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リベリオ (Ribelio) new single "ERROR MIND" will be released through ZEAL LINK at 2017/12/20 (3 tracks, 1620 yen).

that's true that it's realistic, but it being realistic doesn't take the shock or distraught away from fans nor does being realistic exempt you from being a dick. So saying it with the tone of "obviously it will happen, you should've expected this. Get over it" is really shitty for fans who were supporting them and really didn't see this coming (like I said, this one in particular seemed really sudden and out of nowhere). It's especially shitty to be told something like that if you are emotionally invested in the band and are hurting from this announcement. So yeah, maybe you weren't intending to be a dick, but you certainly came off as one. And yeah, we all know that VK is unstable, but you can't really assume that all bands decide to disband cos they suddenly lost motivation. There are many factors that as fans, we can never and will never know. Plus, Lux hasn't posted any information about it other than their last live details so there are even more unknowns than usual.

I forgot how awesome this song was.

They also seem to like doing Kagerou covers:

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That was fast... Karma's a bitch, eh?

I just saw NSFW pictures of (apparently) Kisaki and I'm actually terrified. Like I got chills down my spine.

Tsubasa was a good bassist, I hope i see him in the future in a another band. All songs are composed by Issei. Who is composing the songs now?

Iconique noise rock meets glamorous pop-punk group 女王蜂 will be releasing a new CD + DVD to memorialize their nationwide "「A」" tour. The product will is entitled 「A -全国ツアー2017-」 (「A -Zenkoku TOUR 2017-」) and is due to go on sale on December 13th, 2017. (Source) DVD 01. DANCE DANCE DANCE　　 02. 金星 03. しゅらしゅしゅしゅ 04. ヴィーナス 05. 一騎討ち 06. ギラギラ 07. 超・スリラ 08. 空中戦 09. 売春 10. つづら折り 11. Q 12. 告げ口 13. もう一度欲しがって 14. デスコ 15. 失楽園 16. 雛市 17. 緊急事態 18. アウトロダクション CD 01. DANCE DANCE DANCE　　 02. 金星 03. しゅらしゅしゅしゅ 04. ヴィーナス 05. 一騎討ち 06. ギラギラ 07. 超・スリラ 08. 空中戦 09. 売春 10. つづら折り 11. 告げ口 12. もう一度欲しがって 13. デスコ 14. 失楽園

I'm sorry, but I can't actually believe that no one finds it inappropriate that things like this get dumped on the forum here? I wouldn't enjoy seeing any of you naked, flustered and straight out of the shower either. As for Kisaki, he has definitely looked healthier – it wouldn't be beyond any of you to worry for his wellbeing in this case.

I know nobody really wants to see Kisaki's crispy ol' body, but why are VK fans so alright with what basically amounts to revenge porn?

Good luck to you then!!! You will need plenty of it XD I remember when I tried to buy the fool's mate edition of DELUHI's "Two Hurt"... Man...

Happy birthday dear! Hope you have a wonderful day! ♥

Listening to Namie Amuro's final album and feel like crying

I literally JUST fell in love with this band T_T I'm really glad I met them before it's too late, but this really fucking sucks T_T Even if you're not surprised, you don't have to be a dick about it. This band had a lot of potential and this disbandment definitely came out of nowhere. Especially since Mio had JUST joined and actually decided to quit playing support for other bands so he could focus on Lux.

Why ? Because it's Visual Kei. Not surprising.

an original composition called "6月10日〜雨音〜"

I wouldn't mind if fake-out kaisan is the new trend

did they just undisband? I mean it's not like it was a huge loss in the first place, but this might be a start of an interesting fad tbh (like give me a new duel jewel album out of iT)

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UNDER FALL JUSTICE & Scarlet Valse coupling CD『薔薇呪殺』 RD: 21/11/17 at RUIDO K3 1. Misty Night / Scarlet Valse feat. 前田 愛郎 2. 悪魔主催～デスゲーム～ / UNDER FALL JUSTICE feat. Kakeru More info here: Topic.

thats pretty much the general reaction to those pics that should never have been unleashed now go bleach ur eyes

10 more days until RAZOR's new mini-album "the CORE", so excited!!!

Some albums to look forward to in the coming months: Orphaned Land - Unsung Prophets & Dead Messiahs Hooded Menace - Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed Druid Lord - Grotesque Offerings Tribulation - Lady Death Evilfeast - Elegies of the Stellar Wind Beastiality - Worshippers of Unearthly Perversions Obscure Burial - Obscure Burial Damn, that Hooded Menace and Druid Lord covers are sweet as fuck. Awesome! Really like the cartoonish tone of the Beastiality cover (albeit a bit of a weird choice considering the music they play) and the darkness of the Tribulation Ep cover too. Looks good!

So, seemingly, they're doing with "M. A. D." the same thing they did with "Lethal affliction"; now we just have to wait for the music video to be released in a single next year. Also: O-west, guys. Again. There's a DVD produced by Sena with these things guitarists do. It's called "Sonic-morphic ~modern metal shredding abstraction from Sena~".

