chemicalpictures 1888 Posted August 11, 2016 Active only, no disbandment announced (yet), no particular order: Develop One's Faculties FoLLoW MORRIGAN NIA Neverland SuG DIAWOLF UNiTE. DEZERT MEGAMASSO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vanivani 558 Posted August 11, 2016 I guess this would be my current list? lol 蒼-AO- Sweet x Home NIA glamhaze JACK+MW ANOMIY. VaniKILL BVCCI HAYNES Linaria KAVKA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CCXXVIII 30 Posted August 30, 2016 (edited) after 4 months.......... man i still love xaa-xaa LOL 1. xaa-xaa 2. the Raid. 3. MEJIBRAY 4. DIAURA 5. DADAROMA 6. Sibilebashir 7. REIGN 8. Rides in ReVellion 9. SuG 10. JILUKA Edited August 30, 2016 by CCXXVIII Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Tetsu- 379 Posted August 30, 2016 only active bands? okay let's try ... 1. Jiluka 2. Killaneth 3. Nocturnal Bloodlust 4. Paranoid≠circuS I'd only call those 4 my current favorite bands but I listen to some more atm ... 5. REIGN <- just got into them 6. DADAROMA <- there aren't many songs I like... 7. K (ex born) <- he only released one CD, so I don't know if I'll keep listening, but sounds promising 8. 藍-AI- 9. MORRIGAN 10. GYZE <- not sure if they're visual kei? wouldn't be that difficult with disbanded bands Spoiler 1. UnsraW 2. DOAK 3. Jiluka 4. Killaneth 5. DEATHGAZE 6. D'espairsRay 7. Crimson Shiva 8. Nocturnal Bloodlust 9. Paranoid≠circuS 10. DIO ~distraught overlord~ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karma’s Hat 3107 Posted October 31, 2016 About an year ago this list would have looked a lot different. Even if the "worst in year in vk" is a running gag at this point, 2015-2016 was downright cataclysmic for me. I'll try this out nonetheless if only for the sake of future reference. A band is excluded from this list if their last release that I liked came like a decade ago MEJIBRAY They've sounded exactly the same since the SM compilation, despite a few people's opinion on the contrary. I just lol when they release 3 to 4 singles a year and they manage sway some fools opinion from "complete shit" and "Mejibray is back!" about just as many times. Their sound and concept is an established thing that doesn't change, they compose songs from the exact same mold. Perhaps not daring, but there's really no vk band around in 2016 that's pushing any boundaries and breaking barriers save for Dir en grey ( whether that's a good thing is up to oneself to decide ). Either way they're absolutely beautiful, tsuzuku rules. GALLO Another beautiful band with an eccentric vocalist who's filthy vibrato warbles its way into my heart. The origin of their riffcraft is hard for me to discern, although I got hunches from what sources they channel the spirit from. That's a good change of pace when these days it's pretty easy to see what band is getting their inspiration from where. Savage lyrics too. They're also, in my opinion, improving from one release to the next. DADAROMA At first I was disappointed that they didn't go for the generic deathcore sound their first PV implied, as their musical horizons swiftly broadened with the addition of a quintessentially, in good and bad, visual kei circus clown gimmick. Once I got used to it I started to really like their stuff. The vocalist is still a savage and there's not a track where he doesn't kill. PENTAGON They kind of sucked at first to be honest. One of their first PV's ( or was it the first? ) distilled all the bad traits of Mejibray into some really bland shit. I got curious with boy waltz and since then they've completely won me over with their seamless juxtaposition of hirokicore and regular vk-core affair. Another band that has 1. a fabulous vocalist 2. a stupid clown gimmick Sukekiyo I was so prepared to hate this band. When the first PV came out I thought it was meandering atmospheric bollocks. I don't remember when the debut was released but it might have been even as late as an year later when I finally tried it out with a more open mind and got on board. During the Macabre-Vulgar period Kyo was dying a thousand deaths on tape constantly by the way he garbled lines while going high, low, left, right and center sporadically throughout a song's length, and that's what made him cool. Now in say an album like Dum Spiro Spero he's very much in control of himself in his method; screaming, growling and doing the free wheeling falsetto sound like different outfits he employs to portray a distant narrator changing techniques on cue. In Sukekiyo he sort of reverts back into the spontaneity of olde Dir en grey, despite the unmistakable maturity gained with age. DEZERT This band is