Visual kei seems to be somewhat on vogue again. New vk indies bands are spreading like fungi. (And like fungi, there are the tasty ones, and the ones that appear unwanted when you keep stuff too long in the fridge... or something... and believe me, I know what I'm talking about...)
Visunavi added more than 600 profiles in the last 3 years alone (although half of them are probably disbanded already.)
Anyway, this new surge obviously led to a shortage of original band names. Or how else can you explain THIS:
R (They're surprisingly good... but what a stupid name....)
R-16 (never heard them, but their profile is on
Visunavi)
R-18 (changed from the semi-original
キャサリン)
SIX-R (or
6r) (ex-Phobia folks)
I will never, EVER complain about a name like
Schwardix Marvally again....