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Tracklist: 01. BLOOD 02. CREATURE 03. the whirl | lynch. is as lynch. does Either my standards have risen too high, or the floor has fallen out, but 2017 has been a symphony of bands failing to meet my expectations. No single or album has resonated with me, and I've been on the lookout for the next act ready to blow up the scene. That's why it's deliciously ironic that the one band I expect nothing new from delivered something that captures my attention, and they did it by doing what they always do. The secret to liking lynch. is to expect nothing new. A band that's been together for thirteen years knows themselves musically, and forcing change just to change is how you end up with EXODUS. Much like their departed big brother DEATHGAZE, lynch. has a defined sound they shouldn't stray far from. They went to one extreme with pop on I BELIEVE IN ME, the other into metal with EXODUS, and yet they always come back a mix of pop and metalcore that's undeniably lynch.. BLOOD THIRSTY CREATURE is your standard lynch. single through and through, and I guarantee you already know how you feel about it before listening. It goes without saying that I like the two new tracks "BLOOD" and "CREATURE", but I don't remember the melody from either. "BLOOD" is your two minute banger virtually indistinguishable from "BEAST", "MAD", or "ANIMA". There wasn't ever much depth in these sub-three minute tracks and "BLOOD" is no exception. "CREATURE" is the more interesting of the two new offerings, sounding like a more traditional lynch. song, and it hides its recycled parts better. I particularly enjoy the break down near the end, but I would be lying if I said that both of these tracks could have been on AVANTGARDE and no one would have noticed. The real attraction is the re-recording of "the whirl", which is low-key one of my favorite lynch. tracks due to the dynamics between soft and heavy. This contrast is not lost in the re-recording, and is perhaps even enhanced with the clean production and the grittier metal bits. I hate to say it's the best track here, because that takes away from the impact of the new material, but it is. Don't get the wrong impression about "BLOOD" and "CREATURE" - both are fine singles and lynch. has produced far worse in the past - but that's it. A band that stays in the same musical realm for thirteen years is bound to repeat themselves eventually. The best thing about knowing what to expect is knowing what to expect, and the boys find some way to surprise me with every album. If we treat this single as a sample of what to come, the next lynch. album is shaping up to be slightly more memorable than the last. I don't even remember which of the lynch. albums is the most recent one, but that's the price one pays for consistency. Support the band! iTunes

@itsukoiiHell yeah! Schmelz Cure are such a guilty pleasure of mine and they have a few rippin' tracks. @helcchi+1 for Horizon having an incredible riff. @r...That Phobia song is one of the first riffs I thought of for this thread, excellent choices. Here's one of my fave riffs by a nobody VK band:

also Issei already found a place in a sessin of ex アヴァンチック Gt. rei

Ove's ORIGINAL DICTIONARY is just magical. guitar sirens cutting through tape hiss, interwoven with an amazing bassline. pure goth swoon

CLØWD new live limited single "21g" (Nijuu-ichi gram) will be release on 2018.01.08 at their 3rd ANNIVERSARY LIVE 「REVENGE」 at TSUTAYA O-WEST. Single will contain 2 songs (included "21g") and will cost 1000 yens.

KEEL new EP "死々" (Shishi) will be released at their 2-day oneman live tour "融けるナイフ" (Tokeru Knife) since 2017/12/18-19 at Shimokitazawa SHELTER to 2017/12/25-26 at OSAKA RUIDO (1500yen) [tracklist] 1. 喘鳴 (Zenmei) 2. 星成り(Hoshi Nari) 3. Over

Just got this today~

They write good riffs and solid melodies but their songs practically all follow the same song structure. I want them to stray away from their tried and true formula and surprise us. Write a couple headbangers with just screams and yelling. Try making more ambient tracks or use instruments other than electric guitar, bass, and drums. Clean up your horrendous mixing so that your music is listenable and doesn't sound like it's playing through a thin plastic pipe. The fruit of their safe song writing is carbon copies that leave a less impacting impression than the last.

god, i wish that upcoming junji ito anime wasn't a fucking thing. anime shitters will ruin everything ://

omg new whirl is awf, hzk sounds so whiny and melodramatic tbh creature is an unsraw rip-off and blood is typical uninspired lynch. i will be stanning again when they deliver an album as fun and varied as the avoided sun, until then I'll probably sleep on their stale dead on arrival material z-z-z-z-z #no to this entire single

Hey fellas, what's that riff that is an absolute FAVORITE of yours, but you usually don't see on other people's top 10? I'm not talking about Luna Sea, Dir En Grey or X levels, I'm talking waaay indier than this, like: Listen to this. Listen to this mother fucking guitar sucker punching your ears. FUCK this is good. WAILING GUITARS FTW GROOVY Share are some of your favorites!

↑That is the update when he needed to leave the band !

