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We have a punk thread so I thought we should have a metal thread as well. Post everything japanese and metal, old or new doesn't matter. General talk about japanese metal. Simple as that. https://hellsheadbangers.bandcamp.com/track/satanik-holocaust-2 The rocking motherfuckers in Barbatos has a new album out soon, Straight Metal War, their first new album for 9 years. I'm a fan of Barbatos and their black/thrash/punk metal, so I am looking forward to this. It's more of the same, but when your usual output is great there's no need to change so who gives a fuck about that. I love the vocals on Goodbye High School Girls. Sounds like an improved Shigeyuki Koide (Gorgon) or something. Should be cool, and I hope we hear more of that on the album. Sludge gods Corrupted has a new EP released a month ago called 喪失：Loss. Looking forward to hear this one, as it's always exciting with new material from these guys. Couldn't find any of the songs online after a quick search though.

I figured it would be cool to have a thread like this for people just starting out going to lives, or maybe even some of you veterans out there that are always trying to make the most of your time and/or maximize efficiency getting in and out. Hack #1: Getting Good Ticket Numbers Hack #2: Getting a Locker Hack #3: Have Everything Ready Hack #4: How to Bring Your Own Drink/Keep It Out of the Way Hack #5: Buying Goods Hack #6: Trying to See Better if You’re Short Hack #7: Showing Your Spirit Hack #8: Making gya friends Hack #9: Saving Money on Transportation Costs Hack #10: Finding Cheap/Close Accommodation Hack #11: Buying Tickets Hack #12: Bringing/Giving a Gift If you know of more tricks, please add to the list by replying! EDITED 5/23/2018 with suggestions from the replies Also, thanks mod @platyfor the sticky!

Their third album "INSANITY " will be released on 2018.08.01. (1944 yen) Tracklist : 1. ライズ・アゲイン(Rise Again) 2. インサニティ (Insanity) 3. ビヨンド・ザ・ホライズン(Beyond the horizon) 4. ハンド・イン・ハンド・トゥ・ヘル(Hand in hand to hell) 5. オベイ(Obey) 6.ビトゥイーン・ヘブン・アンド・アース(Between heaven and earth) 7. エンプティネス(Emptiness) 8. ヘイト (Hate) 9. ブレイキング・ザ・チェインズ (Breaking the chains) 10. ソリチュード(Solitude) 11. ジ・エンド・オブ・ザ・ワールド(The end of the world)

Their new album "Ruthless Aggression" will be released on 2018.05.02 via Rubicon Music. (2381 yen + taxes)

What points do you prioritize spending money on? Is it traveling or staying in comfort? Band merch? Or just hitting as many lives (of a certain band or during a specific time frame) as possible? Are you willing to travel as far as the band is performing (like Fukuoka or Hokkaido), or are you content with just hitting as many places around honshu or around your general vicinity? Do you have any favorite cheap travel recommendations for bigger cities? In the past I would travel/stay/eat as cheaply as possible (which meant lots of overnight buses, hostels/manga cafes, and rice balls/instant noodles), and then buy as many tour goods I wanted that I could afford. Now that I'm older, I still travel cheaply, but I tend to use the Seishun18Kippu when I can and drive everywhere else. Shinkansen is a last resort... I've never attended a live outside of honshu, so I've never flown to see a show. I like that I can get off at random stations with the Seishun18Kippu, explore and do a little sightseeing, and then get back on the train and go the rest of the way. Now I only buy tour goods I can use (or of a certain member) and then trade with other girls on Twitter for randoms (cheki/trading cards/stickers/rubber bracelets/etc.) Since I'm getting older and going to lives takes a lot more out of me, I tend to stay at a business hotel within walking distance to the live house (I hate having lots of stuff to carry at lives, worrying about getting a locker, and commuting before/after). What about you guys? Also any tips you'd give newbies possibly going on their first live tour? I guess one of my tips is that you can usually get much cheaper deals on business hotel singles if you book 40-70 days before, when the tour is first announced. Then if you end up deciding not to go or can't get a ticket, just cancel your reservation within the cancelation time frame, since at least 95% of hotels don't require you to pay upfront. That way you're covered no matter what you do. Tickets can usually be gotten last minute, but with hotels it can be much more difficult/way more expensive, especially in places like Osaka where there are fewer hotels compared to other larger cities.

There's plenty of random sh!t we've already heard and seen from Japan. If you're looking for anything to cure your boredom, make a stop here for some whacktastic goodness. Check out the two countdown lists below for examples. I don't know how familiar others are with the shows shown outside of Japan, but Takeshi's Castle and Ninja Warrior have been broadcasts for what seems like years over here. They deserve a comment on here for the bundle of laughs they can get out of you. Especially Takeshi's Castle, oh my god. :'D Ninja Warrior is more nail biting once contestants keep getting through the rounds. Alas, I cannot locate any YT video with Dick & Dom being the voice-overs. Perfection was hit with the Reboot, trust me. I do have some more weirder and nsfw vids to share but I'm curious if anyone else has graced those truly Internet necessary clips, lol.

Release of their 1st single 'Another Dimension' will drop on 2016.01.08 / ¥864 (Tax in) -.Tracklist.- 1. Gossip Session 2. Another Dimension 3. Unfair Charisma

Was formed by three of Hiroshi-hero-KeiGo · K-MASA ·, Loud / Scremo based hybrid rock band. Started live acts around Tokyo from February 2009 marks the support members of the drums and guitars. To start its activities in earnest in February 2011! In May of that three months later, the appearance in the event in Los Angeles to be the first overseas performance. It also appeared on local television station intoxicated the audience of 300 people, it is assumed realistic overseas finally. To start recording immediately after returning home, and became enough to take admission regulations and release it and record release event the 1st mini album "from the bottom of the world" on July 29. To conduct a U.S. tour in April 2012, through the subscription of yusuke in June, go around all over Japan in the 2nd EP release tour of "Day to remember".</span></div> Hosted the festival at Shibuya Club asia, was put in great success in the Tour Finals. Intact the momentum, we also first one-man live at Harajuku ASTROHALL. Credits @http://yukinokanzen.blogspot.de/