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Today’s visual band is Rediean;Mode. Formed in 1991, the band soon took over the early 90′s visual scene with their bleak, gothic-fronted style. They got so popular, that in 1994, Rediean;Mode became a major band when they signed to Sony Music. While signed to Sony, Rediean;Mode adopted a gradually poppier style, and by the end of their run, were hardly a visual kei act anymore. Although the band didn’t have any real mainstream success during their time together, they had a huge underground following, until their attempt to depart from the visual scene in 1996. While a major band, Rediean;Mode released a total of seven singles, three full length albums and four videos before ultimately disbanding in 1997. In 2003, after six years apart, Rediean;Mode was suddenly revived, although without any real visual image. Nonetheless, the band went on to release a few more singles, with one those singles, “Ura-hara”, selling out quickly and eventually being repressed a second time. Rediean;Mode haven’t had sales that strongly since their early heavy visual days, but despite their strong sales, the band ended up going silent and disappearing in 2006. Although the band eventually distanced itself from the visual scene, they are still highly revered among the underground community, and are one of the most memorable bands from the 90′s visual flood. Here is the PV for their classic 1995 single, “Ai Shikirezu Niku Mikirezu”!

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Today's band is the legendary indies group, Lamiel. Formed in 1997 by former Lustair members Yuina and Ruka, the group immediately released their first demo, "Ao", which was limited to 500 copies. The demo soon sold out, and Lamiel would go on to release two more demos throughout 1998: "Aka" and "Kuro", both of which sold out as well. That October, the group released their first mini-album, "Kaigan", which was a smash in the underground visual scene for its unique alternative metal twist. By the beginning of 1999, Lamiel faced their first lineup change, as bassist and founding member Ruka left the group. Not only was he replaced with Hiderou, but drummer Toki was added to the lineup as well, which gave Lamiel a lot more of an oomph to their style. In March of 1999, Lamiel returned with the release of their second mini-album, "Toki no Koe", which showed a more polished side of Lamiel, and their bleak metal-esqued style was much more focused on tight melodies. The huge success of the album, and their previous "Kaigan" album, pushed Lamiel to become Nagoya kei heroes, and the unexpected voice of the late 90's visual underground. In August of 1999, Lamiel released their first single, "Naked Eye", and followed it up by releasing their third mini-album, "Kokoro Sou", just one month later. In early 2000, Lamiel experienced their second lineup change, when one of their original guitarists, Aie, left the group. Nonetheless, Aie was soon replaced by Iori, and Lamiel went on to release one more single, "Zekuu", in April of 2000, which virtually sold out the minute it was released. A few months after the release of "Zekuu", Lamiel made a shocking announcement when they stated their official disbandment. The group would continue to tour for a few more months, but officially split in October of 2000. Despite their relatively short run of three years, the success of Lamiel carved them a legendary position, particularly in the Nagoya branch, and the group became one of the main figureheads of the late 90's indies visual boom. Here is the PV for "Decadence", off of their 1998 smash album, "Kaigan".

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Today's band is the well known group, Sid. The group formed in 2003, and the group released their first demo, "Yoshikai Manabu 17 Sai", that August, initially for a limited run of 100 copies. The demo sold well, and it was repressed that October for a more extensive run of 2000 copies. In March of 2004, Sid released their first single, "Kaijou Ban", which was only sold at their lives. Just one month later, Sid released their second single, "Tsuuhan Ban", which was also only distributed at their live shows. In June of 2004, Sid released their fourth single, "Ryuutsuu Ban", which was their first single to be distributed all around the indies scene. It appeared that Sid's unique sound was becoming the talk of the visual underground, and even appeared at the Anime Central convention in Chicago in May of 2004. Despite only being active for a year, Sid managed to skyrocket to the very top of the visual indies circuit. In December of 2004, Sid released their first full length album, "Ren'ai", which was, unsurprisingly, a tremendous smash in the indies scene. The album even managed to break the Oricon charts at number 44. Sid went on to release two more singles in 2005, and one album, "Hoshi no Miyako", which reached number 26 on the Oricon charts. In 2006, Sid finally managed to reach the Oricon top 5, and were arguably one of the most well known visual groups of the 2000's. In 2008, Sid went major, and signed to Ki/oon Music, the same label that housed visual icons like L'arc-en-Ciel and X Japan. Under the Ki/oon label, Sid produced four of their highest charting singles to date: "Uso", "Sleep", "Rain" and "Itsuka". All of the aforementioned singles reached number 2 on the Oricon, with "Uso" even reaching gold status. Today, Sid are still together, and are still breaking the Oricon top 10 charts pretty regularly, with their latest album, 2014's "Outsider", reaching number 5. Here is the PV for their 2005 single, "Sweet?", off of their "Hoshi no Miyako" album.