on a downward spiral and I can feel it. While the first D'espairsray stuff was kind of _okay_, the peak was reached with the first LP that was a landmark in grotesque new nu metal kei that channels angura and coal chamber into a pitch black vk sludge. The second album chiselled out their rougher parts while still maintaining a fairly consistent quality, but holy shit this latest new BMTH rip off shit just broke my heart. They're still on this list because they haven't yet released anything outstandingly awful I feel that's just around the corner Kiryu Incredibly consistent in the grand scheme of things. Even if I feel their best period is far behind ( this would be everything up to the first album ), they still manage to develop small things and surprise - but only if you look at them year by year. Despite their shtick remaining as it is, by comparing the second and the most recent album you can definitely notice an amped up ferocity, like they have to be the fastest playing visual kei band ever. Add this to a finely developed pop sensibility and swallowing a new batch of same kiryu every year isn't so bad. caligari I don't know whether I'm including caligari purely on sentimental reasons because I don't know what the fuck they're doing these days. At one point it felt like they were one foot in the grave, then a slew of under the radar live distributed releases and at least a dozen DVD's released presumably to pay debts or something. Still, when they do release something and I get to hear it, it's pretty good. Probably the only old band that has never embarrassed itself, although occasionally rather underwhelming. Everything up to 8 is classic shit though make no mistake about it. AINS collective of Grieva, Gossip and Kuroyuri to Kage They're molded from the same substance and when one of them disbands, the rest are sure to follow. Each has its problems like Grieva's horribly blatant lifts and generally really terrible riffs, Gossip's current lack of urgency and Kuroyuri's sameness; yet I still feel they have their place and despite plagiarism have amicable concepts. It's fun music and that VA they released is a new vk classic. AIECORE of Keel, God and the death stars I don't think Aie has done anything mind blowing since lamiel, but that said these bands quite good and more exciting than I initially fancied them to be. The 9goats guy isn't my favorite I have to say that. moar bands I follow with a degree of enthusiasm that might just as well go up or down: anfiel, codomo dragon, royz, sibile, diaura, chanty, buglug, merry even gazette sort of maybe 2 Mamo and lichtlune reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kuroha 65 Posted November 4, 2016 for me 1 the GazettE 2 Dir en grey (sukekiyo and DECAYS included) 3 DELUHI (FED, Sujk solo and UNDIVIDE included) 4 GALEYD (especially for Meku and Nikky project now) 5 Acid Black Cherry 6 LUNA SEA 7 Alice Nine (A9) 8 Versailles (KAMIJO solo and Jupiter included) 9 NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST 10 Synk;yet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mamo 1172 Posted November 17, 2016 I share your thought for the most part @Disposable. I'm going to try to do my own detailed list like you've done when I have time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gojiragojira 17 Posted November 18, 2016 Caligari, bucktick, kra, 101a, silence...,munimuni, ka'f'ka, nanase aikawa, lunasea Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShTon 268 Posted November 19, 2016 (edited) 1. Alice Nine 2. heidi. 3. vistlip 4. UNiTE. 5. Purple Stone 6. GOTCHAROCKA 7. Anfiel 8. xaa-xaa 9. DADAROMA 10. D=OUT Well, this looks kinda depressing without disbanded/on hiatus ones... xD Edited November 19, 2016 by ShTon 1 hiroki reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hiroki 5521 Posted November 19, 2016 @ShTon nice list!!! i'm gonna do this again because some of my bands have disbanded >_> 1. vistlip 2. Anfiel 3. Purple Stone 4. FoLLoW 5. glamhaze 6. THE SINK. 7. ViV 8. BLESSCODE 9. ASTARIA 10. Anli Pollicino FoLLoW and glamhaze are disbanding in dec/jan respectively, so when that happens i guess SDM and vivarush will make the list. 1 ShTon reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sakuran 1216 Posted November 19, 2016 (edited) 1. Buck-Tick 2. David 3. DIAURA 4. Elysion 5. Grieva 6. Kiryuu 7. Kuroyuri to Kage 8. Mejibray 9. the GazettE 10. Yusai Edited March 1, 2017 by ryuhime Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Euthanasia 333 Posted November 19, 2016 only ten... 1. MEJIBRAY 2. MORRIGAN 3. Acid Black Cherry 4. DEZERT 5. ペンタゴン 6. 摩天楼オペラ 7. FIXER 8. ザアザア 9. the GazettE 10. DADAROMA (DIAURA, Dir en grey, lynch., ect.) Not in order. 2 appl- and Komorebi reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pingpongdream 34 Posted November 20, 2016 1. DIR EN GREY 2. sukekiyo 3. KEEL 4. HOLLOWGRAM 5. STEREO.C.K 6. uchusentai:noiz 7. MERRY 8. Plastic Tree 9. DALLE 10. えんそく I really loved Ruvie, Dali, Sel'm, Pawn, MoNoLith, amber gris, 9GOATS, 「あゃ」 and 12012.. 1 suji reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
