LUNA SEA Single Spot on YouTube

Universal Music Japan has added a new video spot for LUNA SEA to its official YouTube channel. The new 30-second video features a sample PV clip from the band's upcoming "Limit" single. That new single will be released on June 22.

LUNA SEA video spot here

Crack6 Comment Available on YouTube

Vif Music has added a new comment for Crack6 to its official YouTube channel. The new comment video features vocalist and guitarist MSTR talking about the new album release titled "Bara to Pistol," in stores June 1st, the 13th anniversary live tour schedule, and his answer to the question of "If you made an original popcorn, what flavor would it be?"

Crack6 comment on YouTube here

FEST VAINQUEUR New DVD Release 7/13

FEST VAINQUEUR will be releasing a new DVD on July 13. The new DVD will be titled "FEST VAINQUEUR 5th Anniversary [555] -five- 2015.11.2 Osaka BIG CAT," and it will include two discs. Track details are available on the band's OHP.

FEST VAINQUEUR OHP here

Purple Stone New Release 8/17

Purple Stone will be releasing their fifth single on August 18. The new single will be titled "Panic Panic," and it will be released in five types. Track details are already available on the band's OHP.

Purple Stone OHP here

Link New Single Release 6/8

Link will be releasing a new single on June 8. The new single will be titled "ex.SIGHT," and it will include three song tracks and a DVD. Track details are available on the band's OHP, and a PV spot is available on the Planet Child Music YouTube channel.

Link OHP here
ex.SIGHT spot on YouTube here

ZON New Single Release 8/3

ZON have announced that they will release a new single on August 3. The new single will be titled "Re:Night," and it will include three songs and a music video. The track details are not yet available on the band's OHP.

ZON blog here

Royz Announce New Fanclub DVD

Royz have added a new video to the B.P.Records official YouTube channel. The new video announces that the band will be releasing a new DVD to members of their "WINGS" fan club. The video features some of the things fans can expect to find included on the DVD.

Royz video on YouTube here

the Raid. New Furitsuke Video

the Raid. have added a new furitsuke video to their official YouTube channel. The video shows all band members demonstrating the proper choreography to accompany the song "Yanderu Kimi ni Okuru Uta."

the Raid. furitsuke video on YouTube here

K Announces Solo Career

K, formerly guitarist for BORN, has announced that he is staying with PS Company and launching his own solo career. He will hold his first oneman live at Shinjuku ReNY on August 19th, where he'll release a live-venue-limited CD titled "Rebirth." PS Company has opened a new OHP for the artist, and there is already a teaser trailer on YouTube.

K OHP here
Teaser trailer on YouTube here

ZOL New Band/Project Announcement

PS Company released a teaser trailer to announce the formation of a new band or project called ZOL. There is no information about members, live schedules, or music, but there are a variety of pages in Latin.

ZOL OHP here
ZOL teaser trailer here

Sonic Death Monkey & AvelCain Show Airs 5/31

Sonic Death Monkey and AvelCain will be the next featured guests on the web show called "Nico Viju." The show airs on the Nico Nico Live site on May 31 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.

Sonic Death Monkey & AvelCain show airs here

Villers la ville New Video Spot on YouTube

Villers la ville have added a new music spot video to their official YouTube channel. The new video features over four minutes of song samples from songs titled "Even if fall flat" and "RAPID FIRE."

Villers la ville video spot on YouTube here

HOLLOWGRAM New Album Release 7/27

HOLLOWGRAM have announced that they will be releasing a new album on July 27. The new album will be titled "WILLS," but no other information is currently available.

HOLLOWGRAM 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- (May 30, 2016)
NO LISTINGS
      
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (May 30, 2016)
#7   2020 -T.M.Revolution ALL TIME BEST-/ T.M.REVOLUTION
 
CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (May 23, 2016)
#2   Mizushobai no Yamete Kurenaika/ Golden Bomber
#5   AKANE/ REIGN

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (May 23, 2016)
#3   Rainfall/ GOTCHAROCKA
#8   LAST MOON/ Gackt
#11 Konton no Hako/ Grieva
 
ORICON STYLE Rankings here

DOG inThe PWO New Single Release 7/13

DOG inThe PWO will be releasing a new single on July 13. The new single will be titled "7th WONDER," and it will be released in three types. Track details are not available.

