Deathtopi4

[track list]
01.ニードル(needle)
02.Water lilies
03.禍人(magabito)
04.パレード(parade)
05.腐肉と果実(funiku to kajitsu)
06.Siren
 

Am I the only one who consistently loved everything they released after VISUAL IS DEAD? 

it is announced at R指定(R-shitei) one-man live at Hibiya Yagai Ongakudou at 2015/07/25 that their new album (title not yet finalized) will be released at 2015/10/28, although details have not yet been announced
 
 
btw they will hold their one-man live tour "青春の闇(seishun no yami)" since Kumamoto DRUM Be-9 V1 at 2015/10/31 and up to tour final "知恵遅レ共ノ姫始メ(chie chire tomo no hime hajime)" at Toyosu PIT at 2016/01/11
 
 
SET-LIST at 2015/07/25:
 
01.スーサイドメモリーズ
02.殺したいくらい愛してる
03.アイアムメンヘラ
04.飴玉
05.秘事
06.アバズレディ
07.友達を殺しました
08.ネクラ・ネクロ・ネグロ
09.溺愛ドロップ
10.置き去りの傘
11.サドマゾ
12.愛國革命
13.ギラつく太陽
14.学級崩壊
15.青春はリストカット
 
EN1
01.バイバイ。
02.オレンジ
03.さらばビッチ
04.病ンデル彼女
05.修羅場
06.波瀾万丈、椿唄
07.Air...
08.ever sleep

AvelCain new spot for their one-man live "釘、御札、午前二時…(kugi ofuda gozenniji)" at TSUTAYA O-East at 2015/08/29 shows 4 members...it appears that new member will join the band at that one-man live at 2015/08/29, and I hope 葬-sou- will re-join the band as he will depart from 麗麗(reirei) after their one-man live at Nagoya SECOND VISION at 2015/08/30
 

 

D.I.D. live-limited single "W.O.D.Ⅱ / Fatal Error Race" will be released at their live since Ikebukuro BLACK HOLE at 2015/08/01 (1,200yen, limited 200), which will be available for download through iTunes since 2015/07/25
 
[track list]
01.W.O.D.Ⅱ
02.Fatal Error Race
 
 
their 27 digital songs will be released in 2015/09-2016/02 as follows:
 
Part I:
2015.09.01
the Day I Died / THE VIRTUES(3.0.4) / A forlorn hope(4.0.4) / blindness=MARIA(4.0.4)
 
Part II:
2015.10.01
the r??????? / B??? ??? ?????? / the T???? ?? ??? ???? / i???????
 
Part III:
2015.11.01
coming soon...
 
 
their complete album "the Day I Died" will be released in 2016 spring
 

 

I only know of this store: OffGamers
I use this store to get iTunes cards for my UK iTunes account.

They announced that their new single will  release at 2015.06.17. Details have not yet been announced.
 
--> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDzYL4yTiuU

HER NAME IN BLOOD new EP "BEAST MODE" will be released under Warner Music Japan at 2015/09/09 (2,138yen)
 
[track list]
01.BEAST MODE
02.LET IT DIE
03.BLEED ON
04.WHEN THE WORLD IS GONE
05.GORILLA
06.ONE REASON
07.INSANITY
08.STICKS AND STONES
09.DIFFERENCES

Dead Children new mini album "Haunted Vox" will be released at 2015/08/19 (2,160 yen)

[track list]
01. D.N.A
02. Heretical Child
03. 呪縛に蝕まれた、生を望む翼 (Jubaku ni Mushibamareta, Sei wo Nozomu Tsubasa)
04. Black Lily
05. ANACLISIS
06. 樹海の指輪 (Jukai no Yubiwa)

Artist: Royz Single: THE BEGINNING 1. THE BEGINNING 2. 0 3. umbrella. 4. THE BEGINNING (ins.) 5. 0 (ins.) 6. umbrella. (ins.)
Rating: | The beginning of something good.
 
Knowing very little about Royz before the release of this single, I had precious little by which to gauge my excitement. I had listened to their album, "Core," back in October and thought it was decent and showed promise. Then their single, "Supernova," and it's B-side, "Alive," really blew me away. So, I guess one could say that I was pretty excited even though I wouldn't consider myself a big fan of the band. Recently, the influences of the electronic genre have pervaded almost every visual rock band in the scene and it's been a pretty divisive issue. Nonetheless, if a band blends the perfect amount of hard rock with their electronic beats, I'm going to be a fan.

