Zombie Release Announcement Video on YouTube

Zany Zap has added a new video featuring Zombie to its official YouTube channel. The new video includes a sound sample and video announcement for the band's recently released third single titled "Daikkirai Tokyo/Kamisama Gomennasai."

Single release announcement on YouTube here

NoGoD Offshoot on YouTube

Vif Music has added a new video featuring NoGoD to its official YouTube channel. The new video includes offshoot footage from the making of the band's MV for the song "break out!" from their recent "proof" album release.

"break out!" MV shoot on YouTube here

YOSHIHIRO Tour Trailer on YouTube

Zany Zap has added a new video featuring YOSHIHIRO, ex.-guitar for GUILD, to its official YouTube channel. The new video includes a live video trailer for the musician's upcoming "Hire's bar ~I wanna see you~ 2017" tour. The clip also features the guitarists playing a sample of five different tracks from his solo lives.

YOSHIHIRO video on YouTube here

Sick2 Furitsuke Video on YouTube

Sick2 has added a new video to their official YouTube channel. The  new video features band members demonstrating furitsuke choreography for the song titled "Parallel Underworld."

Sick2 furi on YouTube here

Kiryu New Single Release 10/25

Kiryu has announced that they will be releasing their 17th single on October 25. The new single will be titled "Jyo no Ka/Oborozukiyo," and it will be released in two types. A new video spot for the single is available on the B.P.Records official YouTube channel.

Kiryu OHP here
Single spot on YouTube here

Villers la ville New Sound Source on YouTube

Villers la ville has added a new video to their official YouTube channel. The new video features a sound source and lyric video for the band's new song titled "Eternal ties." That track will be distributed free at the live venues during the band's future appearances.

"Eternal ties" sound source on YouTube here
Villers la ville OHP here

PENICILLIN Comment on YouTube

Vif Music has added a new video for PENICILLIN to its official YouTube channel. Thew new video features members commenting about their new album release, "Lover's Melancholy," and their upcoming show dates.

PENICILLIN Comment 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- (October 2, 2017)
#30 PENDULUM/ A9
#46 Ame Nochi Kanjyo Ron/ Wagakki Band
         
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (October 2, 2017)
#6   CATALOGUE 1987-2016/ BUCK-TICK
#9   BELOVED Anthology/ GLAY
#41 Lover's Melancholy/ PENICILLIN

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (September 25, 2017)
#3   Akai Ito/ CLØWD
#11 puzzle/ Arlequin

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (September 25, 2017)
#2   Koroshi no Shirabe II This is NOT Greatest Hits/ MUCC
#14 TWILIGHT/†Яi￠K

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

Shellmy New Single Release 10/18

Shellmy has announced that they will release their fourth single on October 18. The new single will be titled "Straw Doll," and it will include three song tracks. Song details are available on the band's OHP.

Shellmy OHP here

New Album and DVD Releases for D

D has announced that they will be releasing a new album on October 27. The album will be titled "Orokashii Ryuu no Yume," and it will be released in two types. The band will also release a new DVD on the same day. The DVD will be titled "D TOUR 2016~2017 Wonderland Savior ~Tsuki no Haguruma." Track details for that live video release are available on the band's OHP.

D OHP here

Jupiter Loses Vocalist

Jupiter has updated their OHP with news that vocalist ZIN will be leaving the band at the beginning of 2018. The band does not specify a reason for the departure and does ask fans to respect the decision. ZIN offers a personal statement after the official announcement.

Jupiter OHP here

THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S New Single Release 11/22

THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S has announced that they will release a new single on November 22. The new single will be titled "Jougen no Tsuki no Orchestra -Stella Note Magic-," but no other details are available yet.

THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S OHP here

the Raid. New DVD Release Trailer on YouTube

the Raid. has added a new video trailer to their official YouTube channel. The new video features a promotional spot for their "2017.3.4 Akasaka BLITZ 'Saishuu Houfuku'" live DVD release. Track details are in the video's description area.

the Raid. DVD spot on YouTube here

umbrella Teaser Spot on YouTube

Danger Crue Records has added a new video for umbrella to its official YouTube channel. The new video shows a short teaser trailer that demonstrates the visuals for the band's upcoming single release, "Kan." This will be the band's 6th single, and it will be released on October 18.

