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I view visual kei as a transient thing.  They aren't meant to last forever and the one's that do, who you like, consider yourself very lucky.  For me, most of the bands I used to love are disbanded as well, but it doesn't really bother me. I find more old bands and new bands all the time. Just keep searching.

Sizzurp? Crunk-kei is back, baby!

I made my own Hospital Kei photoshoot!
 

1. Morrie (Dead End, Creature Creature)
2. Morrie (Dead End, Creature Creature)
3. Morrie (Dead End, Creature Creature)
4. Morrie (Dead End, Creature Creature)
5. Morrie (Dead End, Creature Creature)
 
It's all about Morrie, guys.
 

The YouTubers could be looking at real jail time for this stunt.
 
http://www.gamesradar.com/counter-strike-gambling-youtubers-could-be-looking-at-real-jail-time/
 

Russia is somewhat scary though.  However I actually love the old commie blocks and how they look.

Yeah, I don't think I'd ever want to drive there, lol.

I would put it in the bed of my truck and go camping everywhere. That is actually such a great idea, I bet one of those could be built for like 80$ or maybe less.
#ambitions

@TokageYou need one of these XD
http://www.swifty.com/lifestyle/15681/17-most-unique-homes-from-around-the-world?utm_source=socmob&utm_campaign=swy-socmob-d-us-a034aa0c&1&utm_term=150&zsocsrc=https://www.facebook.com/&ga=229#slide/11

Just let me sleep past 8 am on my days off... please brain just shut the fuck up and let me sleep on Friday and Saturday....

Everytime I turn around,  another black person is getting senselessly slaughtered by "paid public servants" aka the police. This shit is NOT a coincidence. Racism is dead? Black ppl should "get over" slavery? This country has never been on our fucking side. Centuries of bullshit, and ain't shit changed but the weather. Fuck white supremacy. And fuck anyone who ain't down for the cause.
 
"I Fear I May Have Integrated My People Into a Burning House" - Martin Luther King Jr.
 
 

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My old roommate's cat Tyler, aka Ty Ty.  I spent far more time with him than my roommate, this cat was my best bro for years.
 

My old roommate's cat Tyler, aka Ty Ty.  I spent far more time with him than my roommate, this cat was my best bro for years.
 

nüe LIVE DVD "鵺の鳴く夜は...。(nue no naku yoru wa...)" will be released through Starwave Records official web-shop and at their live since Ikebukuro CHOP at 2016/07/28 (4,000yen, limited 100), which will include scene of their one-man live "鵺の鳴く夜は...。(nue no naku yoru wa...)" at Ebisu club aim at 2016/02/28
 
[track list]
01.セルフネグレクト(self neglect)
02.禁じられた遊び(kinjirareta asobi)
03.自失(jishitsu)
04.深海(shinkai)
05.傘(kasa)
06.同じ月を見ている(onaji tsuki wo miteiru)
07.サイレン(siren)
08.スーサイドハニー(suicide honey)
09.甘い蜜(amai mitsu)
10.mother
11.樹海(jukai)
12.醒めながら夢を見る(samenagara yume wo miru)
13.M.A.D
14.茜空(akanezora)
15.境界線(kyoukaisen)

limited 100? they really have no fans omfg

Starting to wonder what we don't have in common.

God, you know you have been to too many cons when you know exactly where that is, before even reading the text.

glad i finally found an artist that is similar to butter
 

Yes, Takumi has been the significant figure in their programming antics ever since RES' disbandment (as an assistant) and post-DSS days (DSS left him uncredited for some reason even though he *was* there). This includes pianos, midi synths, programmed zithers (Tousei), partial guitar manipulation/mixing (considering that he used to work as a guitar tech for DEG at first) etc. etc. So you might as well go out on a limb and assume that Takumi may be the "sixth member" by that sense.
 
Fun fact: he is also responsible for post-Uroboros band scores (even though he goes under his real name which...isn't different from his pseudonym, lol).
 
As for Arche, sure - there is a handful of songs (Tousei, Cause of Fickleness, STU, Un Deux, The Inferno, Midwife) that may have been conveyed in the same fashion live-wise as well. However, we are talking merely about "handful" in this case: not much has been learned from very studio-centered ambitions on DSS and THE UNRAVELING. As such, my point still stands along with how I see their current inter-relationships (negativity is anything but tinfoil theory at this point) - even these "supposed" improvements in songwriting tactics didn't come out as we speak. What I personally hear now, is basically hindrance of mutual interests.
 
Since @Undead burgerpointed out the case of "Kyo blame", allow me to point out another missed detail: during their ARCHE stream it was mentioned that Kyo's role was equal to other band members "during the final phases of the album". Shouldn't we feel bad for our angst-ridden chanteuse when he tries to meddle between two acts, and oopsie-daisie: he happens to contribute a lot more to his own project? Does that make ARCHE more of "Kaoru album" (see: the stream again) than "Kyo + Kaoru + co." album then? How can ARCHE be the "representative" of Dir en grey's sound then? Is DEG literally "all Kaoru"? We might never know...or do we?!
 

The "perfect edition" live performance of Uroko has questionable moments (the choice to not have any rhythm guitar in favor of a dual solo kind of bothers me), but the way Kyo nails the final note in the a capella part (bataaa tsuKAAAAAA!!!) gives me chills. He's still rough around as a vocalist, but there's no doubt that he's improved and has taken steps to better his technique and care for his voice. 

Language > Artist > [Release Date] Album Name > [Track #] Song Name 
 
for example
Japanese > 12012 > [2009.03.11] mar maroon > 01 THE WORLD.mp3
 
"Language" pertains more to the place of origin than the actual language in the lyrics. Like, a Japanese artist that only sings in English would still be in the Japanese folder. Any Western artist gets thrown into the English folder.

I hate lyric threads because I always spend more time than I should on them. Ok not really, I love them.
 
What I look for in lyrics: subtlety, complexity, porosity, a signature style that cannot be forged.
 
I hate cheesy/repulsive lines like those you find in Johnnys music (e.g. “I love you and I want to meet you”, “I want to spread my wings and fly to a new tomorrow”). I also detest outmoded tropes, motifs, iconography that have been recycled to death.  
 
I can think of 4 lyricists off my head now (might come back and edit this post a little later..) Random sampling of said lyrics + long ramblings in spoiler tags. You have been warned.
 
HERO – Jin
 
DIV – Chisa
 
SID – Mao
Lol I think Mao’s lyrics speak for themselves. Some of the most idiosyncratic lyrics in the Japanese language. I wanna know what he's smoking when writing lyrics. ‘Nuff said.
 
Vistlip - Tomo

Thank everyone for your insightful posts, I will most definitely be checking out every album mentioned, probably in chronological order of albums mentioned, and some lives.  It's been an extremely long time since I've heard them, it's not that I stopped liking them, it's just that around 2006 there was alot of other music I was interested in. (Almost too much), I will definitely be catching up on DeG. Especially interested in The Marrow of a Bone, various lives, Arche, and Uroboros.  Again, I appreciate the insightful posts.
 
edit: Also @orange~The reason I became interested again is because of when you played 3rd Empire earlier in dubtrack, brought back alot of memories.