The best yet

This was the album that basically introduced me to the GazettE. It's a great album that gets heavier as it goes along.

When I first heard Art Drawn By Vomit, I burst out laughing. All the same, it's become one of those strange things that make the band look ridiculous to outsiders, but which within the fandom has become one of the reasons we love the band so much.

The singles featured (Hyena, Regret, and Filth in the Beauty) differ so completely in style that you might wonder how they could be performed by the same band. And how a band could put all of them on an album without it becoming disjointed. But somehow the GazettE manages to do it (incredibly well at that).

Agony, Mob 136 Bars, and Circle of Swindler, all entirely in slightly mangled English, are nearly impossible to understand without the lyrics booklet handy, but if you do read the lyrics, they are great. Particularly Circle of Swindler which attacks music companies, something of a gusty move by someone who gets their money from just such a company. Kudos to Ruki on that one.

Chizuru and Calm Envy are both heart-wrenching ballads, though in totally different styles. I don't think there is another song in the world I'd rather listen to when I'm down than one of these.

And, in a slightly odd move for the GazettE, the album ends with a soft piano solo, People Error.

Stacked Rubbish is completely unlike their previous albums, but fans will love it. And, from experience, I can tell you that if you aren't a fan yet, it will probably make you one.