"The Beginning" is an interesting one, for sure. It's quite different from not only other Royz songs, but from a lot of modern pop/rock-esque songs. It blends together a few different genres to ultimately come up with one of the catchiest rock songs of 2015 so far. This band tends to work exceedingly well as a machine of fun, post-hardcore numbers with incredible rhythm and "The Beginning" is no exception. The one possible downfall of the song is the awkward-to-annoying introduction, but once that chorus hits, you will forget about any prior mess.

Oftentimes, the B-Sides make or break the single. If you didn't enjoy the song the band is promoting, well here's something else to make you feel better. For instance, "Alive" was much better than "Supernova." On this single, the B-sides were great compliments to a great promotional single. "0" was along the same lines as most of their recent work: uplifting, fun to sing along to, and great to just lose yourself in. "Umbrella" was a bit more subdued than the previous two songs. Mid-tempo ballad range, to be exact. Subaru's voice really carries well in this song, especially the chorus, where he displays a lot of personal emotion. One of their better composed and arranged tracks. The final track, "Heil," is exactly what I thought it would be. Heavy, fast-paced, and hard-hitting. The beat is incredible and the energy isn't misplaced at all. The only true con of this number is that the melodies Subaru has created aren't exactly strong. It works with the nature of the song, but he's definitely done better.

All in all, I feel like if you want to check out this band and haven't already, I would start with their album "Core" and work from there like I did. It sets up expectations for their career in a much more realistic way.


Support the band! Purchase Type A here
Purchase Type B here
Purchase Type C here
Purchase Type D here

D.I.D. live-distributed demo single "W.O.D. II / Fatal Error Race(demo ver.)" will be released at their live at Ikebukuro BLACK HOLE at 2015/06/19, at which their PV "W.O.D. II" will be shot

I believe that Tsuzuku can sing just fine.  And MEJIBRAY being inconsistent is one of the main reasons I love them.  Knowing what to expect each singe is kind of boring, but I guess it works for some bands.  I know I can look forward to each release being different, engaging and exciting.  They don't play it safe and they take risks, and to me they pay off.  When it comes to MEJIBRAY, I usually end up always loving the b-sides more, haha.
 
I'm no good at reviewing or describing music, but I'll try lol.  Here is my failed attempt:
 
人間 -  I love how it has this calm beginning, then just stops and Tsu does his thing, his growling (and how ya'll love to put it: dying cat screeches) I think blend well into the song.  The structure of the song is all over the place and it's awesome.
 
盈虧 - While not one of my favorite tracks, I still love what it brings.  The expert at the beginning doesn't bother me at all, I don't see why it's stupid? Yes the guitar riff is repetitive but at least it's a good one but that solo makes up for it.  I also love how Koichi's bass is more...I don't know technical terms, but instead of his normal slapping lol--it just fits.  The chorus is great, Tsuzuku's desperate whines... I will take any day.
 
蜈蚣 -  At first I didn't like this so too much.  But then I listened to it again and the 'power'? drumming and Koichi's bass had me sold.  Tsuzuku is a growling master to me.  This track gets me pumped but I can see where it can leave you hanging. 
 
 

 
As a diehard MEJIBRAY fan, they can keep my money and I'll proudly put this single on my shelf.

[track list]
01.INCUBUS
02.神風型駆逐艦・闇風(kamikazekata kuchikukan yamikaze)
03.黒鶏式葬送曲第壱番-ドウベ-(GALLO-shiki sousoukyoku daiichiban-dubhe-)
 

Hi! Your name looks super familiar from tumblr, probably from frequenting the Crossfaith and SiM tags (and basically everything in your non-vk list is relevant to my interests), I went by demiseandkiss for a long time. Dunno if that would be familiar to you. Either way, glad to see you deciding to be more active! We're a rowdy group but we're fun. lol. Looking forward to your posts.

So I've been on here a while, but i mostly just lurk... I wanna attempt to stop lurking so much and maybe make some new music friends (I have very few) so that's why I'm introducing myself now ^^ Along with music I like manga/anime, reading, and art. Here are some of my favorite bands: (there are way too many, I am sorry xD Choosing is hard...)
 
