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This thread will be used for discussion on the Staff best albums of 2015 list. See the thread HERE. A quick directory to each album: …。【サイレンス】(Silence) - psycho:lens. ベル (belle) - 歌謡サスペンス劇場 (Kayou suspense gekijou) TAMTAM - Newpoesy クウチュウ戦 (koochewsen) - 超能力セレナーデ (Chounouryoku Serenade) 柏大輔 (KASHIWA Daisuke) - Program Music II BUMP OF CHICKEN - Butterflies Kiki Hitomi - Karma no Kusari 中島孝 (Nakashima Koh) - TAXIS Versailles - The Greatest Hits 2007-2016 MIYAVI - Fire Bird the god and death stars - after the addle apple DIV - EDR TOKYO chanty - 不完全な音楽 (Fukanzen na ongaku) abstracts - Hologram Royz - S.I.V.A. KEEL - raison d'etre et de sang ギャロ (The Gallo) - DIAVOLO ザアザア (XAA-XAA) - 中毒症状 (chuudoku shoujou) the Novembers - Hallelujah DEZERT -「最高の食卓」(Saikou no shokutaku) THE BLACK SWAN - OUSIA BUCK-TICK - アトム 未来派 No.9 (Atom miraiha No.9) downy - 第六作品集『無題』 (Mudai) siraph - siraph ギルガメッシュ (girugamesh) - 鵺-chimera-

Welcome to the 25 days of ChristMHas! Given that this is our 4th year doing this, I imagine most of you know the deal already. But for the sake of those of you who are new or just haven't checked out the list in previous years, let me give you a quick explanation. The MH official reviewers and the staff have gotten together in an attempt to create a list of our favorite releases from 2016 (excluding December). Every day of the month we will be posting a new album until we reach the number one release on our list on Christmas day. Each album will come along with a little blurb from different staff members explaining why the release made it on the list. Keep in mind that it is impossible to really create a list that captures all of the diverse tastes of the our individual staff members, so you will have to wait for the staff member's individual lists if you really want to know a certain member's favorites. Also, the list was limited to only Japanese albums. This post will serve as the "directory" with all of individual albums being featured in each reply post. The discussion for this will go in THIS THREAD. And without further ado, the list! …。【サイレンス】(Silence) - psycho:lens. ベル (belle) - 歌謡サスペンス劇場 (Kayou suspense gekijou) TAMTAM - Newpoesy クウチュウ戦 (koochewsen) - 超能力セレナーデ (Chounouryoku Serenade) 柏大輔 (KASHIWA Daisuke) - Program Music II BUMP OF CHICKEN - Butterflies Kiki Hitomi - Karma no Kusari 中島孝 (Nakashima Koh) - TAXIS Versailles - The Greatest Hits 2007-2016 MIYAVI - Fire Bird the god and death stars - after the addle apple DIV - EDR TOKYO chanty - 不完全な音楽 (Fukanzen na ongaku) abstracts - Hologram Royz - S.I.V.A. KEEL - raison d'etre et de sang ギャロ (The Gallo) - DIAVOLO ザアザア (XAA-XAA) - 中毒症状 (chuudoku shoujou) the Novembers - Hallelujah DEZERT -「最高の食卓」(Saikou no shokutaku) THE BLACK SWAN - OUSIA BUCK-TICK - アトム 未来派 No.9 (Atom miraiha No.9) downy - 第六作品集『無題』 (Mudai) siraph - siraph ギルガメッシュ (girugamesh) - 鵺-chimera-

This thread will be used for discussion on the Staff best albums of 2015 list. See the thread HERE. A quick directory to each album: coldrain - VENA Chara - Secret Garden 水曜日のカンパネラ (Suiyoubi no Campanella) - ジパング (Zipang) PELICAN FANCLUB - PELICAN FANCLUB Kidori Kidori - ![雨だれ] (amadare) IX-NINE- - VIDYA グリーヴァ (Grieva) - 妄想主義者ノ背徳。(Mousou shugisha no haitoku.) for example you sell the sea - たとえば海を売るなら (Tatoeba umi wo urunara) FACT - KTHEAT Envy - Atheist's Cornea DEZERT - 「暫定的オカルト週刊誌①」(Zanteiteki occult shuukanshi (1)) COHOL - 裏現 (Rigen) The fin. - Days With Uncertainty SEKAI NO OWARI - TREE BRADIO - Power of Life BLU-SWING - FLASH THE NOVEMBERS - Elegance a crowd of rebellion - Daphne KAMIJO - Royal Blood ~ Revival Best ~ sukekiyo - VITIUM 和楽器バンド (Wagakki Band) - 八奏絵巻 (Yasou emaki) the piqnic - ZyouK Chanty - Chantyの世界へようこそ lynch. - D.A.R.K.-In the Name of Evil- KEEL - R'lyeh

