It's mostly the chorus that sounds a lot like Countdown. It kind of bugs me, but the rest of the song is very nice. I definitely like it better than their other singles.

VAMPS – World Tour 2010 Announcement

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSXZB...layer_embedded

What an awful CD cover. /vom

VAMPS will perform at Music Station 14th May

TETSUYA - Roulette PV

gonna watch the Roulette PV out of curiousity. thanks aurelie! :P

can't wait to see VAMPS on MS, too!!

the pv is horrible !!!

i don't usually dislike poppy-rock songs, but i dunno...it's just not good with tetsu voice, IMO. that's why i don't really like the song too much. the PV was kinda weird, too. :P maybe i'm just so biased since i love HYDE's solo work the most, lol. i just prefer his voice the most.

I thought the PV was really weird also... I don't like it at all... as for the song, it's horrible and doesn't suit his voice AT ALL.. :no

i didn't think the PV was that bad. i totally didn't think it was him during the part he was walking towards the camera from the bowling lanes. the glasses threw me off. :P

i don't think the song was bad either (it's not his strongest song), but i do think his voice isn't strong enough for it (this is where you put hyde in, lol). i do think along with ken, tetsuya is L'Arc~en~Ciel's best composer. :)

i think my tetsuya bias is showing, lmfao.

2 updates

1) tetsuya – Bardic Showcase Exhibition

http://listentheworld.files.wordpres...pg?w=464&h=203

You can look closely at tetsuya’s 5 strings bass “Bardic”!

His 3 basses, the see-through fiesta red one he used to play as his main bass, the see-through pink one and the see-through blue one he played in the TV-CM, will be put in a showcase.

Exhibition Period: 2010.4.26(Mon) to 2010.5.9(Sun)

Exhibition Site: ESP Technical House (1-14-2 Nishiki-cho, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku).

oh good lord that's some fancy bass he has D: D: D: & it's PINK colour in that pic 8D

2) L’Arc~en~Ciel more songs on Chaku-Uta

All L’Arc～en～Ciel’s songs including their hit singles “NEO UNIVERSE”, “STAY AWAY” which were always requested to distribute as Chaku-Uta(R) and Chaku-Uta Full(R),

and the songs like “Tiarra”, “heavenly” from their masterpiece albums will be available in series every Wednesday.

L’Arc～en～Ciel’s MySpace

Ken will release a new mini album! His first album was great so I'm really excited about this release haha :D

great!!!!!

Artists who always like to stay home during Golden Week?

1) Domoto Koichi (KinKi Kids)
2) aiko
3) Mizuno Yoshiki (Ikimono-gakari)
4) Ninomiya Kazunari (Arashi)
5) Ito Ichiro (Every Little Thing)
6) Nocchi (Perfume)
7) yukihiro (L'Arc～en～Ciel)
8) Ochi Shiho (Superfly)
9) GACKT
10) Fujiwara Motoo (BUMP OF CHICKEN)

Source: http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/music/m-contents/vote/

LOL can anyone give a valid reason on this ? :laugh

Ken has a twitter account now xD

http://twitter.com/CHLionRagbaby

LOL what a name :laugh it’s all in Japanese but just follow him if you want xD

^thanks, i'm following him now

YAY for more twitters! :cool

i need the rest of the guys on twitter too, lol.

DEVIL SIDE promo pic

is it me or I feel that those 'people' looked like men in drag ? :roflmao

YIKES. that kinda scares me :scry lol.

LOL

has the cover for both editions of DEVIL SIDE been posted to begin with ? o_O

http://i41.tinypic.com/oabz3b.jpg

@_@

^ :roflmao
Their covers are always weird haha

:roflmao

so is it a good/bad thing that I don't listen to VAMPS ? o_O

OMG The cover :laugh

Just got the email from CDJapan

it's only been a year since their first album, right? i forgot :laugh

but anyway, i guess i'm pretty excited, but if only it was new laruku material instead :(

^ Yep that's right, it has been released last year, in June :yes

Their next single is titled ANGEL TRIP

Small cover
http://img37.imagefra.me/img/img37/6...8m_0a87290.jpg

LOL. "DEVIL SIDE" & "ANGEL TRIP". :P

hmmm. i guess i'll take a listen to their album, but i'm not a hugeee fan of VAMPS. hopefully there's an EVANESCENT-like track on it.

the ANGEL TRIP cover is somewhat "normal" compared to their other single covers, lol. i hope the song's good!

i also hope we get another EVANESCENT-like song on the album. i love when HYDE sings those type of songs (SEASON'S CALL will always be my jam :cool).

