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New artist photo title of their 2nd full album is 『鬼』 and will be release on 5/22

Yes, this is TMR singing passionately in ridiculous CMs about indoor air fresheners. It just gets progressively worse. You're all very welcome. @leafwork

Loving the promotional visuals for this album

this fucking thread aaaahhhhhhhh

Mei has a new band (probably a session band, or a solo project) titled 烏名 鳴と不愉快な仲間達. Vo. 烏名 鳴 Gt. 光 Gt. kazari Ba. 緋雨 (ex. Grieva) Dr. カタセ ケイ (ex. Balalaika)

new band "ヨアソビ" (YOASOBI) has formed and they will hold their first live on March 23 at Shinsaibashi club AIM. Going by their name, their concept is 夜遊び (yoasobi) or "night life". 🍻 Vo. 瀧 (taki) (ex-パスホリ (Pastel Holic)) Gt. リンリンオブジョイトイ (Rinrin of Joy Toy) (ex-Ellseed --> 69-L[e's] --> LAMF (ラムフ) (support) --> FULL EFFECT'--> HYPER POCKET (ハイパーポケット) (support)-->HYPER POCKET (ハイパーポケット) --> FULL EFFECT') Gt. タオPP (TAOPP) (ex-G.A.I.A-->SERIAL⇔NUMBER-->ハイパーポケット (Hyper Pocket) (support)) Ba. GOGO Kazuma (ex-ハイパーポケット (Hyper Pocket)) Dr. FIM＊沙月 (FIM * Satsuki) (ex-パスホリ (Pastel Holic)) OHP Twitter

Venelli. new single "Masquerade" will be released at 2019/05/08. Vo.蘭(ran) Gt.ノク(noku) Ba.Runa Dr.ワイトくん(waito-kun)

A new band named Hueye has formed. They release their first single on 3/27 which is called [優しく殺して] (Yasashiku koroshite) And the will hold their first oneman on 5/10 at dues Shinjuku Members Vo. Nao Gu. Kururu Ba.ShuN ex.mummy Dr.Majyu http://hueye-official.com/ https://twitter.com/Hueye_official https://twitter.com/Hueye_nao https://twitter.com/Hueye_majyu https://twitter.com/Hueye_kururu https://twitter.com/Hueye_nao And they are signed to PUNCH RECORDS BTW, the band was called 海男 however they where a session band, so they turned into a formal band

ドレミ・ファ (Doremifa) new live limited single "甘雲曲第90番 / 上" will be released at 2019.02.25 and "甘雲曲第90番 / 下" will be released at 2019.03.13. "甘雲曲第90番 / 上" tracklist: 第1楽章.サクラ・マキアート 第2楽章.メトロ・ファンタジア "甘雲曲第90番 / 下" tracklist: 第1楽章.シック・シック・シック 第2楽章.エンティティ

To be fair, I don't think FORUM has an official website or Twitter. They do have an official Youtube channel tho (and weirdly enough a Google Plus profile with two updates, btw the profile points to the official MEJIBRAY website as the label's "official site" lol).

They shouldn't have photoshopped them so pale. You can obviously see their tanned skin in the reflection of the window. I was about to say contouring has gotten out of hands these days. Also didn't realize they moved from Sapporo to Tokyo.

Aren't you a tanuki wizard? Cant you figure this out?

Just started playing the album. First impression is that it's pitch black and very dense, totally committed to being loud, dark and asphyxiating in the way it's produced and composed. Songs are loaded with shit despite being a bit of a toning down from early DIMLIM, and I like it. My first impression is that it's like this mix of early DIMLIM and a little bit some late 00's nu metal like Unsraw and shit like that. The vocals are awesome with enough personality to be able to be picked out from a line, while still being technically totally acceptable even when they retain this roughness that's characteristic of visual kei. Loads of early DIMLIM and heavier nokubura material callbacks in the songs, which is nice although it doesn't really reach the peaks they sometimes did. I haven't even finished the album yet tho so we'll see. For me personally this album won't have as long of a shelf-life as it will to other people who are fans of this style, and for them it should definitely suffice. Edit: Am I getting a little bored? yyeeaah probably Edit 2: This is why you don't write about anything before you've even listened to it. Idk if I'll spin this again but I'll relisten to some tracks in a bit. Definitely gets more early DIMLIM-esque in the second half although I suppose my earlier comments still hold some water. The best moments I reckon are the first two tracks by a country mile, or that one just gets exhausted of this kind of music when it's not top shelf in what it's doing. Anything further I'll suppose I will write in my 2019 ratings list.

leave the neo oshare to those boys, they know what they're doing

From what I've seen on Twitter, I think they mostly played covers and possibly some original music, but I don't think they've actually released anything as a session.

