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I'm sad about it but at the sime time I think Ivy deserves better band than this.

Ranunculus sounds like a Harry Potter spell. Google search shows that it's a plant, so maybe the spell could make anything smell like flowers. "Ranunculus: A spell used to enhance one's aroma. Useful right before a date or when you're about to meet your husband's parents for the first time and you're just nervous. Tips: For a more powerful effect, roll the "r" in Ranunculus."

*inhales* GIVE US MBHI BACK, WE KNOW THAT THE TENTEN CURSE WILL STRIKE. WE NEED I HATE SUNDAY

inb4, I wonder what tentens next band is gonna be.

I guess so... spoke with: Yayoi (Vice risk) Yukika (Ains) Kikyo (La'veil Mizeria) Misa (Da'vid shito:aL) Pietoro (Da'vid shito:aL) Yayoi (MIRAGE) Tatsuya (Syndrome) Kyouka (Aliene Ma'riage) Kyohei (Das:vasser) Thogo (DEFLOWER) On different SNS (mainly twitter and ameba (back when people used it)) but some on Facebook as well)). I've met some people irl as well: Yayoi (Vice risk) Kenzi (Anti feminism) Yukika (Ains)* All of Grieva* All of Kuroyuri to kage Saku and Akane from Gossip* All of La'veil Mizeria The guys from The dead popstars One of the dudes from THE PIASS One guy from a really old Anarchist records band (cant remember the name now) The vocalist of DEATH*RABBITS Yuuga (Devil Kitty)* * Only walked past each other though Probably forgetting a few people, being in Japan obviously makes all this much easier.

their first single "LILITH" will be released at 2018/05/23 (2 songs, 1500yen) [tracklist] 01. LILITH 02. YUMMY

I wish someone would leak bootlegs, terekos or whatevs of those gigs.

BRING US SOME OLD SCHOOL...PIERROT WORSHIP COME THRUUU

For those who might be interested, here is a translated attempt to the lyrics for both CADAVER and REVADAC, courtesy of user 雅miyabi from YouTube: This is fucking genius. Nothing short of amazing from the band.

DIAURA new concept single, "運命開化" (Unmei Kaika) (1620 yen) will be released on July 18. Released by the band under their name in katakana, "ディオーラ", the single's concept revolves around "neo darkness". [tracklist] 1.運命開化 (unmei kaika) 2.葬獄 (sougoku) 3.ネメシス (nemesis)

almost forgot. good to be back though. so the tour has just kicked off and first setlist is already up. also, two more shows have just been added to the schedule: 2018.04.16 (神奈川県) CLUB CITTA’ -「a knot」only- 2018.04.18 (東京都) 新木場STUDIO COAST 2018.04.19 (東京都) 新木場STUDIO COAST 2018.04.25 (大阪府) なんばHatch 2018.04.26 (大阪府) なんばHatch 2018.04.28 (宮城県) 仙台銀行ホール イズミティ21 2018.05.01 (愛知県) Zepp Nagoya 2018.06.29 (東京都) 新木場STUDIO COAST -「a knot」only- (Additional Show) 2018.06.30 (東京都) 新木場STUDIO COAST (Additional Show)