How clever! Devil Side and Angel Trip! That's the epitome of originality!

Just kidding of course, but it IS a bit on the cheesy side XD. Then again, the whole concept of a rockband named Vamps with vampires is a bit ... cheesy XD.

But I'm sure I'll like the songs!

Bigger ANGEL TRIP cover

i love the new cover

VAMPS LIVE TOUR 2010 in Paris: Tickets infos

http://listentheworld.files.wordpres...pg?w=338&h=476

For the French venue planned for October 16th, Soundlicious has announced that tickets pre-sales will begin on May 14th on Fnac and Ticketnet

More info soon.

Source: Soundlicious

VAMPS LIVE 2009 DVD Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-95tV...layer_embedded

^ They updated the news to add the price of the tickets (35/40€ so about $50). If I remember well, the tickets for L'Arc~en~Ciel cost 50€ ($65) so it's quite cheap <3

VAMPS debuted at #2 yesterday:

NINKI index for ROULETTE

http://i39.tinypic.com/25g4740.jpg

VAMPS Interview in Japan Times

VAMPS bit into British rock roots
by Daniel Robson

"L'Arc-en-Ciel is all about the musicianship. But Vamps are obsessed with rock music, and that's basically our watchword: 'rock.' "

Japanese megastar Hyde is weighing up the differences between his two bands. L'Arc-en-Ciel, the multimillion-selling extrovert outfit with whom he rose to fame as the singer, have for 19 years been one of visual-kei's hottest acts, even if the band themselves reject the genre label. Vamps, on the other hand, are a newer and more straightforward concern. Formed in 2008 to make music designed for the stage rather than the studio, they draw from a palette of hard rock, grunge, glam and emo.

"I guess there's some overlap," he says of the two bands' fans. "L'Arc-en-Ciel are more like an 'idol' band — I think the fans like the fact that we look pretty. But in Vamps we don't care so much about looks. Of course we want to look good, but it's not the top priority, so I think L'Arc's core fans probably don't like Vamps that much. We're not beautiful."

Hyde put Vamps together with K.A.Z, originally a member of the band Oblivion Dust but also a collaborator on Hyde's solo albums and a member of his live band. While Hyde writes the songs and dictates the band's direction, K.A.Z plays the dual roles of guitarist and producer; as Hyde speaks to The Japan Times in a Tokyo recording studio, K.A.Z is in New York mixing songs for their as-yet- untitled second album, due this summer.

Hyde, 41, says the new material has a more direct sound. This is probably partly because the musicians on the forthcoming album have spent the last year or so touring with Vamps, whereas their eponymous 2009 debut used various players. Also, Hyde feels the band's explosive live performances have influenced their new songs. After all, the band have already released more live DVDs than albums.

"We've really focused on writing songs that will sound great live," he says. "I hate the recording process, and I always want to finish up quickly, but I'm looking forward to playing these songs on stage. I think we managed on our last tour to make the shows feel really intimate, even in arenas like the Budokan. We never have seating at our shows — it's all standing, and people really respond to that. So that's the basic concept (of the new album)."

In many ways it seems natural that a big rock star such as Hyde might start a project like Vamps. He says he was a shy child, an introvert with a love for drawing and creating. And yet his success with L'Arc-en-Ciel is such that he is unable to leave the house without his hat and sunglasses, lest his soft locks and delicate features give him away instantly. While Vamps are undoubtedly successful — their debut album reached No. 3 when it was released last year — their profile is lower than that of Hyde's other band, and that clearly affords him a comfort zone.

