WING WORKS New Single Release 8/29

WING WORKS will be releasing a new double-A side single on August 29. The new single will be titled "ACID CASTLE/Mikansei Sapphire," and it will be released in two types. The limited edition version will be available only at live venues and by mail order.

WING WORKS OHP here

KRHYST+ Announced Members

A few weeks ago, Byo (ex-SCREW) announced that he would be doing vocals for a new band called KRHYST+, and that the other members would be revealed on July 30. The group's OHP has now been updated to reveal the rest of KRHYST+'s new members. Jin (ex-SCREW) will be rejoining Byo on drums, IЯU will be doing bass, and QUINA will be doing guitar. Members have added personal introduction messages to the band's news feed, added a new music video, and announced social media links to follow.

KRHYST+ OHP here

Sleepyhead New EP Release 10/17

Sleepyhead has announced that he will release his first EP on October 17. The new release will be titled "NIGHTMARE SWAP," and it will feature collaborations with other artists. Guest artists are listed as SKY-HI x TeddyLoid, MOMIKEN x Tom-H@ck, AISHA x yuji, WHITE JAM, and PLASTICZOOMS. He also announced an upcoming tour and a Halloween Fest. An announcement appears on the artist's Facebook page.

sleepyhead Facebook here

Angelo New Album Release 11/14

Angelo has announced that they will release a new album on November 14. The new album will be titled "RESONANCE," and it will include 10 song tracks. Full details aren't available yet.

Angelo OHP here

Kra New Full Album Release 10/31

Kra has announced that they will release a new full album on October 31. The new album does not yet have a name, but it will be released in two versions and include 10 new songs created by the band. Details are still forthcoming.

Kra OHP here

Purple Stone New Single Release 8/22

Purple Stone will be releasing their seventh single on August 22. The new single will be titled "Tonde Hi ni Iru Koi Suru Natsu no Mushi," and it will be released in three types. Track details are already available on the band's OHP.

Purple Stone 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- (July 30, 2018)
#30 Unmei Kaika/ DIAURA
#31 Boku wa Android/ DADAROMA
#45 AQUA BLUE/ POIDOL
          
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (July 30, 2018)
NO LISTINGS
 
CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (July 23, 2018)
#1   Muku/ Kiryu
#11 Toge/ Codomo Dragon
#14 DOLL/ Royz
#20 Timeleap/ Smileberry

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (July 23, 2018)
#9   Monster's Theater [Gothic Version]/ Leetspeak monsters
#12 Monster's Theater [Fantasy Version]/ Leetspeak monsters
 
ORICON STYLE Rankings here

Royz New DVD Release 10/3

Royz will be releasing a new live DVD on October 3. The new DVD will be titled "Royz SPRING ONEMAN TOUR 'WORLD IS MINE'~2018.05.02 Zepp DiverCity~" but no other details are available yet.

Royz OHP here

SID New Mini Album Release 8/22

SID has announced that they will release a new mini album on August 22. The new album will be titled "Ichiban Suki na Basho," and it will be released in two types. Track details are available on the band's OHP.

SID OHP here

MORRIGAN Announces Final CD Release

MORRIGAN recently announced that they will release one last CD before they disband in September. The new CD will be titled "XISS," and it will include six songs and a bonus track. Details appear on the band's OHP.

MORRIGAN OHP here

Golden Bomber New Single Release 9/1

Golden Bomber will be releasing a new single on September 1. The new single will be titled "Tatsuo... Yome wo Ore ni Kure," and it will feature a new song with lyrics written and sung by "drummer" Kenji. A new lyric video for the single is available on the Zany Zap official YouTube channel.

"Tatsuo... Yome wo Ore ni Kure" video on YouTube here

Codomo Dragon New DVD Release 10/3

Codomo Dragon has announced that they will release a new live DVD on October 3. The new release will be titled "Codomo Dragon 12th Oneman Tour 'Nokowasu Tour.'" Track details don't seem to be available yet.

Codomo Dragon OHP here

jealkb New Mini Album Release 9/5

jealkb will be releasing a new mini album on September 5. The new album will be titled "Mix Up Sonic," and it will be released in two types. Track details are available on the band's OHP.

jealkb 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- (July 23, 2018)
#9   Muku/ Kiryu
#10 Manatsu no Zanzo/Konya, Nostalgia de/ DAIGO
          
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (July 23, 2018)
#8   XIII/ lynch.

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (July 16, 2018)
#2   Toge/ Codomo Dragon
#5   Mantra/ Pentagon
#8   Seishoku no Kyoten/ Merry Badend
#9   DOLL/ Royz

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (July 16, 2018)
NO LISTINGS
 
ORICON STYLE Rankings here

Arlequin New Mini Album Release 8/29

Arlequin has announced that they will release their first mini album on August 29. The new release will be titled "BLESS," and it will be released in two types. New visuals are already available on the band's OHP, but album details aren't announced yet.