I would rather have a band that delivers consistent work (That I know and have came to like) then flip flop all over the place, never really being good at anything. I think lynch. has progressed in a style that suits them best, and though most songs sound like derivatives of each other, they are still undeniably 'lynch.' This single may not be nothing new, but it's a solid banger, and it's better than most of AVANTGARDE imho

Tsubasa participate in the session band of Show (Ex-VAASTU)

This is exactly how I've viewed lynch. for almost a decade now; it'll be solid but it will just blend in with the rest of their discography. I'm sick, b'cuz luv u. is still an all-timer though!

I really want to like Creature, but listening to it gave me 'wow, this is so polished and GOOD, I should be liking it!', but something never 100% clicks for me with them. I will, however, give their next album a go, just in case I miss something.

Dr. Tomoi will return to the band in 12/22.23 2days ONE MAN !

Support members for the next lives : 2017.11.20 ==> 2017.11.24 : Ba. RUCY (Jupiter) 2017.11.20 ==> 2017.11.23 : Dr. Hibiki (A Ghost of Flare / SEVER BLACK PARANOIA) 2017.11. 24 ==> Dr.Aki (ex.Another Story)

Still looking for their mysterious 絶望と夜の希薄な境界で release!

Necro and Inside Decay always had a overwhelming reaction as well

This was done intentionally. we wanted to make sure everybody could have a chance to hear the favorite MORRIGAN songs. a lot of thought was put into making the selection, and only a few minor changes were added to adjust the feeling of the set. but even with this, the members put every ounce of effort into every song they played at every stop.

Man, they better come again, 'cause that was dope. Paris Setlist (tour final) SE 01. XISS IN THE DARK 02. Devil parade 03. SUPER STAR 04. LOST IRIS SE 05. NECRO 06. Inside Decay 07. Everlasting 08. もしも黒い翼が生えたなら -DEVIL VERSION- SE 09. THE DAWN DEEP DOPE 10. SELFISH RUSSIAN 11. PANDORA 12. PARADIGM XISS Encore 13. トランキライザ 14. BLACK OMEGA SE 15. BRAIN PINK.AD 16. Underworld.

Oh, I have a ton I can list. Here are some of my favorite indies riffs: I love *LOVE* the opening clean riff, INORAN would be proud. Not only this is an amazing song, but this whole album is insane. A V系 masterpiece. That typical creepy, minor-chord progression always gets me. Ahh, the 90s...

No tracklist for the album yet. However there's a new artist photo/visual, and the PV for LAW'S has been released: Really nice Btw, Kiyo closed his website on 10/29, and it looks like the new site will soon appear here: https://www.kiyoharu.tokyo/pre/

Not overly surprised by Issei's departure, and I don't really care about that, however I'm shocked by Tsubasa also leaving. Like other people have said, I think DIMLIM can move on from this and become an even better band. And if not, I really hope Sho is able to find a band where his talents continue to truly shine. Ryuya did compose track 4 (MASSACRE) from the ltd edition of VARIOUS. If he is able to keep up that level of composition, as well as improve over time, I think they could release some more really good tracks. Of course, that's assuming he composed that song all by himself, which I am not sure is the case.

Vertex were amazing instrumentally... too bad their vocalist wasn't up to par

FUCK YES MAN! I KNEW THE YEAR COULDNT END WITHOUT SOME NEW KEEL. I AM HYPE

Their album "DO NOT BELONG TO ANYTHING" will be release on 2017.11.08 (3456 yens) Tracklist : 01. Still Alive 02. Melt-Down 03. Reborn 04. AMBIVALENCE 05. FLASH BACK 06. Tomorrow is Anotherday (DNBTA ver.) 07. REASON 08. Stricken with Distress 09. ALONE 10. GENERATION (Acoustic.ver) -bonus track- DVD 01. Still Alive (MV) 02. I HATE ALL (MV)

THE SOUND BEE HD new CD "LIVING DEAD" will be released at 2017/10/25 (3 discs, 4320yen) it will include their mini-albums :「DAWN OF THE DEAD」, 「BLooD RaiN」 and 「WALKING DEAD」 [tracklist] CD「DAWN OF THE DEAD」 01. death gate 02. CALLING 03. DAWN OF THE DEAD 04. reign of death 05. bloody requiem 06. DARKNESS WORLD CD「BLooD RaiN」 01. BLooD RaiN 02. Fear Side! 03. ReBoRN 04. やまない雨 05. FEEL 06. IN THE END 07. spiral 08. silent Night CD「WALKING DEAD」 01. birth−M1-100 02. WALKING DEAD 03. sophia 04. TeLL me!!! 05. Death RoaD 06. stay 07. death-M1-65

Gonna throw in a mention for Daisuke (media youth -> THE SOUND BEE HD).