For similar reasons, Hyde is grateful for the popularity his various ventures have found abroad. He has toured the United States several times with L'Arc-en-Ciel, Vamps and his solo project (L'Arc have also played in Europe), and although the documentary DVD "Vamps Live 2009 USA," released in March this year, shows him being mobbed by U.S. fans outside music venues in 10 cities, he says he has more freedom there than in Japan.

"When I go to America, I only need my sunglasses when the sun's too bright; they're not something to hide behind," he says. "I love Japan and I don't have any desire to live abroad, but it's nice to be able to breathe normally when I go to the U.S."

Watching the Stateside tour DVD, it becomes clear how enamored Hyde is of his fans. He spends a lot of time watching them — from the Vamps' tour bus, out of venue windows, and so on — and appears to be deep in thought as he does so. He says that while in Japan he attracts a lot of female fans, in the West there is more of a balance, and that American fans express themselves "more directly" than in Japan.

"I do like watching the fans," he admits. "I wonder what kind of people have come to see us, what kind of people like our music. And I want to check whether there are any cute girls."

Vamps' music carries an obvious Western influence — they're a rock band, after all. The production is straight out of a Smashing Pumpkins album, but actually Hyde feels more affinity for British artists such as David Sylvian, Depeche Mode and the New Romantic artists of the 1980s. "I think we're more like a British band who've been recorded in the U.S.," he says.

He has yet to play a live show in Britain, though he recalls a recording session in London. "When we had time off I would go to relax in Hyde Park, like every day," he says. "One day I was just chilling out when a group of Thai or Chinese or Korean tourists came past and said, 'Oh, it's Hyde!' And I was thinking that when they go back to their own country and tell their friends, 'We saw Hyde in Hyde Park!' that no one would believe them, haha." (LOL !)

Vamps' music is released by Hyde's own label, Vamprose, which is also home to multiethnic postgrunge duo Monoral. Hyde says that he keeps a general overview of the business side of his label but mainly focuses on the creative elements relating to Vamps. In Monoral's case, he listens to their demos and offers advice but leaves the rest up to Vamprose's staff.

"I discovered Monoral when we did a show together, and I really loved them," he says. "I'd love to sign another band if I found a good one."

Hyde has even tried his hand at acting, in the mid-2000s movies "Moon Child" and "Kagen no Tsuki—Last Quarter." In the former, a gang movie with a vampire twist, Hyde starred opposite fellow musician Gackt; while in the latter, a manga adaptation, he played an English-speaking rock star alongside Chiaki Kuriyama to a mixed reception. He says he was never particularly interested in acting, though he has promised to eventually make one more film. Since vampire flicks are currently all the rage, he says he'd even entertain an appearance in the next "Twilight" movie, "if the chance arose."

For now, he has plenty on his plate. Vamps will release their new album in July, as well as a clutch of singles throughout the year (the bombastic "Devil Side" was released this week, along with another live DVD) and a world tour that will start in Japan before taking in the U.S., China, Spain, France and Chile. Then in 2011, L'Arc-en-Ciel will celebrate their 20th anniversary, and Hyde promises "something amazing," likely to include a major tour and possibly a new album.

He insists that balancing two busy bands serves as a help, not a hindrance: "It actually makes things easier in a way. When I'm working with one band, I can look objectively at the other, spot the good and bad things and learn from them. And that means that both bands can keep getting better."

The single "Devil Side" and the DVD "Vamps Live 2009" are out now; another single will follow in June and an album in July. Vamps tour Japan from June through September, then head abroad in October. For full details, visit www.vampsxxx.com

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-b...0100514a1.html

VAMPS - DEVIL SIDE @ MUSIC STATION:


HYDE...what the hell happened to your hair? :laugh this was a really fun performance, lol. the song has really grown on me, actually.

Nice performance!!!!!!!!

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VAMPS' 2nd album is titled BEAST haha
http://natalie.mu/music/news/31983

:roflmao

I'm waiting for the day when they name something in their discography Lucifer or something else demonic related x)

haha, cool title. :P

Great title

ANGEL TRIP ; full song

ANGEL TRIP is good! but i'm still waiting for another EVANESCENT :P

Do you want them to release a song extremely similar to a previous song? How boring is that! XD

obviously not extremely similar. i just meant that i'd like another song in the same style as EVANESCENT, which would be a ballad type of song, i guess. it doesn't have to be exactly like it...