"OBSCURE" is one of the most graphic and notorious music videos ever crafted within visual kei, catapulting the band back into the spotlight after a sudden stylistic shift sent their fans into a frenzy. It's famous for both its shock value and its strong anti-abortion stance. Abortion isn't a dinner table conversation in any country, but I've always sensed that there's an extra level of taboo attached to this topic in Japanese circles. So naturally, Dir en grey went the extra mile with some of the best CGI 2004 could buy. Is there some actual meaning behind this imagery, or is it all shock value? Watching it back now, this video isn't as extreme as a younger, more impressionable me thought. I discovered that there's mostly memorable segments, but most of the video is the band rocking out in a dingy room with bodies hanging from the ceiling. These also are the least offensive parts of the video too, unless you have a particular hate for vomit, leather, or white contact lenses. And if you do, how are you a visual kei fan? Anyway, the room resembles a hospital or a jail, although it's probably the back of an old fishing warehouse. There's nothing else to really discuss here. I tried my hardest to weave together a story that makes sense. The closest I can get is depictions of their anguish over this topic and how it's treated, which could be all they were going for. The main scenes cycle throughout the course of the video, and each of these scenes seem unconnected to the others. To sum it up: there's a demon orgy, robot cocks, a monk ripping a baby's head apart covered in ofuda screaming to the Lord of Light, a dissected half robot/woman creation on a table with a mad doctor, circus performers, depictions of the band as monsters mutilating themselves, and of course the infamous demon geisha eating the apple baby head. The meaning of some scenes are obvious: the orgy depicts sexual irresponsibility, the circus is about how the topic is treated as a joke, and the doctor and robot is supposed to resemble abortion and the act of playing god. Several elements appear in different contexts, such as the geisha and baby heads. The woman on the table is shown as not in control of her body, the doctor with the huge forceps symbolizes the invasiveness of the procedure, the ofuda which covers the monk is meant to ward off evil, and the constant depiction of monsters and demons is meant to associate abortion with bad omens. The rest of this music video is pure shock value and there's no real meaning to anything. One thing I should mention before wrapping this up is that Dir en grey threw some serious shade at men in this music video. During the orgy scenes, the women have bare faces but the men are all covered with masks. I have several interpretations of this. One parallel I immediately noticed was to (surprisingly) porn, where it's all too common for the woman's face to be visible but the man is a secondary figure, and videos are associated with the woman and not the man. On a deeper level, it's also commentary on the unequal burden pregnancy puts on women. The men literally "don't see" what happens when they orgasm (hint: the women stop enjoying the orgy and start bleeding out their mouths with pained expressions on their faces), they don't have to deal with it, and they can carry on not caring, mouths transfixed in a smile. I dug deeper into the whole mask angle, and discovered that in Japanese mythology, oni masks refer to the belief in a spirit world in which demons carry out their roles of punishing the unjust and evil, as well as spreading disease. Double dip on the whole "spreading disease" = "venereal disease" bit if you want, but I don't think it goes that far. I think Dir en grey feel that men who do this and don't care are literally demons and worse than the women, but clearly the whole eating the baby's head idea also associates certain kinds of women with demons too. The band themselves aren't exactly human either, with Shinya's deformed body and Kyo's lovely tentacle mouth, so perhaps the band thinks everyone is a demon and that everyone is responsible? As far as PV's go for visual kei bands, this one is near the top in terms of effort and production values, even for today's standards. I'm sure there's more left to be discussed. What do you think?

I don't have a scan but I did have them typed: いつでも君が側にいるから　歩けるんだ itsudemo kimi ga soba ni iru kara arukerun da 前だけを見ていられるよ mae dake wo miteirareru yo こんな僕にも「仲間」がいる konna boku ni mo “nakama” ga iru 偶然ってことが　運命なんだよね gūzentte koto ga unmei nan da yo ne 色んな気持ちで　現在(ココ)にいるんだね ironna kimochi de (koko) ni iru n da ne 数え切れないほどの　希望　悲しみを kazoekirenai hodo no kibou kanashimi wo 抱えて僕らは　今を生きている kakaete bokura wa ima wo ikiteiru 世界は少しだけ　悲しみが勝つの sekai wa sukoshi dake kanashimi ga katsu no Brand New World 作ろうよ Brand New World tsukurou yo Brand New Days 輝くよ Brand New Days kagayaku yo Brand New Song 届かせて Brand New Song todokasete 君を守る kimi wo mamoru こんな僕らの言葉が　君に届く konna bokura no kotoba ga kimi ni todoku 当たり前？これも全てが奇跡だよ atari mae? Koremo subete ga kiseki da yo 辛い時こそ「笑って」いこう tsurai toki koso “waratte” yukou 君の為　僕は歌い続けるから　 kimi no tame boku wa utai tsudzukeru kara 悩んでも悩んでも　答えが出ない時 nayandemo nayandemo kotae ga denai toki 死にたくて苦しくて　逃げたくもなる shinitakute kurushikute nigetaku mo naru 逃げても逃げても　まだ壁はあるから nigetemo nigetemo mada kabe wa aru kara 涙が滲んで　前が見えない namida ga nijinde mae ga mienai Brand New World 作ろうよ Brand New World tsukurou yo Brand New Days 輝くよ Brand New Days kagayaku yo Brand New Song 届かせて Brand New Song todokasete 君の元へ kimi no moto he だから　今起きてる大切な事を dakara ima okiteru taisetsu na koto wo 逸らさないで逃げないで sorasanaide nigenaide 意味があるから imi ga aru kara 目の前にある「絶望」を今 me no mae ni aru “zetsubou” wo ima 超えていこう koete yukou 君が変わるチャンスだから kimi ga kawaru chance dakara 全てが上手くいく訳じゃない subete ga umaku iku wake janai 僕らに襲いくる　雨たちも bokura ni osoi kuru ametachi mo 大きな大きな花になる為 ookina ookina hana ni naru tame 降りそそぐの furisosoku no こんな僕らの言葉が　君に届く konna bokura no kotoba ga kimi ni todoku 当たり前？これも全てが奇跡だよ atari mae? Koremo subete ga kiseki da yo 辛い時こそ「笑って」いこう tsurai toki koso “waratte” yukou 君の為　僕は歌い続けるよ　 kimi no tame boku wa utai tsudzukeru yo だから　今起きてる大切な事を dakara ima okiteru taisetsu na koto wo 逸らさないで逃げないで　意味があるから sorasanaide nigenaide imi ga aru kara 目の前にある「絶望」を今 me no mae ni aru “zetsubou” wo ima 超えていこう　君が変わるチャンスだから koete yukou kimi ga kawaru chance dakara

no blackface no buy in all seriousness, i really don't get why this band gets so much hate? they seem pretty fine to me, i definitely like them a lot more than i ever liked MBHI anyway

whats up with this dollar store halloween look?

