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アンフィル(anfiel) announced at their presents live tonight that their new single "螢の瞳(hotaru no hitomi)" will be released on 2017/08/16. limited edition will include CD+DVD, and regular edition will include CD only

ゴシップ(Gossip) new maxi single "『君があの世に...(kimi ga ano yo ni...)』家内説教-自主規制盤-" will be released through Village Vanguard on 2017/07/05 (2 TYPE). Regular edition (1,620yen) will include CD only, and deluxe edition (10,800yen, limited 444) will include CD+goods [CD track list] 01.悪童歌斉唱 02.『君があの世に…』 03.DARK RED MURDER CASE (included in regular edition) 03.DOWNWARD SPIRAL (included in deluxe edition) 04.家内説教-自主規制盤- Their 2 new full albums "漆黒ノ闇(shikkoku no yami)" "吐愚弄(toguro)" will be released on 2017/09/20 and 2018/01/10 respectively

I think I'm in the minority here but I've enjoyed all their recent releases. Not as much as their past work like 420 and their .whatever minis. It it is a shame because I see their talent and they are one of the more impressive bands out there in the scene right now but if they need a break, go for it. Just don't pull a 12012 and Malice Mizer and never come back.

Couldn't be more true. Like I said, it took seeing them live to make me a fan. No encore in Niigata. Apparently the band and fans alike were crying. Setlist later if people want it.

TRIGGER MV is up! Quite nice I must say! We don't see J that much though, I'm suprised. and well, the solo is awesome.

It seems to be the god and death stars holding a tour to "force" (強制 mean to coerce or force someone) MUNIMUNI to release their new album, lol.

You can't put a price on seeing some internet people act heartbroken and shocked over such an announcement from a band whom they claim undying devotion to yet.... ..not devoted enough to know VK bands work. Like they are REALLY surprised as if they think some unforeseen tragedy has taken place to cause this. They don't seem to realize how much in excess their output was... probably see no difference in the quality of releases either. I guess they assume songs just kind of write themselves if you spend enough time being cute and all. The boys do give that impression.. Stay on hiatus until their short-term attention span dies out, then quietly come back and.... try to build a better fanbase. I'm a fan of MEJIBRAY and I think MEJIBAY fans deserve everything they've got coming to them in life lol

imagine some shady-ass weirdo trying to look for a hitman online and accidentally stumbling upon a bunch of of MY DRAGON pvs

in this topic i wanna discuss the most special/interesting/memorable incidents experienced during Vk lives attended in japan. if there are also some special situations you've experienced feel free to tell us as well! ;D BAND: DEZERT i saw them live when they were still a pretty underground band (even before they had their very first instore event which took place only one day after i saw 'em live) during the live there were 3 girls standing pretty close to the stage but they were the only one who didn't participated with other fans... so after chiaki screamed a few times "SHINE" while pointing at them and they still didn't move to the back he took a water bottle and spit a few times directly to the girls so they finally moved to the back... BAND: B.C i visited one of their sponsered lives and during one of their songs the vocalist told everyone to build a circle and to hold each others hands which each other. then while everyone was standing in circle ALL headbanged which i've never seen before in my life. during this section of the live the singer jumped down from the stage and also headbanged along standing back to back to a girl which he accidently colide with the back of their heads - kinda funny situation... BAND: MeteoroiD i saw them live in 2015 and during their last song everyone was kneeing down on the floor and all headbanged... you might think like: yeah but whats so special about this!? but because of the very thick atmosphere during that part it really felt like: what fucked up cult thing is goind on right now... XD so that were my most memorable experiences i had during my few lives i attended in japan so far.

They all look so good!! <333 They showed a preview clip of the new single after their set tonight!! I'm really excited to hear it in full!!