Uhu ... well, VAMPS isn't really a ballad band, but who knows! They can't release as many singles for this album, but it might be an album track with a video. Or a recut, like Sweet Dreams.

Well ok I have no idea what's going on but I presume vamps' new single is out for downloading and maybe roulette is too. When's the new vamps album coming out? I'll probably download all their releases in July since I won't get time before that. I'm still hoping laruku will release something this year too !! Can't wait for their 20th anniversary next year!

that's actually a cooler name than beast :)

ANGEL TRIP is another great single!!!!!!

it comes out on July 7th.
from CDJapan :D

VAMPS LIVE IN BARCELONA : Tickets Sales

If you’re planning to go at VAMPS LIVE IN BARCELONA on October 12th , tickets are already on sale for 27€ (pre-sales) or 30€ .

You can now pre-order on various online store :

- http://www.ticketmaster.es/
- http://www.carrefour.es/
- Halcón Viajes
- Tiendas Tipo
- FNAC
- Discos Revolver (C/ Tallers 13, Barcelona)
- GONG Discos

For international, please read these :

http://www.ao-iro.com/VAMPS-SPAIN/tickets.html

http://vamps.baka-koneko.com/showthr...id=572&page=3+

^ Spanish tickets are a lot cheaper than the French ones, omg D:


ANGEL TRIP PV

VAMPS KARAOKE VIDEO CONTEST

http://listentheworld.files.wordpres...if?w=439&h=144

VAMPS wants to see your DEVIL SIDE! Announcing VAMPS first ever Karaoke Video Contest! Just download the karaoke version of DEVIL SIDE, the song lyrics, and read the Karaoke Video Contest rules (make sure you read these carefully to be eligible to win). Then it is up to you to create your own karaoke video version of VAMPS new single DEVIL SIDE.

Once you’ve checked the rules carefully, shot your video, and are ready to send us the link via the karaoke contest entry form, please double-check the information and link, because you can only apply once per person… no resubmissions, or second chances. We will stop accepting submissions at midnight on June 21st (Japan time… be careful!)!

Winners will receive an exclusive meeting with VAMPS (for you and a friend), and receive an autograph signing from HYDE and K.A.Z.

http://www.vampsxxx.com/karaoke/index.html

man that's so cool D:

too bad I'm not a VAMPS fan to begin with

anyone got a link to download DEVIL SIDE single? I only found a 128kbits one :/

^http://jpopsuki.eu/torrents.php?id=33295
FLAC, MP3, VOB

thank you so much <3

That karaoke contest thing is really cool (reminds me miyavi is doing the same thing with guitar contest atm lol) I won't enter, because I just can't get to like VAMPS, even though I like Hyde :) Thanks for the info :D

thanks 4 the pv

that was a fun PV! i still like the song, but i don't really like HYDE's new look, lol.

VAMPS LIVE IN PARIS: Tickets Sales

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1pkl...layer_embedded

Tickets for VAMPS’s show LIVE IN PARIS are now on pre-sales on Fnac and Ticketnet for 30€ to 45€.

The concert will be held at Espace Grande Arche de la Défense in Paris on Octobre 16th.

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Ok I can't understand any French going on in both sites & that goes for the YouTube clip but I'm sure Aurelie's able to xD :laugh

^ Obviously I do xD I received my tickets yesterday <3

^wow, you are lucky, enjoy all the concert

those tickets are kinda pretty :P enjoy the show, aurelie!

xD

so are you going to VAMPS's concert with a friend in due time , Aurelie ?

