Gibalte New Single Announced

It's early yet, but Gibalte has announced via their OHP that they will be releasing their second single sometime mid-March. No title or details for the single are available yet.

Gibalte OHP here

VAMPS New Single Release 3/22

VAMPS will be releasing a new single on March 22. The new release will be titled "CALLING," and it will be released in two types. Coupling songs for this release will be cover songs, but the exact titles of those selections hasn't been determined yet.

VAMPS OHP here

Xaa Xaa New Album Release 3/15

Xaa Xaa have announced that they will release their first full album on March 15. The new album will be titled "Fukou na Meiro," and it will be released in two types. Track details are available on the band's OHP.

Xaa Xaa OHP here

Angelo New DVD Release 4/19

Angelo have announced that they will be releasing a new live DVD on April 19. The new DVD will be titled "THE COUNTLESS CORD at AKASAKA BLITZ," 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

GREMLINS New Single Release 3/1

GREMLINS have announced plans to release their fourth single on March 1. The new single will be titled "Kiba wo Tate Kimi ni Sachiare," and it will be released in two types. Track details are available on the duo's OHP.

GREMLINS OHP here

DADAROMA New Mini Album Release 4/19

DADAROMA have announced plans to release a new mini album on April 19. The new mini album will be titled "dadaism #3," and it will be released in two types. Track details aren't available yet.

DADAROMA OHP here

Anfiel New Release News

Anfiel have announced that they have two new releases coming up this spring. On April 19th, the band will release their second full album, "PARADISE LOST," in two types. They also announced that they would be releasing a live DVD titled "Anfiel 2nd Anniversary Oneman Live 'Lamplight&feel.-equal-' @ Shinjuku BLAZE" on May 17.

Anfiel OHP here

Unveil Raze Debut Album 3/15

Unveil Raze have announced that they will release their debut album with Universal Music on March 15. The new album will be titled "Nine," and it will include ten songs. Preview videos are available on the band's official YouTube channel.

Unveil Raze OHP here
Unveil Raze YouTube here

MERRY New Single Release 2/1

MERRY have announced that they will be releasing a new single on February 1. The new single will be titled "Kasa to Ame," and it will be released in three types. Track details are available on the band's OHP.

MERRY OHP discography here

Zombie Audio Preview Available

Zany Zap has made a new video for Zombie available on their official YouTube channel. The new video features sample audio clips from all of the songs included on the band's recent "Bokura ha Minna Shinde Iru." full album.

Zombie audio samples on YouTube here

Kra New Album Release

PS Company has announced that they have released a new album on January 22. The new album features new recordings of some of their classic songs, and it will be called "Kra no Susume." The album sells only at live venues and from the PS Company online store.

New Kra album in PS Company Store here

Kameleo Channel on YouTube

Danger Crue Records has uploaded a new web show featuring Kameleo to its official YouTube channel. The new episode is titled "Kame Channel vol. 30," and it features over 15 minutes of the band chatting with members of UNiTE and celebrating the new year.

Kame channel video on YouTube here

UNiTE New Videos on YouTube

Danger Crue Records has added some new video clips for UNiTE to its official YouTube channel. The new uploads include four videos featuring live stage footage of the band performing "Mabuta ni Zankou," "Kujira no Yume," "A Little Picture," and "Tulip."

"Mabuta ni Zankou" on YouTube here
"Kujira no Yume" on YouTube here
"A Little Picture" on YouTube here 
"Tulip" 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- (January 30, 2017)
#5   Garasu no Hitomi/ SID
#9   Ikusen no Meikyu de Ikusen no Nazo wo Toite/ BREAKERZ
#50 Don't be Afraid/ L'Arc~en~Ciel
         
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (January 30, 2017)
NO LISTINGS

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (January 23, 2017)
#5  -SHAMBARA-/ R-Shitei

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (January 23, 2017)
#1   HOME/ DaizyStripper

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

Plastic Tree Comment Available on YouTube

Vif Music has added a new comment video for Plastic Tree to its official YouTube channel. The new video features band members talking about their upcoming single release, "Nenriki," on January 25, their live show schedule, and their aspirations for the coming year.

Plastic Tree comment on YouTube here

Viva Rush Video Spots on YouTube

Kerberos Entertainment has added two new videos for Viva Rush to its official YouTube channel. The new videos feature live shots of the band as they promote their second single release.

Viva Rush single spot on YouTube here
Viva Rush single spot on YouTube here

Anfiel Comment on YouTube

ViSULOG has added a new comment video for Anfiel to its official YouTube channel. The new video features band members talking about their new single "Lamplight=melody"and their upcoming 2nd anniversary live.

