Monday, April 30, 2018

GOTCHAROCKA New Mini Album Release 6/13

GOTCHAROCKA has announced that they will release their third mini album on June 13. The new release will be titled "Baccarat," and it will be released in two types. Track details for each are available on the band's OHP.

GOTCHAROCKA OHP here

Sunday, April 29, 2018

lynch. New Releases

lynch. has added two new upcoming releases to their OHP. On July 11, they will release a new album titled "XIII" and it will be released in three types. On August 8, they will release a new live video titled "13th Anniversary -XIII GALLOWS- 'THE FIVE BLACKEST CROWS' 18.03.11 MAKUHARI MESSE" which will be issued in DVD and Blu-ray formats.

lynch. OHP here

Saturday, April 28, 2018

dexcore New Single Release 6/27

dexcore will be releasing their third single on June 27. The new release will be titled "NEW ERA," and it will be issued in two types. Track details are available on the band's OHP.

dexcore OHP here

Friday, April 27, 2018

Anfiel New Release Updates

Anfiel has announced two new upcoming releases on their OHP. The band will release their ninth single, "Gin no Shokuzai,"on May 23. It will be released in two types, and jacket art and track details are already up on the OHP. They also announce that on June 9, they will begin offering a venue-limited CD titled "KiLLER GOURMET" at their ONEMAN TOUR 2018 shows. It will contain two songs, the title track and an as-yet untitled track.

Anfiel OHP here

Thursday, April 26, 2018

LANTANA New Mini Album Release 5/2

LANTANA will release their second mini album on May 2. The new release will be titled "INSIDE OF ABYSS," and it will contain six song tracks. Track details are available on the band's OHP. There is also an audio track sample video available on the band's YouTube channel.

LANTANA OHP here
YouTube video here

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

[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 30, 2018)
#41 Toge, Kizu./ Sick2
          
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (April 30, 2018)
NO LISTINGS

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (April 23, 2018)
#2   Kusottarega/ Zombie
#12 Eureka/ POIDOL
#13 Fate/ Blu-BiLLioN
#20 Kizuato/ Kizu


 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (April 23, 2018)
#4   Psychomachia/ Grimoire

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

[NEW BAND] Metropolis de Onelia

Metropolis de Onelia is a new band that just announced their debut and released their first EP. The new EP is called "beautiful & grotesque," and it is available to purchase and download via iTunes. Check iTunes for price and availability in your country. A short video spot for the release is available on YouTube. The band's introductory statement explains that their music will not be "rock" or a specific genre, but rather they hope to incorporate styles from all over the world. They plan to start activity with the goal of doing overseas shows in the future. Members include KERWIN on vocals, masato (ex-SuG), Gou (ex-Megamasso), and Boku.

Metropolis de Onelia OHP here
YouTube channel here

Monday, April 23, 2018

Kra New Single Release 7/25

Kra has announced that they will release a new single on July 25. The new release will be titled "Tooryanse," and it will be released in two types. Track details haven't been finalized yet.

Kra OHP here

Sunday, April 22, 2018

THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S New Single Release 6/20

THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S has announced that they will release a new single on June 20. The new single will be titled "Nemureru Mori no Zensoukyoku -REVOIR-," and it will be released in two types. Track details are available on the band's OHP.

THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S OHP here

Saturday, April 21, 2018

Sclaim MV Spot on YouTube

Sclaim has added a new video to their official YouTube channel. The new upload features a MV spot for the band's upcoming "Celestial sphere" single release on May 16.

"Celestial sphere" MV spot on YouTube here

Friday, April 20, 2018

JAKIGAN MEISTER New Album Release 5/16

JAKIGAN MEISTER, the side project for Nightmare's guitarist Sakito, will be releasing a new album on May 16. The album will be titled "Yin-Yang," and it will include seven song tracks and a DVD bonus. Track details are available on the Nightmare OHP.

Nightmare OHP news page here

Thursday, April 19, 2018

DIEALO Documentary on YouTube

Crow Music TV has added a new video featuring DIEALO to its official YouTube channel. The new video is the fourth part of a "DIEALO Documentary" video series. This video includes drummer Rye answering questions.

DIEALO documentary on YouTube here

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

[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 23, 2018)
#22 Kusottarega/ Zombie
          
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (April 23, 2018)
NO LISTINGS

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (April 16, 2018)
#3   Fate/ Blu-BiLLioN
#6   Kiseichu/-ZANGE-/ R-Shitei
#7   Eureka/ POIDOL
#12 Bye Bye/ DOG inThe PWO
#14 Tomodachi Gokko/ DAMY
#15 exist/ Arlequin

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (April 16, 2018)
#8   GARDEN/ ACID ANDROID

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Sclaim New Videos on YouTube

Sclaim has added two new videos to their official YouTube channel. The first is a live digest compilation of stage and offshoot footage from the band's performances from September 16, 2016 to May 15, 2017. The second video is an updated sound source video for the band's last single, "Houou RAVE."

Live digest video on YouTube here
"Houou RAVE" sound source on YouTube here

Monday, April 16, 2018

Wagakki Band New Album Release 4/25

Wagakki Band will be releasing their fifth album on April 25. The new album will be titled "Otonoe," and it will be released in five types. Two digest videos are available on the band's OHP.

Wagakki Band release page here

Sunday, April 15, 2018

Schwarzkain Disbandment & Best Album

On March 14, Schwarzkain announced plans to disband after their live performance at Shibuya VUENOS on May 22. Recently, the band's guitarist and bassist left, so the dissolution announcement also includes news that a new guitarist, Yuda, will be officially joining them for their final live performances. They thank fans for their support and apologize for the sudden announcement. In addition, they announce that they will be releasing a best album titled "MOMENT." That album will be released on April 25, and it will contain tracks from the past two years' worth of releases. Track details are available on the band's OHP.

