Yukimoto

The artwork cover is really cool! Too bad this is live-limited >_<

It's SuG you can already find that they are covering the song on cd Japan even though it doesn't say its a cover. It's on the teenage dream/luv it regular edition.
http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/PCCA-4243

mysterious band (SuG) has covered ORANGE RANGE "上海ハニー(shanghai honey)"
 

Welcome to round 2 of the karaoke contest! This time, the first 3 participants will advance to the final round. Voting will close on Wednesday the July 15th!
 
 
 
Dayu
9 GOATS BLACK OUT - any

 
 
BLAME
D - Ouka saki some ni keri

 
 
XiL
Dir en Grey - Revelation of Mankind

 
 
IfYoureaCutegirlPlsLikemyvoice
Unite - Osen

 
 
Jinki
12012 - Tattoo

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Sounds decent so far.

SET-LIST at 2015/07/07:
 
01.BABEL
02.EDY
03.EVE
04.偽善MASTER(gizen MASTER)
05.Dead Cherry
06.-OZONE-
07.THEATER OF ENVY
08.FIVE BARKIN ANIMALS
09.LION HEART
10.the wonderland from LAB.
11.Mr.Grim
12.XEPPET
13.SINDRA
14.Recipe
15.HEART ch.
16.GLOSTER IMAGE
17.ROACH
18.My second B-day
19.Good girl gone bed.
20.Idea
 
EN1
01.July VIIth [Re:birth]
 
EN2
01.MONOGRAM
02.彩(aya)

Artist: DOAK Single: 揚羽-ageha- 1. 揚羽-ageha- 2. パラサイト 3. LICKER (Type A only) 3. eris (Type B only)
Rating: | About as appetizing as a clump of toenails and prison gruel.
 
DOAK is UnsraW meets Para:noir meets 2015. As cool as that sounds on paper, in practice it's not so good. Opposites don't always attract and this is one of those cases where a band that has so much going for it theoretically flops like a fish out of water. It's a more sobering, crushing realization when one remembers that this isn't a new band. DOAK has been operating under the session band name ERIZA in one form or another for the past few years. Before that, the members in this band were part of one or more semi-competent visual kei bands, evidenced by the fact that we still remember who UnsraW and Para:noir are. It would be a more than reasonable expectation that their first official release would sound better than an awkward collection of unfinished riffs.

It's impressive how consistently flat the delivery is the entire time. There's only the faintest hint of originality poking up throughout the four song excursion into the savanna of lethargic metalcore. There's no rhythm or heaviness in the guitar, so no mosh pits in these parts, plus the smattering of electronic elements add insignificant amounts of depth to the music. These insipid metalcore leanings are among the better moments, with the dreadful moments reserved for when Yuuki sings. He's simultaneously tone deaf and off key all the time, as if he can't hear himself sing for some reason. The band knows he's not all that great of a vocalist - hell, I think everyone knows - but the only way they could compensate for his lack of range or ability was to slap some auto-tune over all the rough parts. It just makes things worse because these measures to compensate for his shortcomings are applied inconsistently too; Yuuki's opening vocal melody to 揚羽-ageha- is buried beneath mountains of digital "correction" but when the veil is suddenly lifted fifteen seconds later the result is no more desirable. Why bother at all? I wish he would pick up a guitar, rock out alongside the other band members, get literally anyone else to sing, and stick to supporting that person with harsh background and gang vocals. Maybe then this single would have a memorable few seconds outside of "LICKER"'s solo worth mentioning.

This is the exact definition of generic visual kei; this neutered, pedestrian, watered-down metalcore has less personality than a candle stick. Visual bands of yesteryear with unknown band members and a shoestring budget have composed more convincing riffs than whatever "eris" is supposed to be, and have had way less hype and attention. I had a soft spot for both UnsraW and Para:noir, but the combination of the two just doesn't click. 揚羽-ageha- didn't even make it to my music player before I purged it from my hard drive and I think I'll be all the better for it.

There's no nice way to say this so I'll be blunt: listen to anything else.


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

I upload the MVs of the 2nd MV Collection DVD on my YT account....so keep an eye on it and all the other stuff I put up ^^
 

Peace Heavy mk II
I have to agree with you on Femme Fatale. I have tried to get into them but I just haven't found much that I like by them but the new single Voyage I think was their best yet for thanks for highlighting that this month. I also must say that I thought the whole Arlequin single was very well done but I think they are pretty consistent with putting out good tunes every time they make something new so I wasn't to shocked by this being a hit for me. I think I would have a hard time picking the best track out of these but I'll go with your selection "Mi wo shiru Ame." For I think it exceeded the others on greatness.
 
ender-ender
I think Xaa-Xaa is a great band too I totally dig what they put out so I hope they keep up the good work with the new mini-album they put out soon. 
 
I guess I havn't heard many of the other genres this time around but I did hear the single by Daichi miura - beni. I still think that "It's the right time" the ending song of Parasite was his best yet. Don't know if you've heard it before but if you havn't you should check it out.
 
