J-ROCK EXPLOSION 2013 on Nico Nico

Two J-ROCK EXPLOSION 2013 events will be airing on the Nico Nico Live website on December 15 at 15:00 JST (convert time here). The two events, one in Osaka and one in Tokyo, will gather together several up-and-coming bands to determine who might be the opening act for the "Visual BANG! ~ SID 10th Anniversary FINAL PARTY ~" taking place at Nippon Budokan on December 27. The show at Osaka MUSE will introduce EVE, umbrella, Crimson Shiva, and Zin. The Tokyo event at Harajuku Astro Hall will introduce Sibile Bashir, SRASH NOTES GARDEN, BADMAN, and そんび. After voting takes place, the winning band will be determined at Shinjuku BLAZE on December 23.

Osaka Side show airs here
Tokyo Side show airs here

EDITOR'S NOTE:  I've left the band name そんび in hiragana because I cannot find any reference to a band by this name to validate a Romanized spelling. There is a band called ぞんび  (Zonbi) which is very similar. It is unclear to me, however, if this is the same band with the name misspelled in the Nico Nico details or not.

[ORICON RANKINGS] Visual Kei Bands

Here's how some visual kei bands are holding out on the charts this week.

CD SINGLE -Weekly Ranking- (August 26, 2013)
#3   Fight For Liberty/Wizard CLUB/ UVERworld
#13 HELLO, again/ DaizyStripper
#14 Greed Greed Greed/ Acid Black Cherry
#22 OUTBREAK/ Angelo
#44 RO-MAN ~Let's make precious love~/ An Cafe
#47 DARK RIVER/Eternally/Tokei/ GLAY
 
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (August 26, 2013)
#19  EXODUS-EP/ lynch.

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (August 19, 2013)
#1   Heartless Classic Memory/ UNiTE
#4   Nakigoe de Kiduita/ Megamasso
#16 EGOIST/ Royz
#17 Memeshikute/ Golden Bomber
#18 Divergence/ EVE
#19 Akagami-aa! Gyokusai Dairanbu/ Scarlet

CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (August 19, 2013)
#19 Tokusei Noumiso Zetsurin Soup～Nama Cream Shitate～/ DEZERT

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

EVE New Album Release 11/14

EVE will be releasing their first album on November 14. The new album, titled "Novus," will be released in two types. The band's OHP currently features a short video and audio clip from the album.

EVE OHP here
"Novus" Type A at CD Japan here
"Novus" Type B at CD Japan here

Counteraction Album on iTunes

The album called "Counteraction -V-Rock Covered Visual Anime Songs Compilation-" is now available on iTunes worldwide. Several visual bands worked together to create this compilation album of visual song covers from anime. There are 14 tracks on the album from bands like NoGoD, GUILD, AND, DaizyStripper, v[NEU], DIAURA, HERO, FEST VAINQUEUR, EVE, AYABIE, -OZ-, Jui, UCHUSENTAI NOIZ, and Awoi. The "Counteraction" CD was originally released on May 23, 2012.

The iTunes release is available in the U.S. for $9.99. For other countries, check your local iTunes for availability and pricing.

Anime Song Covers Compilation Released 5/23

Several visual bands have worked together to create a new album compilation of visual song covers from anime shows. The album, called "Counteraction -V-Rock Covered Visual Anime Songs Compilation-," will include 14 tracks from visual bands like NoGoD, GUILD, AND, DaizyStripper, v[NEU], DIAURA, HERO, FEST VAINQUEUR, EVE, AYABIE, -OZ-, Jui, UCHUSENTAI NOIZ, and Awoi.

"Counteraction" CD at CD Japan here

EVE to Release New Single

EVE will be releasing a new single on June 13. The new single, "Yell," will be released in two types.

EVE OHP here
"Yell" Type A (w/DVD) at CD Japan here
"Yell" Type B at CD Japan here