Red Desire LILIA & A Look Back at Royz
After saying farewell to Kazuki last month and heading into the future with Royz, we'd like to take a look back to the spring at Royz's Red Desire LILIA tour, and even farther back, to the beginnings of the band. We caught up with Royz for the first time in more than a year at their Aomori performance of the tour this past April and were treated to another Read more
LUNA SEA 25th Anniversary -The Unfinished MOON-
“Today is a day of celebration for LUNA SEA, but also a new beginning.” Ryuichi summed up the momentous occasion as LUNA SEA celebrated its 25th anniversary at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on May 29th. The concert, which sold out its 10,000-plus seats in a single day, saw fans of all demographics teeming around the venue in band t-shirts, ‘90s style visual duds, and even cosplay. Just approaching the area Read more
Hallo, ST-ers! I hope you’ve been having a fantastic week! Ern’s been busy digging away at the internet archives for all of your latest v-kei news, but it looks like I missed a couple of releases for this week. This week, we celebrated releases from FEST VAINQUEUR and BASH! Read more
Tags: BASH!, FEST VAINQUEUR
Have you guys heard of Corpse Corps? It seems like quite a few VK veterans have come back from the dead, so to speak. Let’s check them out!
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Tags: Amber Bullet, Burea, Corpse Corps, Schwein, Verfe~gorl
Tags: Awoi
Grieva will be releasing their third single 「生ト死」 (Sei to Shi) on July 30th! The new single will be released in two different versions, regular, and limited edition. The regular edition contains three tracks and will be available on most websites. The special, limited edition contains the same three tracks and a live recording from their one-man concert this past February.
The limited edition is only available by special mail order, or to be purchased at live venues. They will only be selling 444 copies, so be sure to grab yours fast!
Tags: Grieva
X Japan fans around New York City’s Madison Square Garden have been eagerly awaiting details regarding their upcoming show in October, and with tickets going on sale this Friday, you’ll be just one step closer to making it happen. Read more
It seems like just yesterday that we introduced avanchick, and their first sponsored live on July 11th was completely sold out. Now, their 2nd maxi single is already in the works, and they need your help! Read more
Tags: Avanchick
We have a new band to introduce today! Rovimen Z is a four member band based in Tokyo. They got their start this past March with their first live at Okubo Dolce Vita. Since then, they have been busy with lives and recording. Tomorrow, on July 28th they will be hosting a show for the first time in honor of the release of their first album!
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犬神サアカス團 (Inugami Circus-dan) had a grave announcement to make at their live this past July 12th, but with a twist. Read more
With the addition, they’re already planning the release of their next single, 「niche['ni:tʃə]」, which drops on September 17th! It’ll come in one type, and though it’s currently not available through CDJapan, we’ll update you in the event it’s listed. Read more
Tags: yazzmad
Hey, hey, hey, lovely ST-ers! Have you been enjoying summer vacation so far? I sure have. I spent another lazy week doing…well…lazy things. You know what takes up a lot of my lazy time? Twitter.
And, man, are there some funny people in the visual kei world on Twitter. Remember that time RUKI from the GazettE looked almost scarily similar to Cruella Deville? Or Ice from Black Gene for the Next Scene‘s nonsensical romaji Tweets? I find a lot of gems scrolling through my favorites, but those are just a couple. So, that brings me to the question I have for you all this week:
What are some of the funniest visual kei social networking posts (Twitter, Facebook, etc.) you’ve seen? Are there bandmen you follow on Twitter just because they’re funny?
It’s a pretty non-serious question, but I haven’t been feeling all that serious this week. If you have links to posts or photos, that would be even better. Just make sure to keep it appropriate, folks, and laugh away!
Everything seemed to be going well for Mebius with their lives and the release of their third single. We hate to be the bearers of bad news, but another drummer is leaving their band. Mebius fans, especially fans of Sunny, might take this hard, but both the band and Sunny still have plans ahead.
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If you’ve ever wanted to see LOST ASH live at little to no cost, now is your chance. Read more
Tags: BlackMoral, LOST ASH
And like their other singles, the cover is a tad risqué — check out more below! Read more
Tags: RAVE
Synk;yet may have just kicked off their first sponsored tour and have their first full album set to come out next month, but that isn’t stopping them from “expanding” their activities into this autumn and beyond. Read more
Tags: Synk;yet
