Arlequin New Single Release 6/3

Arlequin will be releasing their fifth single on June 3. The new single will be titled "Doke no Hana," and it will be released in two types. Track details and in-store event dates are available on the band's OHP.

Arlequin OHP here

NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST New Single Release 6/17

NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST will release their sixth single on June 17. The new single will be titled "PROVIDENCE," and it will be released in two types.

NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST OHP herehttp://www.nocturnalbloodlust.com/news/0/17644/

[ORICON RANKINGS] Visual Kei Bands

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

CD SINGLE -Weekly Ranking- (May 4, 2015)
#23 time/ Mitsuru Matsuoka EARNEST DRIVE
#41 Kyuubi/ Kiryu

 CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (May 4, 2015)
#18 Spectacular Nite/ D'ERLANGER
#38 Konsui/ SCREW

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (April 27, 2015)
#1   Hanasaka Jinsei/ LEZARD
#5   Kyuubi/ Kiryu
#8   Chiisana Ginka wo Hidarite ni/ amber gris
#14 Devil-kun/ Kameleo
#16 LIQUID/ Xenon
#17 End To The Next/ G∀LMET
#20 DIZAINIZE/ Far East Dizain

CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (April 27, 2015)
#4   Two Chics/ Lill

 ORICON STYLE Rankings here

MUCC New Mini Album Release 6/24

MUCC have announced via social media that they will be releasing a new mini album on June 24. The new album will be titled "T.R.E.N.D.Y. -Paradise from 1997-” and it will be issued in two types. The OHP hasn't yet been updated with details, but  you can find the news on Twitter and Facebook.

MUCC Official Twitter here
MUCC on Facebook here

Sibilebashir New Single Release 6/17

Sibilebashir have announced that they will release a new single on June 17. The new single will be titled "Sayonara Kyoshikyoku," and it will contain three song tracks. Details are available on the band's discography page.

Sibilebashir discography here

Sadie New Single Release 5/27

Sadie have announced that they will be releasing a new maxi single on May 27. The new single will be titled "Voyage," and it will be released in three types. Type details and a short commercial video clip are available on the band's OHP.

Sadie OHP here

LiPS New Single Release 7/29

LiPS have announced that they will release their second single on July 29. The new single will be titled "MARIA," and it will be released in two types. Track details are available on the band's OHP news page.

LiPS OHP here

SuG New Single Release 7/15

SuG have announced that they will be releasing a new double-A single on July 15. The single will be titled "teenAge dream/Luv it!!," and it will be sold in three different versions.

SuG OHP here

BORN New Mini Album Release 7/22

BORN have announced that they will release a new mini album on July 22. The new album will be titled "Alternative Tarantula," and it will be released in three types. A new tour video on the band's official BORNTube channel also announces the release.

BORN OHP here
BORN tour video on YouTube here

Golden Bomber Commercial Available Online

Golden Bomber's new commercial for Honda is now available to watch online. The new three-minute long special movie features a new song titled "Suki Dake ja Tarinakute" created for the band's recent collaboration with Honda to promote the company's mopeds. The general them for the video was "dashing through the refreshing sunshine," according to Kiryuuin Sho.

Honda video here

Grieva Upcoming Releases

Grieva has several new releases announced on their website. First up, they will be simultaneously releasing three one-song singles on April 29. Billed all together as the band's fourth single, those will be titled "Fake," "Ayatsuri Ningen," and "Zetsubou no Asa." On July 1, the band has announced that they will release their second mini album. That will be titled "Mousou Shugisha no Haitoku."

Grieva OHP here

Angelo New DVD Release 6/24

Angelo have announced that they will be releasing a new live DVD on June 24. The new video will be titled "Angelo Tour 'THE BLIND SPOT OF PSYCHOLOGY' Live & Document," and it will be released on both DVD and Blu-ray. Track details are available on the band's discography page.

Angelo OHP here

End;Re Annouces Hiatus

End;Re made an important announcement in their official band blog. The band announced that they would be pausing activity after their live at Ikebukuro Cyber on July 18. They apologize for the sudden announcement and thank fans for supporting them.

End;Re blog here

vistlip New Single Release 8/5

vistlip has announced that they will release a new single on August 5. No other details about the single have been announced yet.

vistlip OHP here

GUILD New Video on YouTube

Zany Zap has added a new video for GUILD to its official YouTube channel. The new four-minute video features live footage from the band's performance of "CARAVAN" at TSUTAYA O-EAST on March 22, 2015 during the "musicJAPANplus GIG vol.6" live event.