DOG inThe Pwo OHP here

DIR EN GREY Release Updates

DIR EN GREY announced earlier this year that they would release a new DVD and a single in June and July. They have updated their OHP with more details about those releases. The live video will be released as DVD and Blu-ray versions on June 29, and it will be titled "ARCHE AT NIPPON BUDOKAN." On July 27, the band will release their 28th single, titled "Utafumi." It will contain three songs, but it will be released in four types with different bonus video discs.

DIR EN GREY OHP here

MeteoroiD New Single Release 8/3

MeteoroiD have announced that they will be releasing a new single on August 3. The new single will be titled, "Natsu no 83 Sankakkei," and it will have a summer theme. It will contain three tracks, and sales are limited to venues and mail order.

MeteoroiD OHP here

Zin New Single Release 6/22

Earlier, Zin announced that they would issue three consecutive months of single releases starting in May. The band has now released information about the second single in that set. This new single, the band's eighth, will be titled "Kakumei Shoujo A," and it will be released on June 22. The final single in the set will be released July 13. No information is available yet about that single.

Zin OHP here

BugLug Vocalist Condition Update

Resistar Records has posted an announcement update regarding the condition of BugLug vocalist Issei, who suffered a severe head trauma from a fall on May 7. Immediately after surgery, the vocalist did not regain consciousness and was therefore unable to speak. He remained there in intensive care until his serious condition improved, and they moved him to a general ward. Staff was allowed to meet with him on May 20, and they report that he was able to speak a little, bit by bit.

As a result, they have decided that it is best to pause activity in order to allow Issei to recover and to assess his condition. The staff will keep fans apprised of the vocalist's condition as they know more. They ask for continued understanding and support.

BugLug OHP here

Resistar Records DVD Release 6/15

Resistar Records will be releasing a compilation DVD featuring its artists on June 15. The new "Resistar Records PRESENTS 'Chigaihouken -Shinshunda yo Zen'in Shuugou!! 2016'-'" DVD will include performances from Dangan NO LIMIT, LOUD GRAPE, LEZARD, Dog inThe PWO, Blu-BiLLioN, and BugLug. Track details can be found on the Blu-BiLLioN OHP.

Blu-BiLLioN page here

Rose Noire New Album Release 7/27

Rose Noire will be releasing a new acoustic album on July 27. The new album will be titled "QUO VADIS," and it will include seven song tracks. Track details are available on the Starwave Records Online Shop site.

"QUO VADIS" at Starwave Records Shop here

Xaa Xaa New Mini Album Release 5/25

Xaa Xaa will be releasing a new mini album on May 25. The new release will be titled "Ame ni Korosareru," and it will be released in two types. Track details and a PV spot are currently available on the band's OHP.

Xaa Xaa OHP here

Pentagon New Single Release 6/1

Pentagon will be releasing a new single on June 1. The new single will be titled "Popcorn Monster," and it will be released in three types. A PV spot for the single is currently available on the band's YouTube channel.

Pentagon OHP here
PV spot on YouTube here

THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S New Album Release 7/6

THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S have added an announcement video to their official YouTube channel. The new video shows a montage of live video footage, announces tour dates, and announces that the band will release an anniversary mini album on July 6. The new release will be titled "Hoshizora ni Kakeru Koe."

Announcement video on YouTube here

Dear Loving New Album Release 8/10

Dear Loving have announced that they will be releasing a new full album on August 10. The new album will be titled "Door," and it will include 11 song tracks. Track details are already available on the band's OHP.

Dear Loving OHP here

A9 New Live Spot on YouTube

A9 have added a new video to their official YouTube channel. The new video features a 30-second compilation of footage from the band's May 15th show at Hiroshima Club Quattro. Other footage from the band's current "TRUTH IN LIGHT AND DARKNESS" tour is also available.

