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A decade ended, and a new one began this year. I don't think we've had this convo yet, so what are yall favorite J-rock albums from the decade of 2010 to 2020? You can list your favorites, and you can also list albums that you simply think stand out or are at least worth a listen for J-rock fans in general. I need to think on this, so i'll come back and share my favs/best later.

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It's supposed to be lol ecksdee funny to make fun of a taboo topic (specifically mental health as it's been painfully taboo in western society for a long time now. Even saying the word "therapist" makes boomers instantly recoil in terror as they fear that you are a deranged psychopath or something. However, many mental illness are somewhat common and need treatment such as clinical depression) but tbh a lot of these millennials fail to stick the landing with these jokes. In fact, a lot of them just make this shit up for the meme (usually a garden variety basic white bitch who thinks that she has PTSD from the Starbucks barista writing her name wrong). Ngl Scott nailed that joke though. That being said, I've always found it strange how being yourself is never present on any E-dating sites, other than Christian Mingle and sometimes OK Cupid. It's always some silly, over-the-top joke they stole from Reddit. If anything, these attempts at being "unique" and "quirky" just make them as monotonous as everybody else.

So now that I'm in the singles club, decided to browse tinder. Not my first experience with it, but there's a weird trend I've been noticing on dating apps (and this goes for even queer dating apps) Why are yall describing yourself as 'borderline alcoholic' and 'crackhead' on your profile? Or outright saying 'I've got a ton of issues' 'Depressed bitch' 'Looking for someone with mommy issues' I know we all have problems in this day and age but why are you giving me a list of all your mental/physical illnesses before I even say hi. And describing Ted Mosby as your spirit animal? I actually have to type this profile out cuz this shit is unbelievable Scott, 26 I like to keep a gun under my pillow so incase of a burglary I'm able to shoot myself to avoid social interaction with another human being jfc, either I'm too old for this or the world has gone insane. Impossible to swipe right on anyone, yall suck at selling yourself. It makes me even appreciate the simplicity of that one guy whose profile just said "we go to pub and then we fuck." Anyway after spending one evening on it and losing a trillion brain cells Time to get back to my collection of husbandos and waifus, I am not looking to deal with other people's bullshit (I'm actually having fun being a full time weeb again and frustrations aside, enjoying my time alone)

