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https://youtu.be/N2pFAltZSGs

Late, but better than never! From top to bottom, ranked. Gonna nerd out a bit on this one lol. Major top 10 VK albums: "ALIVE" by SOPHIA (1998) "OTHER GOOSE" by GUNIW TOOLS (1997) "-Stand by My Soul-" by FAME (1998) "merveilles" by MALICE MIZER (1998) "TRACES" by BLue-B (2000) "Ark" by L'arc-en-Ciel (1999) "Sculpture of Time" by La'cryma Christi (1997) "Ja, Zoo" by hide (1998) "EDEN" by LUNA SEA (1993) "Parade" by Plastic Tree (2000) (Honorable mentions: "Mayoeru ko Hitsuji no Subarashiki Hibi (迷える子羊の素晴らしき日々)" by Genius (2004), "mind soap" by Raphael (1999), "MACABRE" by Dir en Grey (2000), "TRANS" by THE SPACE COWBOYS (1997) Indies top 10 VK albums: "Dai 5 Jikkenshitsu (第5実験室)" by cali≠gari (1999) "LA VIE EN ROSE" by D'ERLANGER (1989) "Itachigokko (いたちごっこ)" by Kamaitachi (かまいたち) (1989) "Geki-Totsu!!" by COLOR (1988) "GOES NOWHERE" by superbrunch (1998) "LESS THAN ZERO" by GLAZZ (1991) "Meikyoku Album (名曲アルバム)" by DECAMERON (1990) "humanoid 226" by PARADISE ALLEY (1998) "Akuma Kicha (悪魔鬼茶)" by DEViL KiTTY (2002) "Kaidan Kubitsuri no Mori (怪談 首つりの森)" by Inugami Circus-dan (犬神サアカス團) (2002) And mini-albums are a whooole other thing altogether lol.

@reiketsu wait im keyin with this theory

Interesting textures in places, Kyo isn't grating at all and a few sukekiyo-esque curveballs that I'm thrilled to hear. It's still unfortunate that they're married to this particular alternative/nu-metal riffing that makes the backbone for most of their material. Nostalgically longing for the time when their albums had incredible diverse riffing across the board.

tysm, noted! ill check the whole thing out when i can. ive stumbled upon the linked song before but now that im hearing and watching it again... wow violin is such a great addition. and beautiful video clip... everything progresses so beautifully

@disposable The font choice kind of makes me angry in a way I can't quite explain.

Hiiii Kou, great to see you here! :3

ill make sure to! all these lists you have are perfect for my lack of nagoya band knowledge lol. i saved these two for starters and will definitely move onto the others at some point!

@SATAN-GOTH-ZONE said: I also love the art/design for all those early demo tapes. Close up of someone's eye(s) taken with a polaroid, moody dark art drawn by a friend or the extravagant KEY PARTY designs. It's very unfortunate that the transition to CD in visual kei was so comprehensive and that it coincided with what's arguably a decline in popular culture aesthetics that happened from around 2005 on. I know there's an element of kitschy appeal to how suddenly vk bands would have covers that looked like they were by Creed; but these decadent, gothic aesthetics whether full blown Aubrey Beardsley or just a fuzzy black and white photo of a church looming over rose petals were actually great, period. That's why this period of vk is getting increased attention in music circles outside of weebdom, while late 2000s vk is severely overlooked, because that whole world is an acquired taste.

The bright colours contrasting with the darker more muted background is a nice touch.

I have been very lucky in that weird shit that I want has appeared for reasonable prices, but one of them, LAB. THE BASEMENT'S Sayonara, ningen bokujou Fukanzenban which they only made 50 copies of came with a bad burn on the DVD-R with the full live. Nothing I own can read it :/. I'd love to get my hands on a copy of Ura Archives 2003-2008, but I do at least have the files!

@polarwizer BROOOO HEYYY

Hey! My guy! Wassup!

Unexpected news and morning tea

This was my last haul and I have another one in a few weeks! [image: 1775195131709-img_8473_snapseedcopy-resized.jpeg]

Here's another recommendation from me: bask in the deep. They were around for most of the 2010s and had a dark, atmospheric sound that should appeal to people who are into the gloomier side of art kei and nagoya kei. Their vocalist is now in camellia dystrudia. They dropped a bunch of singles, two mini-albums, and a full album before disbanding in 2017. Their full album was uploaded to the band's official YT account: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ5z1TNXQoo

@Jigsaw said: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026): My mind keeps wandering back to the previous movie ever since I watched it, there was just something about its plot, characters and execution that resonated well with me. This one is a direct continuation, with once again a delightfully "non-typical horror-like" plot set in an absolutely horrific world. Ralph Fiennes was the best, I really appreciate that we got to spend more time with his character as his scenes were some of my favorites in the preceding flick (all I'll say is that Dr. Kelson is my new favorite black metal frontman, lmao ). Once again a very nice watch, these two recent "28..." movies are a good pair imo. Been meaning to watch these. I missed the chance to see them in the theater and I'm slightly paranoid about pirating these very new films in case I get some kind of a letter from some lawyer, lol. I enjoyed the previous films and heard good things about the new ones

Full details are out! [image: 1774022810312-hd2cvb1bwaakamk.jpg] tracklist: 01 死神は赤いハイヒールを履いて、首輪を残す (Shinigami wa Akai HAIHIIRU o Haite, Kubiwa o Nokosu) 02 氷の結末 (Koori no Ketsumatsu) 03 プリンにスプーン (PURIN ni SUPUUN) 04 無色サーカス (Mushoku SAAKASU) 05 天国少女 (Tengoku Shoujo) 06 シール (SHIIRU) pre-order: https://crosscat.shop-pro.jp/?pid=190954450 https://littlehearts.official.ec/items/139096751

Expected result at the Oscars. They'd been showing One Battle After Another here in the cinema for close to 4 months. I saw it three months in and the theater was still packed. Sinners bowed out in about a month and I got to see it at a discount for about 3 EUR. I enjoyed both, but I would've gone for OBFA as well (although I guess my favorite Hollywood film of the year was Eddington, that wasn't acknowledged with as much as a nomination)