REIGN Album Video Trailer on YouTube

REIGN have added a new video trailer to their official YouTube channel. The video includes sample audio tracks for all of the songs included on their first full album, titled "666," due to be released on January 20, 2016.

REIGN album trailer on YouTube here

the Raid. New Video on YouTube

the Raid. have added a new video to their official YouTube channel. The video features a full version MV for the song "Shirayuri no Saku Koro ni," and the video description area includes the kanji lyrics for the song.

"Shirayuri no Saku Koro ni" video on YouTube here

An Cafe Live DVD Release 2/9/16

An Cafe have announced that they will be releasing their first live DVD on February 9, 2016. The DVD will be titled "ANCAFESTA'15 'SUMMER DIVE'/LIVE CAFE 2015 Natsu 'Yagai de Nyappy 2' ~ROAD OF MAJOR~." Details are available on the band's OHP.

An Cafe OHP news 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- (January 4, 2016)
#2   Wings Flap/ L'Arc~en~Ciel
#23 Aching Horns/ OLDCODEX
#46 Norshi/Thank you for coming/ CLOWD
#47 FAMILY PARTY/ Kiryu/Royz/Codomo Dragon
  
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (January 4, 2015)
#17 Hakusei/ Plastic Tree
#49 SINGLE COLLECTION/ DaizyStripper

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (December 28, 2015)
#4   Kakurenbo/ LEZARD
#7   FAMILY PARTY/ Kiryu/Royz/Codomo Dragon
#8   NO MORE CRY/ Smileberry
#16 Paripipo/ Kameleo
#19 Marry me, 'cause I hate U/ GOTCHAROCKA

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (December 28, 2015)
#1 EPHEMERAL/ AKi
#2 INCOMPLETE/ DIAURA
#8 Radiant A/ Aldious

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

Arlequin New Single Release 3/2/16

Arlequin have announced that they will release a new single on March 2, 2016. The new single will be titled "PARANOIA," and it will be released in two types. Track information isn't available yet.

Arlequin OHP here

vistlip New Single Release 2/17/16

vistlip have announced that they will release their 17th single on February 17, 2016. The new single will be titled "CONTRAST," and it will be released in three types. This title song will be the ending theme for the "Divine Gate" TV anime that will begin airing in Japan in January 2016.

vistlip OHP here

Angelo Announces New DVD Release 2/24/16

Angelo have announced that they will be releasing a new live DVD on February 24, 2016. The new DVD will be titled "PHENOMENON," and it will be released in DVD and Blu-ray versions. Both will be accompanied by CD content, though exact details are not yet available.

Angelo OHP here

Souiumono Announces Disbandment & Final Album

Souiumono has announced that they will be disbanding after their performance at Takadanobaba AREA on April 10, 2016. In addition, they announce that they will be releasing a final album titled "GAME OVER" on February 20, 2016.

Souiumono OHP here

FANG Announces Disbandment

FANG have announced that they will be disbanding after their live show at Shinsaibashi paradigm on March 1, 2016. They thank fans for their support, and apologize for the sudden announcement. After drummer takumi decided to leave the band, the remaining two members decided it would be too difficult to continue activity. The band has two remaining performances scheduled.

FANG OHP here

A9 Announce New EP Release

A9 have announced that they will release their second EP sometime in the spring of 2016. The new EP will be titled "LIGHT AND DARKNESS," and it will be released in physical and digital versions.

A9 EP news here

MeteoroiD Makes U.S. Appearance

MeteoroiD will be making their U.S. debut at the 9th Annual Tokyo in Tulsa convention in 2016. The convention runs from July 15 to 17 at the Cox Business Center and DoubleTree Hotel in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Details can be found on the event page and the band's OHP.

Tokyo in Tulsa page here
MeteoroiD OHP here

stylish wave COUNTDOWN '15-'16 Airs 12/31

A "stylish wave COUNTDOWN '15-'16" live special will air on the Nico Nico Live website on December 31. The stylish wave show will include appearances by D=OUT, GOTCHAROCKA, SCREW, BORN, Black Gene for the Next Scene, Grieva, Jin, AvelCain, Belle, Gigamous, ensoku, Kuroyuri to Kage, RoNo☆Cro, Smileberry, and Shounenki. The show starts at 15:30 JST (convert time here), and time shifting is available for Nico Nico registered members who cannot watch the show as it airs.