It makes sense, though: There are only two albums left, but four spines. So they make one for TOUR14, and the other... hmm... I wonder if they have thought this through...

their most recent album tugged at my weave a little bit, but everything else before it was pretty unremarkable tbh, and yoka's vocals were in a weird tone in their old stuff.

samples are out x

if any body is interested I've started an instagram to keep up with all of my wips and finished builds (plus some random food posts :D). feel free to follow. https://www.instagram.com/towa_skye/

The single's actual concept has been corrected in the first post; also it seems like this is gonna be their alter-ego??? The members' "name changes" (using kanji) are as follows: Vo.妖華 (yoka) Gt.禊-kei- Ba.処飢夜 (shouya) Dr.龍耶-tatsuya-

I see that Saïx sketch- good stuff!

It's happening! (cries and more cries of emotion <3 <3) More Updates! Micaiah's blog~ Here the CD back with tracklist~

Killie album pre-orders started shipping

when i am dead i return again from the hell i will fight with my brother

Their look is very basic and boring, moustache man especially does no favours

I'm aliiiiiiiiiiiive (also snapchat filters are the best okay)

queens of doing absolutely nothing minus getting new weaves

Time passes faster when you are old. How much I wish for a new release by them.

Yeah, I almost forgot about this

ya he's passing the meatball line for his own stans

they've been out x

You've got to be fucking shitting me hahaha holy shit! Didn't hear about this until now, but hot damn that was good. Impressive as fuck actually. I was just thinking about them this week, and wondered how they were gonna top their EP. Definitely sold me here with that inverted track.

The actual video, and also a Revadac version.

I still don't get why @Hanielis a single guy. Brazilian woman are really blind to not catch such beautiful guy!

ladies, what career pathway do you consider the least embarrassing for your fav VK scene retirees notable examples: — car sales manager — host club employee — competitive eater/food fighter — 50 year old former recording artist now impersonating 18 year olds — Ellen DeGeneres daytime darling — other choice (elaborate in comments)

it me again. didn't want to post a picture again but I've been playing around with my new make up and some editing programs and I like the result so much that I wanted to share it. I like those colors so much

I was actually surprised, these guys didn't have a dedicated topic. As I've seen, people here have been generally lukewarm towards them, but they have definitely redeemed themselves with their full album. Compared to the mismatched mess of both good and horrible ideas, they released previously, with the album, they have finally found their sound and the re-recorded songs now have a much better tone and feel. I'm excited for their next release.

While not a band within the genres mentioned in the OP, I'm still gonna post this band as they're black metal. Wigrid! The debut album were highly influenced by Burzum, and I would guess especially Det som engang var and Burzum/Aske. Albeit with a more depressive twist to it all. The second album is also very Burzum influenced, but it's slower and contains much more traditional depressive black metal riffing similar to what you'd hear in Strid, Nidhoggr and Nyktalgia. I'll have to go with Hoffnungstod as the best of the two albums, but both are absolutely amazing. Hoffnungstod is a modern classic and one of the best black metal albums of the 2000's imo. The reason I had to post this is because I am a huge fan, and I am gonna get dressed and walk up to my local mail office and pick up Discography Box Part II, which is the second tape box that collects every Wigrid and Elfenblut (pre-Wigrid) material, with the exception of the two tracks from the latest split release. I liked the first one a lot, so I will be pleased about getting this too. Like the first box it also contains a 3" CD with a track.

This is old but *shrug*

Symphonic motherfucking metal!!!!

YEAH! This band surprised me a lot! They are great!

THIS MUST BE THE MOST VISUAL KEI THING I HAVE HEARD IN A WHILE

new extensions get

POIDOL Dr.星名 遼 (hoshina ryo) will depart after the band's live on April 28.

I don't blame him for wanting to leave. He looks absolutely miserable (red dude on the far left) :

Telegram is banned in Russia. Now that is funny.

Well nobody knows how the song sounds like because there are no samples yet... or are there? No but srsly, it was 100% one of the three songs they played, and my bet goes to Ranunculus, since that's the song they already played back in 2017.