Arlequin OHP here

Shellmy New Mini Album Release 7/18

Shellmy will release their third mini album on July 18. The new release will be titled "Uzumaki," and it will include six song tracks. An audio sample video with complete track listings and a full-version MV for the song "Oreimairi" are available on the band's official YouTube channel.

Shellmy OHP here
Mini album trailer on YouTube here
"Oreimairi" MV on YouTube here

KHRYST+ New Band Announcement

A new website has appeared for a new band calling itself KHRYST+. The website features a countdown clock set to finish around July 30th, the words "With the Passion and Resurrection, KRHYST＋ rises," and a mysterious visual with most members shrouded in shadow and smoke. One familiar face has already been revealed as the band's vocalist--Byo, formerly vocalist for SCREW. Their first live will be on November 1 at TSUTAYA O-WEST.

KRHYST+ OHP here

Aoi -168- New Mini Album Release 9/26

Aoi -168- will be releasing a new mini album on September 26. The album will be titled "New Classic," and it will be released in two types. Track listings and type details are available on his OHP.

Aoi -168- OHP here

RAVE New Single Release 9/5

RAVE has announced that they will release a new single on September 5. The new single will be titled "Harassment," but specific details haven't been announced yet.

RAVE OHP here

DADAROMA New Single Release 7/18

DADAROMA will release a new single on July 18. The new single will be titled "Boku wa Android," and it will be released in two types. Track details are 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- (July 16, 2018)
#15 Toge/ Codomo Dragon
#41 WHO'S GONNA SAVE US/ HYDE
          
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (July 16, 2018)
NO LISTINGS

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (July 9, 2018)
#2   DOLL/ Royz
#8   Borderline/ Develop One's Faculties
#16 Noroiuta/ Xaa Xaa
#18 NEW ERA/ DEXCORE
#20 Natsukaze/ Belle

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (July 9, 2018)
NO LISTINGS
 
ORICON STYLE Rankings here

XAA XAA New Single Release 8/8

XAA XAA has announced that they will release a new single on August 8. The new single will be titled "Mazarenai," and it will be released in two types. Track details are available on the band's OHP.

XAA XAA OHP here

Contrarie New Single Release 7/11

Contrarie will release a new single on July 11. The new single will be titled "Kanshou Moment" and it will include three song tracks. Track details and a PV spot are available on the band's OHP.

Contrarie OHP here

Smileberry New Single Release 7/11

Smileberry will be releasing their seventh single on July 11. The new single will be titled "Timeleap," and it will be released in two types. Track details are available on the band's OHP, and a PV spot is available on their YouTube channel.

Smileberry OHP here
"Timeleap" spot on YouTube here

Hanamizakura Kouki New Single Release 9/5

Hanamizakura Kouki, a.k.a. Kouki of D=OUT, will release a new single for his solo project on September 5. The new single will be titled "Wasuregasa," and it will be released in three types. Track details and a PV spot are available on the artist's OHP.

Hanamizakura Kouki OHP here

R-Shitei New Album Release 7/25

R-Shitei has announced that they will release their fifth album on July 25. The new album will be titled "Shikai Bunsho," and it will be released in two types. They also announced that the album was released on iTunes in Japan on July 4. Track details and a video spot are available on the band's OHP.

R-Shitei OHP here

i.Rias Bassist Leaves Band

i.Rias has updated their OHP with news that bassist Miyu will be leaving the band after their oneman live at Shinsaibashi JUZA on September 14. The announcement lists the reason for his departure as musical differences. The band plans to continue activities after his departure with no changes.

i.Rias 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- (July 9, 2018)
#6   WHO'S GONNA SAVE US/ HYDE
#16 DOLL/ Royz
#30 Revive/ D
          
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (July 9, 2018)
NO LISTINGS

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (July 2, 2018)
#5   Natsukaze/ Belle
#7   Nemureru Mori no Zenso Kyoku~REVOIR~/ THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S
#9   Shigoku/ REIGN
#10 Hakuda/ REIGN
#18 BRILLIANT/ RAZOR
#20 Noroiuta/ Xaa Xaa

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (July 2, 2018)
#6   NEW CLASSIC/ UNiTE
#8   DRIPPING/ sleepyhead
#19 CALL US/ Nana
 
ORICON STYLE Rankings here

Jupiter New Single Release 8/8

Jupiter has announced that they will release a new single on August 8. The new single will be titled "Theory of Evolution," and it will include three song tracks with three instrumental versions. Track details and a full music video are currently available on the band's OHP. The band has also added a new vocalist named KUZE to their lineup.

Jupiter OHP here

EVERSSIC New Single Release 8/20

EVERSSIC has announced that they will release their first single on August 20. The new single will be titled "STORMY," and it will contain two song tracks. Details aren't available yet.

EVERSSIC OHP here

Kaya New Single Release 7/18

Kaya has announced that he will release a new single on July 18. The new single will be titled "MONDAY MONDAY," and it will be released in two types. The single should be available to purchase online worldwide on the release date. Track details are available on the artist's discography page.

Kaya discography page here