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R指定 (R-Shitei) will release their new mini-album "日本アブノーマル協会 (Nihon Abnormal Kyoukai)" on 2017/04/05. More details TBA. In addition, they will hold a one-man tour from 2017/04/06 to 2017/05/19

I got insulted and blocked by minpha fangirls for saying I didn't buy his cute virgin act and that he was probably a pervert LOL no offense to USers, but American fangirls are THE worst I keep encountering.

So here it is! Versailles's first proper release since their hiatus in 2012! I'd really like to hear what you guys thought about it so I'm starting a review thread of my own. 1: La Musique I'd say probably one of the more solid tracks on the album. I really like the verses and solid piano break near the middle. 8/10 2: Shadows Fang Sounds pretty standard for them. It doesn't really blow my mind. 7/10 3: Inheritance I like the neat little transition from bass, guitar, and vocals before returning to the chorus again. 7.5/10 4: A Day Without You I like the rocking guitars at the beginning. It almost reminds me a little bit of The Revenant Choir. This song is starting to grow on me. Also has a pretty good chorus. 8/10 5: Lineage After hearing the previews I honestly thought I was going to hate this song. Funny because I actually think it's one of the best songs on the album after hearing it in full. The symphonic sounding intro that repeats throughout the song is very good. I honestly wouldn't hesitate to call this one of their best songs if it wasn't for the weird chorus which sounds kinda out of place imo. 8/10 6: Marionette. You're responsible for this one aren't you kamijo? >.> hmmm.. ok 8.5/10 ~Overall Thoughts~ A decent return for them but I wouldn't consider it among their best. Definitely inferior in comparison to their other mini-album lyrical sympathy but it's not that bad.

Let's share our first favorite vk band,your favorite look or the best songs from them,those ones which brings you many memories mine is the old Aline Nine,when i got into them in 2010. Songs like yuri wa aoku saite,gekkou yoku,velvet,the album Alpha...simply amazing band. stopped following them after the single Heart of Gold.Now them are just meh to me,unfortunately

I can think of at least 4 other examples of bands using a manji in their song titles, so I'm sure there won't be much backlash.

Leaving MH can be done so easily, trust me, someone has done it so many times~

For me it was Dir en grey when they were still considered visual kei. Wow, that was soooo long ago...

Megaromania~ I got into them pretty late, around 2012 or so...My first song of theirs was Angelical Jewelry.

I would give my middle nut to be at this show.

Older GazettE was better than newer GazettE. Even though they had lower budget production, they were more creative and unique back then I think the GazettE are very skilled musicians who have either become lazy to make anything that I haven't heard over and over, or they're getting artist block a ton. Either that or Sony told Ruki not to trill his Rs xD. I mean, they went from almost all their music having a parental advisory, to literally no lyric warnings on the CD covers. That says a lot about how they've changed.. Also, Wagakki band in my opinion is overrated. I used to love them, but they pulled an MCR, going from heavy to poppy really quick. Also, Yuko's vocals have too much post production on them, making them sound a bit overpolished, which someone as skilled of a vocalist as her, shouldn't need polishing. She's truly an amazing vocalist, but you'd only hear her true skills in Hanafugetsu, not Wagakki. Also, sometimes, the music can get a bit cacophonous with all the instruments trying to play different parts at once. Like, there is an easy way to fix this: don't make every part so complex. It is ok to have the Koto, Shamisen, Shakuhachi and Taiko parts simple. Also, I think they've gotten too popular. I mean, you have these fangirls now who think Wagakki is so special, saying "They were the first Japanese folk metal band!", and "Yuko's lyric writing in Tengaku is so amazing!". Like, Wagakki Band's covers have gotten more popular than the original, to the point where people think Wagakki actually wrote the songs. Also, there have been other bands mixing traditional Japanese and Metal for a LONG time. Bands like Onmyouza, Kiryu, Memento Mori, Whispered, Ningen Isu, etc. Heck, Kurona used to be in a Vkei band called CrowXClass (My first ever Vkei band I got into) and they used traditional Japanese instruments, and on their only EP, had 2 metal songs, and had even more live. And really, with how poppy Wagakki has gotten, I don't think they should represent Japanese folk metal. Kiryu or Onmyouza would be better representatives. Though, Ningen Isu is the oldest out of the ones I've mentioned, they're style of folk metal is not in the instruments, but in the composition and vocals. Plus, they're more of the first EroguroKei band. Also, and finally, Vkei was always full of clones, especially in the 90's. In the early 90's, there were a TON of X Japan clones. Then, in the mid 90's, it seemed as if everyone wanted to start doing a mix of Alternative Rock, Gothic Rock, Alternative Metal and New Wave. And also you had the Kuroyume sound-a-likes and clones. Dir En Grey's early stuff being kinda like that (Even though I still enjoyed it). And almost any Metal that was played in the 90's, was either Gothic Metal, or Thrash Influenced Alt. Metal. And every single song had to have a chorused guitar, playing the same 3 notes... You did have a few bands that went outside the norms, but it wasn't until 2001 that you had a rise in Vkei bands play more Punk rock, Nu Metal and a little bit of pop rock and such, finally doing something different than what filled the scene before. Also, there were a ton of crappy bands in the 90's. In fact, since they couldn't clean everything up in the mix, it often sounded crappier.

