CELLT ~ 忘却の雨
New Bands
Zodia
E'm~grief~
Lamina
Moran
DaizyStripper
Megaromania
Of those, the best one is Moran, the worst one is Megaromania. Of course, Moran has ex.Fatima members on its side, but still they already sound very polished and Hitomi's voice doesn't annoy me nearly as much as it did in Fatima. DaizyStripper is pretty good, but mostly they're worth mentioning because they're actually coming here to play at Otakon. All six of their songs, lol. Lamina, I hope will get better, because they're made up of members from Nagoya bands I really liked. Zodia, their first two songs were pretty awesome, but it's early to judge. E'm~grief~ is teetering on the edge of cool and annoying. Megaromania is essentially a really noisy Phantasmagoria with terrible vocals.
New Releases
[2008.08.06] D'espairs Ray - Kamikaze (single)
Um, it makes Brilliant sound a lot better, I'll tell you what.
[2008.08.06] Meth - The Old One Ends, It Becomes Brand New (mini-album)
Not as amazing as I'd hoped, but Shiki sounds fucking fantastic on the last track.
[2008.07.16] Nega - Reminiscence (single)
Best Nega release in awhile. The title track is epic.
[2008.06.18] Eat You Alive (MaveRick) - JENNIFER (single)
A lot of people are complaining, but overall I liked this single. Especially the homage to their former name. That track rocked a-freaking-lot.
MUCC - Ageha
Kay, not released yet, but I have to say I ttly love it already. It reminds me of all the old Jrock I've been listening to lately. Like, DEAD END and D'ERLANGER. I can't wait to hear the b-sides.
Merry - Gekisei
Alright, not as fantastic. But mostly I was just relieved that the 15-minute song wasn't a total mess. I haven't bought it yet, even though I kinda want to hear the enka covers. :x
the studs - yami nochi ame
The gift thing I finally got to hear. It was essentially Aie and Daisuke. The fact that it was acoustic was nice, but Daisuke's not a strong enough singer to really make the song amazing.
Looking forward to:
[2008.08.20] 12012 - Taiyou (single)
I just always look forward to their stuff.
[2008.08.27] 176BIZ - Hello (album)
I like their sound change in the last single
[2008.09.09] 9GOATS BLACK OUT - Sleeping Beauty (single)
the samples sound amazing, guys.
[2008.09.10] Nil - Maruchinesu (album)
This will be awesome.
[2008.09.10] Suga Shikao - FUNKAHOLIC (album)
I really like his stuff and plus, that name, lol
[2008.09.10] GLAY - I LOVE YOU wo sagashiteru (single)
IT'S GLAY, c'mon.
[2008.09.24] Inoran - Apocalypse (album)
He's just never disappointing, that's all I'll say
[2008.10.22] Dali - A rope is there. And hope is there (album)
Finaaaally an album. OMG.
Also, of course, the full MUCC single, and Merry, somewhat. For the covers. And now I can add the three Studs singles coming out in October. I'm a little miffed that there's only one original song and it seems a live track. But at the same time, Aie is obviously love live.