This band was the 沈水計画-海男- (Chinsuikeikaku-seaman-) session, which has been performing together since October last year. Glad to see they’re a real band now! Nao is ex-Indy Viduality Kururu was a support guitarist for The 3rd Birthday, Durandal, Medeina, Vivalet, and Jils Blue Roses Shun is ex-Mummy, and was in Vampire Rose and Majyu is ex *deep breath* Babylon (support), E’m~grief~, Siva (support), Seven Seas, Megaromania (support), Art Cube (support), xPhearx, Scarlett, Shapeshifter, Devil Kitty (the second one), and like 20 other sessions

This is literally what the gya's on tanuki thinks, and is also very possible.

Because I have no life, here have a small list of visual kei artists available for listening over spotify. Some have full discographies some only few albums or singles. there are also instances on several artists from all over the world being grouped together on one page, because of shared name. What is spotify? - to put it short, a digital music streaming service. It comes in two flavors - free with ads, and paid via subscription, with no ads and few useful perks. Sign up, log in, most likely download their application to your computer or mobile and you're set. Isn't that piracy? - no it's completly legal and artists and/or their label (we know how that goes...) are getting paid for each listen. For the start I cut this list into two categories. First one is the bands that retain their japanese song tags even on spotify - for all purists who want their last.fm scrobbles accurate Amber Bullet Angelo - mixed with different artists Anli Policino Annie's Black Black Gene For the Next Scene - mixed tags BUCK-TICK - region locked Calmando Qual Capella - mixed with different artists Cløwd CULT the Movie D - ??? they used to have few albums, like Vampire Saga there, but it seems to be gone now. Perhaps region locked. Daizy Stripper Das:Vasser Fixer - several different artists mixed together on that page girugamesh - mixed tags GOLDEN BOMBER Gossip GPKISM Grieva - romanized name, but correct song tags Insanity Injection Kamijo ラヴェーゼ (Labaiser) La'veil MizeriA Liv'ert L-Lotus- Lost Ash lynch. Luna Sea Magistina Saga Majolica MirialD Misaruka and their other profile ミサルカ Miyavi 最上川司 (Momigawa Tsukasa) NEU Nightmare - some albums seems to have romanised tags Nocturnal Bloodlust NoGoD nue - mistagged nüe, also different nue releases on the same profile Orochi -OZ- Rose Noire 砂月-SATSUKI- Scarlet Valse SCHWARZ KEIN (シュヴァルツカイン) Sirene - mixed with different artist Synk;yet Suicide Ali - mixed tags SUGIZO the fool - mixed with different artists The Sound Bee HD the studs Tokami Under Fall Justice VAMPS Versaillies Velvet Eden vistlip yazzmad Zombie (ぞんび) And now artist with no japanese tags 12012 176BIZ 9GOATS BLACK OUT ADAMS - mixed with different artist Amber Gris - mixed with different artist An Cafe And - eccentric agent- Awoi Ayabie Birushana Blood - sharing profile with other Blood band Chanty - again, releases mixed with other artist of the same name Chariots - 3rd era only Creature Creature Croix Allcine DEAD END DELUHI D'espairsray Diaura Dio ~distraught overlord~ Dir en Grey DISACODE DIV Dunkelheit D=OUT exist†trace Gackt glamscure heidi. Hizaki I-ai- Inoran Inugami Circus Dan Jilled Ray JILLS BLUE ROSE JokArt Au Legal Kameleo Kagerou Kiryu - depending where you are, you might have two different kiryu's there Lacroix Despheres L'arc en Ciel Lix. LM.C Luzmelt Matenrou Opera MARRY+AN+BLOOD Megamasso MERRY Merveille Magique MeteoroiD MUCC Otogadead Pan-d-ra Plastic Tree R-shitei RED universe Rentrer en Soi Rides in ReVellion Sadie Screw Shiva - releases mixed with other artist of the same SID SuG Sukekiyo THE GALLO they also have another seemingly empty profile ギャロ The GazettE the riotts. TRA TRA TRA umbrella - mixed with different artists UNITE. Un=(xag) UnsraW Waive Vallquar Vaniru Vidoll Vivalet XodiacK ZIg+Zag ZORO - mixed with different artists V-Anime Rocks compilation Obviously this is a work in progress not an absolute complete list.