A9 tour footage 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- (May 23, 2016)
NO LISTINGS
      
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (May 23, 2016)
#1   2020 -T.M.Revolution ALL TIME BEST-/ T.M.REVOLUTION
#36 Rainfall/ GOTCHAROCKA
 
CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (May 16, 2016)
#1   Mizushobai no Yamete Kurenaika/ Golden Bomber
#2   Alice ex machina [type:Atman]/ ensoku
#5   Alice ex machina [type:Brahma]/ ensoku
#9   Immoral Kichiku Maruhi Tsushin Koza/ Gossip
#16 S.O.S./ Blu-BiLLioN
#19 RUDENESS RESORT/ CLOWD

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (May 16, 2016)
#3   LAST MOON/ Gackt
#14 Lovely {H} Days/ ALvino
 
ORICON STYLE Rankings here

Shellmy New Single Release 5/15

Shellmy announced that they will release a new single on May 15. The new single is titled "Heisei Menhera Theory," and they are calling it their first single release. The single will also be launched at their Fanj twice event on June 21. Track details are available on the band's discography page.

Shellmy OHP here

Dangan NO LIMIT New Mini Album Release 7/20

Dangan NO LIMIT will be releasing a new mini album on July 20. The new album will be titled "Muzzle," and it will be released in two types. Other details are not yet available on the band's OHP.

Dangan NO LIMIT OHP here

Matenrou Opera to Lose Member

Matenrou Opera announced via their OHP that guitarist Anzi will be leaving the band this July. The band apologizes for the sudden announcement, but says that the staff and members held many meetings to discuss the guitarist's decision, but this departure was the ultimate conclusion. In regards to appearances currently scheduled, they announce that they will still perform with current members.

Matenrou Opera announcement here

the Raid. New Member & New Single Release

the Raid. has updated their OHP with news about a new single release and a new member. Support bassist Tenshi has now been added as a full member of the band. The bassist began playing with the Raid. after member Iori left the band on April 9. The OHP also announces that they will be releasing a new single titled "Re:born" on July 27. That single will be released in five types.

the Raid. OHP here

LONDBOY 1st Album Release 10/12

LONDBOY announced today that they will release their first full album on October 12. The new album will be titled "Shounen Jihen," and it will be released in two types. Track details are not yet available.

LONDBOY's Ryoga's Blog here

Purple Stone Announce Countdown to New Visuals

Purple Stone have updated their OHP to announce that they will soon be revealing a new look, and they have added a countdown to their homepage. In the meantime, the look is hidden behind a mosaic overlay until the ultimate reveal on May 29 at 22:00 JST.

Purple Stone OHP here

CLOWD 1st Album Release 8/17

CLOWD have announced that they will be releasing their first full album on August 17. The album does not yet have a name, but it will be released in two types.

CLOWD OHP Discography here

RAVE New Single Release 7/13

RAVE have announced that they will be releasing a new single on July 13. The new single will be titled "Namida Heroine," and it will be released in three types. Track details aren't available yet.

RAVE OHP news here

Nightmare New DVD Release 6/8

Nightmare have announced that they will be releasing a new live DVD on June 8. The video will be titled "Historical〜The highest NIGHTMARE〜in Makuhari Messe & Fury & the Beást TOUR FINAL @YOYOGI NATIONAL STADIUM SECOND GYMNASIUM," and it will be released in both DVD and Blu-ray formats. Track details are available on the band's OHP.

Nightmare OHP here

Raphael New Album Release 5/18

Raphael have announced plans to release a new album on May 18. The new album will be titled "'Never' -1997040719990429-," and track details are already available on the band's OHP.

Raphael OHP here

Various Artists Featured on Omnibus Album Out 7/20

Various bands will be featured on the upcoming "Yogenkyo -West- Vol 3 Survive as an Innovator" omnibus album, gathering together musicians working in the Kansai area. The album will be released on July 20 and features bands like FEST VAINQUEUR, ASTARIA, KAVKA, Glamhaze, Xaa Xaa, Shellmy, SHIVA, Deviloof, DEVIZE, BLESSCODE, FoLLoW, Merry Bad End, and Rides in ReVellion.

"Yogenkyo -West- Vol. 3" announcement on FEST VAINQUEUR's OHP here

GLAM GRAMM@R New Mini Album Release 6/1

GLAM GRAMM@R have announced that they will be releasing their first mini album on June 1. The new mini album will be titled "'Watashi' ja nai Mou Hitori no 'Watashi'," and it will be released in two types. Track details are already available on the band's OHP.