Anfiel comment on YouTube here

OH!!Kami TV on YouTube

Two new episodes of OH!!Kami TV featuring DIAWOLF members Tora and Show are now available on their official YouTube channel. The new shows feature over 13 minutes of Fuji scenery and Tora playing Call of Duty.

OH!!Kami TV on YouTube here

Far East Dizain Comment on YouTube

Vif Music has added a new comment video for Far East Dizain to its official YouTube channel. The new video features band members talking about their second anniversary tour and their aspirations for the year.

Far East Dizain comment on YouTube here

K New Live Videos on YouTube

PS Company has added three new live stage videos for K to its official YouTube channel. The new videos feature the musician performing the songs "Screaming for~," "Rebirth," and "Lily".

"Screaming for~" video on YouTube here
"Rebirth" video on YouTube here
"Lily" video on YouTube here

REVINE New Single Release 2/22

REVINE will be releasing a new single on February 22. The new single will be titled "Banzai Sanshou," and it will include two songs and a DVD live digest. Track details haven't been released yet.

REVINE OHP here

BugLug New Best Album Release 4/5

BugLug have announced that they will release a new Best album on April 5. The new release will be titled "Zessho~Best of BugLug," but no other details have been released yet. The band's website has also been update with a page for their May appearance at Nippon Budokan. Don't be alarmed when the band's entry page flashes "WARNING: YOU'RE IN NO DANGER! YOUR COMPUTER IS INFECTED WIDTH BugLug!" (sic) and forwards you to the special Budokan site.

BugLug OHP here

RAZOR New Single Release 2/22

RAZOR have announced that they will be releasing their first single on February 22. The new single will be titled "DNA," and it will be released in two types. Track details are already available on the band's OHP.

RAZOR OHP here

JACK+MW New Single Release 3/3

JACK+MW have announced that they will be releasing a new single on March 3. The new single will be titled "...EVE...," and it will contain two songs. Track details and a PV spot are available on the band's OHP.

JACK+MW OHP here

Nightmare Two New DVD Releases 3/15

Nightmare will be releasing two new DVDs on March 15. Back in November, the band announced they would be releasing a MV collection DVD titled "love[CLIP]per VI". That video collection was scheduled to release in November, but now will come out on March 15 along with a new live DVD. The live show DVD features performances from the band's final "NOT THE END" performance at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on November 23, 2016. There will be versions released on Blu-ray and DVD and with or without CDs. Details for both releases are on the band's OHP.

Nightmare OHP here

vistlip New Album Release 3/29

vistlip have announced that they will be releasing a new album on March 29. The new release doesn't have an official title yet, but they have announced that it will be released in four types with 10 different trading cards selected randomly. Song track details aren't finalized, either, but the DVD content for each type is available on the band's OHP.

vistlip OHP here

Royz DVD Spot on YouTube

B.P. Records has added a new DVD spot for their exclusive fan club DVD. The new DVD was just released this week, and this 14th video spot features clips of the members at various fan events as well as some live show footage.

Royz DVD spot 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- (January 23, 2017)
#28 -SHAMBARA-/ R-Shitei
#30 Don't be Afraid/ L'Arc~en~Ciel
         
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (January 23, 2017)
#29 HOME/ DaizyStripper

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (January 16, 2017)
#8  -SHAMBARA-/ R-Shitei

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (January 16, 2017)
#2   Bokura wa Minna Shindeiru./ Zombie
#7   Fes Best/ Golden Bomber


ORICON STYLE Rankings here

Liraizo New Release News

Liraizo have updated their OHP with their plans for the year, including a variety of live shows and new releases. First up will be a new mini album release on March 22. During the summer, they will release two new full albums at the same time. Sometime in the winter months, they will also release a new single. Titles and other release information aren't available on the band's OHP yet, but companies like CD Japan list the first mini album release title as "Oni Shugyo." That title may not be decided, and may change before release.

Liraizo OHP here

SHIVA New Single Release 3/22

SHIVA have announced that they will release a new single on March 22. The new single will be titled "JOKER," and it will be released in three types. Track details haven't been listed yet.

SHIVA OHP here

Misaruka Announce Disbandment & 3rd Album

Misaruka have updated their OHP with an announcement that they plan to disband after their live show at Takadanobaba AREA on May 30, 2017. They thank fans for their support for the last nine years and for coming to their live shows, but the members have mutually decided that this is the best course of action. Individual member statements are also available on the band's announcement page. In addition, the band has announced that they will release their last album on February 22. The album will be titled "-WHAT DO YOU WANT?-" and it will be released in two types. Track details are available on the band's OHP.