The other day I met YOSHIKI. I was at a showing of We Are X in Oslo, Norway. Norway doesn't have a huge VK scene so I was happy he had come. It turned out to be his first time in Norway. I asked him "Can western bands be visual kei?" - He laughed and replied "Of course!" So I followed up with "If a western band is to be visual kei, is there something they must adhere to, in terms of style or aesthetic?" He explained VK is more of a mindset, born out of them feeling like they didn't really fit in anywhere. As he said, they played "super heavy" and "super soft" music. He also told me about a festival he hosted recently where the bands were everything from metal to pop, and there was even a band that didn't play music (that got some laughs around the room). He summed everything up by saying it really isn't a genre, but more of a mindset allowing yourself to be as creative as you want. And it also generally has makeup. I am summing these things up from memory. So here's my take on VK: 1. You must be influenced by Japan/Japanese music (because after all, it originates from Japan). 2. Make creative use of makeup/visuals. 3. Be somewhat diverse in terms of style. 4. Be doing your own thing confidently (basically: be true to yourself, because people and fans can see through you being a cookie-cutter). So basically, no you don't have to have a lolita in the band. One member doesn't have to wear a surgical facemask at all times. You don't have to have death-metal growls in your music. Some music fans within genres and subcultures get really elitist and that gets irritating, especially when people say that VK is only Japanese (so is glam-metal only truly American? Can you not make Brazilian samba music if you aren't from Brazil?). VK is unique in that it is vague but also has a meaning. A band alone isn't just "visual kei" but "visual kei rock" would be a better indicator. I think in that sense, the addition of the term "visual kei" before "rock" to me would indicate the above traits I listed, like being influenced by Japan, be somewhat "different" in terms of makeup/visuals and potentially have a diverse musical style. I had a blast meeting YOSHIKI. He's a funny and nice guy, and it was an honor having him in Norway.

mekakusi were quickly forgotten but made this memorable opening riff Most of heartless’ riffs Miss those days when heartless, meth, EYA, ClearVeil and Lycaon ruled the roost in Nagoya Hi:BRiD in surround sound llll-Ligro-'s catchy devil meets disco Every Kansai-based band in the mid 2000s ever Oshare

ugh i need a 256GB phone for all my music :'(

Malikliya is like combining black metal with japanese dream pop

In case anyone was interested in a translation of the blog post @Takadanobabaalienlinked, or at least the part relevant to MALICE MIZER. After that there isn't any other mention of MM, just more details about his early solo career.

I can do it if you don't get around to it, too. It seems like Gackt left out quite a bit of the story before and between, "After that meeting, the environment during those final days was very quarrelsome-like." and, "After that I immediately went to America with YOU and other old friends of mine and began recording an album." He also conveniently leaves out the reasons why a break-up was discussed in the first place. Generally just based on my experience working in Japan thus far, if people you work with/your boss or employer has decided to nullify your contract or end something you're involved in without you being privy to that convo, it generally means that you are considered to be "in the wrong" about something, ergo the group takes action and comes to a decision without you. It honestly sounds like Gackt did something wrong and whether he was aware of how upset the other members/management was over it or not, the group talked about breaking up without him and then suddenly presented this decision to him, with the intention (at the time) of actually breaking up or getting him to withdraw on his own. I'm guessing the latter though since the band did not actually end up breaking up.

I googled a bit in Japanese and found this entry by Gackt https://ameblo.jp/gackt/entry-12268922926.html He writes about Malice Mizer and their break-up a bit there, I just read through it fast and there seem to be nothing groundbreaking but at least some stuff I'm sure foreign fans aren't aware off. I'm off work in a couple of hours and then I have to sleep so I'll start translating asap... unless someone else manage to do it before me

I love DIMLIM. Also the best new band of 2017 to me. I’ve seen them live and they were great. I never really cared about Issei (and even less after the meme drama), but I do really like Tsubasa (and the others) and fear for the band’s future now. Tsubasa’s reason for departing is not clear to me though... Anyone able to clarify?

LMAO. this pleases me

Ok, grazie. Ho trovato la Japan Night su Facebook ma sembra molto pop & idol group più che VK, o sbaglio? Dj Sisen mi piace e ho visto che suona tra qualche settimana, ora però mi manca qualcuno con cui dividere le spese di viaggio fino a Prato lol (sorry for turning the post into Italian conversation, let me know if I should rewrite this in English, thanks!)

Kiyoharu has announced 2 new albums today. He has switched over to Columbia's TRIAD label. The first new album is a RHYTHMLESS album called 『エレジー』 (ELEGY). It will be released on December 13th. Here's the jacket: ■2017年12月13日発売予定 アルバム『エレジー』 (ELEGY) 2CD＋DVD/COZP-1402〜4/￥5000＋tax（完全初回生産限定） DISC 1 will feature the album. DISC 2 will apparently feature a poetry reading of each song. DISC 3 (a DVD) will feature live footage from 東京・Mt.RAINIERHALL SHIBUYA PLEASURE PLEASERE and the music video for LAW'S. According to CDJAPAN: Kiyoharu brings an album set, consisting of 2 CDs and a DVD. Disc 1 contains his previous works (Kuroyume, sads, and solo) featuring new arrangements. The DVD contains his live performance at Mt.RAINIERHALL SHIBUYA PLEASURE PLEASERE shot by Akira Odagiri as well as a music video for "LAW'S." http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/COZP-1402?s_ssid=e43dc459f911fe6fd4 The second album (of original material) will be released in February 2018. It will be called 『夜、カルメンの詩集』 (YORU, CARMEN NO SHISHUU). More details coming in later. Kiyoharu will also hold an aniversary concert on 2.9.2018 called 「KIYOHARU 25 TIMES DEBUT DAY」 at 岐阜club-G. A nationwide tour will also begin that month called 「KIYOHARU TOUR 天使の詩2018 『LYRIC IN SCARLET』」 and conclude 5月3日 at 東京・EX THEATER ROPPONGI. http://natalie.mu/music/news/254793

Their live at LIQUIDROOM tonight was amazing!! I think the last song of the setlist (before the second encore) is from the upcoming mini-album. It was a kind of ballad.

Let's hope that he learnt to sing. Well, after listening to the song, he did not learn to sing.

ルクス(lux) will disband after their oneman live at 心斎橋VARON on 2018.01.22