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love how half the forum always suddenly transforms into musical theory connoisseurs once dir en grey releases smth new

CD TrackList: 1. INFIGHT / NOCTILUCA 2. Voiceless / I.A. 3. 月白少女 / 色彩ドロッパー(Shikisai Dropper) 4. 僅かな希望 確かな絶望 / エイド(AID) 5. 憐詩 / 黑(Kuro) 6. Two Roses / Chiru 7. Dramatic END / re:gletA 8. INSIDE / GLORIA 9. オルギア / Noiz Paranoia 10. Jealousy / DEVILbarat's You can buy it at the official NOCTILUCA store.

I wouldn't expect a random Japanese person to understand the nuances of outlaw country or new orleans sludge metal, so I don't think it's fair to chalk up confusion over vk as ignorance or malice. Those kinds of reactions are a normal and healthy part of disparate cultures intersecting.

Labaiser's bassist 雛葵-hinaki- (now going by 千羽 (Chiba)) has joined this band

ユメリープ(Yumeleep) new mini-album "†ばーすまたー†" (Birth Matter) will be released at 2019/11/13 (2750yen)

チクタク (CHICKTAK) Vo.サチ (Sachi) will depart at 2019/11. (Note: although not explicitly stated in their announcement, their only scheduled live in 2019/11 is at 2019/11/23, so I'm assuming he's leaving after then.)

DaISUKE DARK SIDE new mini-album "Dark Sky HeaveN" will be released at 2019/11/27. TrackList: -CD- 1. Dark Sky HeaveN 2. LOVE SONG 3. 愛の讃歌 4. 見上げてごらん夜の星を 5. DAWN -DVD- 1. LOVE SONG (MV)

MIMIC new single "神様と嘘と機関銃" (Kamisama to uso to Kikanjuu) will be released at 2019/10/20 (2 songs, 1650yen) [tracklist] 01. 神様と騎乗位 (Kamisama to Kijoui) 02. 嘘くん (Uso-kun)

fck Miyoshi followed me back on twitter five seconds before I was about to rant how he really doesn't need 3 twitter accounts with 3 songs to his name =.=/

Sure thing, I'll let you know! You're right that the art is nice, as is to be expected from Otomate the plot is also really interesting as you mentioned. Without giving away any spoilers (and tbh I kinda can't atm because I'm not far into it), it's somewhat similar to Amnesia: Memories but it's more intriguing and the guys are nicer, lol. They kinda look similar but they act a bit more... tolerable. Dgmw, I liked Amnesia, but some of the routes were a bit... 👀

Agree, it's probably "Birth Matter," but "Bus Matter" is the only way I shall refer to it.

I think it's "birth"

I bought the game because the plot sounded interested and the artwork looked nice, but it's been sadly sitting on my shelf I've been meaning to play it one of these days, lol. Once you finish it, I'd love to know your thoughts on it

Out of curiosity what are some examples of vk bands in the past, that much like dimlim where it feels like 99% of the consensus (at least among the western online community) that they're solid. Feels like with other popular bands you still had a pretty present vocal audience saying they sucked ie mejibray, deathgaze, kizu etc (wont even bother mentioning obvious ones like diru and gazette)

I hope it's a concept album dedicated to a story of a fictional indie VK drummer accidentally getting hit by a bus.

imagine being 50 and still setting your release titles as DaRk SkY hEaVeN the cringe

I went to google the cover art to the first NICOLAS single so I can set it on my phones library but then i remembered what the cover art actually looks like so I think it's best to leave it blank lol

already posted here :

エンヴィル(ENVYL) 1st single "デス・パレード(Death Parade)" will be released at 2019/10/23. TrackList: 1.デス・パレード 2.デスレター 3.僕ラハ皆ンナ死ンデイク

I bought Psychedelica Of The Black Butterfly yesterday and it's soooo goooood so far. I think Kagiha is best boi, followed by Karasuba. God, why do I always go for the one with the green colour scheme? I swear, no exceptions, I always go for the green guy, and if there isn't a green guy, then the yellow guy (see my current profile pic; liable to change to Kagiha once I finish the game). Maybe it's because I like the kind, gentle types and green is often seen as a kind, gentle colour? 🤔

where the new live footage at

do y'all actually like anything or is that uncool now or something

Agree , the compose are weak ... nothing outstanding about their songs. I LOVE JIN though <3

Tokyo trip CD haul

it's Chihane

the vocalist has great range. he did an a capella song with kakeru of scarlet valse at a gig in yamagata and i was kind of blown away tbh

visual kei magazine, "hevn" - which began in 2002 and ceased publication in 2014 - will be republished for a limited time and will host their event, "ヘヴンのお祭り★天まで飛ぼう!!" at Takadanobaba AREA on November 20. Bands participating in the live will be vistlip, D=OUT, and DaizyStripper. Their first issue will be released on December 25 featuring Kizu and gulu gulu. More details such as purchasing, mail order, and participating stores will be announced on their twitter on 10/1! Twitter

their mini-album "φ-phi-" will be released in stores at 2019/09/17

Wow, so cool! By the way, that "music & entertainment communication magazine for sensitive people" subtitle is... interesting

damn I've had periods last longer than this band.

jesus fucking khryst

Their songs were so forgettable. Sucks for their fans though.

their last release DEVIL'Z was absolutely amazing so pretty excited for this one.