"Kan" teaser trailer on YouTube here

Angelo New Release Spot on YouTube

Angelo has added a new video to their official YouTube channel. The new video features an album release spot for the song titled "RESISTANT BACTERIA" from the upcoming album release titled "HETERODOX." That album will be released on September 27. The video spot is not available to view in the United States.


Angelo video on YouTube here

dexcore New Single Release 12/13

dexcore will be releasing their second single on December 13. The new release will be titled "Imitation," and it will be issued in two types. Track details are available on the band's OHP.

dexcore OHP here

NoGoD Comment Available on YouTube

Vif Music added a new video featuring NoGoD to its official YouTube channel. The new video includes over eight minutes of the band commenting about their new album "proof," the upcoming oneman tour, and answering a question.

NoGoD comment on YouTube here

VAMPS New DVD Release 12/6

VAMPS has announced that they will release a new live DVD on December 6. The new video will be titled "VAMPS LIVE 2017 UNDERWORLD," and it will be released in multiple DVD and Blu-ray types. Check the band's OHP for release details.

VAMPS OHP here

AWAKE New Single Release 11/1

AWAKE will be releasing a new single on November 1. The new single will be titled "ever.," and it will be released in two types. Track details and a PV spot for the song titled "Re:calling" are available on the band's OHP.

AWAKE OHP here

DADAROMA New Single Release 11/1

DADAROMA has announced plans to release a new double-A single on November 1. The new single will be titled "Ii Kusuri to, Warui Kusuri," and it will be released in two types. Track details are already available on the band's OHP.

DADAROMA 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- (September 25, 2017)
#32 Ame Nochi Kanjyo Ron/ Wagakki Band
#48 Akai Ito/ CLØWD
         
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (September 25, 2017)
#14 Koroshi no Shirabe II This is NOT Greatest Hits/ MUCC
#45 NOMAD/ SID

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (September 18, 2017)
#1   puzzle/ Arlequin
#18 SWIMMY/ i.Rias

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (September 18, 2017)
NO LISTINGS

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

jealkb New Single Release 11/22

jealkb will release a new single on November 22. The new single will be titled "R-P-S," and it will include three song tracks. Details are available on the band's OHP.

jealkb OHP here

BUCK-TICK New Single Release 11/15

BUCK-TICK has added new artist photos to their site and announced that they will release a new single on November 15. The single will be titled "BABEL," and it is the result of the band's debut 30th anniversary project. It will be released in three types with DVD and Blu-ray content included on the limited edition versions.

BUCK-TICK OHP here

VRZEL New Release Information

VRZEL will be releasing two new items this fall. On September 20, the band will release their first music clip collection, titled "SCANDAL FILM." It will include five videos from the band's prior releases. On November 8, the band will release their first ever full album. The new release will be titled "Murderer Psychopathy," and it will be released in two types. Details for the album aren't available yet.

VRZEL OHP here

Soan Project Comment on YouTube

Vif Music added a new video for Soan Project on their official YouTube channel. The new video includes Soan and Akuta talking about live show appearances and their second mini album release on September 6.

Soan Project comment on YouTube here

BRATBAX New Video on YouTube

BRATBAX has added a new video to their official YouTube channel. The video features a live MV for the band's song titled "eeny meeny miny moe" with footage from a live at Shinjuku RUIDO K4 on April 25, 2017.

BRATBAX video on YouTube here

the Raid. Live DVD Spot on YouTube

the Raid. has added a new video trailer to their official YouTube channel. The new video features a promotional spot for their "2016.9.4 Shinjuku BLAZE 'Re:born to Neo Innovation'" live DVD release. Track details are in the video's description area.

the Raid. DVD spot on YouTube here

Villers la ville New Single Release 9/21

Villers la ville has announced that they will release their second single on September 21. The new single will be titled "May cry out," and it will be available at their live show at Shinsaibashi SOMA on September 21. The single includes five song tracks which are listed on the band's OHP.

Villers la ville OHP here

REVINE Live Spot on YouTube

Crow Music TV has added a new video for REVINE to their official YouTube channel. The new video features a live video trailer spot to promote the band's upcoming December 12 oneman show at Shinsaibashi BRONZE.

REVINE video on YouTube here

SuG New DVD Release 12/20

SuG has announced that they will release a new DVD on December 20. The new video will be released in both DVD and Blu-ray formats, and it will contain the band's "HEAVY POSITIVE ROCK FINAL LIVE AT NIPPON BUDOKAN." Content details are available on the band's OHP.