Usually you see 無期限 or some variation for "indefinite hiatus" announcements. IMHO it sounds like a temporary hiatus, but who knows what could happen in between that time, lol. I've translated the announcement, since posters above complained that none of MEJIBRAY's fans have done it. "MEJIBRAY would like to give their sincerest thanks for your continued support. We have a very important message for everyone. MEJIBRAY has decided to pause their activities following 2017. To all our fans that have supported us, and to all related staff, we understand that this announcement is a sudden one, and we deeply apologize for any worry and inconvenience this decision may cause, though we hope you can understand. Nothing has been decided about next year's schedule or if we will resume activities again next year. Though only a short period of time is left, we would like to put everything we have into our remaining activities. We humbly ask for your support. May 10, 2017"

my lion doesnt look like a lion no more :'( but ugh, feeling mizuki and shogo so much in this look. yaaasssssssssss

Sure, but it's not like seeing Mejibray live is just a matter of buying tickets and driving to a local venue for anyone outside Japan.

updated with title and new look (shogo looks so damn hot x.x)

To people who say that their new stuff is bad. Here is two different things: 1) Band live 2) Records All the songs i didn't liked that much after hearing it live became one of my favourite. They do great shows and some "weird" songs are created for live performances. Believe me... See them live first and then talk.

I'M IN LOVE They're so beautiful, omg can't wait to have my copies!!

I can't stop thinking how yoshiki's "rapidly worsening physical health enough to put a rugby player into a medically induced coma" doesn't correlate with her late january 90-hour long speed binge she was tweeting about... like who is lying here? I hope they'll send her enough papercranes in LA rehab

VK fans in general don't seem to understand how... anything works.

Honestly nothing brings the cringe quite like seeing people comment on underground metal culture without having any actual insight about it. Every time I see any one of the usual cliches being regurgitated I don't even have to read half-way through a sentence to determine that the person's familiarity with the genre consists of giggling to an Immortal video and a whole bunch of hearsay.

mild goth, also soft-butch lesbian

VISUAL KEI God, I LOVE some Visual Kei bands (some of my fav bands) but given the amount of VK out there, I must hate 97% of it. POP BLACK METAL There are too many pretentious bands that want to pretend to be brutal but they are actually ridiculous and their music is crappy.

"Stop the ride, I want off!!" -Nayu, Ori, and Yusura, probably

OVERRATED: - Asagi (D) Back in the day he used to be quite overrated, at least. Nowadays it feels like basically no1curr about D at all anymore. - Tsuzuku (Mejibray) - Karma (ex Avelcain) - Yuuki (ex Lycaon, Initial'L) - Kamijo - Jin (ex Nega, The Black Swan) - Dada (Velvet Eden) Like.... ????? i never got what people saw here tbh, he's always sounded like shit to me - Satsuki (ex Rentrer en soi) Another case where I never got the hype - Keisuke (Deviloof) DUDE HARSH VOCALS LMAO UNDERRATED: - Shuuji 1 (ex cali gari) but only during his cali gari days, I haven't been v. impressed with his work after that - Loki (ex Sugar, More) - Mako (ex deadman) - Danchou (NoGod) - Demon Kogure (Seikima-II) - Gara (Merry) - Morrie (Dead End, Creature Creature) Dude doesn't get enough credit for his newfound meme vocals - Ao Sakurai (LAB. THE BASEMENT, cali gari) May not be technically amazing or anything, but I've always thought his voice is interesting - Jun Togawa - Susumu Hirasawa (P-Model etc) Generally underrated among the weeb crowd - Ya-su (ex GRASS, Ya-foo) comfy as fuck

Satellite Young is a Japanese band I recently discovered through a friend, but I feel like since they're synthwave they'd get way more love here. (And since they played SXSW back in March they seem to be gaining a lot more international attention lately.) Their sound captures that period of synthy 80s anime openings/endings so well it's almost hard to believe they're a modern group. Someone upped their entire album, of which I'm pressed to find any track I don't like. My favorite is probably "Ai no Threnody" tho. (20:35)

i say this as someone who likes meji a lot - best outcome imo would be all four members starting/joining new projects that sound nothing like eachother, & keeping the band Mejibray alive for the occasional single/EP or reunion sorta tour. kinda feel like 420 was the summation of Meji's sound, Nepenthes/Eiki/Venoms were some nice epilogues, & everything since is just bonus tracks. Seems like each individual member has a lot more of an 'artistic vison' or w/e than really fits under the mejibray brand.

sadie and deathgaze are on hiatus as well,so...i'm kinda preparing myself to see koichi or tsuzuku with a new project

They have been good to me lately. The premier band from their label at this point.