Visual-kei: Mejibray, Sadie, Awoi, Nocturnal Bloodlust, Dezert, AvelCain, Kiryu, llll-Ligro-, CodeRebirth, Lustknot, Biosphia, Deluhi, D'espairsray, Girugamesh, D.I.D., 12012, Dadaroma, Sibilebashir, The Gazette, Lycaon
 
Non-VK: Dir en Grey, Crossfaith, Coldrain, A Ghost of Flare, SiM, Before my Life Fails, Crystal Lake, Angry Frog Rebirth, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, A Crowd of Rebellion, One Ok Rock, Merging Moon, Her Name in Blood
 
Touhou Doujin: Vaguedge Dies for Dies Irae, Imperial Circus Dead Decadence, Vermillion-D Alice Syndrome, Silent Difference, Undead Corporation, Kissing the Mirror, Draw the Emotional, Foreground Eclipse, Hymn Above Traumatic Emotion
 
Non-Japanese: Oomph!, Eisbrecher, Rammstein, L'ame Immortelle, Nachtmahr, We Butter the Bread with Butter, Disarmonia Mundi, Deathstars, Eths, Blutengel, Unheilig, Machinae Supremacy

Artist: FIXER Single: PARADOX 1. White and Black (Prologue) 2. Paradox 3. Libido [Type A] 3. Verity [Type B]
Rating: | Familiar faces, fresh sound
 
I wasn't sure what to expect from Fixer as PARADOX was my first foray into their short discography. But a band that houses ex ReivieЯ and Signal members has a lot of potential in my book. I'm happy to say PARADOX didn't fall too short of my expectations, either.

The single opens with a somewhat generic and predictable electronic instrumental. Even for an SE, it's rather long. It's not really that the track is bad, per se. There just isn't much to evoke the rest of the tracks that follow it. The SE feels placed there because it's expected to be there, which is never the best idea. Things like this are better left to hype up the audience in a live setting. I've never found them to work the same way on a recording. But the rest of the single makes up for it. By the time the title track begins, you forget that there was an SE in the first place.

"Paradox", the title track, has great energy that kicks in with a machine gun drum beat and a scream. Jey's voice is powerful and even when he turns to his falsetto it carves out its own place among the dueling chugs of downtuned guitars. The song has great dynamics and bounces back and forth between heavy and quieter melodic segments in the verses. The more traditional visual kei chorus maintains its melodious aspects but in a much fuller arrangement between all of the instruments. As for the second track, "Libido" has a super catchy chorus, and more contrast of melody over thrash-y drums. Even at its heaviest parts, harmonies are layered over screams and the song never loses any intensity for it. In a short single Fixer is showing a lot of complexity and fresh approaches to a genre that desperately needs it.

The alternate song on the Type B version of the single, "Verity" sounds just like it was treated. B-side (or in this case, C-side?) filler. Not horrible "delete-this-and-pretend-it-doesn't-exist filler", but something that didn't quite fit with the other two songs and takes a few more spins before it grows on you. The verses are arguably more generic and the song even sounds like it didn't get the same production treatment as the Type A songs did. But if given a little bit of TLC in a re-recording with the right tracklist beside it, "Verity" could make for decent album material. This is only Fixer's 3rd single, after all. They get a little bit of forgiveness from me for having to skimp on what can be expensive studio time.

All in all, PARADOX is a strong showing that makes me want to continue watching this band as they grow. I will hold out hope that they pursue new and interesting ways to keep visual kei fresh and relevant. I'd love to see them branch even further from some of the vk mainstays it seems they are trying to cater to, as it may end up holding them back. However, Fixer are on the right track to a strong following and promising career as they are, and I'll be cheering for them.

Check out "Paradox"

Support the band! PARADOX @ CDJapan
PARADOX @ HMV
Fixer OHP

Haha thank you! And I'm with you there actually, my deep love for Eths does not extend to anything they've done after Candice Clot left...
I'm from America ^^

So I've been on here a while, but i mostly just lurk... I wanna attempt to stop lurking so much and maybe make some new music friends (I have very few) so that's why I'm introducing myself now ^^ Along with music I like manga/anime, reading, and art. Here are some of my favorite bands: (there are way too many, I am sorry xD Choosing is hard...)
 