"stylish wave COUNTDOWN '15-'16" airs here

AvelCain New Singles Announced

AvelCain have announced that they will be releasing two new singles at the beginning of 2016. On January 27, they will release a single titled "Tsuki -MOON-." On February 24, they will release a single titled "Yomigaeri." No other details about the new releases have been announced yet.

AvelCain OHP here

DEZERT New Album Release Update

A few months ago, DEZERT announced that they would be releasing a new album on December 16. The release date for that album, titled "Saikou no Shokutaku," has now been changed to January 20, 2016. The titles of the 10 songs included on the release are now available on the band's OHP.

DEZERT OHP here

Shounenki New Album Release 2/24/16

Shounenki have announced that they will be releasing their first full album on February 24, 2016. The new album will be titled "TIMELESS," and it will include 10 song tracks. A track list and a video spot are available on the band's OHP.

Shounenki OHP here

MERRY Announce New Release 1/27/16

MERRY have announced that they will be releasing a new single on January 27, 2016. The new single will be titled "Heijitsu no Onna," and it will be released in three types. Two videos for the release and track details are available on the band's OHP.

MERRY OHP here

Aldious New Album Available on iTunes

Aldious have made their newest album available to purchase on iTunes. The new album titled "Radiant A" was just released on December 2, but fans can already find the 11-track release available for $11.99 in the U.S. iTunes store. For pricing and availability in other countries, please check your local iTunes store listings.

"Radiant A" on iTunes U.S. 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 28, 2015)
#10 Aching Horns/ OLDCODEX
#20 Kakurenbo/ LEZARD
#21 SICK'S/ SuG
#38 FAMILY PARTY/ Kiryu/Royz/Codomo Dragon
#45 NO MORE CRY/ Smileberry
  
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (December 28, 2015)
#35 EPHEMERAL/ AKi
#38 INCOMPLETE/ DIAURA

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (December 21, 2015)
#8   FAMILY PARTY/ Kiryu/Royz/Codomo Dragon
#10 Kaiten Mokuba/ Purple Stone
#13 Suicide Memories/ R-Shitei
#16 white/Regret Love/ BLESSCODE
#19 Paripipo/ Kameleo

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (December 21, 2015)
#4   Radiant A/ Aldious

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

Yeti New Release 2/3/16

Yeti have announced that they will be releasing their fifth mini album on February 3, 2016. The new album will be titled "Hikari," and track details are available on the band's OHP.

Yeti OHP here

Scarlet Valse New Single Release 1/13/16

Scarlet Valse have announced that they will be releasing their fourth single on January 13, 2016. The new single will be titled "La neige," and a PV spot video for it is currently available on the band's OHP.

Scarlet Valse OHP here

Plastic Tree Comment on YouTube

Vif Music have added a new comment video from Plastic Tree to their official YouTube channel. The new video features over six minutes of the band talking about their new album titled "Hakusei," out on December 23, live show dates, and answering some questions.

Plastic Tree comment on YouTube here

Kiyoharu New Album Release 3/30/16

Vocalist Kiyoharu has announced that he will be releasing a new album on March 30, 2016. The new album will be titled "SOLOIST," and it will be released in two types. Track details are available on the artist's OHP.

Kiyoharu OHP here

MEJIBRAY Announce Two New Singles

MEJIBRAY have announced two new single releases for 2016. On March 2, they will release their 16th single, titled "Agitato GRIMOIRE." On April 6, they will release their 17th single, titled "THE END." Each single release will be issued in three types. Track details for both are already available on the band's OHP.

MEJIBRAY OHP news here

KAMIJO Announces Guests for 12/28 Tour Final

Solo artist KAMIJO has announced an all-star guest list for his December 28th World Tour 2015 final show at ZEPP DiverCity Tokyo. To celebrate his 20th anniversary, the artist will invite members of his former bands LAREINE, NEW SODMY, and Versailles to appear during the show. There is also a new video on the Warner Music Japan official YouTube channel announcing Versailles return to the stage for this show, the first time in three years the group will perform together. Details are available on KAMIJO'S ohp.

