MALICE MIZER

where do i start?! MM is definitely my favorite band for the moment and definitely one of my all time faves! Malice Mizer is one of the most influential and most popular JROCK visual kei band in Japan.. and guess what?! they've disbanded 5 years ago! 2001 to be exact! i guess im 5 years late eh?!

but its better late than never! so where did i learned of them? well, one time, i was bored so i decided to search the net for some cool looking outfits and coats.. then i got to this site where they're selling these cool looking coats that was inspired from games, movies, and other pop cultures.. one coat says there: "MALICE MIZER" coat.. it was a black gothic coat and it looked really cool.. so i said, "WTF is a malice mizer?". i googled it up, discovered that the cool coat i came across was worn by their vocalist, Klaha, in their beast of blood video.. and then i came across that malice mizer wikipedia entry and it forever changed my mind.. (uh, not really.. juz to sound dramatic! haha)

i was touched by their story. to sum it up, the band started in 1992 by Mana (the cross dressing, brilliant leader/guitarist of MM!) and Kozi (co-founder, duh, and guitarist of MM). They hired some guy which i think his name was Gaz and Yu~ki (for bassist, another cool member!), and then had a guy named Tetsu for vocalist. they released their first album and when their second album was about to come out, they kicked Tetsu and Gaz out of the band. Gaz being lazy and Tetsu reportedly having a not so nice voice. They then hired Kami for drums and pretty boy Camui Gackt as their new vocalist! they then released their second and third album and became immensely popular due to having Gackt as the new front man. in 1999, however, the band suffered their biggest blow... Gackt, their 2nd vocalist, left the group and pursued a solo career and became THE most popular JROCK artist in japan today... and shortly after, they're drummer, Kami, died. They regrouped however and hired a new front man in the form of Klaha and released a new album and a vampire movie before calling it quits in 2001. [for their whole story, try searching them in wikipedia and google]

man, not only are they cool (they had the coolest outfits and makeup.. as well as great live concerts).. they also played GREAT music. its hard to describe their style.. para siyang classical music na ginawang modern.. kahit hindi ko naiintindihan yung lyrics (the fact that i cant read/speak japanese), nag eenjoy ako kasi ang galing ng sounds na ginagawa nila.. ang lufet talaga pramis! nag download na nga ako sa youtube ng mga mtvs nila eh.. tapos kumuha rin ako ng mga mp3s.. naghahanap na nga ako kung may nagtitinda ng mga albums nila dito sa pinas eh! ang galing tlga! if ever you want to try something from them, try niyo ito: Beast of Blood, Au Revoir, kyomu no naka de yuugi, mayonaka ni kawashita yakusoku (nakaka LSS yung chorus! haha), and gekka no yasoukyaku (cguro, ito yung favorite ko besides 'mayonaka').

i'll try uploading some songs on my multiply account if find the time.. basta.. give this band a chance, hindi kayo magsisisi. i cant listen to any other kind of music whenever im at home kasi puro MM yung nasa playlist ko ngayon! haha! au revoir!