L'Arc~en~Ciel New Song Release 8/13

L'Arc~en~Ciel have announced that they will be releasing a new song on August 13. The new song will be called "EVERLASTING," and will include deluxe hardcover packaging and live photos with the CD. Sites that will sell the new release are listed on the band's OHP.

L'Arc~en~Ciel OHP news here

SCREW, cali≠gari, NoGoD, Kaya Air 4/8

SCREW, Ao Sakurai (cali≠gari), Dancho (NoGoD), and Kaya will be making guest appearances on a Nico Nico web show on April 8. The "Tokimeki☆Viju Night" show will air at 20:00 JST (convert time here). Time shifting is available for Nico Nico registered users who are not able to watch the show as it airs live. Paid Premium Members will be able to view a special secret corner after the show.

Tokimeki airs here

Codomo Dragon PV Spot on YouTube

Codomo Dragon has uploaded a new PV spot to their label's official YouTube channel. The 49 second spot features a clip of the music and look for the band's upcoming "Children's Dope" album release on April 16. This will be the band's first full-length album release.

Codomo Dragon OHP here
PV Spot on YouTube here

the Raid. New Single Release 4/2

the Raid. have announced that they will be releasing their seventh single on April 2. The new single will be titled "Raison d'etre," and it will be released in three types. Don't miss the full-length PV for that title song, currently available on the band's official YouTube channel

the Raid. OHP here
the Raid. YouTube here

Sadie New Mini Album Release 5/14

Sadie has announced that they will be releasing a new mini album on May 14. The new mini album will be titled "bleach," and it will be released in three types.

Sadie OHP here

LIV'ERT News

LIV'ERT has just become the newest member of the Starwave Records label. The band OHP has a listing of Facebook and Twitter links to allow fans to follow the members. There is also a full PV for the song "Void" currently featured on their news feed. LIV'ERT's music is now also available for overseas fans to buy from the Darkest Labyrinth online shop.

LIV'ERT OHP here
LIV'ERT Online Shop here

REALies New Album Release 6/4

REALies have announced that they will be releasing their second full album on June 4. The new album will be titled "Drama," and it will be released in three types. A short commercial video advertising upcoming news is currently available on the band's OHP.

REALies OHP here
"Drama" Type A at CD Japan here
"Drama" Type B at CD Japan here
"Drama" Type C at CD Japan here

exist†trace New Single Release 5/14

exist†trace has updated their OHP with a new look and news that they will be releasing a new single on May 14. The new single will be titled "Spiral Daisakusen," and a 14 second release trailer for it is already available on their webpage.

exist†trace OHP here

Golden Bomber Show Airs 4/17

Golden Bomber members will appear in their monthly "Gekkan Golden Bomber" Nico Nico show on April 17. This month's show will begin at 23:00 JST (convert time here). Registered Nico Nico members may time shift for later viewing if they are not able to watch the show as it airs.

Golden Bomber Show airs here

ROCK AND READ 053 Artists Revealed

Music magazine ROCK AND READ has announced the list of artists who will be featured in volume 053, due to hit stores April 23. The front cover artist for this issue will be Sakito (Nightmare), and the back will be INORAN. Other featured artists will be:  Hazuki (lynch.), KAMIJO, Nero (MERRY), Tsuzuku (MEJIBRAY), Mizuki (DOG in the PWO), Kazuki (BugLug), Tatsuya (DIAURA), Mike (Blu-BiLLioN), Kuga Shingo (LIPHLICH), and HAKUEI (PENICILLIN).

 ROCK AND READ blog here

Black Gene for the Next Scene Full PV on YouTube

Black Gene for the Next Scene has made a full version PV available on their official YouTube channel. The new 4:20 minute video features a full version video for the new song "Cynical Wa~aru ~This is monster world~." The new single including that song was released on March 26.