Don't know if anyone is interested, but here's the setlist from Rex on 5/10: And Then There Were None. SECRET No.03 VICTIM(ism) Black bacarrat Agitato GRIMOIRE EMILY 悲哀 盈虧 ナナキ Sliver 嘘と愚行-それもまた人間らしいって神様は笑ってるの- 原罪の林檎 Negator NEGATOR BOWWOW THE END Encore 1. SUICIDAL WORD GAME 2. メサイア

All I wanna do rn is grab that Bataar guy's mic and shove it far up his tight little butthole cuz all he does is talk shit

Trying to hire an hitman in the dark webz and accidentally hiring Yomi as Chiba thrusting his crotch against every vulunerable part of the victim's body while Izumi from Shibilebashir seduces him/her o m g The true power of those hookers is finally revealed!

I just realized I've hit my 10-year mark in this hell

cue vocal lessons to rescue our kusoshare king

I've thought about this a lot and I think I've come up with a solution We need to ban americans, scandinavians and anyone who's been into vk for less than a decade from the scene.

BLaive will hold their last oneman for their current lineup on 2017.08.14 at Takadanobaba CLUB PHASE, after which Vo.ヨウ(Yoh), Gt.レイ(Rei) will depart. Rei will also retire from musical activities after that. They will hold their 2nd anniversary oneman on 2017.06. 05 at Shinsaibashi Paradigm. Their best album "色彩Guraduation" (2 types) will be released on 2017.06.21.

new band "YELLOW POPCORN CHICKENz" has formed

I don't know how unpopular this is but K-Pop >>> J-Pop. God, I hate so much, I had forgotten about it until I went to a japanese music event and they put a lot of that awful J-Pop, then I remembered why I could never listen to that. The voices, I just can't do it, nope, they make me want to rip off my ears and the music is soooooo corny. At least K-Pop singers sound like normal people.

Even live DVDs don't fully capture a live performance, especially since those end up being edited and polished just like anything else. I fully understand the idea of some bands being better live than on record, but it's silly to imply that you can't judge a band until you see them live when they don't perform internationally.

they're working hard for that "recognized reddit shitposter of visual kei" badge nonetheless, I'm anticipating the lulz coming with two parody albums of the major gazette era, they should be running out of indie gazette ideas to source by now.

This is so true. Like spot on true. Also as far as activities yeah, there's still the rest of the Hangman tour, the newly announced three stop mobile member tour, and one live event they are signed on for in October. I guess we will see at the end of Hangman whether the mobile member tour is their last one man tour before the hiatus.

this hashtag is floating around again cuz of fucking mejibray, what a surprise shows how much these fucking whiteys and Brazilians really care about jrock; if one band suddenly decides to take a break, then god forbid IT'S THE END OF VK AS WE KNOW IT!!11

They should have done it a long time ago ! Their first releases were slightly better than what they have been doing for some time...

at which the opening act (insanity injection narrator) will announce her departure due to creative differences, and a solo project commencement (dates & support members TBA)

- I like Yohio's solo works - I hate every song of X Japan except Silent Jealousy - Kiryu is a horrible band

Utopia *w*

Monochrome Boiz in da houseeee feat. @Disposable

From a recent shooting for my band.

tbh? nocturnal bloodlust. their western sound was such a turn-off for me originally. i downloaded their omnigod album and left it sitting in the dust for a good couple of months and would skip majority of the songs that came on shuffle... but after a while of not skipping the songs, i started to really enjoy them, despite the western sounds. i think i really fell in love with hiro's vocals, especially his high screams, and then started to do more research on the band and involve myself and they turned out to be one of my all-time faves ¯\_(ツ)_/¯