We’ve talked about Serial Number’s new release here but I wasn’t sure people saw their new look! They are still so colorful XD!!!!
Source: SN lj comm, HP
Posted on December 31, 2008 in New band
Haru (ex-Order Made, who just put his solo project Iceman to a close) will be starting up a new band in the new year!
He’s started up an official blog for the band, which is called DOG in THEパラフルワールドオーケストラ (DOG in THE Parallel World Orchestra). They will have their first live on March 4th at Takadanobaba AREA and will be revealing more news about the band on February 4th at midnight.
There’s not much posted right now, but you can check out the band’s official blog by visiting http://ameblo.jp/dog-bowwow/.
Source: Haru’s Official Mailmag, Blog
Posted on December 31, 2008 in Random Fact
I’d like to start off today’s random fact by wishing all S-T’s readers a very happy New Year!
We’ll be posting messages from some of the staff members tomorrow, so make sure you look out for that!
I decided I should get today’s random fact posted early so that I can fully enjoy the festivities of tonight. Ah, New Years. How I love you.
Anyways, today’s fact is about Juri from DELUHI. In a questionnaire, he was asked which he liked better, a telephone call or to receive mail? His answer simply put: Mail is beautiful.
He has a point. There’s nothing like getting a nice piece of mail.
Posted on December 31, 2008 in New release
Celestial Garden will be releasing their second single on January 24th! The title is 「亡国ノMANEUVER」 (Boukoku no MANEUVER) and it contains two tracks plus instrumental versions of each for 500 yen.
１．Monochrome Pleasure
２．亡国ノMANEUVER (Boukoku no MANEUVER)
３．Monochrome Pleasure (Instrumental)
４．亡国ノMANEUVER (Instrumental)
They do have a sample up on the OHP… or have tried to put one up, but when I click on it, it says the file can’t be found.
Source: OHP
Posted on December 31, 2008 in Disbanding
RHYOLITE has announced that they will be disbanding at the end of February.
Tsukasa is the only one who has mentioned it thus far in his blog, and he says that there’s not much that he can say about it right now.
Source: OHP, Tsukasa’s Blog
Shortest activity span ever.
Posted on December 31, 2008 in New release, Oneman
アンド (And) has announced that they will be having a oneman live on August 9th at EBISU Liquid Room to commemorate their two year anniversary! Details and information on ticket sales will be available starting February 1st.
The band will also be releasing a collection of their music called 「AGENT FILE」 on February 11th. The album contains eleven tracks for 3150 yen and the tracklist is as follows:
1. 咲乱 (Shouran)
2. 恋スル@BOY (Koi suru @ BOY)
3. 宣戦布告 (Sensenfukoku)
4. 不人道 (Fujindou)
5. 命ノ鐘ハ鳴リ響ク (Inochi no Kane wa Narihibiku)
6. Sobut
7. 平成維新 (Heisei Ishin)
8. 蜥蜴-トカゲ- (Tokage)
9. 疑心暗鬼 (Ginshinanki)
10. 黒髪 (Kurokami)
11. 花壱 (Hanaichi)
To go along with the release they’ll be having an instore event on February 14th at Shibuya’s ZEAL LINK which opens at 4:30 and begins at 5:00pm. More details will be announced as they are decided.
Source: OHP
Posted on December 31, 2008 in New band, New member
Thanks to both Miyawaki and Draincherry for letting us know this had been revealed!
The members for Drop Star Shooting (ex-GHOST Kousei’s new band) have finally been announced! And they are as follows:
Vocals – Kousei
Guitar - NAO
Guitar - Ray (Rai from UnsraW)
Bass - ついつい (Tsuitsui)
Drums - 井上博殻 (Inoue Hiroki)
Keyboard -亜琉 (Aru)
Source: Drop Star Shooting Blog
Posted on December 30, 2008 in Review
Well it’s that time again. Time to review another single that is. Though I post reviews every so often on my blog, I’ve decided to try and review releases here on S-T more often.
Today we’re bringing you a review of the newest single from the delightful and obviously metalcore influenced, DELUHI.
