Himeaimichu

Wow. My joke prediction that Avex would start losing a sh*t ton of money was sort of right. Only, people aren't boycotting Avex because of Nightmare going on hiatus (That was the joke part) but rather, it's something even more unrealistic. But one of the Avex sublables, Avex pictures, actually banned the export of products outside of Japan. I've seen my fair share of evil record labels *cough* Shimizuya *cough*, but Avex is one of the worst. First, you have the standard overworking bands, then you have the fact they pay them a crappy amount, which again, standard of the huge corporations. Then, they jack up the prices of the music because no one is buying their shit, effectively ripping off the hardcore fans because of earlier said thing. But it is also filled with some of the stupidest businessmen I've ever seen. I thought Yoshiki was a bad businessman, but this move makes Yoshiki look like Steve Jobs. 

Now, IDK if Avex Trax or the other sublabels will be affected, but I honestly don't care

I want to know what kind of things Grieva and GossiP are saying in their songs, if they warrant a parental advisory, but Kuroyuri doesn't xD

So everyone knows that a lot of 90's Vkei songs change key and groove in the chorus, but does anyone know why? Like, who started that? 

I remember I used to like the drums used in AvelCain songs.

Now that snare sample is annoying me to death, dear gods. Why didn't they just stop using samples when Byou joined?

CrowXClass (my first ever Vkei band) came up randomly in my suggestions while going through Avelcain songs, without the "Reccomended for you" part. A part of me now feels warm xD

I want a pair of those large, round lense vintage glasses, but IDK if they'd make me look like a vintage cutie, or an Emo Chinaman xD

So I was reading around the forum post about AvelCain's disbandment, and I noticed a lot of people saying if they reformed, they should sign to Ains. 

While Ains definitely is better than Shimizuya, knowing Yukika's history with controlling bands and all, I don't think Ains would be the best for Karma and Zen. 

I mean, Grieva's early years were pretty much under 75% Yukika's control, a lot of their early discography being Diru covers. Of course, they seem to have more creative freedom now. 

But Karma and Zen (And any band for that matter) deserve as much creative freedom as they can get. 

They also deserve what I call "band security" (kind of like job security, if you know what I mean) that Ains definitely can't provide. Yukika is known for abandoning his less successful bands. 

I'd recommend the ex AvelCain members either form their own label, join a label owned by a band who knows the struggle with limited creativity, or be completely indie

Why can't Tanuki do something useful, like leak samples of songs before they're released? Like, I want to see a preview of Kuroyuri's new single, I don't care about Kisaki's damn chode! xD

Imagine if Scarce did VisualKei news.

"Hey guys, scarce here, so let's get into the news. This bass player, Kisaki, you may have seen him in photos with AvelCain, really famous, used to play in what would become Dir En Grey. Apparently, his twitter has been taken over, again, and nudes and DMs have been leaked, along with pictures of him and other Phantasmagoria at Hot Topic of all places. Next, Tanuki rumours that [Insert Vkei musician here] is married, and is gay. We reached out to him... and got no reply."

Meme idea: Big Smoke's order, but Kyo is ordering

Currently making one of those world replacement memes, but with a Dir En Grey video. It's gonna be "Tsumi to Batsu, but every time Kyo screams, the pitch shifts and the sound distorts"

Anyone know why on Memento Mori's first album, Mosiac Jishukisei appears on some tracklistings but not the album?

Is it a hidden track? 

You know how there are Dir En Grey bootlegs floating around? 

I wonder if there are some pretty crazy and cringey bootlegs out there xD

If there was a VisualKei awards show, we all know which 4 bands would win all the awards. 

Yes, I'm salty about the Crunchyroll Anime Awards xD

Was Karma drunk during AvelCain's last lives? It seems as if the concerts went on, he got progressively more wasted xD

Was a full PV ever released for GossiP's "Aa, Chuunigakusei", or just a PV spot?

Has anyone heard from Inugami Circus Dan recently? Are they still active? 