Black Gene for the Next Scene OHP here
"Cynical Wa~aru" PV on YouTube 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- (March 31, 2014)
#4    Hone/ BugLug
#13  Kimi ga Inai, Ano Hi kara.../ Acid Black Cherry
#22  RAVEN/ MEJIBRAY

CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (March 31, 2014)
#11  TO BE OR NOT TO BE/ NIGHTMARE
#37  dark/ MORAN
#39  SUPERNOVA/ Alice Nine
#47  Somewhere/ INORAN

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (March 24, 2014)
#20  Yue,/ GREMLINS
  
CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (March 24, 2013)
#8  Shuen/Grieva

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

BORN Nico Nico Show Airs 3/26

BORN will make another appearance on the Nico Nico Live website with their "Black Theory Radio Star" program. The show will air on March 26 at 19:00 JST (convert time here). Time shifting is available for registered Nico Nico members who cannot listen to the program as it airs.

BORN's "Black Theory Radio Star" airs here

CELLCODE Single Available for Download

Kirito, vocalist for Angelo, has made his solo project single available to download. The solo project known as CELLCODE has a new single titled "Clue" now available to buy through iTunes and Amazon MP3 stores. In the U.S. iTunes and Amazon stores, the song is available for 99 cents. For availability and pricing in other countries, please check your local digital store.

CELLCODE on Amazon (U.S.) here
CELLCODE on iTunes (U.S.) here

UnRealistic New Band & New Release

New band UnRealistic has opened a website and announced that they will be releasing their first mini album. The band's mini album will be titled "UNREALISTIC," and it will be released on April 2. It will include a total of five songs and retail for around 2,500 JPY. The band has already included a 1:51 minute PV spot for the song "ETERNALLY" on their OHP. UnRealistic are Yuuto (ex-Called Plan) on vocals, A.KI on guitar, Nagisa on bass, and Kou on drums.

UnRealistic OHP here
"UNREALISTIC" CD at CD Japan here

WING WORKS New Release Information

WING WORKS has announced that he will be releasing a new single and DVD this year. An exact release date has not yet been announced for either item. The DVD title will be titled "'CINEMA WING' -The Chronicle Movies-," and the limited release single is listed as "Rosetta."

WING WORKS OHP here

2nd Dyz New One-Coin Single Release 4/19

2nd Dyz have announced that they will be celebrating their fourth anniversary and releasing a new one-coin single on April 19 at Ash OSAKA. That single will be called "OVER," and there is a sample video clip on the band's official YouTube channel.

2nd Dyz OHP here
"OVER" video on YouTube here

Minase Officially Leaves D=OUT

In a surprise announcement, PS Company issued a statement on the band's OHP that D=OUT drummer Minase would be leaving the band. The official statement cites only family reasons, but the band's combined statement elaborates that as Minase is the oldest son of his family, circumstances have changed so that he must leave to take over his family business. They respect his decision, and state that they will continue activities in his absence. Minase has been with the band for seven years. Full band and member statements can be found on the D=OUT OHP.

D=OUT OHP news here

BORN New Release Spot on YouTube

BORN has uploaded a new release spot video to their BORNTube official YouTube channel. The 0:37 second spot features more of the band's new look and a sample sound clip from the upcoming "THE STALIN -666-" mini album. The new mini album will be released on April 9.

"THE STALIN -666-" release spot on YouTube here

LOST ASH New Single Release 6/18

LOST ASH have announced that they will be releasing a new single on June 18. The new single will be titled "MESSAGE," and it will be released in two types.

LOST ASH OHP here
"MESSAGE" Limited Edition at CD Japan here
"MESSAGE" Regular Edition at CD Japan here

INORAN Album Digital Worldwide Release

INORAN released a new mini album on March 19 titled "Somewhere," and he recently announced that the album would be released digitally worldwide as well. On March 21, the album was released in Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea, Europe, North America, South America, and Germany. Release details for each country are listed on the artist's OHP.

INORAN OHP news here

Alice Nine New Comment on YouTube

Vif Music has uploaded a new comment from Alice Nine to its official YouTube channel. The 2:12 minute comment features the band talking about their "Supernova" album released on March 19, as well as their upcoming "Supernova Symphonia" 2014 tour starting on April 19.