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Today's visual band is the cult Nagoya group, emmuree. Formed in 1999, the group released two demos in 2000: "Rakuen" and "Grotesque". The group seemed to have spent the majority of 2001 touring, but returned in May of 2002 to release their third demo, "[ ]", and released their fourth demo, "Inori", just one month later. emmuree also appeared on the "Hysteric Media Zone" omnibus that June as well. In December of 2002, emmuree released their first mini-album, "Love Letter", which was limited to 1000 copies. The album soon sold out, and it appeared that emmuree's gripping, and ultimately depressing, sound was starting to become well known amongst the indies visual scene. In March of 2003, emmuree appeared on the "Loop of Life III" omnibus, and went on to release their first single, "Inori" (a repressing of their earlier demo, only with bonus tracks), that July. In April of 2004, emmuree released two more singles, "Acute Smile" and "M", both of which soon sold out. It appeared that emmuree were on a quick rise to becoming one of visual kei's most popular gothic groups around, although the group later took 2005 off, and mostly toured that year. In March of 2006, emmuree returned with their "Haiiro" mini-album, and they released their fourth single, "Another Story of Garbera", just one month later, at certain live shows. In June of 2006, the group appeared on the "Egoiz" omnibus, and their popularity seemed to take off even higher this year. In October of 2006, emmuree released their sixth single, "Darker Meets Deeper", and followed it up by releasing their seventh single, "An [Acute]", that December. Both singles were released only at certain concerts of emmuree. By 2007, emmuree became one of the most well known gothic visual acts in recent years, and, in August of 2007, the group released their third mini-album, "Lovers -Darkside-", and also re-released their 2002 "Love Letter" album under the name of "Love Letter -Dark Mania-", which came with a few extra bonus songs. In 2008, emmuree seemed to have taken a much deserved break from recording, and only released one single that year: "[ ]", which was a CD version of their demo from 2002. Nonetheless, the group continued to tour strongly, although the group only released two singles in 2009: "Shigatsu no Ame to... Chiru... Hana ni" and "I Hear the Clocks Counting Down", both of which were only released at various lives of emmuree throughout the year. In March of 2010, emmuree finally released their first full length album, "Hokage (灯陰)", which was, unsurprisingly, a huge smash in the underground visual scene. Today, emmuree are still quite active, celebrating their 15th anniversary as a group, and are widely considered to be true veterans on the gothic end of the visual kei scene. Since the group have yet to shoot a PV, here is a video from 2013, consisting of emmuree playing their single, "Rain", live! Enjoy!!

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Today's visual group is the legendary band, Siam Shade. Siam Shade originally formed in 1991 under the alias of Ataru, but, after adding guitarists Kazuma and Daita to their lineup, Ataru ended up changing their alias to Siam Shade in 1993. The year of their name change, Siam Shade finally ignited their activities by releasing three demos and also released their first single, "Doll", that December. In February of 1994, Siam Shade appeared on the "Emergency Express '94 Coup De Theatre" omnibus, and, soon after, drummer Junji joined the group, solidifying their lineup officially. That December, Siam Shade released its first mini-album, which was self-titled. The album was a tremendous surprise hit, and it reached number 2 on the Oricon independent charts. Major labels, naturally, were absolutely stunned by the Siam Shade indies phenomena, and, in mid-1995, Siam Shade signed to Sony Records. In October of 1995, Siam Shade made its major debut with the release of their second (and first major) single, "Rain", which reached number 49 on the Oricon charts. Just one month later, Siam Shade released its first full length album, "Siam Shade II", which as a slight hit, reaching number 27 on the Oricon. Throughout 1996 and most of 1997, Siam Shade had a steadily rising popularity surge, but, in November of 1997, the group finally broke the big time with the release of their "1/3 no Junjou na Kanjou" single. The single ended up being used in the smash anime series, Rurouni Kenshin (aka Samurai X), and was their first release to break the Oricon top 5, reaching number 3, and staying in the charts for a remarkable run of 21 weeks. The single also ended up being the 31st best selling single in 1998 in Japan. Presumably fueled by the breakthrough success of "1/3 no Junjou na Kanjou", the group's third full length album, "Siam Shade IV - Zero", reached number 3, and stayed in the charts for eight weeks. Overnight, Siam Shade became true posterboys of the 1990's visual kei movement, and their singles and albums would go on to reak the Oricon top 10 throughout 1998, 1999 and most of 2000. Although in 2001, Siam Shade's star-power dimmed tremendously, with their 2001 single, "Love", starting the group's downward spiral from mainstream success, as it only peaked at number 20. With their chart-breaking run over, Siam Shade spent the majority of 2002 touring througout Japan, but uultimately ended up disbanding by 2003. All of the members of Siam Shade went on to embark on solo careers, but, in 2007, Siam Shade announced that they would temporarily reunite and tour throughout Japan once more, and doing so once more in 2011. In 2013, Siam Shade announced its definite reunion, and that October, the group released "Still We Go", its first single is over a decade. Although their mainstream reign was relatively short lived, Siam Shade's overall success and unique style helped carve them a high position among visual kei's top acts. Here is their PV for 1997 single, "Risk".

