Sel'm will disband

[Alkaloid 3143]

Sel'm will disband after their live at 2016/11/28 at TSUTAYA O-WEST.

[suji 8317]

what the fuck..........................

[Elazmus 1873]

Not surprised, they make good music so of course they fucking will.

[Shaolan974 6185]

Not really surprised too... I checked their website two days ago because they announced a new album for September and today...this. Well...ok. 

[ChaoticEnding 2070]

WTF NOO T__T

[Shir0 1303]

I thought we're done with the disbandments for 2016?!...wtf³

[IGM_Oficial 1964]

Tokami, Doak, Girugamesh, Screw, Div, 4minute, Smap, Sel'm. Who's next?

Edited September 11, 2016 by IGM_Oficial

[nick 10212]

I'm sad seeing them go. I've been following them since their initial era in 2005 because of their first vocalist, Tora, who was the ex-Girugamesh Vo. :<

They've been such an underrated band during their period. I personally enjoy listening to most of their songs though. Both Tora and Ryuga are good vocalists and perfectly fit the band's music in their own styles.

Well, 11 years in the scene is sure long for a VK band, and they've been through a lot. I just hope ex-Sel'm members will continue making music again.

[Euthanasia 333]

Well that sucks.

[saishuu 3220]

^ I've been following them since 2005 as well and it sucks to see them go, but hey, I'm still shocked they managed to last this long (11 years!) with such a small fanbase in Japan. I expected them to disband sooner or later, but they've released some incredible songs throughout their career, so it's all good.

[Ada Suilen 652]

What the fxxk?? That's incredibly awful... another good band that goes away...

[emmny 4139]

yea i think i predicted this in a thread here (maybe i predicted the opposite??)

+1 on everything @saishuusaid, the fact that they actually lasted this long is a great achievement.

[Jigsaw9 6783]

Oh wow.

 

They're one of those bands that I followed from the beginning, then gradually stopped listening to them, and they kinda faded into the background, like -OZ- for example. To be honest, I kinda had a vague memory that they've already disbanded like a year or so ago, but guess not then. xD

Edited September 10, 2016 by Jigsaw9

[tetsu_sama69 1119]

Been following them for a long time but the recent lack of activity made me worried and now I have the answer. 

[LIDL 692]

It feels like they would last a long time, gues not. R.I.P.

[Ruri 278]

12 minutes ago, SEKHMET said:

It feels like they would last a long time, gues not. R.I.P.

 

Well, 11 years is an impressive run for a VK band...

 

Still, ( TДT)

[saishuu 3220]

So, what's everyone's favorite songs and releases?

 

As far as releases go, mine would probably be iconoclasm (Ryuga) and resistance + アンソロジー (Tora).

 

影 is without a doubt my favorite song of theirs, followed closely by ラメント and then サイサリス, 追憶, ロイド, Believer, sayonara and Dears.

Edited September 10, 2016 by saishuu

[Haruto 60]

Kind of suspected this would happen, with how quiet they went. 
Still ouch. One of the few bands I was still actively following, buying all releases... Let's hope the members continue with music.
I could imagine that Manj's health doesn't allow him to continue and they decided Sel'm wouldn't be Sel'm without him and call it quits.

[doombox 4421]

It's true Manj"s back problems have been ongoing, I wouldn't be surprised if this is related to it either, and I agree if that's the case the band wouldn't continue without him. 

 

I'm sad to see them go but I haven't really been excited about their output since Tora left. I wish them the best of luck in whatever comes next.

[chemicalpictures 1888]

This one should shock absolute no one, they're around like forever, constantly dishing out awesome songs and never seemed to hit big... Even western people didn't really dig much their sound... I honestly believe they've only lasted so long cuz MANJ wouldn't call its quits, which is freaking sad, their discography is full of gems, Tora was a monster, Brilliant force a damn good album (a re-recording of this album would be so amazing), and Ryuga can definitely hold his own

 

Really hope at least MANJ stays in the scene

[suji 8317]

I've never actually followed them, but it makes me really sad when a band that was around that long decides to disband. :/

[Saishu 1589]

I remember buying Brilliant Force and liking it, but never followed them beyond that . Actually surprised to hear they're still active. That's pretty impressive. 

[Kiyoharu is God 283]

It's kind of weird saying this on a (VK focus) Jrock board, but for the longest time that I followed Jrock I've always tended to ignore any of the new VK bands. I was always into the 90s bands mostly, with MUCC, Merry, lynch., being the exceptions.   That said, I still see band names pop up often just by visiting sites... Not that I know what any of these VK bands sound or look like. For example, I know BORN and Lycoan are bands. Never heard their music, but I know they exist. Anyway, I found out about these guys last year. I really liked their violations mini. And the album they released last year was good too. What blew my mind when I was getting into them is that I found out they have been around forever. I thought they were a new and upcoming band ready to make it big. When I saw their discography with releases from 2006 I was like what the fuck? And yet, until last year I had never heard of them.  Ever.  On like any news site. Natalie? Nope. Musicjapan Plus? No. Jame? No. Like, how the fuck did these guys manage to go under the radar so badly. They're pretty fucking good. You would think more people would have made a bigger deal about them.

 

Edited September 11, 2016 by Kiyoharu is God

[anakuro 847]

I think most people expressed what I have been thinking.

I found out about them back in like 2013 and honestly never bothered with anything from the era with Tora.

I'm not surprised but pretty disappointed. I figured they'd just be around forever since they've already been around forever while staying at the same small size.

 

I agree that MANJ"'s back problems can't go unmentioned and are probably a factor. He's one of the best drummers I've ever seen and I can't imagine him taking the task of an official band again but I hope he doesn't retire entirely...

 

I've seen them about 10 times and have had a lot of memories from those lives--catching Jon before his ass fell on the ground, Ryuga pulling me in to shout into the mic, saizen in front of Tsubaki, drinking with friends after seeing them, etc. etc. 

I can't believe it's been about a year since I've seen them....... orz

They've always been good live. But my problem with them is less their performance but more their range. A lot of their songs are amazing but if you listen to them all together it all kind of sounds the same. 

 

Really bummed I can't go to their last live. At the very least I guess I will go see them on Tuesday since they are in Osaka then.

 

 

As for fav release it'd have to be brave

It has some of my favorite songs of theirs: brave, MADIA, 鬼哭啾啾

[Deathtopi4 428]

How sad, I've been listening to them since I first started listening to Vk ;~; My favorite releases by them would probably be Iconoclasm, Brave, Voice, and Violations.