suji 8317 Posted November 20, 2016 Current list (active & disbanded bands): MERRY Megaromania Jisedai Excite Misa bands ♥ Plastic Tree Marco Metis Gretel Mercurius Labaiser Elysion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Koichi-Ayame 197 Posted November 20, 2016 1. Mejibray 2. Diaura 3. Grieva 4. Dir en grey 5. Dadaroma 6. Purple Stone 7. Vivalet 8. Killaneth 9. Rides in ReVellion 10. the GazettE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jigsaw9 6783 Posted November 20, 2016 (edited) On 2013. 07. 18. at 10:05 AM, Jigsaw9 said: Alice Nine BUCK-TICK cali≠gari CELL emmurée GAUZES Grieva LUNA SEA MEJIBRAY Miss Jelly Fish Haha, interesting to look at 3-years-ago-me's list. It changed to the following for now: BUCK-TICK cali≠gari DEZERT emmurée Grieva Kuroyuri to kage LUNA SEA MERRY MUNIMUNI sukekiyo Edited November 20, 2016 by Jigsaw9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackxbaccarat 6 Posted November 20, 2016 My current list (active only, no particular order): 1. Mejibray 2. The Black Swan 3. Jiluka 4. Nocturnal Bloodlust 5. DAMY 6. Gossip 7. Kuroyuri to Kage 8. Grieva 9. Reign 10. Scapegoat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patientZERO 1066 Posted November 20, 2016 In no particular order: 01. DADAROMA 02. NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST 03. THE BLACK SWAN 04. JILUKA 05. Deviloof 06. lynch. 07. KEEL. 08. Develop One's Faculties 09. Fixer 10. DIR EN GREY (always) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
t597 187 Posted November 20, 2016 merry go round, smells, 地獄絵, scissors garden, syster, mercuro, scare crow, 蜉蝣, emmurée, deadman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fatal_Error_Race 4 Posted November 22, 2016 My top 10 VK bands (no particular order . no matter Active or not) : 1. D.I.D. 2. the GazettE 3. DIR EN GREY 4. Mejibray 5. 摩天楼オペラ 6. NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST 7. Plastic Tree 8. 聖飢魔 II 9. DIO ~distraught overlord~ 10. Sadie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yuutsu1 9 Posted November 24, 2016 1.The Gallo 2.真天地開闢集団ジグザグ 3.Vexent 4.Elysion 5.Gossip 6.Memento Mori 7.Deviloof 8.Kuroyuri to Kage 9.Exist Trace 10.The Piass <3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karma’s Hat 3107 Posted December 18, 2016 Although my response is on this page I shall alter it a little bit. 1. Gallo 2. Mejibray 3.Pentagon 4. Dadaroma 5. DEZERT 6. Anfiel 7. Chanty 8. Codomo Dragon 9. Sukekiyo 10. Kuroyuri I've decided that everything else just bores me. Anfiel is the best singles band going today and that new PV sounds no worse for wear than anything else they've put out since the album. Codomo Dragon and Chanty also solid as fuck, stayin' tru to their concepts and being consistent. As it stands, this is a comprehensive list of the active visual kei bands I'm interested in. 1 hiroki reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wakarimashita 317 Posted December 18, 2016 In no particular order & including disbanded ones (still listen to them): 1. DELUHI 2. NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST 3. GALEYD 4. the GazettE 5. D.I.D. 6. CodeRebirth 7. DADAROMA 8. SIGNAL 9. FAR EAST DIZAIN 10. girugamesh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nisshoku 14 Posted December 18, 2016 Ten...hopefully I have so many :'D no particular order (including disbanded ones because I still love them so much) 1. the GazettE 2. lynch. 3. DADAROMA 4. NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST 5. JILUKA 6. CANIVAL 7. D'espairsRay <3 | girugamesh 8. Develop One's Faculties 9. ARCHEMI. 10. Shellmy To Shellmy... I gotta feeling there aren't many lovers here?! I really like their music and style. Are there any other Shellmy fans here? ...and yes...I cheated at point 7 but they're both disbanded...unfortunately Dx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TODORA 18 Posted December 20, 2016 I´ll try to go for bands which deserve more recognition in my opinion |D - Arlequin - D.I.D. (even though you can count them as disbanded..) - Scapegoat - Avanchick - The Black Swan - Piglow in gloomy - Dispina - Amanjaku - Vrzel - Kiryu Share this post Link to post Share on other sites