Seimeisen

Sorry, it's only the lyrics; not the song. I don't have the CD. Found a lyric card scan here: http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=3839357 If anybody reads this and finds errors, please let me know! 君の声の暖かさを今も憶えているよ 目覚めれば耳元で君は囁くから 焼けた空を見上げてほら、｢すっかり冬だね」と 呟いた横顔に僕は頷いた そう、あの日の夜には去っていた たった一言が聞こえなかったんだ 今君に会いたいけどもう、会えないかな 冷たい風に吹かれ揺れる「粉雪」 優しい君に会いたいけど、もう･･･　見えない「色」 愛しい声に抱かれ眠る 僕の空白に「さようなら」 ･･･相変わらずこの話題も僕等、飽きないね 一日の出来事も笑って開いてたね 君は少し臆病で、俯きがちだけど 「不器用」な生き方も僕は好きだから もう、君の「手」･･･触れる事もないのかな 大切な「言葉」 人混みに紛れて涙は雪の様に浴けたんだ 優しい君に会いたいけど、もう見えない「色」 いつか二人で此処に居たかった 明日の風景に「さようなら」 ･･･｢さようなら」

All lyrics in 漢字, copied from the booklet. Booklet scan provided by karin-adele. Door 非「情」階段 イト。 トウメイ

I am so happy that they are putting 流星ダイヴ on the album! It's such a great song.

Yeah, I saw this a few hours ago. I didn't even know about this damn CD until today. This is why live distributed releases make me so angry. This was given away for free at the show and some bitch makes a starting bid of 17,000¥? I always feel like there's someone to blame for live distributed releases: The bands? The labels? Band's management (in this case, Ains)? Another thing I sometimes wonder is: what harm would it do for a band to digitally release live limited material AFTER the release has been sold out? /rantOn the topic of new releases from グリーヴァ: I look forward to new stuff from them. But I'm more looking forward to the mini album, though it's a longer wait.

I was hoping that the album would come months sooner. Oh well, at least we're actually getting an album this year! I am curious about this supposed "GAUZE anniversary" tour, and as for a GAUZE re-recording...... I'm... not sure if I would be against that or not. I kinda go back and forth between liking and not-really-liking those re-recordings from THE UNRAVELING.

Track lengths revealed: http://tower.jp/item/3367137?recommend=7 1 Minute Kidding is a fucking one minute intro to KID, and of course, Prelude (resolution) is an "outro" track. Also, artwork revealed:

That's very unlikely, but would be cool! You know what else would be cool? If the version on iTunes JP wasn't missing three tracks. https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/zhong-yan/id824654375?l=en

I once got both limited and standard version of the GazettE's single "VORTEX," just so I could get the poster... that is no longer on my wall. XD I was a pretty big DIR EN GREY collector several years ago; I bought 2 copies of 鬼葬, so I'd have both versions that only differ in artwork. Similar to what CAT5 stated, I love buying CDs, I hate the idea of CDs becoming obsolete, but I don't have any disposable income, so I can't just buy any CDs that I want all the time. But now, even if I were rich, I wouldn't buy multiple types of a CD, unless the content of the actual disc was different, such as alternating bonus tracks or whatever. Not really. I used to always buy merch when I was going through my goth phase in my teen years, I'd always get t-shirts whenever I could, but I have ZERO history of collecting polaroids. Right now, if I'm spending my money on anything relating to the band, it's only the music. I would follow them ALL, if I had both of the following: - A twitter account or Ameblo whatever - Proficiency in the Japanese language I have neither, so I'm not following anyone... No. I have a strange way of working; I tend to increase the distance between myself and those I respect. They may think I'm cold, but at least they don't think I'm a clingy stalker! No, but I'd love to catch someone doing that! I buy clothes from Express and American Eagle, so I'm going to go with... no! I listen to Visual Kei and Metal, almost exclusively, but I wouldn't say that I dress like it. Hmmmm..... CLOSET CHILD SHOPPING SPREE!!! jk, I'd LOVE to visit. I've always been interested in Japanese culture, but I wouldn't live there unless I could afford to live as a freelancer with a rich doctor husband... or something like that. I read a rumour that RUKI (the GazettE) hates yo-ka (DIAURA)? That's all I know. I don't really care about rumours, though. I honestly don't really imagine myself meeting any of them XD There are some people I'd be interested in meeting, though. I'd be interested to meet マモ (R指定), I've always been a little curious to know where his obsession with self mutilation stems from. I cannot see myself being a musician. Ever! However, I'd LOVE to be a mastering/mixing engineer for a VK band! There are so many releases from the past that I'd loooooooooove to remaster/remix (and when I say remix, I don't mean "make a stupid club mix with two verses from the song on repeat"); it'd be interesting to hear what the GazettE's DIVISION FRAGMENT [ARTERY] would sound like with all the beep-hoops removed. It'd be fun to make a 5.1 mix of a release as well.

