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Carrot Vacation Club new maxi single "じゅげむじゅゲーム(jugem jugame)" will be released at 2014/11/01 (1,080yen) [track list] 01.S/B Dice～Small or Big～ 02.Princess of PEACH 03.Darts on Hearts

Did Kaya himself say he is leaving because he is too ugly ? I doubt it. I never expected him to stay since I know Chargeeeeee is a music whore and he sticks with many projects. In fact I tought Femme Fatale would be one of those session bands that only release 1 CD, but the fact that you guys are more worried about him looking good or not instead of their music is what disgusts me about VK fans.

just to have some positivity in here too... XD Prolly one of the best (or better) MEJIbro singles out there. The title track is pretty much a quintessence of what they're about in top form: driving rhythmic guitars coupled with Tsuzuku's catchy melodic chorus, and of course his screams (the guitar solo is pretty ace too). Akercock raised my eyebrow at first because of those, uhm, vocals but ultimately it's a pretty fun heavy track, in the vein of Apocalypse. The closing song Divergence is the icing on the cake, and is one of my top favorite MEJI' tunes, it just works so well and has so much power. They really caught some cool melodies and emotional atmosphere with that one (without being sappy). Ace stuff. | wish they'd replicate some of the awesomeness here onto their upcoming album~ (even tho I know their style has changed over these 2.5 years)

I think I have all of you beat with my ultimate otaku desktop screenshots from 2004

Are you referring to this?

Romancé PV:

What makes me angry is his lack of foresight - why join a band as an official member, a serious band - if you know you can't commit due to your other projects? Why not just take a support role? Kaya and the rest are committed to Femme Fatale. Tana makes it work even as he performs with Gekijou Tenor. Kaya has his solo shows and Schwarz Stein activities. Iori wanted to quit as a performer after cocklobin but decided to give it another shot. All of what I've seen on the western fandom might make one think that this is just a side-project, but it's not. Iori, Kaya, Tana, and Toshi are all treating this as something real. He shouldn't have been part of the band to begin with. Fuck him. I liked his drumming, but this reflects so poorly on his character. I'm pissed that this had to happen to Femme Fatale so early in their career. Right before their first album. What an asshole. It's so apparent that he had to bow out once the band became something that he'd have to actually commit to, and I am like two beers away from telling him off on Twitter.

Really? What's wrong with being enthusiastic about a band? Nothing here reads as creepy to me. Quit being so cynical. All hail BANG ME.

Here you go para, I made you some eye candy.

As a collector of Jrock CDS, I like to know what I'm buying. I want to know the differences between first and second press, limited edition vs regular edition, digipack or jewel case, Euro release vs Japan release vs US release, etc. Sometimes it's easy to find this information and sometimes it's next near to impossible (especially for earlier releases). I feel like this would be a difficult idea to implement (and I'm not even sure how many people are even interested in this kind of information) but what do people think about creating some kind of list that has all the release differences for a bands discography? I'm not sure how feasible this is considering there are so many bands and we may not even be able to find all this information. It sounds like a good idea when I think about it but I feel like once it gets started it's going to be a lot more complicated than planned. Still, on the chance people are on board I had a couple ideas to start. -List information such as (title, release date, catalog number, pressing, edition, bonuses (i.e. extra tracks, special booklet, slipcase, etc)) -Link to a photo(s) if possible (Most likely from personal collection) -Have the thread (or whatever it will be) accessible to all members for edits to add more bands, releases and info. Heck, maybe we can just create an individual thread per band under the artists section or something. Like I said, this seems like too much information to handle and/or more work than it's worth, but I thought I'd see what people thought of the idea.

