L~Lotus~ is a five-piece band comprising of three ex. as milk members – 蓮華 (Renka) on vocals, saki and Takayuki on guitars, masato on bass, and YUJI on drums. They officially began their activities on March 6th and have released three digital singles to date: 「worry」 on May 19th, 「snow」 on May 26th, and 「tree」 on June 2nd. The members of L~Lotus~ sat down with us to answer a couple of questions, so give it a read to get to know them better! We’d like to thank JapanFiles... Read→
-LEON- is a five-piece band from Gunma comprising of Yuji on vocals, Shin and Koya on guitars, Yamato on bass, and Masashi on drums. Mixing Asian cultural influences with visual rock, -LEON- has a heavy, modern sound with a distinct, ethereal flavor. On December 13th, the band released their first three track mini-album, 「REGULUS」 along with a PV for their song, 「Kokou ni Tou Tsuioku no Kagen no Tsuki」. The members of -LEON- took time to answer a few of our questions, so take a read through... Read→
GLACIER is a five-member group from Okinawa, comprising of Makoto on vocals, Nao on lead guitar, Koujirou on rhythm guitar, Aki on bass, and Yuuki on drums. The band formed in July 2007 and made their major debut a year later on July 23rd. They have released a full album and six singles to date with their seventh single, 「愛の降る街」 (Ai no Furu Machi) which is the third installment of a 7-month digital release project, coming out on June 30th through JapanFiles and on iTunes. The members... Read→
O-PARTS is a two-man unit that started in June of 2009, formed by vocalist sho-ka (ex. Vogus Image) and bassist Jun (GaGaaalinG, ex. WAIVE). On August 20th, they released their first maxi-single entitled 「向日葵」 (Himawari) which included four tracks, all of which made it into the top ten of the Oricon Indies ranking. On May 26th, their second maxi-single, 「煌[kou]」 was released and will be available through JapanFiles from June 6th. Both sho-ka and Jun took time out of their busy schedules... Read→
In 2002, Kaya made his vocal debut in the Mana produced two-man unit, Schwarz Stein. In 2004, Schwarz Stein disbanded, and departing from the label the band was signed to, Kaya became a free singer. Using “aesthetics” as his main theme, Kaya conducts his activities with the goals of “the revolution of the aesthetic senses” and the “liberation of sexuality” in mind, and manages his own lyrics, CD jacket designs, make-up and costume designs as well as the organization... Read→
born is a five member band that began together under RENNY AMY, which was active from August 2005, until December 31st, 2006. Shortly after, the same five members created D&L, and eventually changed their name to ‘born’ on April 9th, 2008 with the sponsored event at Takadanobaba AREA called “born presents 「bug scremo vol.01」”. About a week later, they released their first demonstration single, entitled 「Dust pain」, which was followed by the tour, 「Abnormal skin’s」. Since... Read→
砂月-Satsuki- began his solo career on February 14th, 2009, after spending seven years as the vocalist for RENTRER EN SOI. His first solo release, 「AWAKE」 came out via his online shop on May 9th, and that month he also started his 「AWAKENING TO MOONLIGHT」 tour, which even made a stop in Los Angeles, California. His next release, 「CRYSTAL」 was out on August 21st, which was followed by his 「PEER INTO YOUR CRYSTAL HEART」 tour, where he preformed in both Tokyo and Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Read→
This was sent in from ST reader, Nika. Thanks for the news~.
It seems Sirokuro (who we’ve introduced here) have lost their guitarist, Dou, earlier in this year.
Their other guitarist, Rui, made a post about it, saying that they were down a member, and apologized for not being about for formally announce it yet.
They are still having lives throughout the months of May and June, so all still seems to be going well for them.
source: Rui’s blog, OHP
This was sent in to us by ST reader miyawaki, thanks!
I just got a news from koki (aluminous)
they have a new website now
they put up some videos
in addition, they also have myspace.http://www9.ocn.ne.jp/~aluminou/
http://www.myspace.com/a_luminousEveryone should check it out.
Its that time again, time for the random fact of the day. Big Ern here and today we are going to be talking about magazines. This fact also involves Genki from VanessA. Anyways, here is what Genki had to say:
What magazine do you frequently read?
What? Erotic books?
Okay ST readers, what magazines do you frequently read?
A little while ago, we announced you that ビリー (Billy) had shut down their activities on February 22nd. However the band said they would be back, even though we didn’t know if it meant many different bands or just one new band, or basically… a name change.