GUILD video on YouTube here

Azero New Videos on YouTube & Single Announcements

Azero has added two new videos to their official YouTube channel. The new uploads feature a short commercial spot and a full version PV for the band's new song "JULIA." That song is the title track of the band's first single, due out June 3.They also announce that their second single, "Azepiyo Natsu Matsuri," will be released on July 30, and their third single, "Azepiyo Halloween Party," will be released on October 29.

JULIA full PV on YouTube here
Single spot on YouTube here

Royz & Chanty Show Airs 5/5

Royz and Chanty will be the next featured guests on the web show called "Nico Viju." The show airs on the Nico Nico Live site on May 5 starting at 16:00 JST (time zone converter). Time shifting is available for registered Nico Nico users who can't watch the show as it airs. This show is hosted by Takuya Hoshino and takes the place of the previous "Toki Meki" talk series.

"Nico Viju" show airs 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- (April 27, 2015)
#18  Hanasaka Jinsei/ LEZARD
#33  Kyuubi/ Kiryu

 CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (April 20, 2015)
#10  The Others/ MIYAVI
#43  Two Chics/ Lill
#49  L/ Acid Black Cherry

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (April 20, 2015)
#2  Kyuubi/ Kiryu
#6  Emotion/Director's cut/ GOTCHAROCKA
#7  WENDY/ BULL ZEICHEN 88
#8  Devil-kun/ Kameleo
#9  DIZAINIZE/ Far East Dizain
#11 Resonance/Monochro no Hana/ Blu-BiLLioN
#13 Buttagiri Thunder Road/ SEX-ANDROID
#14 WARUAGAKI/ Codomo Dragon
#15 Nepenthes/ MEJIBRAY

CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (April 20, 2015)
#16 Ensoku no Daiyogen/ ensoku
#19  HAPPY BIRTHDAY KILL YOU/ BugLug

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

LEZARD 1st Full Album Release 7/15

LEZARD will be releasing their first full album on July 15. The new album will be titled "Tokagetchu," and it will be released in two types. Track details and cover art are not yet available.

LEZARD OHP here

Sadie Announces Hiatus

After a career spanning 10 years, Sadie announced recently that they would be pausing activities. The band thanks everyone for supporting their activities, but they announce that they will be taking an indefinite break from activities after their performance at Zepp Tokyo on September 21, 2015. In an announcement on their OHP, the band states they built up a great career through the years, but they feel there are also many things they've overlooked. They hope to use this hiatus as a time to consider their music and lives before they consider moving forward toward a "new Sadie."

Sadie OHP here

Bakuretsu! Nightmare Airs 5/19

Nightmare's next appearance on their Nico Nico web show, "Bakuretsu! Nightmare," will be May 19. The show airs at 21:00 JST (convert time here). Nico Nico registered members may time shift for later viewing if they cannot watch the live show as it airs.

"Bakuretsu! Nightmare" airs here

Golden Bomber Special Airs 4/26

Golden Bomber members will appear in a special "Chou Gekkan Golden Bomber" summer special show on the Nico Nico website on April 26. The program will begin at 15:00 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

Nico Viju Stage Special Airs 4/25 & 4/26

A special two-day visual rock event will be airing on the Nico Nico website on April 25th and 26th. The "Chou Nico Nico Viju Stage @ Nico Nico Chou Kaigai 2015" will bring acts together at Makuhari Messe for a live talk event. Guests may include An Cafe, BORN, GUILD, SID, Charisma Kantaro, DaizyStripper, UNiTE, Blu-BiLLioN, THE BEETHOVEN, DOG in The PWO, Anli Pollicino, Jin-Machine, LEZARD, FEST VAINQUEUR, Nightmare, SuG, or vistlip. Shows will air each day at 11:00 JST (time zone converter), and time shifting is available for registered Nico Nico users who can't watch them as they air. The shows are hosted by Takuya Hoshino.

"Nico Viju Stage" Day 1 show airs here
"Nico Viju Stage" Day 2 show airs here

SCREW & Rayflower Show Airs 4/21

SCREW and Rayflower will be the next featured guests on the web show called "Nico Viju." The show airs on the Nico Nico Live site on April 21 starting at 16:00 JST (time zone converter). Time shifting is available for registered Nico Nico users who can't watch the show as it airs. This show is hosted by Takuya Hoshino and takes the place of the previous "Toki Meki" talk series.

