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Nazare was all we had of this style since retsu ruined dimlim

Tracklisting
1
Dresscode (LIVE "Gothculture" Ver) 
2
Stigmata 
3
Gothculture -Nightimage- 
4
Mage 
5
Fearless Scenario 
6
羽化と理想 
7
Gothculture -断章- 
8
Bonus Track
 
cd version

@GuancheVK They will hand pick one song from the album and premiere it on that day and time

this Saturday we will have the album previews. I don't know about you but I have a lot of hype

1.Gothculture -Nightimage-
2.Dresscode (LIVE “Gothculture” Ver)
3.Rituals
4.Final Act
5.Fearless Scenario
6.Ukatousen
羽化と理想
7.Mage
8.Gothculture -Joshou-
Gothculture -序章-
9.Funeral Confession
 

 
1.stigmata
2.Apolutrosis
3.Ruinous
4.Albinism
5.Fate Conscious
6.Kowaku - 蠱惑 -
7.Blood -reason for existence-
8.Gothculture -Danshō-
Gothculture -断章-
9.Ukatousen (Gothic Unplugged Ver)
羽化と理想 (Gothic Unplugged Ver)

Dvds de artes de portada
 

 

I have reserved both dvds
 

to make it pretty short and simple...
LOVE THE ALBUM! its heavier than i expected it to be and Rukis voice is just amazing. the only problem i had with my first listen was that imo the transition from the bridge to the chorus in UNFINISHED felt quite bad but after like 8-10 listens i got totally behind this now.

I hope to see it soon in cdjapan .. and buy it without thinking

1. UNDYING -
This song didn't really give me a deep impression until reading the lyrics which Ruki wrote.
At first listen, it sounded like the GazettE were trying hard to be heavy and dark but in a good way. Then I had the impression they were trying to put lots of dark and anger elements in one song - the screams, melodic choruses, piano breakdown which gave the song an eerie sadness feeling.
At first line of the lyrics, I realized that this song is a sequel to OMINOUS from their album DOGMA. What Ruki wrote was really heavy, deep, angry, and dark. The line which gave me the most impact was "許されぬ願いに夢を見た", which I can only roughly translate as "Saw my impermissible wish in a dream", because I often dreamt of dreams that I wasn't able to accomplish myself.
 
2. MALUM -
The meaning of this song matches quite well with the music. It's full of anger and hate because the first person character in the lyrics wanted revenge to someone who killed a girl (probably lover) close to him (or maybe her). However, despite of all the hate, Ruki wrote well in the last lines, saying that killing someone back was just emptiness no matter where you went and the reason to live also became was to revenge. This actually reminds me of the morality topic which was raised by several authors in Japan these years, which was about if imprisonment and death penalty was really enough for paying back the death of victims of murderers. (off-topic: Japanese author 東野圭吾 (Higashino Keigo)'s book "虚ろな十字架(Uturonajuuzika)" nailed the topic's contradiction well in his book.)
 
3. VACANT -
This song, as with the lyrics, is less heavy than the other songs in the single. I interpreted that the lyrics of the song was about the emptiness left from a broken relationship. The melody and Ruki's voice flows well throughout the whole song, and the guitar solo gave a sad atmosphere....but that's it. I guess it's a safe song to put into the single as B side.
 
 
Overall:
It's actually been some time since I really tried to delve into Ruki's lyrics and I'm glad I did. It just added lots of meaning and fun while listening to the music.
But then, I'm personally getting a bit tired of their dark music campaign which has gone to a bit elitist feel and  I really miss the old, fun Gazetto times.
Music and lyrics-wise, the is a decent single.

歪 - Way to start off an album with a filler. They sound so tired 4/10.
籠の蛹 - Boring and generic, nothing stands out 5/10.
ヘドロ - Fun try but just ends up sounding like another... yes... filler 4/10.
影踏み - Sounds like a ballad from a j-popish rock band like Uverworld... fill... 5/10.
余韻 - Best song so far but still sounds like a b-side 6,5/10.
DERANGEMENT - Filler 4/10.
REQUIRED MALFUNCTION - Finally a catchy chorus, not too bad. Probably best song on the album imo 7/10.
DRIPPING INSANITY - Filler 4/10.
ATTITUDE - Shitty filler 3/10.
GABRIEL ON THE GALLOWS - And they managed to wrap up the album with another filler which I give 2/10. Good work!
All in all I would give this album a 4 of 10. A major disappointment.
They just sound so tired... no spark... like there is no passion for making music anymore.
Gazerock might just finally be dead.

I think same,is much better than Stacked Rubbish and Toxic. 8.5/10 !.

SUI be out here bankrupting us all. bless.

Trailer:
 
 

I never implied that it was bad. It's just very JILUKA to me. And I also own everything they've released (once Japan Post will deliver their DVD to me ...) and my comment about them being the new lynch. wasn't meant to be negative. lynch. is a very consistent band that knows their sound, but I generally like every release they have. It was meant to be a humorous nod to consistency. God forbid.

I understand you perfectly I hope that at least when I upload it you enjoy it

I understand you perfectly I hope that at least when I upload it you enjoy it