Galneryus memories

My first time in Japan was a 6-week trip to study Japanese at Waseda University. We had classes and tests everyday, and most of us were eager to both do well in class and soak in as much of Tokyo as we could in that short period of time. Much of it is a blur to me now, but one thing that takes me back is Galneryus.

Galneryus is a kind of ridiculous Japanese metal band, and their Beyond the End of Despair was the first Japanese CD I ever bought. I don't listen to this kind of music much anymore, but whenever I come across them in my iTunes library I am reminded of my first time in Japan.