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Today's visual band is the legendary Nagoya group, Laputa. Formed in 1993, Laputa would release two demos that year, "Sadist no Yume" and "Naruku no Soko". In December of 1993, Laputa would already face its first lineup change, with original guitarist Hiro leaving. However, he was soon replaced by Hideno, and in May of 1994, the group released its first single, "Watashi ga Kieru", which gave Laputa an impressive buzz in the indies scene. 1995 would prove to be a year of progress for Laputa, as they released their first full length album, "Memai", which reached number 66 on the Oricon independent charts, and Laputa soon found themselves at the top of the Nagoya kei scene. Even though Laputa lost another two members that year (Hideno and original drummer Kusuba), that did little to slow Laputa's skyrocket to indies superstardom, as both Hideno and Kusuba were quickly replaced by Kouichi and Tomoi. Fortunately, Laputa would no longer face another lineup change, and would keep this lineup throughout the remainder of ther life as a band. In February of 1996, Laputa released its first mini-album, "Kurumeku Haijin", which actually broke the mainstream Oricon charts at number 58. By this point, Laputa became undoubtedly one of the most recognized and popular bands in the visual indies scene, and a few months later, Laputa signed to Toshiba/EMI. In September of 1996, the group made their major debut that September with the "Glass no Shouzou" single, which reached number 34 on the Oricon charts. Just one month later, Laputa released its second full length album (and major debut), "Kagerou", which reached number 24 on the Oricon charts. It seemed that Laputa was ready to storm the Japanese mainstream, and their sales finally reached their peak when their 1998 and 1999 albums, "Jakou" and "Kakera", with both albums respectively staying in the charts for three and four weeks. In 2000, Laputa ended up leaving Toshiba/EMI, and signed to Nippon Crown, and in 2001, the group's popularity ended up plumetting. The group's eleventh single, "Silent On-looker", set the group's unfortunate trend for sinking sales, when it only reached number 43 on the Oricon charts. Their sales would continue to drop, up until their final album, 2004's "Material Pleasures", which reached number 89 on the Oricon charts, becoming one of their lowest selling releases in their catalog. Laputa ended up ultimately splitting in September of 2004, with most members moving on to other projects in the visual scene. Today, Laputa are often regarded as one of the most influential and well known groups to come out of the Nagoya kei subgenre to date, and are also one of the most memorable groups to out of the 1990's visual kei boom. Here is the PV for their classic "Meet Again" single, released back in 1997.

