The only reason I got to know the title is because 3FM has this ‘what was played’ on their website. I LUFFS THIS SONG. IET IES OF TEH AWESOME WHEN YOU’RE DRIVING IN THE NOWHERE DARKLAND WHERE I LIVE ON FULL VOLUME. WOOOOOOOOOO. I used to be a club queen before I switched to metal so don’t underestimate me in that respect. I think the entire reason I got into metal is because them ‘normal boring folk’ always had this notion I should be metal when – at that time – I was not. Some guys would even shun me because I just had the ‘metal face’. I can’t help that I look like a raven, xD. I’m one of those unintended gothics minna-san thinks should be auto-mutilating themselves. So sorry to disappoint, but if you would queue, I’ll put that raizor to good use. So that’s when I thought… ‘People suck’. Et voila, I found metal. They “sing”, “bark”, “squeel” about nothing else, xD.

Here’s another surprising fact: even though I knew ‘Nederrap’ (Rap from the Netherlands) existed, no song actually was entertaining except this one:

And I wuz like… I hate rap and hipsnot, and the first song I like is Nederrap. It’s by ‘Spookrijders’, which means …err… ‘A ghost driver’.

I thought I’d like Dark Mirror ov Tragedy the best since it’s the closest genre in there which I listen to. Guy turns out to be a screamer con-stant-ly. It’s somewhere between Behemoth and Borgir indeed. Even the band name reminded me of Behemoth (Zos Kia is the only album I like).

The biggest surprise was actually the power metal band, Rabihem. This is an At Vance cover. I’ve seen At Vance live in an opening program once. Think my friend has a cd and a shirt. Compliments, now that’s a voice. I think in certain areas he does even better than the original (a bit more over the top). ANO, it’s strange to see an Asian face produce that sound!

Here’s how I actually approve or disapprove of new metal bands:

1. I play each track 2-5 seconds. If everything starts the same, it’s out the door.
2. I listen to the track with the coolest intro, and see if the vocalist only screams or only grunts. Either of these two without actually singing in between then there is but one thing your savior: guitars that kickass it doesn’t need a vocalist.
3. Too much pitch to screams or a voice not heavy enough for grunting is ultimately going on my ‘bad list’ too.
4. If I see live on Youtube I usually give them some slack. lol. Recording is usually aweful, and the sound that heavy streaming video can’t ‘handle it’.

So which bands have good vocalist(s)? Soilwork, early Scar Symmetry, Fear Factory, Dagoba (though I have yet to listen to any other song than ‘The things within’), old Mercenary (Mikkel Sandager), and Evergrey. It’s easier to find good vocalists in Power Metal though: “men in tights”.

What I do not miss is the drummer telling me “I want to fuck you in your face”, by the way. XDD. I think he mixes up groupies with nerds.

Here’s a semi-ok live video. The bagpipes sound shriller on video than it was yesterday though.

There were about 40-50 people present at that concert and about halfway in we all got hold of someone elses shoulders and did like a train xD. At some point we were brawling and dancing and two girls whom I’ve never met in my life before I just simply grabbed and they tagged along. There’s just something about small metal concerts that shows a unity, equality and a ‘no (wo)man left behind’ type of thing that I really like. Besides that, you see a lot of interesting people of all ages. lol. There’s always that 50+ couple enjoying the show in the back of the room, the even and odd freak, people of all races, some tattoo’d up to their necks, some neatly dressed people, etc. I think the word I’m looking for is ‘acceptance’. You don’t even need to dress the uniform to join in. Hell, I once saw a guy in khaki pants and a bright pink, extremely gay looking sweater with the college frat boy vest tied around his neck mosh like there was no tomorrow. lol.

It was fun!

^^ enjoy your search.

I don’t know, let’s see by the end of the year. I just never for one moment thought I could make that many connections myself, let alone connect other people to other people that like the same thing. Truly, I’ve been humbled by the concept. At some point I seem to have noticed I sort of ended up on “whatever page of Ken” reaching a dead-end on google analytics. Whatever. lol. /Ignores. One thing about L’Arc is, it’ll stay with you forever since it’s for one forging stronger bonds in Europe among fans, and still, they’re a great band no matter how many breaks they take! Moreover, and foremost, they should (and by now will) realize how strong the fanbase is in Europe. Just never had any idea what kind of visibilty I created.

