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Tomoyasu Hotey dueting with Zucchero... 'nuff said! ❤️

"Announcement of postpone: LUNA SEA -RELOAD- Saitama Super Arena

We are sorry to inform you that the LUNA SEA -RELOAD- concert at Saitama Super Arena, scheduled for today and tomorrow, December 26 and 27, has been cancelled.
Shinya (Drums) tested positive for the COVID-19 this morning, and as a result, we have decided to postpone two shows.
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience to our fans who were looking forward to this shows.

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Shows to be postponed　
LUNA SEA -RELOAD-　
Saturday 26 December 2020 Saitama Super Arena 
Sunday 27 December Saitama Super Arena
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Please keep the tickets as tickets you have now will be valid for the substitute shows.
Details will be announced on the LUNA SEA official website.
 
Shinya will be under observation for recovery in accordance with the instructions of the public health center and medical institutions.
All members and staff will be taking further measures to prevent infection in order to prepare for the future performance.
Once again, we would like to show our deepest apologies for any inconvenience.
Thank you for your understanding.

LUNA SEA -RELOAD- Executive Committee"
 
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MH truly has been a special place for a lot of us. I vividly remember the chatbox era and how it was almost like a society on its own with various people filling different roles and social structures and friendships forming and failing due to drama or other things. So much time was invested not just chatting but also just reading and enjoying the conversations. Most of the personalities I remember well from the forum come from this era.
 
Gotten a lot of good and lasting friendships through this forum and I will be forever be grateful to MH for it.
 
Reciprocal shoutout to@Karma’s Hat, we started out on quite bad terms in the early days but became good friends over time, now we have met a lot of times and have a blast every time.
 
I've met a lot of our members IRL and I've almost never had a bad experience. Shoutouts to @Biopanda, @hyura, @Takadanobabaalien, @Jigsaw9, @Seiji, @Tokage, @allisapp , @digi,@spockittyand ALL of you I've talked to or interacted with throughout the years here.
 
Some people have come and gone, others are still a part of my life, but I hope you all know you helped form who I am today. 
 
If anyone else want to drop their appreciations for the forum and the people this is the place to do so!

It's a been a long ride. I've been on here for 11 years, close to 12. Everything has to come to an end and I honestly can't say where I would be without this place. Without any hesitation I can say that Monochrome Heaven, or Tainted World as it was when I first joined, changed my life. I'm genuinely curious how that makes people like Zess and Ito feel that they've had such a significant impact on a person's life just by making this place and running for all these years. The current trajectory on which my life is on was set by all the friendships I've made in this place over the years, and through everything I went through this place was a constant companion. Zess, Bear/Sumostig, Junna, Shizu, Whirlingblack especially have been significant to me and I'm grateful. Who knows how deep I'd be in normiedom without these people influencing my taste in the way they did. If it wasn't Christmas with the family I wasn't as tipsy as I was, I'd probably have a whole lot more to say about this than I do now. Me and Whirlingblack started really hanging out proper in the beginning of 2017 when I decided to just bail Finland. I stayed at his place for some time and I don't remember what we did together, but what I do know for sure is that it was the kind of debauchery what we would we doing together and independently to this day. Shizu is another person that by his existence has assured me I'm first of all not entirely alone in world with my tastes and interests. 
 
But it wasn't just the few people that one stuck around with all these years that made the place, but also all the characters that've come and gone over the years. There is so much stuff to dig out of the annals of monochrome heaven and tainted world that in my case it'd be a book. 
 
What the new people on here don't know, is that this place had a tremendously active chat back in the days that was integrated into the website. Almost every was there at one point, and during its heydays absolutely nothing was going on my life, so I was there almost every minute or every single day.  In my country you have to take dancing lessons for the prom for like six months, and in 2012 when I went through that thing most of that time I'd be giving live status updates throughout the whole experience. Before and after I'd be sitting in Mcdonald's drinking coffee and it became a running joke that I was always online, always people watching in Mcdonald's. Probably some of my best memories from the board are from the chat years. Shoutout to everyone who was there to experience it
 
So much stuff has happened on this board that new people have no idea, because so much has been lost to chat logs, private messages and purges over the years. The forum as it stands rn is only a tiny fraction of all that had taken place. 
 
I'm too drunk right now to remember any of this stuff, but it means so much to me and I'll cherish all of these memories forever. Here is some of people I've met irl over the years from here in a random order 
 
wb, marcus, jigsaw, shizu, saltofstones, allisapp, panda, pretsy, hyura, slsr, stylelover, 237q, gaz, tokage and many, many others I've met for a minute or two during gigs. 
 
I proofread none of this
 
Those who don't have me anywhere can follow me either on here https://twitter.com/SoderlundAleksi or just add me on fb Aleksi Söderlund
 
Everyone who I've shared this place with. 
 
I love you all. Good bye and thanks for the memories, all those i've laughed or fought with. 

SUGIZO new album "愛と調和"(Ai to Chouwa) will be released at 2020/12/23 (2 types)
 
Premium edition (11800yen) will include 2 SHM-CD, photobook and will be in a special packaging
Regular edition (3300yen) will include SHM-CD + booklet
 
[tracklist]
Disc 1
1. Nova Terra 　
2. Childhood’s End
3. A Red Ray feat. miwa
4. 追憶
5. ENDLESS ～闇を超えて～ feat. 大黒摩季　
6. The Gates of Dawn
7. Mindfulness 8. CHARON ～四智梵語～
9. 光の涯 feat. アイナ・ジ・エンド(BiSH)
10. So Sweet So Lonely
 
Disc 2 ※Premium Edition Only
1. S.T.K. / Rokkasho from SUGIZO HALF CENTURY ANNIVERSARY FES.
2. SUGIZO × HATAKEN / Multiverse Traveler from SUGIZO HALF CENTURY ANNIVERSARY FES.
 