Alice Nine Comment on YouTube here

SCREW Full PV Available on YouTube

TOKUMA JAPAN has uploaded a full version PV for SCREW to its official YouTube channel. The 4:14 minute video features SCREW's new single release title song, "FUGLY." That single will be released on April 23 in four types.

"FUGLY" PV on YouTube here

AKIHIDE New Album Release 5/14

AKIHIDE will release his third full album on May 14. The new album will be titled "RAIN STORY," and it will be released in two types. A full track list is available from the artist's OHP.

AKIHIDE OHP here
"RAIN STORY" Limited Edition at CD Japan here
"RAIN STORY" Regular Edition at CD Japan here

Angelo New Live DVD Release 4/16

Angelo has announced that they will be releasing a new live DVD on April 16. The new DVD will be titled "Angelo Tour 'THE FAITH TO FOLLOW' at STUDIO COAST," and it will be released in two types. Track listings are available on the band's OHP.

Angelo OHP here
Angelo DVD at CD Japan 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- (March 24, 2014)
#2    Kimi ga Inai, Ano Hi kara.../ Acid Black Cherry
#37  LAST MOMENT/ Jupiter
#42  Bye Bye/ Jin-Machine

CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (March 24, 2014)
#5   OUTSIDER/ SID

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (March 17, 2014)
#2  Yue,/ GREMLINS
#14 P.S. I LOVE U/ Gackt
#18 101 Kaime no Noroi/ Golden Bomber
#20  you/ DIV
  
CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (March 17, 2013)
#11  Ragnarok/ Souiumono
#13  Basic/ Hana Shonen Baddies
#16  Flowers ~The Super Best of Love~/ GUILD

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

GUILD "Kohi Walk" Videos on YouTube

Euclid International continues to release subtitled versions of last year's "Kohi Walk" videos featuring GUILD members KOICHI and TAKUMA. The most recent addition is a video of the members walking though some food shops in Fukuoka. Ten videos are now available in the subtitled playlist.

GUILD subtitled "Kohi Walk" series here

MU New Label & Mini Album Release

MU has just been introduced as a new four-member band debuting under the "Sherow Artist Society" label produced by KAMIJO. MU began activities in 2012 and began working with KAMIJO in 2013, but they have not released any work to this point. They are described as a "metal band with a mysterious view of the world," and the members are AIKA (vocals), DAISHI (guitar), JET (bass), and USHI (drums). MU will be releasing a new mini album titled "Discovery of the AVALON" on May 21 that will include a total of seven songs. A track listing and a sample video are available on their OHP.

MU OHP here

Magistina Saga Full PV on YouTube

Starwave Records has made a new full-version PV available on its official YouTube channel. The new video features Magistina Saga's song "Shadow Game" from the band's third mini album "Two-facedness of a tale."

"Shadow Game" PV on YouTube here
Magistina Saga OHP here

REIGN Second Single Release 4/16

REIGN has announced that they will be releasing their second single on April 16. The new single will be titled "Kyuumei," and it will include a total of three new songs. A track list is available on the band's OHP.

REIGN OHP here
"Kyuumei" CD at CD Japan here

SCREW OHP Updates

SCREW has updated their OHP with a new look and information relating to their upcoming "FUGLY" single release. The homepage now features a short promo clip that gives fans a hint about the look and feel for the single's title track. They have also released album art and track details for all four types. "FUGLY" will hit stores on April 23 as the band's fourth major single release.

SCREW OHP here

heidi. Album Release Update

Back in February, heidi. announced via their OHP that they were going to release a new album in May. Recently, the band has released more information about that new album. The title of the new release will be "Human." and it will hit stores on May 14. "Human" will include 12 song tracks, including the limited release "Ryuusei Dive," "Glide," and "Ori." A full track listing is available on the band's OHP.

heidi. OHP here

Capella Last Album & PV

Capella recently announced that they would be releasing their last album on April 2. That album, titled "P.S.," is currently available for overseas pre-sale from the Darkest Labyrinth online shop. In addition, Starwave Records has uploaded a new full-version PV for the band's new song "Lyring" to their official YouTube channel.

