i've been in love with this band for like about 4 years now really good band,they mix classical music with pop/opera/gothy/glam-visual stage antics..you might think that this just a show band! but i kidd you not their music is also the reason why i am in love with this band(who is now broken up!) the band has gone through a couple of changes..(about three different singers and a dead drummer) but still it is a wonderful band(if you don't mind lyrics and vocals in japanese) check them out the song i recommend for you are the following

*syunikiss(vocalist gackt)
*au revior(vocalist gackt)
*seraph(vocalist testu)
*gardenia(vocalist klaha)
*beast of blood(vocalist klaha)
*ma cherie(vocalist gackt)
*illuminati(vocalist gackt)
*le ciel(vocalist gackt)
*garnet(vocalist klaha)

personally my favorite malice mizer singer was gackt! but both tetsu and klaha did sing well.

oh here are some pictures!

the first version of the band when they played straight goth rock!! with singer tetsu(Who people claim to be least greatest singer)




the gackt era! when the band was the most popular! gackt is the one in the middle! they played a mixture of classical music/french pop/prog-rock




and finally the klaha when they went all goth-metal vampire on our asses!




and yes in case you are wondering..they do look a little silly but thats the beauty of that band! its a form of musical escapism..

I like them! I have to thank MikeMatronik for recommending the Bara no Seidou CD. I think I like that one more than the Gackt albums.

sextonseven said:

cool record!!!

i like the whole vampire opera fell to it..

I also have their Retour hardcover book. Lots of beautiful photos in that.

sextonseven said:

don't you think mana looks real cute..at first i thought he was a she! he's very beautiful! how i envy him! you know even when he isn't performing he still wears women's clothes!

weepingwall said:

Now why would you think Mana was a she?





Nope. I see 100% masculinity there.

weepingwall said:

I'm listening to it again right now. Maybe the reason why I like it the most of the three albums I have is because it sounds unified. The Gackt albums were all over the place musically.

sextonseven said:

well if you would see other music videos he looks dead on like a woman! i'm not the first say thought!

weepingwall said:

I'm joking.

The first time I saw the band on the cover of Fool's Mate, I couldn't tell if they were male or female either.

sextonseven said:

he dosen't talk much..actually at all in interviews..have you listen to his other band Moi Dix Mois?...i like one song only "la Dix Croix"...i don't know..just im not into his version of black metal! seems kinda stereotypical..