@yakihiko I think the whole Nocturnal Bloodlust - Providence was good. I especially enjoyed the the live tracks but I think "Ignist Heart" has to be my favorite as it is a slower song which is different from their more high paced songs but it's still great for being something different. I know they are always experimenting anyway and I usually enjoy everything they do, so Im overall happy about the outcome.
 
This is actually my first time trying out MUCC but I thought the whole mini-album was really good. i loved the title track but "rainbow" was my favorite, which most of the time for me is because the song itself is a good ballad. I'm usually a sucker for good ballads so yeah. But, I'm glad to have tried them out.
 
I guess this month I'll try to keep in mind what songs I like so I can better give recommendations for the next time. Until then thanks again everyone for your contribution

Glad he changed the color I feel like it's been a while since he changed it. But like always they look great. Looking forward to the single

Peace Heavy mk II
I have to agree with you on Femme Fatale. I have tried to get into them but I just haven't found much that I like by them but the new single Voyage I think was their best yet for thanks for highlighting that this month. I also must say that I thought the whole Arlequin single was very well done but I think they are pretty consistent with putting out good tunes every time they make something new so I wasn't to shocked by this being a hit for me. I think I would have a hard time picking the best track out of these but I'll go with your selection "Mi wo shiru Ame." For I think it exceeded the others on greatness.
 
ender-ender
I think Xaa-Xaa is a great band too I totally dig what they put out so I hope they keep up the good work with the new mini-album they put out soon. 
 
I guess I havn't heard many of the other genres this time around but I did hear the single by Daichi miura - beni. I still think that "It's the right time" the ending song of Parasite was his best yet. Don't know if you've heard it before but if you havn't you should check it out.
 
@yakihiko I think the whole Nocturnal Bloodlust - Providence was good. I especially enjoyed the the live tracks but I think "Ignist Heart" has to be my favorite as it is a slower song which is different from their more high paced songs but it's still great for being something different. I know they are always experimenting anyway and I usually enjoy everything they do, so Im overall happy about the outcome.
 
This is actually my first time trying out MUCC but I thought the whole mini-album was really good. i loved the title track but "rainbow" was my favorite, which most of the time for me is because the song itself is a good ballad. I'm usually a sucker for good ballads so yeah. But, I'm glad to have tried them out.
 
I guess this month I'll try to keep in mind what songs I like so I can better give recommendations for the next time. Until then thanks again everyone for your contribution

This might be a topic for another thread tbh. But there are a handful of 15-20 year vk bands still out there. I mean how long has Anti Feminism been around, or kra? Mucc, Merry, Dir en grey, SiD? What would you consider "relevant"?

THE FULL PV IS HERE !!
 

new look

their new digital single "青く透明なこの神秘の海へ(aoku toumei na kono shinpi no umi e)" will be available for download through iTunes since 2015/07/20 (8 minutes)
 

Sad news, but not a surprise. They've always been such an underrated long-time active VK band.
Their best era to me was back in 2006-2007. "azure" will always be one of my top favorite VK songs ever made.

A piece of VK history just died with this news All in all though, 19 years is pretty fucking amazing for a VK band to be active.

So excited! I'm just counting on @kyoselflove or me to grab a copy

The covers are here!
 
Limited:
 

 
Regular (wow so much effort for this one, totally amazed xD):
 

Peace Heavy mk II
I have to agree with you on Femme Fatale. I have tried to get into them but I just haven't found much that I like by them but the new single Voyage I think was their best yet for thanks for highlighting that this month. I also must say that I thought the whole Arlequin single was very well done but I think they are pretty consistent with putting out good tunes every time they make something new so I wasn't to shocked by this being a hit for me. I think I would have a hard time picking the best track out of these but I'll go with your selection "Mi wo shiru Ame." For I think it exceeded the others on greatness.
 
ender-ender
I think Xaa-Xaa is a great band too I totally dig what they put out so I hope they keep up the good work with the new mini-album they put out soon. 
 
I guess I havn't heard many of the other genres this time around but I did hear the single by Daichi miura - beni. I still think that "It's the right time" the ending song of Parasite was his best yet. Don't know if you've heard it before but if you havn't you should check it out.
 
@yakihiko I think the whole Nocturnal Bloodlust - Providence was good. I especially enjoyed the the live tracks but I think "Ignist Heart" has to be my favorite as it is a slower song which is different from their more high paced songs but it's still great for being something different. I know they are always experimenting anyway and I usually enjoy everything they do, so Im overall happy about the outcome.
 
This is actually my first time trying out MUCC but I thought the whole mini-album was really good. i loved the title track but "rainbow" was my favorite, which most of the time for me is because the song itself is a good ballad. I'm usually a sucker for good ballads so yeah. But, I'm glad to have tried them out.
 
I guess this month I'll try to keep in mind what songs I like so I can better give recommendations for the next time. Until then thanks again everyone for your contribution