 

After going through Dadaroma's discography, it hit me. People, myself included, always cry whenever they release something that is not Oboreru Sakana. The thing is, there are more than enough solid songs in their discography if you are willing to look past the Masturbations and Pornographs.
 
I've gathered a few that stand out to me the most and I hope these will ease your yearning for fishy metal.
 
 
 
白いゼラニウム  (THIS IS "LIVE")
lol I can't embed the youtube video for some reason, so here's a great cover instead
 
 
 
 
 
Morphine#3  (Dadaism#2)
 
 
 
 
 
私、バンギャじゃないわ   (dadaism #3)  @The Reverend
(I'm not a bangya)
 
 
 
 
 
ブリキ  (夢タラレバ) @plastic_rainbow
Buriki (Yume Tarareba)
 
 
 
 
 
 
汚れる前に私を抱いて「僕はアンドロイド」 @plastic_rainbow
Yogoreru mae ni watashi o daite (Boku wa Android) 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017 年 7 月 21 日の日記 2017  (いいくすりと、わるいくすり) @tetsu_sama69
2017 nen 7 Tsuki 21 Nichi no Nikki ( Ii Kusuri to, Warui Kusuri)
 
 
 
 
 
 
愁いリビドー (雨のワルツ) @tetsu_sama69
Urei Libido  (Ame no Waltz) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LUCID DREAM  (dadaism#2)
 
 
 
 
 
What are some of your favorites?  Any that didn't make the list?  DADAROMA has now disbanded and it was a highlight of 2020 for me being able to attend their last live with some folks from MH via youtube. Let's celebrate their life in the comments whether you're a fan or not!
 

The staff of Ikebukuro CYBER communicates via twitter that the facility will be permanently closed.
 
PS : I'm Shocked... first Takadanobaba AREA, now this... 2020 move to finish!!! T_T
 

That's definitely the end of an era for the VK scene. It's been the go-to place to test a new band's popularity for years. The number of indie one-mans, taibans or even just visitations from veteran artists in this scene must be unparalleled. I've been to plenty of shows there over the years. Just the name feels special at this point. I hope they can find a new location just to keep the name going.

In shocking and disheartening  news, the infamous Takadanobaba SUPER LIVE THEATER AREA is closing down in a little more than a year. On December 31, 2021, the venue that's housed countess VK lives from bands like Nightmare, The GazettE and DEZERT is closing its doors due to the demolition of the building its located inside. Quite a few live DVDs have been shot in AREA over the years, so it'll love on in the footage and in attendees' memories, but it is a loss for fans of VK from the 2000s.
 
 

Ok that came out of nowhere and I'm kinda shocked. 
Drummer SATOち will leave MUCC in early 2021. The band will continue without him.
He will retire as a professonial drummer from there on.
 
SATOち was in MUCC since their debut in 1997.
 
Official Website
 
 

Serenity In Murder 4th album "REBORN" will be released at 2021/02/10.
 

 

 
 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf-_M43tsVU
 
Buck-Tick's album Abracadabra is so good and so unexpected, even for them... Loving it!
 

https://open.spotify.com/album/0Q2YFsCi2gs6KPH6HHA118?si=vKyBlymzQ6KGpX1nf_8roQ
 
Loving Arlequin's latest album!

Lately I've been spinning あまのじゃく a lot more than usual. I respect the hell out of any band that still does long intros in today's music industry, let alone managing to do one about as long as some entire songs. Something about the main riff and weighty atmosphere remind me of sad 80's new wave songs (brings to mind songs like The Cure's 'A Forest' which I'm sure would please the members). Also Ryutaro's falsetto in this one... Gorgeous.
 

REVIVAL OF THE ERA 1st minialbum Nephthys will be released on 04.11.2020 for a price of 2500yen + Taxes.
 
Tracklist:
 
1.Nephthys feat.Cazqui
2.Outbloom
3.Prada
4.Desert
5.Division point
6.ayame
7.ATOM -album mix-
 
Their new look:
 
 
 
 
ayame imo is a true masterpiece!
 
Super excited that they turned Vk!!

http://pigmy.jp/news/997/
 
Ryo is retiring from music. So, Kei has decided to suspend the band activities. They are cancelling all remaining dates of their 「BAROQUE TOUR SAINTS OR SINNERS」 tour. There's a lengthy message from Ryo detailing his reasons for retiring. It seems to be that he's both tired physically and mentally of performing. If someone wants to get into more detail go ahead.
 
This is a major bummer as he's become one of my favorite vocalists since giving BAROQUE a shot a few years ago. I've loved their music.
 
In other news, Kei announced a new solo album last week so he'll be continuing as a musician.
 
 

I always thought this Vivid was a Mandela Effect/Hallucination where I thought I misremembered some old school band as having the same name as ViViD but nah, they are real.
 
I think I just witnessed one of the cheesiest PVs in Visual Kei history but the song's kinda a banger tho 😳
 

it's just one of those days ig

One of my fave VK tracks to come out in the past couple of years
 
 

Low-key my anthem. Original version is great but Pura's cover adds so much to it.
 

ガゼット - 7月8日
Song of the day

ARTiCLEAR 2nd ONLINE EP 「異形の夢想」 (igyou no musou) will be released in December 2020.