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 is cute, when Masa of Dolly filled out his sheet for the 50 questions on Expect Rush he was asked the following question.
If you had three wishes, what would you wish for:
① To grow 1cm
② To grow 1cm more
③ One more time!!
I’m a small bunny but a few more inches to my height would be awesome!!
XIBALBA have announced that they’ll be releasing their 1st maxi-single on July 28th! It will be entitled 「終末の世界に鳴り響くレクイエム」(Shuumatsu no Sekai ni Nari Hibiku Requiem) and cost 1050 yen! The tracklist isn’t available yet, however, it’s important to stress the fact, that the single will be available only at little hearts. or during the band’s lives.
Furthermore, to commemorate the release, the band has decided to hold their first sponsored event! It will take place at Sendai HooK on the same day as the CD is going to be released, under the name 「DIVE TO GOLD」. Other participating bands are: ACTWEED, IMPACT, ORTH†ёЯGE, ジェラス (Jealous), HERe:NE, BERSERK and AA.
The tickets cost 2000 yen in advance and 2500 yen at the door. What is more, all the attendants will receive a special free DVD by XIBALBA!
Source: OHP
You can now find some of Blam Honey’s releases on Hear Japan, including the new V.A. Darkest Labyrinth has released.
You can also find all of the tracks to Blam Honey’s Providence of Decadence.
BLAMHONEY has earned constant acclamation around the world for its original industrial sound and one-of-a-kind visual image that transcends gender boundaries. This release is a 2-disc memorial collection including previously unreleased songs, remixes, and videos created since the passing of TATSUYA! The digital version on HearJapan is all packed into one album at the super low price of 1400 yen. It also comes with artistic photography and the lyrics in English.
Sources: Hear Japan, Ryonai’s facebook
It seems that BUCK-TICK are planning to be really busy in near future! Not only are they going to release a new single in September, but also they’ve just announced a new autumn tour!
Anyway, first of all, let me share some more details about the single. It will go on sale on September 1st and not in August, like it was previously planned. The single will be released in 3 types:
[PRE-ORDER] for 1050 yen 【CD】 |
[PRE-ORDER] for 1260 yen 【CD】 |
[PRE-ORDER] for 1890 yen 【CD】 【DVD】 |
Finally, the dates of the autumn tour are as follows:
October 15th @ Saitama Shibunka Center
October 17th @ Nara 100 Nen Kaikan
October 23rd @ Toyama-ken Tami Kaikan
October 24th @ Ryuutopia Niigata City Geijutsubunkakaikan Gekijou
October 27th @ Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall
October 28th @ Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall
October 31st @ Kanazawa Kenmin Hall
November 3rd @ Sunport Hall Takamatsu Dai-Hall
November 5th @ Hiroshima ASTERPLAZA Dai-Hall
November 7th @ Fukuoka Shimin Kaikan
November 10th @ PARTHENON Tama
November 13th @ Tochigi-ken Sougoubunka Center Main Hall
November 14th @ Yokosuka Geijutsugekijou
November 21st @ Chiba-ken Bunkakaikan Dai-Hall
November 23rd @ Gunma Ongaku Center
November 16th @ Kobe Kokusai Kaikan Kokusai Hall
November 28th @ Kyoto Kaikan First Hall
December 1st @ Oomiya Sonic City
December 3rd @ Fuji-shi Bunkakaikan Rose Theatre Dai-Hall
December 5th @ Hokuto Bunka Hall – Chuu Hall (Nagano-ken)
December 10th @ Sendai Izumity 21
December 12th @ Sapporo-shi Kyouiku Bunkakaikan
December 15th @ NHK Osaka Hall
December 16th @ NHK Osaka Hall
December 18th @ Chuukyou Daigaku Bunka Shimin Kaikan Aurora Hall (Nagoya)
The tickets will cost 6300 yen a piece.