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Today's visual group is the legendary Nagoya band, Fanatic Crisis. Fanatic Crisis formed in 1992, when the members were still in high school. and they released their first demo, "Karma", in April of 1994. The demo made a slight stir in the visual underground, although 1995 would prove to be Fanatic Crisis's true breakthrough year. In April of that year, the group released its first mini-album, "Taiyou no Toriko", which had tremendous acclaim in the indies scene. The group went on to release a few singles that year, and also appeared on the "Who's Next Cry-Max Pleasure Super ~Loud, Trance and Violence for Extacy~" omnibus that May. In 1996, Fanatic Crisis released its second mini-album, "Marble", and also its first full length album, "Mask", both of which sold extremely well in the indies visual scene. Fanatic Crisis appeared on two more omnibuses that year, released some more singles, which instantly sprang the young group out of indies obscurity. Major labels began showing an interest in the young group, and, in 1997, Fanatic Crisis signed to For Life Records. In August of 1997, Fanatic Crisis made their major debut with the release of their "Super Soul" single. The single was a minor hit, reaching number 23 on the Oricon charts and staying in the charts for four weeks. The group then released its second major single, "Sleeper", which virtually mimicked the same success as their "Super Soul" single. Right when it appeared that Fanatic Crisis couldn't break the Oricon top 20, the group released its third major single, "One -You Are the One-", which showed the group finally making commercial progress, reaching number 14 on the charts, and staying in the charts for an impressive run of 10 weeks. Just two months later, the group released its first maor full length album (and second in total), "One -One for All-", which reached number 5, and stayed in the charts for several weeks. It finally appeared that the mainstream was ready for Fanatic Crisis, although their sales of their singles would eventually reach a peak with the release of their 1998 single, "Maybe True", which is their only single to break the Oricon top 5. After the surprise success of the "Maybe True" single, sales for their following singles would fluctuate throughout their time as a group. Their album sales, however, would eventually plummet, signaled by the release of their 2001 album, "Beautiful World", which failed to even break the Oricon top 20, instead reaching number 30 on the charts, becoming their lowest selling studio album in their catalog. The group's lackluster sales had them dropped from the For Life label, and they soon signed to Stoicstone, a sublabel of the independent Sol Blade label. Fanatic Crisis's albums would never again break the Oricon top 10, although a few of their singles would reach number 10. Fanatic Crisis would eventually disband by 2005, after 13 years together as a band. Despite their rocky commercial success, Fanatic Crisis are still onsidered to be true veterans in the Nagoya kei subgenre, and are still one of the most remembered groups to surface out of the 1990's mainstream visual flood. Here is the PV for the single that led to their brief visual takeover, "One -You Are the One-", released back in early 1998.

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Today's visual band is the legendary group, Eins:Vier. Eins:Vier formed in 1990, and, the year that they formed, they appeared on the "End of the Century Rockers Express II" omnibus, and also released their first mini-album, "Chaos Mode". The group soon earned a following for their gothic-esqued blend of alternative and pop rock, with lots of progressive elements within. Eins:Vier would go on to release a few singles and appear on a few omnibuses from 1991 until 1993, and, in February of 1994, Eins:Vier finally released its first full length album, "Risk". The album was limited to 5000 copies, soon sold out, and became a true masterpiece within the visual indies scene. The group's reputation got to be so well known, that in early 1995, Eins:Vier went major and signed to Toy's Factory. In July of 1995, the group released its first single, "Dear Song", which managed to be a slight hit in the mainstream market, reaching number 57 on the Oricon charts, and staying in the charts for four weeks. That October, Eins:Vier released its second single, "Kimi ga Sute Sarou Tomo", which fared slightly better on the charts, reaching number 38, and staying in the charts for six weeks. In November of 1995, Eins:Vier released its second full length album, "Walk", which performed impressively on the Oricon charts, reaching number 19 and staying in the charts for four weeks. This would make "Walk" the best selling full length album in Eins:Vier's catalog. From 1996 through 1997, Eins:Vier released a few more singles, although their sales would ultimately begin to slowly start slipping. However, their album sales remained slightly strong, with their mini-album "Song Remains the Same" reaching number 17 on the Oricon charts, and their full length album "Timeless Words" reaching number 29. However, 1997 would prove to be their most commercially devastating year, as none of their singles even broke the Oricon top 30, and their 1997 full length album, "Mind", only reached number 67 on the Oricon charts, and only stayed in the charts for one week. This signaled that Eins:Vier's mainstream potential disintegrated, and the group released one last single in July of 1998, "Alone", before being dropped by Toy's Factory later that year. In early 1999, however, Eins:Vier signed to Toshiba EMI, although the group didn't release any original material that year, and ended up splitting by early 2000. After over a decade apart, Eins:Vier made a surprise announcement in 2011 by stating their reunion, much to the glee of many old school visual fans. Today, Eins:Vier are still together, and are considered to be true icons in the visual kei scene. Here is the 1995 PV for their classic single, "Not Saved Yet", off of their "Walk" album.