OH boy where do i begin with this. the 2010's era is basically my favorite era of music. For v-kei in particular my favorite era had to be 2010-2013. Amazing stuff came out during these two years. In 2012, Diaura made genesis, awoi made Aoi the second, D.I.D. created there first album, Zin. formed, Xepher formed, versailles was still a thing, susaku was still around, signal created chain and undertake, Sel'm, screw, sadie, lustknot,III-Ligro, Greiva, delacroix, And essectric agent, The 3rd brithday, scarlett, cemical pictures, crazy shampoo, alsdead, nega, oz, was still around, Mejibray made sasidgate, D - made Danzai no gunner, Codomo dragon was just starting out. That is just that year alone there is soo much to type but Starting with first album for this list is my favorite album. Note: There is no set order to this list. Favorite albums: 1. Awoi - Aoi~The second~ This album is amazing to me no matter how many times i listen to this i never get tired of it. I usually go to this album if im upset or if im in the mood for awoi. Each song has a unique vibe to it. Deep screams and melodic transitions amaze me every time. I cant think of a song i dislike in this album at all not even a little bit. 2. Awoi - Best CD This is a compilation album of course. All the works that are just has good as Aoi~The second~ some better then others. For disc 1 all the A side tracks in this are very good and deserve there place on this album. My thought for this album are similar to aoi the second. There is a bit more hardcore songs on the 2nd CD which is always welcome. I love the way they compiled this list they include remasters from live favorites, hardcore screams and melodic tunes. They got you covered in almost every way. Its all amazing. Only songs i feel like they should of added was: フェル, 深き胎動, 水鏡 , アンブレラ. Specifically 水鏡 , アンブレラ are so good they deserve remasters. I dont understand why they didnt. Overall amazing album. 3. Sadie - Decade (Limited ed.) This is a 4 CD album. So ill just comment on the band overall. This CD hits a lot of good songs sadie has to offer. From old ones like Meisai which they remastered to 雪月花. This band does a amazing breakdowns and riffs that make this band worth it. Some of this album sucks like the songs to put on here from Gangsta but most of this album is worth a listen. 4. Mejibray SM # 1 (2nd press) Why second press you may ask. Well you hear the bass slap a bit better i just love Koichi. He bass riff are just amazing. Also this album just takes me back to the old memories. The days when i had a crappy 500 mb ipod and listened to mejibray in crappy 128 kbps with 2nd gen ipod headphones >.<. These songs will remain a special place in my heart. There not a single song that i dislike on this tracklist. 5. Born - Independance Black (Limited ed.) This band oh god this band. Why did you leave Kufumi whyyyy 😥. They were soo freaking good. After the Vigor album everything just slowly went down hill. Anyway off topic. This album complies the best songs they have made with all the good old songs from the AHM album and a release from renny amy. I think rasen is new but either way. I love that this band mixed the old works into this masterpiece of an album. I didn't realize in the singles they slowly threw in remasters of some of there songs from AHM. These were so good Chemical Romance, Innocent Bullet, Rotten cherry, White harmony, Innocent Bullet they should have threw in 涙彩の花 that would have made it complete. This band mixed aggressive vocals with amazing riffs and made it work over time. Independence Black shows of there talent very well. 6. DADAROMA - スタンチク You know i didn't think id put dadaroma on here but i did. This album was good it gave us all the good songs from dadaism 1 and just said we are going to make an album that just kicks out a lot of bass and awesomeness. Two songs i dislike: トレンドアイデンティティ, ベルカとストレルカ(Re recording Ver.) The first one uses way too much mono tuning and a bit chaotic. Lastly, the original ベルカとストレルカ was better whyyyy you do dis. They basically removed the low screams replaced it with high screams and just the execution of the original is better. His hardcore and meldoic vocals are amazing. Also includes one of the best drummers who left this band RIP* 7. BLESSCODE - BLESS YOU -Complete best- There isnt a single song i dislike from this album. This mans vocal range is amazing as well. Dispite this band not having much screams it really has a lot of catchy songs that get stuck in my head. Mix this with techno and riffs that are memorable. Imperial City has to be my favorite but then again there are so many to chose from. 8. Jigsaw - Day of Showing the Same Number This band is so unique. The instrumental stops they do are addicting. The anticipation of unique vocals this singer interesting. He has like 2-3 different screams and like changes his voice in weird way. Its really cool. These songs are also pretty catchy and memorable. (Sorry for my bad descriptions its hard to explain i did my best lol) 9. Diaura - Incomplete This band has show time and time again one of the best deep vocalist and unique styles that ive seen. This compilation is really one of the best representations of that. Some of their remasters of their works are amazing some not as much but still good. This really album shows what this band did before and brings that to life. I just which they put メビウスリング on this album and remastered it. 10. Nocturnal Bloodlust - Best album What is there not to like. Theres a lot of honerable mentions because theirs a lot of stuff i wanted to fit on here that are amazing too. Honorable mentions: REVIVE - 人身 供 儀 Ive recently got into this band. I feel as tho they are underrated. I picked this album up not liking it at first but as i started to listen more it became one of my favorite mini albums. The ancient Egypt vibe i get from this mini is amazing. Combine that with catch bass riffs and amazing vocals done by haru. His vocal range amazes me. I cant wait to see their next release they teased it with Mummy and SacRiFice -サクリファイス-. (I still want to hear that goddanm album they have 😤) R指定 - 死海文書 I WANT TO BE IN A LIVE WITH THIS SONG PLAYING 予言. The vibe this song gives goodness. When i first heard this song i was like i have to get this album no freaking way. This era of R-指定 i loved a lot they have a lot of good stuff. The melody of this album gives most for there new songs on here are just stunning. Most of this album is a compilation of some of there works from 2016-2018. I feel as tho this album brings out the voice more and makes it stand out. He also gotten just slightly better at making melodic songs. Fixer - ER's This album really complies the best from fixer from both the 1st album and the 2nd and more. Im so mad the old drummer left this band. Lustknot - Deeds not words This singer deserves a metal for his vocals. He has such a beautiful gift of a voice. Mix that with the change up's this band does. They also throw in a few catchy songs in here too. Libravel - Tsuioku Ex-guitarist of avanchick deserve this love. Him and sou make a good duel guitarist for this band making this album really stand out over your typical music. The techno and syth they use for this mini is amazing. Who ever mixed and mastered this did a good job. (Now time to figure out where the bassist went.

I don't remember my last post. Maybe 3-4 years ago. Here's me with a real dinosaur at a zoo on Halloween.