SuG OHP here

DIAURA New Album Release 11/29

DIAURA will be releasing their 4th full album on November 29. The new album will be titled "VERSUS," and it will be released in two types. Track details are available on the band's OHP.

DIAURA OHP here

Strawberry Pafe New Band Project

Strawberry Pafe is a new band project that will debut at Shibuya REX on October 4. The band consists of Kei on vocals and Lily on bass, and their concept is "unpredictability." Social media information is listed on the band's OHP.

Strawberry Pafe OHP here

MIYAVI New Album Release 11/8

MIYAVI has announced that he will release a new album on November 8. The new album will be titled "SAMURAI SESSIONS vol. 2," and it will include 10 song collaborations with other well-known artists. Details are available on the musician's OHP.

MIYAVI OHP here

vistlip Announced 3 Consecutive Months of Releases

vistlip has announced that they will be doing three consecutive months of releases, starting in November. On November 8, they will be releasing their 19th single, "It." On December 6, they will release their as-yet-untitled 20th single. Finally, in January 2018, they will release a new live DVD titled, "Guns of Liberty 2017.07.07 @ ZEPP TOKYO." Details appear on the band's special announcement page.

vistlip OHP here

MERRY Video on YouTube

MERRY has added a new video to their official YouTube channel. The new video features a full-version MV for the band's song titled "MOLOGY" from their new album of the same title. That album went on sale on September 6.

MERRY "MOLOGY" video 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- (September 18, 2017)
#10 Ame Nochi Kanjyo Ron/ Wagakki Band
#26 puzzle/ Arlequin
         
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (September 18, 2017)
#4   NOMAD/ SID
#44 MOLOGY/ MERRY

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (September 11, 2017)
#4   Delivery Mental Health/ Sick2
#5   Miwaku no Summer Killers/ R-Shitei
#16 Uramesha/ the Raid.

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (September 11, 2017)
#15 Good Morning Dreamer/ SHIN

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

Golden Bomber New Single Release 11/8

CD Japan has added a new single release for Golden Bomber to its listings. The new single will be titled "Yana Yana Night -Odoroyo Tokyo-," and it will be released on November 8.

Golden Bomber on CD Japan here

VAN9ISH New Single Release 11/15

VAN9ISH has announced that they will be releasing their fourth single on November 15. The new single will be titled "Kimi ga Kieta Machi," but no other details have been released. There is a video for the single available on the band's YouTube channel.

VAN9ISH OHP here

A9 Music Video Available on YouTube

A9 has added a new video to their official YouTube channel. The new upload features a full-version music video for the song titled "PENDULUM" from the upcoming single release of the same title on September 20.

A9 MV on YouTube here

Belle Comment on YouTube

V Star Promotion has collaborated with Stylish Wave to offer a new comment from Belle on its official YouTube channel. The bilingual comment features members introducing themselves, talking about their upcoming event appearance, and offering comments to overseas fans.

Bell Comment on YouTube here

Scarlet Valse Mini Album Release 9/27

Scarlet Valse will be releasing a new mini album on September 27. The new mini album will be titled "Reincarnation," and it will include seven song tracks. A sound source trailer with track details is available on the Starwave Records official YouTube channel.

"Reincarnation" trailer on YouTube here

Deviloof News Updates

Deviloof's OHP may be temporarily down since they resumed activities, but that doesn't mean that they haven't been busy producing Twitter updates. On October 1, they will begin two consecutive months of music video releases. On November 15, they will release their first album. In December, they will kick off a free one man tour, starting in Osaka and ending in Tokyo. Then in 2018, the band has planned a European tour. Finally, they announce that a new member, Ray, has joined the band with his 7-string guitar and vocal talent. The full announcement is available on Twitter.

Deviloor Official Twitter here

SID New Album Release 9/6

SID released a new album on September 6. The new album was titled "NOMAD," and it was released in three types. Track details and cover art are available on the band's OHP.

SID OHP here
SID special release page here

LIPHLICH New Album Release 10/11

LIPHLICH has announced that they will release a new album on October 11. The new release will be titled "CLUB FLEURET," but no other details have been released yet.