Misaruka OHP here

AI New Single Available on iTunes

AI's new single titled "Despair" is now available to purchase and download via iTunes. The single was released on December 7, and includes three new songs available to purchase for $3.87 in the U.S. iTunes store. For pricing and availability in other countries, please check your local online store listings.

AI on iTunes here

umbrella Free Sound Source Distribution 3/14

Danger Crue Records has added a new video for umbrella to its official YouTube channel. The new video features a music clip titled "Binetsu (Re:Recording)" and an announcement that the band will be distributing a new free live distribution sound recording at their Zirco Tokyo show on March 14.

Video announcement on YouTube here

Develop One's Faculties Music Clip DVD Release 3/8

Develop One's Faculties has announced that they will be releasing their first music clips DVD collection on March 8. The new video set will be titled "Develop One's Faculties Vol. 1," and it will include seven of the band's music clips, along with a live show performance from their oneman at Shinjuku BLAZE.

Develop One's Faculties OHP here

the GazettE New Best Collection Release 3/8

the GazettE have announced that they will be releasing their second Best album on March 8. The new collection will be a best ballad album titled "TRACES VOL. 2," and it will be released in two types. The names of the tracks included on the collections are already listed on the band's OHP.

the GazettE OHP here

LeaveLink New Band Announcement

A new band called LeaveLink has just started activity this month with a debut live and a new website. Members include Yuuto on vocals, Haru Kawamura on guitar, and Syu on bass. The members formerly played together as Called≠Plan.

LeaveLink OHP here

Royz New Single Release 3/22

Royz will be releasing a new single on March 22. The new single will be titled "RAVEN," and it will be released in four types. Track details aren't available yet.

Royz OHP here

Codomo Dragon New Single Release 3/15

Codomo Dragon will be releasing a new single on March 15. The new single will be titled "Kono Sekai wa Owari da.," and it will be released in four types. Track details aren't available yet.

Codomo Dragon OHP here

Soan Project New Video on YouTube

ViSULOG has added a new comment video featuring Soan and Akuta to its official YouTube channel. The artists talk about their Soan Project collaboration and interview questions.

Soan Project comment on YouTube here

UNiTE. New Video Available on YouTube

Danger Crue Records has made a new video for UNiTE. available on their official YouTube channel. The new video features a full-version PV for the band's new song called "A Little Picture," from their new single of the same name. That single will be released on January 25.

UNiTE. PV on YouTube here

Purple Stone Video Available on YouTube

Purple Stone have added a new video to their official YouTube channel. The new video features a full-version PV for the band's new song called "Poison Chocolate." That song is the title track from the group's upcoming February 1 single release.

Purple Stone 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- (January 16, 2017)
#20 Don't be Afraid/ L'Arc~en~Ciel
         
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (January 16, 2017)
#24 Bokura wa Minna Shindeiru./ Zombie

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (January 9, 2017)
#6  -SHAMBARA-/ R-Shitei
#7  ZENITH/NADIR/ Far East Dizain

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (January 9, 2017)
#4   Fes Best/ Golden Bomber
#10 Kaiko/ heidi.
#15 Oto/ SUGIZO

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

Initial'L New Release 3/29

Initial'L have announced that they will be releasing their second single on March 29. The new single will be titled "VISION," and it will be released in two types. Track details aren't available yet.

Initial'L OHP here

Metronome New Release 3/15

Metronome have announced that they will be releasing a new album on March 15. The new album will be titled "CONTINUE," and it will be released in two types. No track details have been released yet.

Metronome OHP here
King Records announcement here

Viva Rush New Year's Video on YouTube

Kerberos Entertainment added a new video for Viva Rush to its official YouTube channel. The video runs over one minute and features members writing luck messages which will be included in a limited-time only lucky bag on their web shop, along with cheki of them wearing hakama.

Viva Rush video on YouTube here

REIGN New Release & Video Spot

REIGN will be releasing their first mini album on February 8. The new mini album will be titled "GRAY," and it will be released in two types. There is also a full-version PV for the song "Ghost labyrinth" on the band's official YouTube channel. Track details are available in the video's description area.

REIGN PV on YouTube here

New Band Yusai & 1st Single

A new band called Yusai has joined the visual scene with a concept of "melancholy shock," and they have announced that they will release their first single on March 1. The new single will be titled "Airaku Gishin," and it will be released in two types. A PV Spot is already available on the band's OHP. Members include Amane on vocals, Yoshi on guitar, and Orochi on bass, and Saku on drums.

Yusai OHP here

Scarlet Valse Adds New Members

Scarlet Valse have updated their OHP with news about two new members. The announcement states that as of January 2,  Raizo has joined the band as guitarist, and Shian has joined as bassist. The band's member profile page has been updated to include these two new members, including their social media accounts for fans to follow.