I am expecting this album to be their second worst; first being Alpha. I am also expecting the album to have super hideous artwork; thinking it will follow the formula of a promotion picture covered with ugly typography. I think that the ugly artwork from the singles plays games with my mind, making me think that the music is much worse than it actually is. I thought SHADOWPLAY was pretty good; I am not very fond of Daybreak or shooting star; I like the two songs that were released on iTunes, and that's pretty much it. The preview for SHINING is... a little better than all the crap released last Spring. Totally agreeing with blazehart, hoping that the last song is long and epic. I hope the new songs make up for everything they've released since their last album.

DIAURA BEST 2CD package. Disc 1 would feature their singles as well as some other really good songs from their main discography. Disc 2 would feature remastered rare songs, and the "endless loop" cover, because I couldn't think of a 17th rare song. I chose to do a rarities compilation as disc 2 because they have so many rare tracks, and they're some of DIAURA's best songs. One concern when picking out all the songs and arranging them was making sure that both discs would flow well, like real albums and not just compilations. DISC 1: DIAURA BEST 01. 胎動 02. TERRORS 03. Code:0 04. Lily 05. Imperial “CORE” (with C.O.R.E. intro) 06. 残月の灯 07. SIRIUS 08. 砂上の夢 09. 赤い虚像 10. 禁示録 11. MASTER 12. Lost November 13. TRIGGER 14. Reason for Treason 15. Whiteness 16. The Redemption 17. to ENEMY DISC 2: DIAURA BEST ~RARE~ 01. endless loop 02. World End 03. 失翼の聖域 (2011 Demo Version) 04. Beautiful Creature 05. [beautiful Creature Intro] 06. カオスプレイ 07. 届かぬ手紙 (2011 Version) 08. Ms. Psycho 09. cult 10. If 11. メビウスリング 12. an Insanity (Demo Version) 13. Lost November (Acoustic Version) 14. melt 15. DOGMA 16. 自壊 17. Judgement (2012 Demo Version)

I guess my music library is not as massive as I thought: 6,441 songs (about 104 bands, 896 albums), 18.6 days, 166.30 GB 80% of it is in lossless, which explains the gigabyte size.

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The Image S4i-IIs sound like tin cans in my fucking ears. And due to the awkward shape of the actual earbud pieces and those DAMNED oval tips that are so small (check the pics from my previous post), they kinda hurt after awhile. I'm so used to the skullcandy 50/50s sitting comfortably IN your ear and being very bass-heavy (which I could take or leave) and experiencing ZERO fatigue. I am sure I will get used to Klipsch's, but as of now, I fucking HATE them so far! I've only had the pair for a day or two, so I am far from "burning them in" completely. But I pretty much have no choice but to keep them. Thanks to the packaging that you have to rip open, I can't just put the earbuds back in the box and make it look as if I never touched them; if I return these, I won't get a FULL refund because the box was tampered with. I'm thinking of either saving up for a pair of the Logitech UE 900 or the Ultimate Ears 7. Any rich folk here who have tried either? Sorry for rambling, I'm just very obsessive.

New look (I'm assuming) on their website: Also curious about them including a previously released single on a mini-album. Most bands don't usually do that. Oh, well, I still look forward to this release. I absolutely *love* Ink, I think 瞳孔 and 時間坂 are also both great, but I'm not too fond of アイレン.

