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    zombieparadise reacted to emmny in Far East Dizain new maxi single "Inhale" & LIVE DVD release   
    Honestly satsuki would KILL this song and i didn't realize it until now yes god his falsetto over the quiet parts...FUCK
    FIGHT ME ON THIS
     
    keita isn't entirely awful but his screams in this song are shit, i also really didn't like the prominent slapping like its cool for a solo or a break (call my name from the light) but in place of the main chugging it sounds thin
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    zombieparadise reacted to Shaolan974 in Far East Dizain new maxi single "Inhale" & LIVE DVD release   
    The beginning reminds me The farthest. The song is a bit weird. I love their skill but...there is a lack of something...
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    zombieparadise reacted to Senedjem in 凛(lin) & UNDER CODE & Matina meeting   
    pretty rude of kisaki to have his pizza delivered to a bar 
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    zombieparadise reacted to Lestat in 凛(lin) & UNDER CODE & Matina meeting   
    Oh, I am so looking forward for all the beautiful pictures that will surface from that day.
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    zombieparadise got a reaction from lollideath in Jrockers you think had work done   
    Ryutarou definitely got some Plastic Sur-ger-tree done (excuse me).

    Sometime after Chandelier his chin became very pointy.
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    zombieparadise reacted to saishuu in ダウト(D=OUT) will depart from PS COMPANY   
    lmao I'm just waiting for the day that Kra is the only thing PSC has left.
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    zombieparadise reacted to gnk777 in NoGoD new album "Renovate" release   
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    zombieparadise reacted to Shaolan974 in 藍-AI-(DEATHGAZE) new album "CONFUSION" release   
    2016/05/03 ONEMAN "CONFUSION 001" at Nagoya ell.SIZE
    2016/05/04 2MAN "CONFUSION 002" ar America Mura CLAPPER with Sel'm
    2016/05/07 3MAN "CONFUSION 003" at Machida The Play House with Sel'm and DOAK
     

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    zombieparadise reacted to Tokage in Re:MY BACTERIA HEAT ISLAND live-limited CD "狂犬病(rabies)" release   
    i'm so glad Chemical Pictures is back together again
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    zombieparadise reacted to emmny in deadman   
    yep 2006
    the part in the live version where he stops singing and like does a little breakdown....IM DED
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    zombieparadise reacted to saishuu in deadman   
    I was really emotionally invested in deadman back when they were around, but these days I have to be in a very specific mood to listen to them. It's like their music actually evolved since they broke up somehow, I can't explain it. "circus" was a clear favorite of mine back in early 00's (which is weird given how I'm more of a ballad/mellow music person), but now I have so many favorites that It's hard to pick them. I'll say, though, that "no alternative" is hands down one of the best VK albums ever. I can never get over how everything flows so beautifully, starting with "Moumoku..." and ending with "Arizuka", both easily being some of their best. Ugh, I liked them so much.
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    zombieparadise got a reaction from Chikage in deadman   
    Totally agree. The begininning of 'Moumoku...', when Mako utters the song title and the guitar kicks in *UNF*  gives me goosebumps to this day.
    If only they knew how monumental they were to the movement out here. I remember when I first heard them, I really didn't get the 'Nagoya' sound. When I finally learned to appreciate what they were doing I went Nagoya and never looked back.
    When'd they disband again, 2006? Earlier?
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    zombieparadise reacted to emmny in deadman   
    *screams*
    its between additional cause for sorrow and momouku no hane to hoshi wo te ni
    *twitches* i love deadman so much i will NEVER get over them.
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    zombieparadise reacted to suji in Jrockers you think had work done   
    you have a point (no pun intended btw)
     
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    zombieparadise reacted to emmny in Jrockers you think had work done   
    botox kei is very real
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    zombieparadise got a reaction from PsychoΔelica in Jrockers you think had work done   
    Ryutarou definitely got some Plastic Sur-ger-tree done (excuse me).

    Sometime after Chandelier his chin became very pointy.
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    zombieparadise reacted to Shir0 in My BACTERIA HEAT IsLAND to return from hiatus   
    Uuuugh I start to become impatient ((
     
     
     
    eeh I think this might take some time? iiiidk the next release is gonna be a love song right? BUT ITS TENTEN SINGING YAS <3
     
     
     
    THIIIIIIIS
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    zombieparadise reacted to Trombe in My BACTERIA HEAT IsLAND to return from hiatus   
    "ハゲちらかしたジョニー(hagechirakashita johnny)" PV shooting:





    Re:MY BACTERIA HEAT ISLAND tentative set-list (song titles are tentative):

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    zombieparadise got a reaction from TetsuAkira in Jrockers you think had work done   
    Ryutarou definitely got some Plastic Sur-ger-tree done (excuse me).