Before your heart stands still…

“Tell me how much you love me”
“Tell me how much you want to fuck me”
“Brothers”
“Sisters”
“YFC, YFC”

I think 40% of the time of the concert was audience interaction like this.

There were a couple of songs I hadn’t heard before since I’m old-school which I quite enjoyed. I should look them up :)

^o^ I have no idea if they’re still active, but they should be. Start from Prime Specimen, go around Favorite Hateobject, War Incognito. There’s serious potential. It’s a band that’s in a stage that they would either make their top album next or fall back into invisible.

In any case, today I also cruised around some electro-pop/dance … I was turned off. If you have a pacemaker that’s why you choose that music I don’t know. If you can get over the metal vocals it just blasts everything.

BTW, entirely different genre, but I would like these guys to get off their ass and release something new too. I never listened to Mercenary’s new one, because I’m afraid to. Mikkel has found a new band though. *Waits for music*.

Both of us kind of lost track with what he has been doing all this time, but, once a 400 something old legend cruises nearby you’re kind of curious. So, Gackt! We’ll see you in Cologne on the 23rd of July.

I looked at a text around 3pm and my friend said the website the tickets came from was ‘temporarily overloaded’. I don’t know if that was due to Gackt’s tickets going on sale or something else; but I suspect it may have malfunctioned for that reason indeed. Japanophiles in Europe rarely get to see anything live and knowing artists perform in smaller places usually makes them *log on* at the exact time the tickets are sold to be sure they have one. Record companies, (ano Johnny-san?), if you didn’t have a clue: get a clue now.

After watching some videos from fans in Germany, I only got that I should yell “YFC” so far.

The last PV I actually consciously remember seeing from him was “Jesus”. I’m sure he has done some stuff after that, but I have no idea what. Before I’m going bound to catch up!

Someone made this on a severe hangover at 10am in the morning, still high on drugs. I’m convinced of this! It’s nerdy, pokes fun and absolutely ‘dry’. I feel like playing it every morning when I go back to work. lol.

Ziltoid’s preoccupation with coffee!
Using the planet smasher!
Indeed, what is up with these gay names for coffee? /tall_latte

[Ziltoid:] Commander…
[Commander:] Yes Captain Ziltoid!
[Ziltoid:] Have the humans delivered their ultimate cup of coffee?
[Commander:] I have it right here, sir.
[Ziltoid:] Yes…
[Ziltoid drinks the coffee]
[Ziltoid:] FETID! How dare they present this to me! FOUL! They hide their finest bean! Prepare the attack!

So here it is, Ziltoid’s glory (lyrics):

Zigeunerskat reminds me of a previous song… “die so laut wie hunde bellen”. I know for sure that piece of text appeared somewhere else; on a different song. Then, Zauberspruch No. VII which is similar to any version of Merseburger Zauberspruche… it doesn’t even compare to the quality.

Daaaaaaamn! DAAAAAAAAAAAMN! Did these guys piss off a legion of Chiefs or what? I thought I was the only one with that talent. Only, at that level you can afford to be more picky whom you sign with. It’s not like JYJ are poor schlobs with their backs against the wall. I doubt those boys took home “barely enough” to cover the rent of a meager appartment or house. Any fan of theirs trying to contradict that I’ll laugh in their face. Lesson number 1 for JYJ: mess with the big boys, and be prepared to get screwed over even harder. I got plenty of small scale examples. Nao! Can anyone tell me why the hell there are CEO’s with criminal records? Like, in office? It’s not like I’m surprised, hell no, I’ve seen my share of fail. If it isn’t an instance of shoplifting when he was 9, he does not belong in that chair. Shoplifting at the age of 9 would be a good one to turn out as a CEO because “it’s like stealing candy from kids”, right? B*stards, every last one of you. Any company you deal with is an instrument of Satan that runs on the blood of the innocent. If you walk around in an office, you might even hear the silent screams. It’s the sound the little workers make when their bones are grinded up together. Amazing some of those still have the time to claw on each other, I always think.

Meanwhile the remaining two members, continue under the name DBSK and have released some new stuff. I’ve seen it. They’re both still talented, but unfortunately a broken up group is usually my cue to ‘pink away a tear and move on’ /fangirlstyle. Only for my YamaGoldfish that doesn’t count, NEWS was never a proper group – no matter how much he or anyone else holds up a sign they are. SRY. Now that Jin has left KAT-TUN, which to me was an actual group, that’s been ruined too. SRY.

*** The pharisean h00min, large scale.