There is a stronger Kamijo sound on this release rather than a balance of Kamijo and Hizaki. Or maybe Hizaki has eased up on his guitar play? I haven't listened to Jupiter so I don't know if that is a trend with him now but his trademark guitar seems so neutered here compared to all previous Versailles releases. With less guitars, the rhythm sections are much stronger sounding and is probably the highlight of this album.

Every time I tried discussing about Morrigan's music with other (older than me) fans I was met with utter silence. But If I bring out how cute Aryu's last selfie was everyone replies. It's so frustrating. I suddenly felt really lucky... I have an amazing group of 10 + people in my own country, nearly in my own town with whom I can actually have meaningfulish conversations about newish bands that aren't Dadaroma and such... I wish other countries had as many VK fans and as varied as there are here :/

Lineage deserves a review. Are you guys going to make me do it?

This whole leaving this was much more entertaining when it was Trombe :V

Sounds pretty cool so far.

they look good!

i come to x threads to cleanse myself of the ebola that goes on in 80% of MH there will never be any shortage of elegant and wildly original yoshiki drags...thank u all

That documentary was pretty shit, too. People like Taiji and Jun got shafted in favor of Yoshiki's special snowflake story. X Japan is just a big nostalgia act, and acting like they're going to release another Blue Blood or even Jealousy would be barking up the wrong tree. What a joke. Is this even X Japan? I just see it as Yoshiki and pals. Probably always been the case.

so, I really hate introductions but oh well here we go... I've been into vk/ japanese rock for like 11 years now and thanks to that I've been able to meet some very nice people! I couldn't list my favorite bands or anything because there's so much stuff I love it but some very special bands for me are deadman, Vasalla, S, Malice Mizer and Madeth gray'll. But I listen to all kinds of music really, apart from the japanese stuff I like metal, some ambient music, lots of soundtracks from movies and games like Silent Hill, and I also love romantic classical music, you know, guys like Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Paganini, Chopin and the list goes on... I also like jazz/fusion and guitar-oriented instrumental music a lot but I guess this isn't really the place to talk about that. lol Anyway, nice to meet you all.

the first visual kei band i got into was Mejibray, when i found their MESSIAH.bat mini album on youtube lolol shows how much of a fetus i am

its so nice the chorus is super catchy

Yess this is much better it seems but gotta wait for moreee

Onmyouza is my shiiiiit. I wish they were more popular.

It's impossible for me to review this album in a totally objective voice, so just know that before we go into this. Essentially, the EP was very good. I wasn't going to have a bad opinion even if it was just Kamijo recording himself defecating. To be honest, though, I can't believe how: 1) There's nothing here longer than 6 minutes 2) La Musique and Shadows Fang are -so- similar. Bouncing off that, Shadows Fang is not a bad song, but La Musique has a 'je ne sais quois' about it that just makes it better. If La Musique and Shadows Fang are to Philia and Rosen Schwert in terms of being more symphonic metal, Inheritance and A Day Without You are to Illusion and Remember Forever in terms of being more power metal (with ballad-esque undertones). Then there's Lineage which is just a fucking opus. From the choir, to the chorus of Kamijo's own backing vocals, ugh god everything is perfect. Marionette is kind of like Zombie in that way where its an outlier in their discography, but is every bit as unique as I would hope. I'm going to need them to let Teru compose more and Hizaki compose less. How much more could the man really do in a way of composition. Everything with intrigue has been done by Kamijo or Teru. Hizaki is there for the really beautiful typical stuff but there's only so much of it that's necessary.

