Himeaimichu

Oh wow xD. At least my favourite song from them is on the tracklist though, so I'm hoping there is a download somewhere of it xD

Someone uploaded it here some time ago but the links are dead :/ 

Awwwie. Well looks like I'm gonna have to search le googles xD

@reminiscing2004 I know right? I only use them as a convenient way to group similar bands, but in the end, it all boils down to Rock and Roll.

I definitely don't see BFMV as punk, wtf? I think many of the metalcore bands are closer to metal than punk anyday. Maybe if you wanted to simplify their genre definition, I'd just say they're rock or something.

For me technical instrumentals + heavy music = metal

but then again, I don't really care about genres.. so who am I to say?

Noobs

I don't give a single fuck about Ekksu Jyapan

And I roll my eyes every time I read an interview and someone says they're "inspired by X"

@orange~ Saver Tiger actually formed in 1980 xD

But I think Vkei really turned away from its original path when Buck Tick and Kuroyume came onto the scene. I mean, before that, it was mostly an offshoot from the Japanese Thrash Metal, Hardcore Punk and Speed Metal scene, but then you have Buck Tick with this Gothic sound, and Kuroyume combining the sounds. I think it's funny how in the west, Thrash Metal was considered a response to Glam when in Japan, bands like Aion combined the two.

@SeimeisenI care about X, but I care about the other early bands just as much. 

Just like how I care about Dir En Grey, but I also care about La'Mule just as much because they were just as influential, if not more. 

I mean, if you're popular enough in the indie scene for bands to copy you even before you even make enough records, that says something xD

hard to say since a lot of kote has been lost to time

@Komorebi = "kotekote" is over the top old school 90's aesthetics, sometimes with a modern twist

@ZeusTrue, but most KoteKei bands play Gothic rock and Alternative Rock, not Dj0nt, so its very unlikely xD.

But if Moll'e Node uses one (and I could tell it was specifically an Ibanez 7 string), it's definitely possible another one could.

i see a lot of vk bands on that site all the time...

Yeah they're on their sometimes. The site is incredibly ambiguous about what is metal. Dir en grey still is for some fucking reason, but Kyo from deg is dafuq?

Honestly, if you look at the discussion about Dir En Grey on that site, it's cringey. It's all a bunch of homophobia and "core isn't really metal"

Live and learn

i reviewed it a few months ago and i wasn't a fan of it but that was more the boring composition than yuko's voice. since im' deaf to this stuff i'd be interested to know what ur ears hear.

Ok, I'll take a listen then~

So so far, yes, there is metric ass ton of post production on Yuko's vocals on the EP. It's actually insulting to her vocal skills. That amount of reverb and post processing honestly isn't needed, and kind of drowns out her voice. 

Again, f*ck Avex. They always manage to mistreat their artists in many ways, and this is just one. I think Yuko knows she's too skilled for this, but she probably doesn't have a say in the production of her own music

@Platy Noice~

I didn't even know that they on Matina in their early days X) 

@Spectralion Oh yeah, they were. They were signed to Eternal, which was owned by Yayoi, guitarist of La'Miss Fairy, and formerly of Mirage. In turn, Eternal was a sublabel of Matina. 

Eternal also had Deadly Sanctuary, which had both Yayoi and Yuuga (who would go on to form Devil Kitty and we all know who signed to Rockstar Records (Also owned by Yayoi) when they came back), and Etcetera, which was the old band of Yukika, who now owns Ains, and was the first guy to sign R-Shitei and Alsdead. 

So, they had some pretty important people on there xD

jesus christ

Sorry, random shower thought xD

cher is a talented legend though

I didn't know this about Gichigichi tbh apart from the subject matter I had no idea it was a reference! That's cool considering it was one of my favorites from their album - kind of still one at this time lol!

I'm really reminded of the internet a few years ago seeing anyone who talked about visual kei tried to identify sub genres unnecessarily XD

Yeah, I remember that used to be big xD. I only ever use subgenres as a convenient way of classifying similar bands. Really though, it's all Vkei, and that's all it really is

you should change your name to Vkeipedia

@KomorebiI usually take what they say with a grain of salt and some skepticism. However, I feel as if going out of their way to get into Vkei guy's personal business, or leaking nudes is just utterly wrong and needs to stop. 

We all enjoy the gossip, no matter how wrong it may be lol

Oh yeah, don't get me wrong. The gossip can get quite funny too. Even though me and my friends end up roasting Vkei guys over simple rumors, it's just all fun xD

same, except only my hair curls up on one side 😂😂😂

do you have thick, curly hair?
Mine too starts to frizz when I straighten. Unfortunately it only looks bad, like I have straw on my head. If it looked better it would be cool, because of then I could easily do 80s goff hair. 

@IknaYeah, my hair often gets curly, but like messy curly xD. Straightening is the only way I can look good, and it prevents what would be a lot of frizz, at least on my hair. 

I often use a little, but not too much hairspray on the bangs, so they won't curl out or frizz

Nice, thanks for the tip.