THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S English-Version PV

THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S have an English-version PV available from their official YouTube channel. The new version of the PV for the song titled "Deeper Than Black ~Yamiiro no Tsubasa~" features the lyrics in English subtitled across the bottom of the video. This would seem to be one more step toward reaching out to a wider overseas audience, following the creation of a Facebook page with updates and video comments for fans in English.

English-subbed video on YouTube here

Plastic Tree New Single Release 6/21

Plastic Tree have announced that they will release another new single for their major debut 20th anniversary year. The new single will be titled "Uchuu Yuuei," and it will be released in two types on June 21st. Track details are available on the band's OHP.

Plastic Tree OHP here

Kiryuuin Sho Live PV Available on YouTube

Zany Zap has added a new video featuring Golden Bomber's Kiryuuin Sho to its official YouTube channel. The new video features a live stage version of the vocalist's performance of "Natsu no Hi no 1993." He will be releasing a new cover album titled "Oni Cover 90's" on May 24 that will include 14 song tracks. Details are in the video's comments area.

Kiryuuin Sho video on YouTube here

JAKIGAN MEISTER New Album 6/14

JAKIGAN MEISTER, the side project for Nightmare's guitarist Sakito, will be releasing a debut album on June 14. The album will be titled "Ejaculation," and it will be released in two types. Track details are available on the Nightmare OHP.

Nightmare OHP news page here

Anfiel Comment Available on YouTube

Vif Music has added a new video for Anfiel to its official YouTube channel. The new video features band members commenting about their recent "PARADISE LOST" album release on April 19, their upcoming oneman live DVD release on May17, upcoming live show information, and answering a question about their PV.

Anfiel comment on YouTube here

umbrella PV Spot on YouTube

Danger Crue Records has added a new video for umbrella to its official YouTube channel. The new video features a PV spot for the band's new release titled "Frontier." That single will be out in stores on May 17.

umbrella PV spot on YouTube here

MIYAVI Tour Digest Video on YouTube

MIYAVI has a tour digest video available on his official YouTube channel. The video features nearly seven minutes of stage footage and performances from the artist's "MIYAVI Japan Tour 2016 'NEW BEAT, NEW FUTURE' Tour Final" tour. The performer's new album "ALL TIME BEST DAY 2" was just released on April 5.

MIYAVI video on YouTube here

i.Rias Album Spot on YouTube

Planet Child Music added a new video for i.Rias to its official YouTube channel. The new video features song sample tracks from the band's most recent mini album release titled "ALL A." That CD was just released on April 12.

i.Rias Album sample on YouTube here

Sonic Death Monkey PV on YouTube

Danger Crue Records has added a new video for Sonic Death Money to its official YouTube channel. The video features a full-version PV for the band's song titled "Eccentric Renairon," from their single of the same title. That single was released on January 11.

"Eccentric Renairon" 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- (May 1, 2017)
#45 #CD ga Urenai Konna Yononaka ja/ Golden Bomber
         
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (May 1, 2017)
#12 BREAK!!/ FEST VAINQUEUR
#30 Shikisai/ Wagakki Band
#33 dadaism #3/ DADAROMA

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (April 24, 2017)
#1   TOKAGE!! Rising/ LEZARD
#2   #CD ga Urenai Konna Yononaka ja/ Golden Bomber
#10 Watashi wa Kairai, Sarugutsuwa no Ningyo/ Kiryu
#13 Butterfly Effect/ CLØWD
#19 Sore demo Boku wa Aragau/ Starku.

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (April 24, 2017)
#1   IDEAL/ A9
#2   PANTHEON-PART 1-/ Matenrou Opera
#13 Nihon Abnormal Kyokai/ R-Shitei

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

NoGoD Video Comment on YouTube

Vif Music has added a new video featuring NoGoD to its official YouTube channel. The video features the band members talking about their upcoming new single, "Missing," upcoming live shows, and answering a question about recent nightmares.

NoGoD comment on YouTube here

Codomo Dragon DVD Spot on YouTube

B.P.Records has added a new video for Codomo Dragon to its official YouTube channel. The new update features over two minutes of live stage footage that will appear on the band's upcoming "8th Oneman Tour Final" DVD from their January performance at Zepp DiverCity. That DVD will be released on May 24.

Codomo Dragon DVD spot on YouTube here

Vivarush Furitsuke Video on YouTube

Kerberos Entertainment has added another new video for Vivarush to its official YouTube channel. The new video feature members demonstrating furitsuke chorography for the song "Okosamagic."