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Today's band of the day is the highly influential and acclaimed group, Janne Da Arc. Janne Da Arc formed in 1996, and, in 1997, the group released its first demo, "Resist". The demo was highly successful, and the group literally smashed through the indies visual scene out of sheer obscurity. In 1998, Janne Da Arc released its first two mini-albums, "Dearly" and "Resist", both of which were instant smash hits in the underground visual scene. The unique sound of Janne Da Arc was proving to be highly successful for the young group, as they often mixed progressive elements with melodic and heavy hard rock. In March of 1999, Janne Da Arc released its third mini-album, "Chaos Mode", and went on to release their first single, "Red Zone", that May. The "Chaos Mode" album was their first to break the Oricon charts, as it reached number 33, and stayed in the charts for two weeks. The group's popularity was at its peak in the indies scene, and Janne Da Arc even released its first video, "1999 Tour Chaos Mode", in late June of 1999. Needless to say, major companies had their eye on Janne Da Arc, and were probably astonished by the group's immediate shot to fame among the visual underground. Shortly after the release of their "1999 Tour Chaos Mode" video, the group signed to Cutting Edge, which is a sublabel of Avex Trax, and made their major debut with the release of their "Lunatic Gate" single, which reached an impressive ranking of number 11 on the Oricon charts, and stayed in the charts for four weeks. The aggressive and melodic sound of "Lunatic Gate" solidified Janne Da Arc a cult following among the mainstream scene, and the group successfully catapulted into the Japanese mainstream limelight. In January of 2000, Janne Da Arc released its third single, "Eden ~Kimi ga Inai~", which performed slightly less well than the "Lunatic Gate" single, but still broke the Oricon top 20 at number 15, and stayed in the charts for four weeks. The group also released its first full length album that month as well, which was entitled "D-N-A". The album reached number 11 on the Oricon charts, and just one month later, Janne Da Arc released its fourth single, "Heaven's Place", which signaled the group's slight slip away from the limelight, as it only reached number 25 on the Oricon charts. Janne Da Arc's following singles for the rest of 2000 and all of 2001 failed to enter the Oricon top 10, and the group's second full length album, 2001's "Z-Hard", only reached number 16 on the album charts. By late 2001, Janne Da Arc also appeared to trim down much of their aesthetics, like many other breakthrough visual bands. Although the mainstream looked dim for the young visual group, their star-power suddenly reignited, as their third full length album, 2002's "Gaia", reached number 6 on the charts, while their 2002 single, "Shining Ray", reached number 8 on the Oricon charts, their highest ranking single since their "Lunatic Gate" single three years prior. The sound of Janne Da Arc, most notably, became a lot tamer and softer, and chockful of addictive pop melodies, all over a still existent progressive surface. From this point on, Janne Da Arc officially revived themselves as becoming one of the most respected and successful visual acts of the 2000's, ultimately reaching their peak in 2004 with the release of their fifth full length album, "Arcadia", which reached a remarkable spot at number 2 on the Oricon charts. Their follow-up album, 2005's "Joker", also ended up becoming gold, becoming their only original album to be certified. Despite the remarkable commercial and critical acclaim of Janne Da Arc, the group ended up going on a hiatus in 2007. Frontman Yasu most notably formed his own successful solo project, Acid Black Cherry, which has since garnered an international following. Although the group entered a rocky period during 2000 and 2001, Janne Da Arc eventually proved that they earn a spot among visual kei's top acts of the 1990's and 2000's. Here is the PV for their 1999 classic, "-R-Type [Hitomi no Iro]", off of their breakthrough mini-album, "Chaos Mode".