TL:DR Version Acidman - Alma Alice Nine - Gemini Baroque - Puer et Puella Chanty - Chantyの世界へようこそ Develop One's Faculties - Reincarnation Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - All that we have now Matenrou Opera - Avalon Radwimps - Zettai Zetsumei Honourable Mentions Amazarashi - ワンルーム叙事詩 Miyavi - What's My Name? Shounenki - Any EP/Mini Album

Some cool ones that come to mind: - anything by 88kasyo junrei: These guys have been such a trip all the time, hard to choose a release. I'm just glad they exist. - BUCK-TICK - Arui wa Anarchy: A very strong and playful album after being so long in the game. No choice but to stan. - cali-gari makes it hard to just choose one, as I'm really fond of both their albums 11 and 13. Crazy/weird/beautiful stuff. - Chemical Pictures - Sekai wo utta otoko: Yeah, it's a compilation of singles but wow! Creative juices and catchiness overflow. - DIR EN GREY - DUM SPIRO SPERO: Can't forget this ridiculously monolithic album. DEG goes ham on the avantgyarudo vibes. - Grieva - Oni to kage / Shuuen: Speaking of DEG... ;D When thinking of full albums in recent vk, I can't go without these two. - KYOKUTOU GIRL FRIEND - Katte ni shiyagare: One of my most-played albums. A+ punky songs presented in A+ arrangements. - MUNIMUNI - MAGICAL MOONIES: Another one in heavy rotation. The songs, the sound, the gloom, everything works. - Psysalia Psysalis Psyche - #7: I know, it's more like a singles collection, but damn. Insanely catchy indie-rock, miss them so much. - SPEECIES - SOVILLETTA / SEXIVIA: Always fun times with these two records. There's just something irresistible in their style. - Vior gloire - Gloomy and wakeful night: Possibly in the top 5 of best indies-vk albums of the past decade. 'nuff said. I probably missed a few other greats, but right now these are all I could think of.

D.I.D - Paranoid Personality Dimlim - Chedoara D.I.D - Providentia Nazare - Jingai Nocturnal Bloodlust - Best of Biosphia - Best Selection ClearVeil - Anthology The Black Swan - Ousia CodeRebirth - Catharsis Delacroix - Re:Do Dezert - Kanbai Ongen-shuu - Zantei-teki Okaruto Shuukanshi ② - The Gallo - Diavolo The Gallo - Lucifero The Gallo - Nero Kuroyuri to Kage - Hinikuna Tane no Hikutsuna Me Lynch - Best of Rands - Kyuu Aizu

lynch.'s management finally wised up and put their older stuff back on Spotify, including ULTIMA.

Dating is over rated anyways. It's great if you find someone you care about and they care about you too. But it's so complicated and messy. Feel ya on the traumatic experience. The first person I ever confessed to and they told me they felt the same ended up stringing me along while they were trying to choose between me and another guy. Saw some red flags but I was too naive and blinded by what I wanted. In a good/bad way I never trust anyone now. I'm sure it's different for girls but I've had generally good experiences using dating apps. Biggest problem I've ran into as a guy is girls telling me they're "actually too busy to date but have an account just out of curiosity." And being cat-fished. It also definitely matters which one you use. Different apps for different folks ranging from "Tinder: looking for a fvck buddy" to "Hinge: looking for something serious". Not saying that any one app has an exclusive type of audience but you're just more likely to come across certain types of people in one app vs another. I've actually had some of the deepest conversations I've ever had with people I've met on dating apps. I'm even still friends with one girl I ended up meeting IRL and we'll end up commenting on each other's insta stories from time to time. It really is a crapshoot though. Like 90% of the time it will be a waste of time, but you do meet some cool people. If it makes you feel better I'm sure nearly everyone on the forum has gotten the same response from people for their interests haha. It's different cause she's family, but my sister ALWAYS makes fun of me for listening to music that doesn't "match" my personality. When I listen to rap and hip/hop she'll be like "Oh, you think you're cool now?" 😂

Totally forgot about this thread lol I never tried dating apps, I heard there are creeps on it lol. andd... I'm scared af. Also, been forever single since 2017, 'cause yeah traumatic experience and since then I'm not actually looking for it either. People are always shocked or surprised that I like VK/J-Rock music, because ''it doesn't fit in my character''/ as the way I look and I don't care much about it though. Hmm... neither my ex liked that I listened to those heavy shit either rofl. I'm happy that I can at least share my interests with my online friends (and on MH too)

YES! This past decade has been my FAVORITE! For real. 2000-2010 was much fun but I felt like I enjoyed this decade the most. And this was probably the "golden era" for me where artists were in their prime musically and a lot of new artists came out of nowhere and made good impressions. So, here's my list in alphabetic order. Bold releases are my ultimate favorite of the decade. I picked five. -OZ- - ROUGE 12012 - Self-Titled 12012 - DEICIDA OF SILENCE 9GOATS BLACK OUT - TANATOS ALSDEAD - Separator ALSDEAD - IDEA DEATHGAZE - BLISS OUT DIMLIM - MISC. (hate me all you want) DEXCORE - 月9コア (ゲツクコア) DEXCORE - [METEMPSYCHOSIS.] (Disc 2) DIR EN GREY - ARCHE EAT YOU ALIVE - The world is mine Fear, and loathing in Las Vegas - PHASE 2 the GazettE - TOXIC the GazettE - DOGMA girugamesh - Gravitation kannivalism - helios. LACK-CO. - 離脱る (Both A and Lycaon - Royal Order lynch. - I BELIEVE IN ME lynch. - EXODUS EP MEJIBRAY - THE" 420 "THEATRICAL ROSES My BACTERIA HEAT IsLAND - 日進月歩 My BACTERIA HEAT IsLAND - 青空ギロチン NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST - GRIMOIRE NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST - ZēTēS Sadie - COLD BLOOD UNiTE. - STARTiNG OVER'S XodiacK - 神羅万象 -摂理-