Scarlet Valse OHP here

DaizyStripper Join Victor Entertainment

DaizyStripper have released an announcement that they will make their major label debut with CJ Victor Entertainment this year. This year also marks the band's 10th anniversary.

DaizyStripper OHP here

Kaya New Single Release 3/8

Kaya has announced that he will release a new single on March 8. The new single will be titled "Yumeji," and it will be released in two types. Track details are available on the artist's OHP.

Kaya OHP here

OH!!Kami TV on YouTube

A new episode of OH!!Kami TV featuring DIAWOLF members Tora and Show is now available on their official YouTube channel. The new show features over 11 minute of the duo talking about and playing Yu-Gi-Oh!

OH!!Kami TV on YouTube here

Koshi New Music on Soundcloud

Koshi, formerly guitarist and composer for DIALITE, has released two new songs on Soundcloud. The two new songs, titled "invisible pain" and "Carry on," are available only on Soundcloud. Due to an agreement with the vocalist on these demo tracks, they can't be sold for commercial use at the moment.Koshi has been working on creating his own music since the disbandment of DIALITE, and has already produced another song titled "Cosmograph" with Mahiro under the name Anywhere. He has plans to create a full album, but has not announced a release schedule.

Koshi on Soundcloud here

Balalaika New Mini Album Release 4/5

Balalaika have announced that they will be releasing their second mini album on April 5. The new release will be titled "THE MINCE," and it will contain seven song tracks. Details aren't available yet.

Balalaika OHP here

SuG Best Album Release 3/8

SuG will be releasing a new best album on March 8. The new release will be titled "MIXTAPE," and it will be released in two types. Track details aren't available yet, but the band's OHP has been updated with a new look.

SuG OHP here

Golden Bomber Comment on YouTube

Vif Music has added a new video for Golden Bomber to its official YouTube channel. The new video features the band members giving a Happy New Year message to fans.

Golden Bomber comment on YouTube here

BULL ZEICHEN 88 Comment on YouTube

Vif Music has added a new video for BULL ZEICHEN 88 to its official YouTube channel. The new video features the band members giving a Happy New Year message to fans.

BULL ZEICHEN 88 comment on YouTube here

Tra Tra Tra New Album Release 3/15

Tra Tra Tra have announced plans to release their first album on March 15. The new album will be titled "[bb]-beautiful blasphemy-," and it will be released in two types. Track details and cover art are available on the band's OHP.

Tra Tra Tra OHP here

OH!!Kami TV Available on YouTube

DIAWOLF and A9 members Tora and Show have started a new program on YouTube titled OH!!Kami TV. In the debut episode, the duo chat about their plans to update the new channel on Tuesdays and Fridays, comments from fans, and live show plans for DIAWOLF.

OH!!Kami TV Episode 00 on YouTube here

RAINDIA Comment on YouTube here

Vif Music has added a new video for RAINDIA to its official YouTube channel. The new video features the band members reviewing activity in 2016 and giving a Happy New Year message to fans.

RAINDIA comment on YouTube here

LACK-CO. Comment on YouTube

Vif Music has added a new video for LACK-CO. to its official YouTube channel. The new video features the band members giving a Happy New Year message to fans.

LACK-CO. comment on YouTube here

Zombie Comment on YouTube

Vif Music has added a new video for Zombie to its official YouTube channel. The new video features the band members giving a Happy New Year message to fans.

Zombie comment on YouTube here

UNiTE Comment on YouTube

Vif Music has added a new video for UNiTE to its official YouTube channel. The new video features the band members giving a Happy New Year message to fans.

UNiTE comment on YouTube here

Dangan NO LIMIT Comment on YouTube

Vif Music has added a new video for Dangan NO LIMIT to its official YouTube channel. The new video features the band members talking about things that happened in 2016 and giving a Happy New Year message to fans.

Dangan NO LIMIT comment on YouTube here

Soan Project Comment on YouTube

Vif Music has added a new video for Soan Project to its official YouTube channel. The new video features members Soan and Temari giving a Happy New Year message to fans.

Soan Project comment on YouTube here

DOG inThe PWO Comment on YouTube

Vif Music has added a new video for DOG inThe PWO to its official YouTube channel. The new video features the band members giving a Happy New Year message to fans.

DOG inThe PWO comment on YouTube here

Purple Stone Video on YouTube

Purple Stone have added a new video to their official YouTube channel. The new video features a PV spot for the band's newest song "Poison Chocolate" from their upcoming single release of the same name. That single will be released on February 1.

"Poison Chocolate" spot on YouTube here