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The first visual kei band of the day in MONTHS (sorry once again) is the underground veteran group, Sex-Android. Formed in 1995, the group soon released its first self-titled mini-album in early 1996, although it failed to catch on, and is now considered to be a rare find. Sex-Android spent the next three years touring, and in January of 1999, Sex-Android released its first demo, "Hatsujouki (発情期)", which was distributed in very limited quantities, and was distributed at some of their lives exclusively. In December of 1999, Sex-Android released its first mini-album, "Shirimetsuretsu (支離滅裂)", which gave the group a bit more exposure in the underground visual scene, although the group were far from household names at this point. In 2000, Sex-Android appeared to have temporarily disbanded, although the group returned in August of 2002 on the "Tokyo (東京) Under Map" omnibus. In November of 2003, Sex-Android released its first video tape, "Tamerai Kizu to Yoru no Chou (タメライ傷と夜の蝶)", which was only distributed at a few of their live shows. The group then appeared just one month later on the "Oukuma Kojika Baba Tsuruta Killer Kan (大熊小鹿馬場鶴田キラー完)" omnibus. It was around this time that the underground visual kei scene was starting to finally embrace the unique, playful sound of Sex-Android, which commonly had a punky rhythm, with some minor rockabilly influences embedded as well. From 2004 through 2006, Sex-Android released one mini-album, "Analog Byoutou (アナログ病棟)", released numerous singles, and by early 2007, became one of the most well known and respected groups in the modern indies visual scene. Today, in 2014, Sex-Android still remain a prolific band, and after nearly 20 years together as a band, the group remain as unique and beloved in the indies visual scene as ever. Here is the PV for their single, "Sukima Sangyou So I Geki Chi! (スキマ産業狙イ撃チ!)", which was released back in 2006.

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I'm baaaaaaaaack...

Ladies and gentlemen across the Tumblr universe, the best Tumblr site for tributes of visual kei old and now is REOPENED! I will try to update this as much as possible, so, in celebration, enjoy this pic of NoGod, Metronome and Sex-Android together in a joyous pose.

Hmm... speaking of Sex Android...

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Out of these 10 potentials, who do you think is the best major 90’s visual band? Vote now!! ^___^

(All of the groups formed in the 1990's, were active for at least six years and signed to a major label during the 1990's as well).

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Okay!!! Well, after another long hiatus (and much anticipation, I'm sure :P), I return with the third week results of the greatest 90's indies visual band!!! 

Total eliminated:

Speed-iD The Dead Pop Stars Phobia La'Mule Merry Go Round Vasalla Non-eliminated groups: Das:Vasser Madeth Gray'll Mirage Blam Honey The Piass Aliene Ma'riage Deshabillz So out of these groups still around, who do you think is the SUPERIOR 90'S INDIES VISUAL GROUP?!?! Vote now!!

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Today's visual kei band is the newly formed group, Dollars. Dollars formed in January of this year, and consists of ex-members of groups such as Tokyo Quartet, DEViL KiTTY and xTRIPx. Collectively, Dollars follows the metalcore trend that's been circulating in visual kei in recent years, but the group's melodious aspects are quite impressive, and Dollars might be one of the most impressive groups in the new wave visual scene. So far, the group only released one single ("Tokyo Junkie") and one mini-album ("Venom"), and the group have been making quite a ruckus in the indies scene. Here is one of the group's only PV's today, "Yomei no Hanabira", off of their "Venom" mini-album, released just last September.

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Sorry for the wait, everyone! Been quite busy. But here are the results of the second week visual kei results!

TOTAL ELIMINATED: The Dead Pop Stars Merry Go Round Speed iD Vasalla

Remaining: Das:Vasser Madeth Gray'll Phobia La'Mule Mirage Blam Honey The Piass Aliene Ma'riage Deshabillz Out of these groups, who do you think is the best 90's indies visual group?? Reblog this picture, and write the band you think is the best! The results of the third week shall be up soon! Thanks for hanging in there!

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Today's band is the unique, yet short lived, group, Tokyo Quartet. Tokyo Quartet formed just last year, and released their first single, "Miracle☆Denpa", just last July. The group immediately garnered a huge following for their unique mixture of alternative, pop rock and electropop, with a few hard rock influences as well. It appeared that Tokyo Quartet were an instant shoe-in for one of visual kei's most impressive modern acts, but, like so many other young visual groups today, Tokyo Quartet would prove to have a very short lived existence. The group split just earlier this month, meaning that the band was only active for a little over a year. Nonetheless, the group's limited discography is rather enjoyable, and the group's material is some of the best visual kei has to offer today. Here is their PV for "Mousou Pat-Rock'n Roll", released this August.

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Heya guys! Here's something I made for you all... cuz I was bored lol. The contest shall (hopefully) resume tomorrow, but in the meantime, enjoy this.. unique collage of various VK gods in a "umadbro" state of mind.

And in case you're wondering, the people included (from upper left to lower right) include: Yoshiki Mana Buck-Tick Gackt Hakuei Kisaki Ryutaro (of Plastic Tree) Uruha (of The Gazette) Kyo (of Dir en Grey) J (of Luna Sea) Hyde hide Hope you guys enjoy it!