  "Okosamagic" furitsuke video on YouTube here

CLØWD New Video Series on YouTube

Danger Crue Records has added a new video for CLØWD to its official YouTube channel. The new video features the first episode of a new talk series for the band. The first episode of "CLØWD Zukan" features vocalist KOU and bassist Ryouhei.

CLØWD video on YouTube here

MUCC Members Named Hometown Ambassadors

Two cities in Ibaraki Prefecture have new hometown ambassadors. In a private ceremony that will take place on May 1, 2017 in Mito City, MUCC members Miya and YUKKE will be named hometown ambassadors for their hometown of Ishioka City, and Tatsuro and SATOchi will be named ambassadors for their hometown of Mito City. This is the first time in the history of the two cities that they have held a ceremony together to appoint ambassadors. The band hopes they can continue to promote their cities through their activities.

MUCC announcement in Japanese here
Announcement in English here

BRATBAX 1st Single Release 4/25

BRATBAX will be releasing their first single on April 25. The new single will be titled "zenith and nadir," and it will included two song tracks. A video spot for the title track is available on the band's OHP, and a full-version PV is available on YouTube.

BRATBAX OHP discography here
Full Video on YouTube here

Belle New Single Release 5/24

Belle have announced that they will be releasing the second of three consecutive months of releases on May 24. The new single will be titled "Aishu Elegy," and it will be released in two types. Track details are available on the band's OHP.

Belle OHP here

VANIRU Announces Guitarist Departure

VANIRU have announced through social media that guitarist YUTO will be leaving the group. The band has been on activity pause since August for an undisclosed illness that affected YUTO, and the guitarist has decided that continuing activities at this time would be too difficult. They apologize for waiting so long to make the decision, and thank fans for their continued support. Vocalist LEONEIL does not intend to stop activities and hopes that he can continue VANIRU activities as scheduled in the future.

VANIRU Twitter here

Neverland Video Spot Available on YouTube

Planet Child Music has added a new video for Neverland to its official YouTube channel. The video features a PV spot for the band's upcoming "DeadMAN" single release. That single will be out in stores on July 22.

"DeadMAN" video spot on YouTube here

Vivarush TV Available on YouTube

Kerberos Entertainment has added a new video for Viva Rush to its official YouTube channel. The video is titled "VIVATV" and features members competing at bowling.

Viva Rush on YouTube here

Codomo Dragon New Video on YouTube

B.P. Records has added a new video for Codomo Dragon to its official YouTube channel. The video features over 18 minutes of a new episode of the band's "Ketsu no Ke Made Mushiri Toru zo!! Hyper Episode 20."

Codomo Dragon video on YouTube here

A9 Music Video on YouTube

A9 has added a new video to their official YouTube channel. The video features a music video for the new song titled "Adam," from the band's recent "IDEAL" album release. That album hit stores on April 12.

"Adam" video on YouTube here

Kra DVD Spot on YouTube

PS Company has added a new video featuring Kra to its official YouTube channel. The video features nearly four minutes of stage footage from the band's upcoming live DVD release titled "Kra-masu Eve ~Konya wa Kimi to Sugoshitai~ @2016.12.24 Asakua Public Hall."  That DVD will hit stores on April 26. Track details are displayed in the video.

Kra 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- (April 24, 2017)
#16 TOKAGE!! Rising/ LEZARD
#17 #CD ga Urenai Konna Yononaka ja/ Golden Bomber
         
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (April 24, 2017)
#18 IDEAL/ A9
#20 Shikisai/ Wagakki Band
#24 PANTHEON-PART 1-/ Matenrou Opera

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (April 17, 2017)
#1   #CD ga Urenai Konna Yononaka ja/ Golden Bomber
#2   Watashi wa Kairai, Sarugutsuwa no Ningyo/ Kiryu
#8   Kotoshi mo Haru ga Kibo toiu Na no Uso wo Tsuku/ Chanty
#11 Ikizu LIFE!!/ Kameleo
#13 Tsumi no Keishou~ORIGINAL SIN~/ Gackt
#14 VISION/ Initial'L
#18 RAVEN/ Royz

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (April 17, 2017)
#1   Nihon Abnormal Kyokai/ R-Shitei
#6   Zessho-Best of BugLug/ BugLug
#12 Akudo ni Shisu/ ensoku
#18 "SM"/ MEJIBRAY
#19 ENIACMANIAC/ Sick2

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

Aiolin New Video on YouTube

Aiolin have added a new announcement video to their official YouTube channel. The band announces that they will release their first single, "From Here," on July 12. In addition, they announce that they will be doing a free oneman live on August 16 at Shinjuku club SCIENCE.