"Nico Viju" show airs here

stylish wave EXTRA '15 Airs 4/19

A "stylish wave EXTRA '15" live special will air on the Nico Nico Live website on April 19. The stylish wave show will include appearances by HERO, GOTCHAROCKA, Black Gene for the Next Scene, Lycaon, Arlequin, NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST, GIGAMOUS, and the Raid. The show starts at 15:50 JST (convert time here), and time shifting is available for Nico Nico registered members who cannot watch the show as it airs.

"stylish wave EXTRA '15" airs here

GANGLION Opens English & French Sites

Fans of GANGLION can now follow the band in French and English. They have opened new websites in those languages that feature videos, music download links, tour information, and social media information.

GANGLION English here
GANGLION French here

GOTCHAROCKA New Album Release 6/17

GOTCHAROCKA will be releasing their second full album on June 17. The new album will be titled "Royale," and it will be released in two types. Details are available on the band's OHP.

GOTCHAROCKA OHP here

DixdriveR New Single Release 5/27

DixdriveR have announced that they will be releasing their fifth single on May 27. The new single will be titled "Apoptosis," and it will be released in two types. Track details can be found in vocalist Yu's official blog.

Yu's blog post here

Royz Single Trailer on YouTube

B.P.Records has added a new video clip for Royz to its official YouTube channel. The new single trailer features over two minutes of audio sample tracks for the band's upcoming single release titled "THE BEGINNING," due out on May 6. This will be the band's 11th maxi single.

"THE BEGINNING" trailer on YouTube here

Sclaim New Release Information

Slaim, formerly recording as adamas, have recently announced that they will soon be issuing two new releases. On May 28, they will release new single recording of "Gemini," which will include two song tracks. Following that on June 17 the band will be releasing their first full album titled "Inverted eclipse."

Sclaim OHP herehttp://www.sclaim-official.com/

[ORICON RANKINGS] Visual Kei Bands

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

CD SINGLE -Weekly Ranking- (April 20, 2015)
#17 Kyuubi/ Kiryu
#24 ether/ Matenrou Opera
#25 Emotion/Director's cut/ GOTCHAROCKA
#28 WENDY/ BULL ZEICHEN 88
#50 Devil-kun/ Kameleo

 CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (April 20, 2015)
#27 VOYAGE~10TH ANNIVERSARY BEST ALBUM/ NoGoD
#31 pledge/ OLDCODEX
#43 L/ Acid Black Cherry

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (April 13, 2015)
#1  Kyuubi/ Kiryu
#2  Devil-kun/ Kameleo
#5  Nepenthes/ MEJIBRAY
#12 Resonance/Monochro no Hana/ Blu-BiLLioN

CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (April 13, 2015)
#1   HAPPY BIRTHDAY KILL YOU/ BugLug
#11 Genesis/ rice

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

ROCK AND READ Lineup Revealed

Music magazine ROCK AND READ has announced the list of artists who will be featured in volume 059, due to hit stores April 27. The front cover artist for this issue will be Mahiro (Kiryu), and the back cover artist will be Shin (ViViD). Other featured artists will be:  Shuuji (cali≠gari), Yusuke (lynch.), Koichi (MEJIBRAY), Leda (Far East Dizain), Kei (DIAURA), TAKUMA (GUILD), Chobi (DIV), TOMO (BORN), Natsu (NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST), and THE CHARISMA feature of kyo (D'ERLANGER).

 ROCK AND READ blog here

DIAURA New Single Release 5/20

DIAURA will be releasing their 11th single on May 20. The new single will be titled "RUIN," and it will be released in three types. The band's OHP currently features a one minute long video spot for the single and track details for all types.

DIAURA OHP here

Sonic Death Monkey New Single Release 6/3

Sonic Death Monkey have announced that they will release their first single on June 3. No other details have been released, but the band's discography page promises information coming soon.

Sonic Death Monkey OHP here

LUCHe. New Album Release 5/13

LUCHe. will be releasing their first album on May 13. The new album will be titled "LUCHe. BEST COLLECTION," and it will be released in two types. Track details are available in vocalist Tohma's blog. LUCHe. will be disbanding on May 31.

Tohma's blog post here

ALIVE New Album Release 5/20

ALIVE will be releasing their first album on May 20. The new album will be titled "ALIVE BEST SELECTION," and it will include ten song tracks and one DVD track. A video for the song "Uso to Keiyaku" from that album is currently available on the band's OHP.