KAMIJO OHP here
Versailles announcement video on YouTube here

Grieva Loses Drummer

Grieva recently announced on December 11 that drummer Yuugo will be retiring from the band due to poor health. They apologize for the sudden announcement and thank fans for supporting them. The remaining four members plan to continue activity, but they will have to re-evaluate their future live schedule.

Grieva OHP here

LM.C SHOXX FiLE Book Release 1/2016

LM.C will be featured in their second SHOXX FiLE collectible book. The new "SHOXX FiLE LM.C #2 2012～2015" book will feature articles from SHOXX magazine chronicling the duo's career for the past three years. The collectible book will go on sale January 23, 2016.

LM.C OHP here

Golden Bomber Video Spot on YouTube

Zany Zap has added a new video for Golden Bomber to its official YouTube channel. The new video features almost two minutes of live stage footage from the band's September 13th show at Osakajou Hall. The "Utahiro, Kinbaku Yamerutte yo" DVD will be released on December 25, 2015.

Golden Bomber video on YouTube here

Kra DVD Spot Available on YouTube

PS Company has added a new video spot for Kra to its official YouTube channel. The new video features over three minutes of live stage footage from the band's 14th anniversary live show on September 11, 2015 at Shibuya Kokaido. The live DVD release will be available from the PS Company online store and from live venue shows. Shipping for online orders will be in mid-January.

Kra 14th Anniversary video spot on YouTube here

SID New Album Release 1/13/16

SID have announced that they will be releasing a new best album on January 13, 2016. The new release will be titled "SID ALL SINGLES BEST,"  and it will be released in three types. Track details are available on the band's discography page.

SID OHP here

Starku New Single Release 2/3/16

New band Starku will be releasing their debut single on February 3, 2016. The new single will be titled "Kodomo ROCK," and it will be released in two types. Track details are available on the band's OHP.

Starku OHP here

the Raid. New Single Release 2/3/16

the Raid. will be releasing their 12th single on February 3, 2016. The new single will be titled "Onna Rukari," and it will be released in four types. Track details aren't available yet.

the Raid. 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 21, 2015)
#12 YAIBA/ BREAKERZ
#14 MASTER KEY/ D
  
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (December 21, 2015)
#50 Radiant A/ Aldious

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (December 14, 2015)
#3   Paripipo/ Kameleo
#6   FAMILY PARTY/ Kiryu/Royz/Codomo Dragon
#7   Marry me, 'cause I hate U/ GOTCHAROCKA
#8   Itadaking/ Gigamous
#11 Yasashii Koi/ Chanty
#13 Sabukaru/ Rave
#14 Last Scene/ rice
#16 Qualia/ Arlequin
#19 Zatsuon-NOISE-/ ASTARIA
#20 Refrain/ Kokorobi/ Blu-BiLLioN

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (December 14, 2015)
#1   Radiant A/ Aldious

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

LEZARD New DVD Release 3/2/16

LEZARD have announced that they will be releasing  a new DVD on March 2, 2016. The new live DVD will feature the band's Tour Final "Dappi Sentai Tokagenja" show at Shinagawa Stellar Ball on 2015.10.31. It will be issued in two types, but no further details are available.

LEZARD OHP here

THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S New Single Release 3/9/16

THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S have announced that they will issue their first single since new vocalist Nimo joined the group. The new single will be titled "SCANDALOUS," and it will be released on March 9, 2016. No other details are available yet.

THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S OHP here

UNiTE New Single Release 3/23/16

UNiTE have announced that they will be releasing their eighth single on March 23, 2016. The new single will be titled "Jupiter," and it seems to be issued in seven types. Track details are available on the band's OHP.

UNiTE OHP here

Jupiter New DVD Release 12/23/15

Jupiter announced that they will be releasing a live DVD on December 23, 2015. The new DVD will be titled "Prevenient Grace," and it will include documentary footage of the band's show up to the Shinjuku ReNY show.

Jupiter OHP news here

Chanty New Video Footage on YouTube

Chanty have added a new video to their official YouTube channel. The new video features over eight minutes of live documentary footage from the band's first oneman "Ara ame kashira? Aiaigasa no naka he youkoso" tour in May.