Schwarzkain OHP here

Saturday, April 14, 2018

Vexent 1st Mini Album Release 4/25

Vexent will be releasing their first mini album on April 25. The new release will be titled "BLAZE," and it will include five song tracks. No specific track details are available.

Vexent Twitter here
Mini album blog announcement here

Friday, April 13, 2018

MORRIGAN Bassist Has Been Found

MORRIGAN staff reported yesterday that bassist KULOE has been found, and that details about his disappearance would be reported soon. Until now, he had been out of contact with staff and family since the morning of April 6. In a personal statement, KULOE says that he's sorry he worried his fans, but there was a misfortune in his family that left him mentally unable to appear onstage. The bassist is scheduled to perform with the band at their upcoming live in Osaka.

KULOE statement on Twitter here

Thursday, April 12, 2018

RAZOR MV Spot on YouTube

Timely Ch. has added a new video featuring RAZOR to its official YouTube channel. The new video includes a MV spot for the band's new single, "BRILLIANT," scheduled for release on May 9.

"BRILLIANT" MV on YouTube here

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

[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 16, 2018)
#13 Fate/ Blu-BiLLioN
#32 Kiseichu/-ZANGE-/ R-Shitei
#37 Eureka/ POIDOL
          
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (April 16, 2018)
#19 SID Anime Best 2008-2017/ SID
#32 25th L'Anniversary LIVE/ L'Arc~en~Ciel

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (April 9, 2018)
#7   Kiseichu/-ZANGE-/ R-Shitei
#10 Kizuato/ Kizu
#12 Harushigure/ Kiryu


 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (April 9, 2018)
#7   ALTERED DIZAIN/ Far East Dizain
#12 WORLD IS MINE/ Royz


ORICON STYLE Rankings here

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

CHIYU New Videos on YouTube

CHIYU (ex-SuG) has added two new videos for his solo debut album to his official YouTube channel. The bassist's new album "Seven Deadly Sins" will be released on April 25, and the new video uploads include a full-version MV for the song "Mugen no Kaze" and a sound-source sample video featuring audio clips from the album.

"Mugen no Kaze" video on YouTube here
Audio clip sample video on YouTube here

Monday, April 9, 2018

Villers la ville New Video on YouTube

Villers la ville has added a new video to its official YouTube channel. The new upload includes a lyric video for the song titled "Scream of my pain," featuring live stage footage. Lyrics were written by vocalist Mio and music was written by Mio and guitarist Nozomi.

Villers la ville video on YouTube here

Sunday, April 8, 2018

GRIMOIRE New Mini Album Release 4/11

GRIMOIRE will be releasing their second mini album on April 11. The new release will be titled "Pushukomakia (Psychomachia)," and it will be released in two versions. Track details are posted on the website.

GRIMOIRE OHP here

Saturday, April 7, 2018

MORRIGAN Bassist Missing

MORRIGAN's bassist Kuloe has been reported missing, according to their staff's Twitter. The bassist had been tweeting and contacting members as recently as 7:00 am on April 6 about staff meetings, but he did not show up later to perform at the band's live at Sendai darwin. Staff also reports that family has not been able to contact the musician and has become concerned that something has happened. Until circumstances become more clear, the other members will continue to make live appearances as scheduled.

MORRIGAN Staff Twitter here

Friday, April 6, 2018

Onmyoza New Album Release 6/6

Onmyoza will release their 14th album on June 6. The new release will be titled "Hadou Myouou," and it will be released in two types. This album includes the song "Ouka Ninpouchou" that became the opening theme for the anime "Basilisk: Ouka Ninpouchou." Track details for the album are available on the band's OHP.

Onmyoza OHP here

Thursday, April 5, 2018

RAZOR New Single Release 5/9

RAZOR has announced that they will release their third single on May 9. The new single will be titled "BRILLIANT," and it will be released in two types. Track details and new visuals are already available on the band's OHP.

RAZOR OHP here

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Kirito Live Show Airs 4/7

Kirito (Angelo, PIERROT) will be appearing in a program on the Nico Nico website on April 7.  The "KIRITO Acoustic live 18' 'DEEP PERCEPTION'" live performance from January 2018 will be rebroadcast at 22:00 JST (convert time here). Time shifting is available for Nico Nico registered users who are not able to watch the show as it airs live.

KIRITO solo live broadcast airs here

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Villers la ville New Video on YouTube

Villers la ville has added a new video to its official YouTube channel. The new upload includes a lyric video for the song titled "Tomoshibi," featuring live stage footage. Lyrics and music were written by vocalist Mio.

Villers la ville video on YouTube here

Monday, April 2, 2018

Zombie New Video on YouTube

Zany Zap has added a new video featuring Zombie to its official YouTube channel. The new upload includes a full-version music video for the song titled "Kusottare ga" from the band's April 11 double-A single "Kusottare ga/Hanamuke no Uta."

Zombie MV on YouTube here

Sunday, April 1, 2018

BULL ZEICHEN 88 & Blu-BiLLioN Show Airs 4/3

BULL ZEICHEN 88 and Blu-BiLLioN will be making guest appearances on a Nico Nico web show on April 3. The "Nico Viju" show will air at 19:00 JST (convert time here). Takuya Hoshino will be MC for the live talk show. Time shifting is available for Nico Nico registered users who are not able to watch the show as it airs live.

Nico Viju airs here