ALIVE OHP here

Black Gene for the Next Scene Commercial Spot

Black Gene for the Next Scene has added a new video to the official BFN YouTube channel. The new video features a minute-long commercial spot for the band's upcoming "Uragaeri" single, due out on April 22.

"Uragaeri" spot on YouTube here

Azero New Single News & Live Video Footage on YouTube

Azero have added two new videos to their official YouTube channel. The new videos feature live stage footage from their April 1st performance at Shibuya REX. The video details also announce that they will be releasing their first single, "JULIA," on May 20.

Live state digest on YouTube here
MC footage on YouTube here

REVINE Live Video Footage on YouTube

Crow Music has added new live video footage of REVINE to its official YouTube channel. The new video features over ten minutes of live stage footage from the band's April 1 performance at umeda AKASO.

REVINE on YouTube here
REVINE OHP here

SCREW Album Spot on YouTube

Tokuma Japan has added a new album video spot for SCREW to its official YouTube channel. The new video features over two minutes of audio track samples from the band's upcoming "Konsui," mini album release. That album will hit stores on April 22 in three types.

SCREW album spot on YouTube here

BORN New Video on YouTube

BORN have added new live video footage to their official BORNTube YouTube channel. The new video features one minute of live footage to promote their recent "LIVE THE STALIN" live album release. Type details can be seen in the video.

BORNTube video here

exist†trace New Single Release 4/19

exist†trace have announced that they will be releasing a new single on April 19. The new single titled "TWIN WINGS" will be a one-coin live venue limited release. You can see details and sample the song from the band's OHP.

exist†trace OHP here

Matenrou Opera Comment on YouTube

ViSULOG has added a new comment video from Matenrou Opera to its official YouTube channel. The video features vocalist Sono talking about the recent release of their band's single "ether," and their upcoming tour.

Matenrou Opera Comment video on YouTube here

Sel'm Comment Video on YouTube

ViSULOG has added a new comment video from Sel'm to their official YouTube channel. The video features three minutes of the band talking about the recent release of their experimental album "Scarlet of the guilty," and their upcoming 11th anniversary "Anthology" tour.

Sel'm comment on YouTube here

FEST VAINQUEUR New Album Release 5/27

FEST VAINQUEUR will be releasing their second full album on May 27. The new album will be titled "Shambhala," and it will be released in four types. Track details are available on the band's OHP.

FEST VAINQUEUR 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- (April 13, 2015)
#4   Kyuubi/ Kiryu
#15 Devil-kun/ Kameleo
#23 Nepenthes/ MEJIBRAY

 CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (April 13, 2015)
#5   pledge/ OLDCODEX
#17 HAPPY BIRTHDAY KILL YOU/ BugLug
#44 L/ Acid Black Cherry

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (April 6, 2015)
#7   Sadomazo/ R-Shitei
#9   Waruagaki/ Codomo Dragon
#11 HumaNOISE/ Neverland
#12 Marble/ UNiTE

#13 Resonance/Monochro no Hana/ Blu-BiLLioN
#19 Persona Shoujo/ FEST VAINQUEUR

CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (April 6, 2015)
#5   Yorozu no Yoru ni Naku Sharebobe/ LIPHLICH
#6   VANDALISM [ Σ]/ DELUHI
#16 Yokubarize/ RAVE

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

Pentagon 1st Single Release 4/29

Pentagon will be releasing their first single on April 29. The new single will be titled "Shonen Waltz," and it will be issued in three types. There is currently a video spot for the debut release on YouTube.


Pentagon OHP here
Video spot on YouTube here

THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S New CD & DVD

Following the announcement that vocalist Ricky will be leaving the band, THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S have announced that they will be releasing a new single and DVD. The new single titled "Ikaretariaru" will be released on May 14. On June 1, they will release a new document DVD titled "A BEGINNING FROM THE END.-Diverge-"

THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S OHP here

THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S Announcement

Members of THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S have all posted updates to announce that vocalist Ricky is leaving the band. Due to throat difficulties and increasing obligations from activities outside of THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S, the vocalist felt that he could not continue activities and maintain performance quality. Individual member statements about the change are available, but it is not yet clear if the band will continue activities. Leader Kazuya indicates that he doesn't want to stop activities, but states that future plans have not yet been determined.

THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S OHP here

LOG Furitsuke Video on YouTube

B.P.Records has added a new video for LOG to its official YouTube channel. The new video features band members giving instructions on furitsuke choreography to accompany the band's song "Adore you" from their third maxi single of the same title.

"Adore you" furi video on YouTube here

inc.RIBON New Mini Album Release 4/15

inc.RIBON will be releasing their second mini album on April 15. The new release will be titled "Konna Bokura mo Dou Desu ka," and a short offshoot video promoting it is available now on the band's official YouTube channel.

inc.RIBON sepia video on YouTube here

Raise Paranoid Monster 1st Single Release 4/15

Raise Paranoid Monster, a.k.a. RPM, will be releasing a first single on April 15. The new single will be called "GARBAGE," and it will include three songs. A sample video is available on the band's official YouTube channel. RPM is the solo project lead by Sen, formerly of Regalia.

RPM Official blog here

Minerva Member Announcement

Minerva made an announcement today via their blogs that drummer Lukia would be taking an activity pause to manage a recently diagnosed severe depressive disorder. The band announced that a support drummer would be stepping in for the band's upcoming April 9th show at Ikebukuro EDGE so that Lukia could focus on recovering. They apologize for the inconvenience, but hope that fans can appreciate the decision.

Minerva's Lukia's blog here

REALies Disbands & Final Tour

REALies announced via their official homepage that they will be disbanding. They thank fans for their support over the last four years, but they announce that they will be disbanding after their performance in Tokyo at Shinjuku ReNY on August 8, 2015. Member statements are available on the OHP, but none elaborate on the reasons for this sudden decision. Fan club events and final tour information is available on the band's OHP.

REALies OHP here

MIYAVI Video Spot on YouTube

MIYAVI has added a new video to his official YouTube channel. The new video features a short version PV for the artist's new song "The Others." That song will be included on his upcoming album release, "The Others," due out on April 15.

"The Others" Short PV on YouTube here

Silver Linings New Single & New Member

Silver Linings will be releasing their second single on April 23. The new single will be titled "LOST/Limit." Cover art and pricing information is available on the band's OHP. In addition, the band also announces that a new drummer has joined the band. The new drummer is named Shun, and his social media links are available on the band's member profile page.

Silver Linings OHP here

GOTCHAROCKA New Single Release 4/8

GOTCHAROCKA will be releasing a new double-A single on April 8. The new release will be titled "Emotion/Director's cut," and it will be issued in three types. Track details are available on the band's OHP.

GOTCHAROCKA OHP here

SHELLMY New Mini Album Release 5/27

SHELLMY have announced that they will be releasing a new mini album on May 27. The new release will be titled "Go-gatsu Byou," and it will include seven new song tracks.

SHELLMY OHP here

INFi2TY New Band & YouTube Channel

New band INFi2TY have opened an official homepage and created a YouTube channel. The new YouTube site features three videos, including a band comment and a full-version of the song "HUMANS." INFi2TY are Kazuha on vocals, Tasuke and kenchang on guitars, Maya on bass, and DAIKI on drums. Their OHP features links to follow them on various social media sites.

INFi2TY OHP here
INFi2TY YouTube here

Lin and Anli Pollicino Show Airs 4/7

Lin and Anli Pollicino will be the next featured guests on the new web show "Nico Viju." The show airs on the Nico Nico Live site on April 7 starting at 16:00 JST (time zone converter). Time shifting is available for registered Nico Nico users who can't watch the show as it airs. This show is hosted by Takuya Hoshino and takes the place of the previous "Toki Meki" talk series.

"Nico Viju" show airs 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- (April 6, 2015)
#42 Sadomazo/ R-Shitei
#48 Gunjo no Yugure/ ToshI

 CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (April 6, 2015)
#7   CARPE DIEM/ NIGHTMARE

#43 L/ Acid Black Cherry

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (March 30, 2015)
#1    Resonance/Monochro no Hana/ Blu-BiLLioN
#2    Waruagaki/ Codomo Dragon
#3    Marble/ UNiTE
#4    Sadomazo/ R-Shitei
#5    UN-DEADHOUSE/ Souiumono
#6    Fuyu no Owaru Basho./ Sick2
#15  MISS WAVES/VIPER/ Megamasso
#20  Persona Shoujo/ FEST VAINQUEUR

CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (March 30, 2015)
NO LISTINGS

ORICON STYLE Rankings here