2008.12.31 – CD Single – BMCD-005 – ￥1,680
I like DELUHI because they are hard and melodic without suffering from the usual case of poor musicianship. These guys know how to write. The guys of DELUHI use their skills to their advantage by adding in subtle details which greatly increase the listening pleasure. At least in most of their singles. I can’t say the same for this one though!
Track 1. リヴィングデッド
(LIVING DEAD)
This song starts with a simple guitar line backed up by echoes of ambient sounds. At the 0:21 mark the band launches into a hard grinding riff accompanied by delicious bursts of double bass courtesy of Sujk. By the time Juri begins singing, we’ve returned to the simple line and ambient sounds. The song maintains this pattern throughout most of the song with slight variations. While the chorus grants us the pleasure of Juri switching between growling and a clean projecting voice, the solo is fairly simple, stepping away from showcasing Leda’s superb guitar skills. However the outro solo is a little more interesting than the mid-song one. Overall the feeling the song gives off is that of a rising tension, but it never really seems to release this tension or give any closure. While not being extremely memorable, this song definitely mixes metalcore sound with more familiar vk elements like the strings. It could’ve been much more memorable had they altered the song structure some more.
Track 2. Rebel:Sicks, Shadow:Six
This track starts right off the bat and launches into a vk riff I swear I’ve heard in at least 8 other songs. Juri does some…rapping type deal. This really reminds me of something the GazettE would do. It feels like they borrowed an old GazettE song and released it under their name, in my opinion. Most of the song is growls and forgettable riffing. I can barely remember how this song sounds just moments after shutting it off.
Overall Rating: 4.5/10
Summary: While DELUHI has a great amount of talent, this single falls short of producing the quality music they’re known for. Pass on this one, and hope the next will be better.
Well that’s all for the first review! Any feedback or suggestions on what I should review next can be mailed to kyourei[AT]gmail.com or posted in the comments. Thanks for reading!
Posted on December 30, 2008 in New release
HERO has anounced that on March 18th they’ll be releasing their first full album called 「THE HERO」.
They will be updating their site in the future with further details.
Source: OHP
Posted on December 30, 2008 in New member
Thanks to DefectiveTragedy for letting me know about this!
戮 (Riku) has posted in the chariots blog that ロキ (Loki) formerly of the Pumpkin Head has joined as chariots’ new bassist.
Though his name is still pronounced the same, he’s dropped the katakana in favor of 絽希 in kanji.
Source: Official blog
Posted on December 30, 2008 in Random Fact
So I was browsing some band’s sites and profiles today and the members of MoNoLith all answered an interesting question that I’d never seen before in profiles, which was “Who’s your favourite character from history?”
Here are what they had to say.
Ryu - Ganjin (a Chinese monk who helped to spread Buddhism in Japan)
Keita - Umm…
Shuuhei - Pope Boniface VIII, Wanyan Aguda (First emporer of the Jin Dynasty)
Takafumi - Napoleon
HAYATO - Vasco da Gama
I’ve been trying to think about who my favourite histortical person is… but I thnk I’ll need some more time. In the meantime, let me know who yours is!
Along with the new year comes new blogs for ミサルカ(MISARUKA).
So please continue your favour, and check the new blogs when possible ^^.
私と共に逝けるか？ Rui’s blog
Highland フォームシック Mizuki’s blog
自意識過剰な白薔薇王子様 Yusei’s blog
鬼婆＠スカイウォーカー Azami’s blog
べっぶろ。２杯目。 Vetchie’s blog
They’re a lot easier to read in the setup than their old blogs…..^^;
I like Yusei’s blog title the most *lol* ^^.
Source: Mail Magazine
Thanks to Nathan at HearJapan for sending this to us to share with our readers! It’s a pretty sweet deal, so make sure you check it out!
Begin The New Year with Last Snow (Visual Kei Week Day 1)
Yokohama, Japan – December 31, 2008 – Even if you are too hungover to do anything at the start of 2009 make sure you check HearJapan daily. The digital music store for Japanese music, HearJapan will be debuting a new visual kei artist everyday for four days straight for the new year! Not only will there be new artists, but also new releases from older artists and live reports bringing Japan to you.