Thanks guys :D

Karen: I'm going with my brother and one of my friends :yes

Ken's releasing a solo mini album on 4th Aug

DCCL-22
Ken/The Party[CD+DVD] CDA
2400 yen US$26/92.32 Release Date:2010/08/04
Description:Solo mini-album release from Ken (L'Arc-en-Ciel). Includes a bonus DVD featuring music video of "solitary stroll" and making-of. *Unless otherwise indicated, DVDs are region-2 encoded (Japan, Europe, and Middle East), and carry no subtitles.
First Press Details:application card (valid only in Japan)
URL - http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=DCCL-22

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DCCL-24
Ken/The Party CDA
1500 yen US$16/92.32 Release Date:2010/08/04
Description:Solo mini-album release from Ken (L'Arc-en-Ciel).
First Press Details:application card (valid only in Japan)
URL - http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=DCCL-24

^Eww, HYDE's blonde agaaainn..... :(

And I cannot wait for Ken's mini-album!! The Party is a cool name :yes

He reminds me somewhat of a Japanese Jack Sparrow XD

NINKI index for ANGEL TRIP

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/1599/48424352.jpg

^what does 'NINKI index' mean?

Oricon polls a group of people each week before a new single/album's released next week

it's basically a rough gauge as to how a single/album will fare in due time . It's not accurate 99.99% all the time though , be it for chart position or sales it will attain before the single/album is released

Okay, I, for some reason have a strange feeling that the NINKI isn't accurate at all this time.

Why's that? XD

If you're talking about their ranking spot, I do agree, but the Ninki's for all the CDs are so close together that it might end up being completely different than what they predicted.

Who knows, VAMPS might get their first no. 1 single!

LOVE ADDICT wasn't no1?

^ Nope, it was #2
YUI was #1 with SUMMER SONG :)

I didn't really like Hyde being blonde again, but I loooveee that pic :love

That pic has the ONE PIECE style

omg yes man

I thought I was the only one who felt that way :hi5 xD

Hm~ Now that you guys mention it, it DOES seem a bit like One Piece :heart

I'm not so sure about the No.1 this time. The competition is pretty strong again this time... But as far as I know, they are some HUGE hits coming out on the 9th and some of them have been ranked pretty low. Plus the NINKI's almost always wrong. So, who knows? ;)

VAMPS postponed release of second album to 28 july

aww, i hate all these postponed releases :(

^ me too, but i can wait

most funny comment =) Want to know what are they talking about
seems HYDE crynig from laughing xD

Tetsuya will release a new single on August 18. It will be titled LOOKING FOR LIGHT :)

Hopefully it will be better than Roulette =x

^Good news. The title makes it seem like a ballad, which is even better. I love his rock ballads :heart

Please better than ROULETTE

So, at what position did ANGEL TRIP peak? I'm pretty curious...

that's your answer , Alicia :)

^Ok thanks :)

Anyways, although I bet no one's interested, Yukihiro is also continuing his solo work with acid andriod and he's got his new PV "violent parade" out and his new album 13:day:dream will be out July 13th

You can watch the PV, check out the tracklist etc here:
http://www.tetsu-tetsu.org/nijidrops/?p=1661

Uhh... yay?

As always I have a hard time hearing what he's trying to say/sing but I like it, the music is good IDK about everyone though, to be honest I've been wondering why he been doing any projects since the hiatus, or it seemed like there was no news until now.

Yesasia is offering a US$5 Coupon good towards any order containing over US$45 of Japan Version music products

VAMPS – BEAST

http://www.yesasia.com/global/beast-...0-en/info.html

http://www.yesasia.com/global/beast-...0-en/info.html

^Huh? You sure?? I just checked it out and there doesnt seem to be anything about a $5 coupon...

Oh so you're a fan then? Yep, I swear can NEVEER understand a word he says. But I guess it makes sense... since all the other members have come back with their solo work, why shouldn't he?

sorry I forgot to give the coupon code :dead2 :thud

It's MUSICJP45

The coupon will expire at the end of this month ie. 30th June

I'm more of a lurker in forums, I don't usually post too much, but yeah basically I was wondering why he hasn't released anything since they have been on hiatus more or less since around the end of '08 it just seems like its a bit late in their "break", the other members have been doing some kind of side project for a while already.

Wow thanks!! Where'd you find out about this anyway?? (i know exactly what Im gonna do with it btw :mischief)

If Looking for Light is anything as good as Scarecrow I'll be happy!

mi|kshake~

I have my sources , Alicia :innocent

but yes put that coupon to good use you hear me girl xD