Billy - Wednesday ~I did to die~/lynch. - enemy

Merry frickin' Christmas. Here's some presents.

Billy - Wednesday ~somethingsomethinghere~ (download) is a pretty good single for an up-and-coming VK band. All jokes aside about the album art and their current 'outfits' (More like.. birthday suits..), they're talented. The main track sounds rather spooky, without collapsing under its own weight. The song is kind of ploddy and useless in some parts, since they can't figure out a better way to go into the chorus. That chorus that is gotten into through boring means ends up being worth the few seconds of boredom. The song goes through all this strange winding, keeping the bands strange enigmatic sound. The ending though.. it's kinda corny. They could have just ended it. For real. The b-side, Mother Goose is interesting but not interesting at the same time. I find myself having the song in my head, and not remembering what song it really is. I don't mind it, though. It's a good listen. The problem, though, is that they don't really sound like anyone but they don't sound like themselves either. Though.. their mini albums are really good.

lynch. - enemy (download) is what I wanted for a while. It has the heaviness, the groove, and the punch to keep me listening. It's a bit short, but that helps it stay fresh without ramming two more minutes of the same stuff into your ears. Its companion, STARZ is awesome just for the verses, and the first note of the chorus. The chorus kind of throws the song off. The first note is like "YAY" then the next just droops into popland without even sounding the least bit smart. I just keep thinking "I bet a thousand bands have done this before, and in more than one song." The repetition of the opening vocal line at the end is too short, strangely. Therefore, the song stops abruptly. ...Then into my ears leaks this crap that some may call a 'bonus track'. Well this, my friends. This.. is a 'vonus truck' (a la Lolita 23Q) Hazuki whimpers while some limp strumming is playing in the background. I can't listen to it for more than one third, so I can't tell you how the misery stops (Song ends) or how the torture drags (song goes after that one third). I mean, all I can imagine with this is they walk in some small crappy studio at 4 in the morning, all tired and such, attempting to make something interesting. Oh well. Usually vonus trucks aren't good. ::eyes 12012::

So there you have it! A day when I decided to review something, and it happened to be the day designated as Christmas.

Sadie - THE SUICIDE MACHINE/since1889 - Gaula.. or something like that

Only occasionally do I feel like reviewing some random super-indies band, but this time it's worth it. Oh, and I'm reviewing Sadie too.

Sadie's mini album.. thing starts out with Confusion, which starts with a nice heavy riff, but somehow trips over Mao's vocals and falls into generic-Sadie-song land until the nice fluid pre-chorus. I love when Mao sings the real high notes all softly and whatnot. It really hits the spot. And the frequency doesn't even bother me. On first listen, he sounded off-key, but now I've adjusted to his "I still wish I was Kyo" singing. Soon enough, we're treated to a somewhat slow one, Deathwish. This song is way too short. It could've been quite the joyride, but it's cut short. It has a great coulda-been chorus where the whole band sounds absolutely focused, all for bassman. But, right when I get into the song-- RIIIIIIING!!! It cuts into Voice of pain. It doesn't work. I'm tellin' ya. This song would be awesome if not placed next too Mr. I'm Too Cool to Be Long Enough to Fully Enjoy. This song meets all Sadie criteria: High screams out of nowhere during the chorus, incredible amounts of double-tracking, the standard drumming with the offbeat double bass I love so much, and the grey area also known as the first minute of the song. After this, though, we're given an awesome one. MAD-ROID. It kinda starts off dodgy, but finds itself immediately. The screaming parts don't sound randomly thrown in or anything. The verses aren't ploddy and useless.. The structure doesn't rinse OR repeat! The chorus is memorable and can't be confused with the other songs. It's a pretty fun song to listen to. It doesn't sound like it's about to end at any moment or anything. But.. then Empty Room starts and.. No. This is NOT a good closer. It's really boring and just leaves the whole album hanging. This coulda been right in the middle where filler goes.

Since 1889 fails to impress, but also fails to make me delete them. The useless intro, naked-I sounds like something that Sevendust threw into the Animosity out-takes bin, then MACABRE-era Dir en grey and NoGod came together and said "LET'S MAKE AN INDIES JAPANESE BAND OUT OF THIS". ..Then did so. And looped this out-take for about two minutes and threw some screams on it. But.. it leads into this AWESOME fist-raiser, F.O.D.. Plenty of background shouts and growls to be heard. They kinda remind me of Ruki with how they sound like Sadie vocals played on a slow record player. Some parts are kinda useless, but then the shouting comes back and the song picks up again. This should be their main style, definately. ..But not something like My November. It sounds like a "We need to do a filler song so we don't scare the girlies away." It would be nice if it were another band doing it.. Y'know, one that can pull off a softer song. The bass clicking is way overdone and the vocalist stumbles about like a drunken (insert generic singer here). He can't hit lower notes. He should sing in his natural voice. Unfortunately, he seems to refuse to do such a thing. End of single.. thing.

Yep, there y'have it. Two reviews. All late and stuff. ..Well, I have no more to say, so, until next time folks!

lynch. - roaring in the dark

Okay.. so lynch. seems to have lost their metalness, as if Hazuki forgot he was in DEATHGAZE OF ALL BANDS. Not that I dislike soft music, but.. when it's done in a way that's more boring than anything, I just get irritated. Anyway, onto the review.

The single starts with an awesome riff, but suddenly wanders off and gets lost in generic VK land. Then I wanna turn it off, then remember I have to listen to the whole thing a couple times to review it. I really don't like the fact that the riffs are featherweight, the couple parts where he screams are kept under a wet pillow, and overall, this song could have been pulled off by any random dime-a-dozen VK band. After this crap ends, then we're treated to what could be a quarter of lynch. This would be much better, if there were more.. punch to it, because they're not so good at the whole whisper-to-scream thing. It just sounds silly here. The little growly bit is pretty powerful here, though. But after that it immediately nosedives again. I don't really get why they decided that they didn't want to evolve.. Instead they went into clicheland and now ANYONE could do their music. And soon enough, the fangirls and stuck up elite folk will eat it up.

