middle of all the mayhem and bask in the glory of organized chaos. Setlist was great and the remaining songs will be played tomorrow. I doubt there will be any surprises at this stage of the tour but there really doesn't have to be any as far as I'm concerned. 

The first two shows I attended were both "seated" lives, I say seated because in Japan people always stand in their seat spot as soon as the live starts until it ends. Some quick notes:
 
The whole band is performing on top of their game, but Kyo especially seems to be so comfortable and happy, I've never quite seen him jump around and smile and dance and have fun with the other band members in this way. Before the last song today he unexpectedly forced Shinya to talk to the audience while he was doubling over laughing at Shinya trying to rile up the crowd for the last song, doing a understandably stiff impression compared to Kyos usual style. In the show yesterday he was poking Die from behind during either Jessica or umbrella as well.
 
Certain songs stand out more than other, the new track is very good, a heavy ballad with piano that runs throughout the song and some electronic influences here and there. Kigan and Pink Killer are absolute beasts, so much raw energy and power there, even more than their recent material despite it being ostensibly "heavier". FILTH and ZOMBOID have a lot of audience participation, such as making the audience sing the entire chorus of FILTH and similar. and despite that the lyrics during the verses are changed for ZOMBOID it doesn't feel out of place. 
 
To be honest, the only downside with this tour so far is the decision to have the shows seated, and the fact that they still feel the need to play Sustain the Untruth. I've seen it a billion times already, please stop. But that's nitpicking really, once the Hatch shows rolls around I'm sure things will reach perfection if the band keeps performing at this level.
 
 

"Accidentally" extended my Japan trip so I could attend the last two Shinkiba shows as well, so I'll do my best to report from the last half of the tour starting from Nagoya. Can't promise quality reviews but some kind of anecdotes at least will be provided.

This isn't even a contest. Dir en grey comes out with an album every two to three years. X comes out with an album every two to three centuries.

meanwhile, all dates for Kisou tour except for Sapporo and Kagawa are now sold out.
also, it appears that two more dates have been added to the Kisou schedule.
both dates are CLUB CITTA' shows on Nov. 7th and 8th
and are limited to male and female members of [a knot] and ONLINE respectively.

Fast, Violent and heavier than Utafumi?!!
 
Its lit.

2016/09/17 【京都府】 KBSホール
 
01. *New Intro
02. LOTUS (Symphonic Ver.)
03. DIFFERENT SENSE
04. AMON (Symphonic Ver.)
05. Cause Of Fickleness
06. Phenomenon
07. 滴る朦朧 / Shitataru Mourou
08. 蜜と唾 (Piano Ver.) / Tsumi To Batsu
09. DIABOLOS
10. THE BLOSSOMING BEELZEBUB
11. Unraveling
12. 流転の塔 / Ruten No Tou
13. 暁 / Akatsuki
    Encore
14. VANITAS
15. *New Song
16. 詩踏み / Utafumi
17. Sustain The Untruth
18. 激しさと、この胸の中で絡み付いた灼熱の闇 / Hageshisa...
 
new song has been described as fast, violent and heavier than Utafumi.

Fronted by Rey Mysterio.

This shit is impossible. Had I made this tomorrow there would've been a few changes for sure.
 

 

Anyone else having errors when it comes to tracking their EMS packaging?

Dude!
 
And people thought DEG didn't know how to have fun anymore. 

The Fall Of Troy - Manipulator (Red/Blue Swirl w/pink splatter & Black/Gold Swirl w/white splatter vinyl)

Got this in the mail yesterday!
 

 
DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince - Yo Home to Bel Air (12" single on 90's graffiti swirl, 2016 repress)

So pro!