Announcement video on YouTube here

Vivarush Furitsuke Videos on YouTube

Kerberos Entertainment has added two new videos for Vivarush to its official YouTube channel. The new videos feature various members demonstrating furitsuke chorography for the songs "FAKE OUT" and "Blue flame."

"FAKE OUT" furitsuke video on YouTube here
"Blue flame" furitsuke video on YouTube here

Editor's Note: I believe I've been writing the wrong stylization for the band's name. From now forward, you'll find them here as Vivarush rather than Viva Rush. Post tags have been corrected so followers can find past news.

Arlequin New DVDs & Single Release

Arlequin has two new releases coming up in the next couple of months. On May 3, the band will release two new live DVDs, "2016.10.23 47 Todoufuken ONEMAN TOUR FINAL -Kyoukai-sen- Zepp DiverCity" and "2016.4.2 Kizu x Tsukeru TOUR FINAL -Ketsubetsu- @Akasaka BLITZ." On June 7, the band will release their 11th single, titled "Kachikan no Chigai wa Yuitsu no Sukui Datta." Track details and a video spot are available on the band's OHP.

Arlequin OHP here

HOLLOWGRAM Bassist Departs

HOLLOWGRAM announced via their OHP that bassist Yuki Amano will be leaving the band. The band is currently producing a new album and states that it will continue activities with the remaining four members. Specific decisions for the departure were not listed.

HOLLOWGRAM OHP here

JEALKB New Album Release 7/19

JEALKB has announced that they will be releasing  a new full album on July 19. The new album will be titled "IDENTITY," but no other details about it have been released yet. In addition, the band is inviting fans to design a jacket for the release that captures the spirit of a place where you belong that shows your existence. Details about that design project are available on the band's OHP.

JEALKB OHP news here

Omnibus Album Features Nagoya Bands

A new omnibus album featuring several bands working in the Nagoya area will be released on July 5. The release will be titled "Yogenkyo -NAGOYA- vol.1 Owari V Kei Ongen Shu," and it will include song selections from bands like ASTARIA, UNDER FALL JUSTICE, Sibilebashir, DEVIZE, dexcore, TRA TRA TRA, Merry Bad End, Lucifer's underground, Rei Rei, and Roub.

dexcore OHP announcement here

ROCK AND READ Announces 071 Lineup

Music magazine ROCK AND READ has announced the list of artists who will be featured in volume 071, due to hit stores April 28. The front cover artist for this issue will be Mao (SID), and the back cover artist will be J. Other featured artists will be: Reo (lynch.), Sakurai Ao (cali≠gari ), Karyu (Angelo), Tomo (vistlip), Junji Tokai (Kiryu), Yume (Codomo Dragon), Shohei (Arlequin), JUN (GOTCHAROCKA), Sono (Matenrou Opera), and MORRIE (CREATURE CREATURE).

ROCK AND READ blog here

Chanty Guitarist Arrested

Chanty announced via their website that guitarist shia. was arrested on April 12. The matter is still being investigated, so no details have been released. However, due to the arrest, the band states that they will not be doing band activities at this time. Currently scheduled shows and in-store events will likely be postponed or cancelled until the matter is resolved. They apologize to fans.

Chanty OHP here

Sclaim New Single Spot on YouTube

Sclaim has added a new video spot on YouTube for their "Official Bootleg 1" demo CD. The 49 second video features sound samples of the new songs "Magenty Emblem" and "Marionette." Purchase details are available in the video's description area.

Sclaim video here

Neverland New Single Release 7/12

Neverland has announced that they will be releasing a new single on July 12. The new single will be titled "DeadMAN," and it will be released in three types. Track details are available on the band's OHP.

Neverland OHP here

B.P.Records Visual Digest on YouTube

B.P. Records has added a new video featuring its bands to its official YouTube channel. The new video is a digest compilation of footage from the 2016 Bands Shock Revolution event that took place in October. They have compiled over four minutes of live stage footage from bands like Royz, Codomo Dragon, My Dragon, and Kiryu.

B.P. Records visual digest compilation on YouTube here

Jupiter Announces Two New Members

According to the band's official website, two new member have joined Jupiter. The new members include RUCY on bass and DAISUKE on drums. The band's new mini album release, "TEARS OF THE SUN," due out on May10, will be the first album created with the new members. New band photographs have been added to the website.