Source: OHP, HMV, CDJapan
This is certainly some intriguing news! It seems that ゴールデンボンバー (GOLDEN BOMBER) will perform at the Japanese Pavillion during EXPO 2010 in Shanghai!
The concert will take place on September 9th and will be free to atend, however, you will need to buy the ticket to visit the EXPO to go inside the Pavillion though.
Source: vkdb, Jun’s blog
PIECE have updated their OHP with news regarding their new release and their 1st anniversary oneman!
The new release is going to be their 3rd maxi-single, which will go on sale on September 1st under the title 「SHINING WORLD」. It will cost 1260 yen and will be available in few stores all over Japan. Anyway, the tracklist is as follows:
1. SHINING WORLD
2. GRUDGE BUTTERFLY
They will hold few instore events as well, in order to promote the new maxi-single:
October 16th, 18:00 @ Niigata RISKY DRUG STORE
October 17th, 19:00 @ Hiroshima MAGICAL SQUARE
Furthermore, they will hold two free onemans in September, mainly commemorating the new maxi-single:
September 7th @ Hiroshima NAMIKI JUNCTION
September 14th @ Niigata JUNKBOX mini
Finally, as mentioned above, the band is going to hold their 1st anniversary oneman on November 25th at Harajuku ASTRO HALL. It will be entitled 「Make the Shining World」. The tickets will cost 3000 yen in advance and 3500 yen on the day of the event.
Source: OHP
ADAPTER。will be releasing a new single this summer! It will be entitled 「僕のLIFE/cw.FINAL ANSWER」 (Boku no LIFE / cw.FINAL ANSWER) and will go on sale on August 25th! It will cost 1260 yen and contain two title tracks. What is more, it will be pre-sold from July 25th at the ADAPTER。 lives!
Don’t forget to pre-order the single though!
Anyway, to commemorate the release, they’re planning to hold few instore events:
August 21st @ Like an Edison Nagoya
August 22nd @ Like an Edison Osaka
August 28th @ Like an Edison Tokyo
Finally, they will hold a oneman live on September 18th at Daikanyama UNIT! The tickets will cost 3750 yen in advance and 4250 yen at the door.
Source: OHP
Amazing news for all SHINA fans! It seems that both his previous bands are going to have 1-day revivals – モル・ノヲド (moll’e node) and NOISY CROWDS.
There are not any details available for both lives except the dates and venues though. Moll’e node revival is going to take place on July 30th at Takasaki CLUB FLEEZ , whilst NOISY CROWDS will revive on the 18th of November at Ikebukuro CHOP.
Let me introduce the bands shortly in case you have never heard of them before though.
モル・ノヲド (moll’e node) was a band which was active between 2003 and 2006. They have released 3 CDs, all of them in 2004. The members were:
Vocal: 詩那 (Shina) || ex. NOISY CROWDS [as SHINA] → NOi’X [as SHiNA] → KieRE; now in 弾丸少女 (Dangan Shoujo)
Guitar: 省吾 (Shogo) || now in D’LORE
Bass: 聖 (Kiyoshi) || ex カるテ (Karute), now in D’LORE
Drums: 光 (hikari) || now in auncia
NOISY CROWDS was a previous band of Shina, moll’e node’s vocalist. They have started their activities in early 1993 and ended them in 2000, changing their name to NOi’X in the meantime though. Anyway, the line-up was as follows:
Vocal: SHINA
Guitar: RYOTA || FITZ*GERALD → OBSCeNE [as RYO] → NOISY CROWDS → Jezebel
Bass: LUCCA
Drums: JOE-NOSUKE || DARKLANDS → NOISY CROWDS → Jezebel → MATHONY [as JOE]
Source: Dangan Shoujou OHP
Zip.er have announced that they have decided to cancel all their performances for July and August.
The following message was sent out in the LOOP ASH mail mag and posted on the member’s blogs:
Thank you for your continuous support of Zip.er.
At this time, due to the member’s current circumstances, we have decided to cancel all the lives that we currently have scheduled.