WRITE-UP: INTRO: The latest album by ALSDEAD, featuring the debut of their new drummer NIKKY (ex. GALEYD), and another obligatory change in their overall sound, feel, and direction. An album that feels much more 'complete' than its contemporaries, with a solid feel and delivery throughout, providing another replay-button-friendly experience to my library. THE SOUND: As similar to previous albums as it is different, they have kept the hard edge to their sound, while putting more emphasis on the individual instruments, and made the vocals fit in more as not necessarily leading the track, with melodies that are still strong and memorable, but do not rise above the value put on the guitars, or other instruments. The signature cinematic ALSDEAD synth sound is back, with an even higher quality than ever. They definitely distinguish themselves as having some of the best synth's today, with more tracks that allow you to pleasurably follow the synth all the way through, and simply enjoy the unique tone, melodic value, and refined nature of production surrounding them. To me, the usual sign of having great tone is having notes that sound not as if they are coming from an instrument, and aren't registered by the listener simply as strings being picked, or keys being pressed on a keyboard, and ALSDEAD definitely accomplishes this on IDEA THE FEEL: The tracks STARLESS and KILL THE KING should give you a starting point of what this album will sound like. It wavers in both directions: Softer with more synths, and harder with more grit and rough guitar. It is atmospheric, yet still comes off as a track-by-track experience, based on emotional expositions, raw emotions put into words that are either carefully articulated in Picture, or rudely shouted in D.9.N. It's emotional, atmoshperic rock-music storytelling that is delivered not with sap and melodrama, but with attitude. HOW IT STACKS UP TO PREVIOUS ALSDEAD ALBUMS: If you have been following them, you have probably noticed that each album marks the end of one term in ALSDEAD's sonic history, and begets another. Their debut had an emphasis on heavy emotions, bad mental states, and a wailing, dramatic sound to match this. MODALITY felt like a series of short stories, with more of a straight-forward rock feel. Seperator felt like one long, interconnected story with a deeply atmospheric feel, and dark, sleepy nature to it in between harder songs. IDEA almost feels like it mixes all of these elements together, while adding in some hard rock, some soft ballad elements, and some 90's rock mechanisms. In terms of overall experience and enjoyment, I think after the initial adjustment to your expectations, and the fact that it doesn't sound exactly like older ALSDEAD, it holds up very well as another great entry into their library. Track Count: 13 Listens: 20-25 Production Quality: Overall Rating: (This rating took some time to think over, as my first impression was of a 4.0, then built up to a 4.5 after about 20 listens, yet if I go with my gut, and realize how every track on this album hits home with me, and how much I am now enjoying it, I have to give it a 5.0) Worth the Purchase? If you have enjoyed their singles since Seperator, and have been a fan in general for any of their past releases, I highly recommend this. A solid album throughout, that shows no signs of inserted filler. The tracks are all solid, none get left behind in memory, each one brings something to the table, and overall this is a stand-out album that brings a lot to the table.

XDDDDDDD yes I'm writing gay porn.

i have that pic on my lock screen on my phone xD

Not Shounenki. 0/10 desktop :/

Nothing special here, just WIN7 and my oh-so-surprising Lycaon background. And WB just messaging me so often I can't even take a screenshot without that yellow icon showing up.

I do think in theory this is a cool idea if people are dedicated, although it's going to take an incredible amount of time and effort to even preserve information about 5-10% of *everything* that has been released. The longer you go back in time, chances of recovering such information diminishes exponentially. Sure there are people who collect the older stuff etc., but information like where/when/how, etc. are usually already lost. Another thing: tracking down catalog numbers and tracklists for releases of bands like DEG and the GazettE is of course effortless. The challenge comes when we get to the really obscure bands that play at lives where 5 people attend and only sell stuff through mail order XD And then we have those "buy 2 T-shirts at our lives and we give you our newest single as a 'bonus'" kind of bands (say hi to nano mother Ted). But yeah, if one day someone is insane enough to kickstart such a project, I'd be interested to help (if time permits)

@ Relentless: Loll it's okay I mean I thought you were at least half serious about the titles but it's always hard to tell how serious people are on forums, some people are mega emotional and others do nothing but fuck around, I don't know anyone on here too well either XD but moreover it made me think of other times where I've heard people go oooon and oooon about how bad a song title is, not really directed at you just a general question I guess, just because it doesn't make sense to me, I am a hopelessly imaginative person (daydreamer) so I could see myself becoming an apologist for virtually any title if it's a song I like lmao.

well i'll follow kazuki to hell and back XD still hoping i can somehow find a copy of "Period" that they gave out during belmosaic's last live, although i know it's probably never gonna happen also hoping that their 1st single here isn't live-limited x.x

Where are all my chapsticks when I really need them? I just keep buying one chapstick after another because I keep losing them in my gazillion different purses.

For fucks sake what's wrong with you all lol. Anyway I'm really curious about the release too mostly for the riff at the end.

Yeah Kaya said he wasn't pretty enough to be in the band.

Oh jeez I didn't even know about live distributed... lol. Should of guessed. Yes hopefully we can survive....haha.

Mine is.

I think Nekkichi just forgot to type in pink. Did they say why he was leaving?