Jupiter OHP here

Viva Rush TV Available on YouTube

Kerberos Entertainment has added a new video for Viva Rush to its official YouTube channel. The video is titled "VIVATV" and features members talking about their recently completed 2nd oneman live at OSAKA MUSE.

Viva Rush 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- (April 17, 2017)
#6   #CD ga Urenai Konna Yononaka ja/ Golden Bomber
#13 Watashi wa Kairai, Sarugutsuwa no Ningyo/ Kiryu
         
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (April 17, 2017)
#13 Shikisai/ Wagakki Band
#14 ALL TIME BEST "DAY 2"/ MIYAVI
#20 Nihon Abnormal Kyokai/ R-Shitei
#38 Zessho-Best of BugLug/ BugLug
#41 WE ARE X Original Soundtrack/ X JAPAN

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (April 10, 2017)
#3   VISION/ Initial'L
#5   Ikizu LIFE!!/ Kameleo
#7   WHITE DUST/ The THIRTEEN
#8   GAMUSHARA/ The THIRTEEN
#9   RAVEN/ Royz
#11 Tsumi no Keishou~ORIGINAL SIN~/ Gackt
#15 Kono Sekai wa Owari da./ Codomo Dragon

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (April 10, 2017)
#1   GORILLA/ PENTAGON
#12 Mozu/ Gossip

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

ensoku New Single Release in July

ensoku has announced that they will release their 13th single sometime in July. The new single will be titled "Kinyoubi no Chainsaw/Tengoku he no Juusankaidan," and it will include two songs with two karaoke versions. Details are available on the band's OHP.

ensoku OHP here

Avanchick Announces Disbandment

Avanchick has announced plans to disband after their fall 2017 show in Tokyo. In the brief statement, the band thanks fans for following them and apologizes for the sudden announcement.

Avanchick OHP here

Yeti Mini Album Release 5/31

Yeti has announced that they will release their sixth mini album on May 31. The new release will be titled "Howl," though track details aren't available.

Yeti OHP here

JILUKA New Mini Album 6/28

JILUKA will be releasing a new mini album on June 28. The new release will be titled "Xenomorphic," and it will be the band's third mini album. It will contain six song tracks, but details for those haven't been released yet.

JILUKA OHP here

Esprit D'Air New Single Release 4/12

Esprit D'Air will be releasing a new single on April 12. The new single will be titled "Guiding Light," and it will be released via iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, VEVO, and more. Check out the video preview on the band's OHP.

Esprit D'Air OHP here

Smileberry Loses Three Members & Best Album

Smileberry announced via their OHP that due to differences in opinions about the future of the band, three members will be leaving after their live at Shibuya REX on May 31. Guitarist Paru, bassist Yuna, and drummer Charlie plan to leave the band. The statement does not elaborate on what the remaining members will do, nor does it details the future plans for Smileberry. In addition, the band has plans to release a best album titled "Hayazumi berrys" on May 10.

Smileberry OHP here

DIMLIM New Band & Album

DIMLIM has announced that they will begin live activities at Ikebukuro BlackHole on June 3. This newly formed band has also released their first full-version PV for a song titled "Aharewata" on their official homepage, and they have announced that they will release a mini album titled "VARIOUS" on June 3. Members include Sho on vocals, Ryuya and Retsu on guitars, Tsubasa on bass, and Issei on drums. An official website and Twitter are available for fans.

DIMLIM OHP here
DIMLIM Twitter here

Jupiter New Mini Album Release 5/10

Jupiter has announced that they will release a new mini album on May 10. The new release will be titled "TEARS OF THE SUN," and it will include five song tracks. Track details are not yet available.

Jupiter OHP here

Codomo Dragon New DVD Release 5/24

Codomo Dragon will be releasing a new live DVD on May 24. The new DVD will feature the band's "8th Oneman Tour Final "Ookami Otoko wa Mousou wo Kuu"" from their January 8th show at Zepp DiverCity. Track details aren't available yet.

Codomo Dragon OHP here

TAKE NO BREAK Begins Activity

While visual band Nightmare is on break, vocalist Yomi has announced plans to participate in a project called TAKE NO BREAK. As part of the project, the vocalist will be called Jun. Other members include U.K. on guitar, Tomo (a.k.a. En'ya of More, 12012, and G.∀.M.E) on bass, and Death-O on drums. Their first live will be on July 11at Sendai MACANA, and their debut single will be released in July. No exact details have been announced yet.

