Grieva New Releases in October

Grieva has announced that they will be issuing two new releases on October 1. The band will release their first mini album, "Kuroi Yuri no Hana to xxx," which will include an SE introduction and six song tracks. The same day, the band will also release a PV DVD. That DVD will be titled "Seishinnenrei 18-Saimiman no Kata Ha Okotowari  Shimasu -II-" and it will contain five video tracks as well as a bonus track.

Grieva OHP here

T.M.Revolution New Single Release 8/6

T.M.Revolution will be releasing a new single on August 6. The new single will be titled "Tsukiyabureru-Time to SMASH!" and the title track will be the opening theme for the "Disk Wars: Avengers" anime. It will be released in four different types.

T.M.Revolution OHP here

[ORICON RANKINGS] Visual Kei Bands

Here's how some visual kei bands are holding out on the charts this week.

CD SINGLE -Weekly Ranking- (July 7, 2014)
#6   TABOO/ NIGHTMARE
#7   daze/days/ Jin
#12 Nanokame no Ketsui/ UVERworld

CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (July 7, 2014)
#13  THE END OF THE WORLD/ MUCC
#15  THE WORLD -X JAPAN- Hatsu no Zensekai Best-/ X JAPAN

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (June 30, 2014)
#6   Yanderu Kanojo/ R-Shitei
#9   MESSAGE/ LOST ASH
#10 BUG_NOISE.zip/ ALIVE
#19 Other World/ Aldious
  
CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (June 30, 2014)
#1 Dazed and Delight/ Aldious
#2 TRAGUS/ DaizyStripper
#4 Crazy Monsters Parade/ Crack6

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

Matenrou Opera New Album Release 9/3

In addition to their upcoming single release on July 23, Matenrou Opera have also announced plans to release a new full album. The album titled "AVALON" will be released on September 3, and it will be the band's third major album. A track listing is not yet available, but it is expected to include at least 12 songs.

Matenrou Opera OHP here

Lycaon New Single & Album News

Lycaon have updated their OHP with news of upcoming single and album releases. On October 22, the band will release a new single titled "Shadow." Planning ahead to 2015, they have also announced news of a new album titled "Camera obscura" slated to hit stores around February 4. More specific details about the releases are not yet available.

Lycaon OHP here

"stylish wave CIRCUIT '14" Airs 7/6

A "stylish wave CIRCUIT '14" live special will air on the Nico Nico Live website on July 6. The stylish wave show will include appearances by Moran, Lycaon, Jin-Machine, Codomo Dragon, and NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST. The show starts at 17:00 JST (convert time here), and time shifting is available for Nico Nico registered members who cannot watch the show as it airs.

"stylish wave CIRCUIT '14" airs here

the LOTUS Joins PS Company

the LOTUS has joined PS Company's line up of visual kei bands. The five-member band just released their first mini album "causality" on June 4, and they have uploaded a short PV spot for it to their official YouTube channel. the LOTUS are:  レイ (Ray) on vocals, Ryuto and Rian on guitars, Tsubasa on bass, and Iori on drums. Check out their OHP for more.

the LOTUS OHP here
"causality" PV spot on YouTube here