So, my freakshow skullcandy buds had a near death experience yesterday. They still work as long as I don't touch the jack connector area of the cable... as of now. But still, it's a sign of death, and they need to be replaced. Does anyone have experience with the Klipsch Image S4i-II or Logitech UE 600s? I ordered the Klipsch buds earlier today, just because they were more affordable, had more positive reviews on Amazon*, and an actual review on CNET. I was considering getting the Logitech buds, because I prefer the shape (Klipsch vs. Logitech); changed my mind after seeing many negative reviews* (comments about shoddy build quality, apparently an L-shaped jack is less durable?). * I acknowledge that customer reviews should be taken with a grain of salt! About half of the time (in my experience), it's just people saying shit like "I just tried these out the other day and they sound A-MAHZING," and many of them are "bass-heads." Also, for other consumers out there, another brand to add to the DO NOT BUY list is Etymotic. I got a pair of one of their earbuds a few years back, tried them out with all three sets of ear tips, and they physically hurt my ears to wear them. The pain was excruciating enough that I could not use them for more than five minutes at a time. Obviously, I returned them to Amazon and got each cent of my money back.

Requested by: sora aki All lyrics are in 漢字 only. Ruler of Chaos 腐敗と浸蝕、繰り返す闇に問いかけた答え -Vendetta- Hill of grief A cross the hearts

I'm going on a trip next week... and daaaaamn wishin' I could bring my kotatsu with me, but there's no room for it in the house I'll be staying at. :/

Two of the greatest albums of all time: Katatonia - Viva Emptiness (2013 re-mix/remaster) <<-- ZOMG WAAAAY TOO EXCITED TO HEAR THIS ONE *fanboying* darkest hour - undoing ruin First time in two years that I've purchased physical CDs that aren't expensive and Japanese... gotta say, I've missed it! Also, I got a power cable and HDMI cable for my Apple TV, so I won't have to reach behind my damn shelf to fish them out every time I take it with me on vacations--blah blah blah...

There was once a time when I would have disagreed... but it has passed. As for my other anti-favourites: DIAURA's REBORN. I love "胎動," but the title track and "anti-people" are awful. When I first heard the title track, the first ten seconds (maybe?) sounded promising, until yo-ka started singing the chorus, then I completely lost interest in hearing the rest of the mini-album, and it took several months to regain that interest. Aside from "胎動", none of the tracks caught my immediate attention the same way other DIAURA songs have, like "SIRIUS" or "TERRORS." Opeth's "Damnation" is a release that I don't have as much to say about. I don't outright dislike it, but the album just hasn't grown on me. I'm not all that into Opeth's softer side. Again... nothing really grabs my attention, here. I'm also gonna agree with Kaye on girugamesh's "GO" That's all I can think of for now...

These covers are not what I expected. They look cool, though.

I have a freakshow pair of Skullcandy buds (the $50 ones). I've had them for about 2 and a half years, and both sides still work perfectly. o_O I mean, for all I know, they could bite the dust in 2 minutes from now, but the fact that they've made it this far without either side dying out will always amaze me. Before, I've never had a single pair of earbuds to last more than 5 months. Also, do not get MUNITIO Billets!!! They're about as durable as Skullcandy. Got a pair last fall, one side died after two months.

I'm getting some "Golden Age of Grotesque" vibes from "BEAUTIFUL DEFORMITY," especially "DEVOURING ONE ANOTHER." I think the logo font helps too... All that's missing is for them to wear suits, and RUKI to cover his face with cocaine white face paint and wear a Mickey Mouse hat. On a serious note, loving, absolutely LOVING, how the intro/outro tracks bleed-in with their neighbouring songs. The reason I complained earlier about MALFORMED BOX and CODA being "SE tracks" is because ones like Diplosomia, XI, OMEGA, etc, seem like sorry, lazy excuses to not write actual songs to open/close their respective albums. None of those tracks really mix in well with their neighbouring songs, and they just seem like instrumentals you could place before or after any song with electro bleep-bloops. I could make specific examples about this (in case I'm not making any sense ), but I think this is enough ranting for now.

Speechless? Not quite sure if I should be surprised or not.

I wouldn't be too surprised if the songs weren't even remastered. But OMG imagine how a re-recording of 太陽 sound. I'd only be interested in re-recordings of major label material. Them fucking with more of their UNDER-CODE songs... just... no! I wasn't too fond of re-recorded “6” party, either. Not because it was a "hurgleburgle-fest" or whatever, it just... idk, felt like the energy and the vibe from the original song was sucked right out of it.