GLAM GRAMM@R OHP here

BugLug Vocalist Injured

BugLug's vocalist Issei was injured and hospitalized after a fall on May 7th. A statement on the band's OHP explains that the vocalist fell down some stairs and was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he was diagnosed with a severe head trauma and taken into emergency surgery. The artist remains in intensive care with only family and doctors allowed admittance. As a result, the label has not yet been able to speak with doctors about his condition and is not able to give more details. BugLug's upcoming scheduled events have been postponed at this time. Band member Tsubame offered this in  his personal comment:  "Issei is always saying "Because I can see hope on the other side of despair, I should be able to overcome any painful condition or any kind of adversity." So, we believe in hope and wait."

BugLug 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- (May 16, 2016)
#20 Mizushobai no Yamete Kurenaika/ Golden Bomber
#26 Alice ex machina [type:Atman]/ ensoku
#35 UNDYING/ the GazettE
#46 Alice ex machina [type:Brahma]/ ensoku
      
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (May 16, 2016)
#29 LAST MOON/ GACKT
 
CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (May 9, 2016)
#1   Mizushobai no Yamete Kurenaika/ Golden Bomber
#5   RUDENESS RESORT/ CLOWD
#6   anagram/EMOTION/ ViV
#14 Kabuki-cho Butterfly/ Purple Stone
#16 Moso Akuma Shinpan/ Sick2
#17 Imperial City/ BLESSCODE
#19 Zettai Tenshi Ryoiki/ Sick2
#20 Seijyo to wa/ Develop One's Faculties

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (May 9, 2016)
#1   LAST MOON/ Gackt
#3   Best Vainqueur/ FEST VAINQUEUR
#17 Zoltax/ the LOTUS
#20 OUSIA/ THE BLACK SWAN
 
ORICON STYLE Rankings here

ALvino Comment on YouTube

Vif Music has uploaded a new comment video for ALvino to its official YouTube channel. The new video features the group talking about their recent "Lovely {H} Days" mini album release. That album hit stores on May 4.

ALvino comment on YouTube here

Royz New Goods Video on YouTube

B.P.Records has added a new video for Royz to its official YouTube channel. The new video clip features Tomoya making paracord bracelets and packing an original song that will be sold exclusively at the band's May 11 live show at Sendai darwin. The show also celebrates Tomoya's birthday.

Royz video on YouTube here

Tokami New Mini Album Release 5/11

Tokami will be releasing a new mini album on May 11. The new album will be titled "Black Discs," and it will include five song tracks and a DVD. Starwave records has added a 43-second video spot for the mini album to its official YouTube page. Track details are available in the video's description area.

Tokami video spot on YouTube here

Misaruka New Video Spot on YouTube

Starwave Records has added a new video clip for Misaruka to its official YouTube page. The new video features guitarist sawah promoting the band's upcoming "-Floride umbra-" mini album release. That mini album will be released on May 25.

sawah album release spot on YouTube here

Golden Bomber Video Series on YouTube

Zany Zap has uploaded a series of 15- to 30-second video clips from Golden Bomber to its official YouTube channel. The videos are airing on Fuji TV during their "Sakigake! MUSIC" corner, and they feature Yamada-san and the Golden Bomber members in several short skits.

Video 1 on YouTube here
Video 2 on YouTube here
Video 3 on YouTube here

i.Rias New Album Release 5/25

i.Rias will be releasing their first full album on May 25. The album will be titled "Re:sume," and it will be released in two types. The band's OHP currently features a PV for the song "Omatsuri Atama," and the Planet Child Music YouTube channel features an album spot with track samples.

i.Rias OHP here
Video spot on YouTube here

The 3rd Birthday Announce Disbandment

The 3rd Birthday have updated their OHP with news that they plan to disband after their live show at Ikebukuro EDGE on May 22. They thank fans for supporting them. No specific reason is given for the decision.

The 3rd Birthday OHP here

A9 Video Clip on YouTube

A9 have added another new video clip to their official YouTube channel. The new clip shows a 30-second live video montage of shots from the band's May 6th show at Nagoya Bottom Line.

Video montage on YouTube here

A9 New Video Clip on YouTube

A9 have added a new video clip to their official YouTube channel. The new clip show a 30 live video of Hiroto's birthday celebration during the band's May 4th performance at Kobe SLOPE.