I bought like 5 copies of IN THE SUNLIGHT (and got bitched about it on that site that shall not be named by japanese fans lol) I would have bought it for pretty much up to 5 more people......... Though all of my transactions were carried out in Japanese on twitter so it was probably easy to overlook mine.... φ(._.; ) Speaking of my friend is going to be selling cheki & offering a shounenki shopping service since she goes to a lot of their Osaka lives if any of you guys are interested. I'll make a post about it on toomuchcheki soon.... I'm missing... Akasha (( any free live distribute (I think there have been about three?) besides 宵花火 (yoi hanabi) ⇐ these are not listed on their OHP and are probably even harder to get than Akasha (°＿°) I don't even know their names I just saw the jackets on Rei's twitter one time and laid down in defeat Well, it's just a little over a week before BANG ME comes out hope you guys can survive until then \o/

After reading through the reviews, it looks like no one has based their review score off of the poor song titles. I believe I was the only one to make a humorous jab at them; but people getting worked up over a joke doesn't seem likely. Perhaps I missed something.

Most important update of 2014.10.14: I'm auctioning アルルカン's 似非林檎-eseringo- CD Arlequin bag Arlequin flyer Please see this post for details.

Are you guys happy he is leaving because he dont look good enough? LOL Have you guys seem his work with Marty Friedman? He is a GREAT drummer, its a terrible loss for the band.

I'm afraid now for Bloom, maybe I'll put once again an order on Cdjapan and wait the 2-3 weeks ! Bloom is a fabulous mini-album, all the songs are amazing !

I've been trying to find Akasha for a a year plus and no luck. Some of my favorite songs are on there... I honestly wish they would release a remastered version. One can dream right... Bloom is a wonderful mini-album I highly encourage you to reconsider--and sooner rather than later. It's getting hard to find in Japan too If I'm not mistaken it's not available in physical stores anymore--only online shops that haven't sold out yet. I can't remember the last time I saw it in stores. And let's not forget on Bloom there is the treasure of a song I gonna fxxk you which has some great lyrics Anyway, I would recommend grabbing it while there is still a chance because finding a physical copy of their CDs after it sold out is such a pain(°＿°) If I'm not mistaken REVIVA is sold out according to OHP and is difficult to find. Like an Edison and Jishuban Club both still haven it listed without saying it's sold out but they might not have updated the pages. As for BANG ME I am pretty sure I listened to the preview like 5 times total. But I am looking forward to it whenever that happens.

I got you, REVIVA's b-side is FANTASTIC, it's one of my favourite song !

I still love you, Tetora-kun.

We are enthusiastic about the music. Not about the members' beauty, legs or stuff like that; no one here claims 'XX FUCK ME HARD YOU BEAUTY FUCKER'. That is clearly creepy. But being ecstatic because of music ? I think it's not (and trust me, I am the first being sick of fangirling stuff). This thread is not. You can also quit reading this thread tho. Seems to be the right solution mate.

My reaction to the creepy fangirl'ing in this thread:

I digged them even before Bang me, I think gazeru babel is a fantastic single. BUT this bang me shit is so addictive, I already love the song to death. I'm so jealous you've heard it live! Such a shame you can't remember much from it :<

Going to be honest, didn't know you guys were that into them :') I really want to see Kou's reaction to knowing how many foreigners have fallen for the band. I mean, last year he was ecstatic simply by finding out that I followed him on twitter lol I'm getting my copy of BANG ME from... Like an Edison Osaka? Whichever has Rei comment DVD. Because that dongus is my favorite. If I recall I enjoyed BANG ME live?? But my memory of the live was 1) everything was fun (except that one MC before IN THE SUNLIGHT.. that was not fun.) 2) they did artlessness boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3) drink drank drunk. ⇒I mentioned it in this thread, but I have a shop mostly for cheki and I'm selling some of shounenki. Kou's cheki has been claimed but I have the others up too. And when I see them again at the end of November I'll probably have more (also I have a cheki buying service listed on that page so I can buy cheki for people that day too...). Please contact me at [email protected] if you have any inquiries! I like to keep my discussions of transactions in one location, thanks

Probably involves fangirls.