Okay! I shall now wait for something else to come up on my radar. Maybe Danger Gang, maybe something that came out just in time for me to give you a review, or maybe even something that isn't new. Whatever it is, I hope it won't be as annoying or boring as reviewing this.

Dir en grey - Agitated Screams of Maggots

STOP. CANNON TIME. Here's where I give my (underappreciated) opinion on Dir en grey, once again! Ah yes, ah yes. So, here's the lowdown.

LOL DIS SINGL SUX ITZ SOOOO WESTURN OMG I H8 DEEROO NOW I WSH DEY WER STIL VK!11!111!1!!!1 2 MUCH SKREEMIN KYO SUX GRRHRHFRDGG DEY KOPY FVT BANDZSZZ I KAN HEER IT GAAH DEYRE SO LAZYYYYY

:| Happy? I bet not because I just made a mockery of mose Diru 'fans' who stick around just to be annoying and like a wrench in the gears. I don't mind bad reviews-- but when someone repeats themselves over and over without ANY good points that actually could be used in a conversation and not a bash/attack, that's trolling, Officer. That's pretty much what everyone does, except us few who actually like it. There's no way to justify hanging around and just over and over saying the same tired lines about every time they do ANYTHING, even announce TOUR DATES. It all comes down to this: Take your bland VK bands, and just leave. Damn. Is it that hard to realize the band doesn't give a rat's ass what you think about their current direction? Obviously, if they've done a repeat offence for two albums, going on three, they WANT to do this. So.. in short, shut the hell up.

So anyway! With my nearly-no-holds-barred-I-bet-if-people-read-this-I'd-be-flamed-by-total-jerks rant out of the way, I shall now actually review this thing.

The main.. song.. thing.. it's just what I wanted. It's almost perfect. All it's missing is a grooving breakdown and a nice quick blastbeat. Other than that, it's a great direction for them to go in, because, face it, he'll probably sing this better live. (See: Sleazoid) He doesn't have to do any showoffy stuff here, which he seems incapable of doing due to him using too much of his energy at once, so he should be able to at least not be absolutely terrible. But, back to the single. The production is much better than anything post VULGAR. Everything's pretty clear, and Kyo isn't buried or overpowering. Shinya's audible! It makes me smile... almost. Well, actually, the only sad part is when the song ends.

So, next, we have the live ones. THIS is what people should be ragging on, instead of the single-- the single was awesome. This, on the other hand.. this is just.. not acceptable. I'm sure if they release it on some DVD it'll be just fine. SEEING Kyo make the errors somehow soothes the mind. After it's been raked up by the horrible sounds he makes during clean vocal parts. ..Then you can tell, the horrible sounds are caused by him overworking himself. So, all is well by then.

Okay! There we go! I just let out a little frustration at fanbases and reviewed a nice single while at it. I even listened to it twice! Now, I'll wait to see if anyone gets mad enough to comment or something. See you next week when I will probably review... something recent. Whatever comes to mind. XD

Gazette - Filth in the Beauty

I'm too lazy to make it look fancy and whatnot.. so yeah. What you see is what you get. XD

The main track is excellent. The beginning sounds like you're listening to the wrong song, but a thick riff reassures the listener. The song itself is pretty catchy, it's missing a screw here, a bolt there, but overall is a nice song. I feel they should have elaborated on a few parts, but that's okay. The song is still great. It's nothing to really go crazy over, but it's something nice to listen to here and there. Rich Excrement is kind of mish-mashy with its blurry riffs (see Saku), incoherent rambling (see Piass), and.. enjoyability! (see BOTH). The shouty parts sound fist-raise-worthy. The only thing is.. the song ends in a really botchy kinda way. Where.. you're like "Huh? That's.. it?" Crucify Sorrow can just.. I don't know. Go party over there with.. Bath Room and BARETTA. It has a good riff here and a good one there, but Ruki stumbles about with his exaggerated tongue rolls. It's kind of annoying when the song ain't that great. He REALLY abuses the double-track-rule here too. Not Behemoth level, but still..

Okay, that's all folks! Yes, I know, I skipped a week. It was either that or do a half-baked review of UnsraW's Gate of Death.. which would be just as boring as the single itself.

Gazette - Regret

Long time no see, eh? Well, I'm here with a review of Gazette's Regret! Here goes.


Regret - I don't like this song. I'll be honest. The beginning is nice and sounds like it's going somewhere.. but then it just goes into Alice Nine land and flops on its back and dies. Uruha's just really unimpressive here. It's kind of irritating since I usually listen to him more. In the end, this song sounds like it's been packaged and compressed. The part where Ruki sings all fast is pretty cool, but it is short lived. And alas, we head back to crapland where the song drags around like an itchy dog.

Psychederic Heroine - What in Meevland is this?

Worthless War - I only like this because I feel I have a duty to. This sounds like generic music, but with Ruki's Rukiness on top of it. It's kinda thrown-together sounding, and some things could have been written better. I was expecting this to be a punk-style song or at least something like DISCHARGE. It ended up going down the road of nothingness instead. What happens next? Boredom. Will I listen to this in the future? Maybe.


So, in order, it goes: Boring, Irritating, Mediocre. I'll pass. Unless I end up getting used to it or something. (Or, more likely, I'll force myself to like it because it's Gazette.)

Juliadoll - Departure

A new up-and-coming VK band! Joy. They have a bland singer! Not joy. Here's the low-down/down-low/whatever on this band.