Video clip on YouTube here

Narcolepsy New Band & Demo Tracks

New band Narcolepsy (ナルコレプシィ) has formed in Osaka, and they've released two videos on their official YouTube channel. Tracks include a demo video for the song "Moso Rendezvous.," and a stage performance from their April 24th show at Holiday Osaka. Narcolepsy are Tetsuya on vocals, YOSI and Ruika on guitars, Tsubasa on bass, and Kiro on drums.

Narcolepsy site here
1st Demo on YouTube here
2nd Live on YouTube here

Sick2 Tour Video on YouTube

Planet Child Music has added a new video spot for Sick2 to their official YouTube channel. The new video uses PV clips to promote the band's May 5 oneman live show at Shinjuku ReNY.

Sick2 video on YouTube here

HERO New Single Release 8/24

HERO have announced that they will be releasing a new single on August 24. The new single will be titled "LOVE LETTER," and it will be issued with versions for each member. Details are available on the band's OHP.

HERO OHP here

DIAURA New Single Release 8/3

DIAURA have announced that they will release their 13th single on August 3rd. The new single will be titled "Gekkou," and it will be released in two types. Track details are available on the band's OHP.

DIAURA 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- (May 9, 2016)
#4   Mizushobai no Yamete Kurenaika/ Golden Bomber
#10 UNDYING/ the GazettE
#21 Seventh Sense/Shikabane no Oja/Amupsai/ ASAGI
      
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (May 9, 2016)
#6   LAST MOON/ GACKT
#20 Best Vainqueur/ FEST VAINQUEUR
 
CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (May 2, 2016)
#2   Kabuki-cho Butterfly/ Purple Stone
#9   HEMLOCK/ Codomo Dragon
#13 Jupiter/ UNiTE
#14 PARANOIA/ Arlequin
#18 THE END/ MEJIBRAY
#19 Faizh/ JILUKA

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (May 2, 2016)
#1  ZeTeS/ NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST
 
ORICON STYLE Rankings here

girugamesh Announce Disbandment

girugamesh updated their OHP with news that they will disband. The band's English site says:

girugamesh started from zero with hometown friends.

We've dedicated everything and done everything we could for the band for this long period of 12 years.

This is our honest feelings.

We had many encounters. Friends, staffs and fans.

Because of your support and encouragement, we could walk for 12 years.

We will express our gratitude with our best performance at our final show!!

girugamesh

They do not indicate on their OHP when their final performance will be, but they do have live events booked until July 10, 2016.

girugamesh English OHP here

Bassist to Leave Anli Pollicino

Anli Pollicino have updated their OHP with news that bassist Masatoshi will be leaving the band after April 30. They thank fans for supporting them, but announced that the bassist will be leaving for personal reasons. The other members plan to continue their live schedule and events as a four-member unit.

Anli Pollicino OHP here

SCREW Announces Disbandment

SCREW has announced via their OHP that they will be disbanding after their live show at Tsutaya O-EAST on November 1. They thank fans for supporting them over the past 10 years, and apologize for the sad news. No specific plans for the future are given, but in individual member statements, guitarist Manabu says that he will be leaving the stage for good.

SCREW member statements here

D=OUT Website to Close Soon & New Single

PS Company has announced that the official website and PS Mobile site for D=OUT will be closed on May 10 at 18:00 JST. They also announce that the ZIPANG fan club will be closed sometime in June. This will mark the end of the band's affiliation with the PS Company agency.

In other news, D=OUT have already opened a new website, and they've announced that they will be releasing a new single on July 27. The release does not yet have a title, but they have indicated that it will be released in two types.

New OHP here

Jupiter Live DVD Release 7/27

Jupiter will be releasing a new live DVD on July 27. The new DVD will be titled "BLESSING OF THE FUTURE," and it will include the band's "Created Equal" tour final at Shinjuku ReNY on April 29, 2016.

Jupiter OHP here

Anfiel Announce New Releases

Anfiel have updated their official Twitter account with news of three new releases. On June 15th, they will release their fourth single, "Paroniria." On August 17th, they will release their fifth single, "Step bye step." In July, the band will also release a live DVD, titled "Lava & feel." 

Anfiel Twitter announcement here