Capella OHP here
"Lyring" PV on YouTube here
Darkest Labyrinth Online Shop here

FANG Creates YouTube Channel

FANG has created their own YouTube channel. The new "FANG Ch." currently features one 3:34 minute video that introduces the band. Be sure to subscribe to get updates when they are posted.

FANG YouTube here
FANG OHP here

Ra:IN to Perform at A-Kon 25

This week Babel Rock announced that they would be bringing Ra:IN to A-Kon 25 in Dallas, Texas, this year. Instrumental rock band Ra:IN features veteran performers Pata (X-JAPAN) on guitar, Michiaki Suzuki on bass, Tetsu Mukaiyama on drums, and Daijiro “DIE” Nozawa (hide with Spread Beaver) on keyboard. A-Kon takes place from June 6 through 8 at The Hilton Anatole Dallas. Visit the A-Kon website for more details.

A-Kon 25 site here

Golden Bomber Spring Festival Week on Nico Nico

It will be Golden Bomber's week on the Nico Nico website as they present six days of special programs for their "Haru no Ongaku LIVE Matsuri 2014." Programming will start on March 14 (today!) at 23:00 JST (convert time here) with "Golden Bomber LIVE 'STYLISH WEAPON 10 ~Haru no Soyokaze Omake no Ran~'." Each day until March 19, there will be a new special program airing at 23:00 JST. Time shifting is available for Nico Nico registered members who can't watch the shows as they air.

Day one program here
Day two program here
Day three program here
Day four program here
Day five program here
Day six program here

Alice9 Channel Special Airs 3/19

Alice Nine will air a special episode of their regular "Alice9 Channel" program on the Nico Nico website to celebrate the release of their new "SUPERNOVA" album. The show will air on March 19, starting at 22:00 JST (convert time zones). Registered Nico Nico members may time shift for later viewing if they are not able to watch the live show.

Alice Nine Channel "SUPERNOVA" special airs here

Jin-Machine & Black Gene for the Next Scene Air 3/25

Jin-Machine and Black Gene for the Next Scene will be making guest appearances on a Nico Nico web show on March 25. The "Tokimeki☆Viju Night" show will air at 20:00 JST (convert time here). Time shifting is available for Nico Nico registered users who are not able to watch the show as it airs live. Paid Premium Members will be able to view a special secret corner after the show.

Jin-Machine & Black Gene for the Next Scene air here

V-ANIME Collaboration -femme- Release 5/14

TOKUMA JAPAN COMMUNICATIONS will release another new artist collaboration CD on May 14. The new collection will be titled "V-ANIME collaboration -femme-" and it will feature a variety of guest appearances from members of visual bands like Kaya, Megamasso,cali≠gari, THE BEETHOVEN, Royz, DaizyStripper, NoGoD, MEJIBRAY, PENICILLIN, THE KIDDIE, DIAURA, Nightmare, and WING WORKS. The album will feature 11 song tracks and retail for around 2,857 JPY.

V-Anime collaboration -femme- release details here
V-Anime -femme- CD at CD Japan 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- (March 17, 2014)
#36  Yue,/ GREMLINS

CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (March 17, 2014)
#6    DAIGOLD/ DAIGO
#28  echo/ Plastic Tree
#47  Symphony of The Vampire/ KAMIJO
#50  Shikisai/ NoGoD

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (March 10, 2014)
#6  BUTTERFLY DREAMER/ DIV
#7  you/ DIV
#8  P.S. I LOVE U/ Gackt
#12 101 Kaime no Noroi/ Golden Bomber
#16 LILIA/ Royz
  
CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (March 10, 2013)
#1   Flowers ~The Super Best of Love~/ GUILD

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

V-Anime Collaboration -homme- Release 3/26

TOKUMA JAPAN COMMUNICATIONS will release a new artist collaboration CD on March 26. The new collection will be titled "V-ANIME collaboration -homme-" and it will feature a variety of guest appearances from members of visual bands like Nightmare, Kaya, Megamasso, cali≠gari, THE BEETHOVEN, Royz, DaizyStripper, NoGoD, MEJIBRAY, PENICILLIN, DIAURA, THE KIDDIE, and WING WORKS. The album will feature 11 song tracks and retail for around 2,857 JPY.