It starts out with an enjoyable song... but he needs scream training.. From Ruki. He obviously wants to be Ruki, judging from his visuals. The music is a bit bland, too. Baby and Butterfly has some screaming and blah blah, but still fails to REALLY hook me. I'm a sucker for screamed vocals, but not ones like that. I can see these guys being something one day. The music isn't bad, at all, but it just isn't ear-catching. Departure sounds like it's gonna be crappy at first, but it just finds its way back on Generic Street. It's a shame because it's one of those singles that I was anticipating, alot. The visuals looked like those heavy-type bands, but they sound like any other group of girly dudes in makeup. Honestly, I think they should learn how to do both the soft AND heavy parts before playing boring music.



My verdict: Listenable but boring.

Sadie - GRUDGE OF SORROW/lynch. - a grateful shit

On the Sadie side, we have three songs of metalcore-esque ...(insert dramatic word here). I can't say I was really impressed. It's just a slightly advanced version of Trend Killer stuff. Mao's melodic parts are exactly like Trend Killer stuff, like the notes were just rearranged. It's kind of disappointing when you really think about it. I'd say GRUDGE OF SORROW and M.F.P. (Malicious Female Pigs? WHAT KIND OF TITLE IS THAT?) are the listenable ones, the latter more listenable. The guitar harmonies are nice, but they get stale when repeated over and over and, like Mao's vocals, rearranged. I don't know if I'll listen to the first two tracks much, but.. I guess this is good enough to call a release and not something randomly crapped out.

On the lynch. side, there's BUNCHES of creativity here. The switch from the screaming to a nicely written melodic chorus. It's singable, even. Hazuki finally breaks away from sounding like a Deathgaze vocalist and now sounding different. It makes me wonder: Are these guys REALLY on hiatus? If so, that's disappointing! They sound wonderful together, like Deadman. And plus, there's plenty of good songwriting to go around in there, and they seem like they're pretty good friends. So... Hm. Oh well, I hope to still hear Hazuki, because.. his voice is just wonderful.

Creature Creature's Three Singles

I can't say I'm too impressed by these, for the most part. There's alot to be desired..


kaze no tou - This song boringly just stumbles about and... stays boring. It doesn't progress, it doesn't have a climax or a part to really enjoy or rock out to. The vocals are emotionless and bland, kind of like how Miyavi's currently are, except flat. This song is missing a whole lot of groove, and rock-tasticity. It sounds rather generic, come to think of it. I didn't enjoy myself much hearing it.

paradise - The beginning is great, but the song plunges into suckitude. It just sounds too plain and by-the-book mainstream rock for me. I can't get into it no matter how many times I try it. There's some interesting riffage, but the vocals still are boring to me.

red - Well, this song starts out nicely. VERY nicely. Even the first vocal parts.. It's absolutely perfect. Then, it gets iffy... Then it gets good again. This song should've been the single, and the other two the B sides. Sure, the vocals lack charisma, but it's made up for by the guitars and the nice basslines. Though still as generic as the others, it is at least not boring and bland. Not much to be said about it, though.


I feel bad for not liking this, because I've heard nothing but good things about it. But.. I didn't enjoy it much. I won't be listening to this on purpose too much, most likely. Oh well.

Dir en grey - Ryojoku no Ame/Kiyoharu - Vinnybeach

Dir en grey - Ryojoku no Ame - Wonderful song. I was expecting it to be slow and pointless, in the way Higeki blah blah off Withering to death was. Kyo's vocals don't derail or do anything that isn't possible to do live or anything. That was a huge problem on that past releases, including Clever Sleazoid. I can also see they have better sound effects. And.. ...Kaoru plays NOTES in this song! It's awesome that this song still has power, without being fast and heavy. The lives tracks are pretty impressive too. Kyo doesn't suck like on the Sleazoid live tracks.

Kiyoharu - VINNYBEACH ~kaku no kaigan~ - Somehow through the useless intro I knew I was in for a treat. It cuts into Dance, and things change, the bass is WAY too loud. Dance is floaty and uneventful for the most part, but.. Still good. Bye bye is one of the best songs Kiyoharu has made since 1999. It has an alternative rock feel without being alternative rock. It's wonderful. There's something special Kiyoharu does with a song to just make it... ..Beautiful! Emerald is just as shiny as the jewel it's named after. I enjoy this song so much, it competes with Wednesday! It has this sound that only Kiyoharu can make, and that I sure wished Kanno Boogie had. But now we have it! There are alot of great moments on this album, and a few bad ones. Seiza no Yoru is still boring in my opinion, I can't stand Kono Kodoku blah blah, though it follows the Kiyoharu rule. Its closing, Kimi no koto ga isn't too, though I wouldn't listen to it on purpose.

There we have it, again. Two great releases.. again. See you next Monday when I review... something else!

Deathgaze - Genocide and Mass Murder

This week I ain't doin' a track by track. It doesn't feel right at the moment. Okay, review time.

It opens up with a scream, which I was not expecting. I always fear heavy bands wussing out, so I've become a pessimist in that way. Venom, track one is very rhythmic with its vocal delivery. Sou still barks like a psuedo-Jon Davis, which is good. The next track sounds almost exactly the same, but still is enjoyable, though not very.. headbangable. It's more of a 'sing-along' song. Glad they no longer sound like KoRn though. Except for SxSxDxD, which is ripped straight from the KoRn book, with its odd guitar squeals.

The remakes are wonderful, I listen to them more. But then there's Grave... Grave has this groove that I like, alot. I never thought they could groove like this. The background synth is nice too. This song will suck live though unless they're amazing.