Monochrome Heaven Top 50 Tracks of 2015 #50-#41 The celebration isn't done just yet! Consider this a mixture of Best New Tracks and the traditional Top 25 List. While ORZ was busy putting together the former list for you, we realized that there are plenty of artists who released amazing music this year that may not necessarily be albums. At the end of the day, we decided to compile a list of our Top 50 songs of 2015. I'll post ten a day, starting today with number 50 and ending with 41. Check them out and let us know with you think. Feel free to comment and recommend your own picks as well! In addition, a special thanks to our guest contributor @emmny for his contribution to Develop one's faculties! 50. "Seven Deadly Sins" by MAN WITH A MISSION 49. "SPiCA SPHiA" by パノラマ虚構ゼノン (XENON) 48. "Setting Sun" by 疋田哲也(Tetsuya Hikita)+NIL 47. "アオイヤミ (Aoi Yami)" by Purple Stone 46. "あなたを保つもの (Anata wo Tamotsu Mono)" by 坂本真綾 (Maaya Sakamoto) x コーネリアス (CORNELIUS) 45. "Millions of Stones" by SiM 44. "Imperial Concerto" by Kamijo 43. "insert memory" by Develop One's Faculties 42. Perfect Blue by 和楽器バンド (Wagakki Band) 41. "ヒズムリアリズム (hizumu realism)" by カラスは真っ白 (karasu wa masshiro) Tune in tomorrow for the next ten!

Welcome to the 25 days of MH-mas! What is that you might ask? Well, the MH official reviewers and the staff have gotten together in an attempt to create a list of out favorite releases from 2015 (excluding December). Every day of the month we will be posting a new album until we reach the number one release on our list on Christmas day. Each album will come along with a little blurb from different staff members explaining why the release made it on the list (and an occasional dissenting opinion). Keep in mind that it is impossible to really create a list that captures all of the diverse tastes of the our individual staff members, so you will have to wait for the staff member's individual lists if you really want to know a certain member's favorites. Also, the list was limited to only Japanese album (cause, I mean, this is a Japanese music forum). This post will serve as the "directory" with all of individual albums being featured in each reply post. The discussion for this will go in THIS THREAD. And without further ado, the list! coldrain - VENA Chara - Secret Garden 水曜日のカンパネラ (Suiyoubi no Campanella) - ジパング (Zipang) PELICAN FANCLUB - PELICAN FANCLUB Kidori Kidori - ![雨だれ] (amadare) IX-NINE- - VIDYA グリーヴァ (Grieva) - 妄想主義者ノ背徳。(Mousou shugisha no haitoku.) for example you sell the sea - たとえば海を売るなら (Tatoeba umi wo urunara) FACT - KTHEAT Envy - Atheist's Cornea DEZERT - 「暫定的オカルト週刊誌①」(Zanteiteki occult shuukanshi (1)) COHOL - 裏現 (Rigen) The fin. - Days With Uncertainty SEKAI NO OWARI - TREE BRADIO - Power of Life BLU-SWING - FLASH THE NOVEMBERS - Elegance a crowd of rebellion - Daphne KAMIJO - Royal Blood ~ Revival Best ~ sukekiyo - VITIUM 和楽器バンド (Wagakki Band) - 八奏絵巻 (Yasou emaki) the piqnic - ZyouK Chanty - Chantyの世界へようこそ lynch. - D.A.R.K.-In the Name of Evil- KEEL - R'lyeh

This thread will be used for discussion on the Staff best albums of 2014 list. See the thread HERE. A quick directory to each album: 和楽器バンド - ボカロ三昧 (Wagakki Band - Vocalo Zanmai) カメレオ - ハイカラ (Kameleo - High Collar) Girugamesh - Gravitation アルカラ - CAO (Arukara - CAO) 八十八ヶ所巡礼 - 攻撃的国民的音楽 (88kasyo junrei - kougeki teki kokumin teki ongaku) TK from 凛として時雨 - Fantastic Magic (TK from Ling Tosite Sigure - Fantastic Magic) テスラは泣かない。- TESLA doesn't know how to cry ねごと - "Z"OOM (NEGOTO - "Z"OOM) chouchou merged syrups. - clepsydra asobius - pray & grow Royz - Core 陰陽座 - 風神界逅 / 雷神創世 (Onmyo-za - Fuujinkaikou / Raijinsouse) MY FIRST STORY - 虚言NEUROSE 夜の本気ダンス - DANCE STEP (honki dance - DANCE STEP) FACT - Witness 撃鉄 - NO UNDERGROUND (Gekitetsu - NO UNDERGROUND) ミソッカス - 統一された混沌(カオス) (misokkasu - touitsu sareta chaos) jizue - Shiori THE NOVEMBERS - Rhapsody in beauty Mono - The Last Dawn / Rays of Darkness HOLLOWGRAM - Qualia sukekiyo - IMMORTALIS KAMIJO - Heart Boris - Noise Charisma.com - DIStopping