TAKE NO BREAK OHP here

ALSDEAD Returns As AllS

Members of ALSDEAD have returned to the stage, this time under the name AllS. AllS debuted with a live show on April 1 at Kawasaki CLUB CITTA SABER TIGER. No official website seems to exist yet, but they do have an official Twitter for fans to follow. ALSDEAD announced an indefinite hiatus in 2015.

AllS Twitter here

GAMEOVER New Release 4/5

GAMEOVER just released their first mini album on April 5. The album is titled "continue," and it was released in two types. Track details and an album release spot video are available on the band's OHP.

GAMEOVER OHP here

NoGoD New Single Release 4/21

NoGoD will be releasing a new single on April 20. The new single will be titled "MISSING," and it will include five song tracks. A complete track listing is available from the band's OHP.

NoGoD 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 10, 2017)
#36 VISION/ Initial'L
#46 Ikizu LIFE!!/ Kameleo
#50 CALLING/ VAMPS
         
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (April 10, 2017)
#5   GORILLA/ PENTAGON
#8   Shikisai/ Wagakki Band
#15 BitterSweet/ vistlip
#22 BEST OF MUCC II/ MUCC
#23 Coupling Best II/ MUCC
#36 WE ARE X Original Soundtrack/ X JAPAN

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (April 3, 2017)
#1   RAVEN/ Royz
#2   Ikizu LIFE!!/ Kameleo
#3   Tsumi no Keishou~ORIGINAL SIN~/ Gackt
#12 JOKER/ SHIVA
#13 Joker Game/ Lolita23q
#14 Kono Sekai wa Owari da./ Codomo Dragon

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (April 3, 2017)
NO LISTINGS

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

Kra to Make First U.S. Appearance

Kra will be making their debut appearance in the United Stats at the Kumoricon convention in Portland, OR. The convention takes place from October 27-29 at the Oregon Convention Center. More details can be found on the convention's official website.

Kumoricon website here

the LOTUS Announces Disbandment

the LOTUS has included a notice on their OHP that they will disband after their live show at Yotsuya LOTUS on April 26. The statement says that after bassist Tsubasa decided to leave the band, the rest of the group met and decided that disbandment was the best option. Guitarist Rian left the band last June.

the LOTUS OHP here

RAZOR New Single Release 8/2

RAZOR has announced that they will be releasing their second single on August 2. The new single will be titled "LIQUID VAIN," and it will be released in two types. No details are available on the band's OHP yet.

RAZOR OHP here

JACK+MW PV Available on YouTube

JACK+MW has added a new video to their official YouTube channel. The new video features a full-version PV for the song "...EVE..." from their new single of the same title. That single was recently released on March 3.

"...EVE..." PV on YouTube here

VAMPS PV Spot Available on YouTube

Universal Music Japan added a video for VAMPS to its official YouTube channel. The video includes a short PV spot for the duo's "CALLING" single, just out in stores and on iTunes on March 22. The band's new album, "UNDERWORLD," will be released this month on the 26th.

"CALLING" PV spot on YouTube here

SIRENE Album Available on iTunes

SIRENE, featuring the solo works of MARTHA, released their first full album on January 16. The album, titled "TESTAMENT~I'm not DIVA~" is now available to purchase and download via iTunes in the U.S. The album includes 11 songs and sells for $11.99 in the U.S. store. For pricing and availability in other countries, please check your local listings. A video spot for the song "Trauma" was added to the group's official YouTube channel in January.

SIRENE album on iTunes here
Music video on YouTube here

Viva Rush Furitsuke Videos on YouTube

Kerberos Entertainment has added two new videos featuring Viva Rush to its official YouTube channel. The videos include band members demonstrating furitsuke choreography for the songs "Mademoiselle" and "Gigalover Cherry Heart♡".

"Mademoiselle" furi on YouTube here
"Gigalover Cherry Heart♡" furi on YouTube here

the Raid. PV Available on YouTube

the Raid. have added a new video to their official YouTube channel. The new video features a full-version PV for the song "Urameshiya," from the single release of the same title. That single will be released on August 2.

"Urameshiya" PV on YouTube here

Viva Rush New Single Release 6/7

Viva Rush will be releasing their third single on June 7. The new single will be titled "Mademoiselle," and it will be released in two types. A short PV spot for the title track is currently available on the Kerberos Entertainment official YouTube channel.

"Mademoiselle" video spot announcement on YouTube here