Chanty documentary on YouTube here

REIGN MV Spot on YouTube

REIGN have added a new release video spot to their official YouTube channel. The new 30 second spot features clips from the "Nemuri Hime" music video from their upcoming January 6, 2016 album release titled "666."

REIGN MV spot on YouTube here

GLAM GRAMM@R Announce Return

Earlier this year, GLAM GRAMMAR announced that they would be going on hiatus after a July 4 live show, and that two members would be retiring. This month, the band has announced that they will be resuming activity as GLAM GRAMM@R. The band's OHP remains the same, and their current member lineup is Pero on vocals, Shuta and Tara on guitars, CHINATSU on bass, and shou on drums.

GLAM GRAMM@R OHP here

ASTARIA New Single Release 2/3/16

ASTARIA have announced that they will be releasing their second single on February 3, 2016. The new single will be titled "LONELY CRY," and it will be released in two types. Track details are available on the band's OHP.

ASTARIA OHP here

TRA TRA TRA New Single Release 2/3/16

TRA TRA TRA have announced that they will be releasing their second single on February 3, 2016. The new single will be titled "Melt/ We-KID," and a CM spot for it is available on the band's OHP.

TRA TRA TRA OHP news here

ANOMIY. New Release 2/17/16

New band ANOMIY. will be releasing their first CD on February 17, 2016. The new CD will be titled "Appetizer," and it will be issued in two types. No other details are available yet. Check out the band's YouTube channel.

ANOMIY. OHP here
ANOMIY. YouTube here

ROCK AND READ 063 Artists Revealed

Music magazine ROCK AND READ has announced the list of artists who will be featured in volume 063, due to hit stores December 28. The front cover artist for this issue will be Shinya (DIR EN GREY) and back cover artist will be Takeru (SuG). Other featured artists will be:  Mei (Dog in The PWO), Shoya (DIAURA), You (BugLug), Takeshi (Kameleo), mag (Blu-BiLLioN), Chizuru (Pentagon), Yoshiatsu (DADAROMA), Jui (GOTCHAROCKA), Yuki Sakurai (rice, Raphael), and Tetsu (Merry).

ROCK AND READ blog 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 14, 2015)
#20 Paripipo/ Kameleo
#31 FAMILY PARTY/ Kiryu/Royz/Codomo Dragon
#34 Marry me, 'cause I hate U/ GOTCHAROCKA
#36 Itadaking/ Gigamous
   
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (December 14, 2015)
#16 Radiant A/ Aldious
#32 RESULT/ Angelo

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (December 7, 2015)
#1   FAMILY PARTY/ Kiryu/Royz/Codomo Dragon

#10 Refrain/ Kokorobi/ Blu-BiLLioN

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (December 7, 2015)
NO LISTINGS

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

exist†trace New Mini Album Announcement

exist†trace have announced that they will be releasing a new mini album on March 16, 2016. The album is not yet titled, but it is expected to include six song tracks. The band's new look can be found on their OHP.

exist†trace OHP here

SCREW Drum Play Videos on YouTube

SCREW's drummer Jin has added some new videos to his YouTube channel. The new videos show aerial views of him as he plays drums for songs like "Blood Sucking Freak," "S=r&b," "NO PAIN NO GAIN," and more.

Jin YouTube here

Blu-BiLLioN New Single Release 2/3/16

Blu-BiLLioN have announced that they will be releasing a new single on February 3, 2016. The new single will be titled "S.O.S." and it will be released in three types.

Blu-BiLLioN OHP here

Glamhaze New Single Releases Announced

New band Glamhaze have announced that they will be releasing six new singles in 2016. On January 27, they will release a single titled "Hanamuke no Uta." On March 30, they will release a second single titled "Chippoke na Pride." On May 25, they will release a third single titled "Mousou Spice." A fourth single is scheduled for July 27, a fifth for September 28, and the last for November 2. A video preview spot for the singles is already available on the band's OHP. Glamhaze are SaToRu on vocals, Ray and Neru on guitars, Hayato on bass, and YOSHI on drums.