There are a few really nice moments on here, that break away from the 'greyness' that most of this album is. And that's why I'll be listening to it a ton. Like the short blastbeat in The Fist. All of the instruments stand out alot, to me. But it's mostly Sou and Ai that I listen to, though Naoto impresses me. So, in the end, this album actually is pretty good, despite the generic songs that aren't worth listening to (Which is the grey part). Somebody should just tell Deathgaze that soft songs aren't their thing, unless they're actually... like ballads or something. Not pop-rock stuff (Gethsemane). I still can't help but think of Lynch when I hear this, though.

Okay, there we have it again. A good album, in my opinion. It could have been ALOT better, just like Rentrer en Soi, but it's good enough to love!

Kaya - Kaleidoscope

Yesterday, I was really busy so I'm a day late. Oh well. Today, I bring a review of Kaya's Kaleidoscope.


Kaleidoscope - Welcome back, Kaya! You're sounding gay as ever, yes. Which is a good thing. Because this song reeks of awesome. I just love it! There's alot of good to this, which makes me happy inside. The basslines are my favorite part. I could do without the bells, and the violin at the beginning, but the song's not any less good with all of it.

Remains of Mind - This sounds like it came straight from a Schwarz Stein out-take, just like Another Cell. I like this enough not to dismiss it, but I don't like it enough to listen to it alot. It's just.. lacking something. I guess it just sounds... like generic Kaya music. Something about it just seems boring. There are a few moments that shine, but.. Meh.

Rentrer en Soi - Self Titled

Today I will be reviewing Rentrer en Soi's self titled album. Couldn't review Kaya's single because it is not available at the moment. So here goes.

I was impressed with this, but not TOO impressed with this album on first listen, and now.. It's at 'okay' level. EIther I haven't completely gotten into it, or it just is average. But here's the track by track on it.


Mawaru - This is another... intro. Does not fit in with the next song.

Bunretsu LE+DD Jinkaku - I don't know about anyone else, but I think this is amazing. I've heard people say things about how Satsuki screams, but I actually like it. The growling at the end is also a definate win. This song is very strange for ReS because most bands lose their edge after a while, but ReS doubled theirs! They became.. awesome! Not much to say about the guitarage because... well it's kinda average. The drumming is very nice though.

Giragira - This song isn't bad. It's kinda weak, but oh well. It's also generic. I find it to be listenable though. Which makes it good enough for me. Around 2:00 the song picks up though. So, that's acceptable.

DEAD believe ME - This song has just enough THUD for me to enjoy. It sounds like kids playing a Withering to death song. Or something.

PROTOPLASM - Well, this was my first taste of Satsuki's screamage. And I loved it. It sounds adorably Kyo-like. The acoustic guitar parts are just.. wonderful! It's to be expected of ReS. I find the chorus to actually be quite catchy. There are a few corny moments in this song, but they're ignorable, because the song is that good. Nice lead single.

Gedoku magai ni SUICIDE - It's okay if you do that, but not LIKE that.

Strawberry Oblaat - Reminds me of Alice Nine at the shouty part in the beginning. I like this better though. It's a strange song. Sounds like it'd be very fun live! With all the shouting and jumping and hand motions.

Misemonogoya - Am I allowed to cringe at the crappiness of this song? It tastes manufactured and poppy.

Karasu iro no taiji - This song is booooring.

Seishinshi Jusandome - This on the other hand, isn't. I like it. It has plenty of punch, growling, and the likes. I like that. It sounds like a harder, swingless, simpler Merry. And I'm okay with that. Because that's kinda what Merry has turned into anyway.

JUDE. - This song isn't bad, but it isn't good either. I might love it later, but eh.

Song With Long Title - NO.


There we have it. Another review. Yeah.. That one was boring to me because the album doesn't really appeal to me as much at the moment. Maybe later I'll be listening to it alot more.

Kozi - Loki n' Roll

Okay, kiddies, I promised a review, and here it is!



Cabinet - Weird stuff. It reminds me of Malice Mizer, alot, for some reason. I really like how it was done. It has this odd feeling to it.. can't describe it.


Loki n' Roll - This is definately a nice song to start with. Everything about it rocks so hard. Every time I listen to it I discover something new. I really like how Közi sings with more energy, now. There's alot of coolness to go around in this song. It makes me glad to know Kozi can rock out like that.


Babylo - I swear, this is one of my favorite songs now. I'm always getting into the unpopular songs.. dunno why. But anyway, everyone says this song is grating.. but I don't hear that. I think this is pretty much a nice listen. The filter sounds good, to me. The odd noises he makes here are just.. awesome. I listen to this one ALOT.


Que Sera Sera - This is the overrated song! Just like Innermost. I love it alot, though, just like Innermost. I wouldn't say this is the BEST song, but it's still...up there. There is some kind of beauty to this song that just.. amazes me, because usually Kozi-written songs are all.. whirly. ...Well, they were in Malice Mizer. His writing was very.. odd and sometimes it was perfect, and others really crappy. But now, his writing is awesome. ..But I digress. Anyways, I like the last few notes he sings in the song. It sounds grand!


Curious Nuance - The beginning is good to me, but after that, it gets kinda.. boring and run-of-the-mill Kozi. It's really odd how he can make really great songs, then the next can be so generic..


Who's Mind - What the heck is elevator music doing on a Kozi album?


Night Creature - Weird beginning. Weird vocals. Unlike alot of this album, this sounds very Kozi-like. While I'm not all... OMGLOVE with this song.. it's still good enough to hear once in a while.


The Eyes - This has got to be the best... or at least one of the best songs on this album. It has all the qualities of being addictive, and more. I'm happy to hear that he can still pull off this style, and add to it. It sounds cool like this. It would be fun to hop around to this song or something.


I'm Not - Abrupt ending song! This reminds me of Nil. The band. In the bad way. This song just doesn't appeal to me! I guess that's all there is to say about this song. Besides how this is a terrible song to end with.