    Sometime after Chandelier his chin became very pointy.
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    zombieparadise reacted to Trombe in 黒百合と影(kuroyuri to kage) LIVE DVD release   
    黒百合と影(kuroyuri to kage) LIVE DVD "黒百合と影 単独公演「クロユリトカゲノ暗イ日曜日。」二千十五年九月六日(日)新宿LOFT" will be released at their live since Takadanobaba AREA at 2016/03/13 and through Ains official web-shop (4,444yen, limited 444), which will include scene of their one-man live "クロユリトカゲノ暗イ日曜日。" at Shinjuku LOFT at 2015/09/06
     
    [track list]
    円盤-其の一-
    捜索願い
    「便所」
    -それは規則正しい不眠症-
    児童公園
    ギチギチ
    ティシューの空箱
    チャイルドマザー
    ぼくのともだち。
    「浴槽」
    キミの薬指はボクのシチュー。
    チヒロちゃんの眼球舐め
    ぺど。
     
    円盤-其の二-
    drums solo
    「月蝕」
    絵の具まみれ
    ヨコハマメリー。
    断崖地獄喉輪落とし
    「未遂」
    高田馬場えいりあん
    蜥蜴-トカゲ-
    へその緒
    花と骨
     

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    zombieparadise reacted to emmny in #71: DEZERT - 最高の食卓 (Saikou no shokutaku)   
    最高の食卓(saikou no shokutaku):
    01.「あー。」(a)
    02.「君の子宮を触る」(kimi no shikyuu wo sawaru)
    03.「ここにラブソングを」(koko ni love song wo)
    04.「問題作」(mondaisaku)
    05.「追落」(tsuiraku)
    06.「排泄物」(haisetsubutsu)
    07.「おいしい脾臓は笑わない」(oishii hizou wa warawanai)
    08.「セイオン」(seion)
    09.「宗教」(shuukyou)
    10.「ピクトグラムさん」(pictogram-san)
     
    | The best table turned out to be the best material DEZERT have released thus far

    The first words that pop into my head when I think of DEZERT are twisted, dirty and frightening—an image influenced by the band's dark looks, Chiaki's smeared lipstick and the brutal horror tone their MVs take. The image fits the music, with grinding guitars, pummelling drums, clangy bass and vocals that could cough blood and serenade you within the same song. As part of the “revival-kei” movement, they sit toward the more alt-metal inspired side of early/mid-2000's visual kei, wearing their MUCC, 蜉蝣 and D'espairsRay influences on their sleeves. The band had a relatively still 2015, with their sole releases being 3 live distributed singles and a 'rarez' compilation album, but with the announcement of their second full length 「最高の食卓」and the arrival of new guitarist Miyako (ex-Moran, Vivi) replacing KIRA after his departure, they were back on track. I was especially interested to see how Miyako would fit their sound, as his previous band Moran was a far cry from DEZERT. In general, he's a brilliant replacement and some might say an improvement on his predecessor—the guitar work on 「最高の食卓」is a lot less dry than KIRA's, and at times it reminds me of a dissonant, sour version of his guitarwork in Moran with a healthy dose of Alt-Metal as well. The best example of this is on「君の子宮を触る」, with the intro and subsequent guitar funky flicky chord freak out sounding like the opening of Eclipse by Moran, just doused in acid and left to decay. Miyako fulfills this half of DEZERT's guitar work very well and his treatment of the drop A chugging riffs is equally interesting. Whereas KIRA made more powerful riffs in the lower register, whenever Miyako drops that low, it's used more as a textural element than a brutal riff. The perfect example of this is the ninth track, 「宗教」, which feature a guitar so hideously distorted its hard to make out exactly what he's playing outside of a grinding wall of fuzz. Miyako also shifts between clean/distorted sounds a lot, further drawing out the juxtaposition already present in Chiaki's compositions. The verdict on his performance on the album is that it was nothing short of insanely brilliant: no guitarist can match his sound and that's nothing that could have been said for KIRA, who—while entirely competent—definitely relied on a set template, such that it wasn't hard to hear exact songs he was borrowing from.
     
    The rest of the band is sharp as always, and they tend to play in a tight interlocking style that seems unlikely for a band only together for 5 or so years. SaZ is unique for a visual kei bassist in that he makes himself heard despite generally playing lower bass lines; he's placed high up in the mix so that his dirty and punchy tone fills the space perfectly. I particularly love his slap bass sequences and interplay with Miyako on 「あー。」, 「君の子宮を触る」 and 「おいしい脾臓は笑わない」with special mention to the first track. While on 「君の子宮を触る」and 「おいしい脾臓は笑わない」 the guitar and bass weave in and out of each other, on「あー。」they focus together as an intense assault on the listener. SaZ thumps along with the doomy guitar line in the chorus and switches to a more delicate slapping during the verses when the rest of the instrumentation, spare a ghostly guitar arpeggio, drops out entirely—sounding like drumsticks being tapped together. Much like the guitars, the bass serves a dual purpose in being the rhythmic core of the album, as well as providing texture.
     