And we finally got some news from them ! And a good one by the way ! All the members are back in a new band called 花少年バディーズ (Hana Shounen Baddies) , and they’ve just opened their website today ! Their new concept is basically about delinquancy and the pain the young people feels in their heart… but the main buzzword seems to be “freedom”.
It seems that they don’t want to lose time, as they will perform for the first time on May 3rd in Nagoya for a really nice event (which will also mark the end of ASS’n'ARRow) :
花少年バディーズ (Baddies) / chariots / ネガ (Nega) / ClearVeil / Arc / Sugar /愛狂います。(Aicle) / cocklobin / DELUHI / Lycaon / ALiBi / Jewel / ASS’n’ARRow～あすなろ～ / Lupo Label
Even better, the band has already announced their very first release ! A single called 『Blue Bad Boy』 that will be released on July 22nd !It will be available in two versions, one with three tracks and one with two tracks + a PV for the title song.
And finally, here is their first look !
Sources : vkdb, Visunavi, OHP
Just a few days ago, I told you about Administrator 2nd demo single which would probably be available via their website as it had been the case for “SELFISH CLOVER”, and it’s now confirmed as the band just put their new song “手招く太陽” (Temaneku Taiyou) on free download ! Go take it and tell us what you think ! It’s another awesome song to me, even if the style is a bit less heavy that the first song they’ve released.
The band has also updated their OHP with a brand new look that looks pretty different from the previous one (fits well the new song). Once more, looks really in my opinion, how about you guys ?
Its that time again, time for the random fact of the day. Big Ern here and today we are going to be talking about talent. You know, something that Big Ern has a lot of! Anyways, this little fact comes from Hiro, formerly of gossip (a band we mentioned is reviving for a live in June). Anyways, here it is:
Talent: I wouldn’t go so far as to call it a talent, but I guess shouting.
Okay ST readers, what are some of your talents?
Dlocy (introduced a little while ago by Adrienne) has updated their website with some news lives and with their first pictures, tell us what you think !
THE CRIME will lose their bassist (茜(Akane)) after their live on May 17th at KYOTO MUSE. No explanation so far…
Two weeks ago, I told you about the session band Neue Ziel becoming a full-fledged band under the name Gadhuka. But the name of the second guitarist was still left secret, but it appears the band has finally revealed his identity, so, here you go for the full line-up :
Vo.佑 (Tasuku) (ex-D’Rain)
Gt.ガル (Garu) (ex-えんそく(ensoku), ex-1stギルド(1st guild), ex-THEGRY)
Gt. 陽介(Yousuke) (ex-Neue Ziel, ex-アンデット(Undead))
Ba.幸介 (Kousuke) (ex-Neue Ziel, ex-アンデット(Undead))
Dr.まつり(matsuri)
Source : Trombe
Thanks to Spike for this one !
One good news amongst all those bad news we’ve been having recently, SUICIDE ALI just announced through their official MySpace and official website that they were going to release their first full-length album ! “第4のwaltz” (Daishi no waltz) will be released on September 2nd. They still have to give us more details about that release in the coming weeks/months, but that’s a great news anyway. Especially after the departure of Yuu which could have affected the band’s future.
And it seems they’re also currently making a full renewal of their site, on which there is no profile pictures yet, so it may mean they’ll come back with a brand new look !
Source : MySpace
We have a few updates from DuelJewel! First of all, they updated their OHP with new pictures.
Pretty cool! And second, they’ve announced a hot springs trip, produced by Yuya! The trip will take place May 30th and 31st, and they will travel from Tokyo to the lovely Hotel Kisoji. The trip will include a banquet with the band, photos with each member plus one group photo, and more is being planned! Travel costs are ￥43,000 for travel from Shinjuku station, plus ￥35,000 for accomodations. They started accepting applications yesterday and space is limited, so if you have the money and will be in Japan, check into it!
Source: OHP
Today I’ll introduce you to a brand new band, REBOLT!
We are REBOLT, who from May 3rd will start official activity in the heart of Tokyo.
We are doing our best to put our heart and soul into heavy music that you can really rage to, so that you’ll be able to say “That was the best live!!”
Everyday we will grow, so please give REBOLT at least one chance
REBOLT will hold their first live on May 3rd at Takadanobaba AREA. On their site, you can see previews of the 4 photosets they will be selling at their lives. And here is the member lineup:
Vocal—シード (Seed)
Guitar—ともや (Tomoya)
Guitar—スクレイ (Scray)
Bass—Roki
Drums—成 (Sei)
I think they look interesting! What do you all think?