And, lookie here! It's an album nobody seemed to like except die-hard Malice Mizer fans.. and me! I really don't see how so many elitist people hate this. It has so many things that can't be hated! I can see hating.. Kana.. or.. even Velvet Eden. But Kozi? Wow.

Siva's Two Maxi Singles/Sadie - The Trend Killer/Alice Nine - Zekkeishoku

Siva - Shita no Koku

Well, it's Siva. And it's nice. I'll cut to the chase.

Spatial Art - This sounds like what my CD player would sound like during an An Cafe album. Except for the end. The heck's with that shaker? This odd... noise thing seems to be a fetish for Siva or something.
Riot - Hi! This is good. I like the rapped vocals, and the beginning is really good. This is pretty much the good, good part. Like. THE single. Or something.
Maniac W.L. - This song would be sorta kinda boring without the cool guitar riffs. 'Specially the beginning. The chorus really saves the song, too. Other than that, this song needs some spice.

Siva - Tomo Hana Kenranki

Pain of Moment - Ugh. Intro? Meh! Skip!
Mafia - The noises again. How lame! Okay, you smoke and drink. I know. I hope you had a nice cancer stick and liver failure glass. Anyways! This song is awesome. So, that makes up for the lameness of the lame beginning. Nothing stands out, but nothing's boring either. As usual, the guitars are excellent.
Isolation. - Listenable. Very listenable. I love this song, no less than the others, despite its long/softness. So many other cool riffs, too.

So there you have it, two Siva singles. Yeah, they're BIG RELEASES, but, they're still excellent. You go, Kisaki.

Sadie - The Trend Killer

Oh my gosh, this is the BEST Sadie release ever. Kudos! Kudos! Kudos!

Enter the Killing - I dunno why, but I like this. Cool distorted beat, and whatnot.
Under the Chaos - Oh my, I noticed immediately that the metalcore/melodeath riffs are so well done. The screaming is so much.. uhh.. cooler! This song sounds like it could be two songs, if it were on like.. Dekai or something.
Psycho Culture - This song's alright. I have much love for the left guitar. I love how Mao imitated Kyo alot on this song, 'cause it's in his own Mao-like way. The drummming's nice and tight on this one, which was missing from the maxi singles. The chorus is addictive. ..Yeah.
melancholia - What's with that title anyway? Uhh.. This song's alright. FILLER ALERT. oops
Children of Despair - DO I HEAR MUDVAYNE?! No? That's Sadie? Oh. Sorry. Do I hear Dir en Grey's IIID Empire? No? Oh.. ...This song owns both of those songs though, so that's alright. The screaming and whatnot is really cool. I REALLY like the "WHOOOOOA"s in the background and whatnot.
Coldplay - First off, the band Coldplay sucks.. This song reminds me of some metalcore bands I used to like. Except uh.. better? Oh well.

So, there you have it, a great Sadie mini album! Definately worth a listen. I dunno how people can say Sadie sucks. ...Oh well, they can go listen to Gauze. Or Missa. Depending on how annoying/elitist they are. Oh, and if they're also Diru haters, I guess that doesn't apply. THOSE people can throw on some Nightmare or some other crappy band. LOL OPINION ATTACK.

Alice Nine - Zekkeishoku

I had high hopes for this album, but they were crushed on first listen. I MIGHT give it another chance. Velvet and Kowloon -blah blahnsjdchsdfn- are the only cool songs on this whole album.

Yeah. I updated. Woo. Next time I'll probably review Loki n' Roll, and D'espairsRay's recent single, and maybe something Dari related. See you then!

Deadman - In the Direction of Sunrise and Night Light

So, it HAS been a while. Sorry about that! I'm gonna be reviewing more often now! Promise! I just needed something TO review. I didn't wanna do a short review of some single or anything, so I waited until I heard another album that caught my attention. This is the one.


Star Baby - An odd opening to a gothy-sounding album, eh? It's all.. high energy. I actually like it. It's just a little too short. ..And leads the listener into a room of.. uh.. darkness and bleak feelings?


Rip Roll Soil - ...Or not. ...Or maybe I was right. I'm not sure. This song is odd. It's boring in the way a Kiyoharu song is. You WANT it to do something, and it never does anything besides the fact that Deadman has Kiyoharu syndrome. Excellent riffage and cool melodies that are actually sorta messy sounding, but still cool, but they do nothing WITH that riffage.


Raison D'etre - I thought of Dir en Grey when I saw the title. But.. fortunately, I never heard the Dir en Grey song of this name. ..As for this song though, it's good. Very good. It has this kind of.. 90's sound to it, like most of this album. Overall, a great song, but also missing the 'something' that it needs to do. I think if 12012 had this song in their hands, they'd totally.. make it really good. I just don't like the abrupt stop-change-end thing.


When the Saints Come Marching In - Ehh. Mako's voice made me literally shudder. For real. Physically. He should never hit-- I mean attempt to hit notes that high. The music's boring too.


Asthena Bullet Stain - This song is SO Alice In Chains! Instrumental-wise, anyway. ..But way more boring. It needs more riffage and less Mako. I don't like what he did with it.


Additional Cause For Sorrow - I really don't wanna diss Deadman, because they have cool ideas. But.. this song sucks.


Follow the Night Light - YES. YES YES YES. This is wonderful. The PV is pretty cool too. This is the song that just gives me this feeling of "this should be a mini-album". Here, everything sounds so headbob-able. The riffs are cool and the bass sounds awesome. Mako even sounds great. I'd go on and gush about this song, but I'll spare you.


Fragile Sandy - Tastes like... filler!


Dim Quiet - Well this song is cool. Mako sounds like he's at least slightly irritated, and not his usual "sounding as if he were dead for years" thing. Not much else to say about it though..


Grand Ground - This one has enough groove for me not to hate it. It has enough yelling for me not to turn it off. ...It's good anyway.