That really embarassing moment when you realise you accidentally posted in the wrong section and anxiety just starts going crazy

I finally found a cheap peaked cap (old school cap that military generals used to wear) that wasn't Soviet or Nazi. Soviet Ones generally don't come in black, and my parents will refuse to buy a Nazi one, even if I tell them I will take the swastika off. 

I'm going to use it with a Gakuran (Japanese male school uniform that was once a military outfit) for a Vkei look I'm making

Anyone know what happened to that CrowXClass "2nd album" that was supposed to be live distributed, according to an interview, but yet any official source of CrowXClass says there is only one album?

Also, anyone know what really happened to CrowXClass in general? xD

Like, did they ever officially disband? Or did Kurona just forget about them because Wagakki Band?

Music in general is like a drug, but Psychadelic music is the most potent out of all music. Seriously, songs like Dir En Grey’s “Raison D’etre” or Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid”, or literally any David Bowie song literally make me feel like I’m on some kind of hallucinogen.

Should music even be making me feel this way? I literally put no substances in my body, but yet I feel high from some songs.

Maybe I just need Mental Help... or weed xD

IDK, does Psychadelic music does this to anyone else?

Ok, so a friend of mine are discussing about the extreme animosity between Kyo (Dir En Grey) and Kisaki (Syndrome, Phantasmagoria, Lin) and apparently, Kyo once took a nude photo of Kisaki as revenge. She said she doesn't know if the pic is real, and the person she got it from believed way too many Tanuki rumours and eventually was blocked. We're both now trying to find it again to see if it's real (I'm prepared to possibly see what is supposedly Kisaki's chode xD)

Does anyone know if it's real? If so, why was it taken? 

I have done the research and GossiP is NOT a GazettE copy. 

First, I'm making this as a status rather than a forum post, because I don't want to start a toxic forum post. If I get flamed, I'll just delete this status. 

Second, to the main point. I hear people say GossiP is a copy of The GazettE, and I can kind of see where they're getting at, but let's look at the facts. GossiP is very influenced by the GazettE, specifically their early, heavier era. Saku's vocal style is very similar to Ruki's, and they both share similar makeup. HOWEVER, Ruki's has a more child like quality and is meant to represent insanity, whereas Saku's is more aggressive, and has influence from traditional Japanese singing/narration. While The GazettE did play around with nostalgiac Japanese elements in the early days, GossiP's full on aesthetic is basically Japanese Nostalgia (Though they have gone outside a few times, like with Psycho Pass and Darekasan Ga Koronda). What I mean by Japanese Nostalgia is basically mixing of old Japanese (Edo period to be precise) with pre-modern (Meiji restoration to 1945) elements. Like, old military outfits, calligraphy everywhere, archaic dialect, traditional houses, etc. 

In terms of sound, that's where things really diverge. Most of GossiP's influence comes from their old band "JyuLie", which had pretty much the same sound, just sometimes with Japanese Instruments. Now what are JyuLie's influences? Well, it's mostly a mish mash of Byakura (whom they collaborated with once), The GazettE, R-Shitei, Ningen Isu, etc. In GossiP, the Byakura influence is a bit less, but you see a lot of Punk Rock and Hardcore Punk influence in GossiP. Yes, while there is a lot in The GazettE too, The GazettE is more conventional in terms of sound. GossiP kind of takes things further. Like "Baka Aho Manuke Banzai". It has a full on Hardcore Punk sound. And even in songs with direct Gazette influence, like Akudoukai Kusottare Koushinkyoku, they make it a bit more heavier, adding more metal elements. 

Also, I have not heard a GossiP or GazettE song that use the same melodies. Also, The GazettE has a genre which I haven't seen in GossiP. Metalcore. I haven't heard a GossiP song that I would call Metalcore. Only Metalcore influenced. 

So in conclusion, is GossiP is GazettE copy? Nope. Very influenced and obviously looks up to the GazettE? Definitely. I can understand though why Gaze fans may be worried. With how influential the GazettE has gotten, there are GazettE clones everywhere. GossiP however, is not one of them.