We are extremely sorry for the trouble. We sincerely hope that you are able to accept our decision.
※ We will update the LOOP ASH mail magazine in a few days with information on refunds for July and August tickets.
Source: LOOP ASH Mail mag
We were lucky enough to interview α:Vout twice! You can catch both interviews here. On the second go around we asked the guys a few random questions! Including this one about magical powers!
If you had a magical power, what would it be?
Sou: Creating fire
MIROKU: The ability to stop time
Kohsuke: Teleportation
yu-ma: Psychokinesis would be cool
Sin: Flying
Super powers would be great, if you guys could pick any sort of power….what would it be?? Me? I don’t know….perhaps flying? Or having x-ray vision XD
Welcome the new band Shiva! Self-proclaimed as a “negative rock band”, they formed early last year in 2009 and have played live shows in throughout Japan. Shiva has been included in the V.A. “CLASSIC BABY”, and have already released their first mini album「胎動」(Taidou) as of September 9th of last year. They’ll be releasing their second mini-album titled「声」(Koe) this autumn!
The band line-up consists of (and their blog links):
Vocal: ハシキ (Hashiki)
Guitar: 薫 (Kaoru)
Bass: ゆーき (Yuuki)
Drums: シゲ (Shige)
Be sure to look out for them!
Sources: visunavi, OHP
We announced back in May that Para:noir were releasing their new maxi-single 「blindness MARIA」, and today there is a bit more information on it!
It will be released on August 18th, and it has two tracks and a promotional video and it will cost 1,500yen.
Here is the track listing and cover art:
【CD】
・ BLEADEAR
・ blindness MARIA
【DVD】
・Good morning,MOTHER fxxker
Source: OHP
Sana who is now in Seven did a cute interview with CURE while he was acting as a solo artist. Two questions and answers I really loved were these:
Q. When do you think, “Ahh, I’m so cute!”?
When I make stray a cat run away
Q. When do you think, ”Ugh, I’m an idiot!”?
When I make a stray cat run away
Sana…is random. As long as he doesn’t try to scare bunnies off we can be friends.
花少年バディーズ (Baddies) have announced that they’ll be releasing a live DVD on July 21st!
It will be entitled 『強風ハロー!!-OTOMETIC NEO ANNIVERSARY-』(Kyoufuu Hallo!! -OTOMETIC NEO ANNIVERSARY-) and will contain live footage from the band’s 1st anniversary oneman held at Shibuya O-WEST on May 1st. It will cost 5010 yen and contain following songs:
01. 光のガンマン (Hikari no Gunman)
02. ロッキンプリンセス (Rocking Princess)
03. Blind Good Girl -私の彼氏は透明人間- (Blind Good Girl -Watashi no Kareshi wa Toumei Ningen)
04. Slim Smart Slender
05. NBL
06. ブーカーゴーゴー (Booker Go-Go)
07. 鎖骨に眠れ (Sakotsu ni Nemure)
08. 落陽 (Rakuyou)
09. テューズデー -怪物は幸福に満ちた- (Tuesday -Kaibutsu wa Koufuku ni Michita)
10. 乙女桜 (Otomezakura)
11. 人の域へ -It’s Integral- (Hito no Iki e -It’s Integral- )
12. アンタッチャブル -偉大なる感情- (Untouchable –Idainaru Kanjou–)
13. サンフラワータンク (Sunflower Tank)
14. Book
15. The Bluffer
16. Blue Bad Boy
17. ボンビーマン (Bombiman)
18. Balloon
19. 少年[B]アウト (Shounen [B] Out)
20. ブラッサム (Blossom)
Anyway, don’t forget that the guys are releasing a new single entitled 「バレリーナ」(Ballerina) on August 4th. Not only do they have a new look promoting the release (above), but also the covers for the single are now available:
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Do not forget to pre-order the single by clicking the links above!