V-Anime collaboration -homme- release details here
V-Anime -homme- CD at CD Japan here

DaizyStripper to Play Anime North 2014

DaizyStripper has announced via their OHP that they will be performing at the 2014 Anime North convention in Toronto, Canada. On May 24, the band will take the stage at 20:30. Other musical guests will include HOSHI★FURU, Rose Noire, and Sol Ardour. Anime North is Canada's first fan-run anime convention, and it takes place from May 23-25 at the Toronto Congress Centre and International Plaza Hotel.

DaizyStripper OHP here
Anime North 2014 site here

MUCC New Album Release 6/25

MUCC have announced that they will be releasing a new album on June 25. The new album will be called "THE END OF THE WORLD," and it will be released in two types. Track details are not yet available.

MUCC OHP here
"THE END OF THE WORLD" Limited Edition at CD Japan here
"THE END OF THE WORLD" Regular Edition at CD Japan here

Neverland New Single Release 3/12

Neverland has announced that they will be releasing a new single on March 12. The new single will be titled "twilight," and it will be released in two types. Don't miss the PV spot video for the single that is currently featured on the band's OHP.

Neverland OHP here
"twilight" Type A at CD Japan here
"twilight" Type B at CD Japan here

DIAURA Two New Singles Announced

DIAURA has announced that they will be releasing two new singles in July. On July 9, they will release their eighth single, "Silent Majority," and their ninth single, "Horizon." Both will include two songs and a PV DVD. Track details are available on the band's OHP.

DIAURA OHP here
"Silent Majority" at CD Japan here
"Horizon" at CD Japan here

D=OUT New Single Release 5/21

D=OUT has announced that they will be releasing a new single on May 21. The new single will be titled "Zange no Hanamichi," and it will be their seventh single release. It will be released in three versions, and the track listings are available on the band's OHP.

D=OUT OHP here
"Zange no Hanamichi" Limited Type A at CD Japan here
"Zange no Hamamichi" Limited Type B at CD Japan here
"Zange no Hanamichi" Regular Type at CD Japan here

Zonbi First Mini Album Release 5/14

Zonbi has announced that they will release their first mini album on May 14. The mini album will be titled "Kansen (Utsu)ru n Desu." and it will include a total of five tracks. A track list is available on the band's OHP.

Zonbi OHP here

Alice Nine iTunes Release & Nico Nico Special

Alice Nine has updated their OHP with news of a Nico Nico web special and an album release through iTunes. On March 19, the band will be celebrating the release of their new full album, "Supernova," with a special web broadcast on the Nico Nico site. The "Supernova" special will begin airing at 22:00 JST (convert time here), and time shifting is available for registered members of the site. The band has also announced that the album will be released in 35 countries via the iTunes music store. Those countries are listed on the band's OHP (the U.S. is not included).

Alice Nine OHP here
"Supernova" Nico special here

MIYAVI PV on YouTube

MIYAVI has made a new video available on his official YouTube channel. The new 5:33 minute PV features the song "Guard You," which is a track from the artist's self-titled 2013 album release. The video was directed by Shuichi Tan and features fan-submitted photographs from MIYAVI's recent "Submit Your Sky" project.

"Guard You" PV on YouTube here

Jupiter Full PV on YouTube

Jupiter has uploaded a full-version PV to their official YouTube channel. Today the band made the complete 5:51 minute video for "LAST MOMENT" available to watch online. Jupiter's new single, "LAST MOMENT," will go on sale March 12.

"LAST MOMENT" PV on YouTube here

RoNo☆Cro New Mini Album 3/26

RoNo☆Cro will be releasing a new mini album on March 26. The new CD will be titled "This is RoNo☆Cro," and it will be released in two types. Track information is not yet available for either version.

RoNo☆Cro OHP here
"This is RoNo☆Cro" Limited Type A at CD Japan here
"This is RoNo☆Cro" Regular Type B at CD Japan here

INORAN New Mini Album 3/19

INORAN will be releasing a new mini album on march 19. The new album will be titled "Somewhere," and it will come in two types and include a total of five new songs. The artist has created a special web site for the new release that includes album art, a short trailer, and sample audio clips of the tracks.