After the previews we've been teased with, I was really excited to give this album a listen. Before I make any judgment, here's my thoughts as I listen to it for the first time through. Intro: Calm introduction to ALSDEAD's new world. Sets a nice atmosphere. IDEA: The energetic, somewhat heavy opening of this song is a bit of an abrupt transition from the intro, but it's nicely reigned in so as not to become just another forgettable rock romp. The chorus is better for it. Also Maki has really toned up the harsh vocals, it's nice to hear them return from his NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST cover, even if just for a brief appearance in one song. STARLESS: One of the two tracks we've already seen (or rather, heard) from this album. It fits better here than as just a single. An energetic track with a great flow between the verse and chorus. Twilight: A more electronically driven track. The production is great, and Maki's vocals are strong once again. HERO: Upbeat rock with that familiar but not intrusive electronic element so prevalent in ALSDEAD's style. Not the most memorable track so far and also a bit of an abrupt ending. D.9.N: Another one of those 'just what does the name mean?!' songs! This sounds like one that could be a lot of fun live, with the forcefully energetic but not excessively heavy (and again very catchy) chorus carrying it. Maki has definitely refined the husky edge to his clean vocals in recent years. KILL THE KING: I was super excited to hear the rest of this track after endlessly repeating the PV preview on their YouTube channel, and it didn't disappoint. This for me is the standout track of this album and the pinnacle of the 'IDEA' ALSDEAD are presenting. The chorus and vocals are once again powerful, but here the instruments are playful with some bass licks and a gorgeous, atmospheric solo from Shin. I just can't get enough. Adrenaline: True to its title, this song keeps the blood flowing and the energy running through the album. I think its placement following the previous two tracks helps, though it's still a strong track in its own right. As it gets into full swing, it becomes quite enjoyable indeed and one of the heavier songs with its fade out riff. ノスタルジア: Though a completely different song, the intro to this one and its placement in the tracklist remind me of Heaven from their previous album (which is one of my favourite ALSDEAD spins). The electronic motif comes back in the thoughtful chorus to nice effect. Shin also has another nice solo here. Picture: The other track from this album's sole single. It's a calmer song but the uptempo chorus and consistent instrumental keep the pace to stop it from becoming dull. Behind The Pride: There's a good balance of guitar and synth in this one. The simple intro riff does a good job of finding the energy from before the calm, though on the whole this does feel like a very standard ALSDEAD song. I hate to make a second comparison, but the end of the chorus really is slightly akin to Heaven. Worlds End: In contrast to the previous song, this one is definitely led by the prominent guitar. It's a kind of upbeat rock track with the aforementioned guitar keeping the pace and heavier riffs attempting to push the sound in that direction. A third nice solo rears its head (or neck?) here too. The live-style ending does a good job of feeding the impression that the listener is partaking in this album as well. Gravity: Lighter ballad-style closer. Somewhat uplifting, it does a good job of finishing the album on a positive note. For me, IDEA is a strong contender for visual kei album of the year. If you look at the run time, a lot of the tracks are regrettably short, so the whole album flies by, but this is not necessarily a bad thing. We recently had some glaring examples on Sadie's album GANGSTA of songs outstaying their welcome, but rather than leaving you wanting more of any particular track, IDEA just begs you to listen to it again. And again, and again. I could happily call this the best thing ALSDEAD have done so far.

livehouse Takadanobaba AREA has opened their official twitter at 2014/10/11 https://twitter.com/area_baba

^Yep. It's from the 15th anniversary Niconico thing PLC did recently.

samples of songs from their new album "DYSTOPIA" could be listened to in their OHP

Nah, this is the best version. ;P

but I don't wanna

they will hold their one-man live "THE HOPELESS WORLD〜禁賀新年、救い様の無い世界に嘆く、救い様の無い全ての「君」へ〜" at Ikebukuro EDGE at 2015/01/04, at which their live-distributed CD "謎の円盤(nazo no enban)" (i.e. "mysterious CD") will be released (TYPE T,B,S, 3 TYPE in random) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGGCpzZMzQo

Maybe something of marginal interest to some fans here. イツエ (itsue) vocalist Mizuki has participated in some anime song with "SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]" (not familiar with him): http://www.jpopsuki.tv/video/SawanoHiroyuki%255BnZk%255D%253Amizuki---AZ/0b768b7fccc66c93f3040db197fbffb5 Imo, it's kind of a basic power ballad... Cool that she's getting more exposure, but on this track, there's not really any traces of her amazing vocal work with イツエ.

their new single "ココロボッチ(kokorobocchi)" will be released at their live since Takadanobaba AREA at 2014/10/27 their new single "アカイヒモ(akai himo)" will be released at their live since Ikebukuro EDGE at 2014/11/13 their new single "ガイドリーム(guidream)" will be released at their live since Ikebukuro EDGE at 2014/12/15

I started drawing little cartoons of vk people the other day and now I can't stop Here's Yutori from METEOROID Rame from vidoll and black gene for the whothefuckcares Shuuji ishii And then there's this, based on one of hitomi's twitpics If anyone wants one of their favourite musician I'd be more than happy to oblige! I can do these up really quickly

Yusa for maiku! [SHOCKING full size] Takemasa for fitear! [EROTICAL high resolution] MAKONY is up next! I'm gonna do izam for you as well as nao since I know I've been promising you I would for so long that I swear the first time I did I was talking to you from atop a woolly mammoth