Visual-kei: Mejibray, Sadie, Awoi, Nocturnal Bloodlust, Dezert, AvelCain, Kiryu, llll-Ligro-, CodeRebirth, Lustknot, Biosphia, Deluhi, D'espairsray, Girugamesh, D.I.D., 12012, Dadaroma, Sibilebashir, The Gazette, Lycaon
 
Non-VK: Dir en Grey, Crossfaith, Coldrain, A Ghost of Flare, SiM, Before my Life Fails, Crystal Lake, Angry Frog Rebirth, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, A Crowd of Rebellion, One Ok Rock, Merging Moon, Her Name in Blood
 
Touhou Doujin: Vaguedge Dies for Dies Irae, Imperial Circus Dead Decadence, Vermillion-D Alice Syndrome, Silent Difference, Undead Corporation, Kissing the Mirror, Draw the Emotional, Foreground Eclipse, Hymn Above Traumatic Emotion
 
Non-Japanese: Oomph!, Eisbrecher, Rammstein, L'ame Immortelle, Nachtmahr, We Butter the Bread with Butter, Disarmonia Mundi, Deathstars, Eths, Blutengel, Unheilig, Machinae Supremacy

So I've been on here a while, but i mostly just lurk... I wanna attempt to stop lurking so much and maybe make some new music friends (I have very few) so that's why I'm introducing myself now ^^ Along with music I like manga/anime, reading, and art. Here are some of my favorite bands: (there are way too many, I am sorry xD Choosing is hard...)
 
Visual-kei: Mejibray, Sadie, Awoi, Nocturnal Bloodlust, Dezert, AvelCain, Kiryu, llll-Ligro-, CodeRebirth, Lustknot, Biosphia, Deluhi, D'espairsray, Girugamesh, D.I.D., 12012, Dadaroma, Sibilebashir, The Gazette, Lycaon
 
Non-VK: Dir en Grey, Crossfaith, Coldrain, A Ghost of Flare, SiM, Before my Life Fails, Crystal Lake, Angry Frog Rebirth, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, A Crowd of Rebellion, One Ok Rock, Merging Moon, Her Name in Blood
 
Touhou Doujin: Vaguedge Dies for Dies Irae, Imperial Circus Dead Decadence, Vermillion-D Alice Syndrome, Silent Difference, Undead Corporation, Kissing the Mirror, Draw the Emotional, Foreground Eclipse, Hymn Above Traumatic Emotion
 
Non-Japanese: Oomph!, Eisbrecher, Rammstein, L'ame Immortelle, Nachtmahr, We Butter the Bread with Butter, Disarmonia Mundi, Deathstars, Eths, Blutengel, Unheilig, Machinae Supremacy

it is announced at アルルカン(arlequin) one-man live "胡蝶之夢(kochou no yume)" at TSUTAYA O-East at 2015/04/26 that their new maxi single "道化ノ華(douke no hana)" will be released at 2015/06/03 (2 TYPE)
 
TYPE A (1,944yen) will include CD+DVD (including "道化ノ華(douke no hana)" PV), and TYPE B (1,620yen) will include CD only
 
[CD track list]
01.道化ノ華(douke no hana)
02.身を知る雨(mi wo shiru ame)
03.人形-ヒトガタ-(hitogata) (included in TYPE B )
 

 

Hi there, I wanted to talk asexuals perceiving vk differently because it's something I've thought a lot about recently. I'm an ace and I love art, and to me vk musicians are like beautiful pieces of human art, (kinda like painting on people like Alexa Meade does, for example) because their makeup and clothes are (usually) very beautiful. And they art both art and artists at the same time, because they make themselves into art and obviously they make music too. Now, often I see people saying that they really want to have sex with these people. Now to me this feels like they're just objectifying the musicians as sex objects, but perhaps this is just the normal thought process of allosexuals. Since I'm not sexual I don't know and I don't judge, but I do feel like there is a really big difference between me and fans who say things like that. When I fangirl it's usually because someone looks particularly pretty to me, or because the music is awesome. As for lyrics, in most cases I don't really care how sexual the lyrics are as long as the music itself sounds good to me. So yeah, that was my ramble...
Also "Btw fanservice is ok for me, but not this homosexual shit that visualgays doing now" is an extremely homophobic sounding thing to say, just saying.