This Day. This Rain. - Well other than the creepy PV, this song doesn't have too much going for it. Mako sounds more dead than usual, which is kinda boring. I guess this is one of those songs I'll only appreciate when very, very depressed. I like it, but it doesn't speak to me at the moment.


Uh, yeah, another review! Yay! Like I said, this should be a mini-album. This would be the tracklist if I were in charge:


1. Star Baby

2. Rip Roll Soil

3. Raison D'etre

4. Follow the Night Light

5. Dim Quiet

6. Grand Ground

7. This Day. This Rain.


But, unfortunately, we have this filler. Too bad. They broke up anyways, didn't they? Well, I like this album enough to not delete it. Now we'll see about Siva and their little single-thing-whatever-they-just-released. I'll also review a few other singles, just so it'll be more to read. Until then, byebye!

Moi dix Mois - Beyond the Gate

Well, well, well. Mana finally released a new album. And after alot of trouble, here I am to bring you a review of it!

The Other Side In Blood - lol instrumental intro

Eternally Beyond - This was the song in the sample! Woot. I like it. Either that's Mana-X or K in the beginning.. definately. Notice how much this sounds like Transylvania? This song still rocks though. Here we find that Seth > Juka. While Juka sounded like a young aspiring singer, Seth sounds expirienced. I like how this song has that Malice Mizer feel, without it sounding like Mana's ripping off himself. The guitarwork could be better.

Deus Ex Machina - My first thought: WHOA!!! K's random screaming threw me off. Well. Now we're thrown into the world of Beast of Blood + Kyomu... Feat. Seth!!! Song's still good, despite the uber-80's sound. I love when the vocals change sides and stuff. ..I love the 80's-est part of the song.. The part that I can just imagine Mana swinging a sword gladiator-style to. I like the distorted vocals/distorted kick drums and stuff.. This is easily a fan favorite.

Vain - I like how Seth screams. It's just.. amazing. Sure, this and Eternally Beyond have a few vocal errors, such as the bad mixing.. but still. Wow. This is the most I've heard Mana do since M+M broke up. Yay. It's pretty when he starts singing too. I also like how Mana uses low harpsichord here.. ..WHOA did anyone notice the lack of... synth on this album?! There's still alot of synth, but still.. less than usual! The rhythm just goes so perfectly in this song. I don't know why alot of people hate it. o_O The melodic part's really good too. Overall a good song.

Deflower - Oh gosh, did I really ask for Mana to go Mana on us again? This song's OKAY. But.. it's just too.. soft. Seth saves the day though. Maybe this song will grow on me... But, for some reason, this song has very little appeal to me. Meh.

AHHHHHNMOOOVED ...::cough:: Unmoved - This caught me off guard. It starts out all soft and whatnot, and BAM it cuts off and just says WHAM. Seth sounds AMAZING. Do I hear lead guitar? I'm amazed at how well this was pulled off without Juka. ..What am I saying. It was bound to happen. The only problem: Seth sounds kind of muffled. The drum machine sounds NICE here, though. I just don't like how Mana and K over-chug the notes at one part. I can ignore it though.. :D I'm sure this will change later, but for now this is my favorite MdM song.

The Other Side of the Door - .. o_o;; Horror movie?

And so, here we have it, another good Mana release. I'm impressed. The drum machine sounds weak, but that's okay. The bass might be synth, that's okay. I like how the guitarists do different things... Definately a plus. Well.. I love this album.. definately worth all the hype it was given. Yay.

12012 - Play Dolls/not obtain+1

Am I impressed? Very. Is 12012 up there in my favorites? Yes. That should explain most of it. ...But I'm nice! I decided to do a review. And here it is.

Play Dolls

Hermit - In this song Wataru sounds like a love child between Kyo and Hizumi. The writing's good. It's hummable. Nothing out of the ordinary, just a really good song.

My Room Agony - 12012 has background growls/shouts too? They put them to good use, making the song groove 3 times more. I love how Wataru screams-- it sounds raw, yet unforced... but obviously smoker-fied. :( This song's good too. I like how Enya's bass sounds, but he needs to do more with it. There's alot of cool vocal moments in this song, like the part where he makes Kyo-like sounds while there's another vocal track in the background.

Wriggle Girls - Despite the dumb title, this song is plain awesome. I can't get enough of the chorus! I sing along with it many times. The engrish is cute, and the notes are beautiful. What's not to like? The verses may be kind of uneventful, but it's worth waiting for 1. The high notes in verse two 2. The chorus. I keep finding new guitar parts on every listen, because there's just so much to this song.

Icy~Cold City~ - Something about this song REALLY stands out, compared to the others. Every song could've been the single on this album (That's a make or break thing. It broke Every Time I Die's Hot Damn!, but it makes this album.), but this song is just like BAM, because it just has that.. air about it. Maybe it's because this is the song that got me INTO 12012, or the first one I remember hearing (and liking), but this song is really really cool. I love the line "He said it's a stone cold world". Overall good song.

With Shallow - I like this song, but... it doesn't seem to stand out much to me.

Melancholy - This song's alright, doesn't do much though.

Cheeky Doll - LOL!!! (I do like this song though.)

Calf Love - o_o....

The Swim - Meh.

Queer Passion - This song's cool. Doesn't fit as a closer, though. It faked me out-- I thought the album would kick back in gear, but instead it just.. ended..

not obtain+1

Incur... - Nice screaming, but.. yawn.

Shounen to ORCHESTRA - I didn't call for this, did I?

Suiso no Naka no Kanojo - Nice scream, again. I like this song. The riffs are cool, and Wataru is all over the place. I like how it changes abruptly for the chorus.