Heyy Man ... I should make a blog thing for the weird outfits I create

I actually went in the other direction. I think the problem with the way Westeros is run is that the monarchy is weak. I've always believed that the most efficient form of government is a benevolent dictatorship, and that is the cornerstone of Bran the Broken's unwritten rule after the end of the show. We already flirted with democracy via Sam's suggestion, and the other nobles laughed it off. I'll explain why this is important later, but basically Westeros is not ready for democracy. When the monarchy started 300 years ago, it was done by Aegon I Targaryen, his two sisters, and three dragons. That's the equivalent of bringing a tactical nuke to a medieval gun fight. The early Targs were able to consolidate power first with dragons, then with political and military alliances. The power of the Targaryens decreased when their dragons stopped becoming a threat, and of course when the issues of incest multiplied generation after generation. Now look to the present in the show starting with the first books and look at who is really in charge. The "earliest" we can go is Aerys. Aery's successor was Bobby B, who earned the throne via right of conquest but was an ineffectual ruler that could command no one's respect. He was openly mocked by his wife, sired no legit heirs, spent the crown into debt, and died on the eve of war. Joffrey and Tommen weren't effectual rulers either, basically they were Cersei's mouth pieces and had no power on their own. Dany touches the throne for 3.5 seconds and dies 10 minutes later. Now look to the people who had power; Aerys was king but it was Tywin, hand of the king, who was ruler in spirit. The High Septon had no problem forcing any of the rulers into following religious customs without even needing to be in the Red Keep. Cersei presided over the rule of two kings as regent before becoming Queen herself. She held onto power for so long because she was ruthless and a bit insane, creating a centralized power structure through fear, but once she became Queen proper her claims to power got more tenuous, not less, almost as if becoming ruler undermined her authority. Who instructed Jon to murder Dany? Tyrion in a prison cell. Who floated the idea of Bran as the new king? Tyrion, prisoner about to be executed and looking for a pardon. The recurring theme is twofold: one is that that the Iron Throne is not something that anyone actually wants to have, and the other is that the person who elects the king often has more power than the actual king! Back to my original point: Bran himself is a weak king because he cannot sire heirs. Tyrion picking Bran as the new king is a power play for himself out of self-preservation. He's hoping either Bran accepts and pardons him, or Bran looks into the future and picks the ideal candidate. When he dies, the right to rule will be brought into question again. The whole idea that nobles will pick the right leader every time is absolutely laughable; you put powerful and self-interested people in the pilot seat, ask them all to pick one among them to rule, and expect all of them not to want to take the wheel? Self-interest will be the primary motivating factor, and remember I said that the country is not ready for democracy. Democracy is all about compromise, which is difficult when everyone wants to be king, but at least democracy has built-in checks and balances to promote compromise. War is only one king and one future disagreement between two groups of nobles away from returning to Westeros, and the nobles still don't know how to work together. This idea of "electing a new king" puts more hands into the power of each of the kingdoms than it does into the central monarchy. That reminds me of the Articles of Confederation, which was a massive failure because the states could not/would not effectively coordinate with each other, and the federal government could only request action, not demand it. This is the situation Bran almost immediately finds him in, when Sansa turns around and declares the North free. That's a horrible precedent, because that sets up the monarchy for immediate weakness. There's little that Bran can do to command the rest of the kingdoms to stay, if they so choose to test him. They're basically staying put because they chose him, so their acceptance is implicit, but there's no saying the next ruler gets the same treatment. The next ruler probably will not. Where is his tactical nuke? His dragons? His standing army? Doesn't exist. The king is the most vulnerable person in the entire Seven Kingdoms, who basically rules for as long as his charisma lasts. It's also a bit of an asspull to make a psychic Gary Stu the king, because there is no real world equivalent to the 3ER, so it cements the ending in the realm of feel good fantasy at odds with the gritty realism that defined this show. It also doesn't make a lot of sense if you dig into the political science behind it, about as much sense as

probably needs to take the time to focus on his food truck

One of my friends committed suicide last night. The reality is still setting in.

still probably the most puzzling thing about VK for me to this day is that we've seen at least 2 or 3 lasting gazette copycat bands (I'm not counting the 2 single + a cancelled live-only mini album darlings which I'm p. sure were even more plentiful), but no one ever made a credible imitation miyavi thing myv got a major deal a year ahead of gazette, which ultimately ruined him as a creative, but financially I'm pretty sure good sister was set after that. japan wtf