Welcome to the 25 days of MH-mas! What is that you might ask? Well, the MH official reviewers and the staff have gotten together in an attempt to create a list of out favorite releases from 2014 (excluding December). Every day of the month we will be posting a new album until we reach the number one release on our list on Christmas day. Each album will come along with a little blurb from different staff members explaining why the release made it on the list (and an occasional dissenting opinion). Keep in mind that it is impossible to really create a list that captures all of the diverse tastes of the our individual staff members, so you will have to wait for the staff member's individual lists if you really want to know a certain member's favorites. Also, the list was limited to only Japanese album (cause, I mean, this is a Japanese music forum). This post will serve as the "directory" with all of individual albums being featured in each reply post. The discussion for this will go in THIS THREAD. And without further ado, the list! ​和楽器バンド - ボカロ三昧 (Wagakki Band - Vocalo Zanmai) カメレオ - ハイカラ (Kameleo - High Collar) Girugamesh - Gravitation アルカラ - CAO (Arukara - CAO) 八十八ヶ所巡礼 - 攻撃的国民的音楽 (88kasyo junrei - kougeki teki kokumin teki ongaku) TK from 凛として時雨 - Fantastic Magic (TK from Ling Tosite Sigure - Fantastic Magic) テスラは泣かない。- TESLA doesn't know how to cry ねごと - "Z"OOM (NEGOTO - "Z"OOM) chouchou merged syrups. - clepsydra asobius - pray & grow Royz - Core 陰陽座 - 風神界逅 / 雷神創世 (Onmyo-za - Fuujinkaikou / Raijinsouse) MY FIRST STORY - 虚言NEUROSE 夜の本気ダンス - DANCE STEP (honki dance - DANCE STEP) FACT - Witness 撃鉄 - NO UNDERGROUND (Gekitetsu - NO UNDERGROUND) ミソッカス - 統一された混沌(カオス) (misokkasu - touitsu sareta chaos) jizue - Shiori THE NOVEMBERS - Rhapsody in beauty Mono - The Last Dawn / Rays of Darkness HOLLOWGRAM - Qualia sukekiyo - IMMORTALIS KAMIJO - Heart Boris - Noise Charisma.com - DIStopping

This thread will be used for discussion on the Staff best albums of 2013 list. See the thread HERE. A quick directory to each album: ALSDEAD - Separator amber gris - AROUND CHILDREN a picture of her - C CYCLAMEN - Ashura Dir en Grey - THE UNRAVELING DIV - ZERO ONE the god and death stars - dawn of the god グリーヴァ (Grieva) - 鬼ト影 きのこ帝国 (Kinoko Teikoku) – eureka NICO Touches the Walls - Shout to the Walls 大橋トリオ (OhashiTrio) - plugged Tam Tam - Polarize the unknown forecast - オークション (Auction) 妖精帝國 (Yōsei Teikoku) - PAX VESANIA 惑星アブノーマル (WAKUSEI ABNORMAL) - 何でも無い凶器 (nandemonai kyouki) アルカラ (Arukara) - むにむにの樹 (Munimuni no Ki) Boris – Präparat lynch. - ESODUS M-Koda - Generating Arrow Diagram ONE OK ROCK - 人生x僕= 八十八ヶ所巡礼 (88kasyo Junrei) – 0088 カメレオ (kameleo) - なう！ NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST - GRIMOIRE LAGITAGIDA - TUTELA!! 凛として時雨 (Ling Tosite Sigure) - i’mperfect

The staff wanted to try something a little different this year with our best of list. Instead of just publishing a list of all of our picks at the end of the year, we decided to have it so one is posted every day right up to Christmas! It's our own little take on an advent calendar. Each day you will see a new album posted with a few staff members giving their take as to what their opinion of the album is. Keep in mind that it is impossible to really create a list that captures all of the diverse tastes of the our individual staff members, so you will have to wait for the staff member's individual lists if you really want to know a certain member's favorites. Also, the list was limited to only Japanese album (cause, I mean, this is a Japanese music forum). This post will serve as the "directory" with all of individual albums being featured in each reply post. The discussion for this will go in THIS THREAD. And without further ado, the list! ALSDEAD - Separator amber gris - AROUND CHILDREN a picture of her - C CYCLAMEN - Ashura Dir en Grey - THE UNRAVELING DIV - ZERO ONE the god and death stars - dawn of the god グリーヴァ (Grieva) - 鬼ト影 きのこ帝国 (Kinoko Teikoku) – eureka NICO Touches the Walls - Shout to the Walls! 大橋トリオ (OhashiTrio) - plugged Tam Tam - Polarize the unknown forecast - オークション (Auction) 妖精帝國 (Yōsei Teikoku) - PAX VESANIA 惑星アブノーマル (WAKUSEI ABNORMAL) - 何でも無い凶器 (nandemonai kyouki) アルカラ (Arukara) - むにむにの樹 (Munimuni no Ki) Boris – Präparat lynch. - EXODUS M-Koda - Generating Arrow Diagram ONE OK ROCK - 人生x僕= 八十八ヶ所巡礼 (88kasyo Junrei) – 0088 カメレオ (kameleo) - なう！ NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST - GRIMOIRE LAGITAGIDA - TUTELA!! 凛として時雨 (Ling Tosite Sigure) - i’mperfect