I haven't listened to a lot of Japanese artists as of late but the releases that i remember that stood out to me are: …。【サイレンス】– psycho:lens (i just love the hell out of this album, it's sooo damn good) Boris – Dear (i like it, enough said still have yet to catch up with their more recent releases though) 385 – 脳みそあらおう (because how can i not mention anything by my bass queen MIYA here, like c'mon) Snarekillsnation – Bisui (one of the best experimental albums that i've ever heard imo) emmurée – EMMURÉE (out of all the albums they released over the past decade, i enjoyed this one the most but the other albums are great too) cali≠gari - 14 (enjoyed this album much more than 13 tbh) sans visage – moments (a must listen if you want to get into japanese emo/screamo scene) skillkills – The Shape of Dope to Come (well, i could've picked any other record by this hip-hop trio ngl but i like this album the most, so... yeah) downy – 第5作品集『無題』(their best record of the 2010s imo) arai tasuku – Alice (i think this album is a perfect start if you want to get into j-ambient stuff) Melt-Banana – Fetch (at this point i would consider this album a must listen classic ngl) Hiromi Uehara – Spark (Fantastic jazz record) 八十八ヶ所巡礼 (88kasyo Junrei) – i literally could pick any record of theirs 'cuz all of them are just that good but let's go with 凍狂, i guess.

DIAURA - VERSUS Kagrra, - 百鬼絢爛 Vidoll - Monad Vior gloire - Gloomy and wakeful night 12012 - SEVEN amber gris - AROUND CHILDREN emmuree - lightless Moi dix Mois - D+SECT umbrella - ダーウィン Matenrou Opera - Human Dignity Lycaon - MASOCHIST RED CIRCUS VELVET EDEN - Double Twelve VELVET EDEN - blanc et noir

COVID saved Retsu cancelling his mexican trip!

It took a bit since i had to write everything out myself but here you go! 咲き誇り 場りゆく 花のように 儚くも美しい 無邪気な 笑顔が肢しすぎで 僕と君は 似合わないなんて知ってた このまま何も変わらなくていい 2人いつか 分かり会う日来るから・・・ 照らす 闇の向こうで 光る 一輪の花 伸ばす手のひら 想い届くように・・・ 照らす 闇の向こうで 光る 一輪の花 伸ばす手のひら 届くはずないのに・・・

In my few years of being a visual kei fan, I've talked a lot of shit, but I've also found my truest friends along the way. You have been with me through it all, and accepted me for who I am. You brought me back up when I was down. You even gave me a second chance when I was coming back from a downward spiral. And for that, I'm grateful. Thank you for being my friends. ♥

Is this mama. alter ego

whoaa long time no photo of me. just playing with some makeup cuz it's halloween. feeling very vk 😎

They always ask me if I like Hatsune Miku 💀💀💀 EVERY DAMN TIME

💫 GRIMOIRE disbands 💫 ZOMBIE disbands by summer time 💫 Yoshiki will post 1 (one) tweet about the X-Japan album💥 💫 Yoshiki might do a world tour again just so that he can keep up the hope of the fans funding his Hollywood lifestyle 💫Yoshiki will eat a burger at the white house 💫 We will see Chizuru (pentagon) back in a new project 💫 Minpha will be in a new project too and he will speak 💫 Minpha x Meto [OUR VOICE] project? 💫Kisaki will lowkey try to return to the scene like nothing happened💥 💫 Really unremarkable year for アルルカン 💫A couple of singles by sukekiyo, people are gonna whine that they can't get into sukekiyo after INFINITUM 💫 Miyavi x Yoshiki collab 💫 8P-SB takes the world by storm 💫 DADAROMA goes around Europe and/or USA (Oop....I guess not) 💫 No releases from DAMLAM for the rest of 2020

Wanting MH members to choose only ONE favourite band is criminalised under the US Constitution as "Cruel and Unusual Punishment"

Asexuals can have really good relationships and make it work despite the lack of lust. But I also agree on you, sexual compatibility is quite important, lust levels need to be somehow similar (be it super high or almost nonexistent) or both parties will be often frustrated.

X JAPAN - VANISHING VISION

None of you predicted COVID, so you're all wrong.

we need a 'where is gackt' thread