ROCK AND READ 057 Artists Revealed

Music magazine ROCK AND READ has announced the list of artists who will be featured in volume 057, due to hit stores December 25. The front cover artist for this issue will be Mitsuru Matsuoka (MICHAEL), and the back cover artist will be Ni~ya (Nightmare). Other featured artists will be:  maya (LM.C), Yuh (Vistlip), Yuu (MERRY), YUKI (DUSTAR-3), Tsubame (BugLug), Takashi (Kameleo), YOSHIHIRO (GUILD), Shun (DuelJewel), Cazqui (NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST), and MORRIE.

 ROCK AND READ blog here

REALies New Single Release 1/14/15

REALies will be releasing a new maxi single on January 14, 2015. The new single will be titled "Yuki Tokei," and it will be released in two types. The band's OHP currently features a 1 minute video trailer for the new title track's PV.

REALies 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- (December 8, 2014)
#20  SODOM/ Codomo Dragon

 CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (December 8, 2014)
#33  Triangle/ DIAURA
#40  MUSIC LIFE/ GLAY

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (December 1, 2014)
#1   Amaterasu/ Kiryu
#2   Sincerely yours/ Blu-BiLLioN
#11 REBELLION/ the Raid.

CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (December 1, 2014)
#13 Near Equal/ Arlequin

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

Guitarist Yamato Leaves Serah

Serah have issued an announcement via their OHP that guitarist Yamato has decided to leave the band. In an announcement on November 17, the band stated that Yamato would perform with the band for the last time on December 31. Serah also announced that they would continue band activities with the four remaining members. In a second announcement, the members apologized that Yamato did not perform during their show at Ikebukuro EDGE on November 21, and that he had already issued notice of his desire to leave the company in November rather than December. The notice cites difficulty balancing band life with daily life and a resulting waning passion for music as possible reasons for his early departure. He did not express an interest in maintaining contact with the band as of the morning of the November 21 live, and his Twitter account has already been removed. Serah apologizes for the sudden nature of the announcements and the resulting feelings of disappointment from the fans.

Both announcements are available on the band's OHP.

Serah OHP here

XYLORiDE 2nd Single Release 12/8

XYLORiDE will release their second single on December 8. The new single will be called "RUSTY LAND." The band just released their first single, "PUPPET PLAY," on November 26. XYLORiDE are XiAN on vocals, TAIGA and KatsuK on guitars, yu-ta on bass, and HiBiKi on drums.

XYLORiDE OHP here

Shellmy New Single Release 12/24

Shellmy has announced that they will be releasing a new single on December 24. The new single will be titled "Subliminal Cultism," and it will include a total of three new songs. The band has uploaded a new 3:16 minute video to their official YouTube channel that includes sample audio tracks for all the songs on the single.

Shellmy video on YouTube here

THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S DVD & New Video on YouTube

THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S have added a new video to their official YouTube channel. The 5:47 minute video features live performance footage from the band's August 24, 2014 show at Shibuya WWW. This video footage is a preview of what will be included on the band's first full live DVD release, "PARASITIC EMOTION 3rd Anniversary TOUR FINAL 2014.8.24 LIVE at SHIBUYA WWW," scheduled for release on December 24.

TMH4NS video announcement on YouTube here