HYDE is coming to America with VAMPS!!!!!!!

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Yes!
Hyde is doing a limited tour of the U.S.A. (and various other parts of the world) this summer, with Vamps.

He's only played in the US twice before. Once with L'Arc~en~Ciel for Otakon, and a few shows at House of Blues in California for the Faith tour in 2006. This time, he's coming to the east coast too!

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=1001163280&blogId=480481663

Tickets for the Baltimore show went on sale this morning, and I already bought mine. I hope to go to the Warped Tour show as well, but it's only going to be a 30 or 40 minute set, so I'm still trying to decide.

I didn't die or get abducted by aliens....

Just wanted to let you guys know that I haven't posted lately because I'm having major issues with my PC. I think it almost have it fixed and should be back with a DTX of Yoshida Brothers' Rising soon!

This song is completely badass:

I won't be making a DTX of this. :)

Vamps new video, Trouble. Apparently, it's a cover. It's the B-side of I Gotta Kick Start Now, which releases on 3/13. Obviously the drum machines make it a less than ideal candidate for making into a DTX.

Anyway, sorry there's no new DTX this week. I've been waiting for my new drum brain/module to be delivered, and working on the setup on my drums. I got a Yoki DD908 to go with my Drum Rocker.

I'm still getting it set up, but I can say that it's nice to finally be able to do flams. The Ion midi app wasn't sensitive enough, which made Rush songs even more difficult.

I'll be back to making aimfiles next week. In the meantime, check out some of my favorite simfiles:

(Autoplay warning! Stop the media player on the left side of the screen before watching the video.)

Real Voice - Ayaka

Drink It Down - L'Arc~en~Ciel


Hanabi - Zone

Vamps - Love Addict

This is Hyde's & K.A.Z's new side project, Vamps. K.A.Z co-produced Hyde's 3rd album, Faith, as well as played guitar, and wrote the music for 5 of the songs. The drums are unlike any other Hyde song I can think of.

They have an official website as well as a MySpace, with blog messages from Hyde & K.A.Z in English. Their new single "I Gotta Kick Start Now" just went on sale.

Download:
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=9bf69ffa47c446330dec85adfe0a530ae04e75f6e8ebb871

The simfile is pretty tough in spots. I hope you like it.

Haruhi: Hare Hare Yukai MEGADANCE ver. by Sabbo

I took the version of HHY that I found here. He's got some good stuff. I replaced the video with the creditless "full dance" version, and added my 3 other favorite remakes/parodies of the video, as alternative selectable versions.

Download:
http://www.mediafire.com/?wjutz5vnct2
http://rapidshare.com/files/200243571/Hare_Hare_Yukai_MEGADANCE_ver.zip

It's a really great simfile.

L'arc~en~Ciel - Nexus 4 by Toinyumi

I didn't make this one, but it's awesome. This was Toinyumi's first DTX, so it's pretty impressive. I didn't put my name on it. He did that after I made a couple minor timing adjustments.

I updated it. The rides were marked as crashes, so I fixed that, and I added the roto-tom samples. I tuned the sample to match the rotos in the song, using Cooledit.

You can download the original version here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=V1EZORL0

and the updated DTX (text file only) and roto-tom samples here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?0u15z2zn2zm

In the update, there's a left crash and a right crash version. Just copy into your existing Nexus 4 folder and rename (and delete the unneeded DTX files).

You can visit the discussion thread about it at GDAMania:
http://www.gdamania.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=48

Also, here's an incredible drum cover of the song. It's pretty inspiring:

Hello Asia!

All of my DTXs now have a Mediafire link. Happy downloading!

Here's the direct link to the list:
My File List

Rush - Circumstances

This is one of my favorite Rush songs. I came to Rush late in life (first heard them in '96, I was around 23), and Hemispheres was my introduction. So awesome. I remember spending all day learning the 19-note riff at the beginning of the chorus (you'll hear it in the preview) on the guitar. Took me forever to be able to play it right. We didn't have the internet back then, we had to learn songs by ear! *waves cane*

This DTX was originally converted from a midi (drum tab, midi, what's the difference, right?) and I edited & added to it. The cymbal rolls were the best I could do, and I couldn't resist doing the windchime (since I had one). As usual, the timing's not perfect, but I think it's close enough that you won't notice when you're playing it.

Download:
http://rapidshare.com/files/197586127/Circumstances_DTX.zip
http://www.mediafire.com/?xiimm30leij

Try it and let me know what you think.......or if you know where I can get poutine in America.

Led Zeppelin - Moby Dick

This is my 2nd DTX. I started it while I was working on my Washington DTX. Obviously it took me much longer to finish, but it's a labor of love. It doesn't get any better than Led Zeppelin.

Download:
http://rapidshare.com/files/195640843/Moby_Dick_DTX.zip
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7S2EPD9I

Download, play it, and let me know what you think. I politely request that you try it the first time with the hit sounds ON. Turn off your fancy brain and enjoy the sounds of awesome.

I also recommend sight reading it. See if you can get an A on your first try. I dare ya. ;)

Hirakawachi 1-chome - Unmei no Mukou

This is a song from my favorite Japanese band, Hirakawachi 1-chome (pronounced "ee-cho-meh", basically). Written as 平川地一丁目 in Japanese. They're brothers, and they've been playing together since they were pretty small.

Download:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FG5GLEBK
http://rapidshare.com/files/192781745/Unmei_no_Mukou_DTX.zip
http://www.billkwando.com/sim/Unmei_no_Mukou_DTX.zip

I'll probably edit and add more soon. I'm sleepy.