Hey Guys so last night I saw Virge live for the first time and they were amazing! So I thought I would come here and talk about their live on their Artist post but they didn't have one So I thought I would start one and talk about the live I went to last night! For starters here is their new Look and list of their current discography! 遼-ryo- 紫月-sizuki- 沁-shin- 或-aru- Discography 1st Mini Album ~ UTOPIA [2017.05.03] 1.琥珀 (Kohaku) 2.恨ミ言 (Uramigoto) 3.夜明け、灰色の呼吸 (Yoake、haiiro no kokyuu) 4.ボクノ悪イ癖 (Boku no warui kuse) 5.蓮華 (Renge) 6.ユートピア (UTOPIA) Like an Edison: Bonus CD 「暁」(Akatsuki) 1.暁 (Akatsuki) Live-limited and Like an Edison CD ~ 不透明な雨 (Futoumeina ame) [2017.07.26] 1. 止マヌ雨 (Tomanu Ame) 2. 凶夢 (Kyoumu) 3. 二枚舌 (Bonus Track) (Nimaijita) Ikebukuro Black Hole Live-limited CD ~ 紅いドレス [2017.10.21] 1. 紅いドレス (Akai Dress) 1st Single ~ 夜想 [2017.11.01] CD 1.夜想 (Yasou) 2.お人形遊び (Oningyou Asobi) 3.泡沫 (Utakata) 4.凱歌 (Gaika) DVD 1.夜想 (Yasou) Music Video Like an Edison Version Bonus CD: 「fated」

悪者(Warumono) 1st single "はじまりはじまり。" will be released at 2019/03/05.

YUZUKINGDOM new mini-album "PANDEMIC" will be released at 2019/03/06 (Nationwide Release). (iTunes Reservation - 2019/02/01) TrackList: 01. Memento Mori 02. 2nd 03. Pandemic 04. Nemesia 05. No Dear

Gu.タオPP (TAOPP) is ex-G.A.I.A-->SERIAL⇔NUMBER-->ハイパーポケット (Hyper Pocket) (support) and Ba.GOGO Kazuma is ex-ハイパーポケット (Hyper Pocket)

Dobe Dierry Call Missa OGYAA MEME Stating some that are brand new and haven't been mentioned but are definitely worth it

Good to see fuccboi kei is alive and well.

You forgot Shun's Twitter : https://twitter.com/Hueye_shun Also, their first live will be on 2019.04.01 at Ikebukuro BlackHole.

this is gold

NAZARE - 荊海

Another problem would be actually finding the music, physicially or digitally lol, most would be hard to find to even listen to.

Kizu and Virge seems to be wassup atm I've also been recommended DIMLIM by ppl whose music taste I trust, but haven't gotten around to listening to them yet.

Kou just confirmed it's a time limited band, unfortunately. Although that doesn't always mean they don't intend to keep on playing together, iirc Memento Mori started out as a time limited session band as well.

*Kou

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Oh wow. Then Mei's got some true talent backing him up

Mei and Kazari coming back at the same time. Fantastic.

It's always a treat seeing him on my twitter feed, lol.

I wishhh it was something permanent, but I'm just glad he's still doing anything. Since it seems he took the others out for sushi and won them over to play this time, and kazari said the influence of being drunk led to this moment lol

those are, in fact, actually all the vk bands currently active. the scene is dying

Randomly clicked on this band while looking for similar artists on Spotify of some random vk band whose name i forgot. Clicked shuffle play. after 2 mins... Mind blown.

@platy it may seem so but the truth is that's not even hair, he just has a mop on his face

bandmen people like bandman i like

OOR are one of those bands that could sing me the phonebook and I'll still enjoy it. Is it their deepest most exciting work? Nah. Still something that will fit my work playlist nicely tho.

Oh wait, I remember now... But, maybe their next release will sound more amazing Looking forward to listen to their new release... it can be more worse or even be more amazing.

Big ones: D (especially 7th Rose), D'espairsRay of course, Aliene Ma'riage (especially 21st Century), Girugamesh, lynch, Sadie (though their stuff is pretty spotty IMO), Gullet, some Kuroyume, Madeth Gray'll, Merry Go Round, some of Beast of Blood-era Malice Mizer Other random ones that come to mind: Nega, Grieva, VellaDonna, L'yse:nore (to some extent), Syndrome, Vice+Risk, Velze Dieulawahl, Blam Honey (if you like industrial), Chaos System

BANE, DEVILOOF , Victim Of Deception

still existing favs: SAVAGE, DIMLIM, early DEZERT, Kizu maybe disbanded: AvelCain - kings of darkness. D.I.D. is amazing too.

Early 12012 was heavier than whatever the hell that was before they called it quits.

Some of La'Mule's early stuff had a dark sound. Fantasy and Mind Control come to mind. Thrash metal with organs and all.