The first new artist of 2009 to make their HearJapan debut is Kaya. Many fans fell in love with Kaya from his days as the vocalist for Schwarz Stein and have become more intimate with the singer since his solo debut in 2006. Kaya played in California last month at Pacific Media Expo. HearJapan will be releasing Kaya’s newest single “Last Snow” on January 7th, 2009. Samples are up on the Last Snow page at HearJapan as well as a 10% discount for all fans who preorder it. The album can be downloaded the second it turns midnight in Japan. Only 6 more days!
HearJapan is also releasing one more release for the first day of the 4 day long event. This is the digital version of Vidoll’s newest single Maimu that goes on sale today. The digital version is special because it takes all the bonus songs from all 3 versions of the CD and puts them all in one release. Instead of spending 4200 yen plus shipping to get the 4 latest Vidoll songs, you can get them immediately at HearJapan for a mere 760 yen!Stay tuned to hear what other visual kei bands HearJapan will be making available to the world in the beginning of 2009!What is HearJapan?
HearJapan is a digital music store that sells MP3s of all kinds of
Japanese music. With an English-language interface, international
credit card purchasing capabilities, and exclusive materials from some
of Japan’s most important, up-and-coming and established bands, it is
has become a go-to resource for music lovers worldwide.Kaya – Last Snow:
http://www.hearjapan.com/store/album_info/Last_Snow
3 songs for 540 yen
Vidoll – Maimu (Digital Version)
http://www.hearjapan.com/store/album_info/Maimu_Digital_Version
4 songs for 760 yen
Posted on December 30, 2008 in Cool
Thanks to Nicky for sending this in. I can’t believe I didn’t notice this on the main REPO! site but if you click on THE MUSIC – then click on SESSIONS you can see Yoshiki and the REPO! gang recording at his house! Other folks who worked on the music described the studio as a “kicked ass home studio” and you can see Yoshiki chilling there while the main actress is recording! The director was right, Yoshiki did open his home up to the gang and really was there for the process. Seriously how cool is that?
Here is a screen of the clip but go and watch it on the site! (I’m such a whore for this movie LOL ><;;;;)
Source: REPO! HP, Nicky!
Sakae of Kisnate announced in his blog that La’dior will hold a one day revival next year! It’ll take place on January 5th at Kouriyama #9. And for those who don’t know, La’dior is the former band of Kisnate’s Sakae and Kayuu.
Source: Sakae’s blog
Posted on December 29, 2008 in Random Fact
Today’s random fact made me chuckle when I read it! That’s right. I’m a chuckler.
Ryu-ka, who’s the bassist for Halienju has an interesting way of spending a day off. When asked what he does when he gets a break, he answered:
I mistake the holiday train schedule, for the weekday schedule, and end up riding past my stop -> (which leads to) unfocused anger
That would fill me with rage as well. So I can’t really blame him.
Posted on December 29, 2008 in Site
Guess what? Its that time again, time for the weekly poll results. A new poll has also been posted, please vote on it. I know I’ve been missing for some time now. The holidays suck for cake decorators. I am partially alive on the site at this time. Anyways, on to last week’s poll results:
Do you usually keep up with members of your favorite disbanded band?
Yup and I support their new band(s) – 170
Sometimes – 91
No – 6
Total Votes: 267
You know how things go at this point. Tell us what you voted for and why.
Posted on December 29, 2008 in Disbanding
MEXIAH has announced that on January 21st after their sponsored event, they will be disbanding. They offer their deepest apologizes and utmost gratitude to the bands they have become friends with, those connected to the livehouses who have aided them as well as their staff, and most of all, to the fans.
The members do plan to continue on with activities within in the scene, and have all posted individual comments regarding their decision as well as many thanks to those who have been supporting them.
Source: OHP
-OZ- had their last oneman and release (RAZE) of the year this past Sunday, and yet they already announced their dates for their upcoming oneman tour called:「A FACT OF LIFE -Deadly VENOM-」! The dates listed are in April so far. Seems like the band will be busy, they even updated their site with new looks! Thanks to Keito for the heads up on this! What do you guys think of their new look?
Source: HP. Keito
Posted on December 29, 2008 in New release
12012 have updated their home page and added an announcement stating they’ll be releasing a new album on March 11th. No other details have been announced at this time, so keep checking back and we’ll keep you posted.