I've been playing FF XV more lately. I finally got Ramuh... Yeah I'm still that far behind. I get really distracted fishing or doing fetch quests. It's hopeless.

I was making some sweets, which I've made for a few years now and never got the recipe or technique wrong. But tonight it all went to shit. Only one side of the pan was burning, the ingredients wouldnt mix properly and I couldn't roll the mix because they were too gooey and wouldn't set. I'm using the same ingredients as always, same temperature... The only thing that changed? I was listening to the Raid. while I cooked. And so my hatred for that band continues to grow. Deleted and cleansed off my mp3/computer

y'all know i'm not a fan of ballads but this song isn't bad (but then again gossip have never really disappointed me)

Recently picked up Final Fantasy 6 again, it's still as great as ever. Still has the best game soundtrack imo, and I'm not even one of those FF diehard fans

I can't connect with most fans because of what you mentioned above. I hate it because I truly want more J-rock/vk friends, but 9 times out of 10 when I try to initiate a conversation, it ends up being about Dadaroma and such. I'm not so much of a vk oldfag that I shun all newer bands--there are actually quite a few that I like, they're just the few that most fans don't bother checking out because they don't look like Gazette or Mejibray or whoever else. Like, there are so many other bands out there. Be more open-minded. I understand having a preference but I also don't get why people always stick to the same few without exploring anything else unless it's a carbon copy of what they like. Idk, maybe I'm just getting old.

Should've included - a view of the Despair - with Plastic Tree playing a 3rd day.

Persona 5 delayed again? lol where have I seen this before? Why did you guys let this thread sit idle? There's a lot of shit going on! I am really looking into Taro-Kun's Nier:Automata, I really am. I was going to get Horizon:ZD, but this game looks like it's gonna be too damn good. The gameplay trailers are getting better and better. Also, who's pre-ordered that Legend of Zelda BOTW game yet? I can't wait to play that as well. Hopefully I can get my hands on a Nintendo Switch at launch. I've literally forgotten about everything else coming out this year. haha. Has anyone played that For Honor demo? I saw some Twitch streams, and it looks very good for people who like that style of combat, but as for me it's kinda slow. Especially that samurai character. Will play it myself and get back to you guys.

I think the whole baseball thing is kind of cool. But you guys are right. This band is incredibly Lackluster to say the least. I have about 20+ other bands that offer me a better generic VK sound than these guys.

-------- Sorry just need to write somewhere. Twitter, Tumblr or any site like that is not an option as we still follow eachother everywhere~

Voted for Jiluka, but I do really like both. I do like that Jey and Nao are in Fixer, but they're still no ReivieЯ or VanessA for me.

yasssssss @ ha going full grimes at 1:18 sléy that asphyxiated falsetto, ckween

A9 succeeded their crowdfunding campaigns they requested 5,000,000yen and they collected 11,685,998 yen

Yeah not going to lie, this is just shit. My thing is that I like pretty much all visual kei by default so I can listen to this also, but nonetheless I'm going to call spade a spade here. Tenten is such a strong nu-kei vocalist that his presence is going to make a lot of things palatable; his vocals have that unpredictability and personality where every performance is distinctly unique, even when they're some dull headbanging number where he's just grunting. It's a good trait to have in 2017, when those bog-standard metalcore numbers are on the rise. It's the rest of it that's wrong, like es-fucking-specially San, whom I'm sure has only been part of good things, like early Nega, only in spite of himself. I can listen to this for sure - it's just that I can listen to a lot of things that I really shouldn't. While I want to think they'll get decent in a few month's time ( I think this is an improvement over their last release ), the fact happens to be that they have both San and Tenten in the fold, so it's rather unlikely that this band will stick around for long. Sometimes I wish MH would die so I'd get bands like LACK-CO out of my life. Their EP sucked too.

After 80years I'm finally getting back into this forum LOL

I'm not even finished listening to the classic X albums, tbh, so I don't really care if they ever finish a new one or not. I just come to these threads for the YOSHIKI jokes.

Your stuff is soooo cute!! The lines and the colors are lovely

New look Price: ￥2,000 (tax out) Tracklist: 『ミステリアスパレード』 <CD> M1.ミステリアスパレード M2.メタルタイガー M3.Mr.珈琲男爵 M4.モンスターガピンク M5.ユーレイ☆になっても愛してる(リマスターver.)

Lynch and Gazette are boring me to death.