INORAN "Somewhere" site here
"Somewhere" Limited Edition at CD Japan here
"Somewhere" Regular Edition at CD Japan here

Shellmy Live Video Clip on YouTube

Shellmy has uploaded a new live video clip to their official YouTube channel. The 5:30 minute clip gives fans a generous live sample of the song "Alice in Mazentopia" from the band's first single, "Maverick.exe."

Shellmy Live clip here
Shellmy 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- (March 10, 2014)
#15  SHINING/ Alice Nine


CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (March 10, 2014)
#18  THE PENDULUM/ ViViD
#21  Flowers ~The Super Best of Love~/ GUILD
#47 R.E.D. ZONE/ IKUO

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (March 3, 2014)
#3   Chronos/ DuelJewel
#4   P.S. I LOVE U/ Gackt
#11 101 Kaime no Noroi/ Golden Bomber
#18 LILIA/ Royz
  
CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (March 3, 2013)
NO LISTINGS

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

RAVE Joins Indie PSC & New Single

Five-member band RAVE has just become the newest group to join the Indie PSC artist lineup. On March 2, the band announced that it will be joining the same indie management company that also handles BORN, and they will release a new single. The new single will be titled "Toy Parade Waltz," and it will be released May 28. The band, formed in 2012, consists of Ren (vocals), nisa and Mikuru (guitars), You (bass), and Nagi (drums).

RAVE OHP here

heidi. Plans 2014 European Tour

heidi. is going to be touring through Europe and Russia this spring. Throughout the month of April, the "heidi. European Tour 2014 'Fly high'"will be making stops in Russia, Poland, Czech Republic, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Finland, and France. For tour dates and venues, visit the band's OHP news page.

heidi. tour news here

Lycaon 2 New Releases

Lycaon has announced that they will be releasing two new singles in coming months. On March 26, the band will release a new single titled "Baka ne." The following month, they will release another single titled "Akujo no Bishou" on April 30. Both new singles will be issued in two types each.More details can be found on the band's OHP.

Lycaon OHP here

DIV New Comment, & Overseas iTunes Release

DIV has updated their OHP with some new information. First, the band has released a new comment video via the CD Journal website. The 1:27 minute clip features the band talking about their two new releases, "BUTTERFLY DREAMER" and "you." The band has also announced that their music is now available overseas in Europe via iTunes. Four of the band's past releases are now available to download with songs ranging anywhere from 0,99 to 1,29 Euros. Check your local iTunes stores for availability.

CD Journal comment here
DIV on iTunes here

ViViD Opens Official YouTube Channel

ViViD announced via their OHP that they have started their own official YouTube channel. However, the videos currently are not available for viewing overseas. There is no official word on whether or not that will change in the future.

ViViD OHP here
ViViD Official YouTube Channel here

New Jupiter Video on YouTube

Jupiter has uploaded a new video to their YouTube channel. The new video is a 15 second spot for their upcoming "LAST MOMENT" single, in stores on March 12. The clip features a sample of the band's new song and their new look.

"LAST MOMENT" spot on YouTube here

BugLug & Jupiter Air on Nico Nico 3/11

BugLug and Jupiter will be making guest appearances on a Nico Nico web show on March 11. The "Tokimeki☆Viju Night" show will air at 20:00 JST (convert time here). Time shifting is available for Nico Nico registered users who are not able to watch the show as it airs live. Paid Premium Members will be able to view a special secret corner after the show.

BugLug & Jupiter air here

KAMIJO Special Airs on Nico Nico 3/5

KAMIJO will be appearing in a special broadcast on the Nico Nico website on March 5. The "KAMIJO & Versailles Nico Nama SP" program will begin airing at 20:00 JST (convert time here) to commemorate the artist's solo debut. The program will also feature guest musician HIZAKI (Versailles, Jupiter). Time shifting is available for Nico Nico registered members.

KAMIJO special airs here