    While Miyako and SaZ have their fascinating interplay throughout the album, the same kind of vibe comes off of drummer Sora's performance as he plays off all the other musicians and even the vocal line. A highlight for his drumming comes in 「ここにラブソングを」, where Sora blasts through the first verse, but smashes his cymbals to compliment Chiaki's vocals in a way that seems as if they're bouncing off each others' accents. Throughout the album there's an attention to detail in Sora's drumming that's hard to come across with newer bands, with the frequently cited「君の子宮を触る」as his most adventurous performance. Chiaki's performance is equally adventurous, he plays with a variety of different vocal deliveries throughout the album. On the choruses, he's not afraid to delve into his higher register and pull out a pretty falsetto—i have no complaints about his clean vocals, he has a lovely voice. Of course, the bread and butter of DEZERT's sound is contrast, so the pretty vocals on the choruses are matched by hideous growls and dirty vocals as Chiaki can spit it out as good as the rest of 'em. While high screams are absent, they're not too missed as they've never been in Chiaki's arsenal to begin with. A new addition, or maybe just a feature i'm noticing more of on「最高の食卓」compared to their prior work is this weird rap-talk thats featured prominently in the verses of 「ここにラブソングを」, 「問題作」, 「排泄物」 and「宗教」. It differs greatly from track to track, sounding like a stoned rapper on fast forward in 「ここにラブソングを」, a disoriented grandpa in 「問題作」, punchy rapper on 「排泄物」, and a vaguely dazed, orgasmic version of himself on 「宗教」. It gives each track its own flavour and mood in a way that clean singing alone wouldn't be able to accomplish. I can't comment much on the topic of the lyrics as no translations have been posted yet, but a quick run through Google Translate hints at some pretty weird stuff in additional to Chiaki's usual lyrical theme cocktail of murder, death, and despair.
     
    At this point, the album's theme of contrast has come up a lot, and this is stated in「最高の食卓」more through the individual songs than anywhere else in their discography. The verses are especially oblique on here, usually minimal and understated with not a lot going on and a good usage of space within them. They're frequently paired up with sugary sweet choruses, and this is—for the most part—the formula for the album. The fact that it comes across as a formula can be a positive or a negative in any case depending on one's preference. It can be seen as a negative as while there's more diversity within tracks by way of odd guitar lines, increased attention to detail and vocals changing a lot from track to track, the structure itself rarely changes. However, this leaves each song to have their own flavour and tells them apart from one another in a way that their previous material hasn't often been able to do. This is what separates「最高の食卓」 from their debut full length album「タイトルなし」in a huge way, as「タイトルなし」 played with diversity more as an overall concept with odd song structures and running times, but usually drawing from a limited sonic palette.
     
    「最高の食卓」's the flip side: the songs structurally are more conventional—but they draw from a larger set of influences and style in a way that doesn’t come across as constricted or monochromatic as its predecessor. The songwriting is equally strong on both albums, but whether the more mature, multifaceted style of「最高の食卓」 or the savage force of「タイトルなし」tickles your fancy—its ultimately up to one's preference. On the topic of nitpicking complaints, the running length is around 35 minutes—which is cruelly short for 10 songs, but DEZERT pull off the shorter songs equally as well with the longer songs. The sole exception to this being 「追落」, a ballad previously released as a live distributed single that isn't interesting enough to justify its nearly 5 minute length.
     
    With 「最高の食卓」, DEZERT stay true to the sound they've spent the past 5 years developing while surprising listeners with unexpected touches and more mature songwriting and musicianship with the addition of new guitarist Miyako. While it lacks the outward brutality of prior releases,「最高の食卓」replaces it with fascinating new textures and details, keeping their sound fresh. I gasped when DEZERT announced their tour final at ZEPP Tokyo, a massive venue that seems far out of their class and far too large for them to fill up. However, if「最高の食卓」is any indicator of their artistic ability—I don't see a sold out ZEPP TOKYO cheering during the encore while 「ピクトグラムさん」 plays in the back with confetti flying out over the audience to be out of reach within the next few years. If you've been curious about DEZERT but never jumped in, I highly encourage you to try「最高の食卓」. It's an odd place to start as it's by far their most inaccessible record, taking quite a few more listens than usual to get immersed into. I find it incredibly rewarding regardless, displaying songwriting chops few bands in visual kei even get close to while merging a deliciously weird sonic palette of old and new, heavy and light, grotesque and beautiful, catchy and utterly alienating.
     

    Available for purchase at CDJapan.
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    zombieparadise reacted to CAT5 in MH FEATURED POLL #42: Do you think Trombe should upload an avatar?   
    Yes, asking the important questions, as always. Do you think our beloved news benefactor @Trombe should upload an avatar?
     
    Don't tell me this hasn't crossed your mind at least once.






     
    To submit a poll for the MH POLL OF THE WEEK, P.M. either @CAT5 or @beni with your poll question, choices, and state whether it's multiple choice or not.
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    zombieparadise reacted to herpes in MH FEATURED POLL #42: Do you think Trombe should upload an avatar?   
    WE WANT THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE
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