Newspaper - I really wonder if that's backward speech. I played it backward-- still gibberish. Oh well. This song is really cool. The left guitar is more than awesome during the verses. Sure, the drums are a little weak, but who can resist background shouts? This song's very well written, and the chord changes are pretty cool. It's good when bands play more than power chords.

Ray -Blahblahblahblah- - Meh.

Vomit - Easily like, my favorite on this album. I like the mumbling verses, and I just LOVE the singing in the background. It sounds dark and ominous, in a way. The "lalalalalala" or whatever is cool, too. ...Screw it, everything in this song is cool.

Swallow - The dissonance in the bass/left guitar is what drew me in. This is one of the songs where it isn't Wataru who shines. Something seems very D'espairsRay-ish about this song. I like, though, when Wataru hits that weird note in the chorus. When he yells "How I wish I could get up", it is just.. great.

Sick - Woot. This song opens up in a rather.. awesome manner. The guitarists shine here, too. I like the constant changes in pattern and whatnot, like how if this song were someone else's it'd be three songs. I still sense some D'esRay-ity in here.

Whatever This Song Is Called... It's Track Nine.. - Meh.

Shower - ....Average.

And finally! The bonus song!
See-Saw - This is soooo not worth getting a type B.

And there y'have it! 12012's recent release. I see these guys climbing up the indie ladder. ...Well I'm tired, and my eyes hurt, so I conclude with my gripes: The filter on Wataru's voice is so heavy sometimes, it gets sorta annoying. I can deal with it though. It's his trademark. ...And! The two albums seem to lose their steam after some time. Like, the first tracks are like POW!, and the end is.. weak. But that's okay. I enjoy it every time I listen to these two albums.

Gazette - Nil

I was hyped about this album, I admit. And even now, it's exiting. Even though I heard it. Okay enough babble. REVIEW TIME!

So, we get another rapping intro, The End. I like that. So, first they were gangsters, and then they were plain VKers, and now they're... Rapping cowboys? Sweet. It doesn't go well into the next track though.

Nausea and Shudder - This song is cool. It's worth the six minutes. I actually think that it's appropriate. I LOVE Ruki's first vocal lines, that later get repeated, at 3:15. The verses rock too. I just love the shout-ey part too.

Bath Room - Nothing to see here. It's... Gazette.

Maggots - HELLO! I kinda missed heavy Gazette songs. This song is short and furious, which is something that I can't resist most of the time. The background shouts, though used alot, and by alot of bands really pay off here. What's weird is, while Nausea and Shudder feels really short, this song feels long. Hm. o_O

Namaatatakai ame tozaratsuita jounetsu - Not you too....

D.L.N. - booooooooooooooring

Shadow VI II I - Welcome back! When I first heard the sample, I was like YAY NEW ALBUM and didn't pay attention to the song. Then the second time, I kept listening to it over and over and over.. and now having the whole thing is awesome. I like the background singing. And the groovin' part that Ruki sings at one point. The Miyavi-song-rip-off-part is forgivable, because Ruki saves the day. <3 Woo. Good choice for a single.

Baretta - Whenever this song starts, I always think Call Me by 12012 is on, until the singing starts.. Then I'm like "Oh.. ::skip::"

Cassis - Come to think of it, the bass in the beginning is cool. (Read below for my review of the single blah blah blah)

Silly God Disco - Oh gosh. No. No. Stop. NO. AAAAH.

Discharge - hehehe.. discharge... Anyway. The beginning roar was like cleansing to my ears, after the poppy cheesy keyboard-ridden terror called Silly God Disco. This song is just what I wanted from them! A+.

Taion - Mmmm... I love this. Okay, it's a bit long, but definately worth it. At the end Ruki does his best Kyo impersonation, and it's adorable. This is definately a great closer. It sounds more.. serious than alot of the rest of the album, which is nice. The grunge-like riffs are really well done.

And so we have it, another good Gazette release. It flows perfectly into the next section of my playlist. Taion + Kagerou - Saigo no Kensa = weirdly well-going-together.. or however that goes... Well, anyway, I'm proud of Gazette. I expected to be semi-disappointed. Either they would give another Gama, Disorder, or a whole album of Cassis and Toguro's. Instead, they gave us all of it, all rolled up into one awesome ball of music.

Vidoll - Deathmate (A second look)

I can now see why people were so disappointed with Deathmate. I still love it to death, and I've grown to appreciate the title track alot more, buuuuuut.


Where's the weirdness of their previous releases? Jui used to make weeeeeird sounds, and he doesn't anymore now. I thought Vidoll was a pretty new band, but it seems they've been out long enough. The production's a little off, mostly because the drums seem a slight bit weak. If there were at least one really weird song on Deathmate, I think it'd make up for the rather conventional others. Comparing songs like... Heroin to even a good song like Shutdown or Chocoripeyes, the change is noticable. It overall sounds lighter. Wasn't their whole ad campaign about a "dark concept" or something? It just.. isn't there..


Sometimes I wish I found the VK scene earlier. :(

Malice Mizer - Bara No Seidou

I didn't know what album to review at first.. It just seemed like all of them have something special to them. Even if I didn't like it.



Memoire was really cool, but short, and I only really liked four of the songs enough to sit through the whole thing. Kioku To Sora, Seraph, Eege Umi Ni Sasagu (I've seen it spelled 282848 ways, and that's how it looks on my playlist so whatev.), and Baroque were plain great.



Voyage.. ugh. Transylvania was one of their best songs though.. It's just to corny to me though.



Merveilles was a step up, but still didn't hit the spot. Bel Air was another good one, along with the remake of that Eege song.



But.. Bara No Seidou, at first it didn't sound too great to me, until I really took a close listen. Now it's my favorite. Klaha's voice isn't my favorite, but the music speaks to me.



It starts with... Bara ni irodorareta akui to higeki no makuake. It's kinda Castlevania-sounding.. it goes right into the next song. I didn't notice the songs switch at first.