Glamhaze OHP here

HERO New Album Release 2/10/2016

HERO have announced that they will be releasing a new album on February 10, 2016. The new album will be titled "ALIVE." The band also announces that there had been some consideration as to whether the band should continue as HERO or not. After discussion with members and staff, they have decided to continue activity as HERO. As a consequence, the live titled "'JUDGMENT'～Dead or Alive～" has been renamed "ALIVE."

HERO OHP news here

A9 New Album on iTunes

A9, formerly Alice Nine, have made their most recent album release available to purchase and download via iTunes in the U.S. The "Ginga no Woto" album (listed as "Ginganowoto") is now available to purchase for $9.03. For availability and pricing in other countries, please check your local iTunes store.

"Ginga no Woto" on iTunes here

SuG New PV on YouTube

SuG have added a new full-version PV to their official YouTube channel. The new video features the PV for the new song "SICK'S" from the band's upcoming single of the same name. That single will hit stores on December 16.

"SICK'S" PV on YouTube here

REIGN Video Spot on YouTube

REIGN have added a new release video spot to their official YouTube channel. The new 30 second spot features live stage footage and information for their upcoming January 6, 2016 album release titled "666," and their upcoming live show dates.

REIGN spot on YouTube here

BREAKERZ Comment on YouTube

Vif Music has added a new comment from BREAKERZ to its official YouTube channel. The new video features nearly six minutes of the group talking about the December 9th release of their new single "YAIBA," and their upcoming live dates.

BREAKERZ comment on YouTube here

Sibilebashir New Video Announcement on YouTube

Sibilebashir have added a new video to their official YouTube channel. The new video features an announcement that the band will make a second pressing of the single "Nijuujinkaku." The video also includes Izumi demonstrating furitsuke choreography for the song "Harenchi Night City Girl."

Sibilebashir video on YouTube here

Lill New Mini Album Release 1/13/16

vistlip's TOMO and Rui will be releasing a third mini album under a new side project called Lill. The new album will be titled "VINTAGE TOWN," and it will be released on January 13, 2016. The duo's new releases are now available for overseas purchase at coolJAPANstore.

Lill OHP here

Dangan NO LIMIT New Single Release 1/27/16

Dangan NO LIMIT will be releasing a new single on January 27, 2016. The new single will be titled "Sono Uso Honto," and it will be released in two types. Other details are not yet available on the band's OHP.

Dangan NO LIMIT OHP here

the GazettE New Single Release Announcement

the GazettE will be releasing a new single in the Spring of 2016. The new single will be titled "UNDYING," and it is the final movement in the band's year-long activity project. No other details are available yet.

"UNDYING" release page here

Rose Noire New Mini Album Release 1/20/16

Rose Noire will be releasing a new mini album on January 20, 2016. The new album will be titled "Structure to your heaven," and it will be released in two types. Track details and pre-orders are available from the Starwave Records online shop.

Rose Noire OHP here
Rose Noire at Starwave here

GUILD New Album Releases 12/30

GUILD has announced that they will be issuing to best album sets on December 30. On that day, they will release "The Ultimate Best Vol.1- Burning Collection -" and "The Ultimate Best Vol.2- Love Collection -." Both discs will contain 16 songs from the group's previous releases. The complete track listings for what will be included are on the band's OHP.

GUILD 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 7, 2015)
#7   FAMILY PARTY/ Kiryu/Royz/Codomo Dragon
#16 Hyoryu/ SID
   
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (December 7, 2015)
NO LISTINGS

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (November 30, 2015)
#5   Refrain/ Kokorobi/ Blu-BiLLioN
#17 Yowamushi Monster/ the Raid.
#20 SECRET No.03/ MEJIBRAY

CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (November 30, 2015)
#18 -syojosoushitsu-/ R-shitei
#19 LUNAR PHASE/ Anfiel
#20 Turbulence/ DIAWOLF

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

THE SOUND BEE HD New Album Release 1/27/16

THE SOUND BEE HD will be releasing a new album on January 27, 2016. The new release will be titled "BLooD RaiN," and it will include eight song tracks. Track details can be found on the band's OHP.

THE SOUND BEE HD OHP here

REIGN New Album Release 1/6/16

REIGN will be releasing their first full album on January 6, 2016. The new album will be titled "666," but no other details are available on the OHP at this time. The announcement can be found in vocalist Ikuma's blog.

Ikuma's blog here