Review by black-cat

The DVD is good, because we got to see many live footage from various lives, and the live audio is really clear and great, however i'd like to have a complete live instead. Anyway, it is a good dvd, and any Kozi fan must have one :D

This album is a love or hate thing. For me, it is a love thing, though XD if you follow Kozi's releases, i think you will enjoy this album too. Some songs like "Loki n' roll" and "Babylo" may sound disorganized when you listen them for the first time, but don't panic! Give them another try, and another, then you will see that they are actually pretty good. This album is more guitar driven then his past album, and there are many effects in his voice, but i think that these effects give the songs a new aura; i mean, these effects are an add-on to increase the cool factor of the songs, you may take a while to get used to them, though. ( I didn't have great issues with this, but some people complained a lot). "Que sera sera" is a softer song, and make you remind a little of MALICE MIZER's sound. Also, there is an interesting song "I'm not" that is very different from Kozi's style that fans were used to, it sounds more like what an indie-rock band would compose, so it is cool to listen something like this from him. Overall, excellent release, give it a try, you won't regret it. And Kozi-sama, keep up this great job experiment with new styles!!

I've seen before Gackt's diabolos tour through WOWOW pay-per-view version, and was quite impressed at that time. But i felt that the sound was not this great, still i enjoyed the live and the atmosphere a lot, so i decided to buy the dvd. This is a set of two discs and the sound is not bad! It is basicaly almost the same footage as WOWOW version plus some different cameras and effects that Gackt added, like a spining camera in the song White Eyes, and a caucasian girl with blood coming out of her mouth in Lust for Blood. These little things he added were little surprises and kept things interesting. I would recommend this dvd to people who enjoy Gackt's songs from Diabolos and Crescent albums, because the live is mostly about these songs. Also, the atmosphere of the live is very dark - for the most part - and this pleased me greatly. The second disk is the second half of the live and many making-off footage. The making-off is very interesting and you get to see the hard-working person Gackt is. One thing overseas fans will enjoy is that it is possible to enable english subtitles, but it would be neat if they added subtitles to the songs. I hope they do this someday.

This single is part of the soundtrack from a Gundam Z movie - one anime that i also happen to enjoy very much. I like this song Metamorphose very much and like to sing along with it. It has this sad feeling, but in the chorus you can feel how Gackt's voice along with the instrumental build a powerfull return. Along with the cd comes a DVD with the PV and some talking of Gackt and the Gundam creator. Since i don't understand much japanese i did not understand what they talked. The Metamorphose PV is a bit boring because Gackt stays like forever inside the Gundam cockpit. @_@ So yeah, this is not his best PV ever, but it still is nice to see - even more, if you are a Gundam fan. The other song is not new. Kimi ga Matteiru Kara is from Crescent album, it has an acoustic feel to it and i like it, but i wish he had included a new song instead of an old one.

The intro, Misty, is a piano piece, followed by Farewell a song with powerful guitars on the chorus and more paceful moments when you can apreciate better Gackt's voice. Ash has acoustic feels that will make you remember some songs from Crescent. Metamorphose is one of my favorites here, it has a mix of sadness and power that i like very much. Future will make you somewhat remember Fragance from the album Moon...it feels like a paceful song, very nice along with the violins ^_^ Black stone is a song full of energy, it seems to be a happy tune, but it is actually not. Storm is a song that has also eletronic elements, and a more pop-feel to it, but i enjoy it very much. Road sounds to me like L'arc~En~Ciel's style o_O while Todokanai is a very emotional song and beautiful song - one of those really dramatic Gackt songs. Overall, very nice album, i like every song from it. Recommended to all Gackt fans!

I bought this cd only because Eve of Destiny's cover-song, so i won't focus writting about the other bands; Please, understand. So, this is a tribute to the damned, and of course the bands will play covers of the damned. Eve of Destiny chose the song "Thanks for the night". The voice of Haruhiko Ash is heard with very heavy eletronic effects, the overall feel of the song is now a mix of industrial plus punk rock plus some gothic feel thanks to the guitar lines. However, there are some additional guitar riffs from Eod's version that are not present in the original version, so it is nice, because the guitar lines in the chorus helps to bring a more nostalgic feel to the song. While the original version seems more lighter, this cover seems to have a heavier feeling. Very nice. Well, the other bands make nice covers too, specially BALZAC, but i don't feel like writting about each of them, sorry. -_-; And aside from EoD song, i don't listen much to this album, but it is still nice, so i will give it 4 stars.

Khaos The first song is pure genious. ISM is a song full of eletronic sounds that make you discover every little sound each time you listen to it, Kozi's voice here, apart from the chorus, is full of efects almost like a robot. The lyrics are kind of weird, but that's what makes it so cool! If there is a PV for Kozi, it must be ISM, it is just genious and reflects at best Kozi's solo sound. Great start, now for the second song! Now comes Cacophony. This song is like a big crazy junction of many heavy eletronic sounds, like you are going mad or something - very CHAOTIC. At first maybe you won't like it and find it very noisy, but if you listen to it closely, you will find a very catchy melody to it. Very exciting. Kinema First song is Promenade! It has a very mellow sound to it, and it reminds me of MALICE MIZER's Brise. It has a nostalgic and kind of sad feeling , but at the same time with some kind of hope. It has good lyrics too. Now comes the famous Honey Vanity. Well, this song is very catchy, indeed, it has a Bossa-nova feel to it and with romantic lyrics. Kozi's voice here is without effects, so you can listen to his voice more clearly. Overall, perfect release!!!

Every M10M fan was excited for this new release and discover the voice of the new vocalist Seth. I like Seth's work in this cd, because he seems to be to be more mature than Juka in voice control aspects. i felt that Beyond the Gate and Dix Infernal have much more feelings put into the songs, different from Nocturnal Opera. What makes BTG one of my favourites M10M releases so far! The lyrics of Vain, Deflower and Deus ex Machina are very nice, specially Vain that has a strong message. The screams and growls in this cd are more present in comparison to the previous ones. My favourite song from this cd is Deflower, it is simply wonderful because it seems to be a slow song, but it has heavy guitar riffs along with a dual-melody of Seth singing different parts of the lyrics - this effect makes the song great! Another memorable song is Eternally Beyond, because it has an epic feel. I think the booklet is disappointing. If you want to see a good booklet, buy the normal edition. I didn't like this, i think there should be equal booklets for both editions like with D.I. and N.O. (i would give minus 1 star for this, but since i enjoy this cd so much, i won't do this)