Seinaru toki eien no inori - What a GREAT starter! Creepy and stuff. Moreso than their previous "Let's be creepy!" kinda thing. The beginning is long, and rightfully so. ..Did I say it was long? So, after like two minutes, Klaha and some woman start singing. It's absolutely beautiful. The organs stop and a choir starts singing, and it sends chills throughout me; it's a wonderful feeling, when it comes to music. No other band has ever given me this feeling. Ever. The song doesn't do much, for the rest of the eight minutes, but that's okay. It's still great.



Kyomu no nakade no yuugi - I love this song. I'm not sure who is who with the deep voices-- I'm sure the demonic sounding one is Mana. The one that says like four words in a row each time, and Kozi/Yu~ki does the singing. The choir is really nice, to me. Sure, I can't remember that many of the words they say, but they sound nice. Very well done. I like the industrial-like sounds in the song, as well. I bet it kinda ruins it to hear Klaha sing the choir parts, though. >:(



Kagami no butou genwaku no yoru - First Klaha era song I ever heard. I hated it on first listen, but every time I listened to it, it grew on me more. I just LOVE how Klaha sings on this. The basslines are very cool too. I am quite attatched to this song. I could imagine someone dancing to this. The little drum things are musically cute, if that makes sense..



Mayonaka ni kawashita yakusoku - This song gives me the dumb image of some little girls in the winter time playing in the snow for some reason. It's good and all, but.. I don't like how it goes..



Chinurareta Kajitsu - I do like this song though. Klaha sounds like his voice is being forced at times, but meh. He's still good. I like the slow part. The engrish is funny, though put in the right places. I like the part where it's just Klaha singing. Not much else to say. ;)



Chikasuimyaku no meiro - While Kagami was a showcase of what Kozi can do, this just doesn't work. I don't like the singing girl here. ..I don't like this song.



Hakai no hate - Whoa, guitars still exist? The choir is back? COOL. Who's that guy screaming? Kozi?! ...Definately not Klaha. Hmm. >>; I kinda wish the guitars were clearer though. It seems like they were playing something nice.



Shiroi hada ni kuruu ai to kanashimi no RONDO - Hey, this song is easily the most stand-out-ey song on the whole album. Guitars!!! This song rocks. Klaha sounds nice on this, more than on some other songs. His voice sounds so.. deep and ominous. The guitars actually sound really great on this. If only they were used more...



Saikai no chi to bara - This song.... very very good.. Man, even on first listen, it was wonderful. The organ isn't cheesy at all. The choir isn't overpowering. The harpsichord isn't like POW!! This song is one of few that can make me feel something. At the really powerful part, and when Mana whispers, I either 1. Cry or 2. Hold it in. >>; Mana's whispering.. It's just.. wow. The one time I can think of when Mana says something in a pre-M10M song.. is something special. I dunno what he says but.. it still.. speaks to me somehow. This is the song that made me do this review right now. I love it.



My overall thoughts are: Almost every time I listen to this, I get into this dreamlike state, which I really enjoy sometimes. I only have one gripe: Almost no guitars! Oh well. We have M10M. ^_^

Kiyoharu - Kanno Boogie

I love Kiyoharu. Nuff said. ..But...



Groover - GALOOVAH!!! ...Yeah. This song starts nowhere and goes nowhere. It would be cool if.. well.. Kiyoharu had a (Go quote) "Rawk button". He seems to have lost it after SADS broke up.

Hana Gara No Tambourine - This song's okay.. but has no legs to stand on. It sounds like something some American local rock band would play. ..In the 70's-80's. :(

Haunted Boogie - .......

Wednesday - I LOVE this song, here. Kiyoharu sounds wonderful on this song. This song is basically the best on the whole album, since it isn't generic and boring. Kiyoharu does interesting vocals here, the kind that should 1. Only be done once or twice on an album, and 2. Should only be done every so often. In this case, he follows the rules.

Blister - This song is good too. Not much to say about it because it doesn't do much, except for go along Kiyoharu's "My melodies are really cool but the song is semi-boring" rule.

My Love - .....


Here's where I stop the review. I have no more to say about this. I hate to say it, but.. the whole rest of the album is just ugh. ):

Vidoll - Deathmate

It's about time I updated. >:x

This album isn't too bad. On first listen I really didn't care for it.. With every listen I like it more. So, on to the review!

Eriza - Kinda.. too boring/cliche/bubbly to me, even now. The beginning riff is awesome. If the song went somewhere after that, I'd love it.. but it doesn't. It just fizzles due to Jui not doing anything special.

Shutdown - The bass does cool stuff in this song. At 2:36, the bass parts are so...cool... Which makes up for the semi-boring parts before it. I love this song though, because the solo is good, and Jui isn't over-doing the VK voice.

Chocoripeyes - Weird title. o_o; The song is great though. It sounds crazy.. If Gazette were behind the wheel of this song, it'd be ten times better, but Vidoll holds too much back. I can barely tell what the guitarists are doing.. It's kinda annoying. Since they're so darn loud, while the cheap synth barks into your ears. Again, Rame impresses me. The flanger doesn't save the cheapness of the synth though. >:(

Deathmate - I kinda like Deathmate.. It's good enough to listen to! Rame, for the millionth time seems to be the best player. Oh well.. I dunno why THIS is the title track though. Coulda been... y'know.. darker. :/

Kuro Neko - Filler! Skip! ...Oops the album's over. The noises during the verses really hurt my ears..

Basically, Deathmate is what I expected. A few good ones with generic filler. Glad it's a minialbum. These guys need to come up with something more spectacular, maybe by now making singles every other day.. Just do the Miyavi thing and make two each year with an album or something, rather than 80r53084834242 minialbums with type-A's and type B's with more filler. Oh well, I don't really care.