LIPHLICH OHP here

the Raid. New Furitsuke Video on YouTube

the Raid. has added another new video to their official YouTube channel. The new video features band members demonstrating furitsuke choeography to accompany the song "Oboreru Sakana."

Furi video on YouTube here

BRATBAX New Video on YouTube

BRATBAX has added a new video to their official YouTube channel. The video features a live MV for the song titled "Jailbird."

"Jailbird" live MV on YouTube here

MORRIGAN New Single Sound Trailer on YouTube

Morrigan has added a new video to their official YouTube channel. The new video features a sound source trailer for the band's upcoming "Moshimo Kuroi Tsubasa ga Haeta Nara" single release out on October 4.

Morrigan video trailer on YouTube here

the Raid. Furitsuke Video on YouTube

the Raid. has added another new video to their official YouTube channel. The new video features band members demonstrating furitsuke choeography to accompany the song "Sakura Sentimental."

Furi video on YouTube here

Anli Pollicino Guitarist in Accident

Anli Pollicino has updated their OHP with news that guitarist Takuma was injured in an accident. The musician has been diagnosed with a brain contusion, and as a result, doctors have recommended that he rest for at least one month to aid recovery. The band and staff have decided to postpone the next five scheduled appearances for the band. Details appear on the band's OHP.

Anli Pollicino 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- (September 11, 2017)
NO LISTINGS
         
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (September 11, 2017)
NO LISTINGS

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (September 4, 2017)
#10 Niconicomplex/ Sonic Death Monkey
#11 Dokumushi/ Codomo Dragon
#13 Uramesha/ the Raid.

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (September 4, 2017)
#1   Good Morning Dreamer/ SHIN
#2   Aka to Ao/ Purple Stone
#18 VARIOUS/ DIMLIM

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

Kizu New Single Release 10/10

Kizu will release their second single on October 10. The new single will be titled "Kawazu," and it will be released in two types. Track details and jacket art are available on the band's OHP.

Kizu OHP here

Aldious New DVD Release 10/11

Aldious has announced that they will release a new live DVD on October 11. The new DVD will be titled "Live Unlimited Diffusion," and it will include 20 tracks from a live they held in June this year. The video will be released in two types.

Aldious OHP here

REIGN New Single Release 9/20

REIGN will be releasing a new single on September 20. The new single will be titled "CRIMSON," and it will be released in two types. A full-version PV for the song titled "RISE" is currently available on the band's YouTube channel. Track details are listed in the video's comments area.

REIGN PV on YouTube here
REIGN OHP here

Wagakki Band New Single Release 9/6

Wagakki Band will be releasing their first single on September 6. The single will be titled "Ame Nochi Kanjyo Ron," and it will be released in three types. Track details are available on the band's OHP.

Wagakki Band OHP here

Yusai New Single Release 11/22

Yusai has announced that they will release their third single on November 22. The new single will be titled "Mikuzu to Narite," and it will be released in two types. Track details are available on the band's OHP.

Yusai OHP here

Codomo Dragon New Single Release 11/15

Codomo Dragon has announced that they will release their 12th single on November 15. The new single will be titled "DIRTYxDIRTY," and it will be released in four types. Track details aren't available yet on the band's OHP.

Codomo Dragon OHP here

BP Records Bands Video Magazine

B.P. Records has added a new video featuring Royz, Kiryu, and Codomo Dragon to its official YouTube channel. The bands all take part in the video titled "B.P Magazine Vol. 12." Members of Royz and Codomo Dragon talk about their senior band, Kiryu, in celebration of Kiryu's 10th anniversary appearance on the cover of B.P Records free paper.

B.P Records Magazine Video on YouTube here

Sick2 New Furitsuke Videos on YouTube

Sick2 has added two new videos to their official YouTube channel. The new videos feature furitsuke choreograpy for the songs titled "Delivery Mental Health" and "Geminoid."

"Delivery Mental Health" furi video on YouTube here
"Geminoid" furi video on YouTube here

MERRY New Album Release 9/6

MERRY will be releasing a new album on September 6. The new release will be titled "M-ology," and it will be released in two types. A 15-second video spot is available on the band's OHP.

MERRY OHP here

Zombie Video Available on YouTube

Zany Zap has added a new video featuring Zombie to its official YouTube channel. The new video includes a full-version MV for the band's song titled "Daikkirai Tokyo."

"Daikkirai Tokyo" on YouTube here