Source: OHP, Visunavi
Teresa announced today on their official site that after their sponsorship event on June 5th, the band is going to disband.
The members held several meetings and exchanged opinions, and as a result decided to disband. They apologize to everyone who has supported them, and ask everyone to continue supporting them until the very end even though after that they’ll be going in different directions.
Source: Tomoya’s blog, OHP
D’ERLANGER has hopped onto the MySpace bandwaggon. You can now check them out on MySpace here:
http://www.myspace.com/derlangerlive
source: bma, myspace
Thanks Keri for letting us know about Nightmare’s track listing for Majestical Parade. We’ve posted about some details on the new album here. Track list as follows:
1. Parade
2. Can you do it?
3. Mr.trash music
4. NAKED LOVE
5. MASQUERADE
6. MELODY(original ver.)
7. Cynical Re:actor
8. ジャイアニズム究
9. Nothing you lose
10. Lost in blue
11. シンプライフ
12. クロニクル
Source: CD Japan
We’ve talked about Ayabie going major and releasing their single called Aitakute. But did you know that out of the 3 types of this single, that type B will have an interesting cover? The cover is designed and made by manga artist Shinjo Mayu! What do you think of the cover?
I want someone to draw a handsome picture of me!
Thanks to Yoru for emailing us with info on Heisei Ishin’s newest release – Ruru! The single marks their first anniversary and will be produced by Kisaki – and will contain 2 songs. The single will also come in 2 types, type A and type B. The difference is that both types will have a different ending track. The single is pretty cheap. Just 1300 yen! Remember, it comes out on July 29th.
Source: CD Japan
Before, I posted a notice that had appeared on Panic Channel’s homepage regarding the health of guitarist Mayo. I want to correct a mistake I made in my translation regarding the illness that he has. He does not have pulmonary emphysema, but rather spontaneous pneumothorax (collapse of the lung). While it is still serious and will take time for him to recover, it is not as serious as emphysema, and the chances of him making a full recovery and returning are a lot better.
I’m sorry for my mistake, and I still hope for a speedy recovery!
Like absolute myself has announced that their guitarist Kenji will be leaving the band after their final live of their 3-man tour on June 17. This decision was a result of a discussion the band had had. The bands tells the fans that there are a few remaining lives left with all members, so please support them with all your strength. There is no mention of the band disbanding, so rest assured that they will continue on after Kenji’s departure.
source: ohp
This was sent in to us by the ever awesome Nathan. This might interest some of our readers so check it out:
HearJapan Releases 21 Albums of Acclaimed Japanese Band “Shakalabbits”
Tokyo, JP April 24, 2009- HearJapan (www.hearjapan.com) is proud to
announce the release of 21 separate albums of the hit Japanese
Ska/Punk/J-Rock band Shakalabbits.Shakalabbits has had a new release every year since 1999 and is no
stranger to publicity both from inside and outside of Japan. With an
upbeat catchy sound that effortless mixes elements of Ska, Rock, Pop,
and Punk, they have a wide appeal and are consistency best-sellers
with critical success. This HearJapan release marks the first time
all 21 releases will be available at the same place at the same time
online and in pristine audio quality.The release includes 4 studio albums, 2 live albums, 2 “best of”
albums, 12 singles, and a special treat for the fans of the Japanese
band 175R, a split release entitled “Stand By You” featuring both
Shakalabbits and 175R.“I have been receiving requests from HearJapan users for Shakalabbits
since I opened HearJapan last year” says HearJapan president Nathan
Reaven, “I am glad to be able to deliver in such a big way.”Individual tracks are priced at 150 yen each (about $1.50 US), full
albums are discounted.HearJapan is the largest and fastest growing place on the web to
purchase Japanese music of all genres. Adding 50 albums + per week,
it is a great place to find the hard to find, and explore the
unexplored of Japanese music.Shakalabbits are a 4 piece Ska/Punk/J-Rock hailing from Tokyo, Japan.
They can be found on the web at
http://www.hearjapan.com/store/group/SHAKALABBITS .Contact: Nathan Reaven nreaven@hearjapan.com
Links:
http://www.hearjapan.com
http://www.hearjapan.com/store/group/SHAKALABBITS
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