Source: OHP, Brand-X
Great news for Secilia Luna fans! It seems that the band is planning to release 2-months consecutive releases this summer!
The first one is going to be a maxi-single, entitled 「Austral Sky」. It will cost 1500 yen and go on sale on July 28th. The tracklist is as follows:
01. lucifer’sarousal(SE)
02. Noctilucent cloud
03. Sacred ray
04. Veil
05. Angeliabity myth(SE)
Furthermore, the next release is going to be a mini-album, which will come out under the title 「Eternal Waltz」 on August 25th. It will contain 6 songs + 2 SE and cost 2500 yen.
Finally, to commemorate both releases, they are going to hold their 1st oneman live! It will take place on August 23rd at Shibuya BOXX and will be called 『Solidify the Angelianity 〜天使教革命〜』(Solidify the Angelianity 〜Tenshikyou Kakumei〜). The tickets are going to cost 3000 yen in advance and 3500 yen at the door.
Source: Brand-X, OHP
Do you still remember Nightmare’s anniversary live releases? The release was postponed, and finally new date is announced! 「NIGHTMARE 10th anniversary special act vol.1
GIANIZM 〜天魔覆滅〜」 (Tenma Fukumetsu) live DVD and CD will be out on August 25th.
Pre-order from CD Japan:
Live CD (limited edition)
Live DVD (regular edition)
Live DVD + CD (Special Box)
Other details haven’t changed, so you can check them here.
Source: OHP, CD Japan
It seems that Zoro is releasing a single too and has new outfits! On August 11th, right after their tour 「MAD HOUSE」, will come out their single called 「HOUSE・OF・MADPEAK」 in two types.
Tracklist is as follows:
1. HOUSE・OF・MADPEAK
2. ミツケダスアサ (mitsukedasuasa)
3. CAPSULE【addiction】 [Regular Edition only]
Regular edition with bonus track costs 1,365 yen and limited edition with bonus DVD of「HOUSE・OF・MADPEAK MusicClip」 costs 1,575 yen. You can pre-order single here and here.
The band has made a Twitter account too, and you can follow it here.
Source: OHP, CD Japan
Still remember born’s three consecutive month mini-album release campaign, which we mentioned here? Details are available and as follows:
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「BLACK BORN MARKET」 2010.08.18 Release cost 2,100 yen 5 tracks |
「BLACK THEORY MANIA」 2010.09.15 Release cost 2,625 yen 5 tracks |
「BLACK DEAD MUZIC」 2010.10.13 Release cost 2,625 yen 4 tracks + DVD music clip |
I think that those covers are pretty cool. What about you?
Anyway, tracklist of 「BLACK BORN MARKET」 is announced too.
1. THE ANTHEM
2. MY SWEET BLACK
3. more Deep
4. 涙彩の花 (namida sai no hana)
5. 乱刺℃ (ran toge ℃)
Source: CD Japan, OHP
We told back here that xTRiPx would be releasing a mini album, but it seems that it’s going to be a single. 「Astrovibes」 is out August 4th and costs 1,000 yen.
Single will include intro track called 「Intro vibes」 and title song 「Astrovibes」.
They also have two one man lives after the single!
August 28th Fukuoka Drum Be-1
ONEMAN LIVE「Astromaizul」
【OPEN/START】 18:00/19:00
【advance/door】 ¥3,000/¥3,500
September 7th Shibuya BOXX
ONEMAN LIVE「Astrovibes」
【OPEN/START】 18:00/18:30
【advance/door】 ¥3,000/¥3,500
Source: Jishuban Club, OHP
Jui is going through some hard times at the moment, I went to our interview page and read the Question page we translated a while back. I really liked how he answered a few questions including this one:
Q: Please tell us the composition of your siblings.
Jui: Dad, Mom, in heaven – my little sister & 2 dogs as well
I almost forgot that he lost his sister a while back ;-; give positive energy to Jui you guys!
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