• Interview with Kaya

    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→

  • Cure on your iphone!

    You can now catch up on the latest news, styles and interviews all in the palms of your hands AND … in English! Cure is proud to present a totally new way to read and review Cure Magazine. A free issue of Cure Visual-Kei, “Vol. 0”, is now available. Get your hands on 31 complete pages of visual-kei information! “Vol. 0” features… Special article – Versailles-Philharmonic Quintet : “Born of Death, a new story begins here” Special article 2 – Matenrou Opera: Towards... Read→

  • Interview with born

    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→

  • Interview with Satsuki

    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→

  • Q & A with a:Vout

    The staff at Shattered-Tranquility.net is proud to bring you another new interview, this time with the young visual band α:Vout! α:Vout is a Tokyo-based indies band signed to the Speed Disk record label that started activity in March of 2009 as a 5 piece band, with the lineup of Joy on vocals, MIROKU and Sou on guitars, yu-ma on bass, and Sin on drums. Their first live was in late April, just before they released their first maxi single, 「BLACK OUT」, on May 20th. They wasted no time in putting... Read→

  • Q & A with Misaruka

    The staff at Shattered-Tranquility.net is very proud to bring everyone a brand new interview with the up and coming band, ミサルカ [Misaruka]! Misaruka is a relatively new visual indies band based out of Tokyo. They started as a session band, and flourished into a full fledged band on June 12th, 2008. Just a little less than two months later, they released their first single 「-amakusa-」 on August 2nd, 2008. Their music and aesthetics have made them fairly popular witin the visual scene in... Read→

The staff of Shattered-Tranquility.net are currently working on contacting various visual artists for interviews so that English speaking fans can learn a little bit more about these awesome musicians.

In the months to come we hope to add to frequently be adding to this section!

Please note that the interviews featured in this section 100% original interviews done by the Shattered-Tranquility.net staff members and the musicians. These may not be posted elsewhere without our express permission.

Q & A with 殺~KOяO~ – May, 2008.

Thirteen questions with the very talented female solo artist 殺~KOяO~! Includes song samples and photos (used with permission from 殺~KOяO~).


Q & A / Message Video with Black:List – November, 2008.

Questions with the band (including all the members) and a message video taken at their live in Finland, October 2008.


Q & A with ミサルカ [Misaruka] – May, 2009.

The five members of Misaruka took time to answer 25 questions about the band, their music and their personal lives. Interview includes photos of each member, as well as a sampling of their music.


Q & A with α:Vout – August, 2009.

α:Vout, a four member band, signed to the SPEED DISK label, answered 26 questions about both their musical and personal lives. Included are photos and music samples for everyone interesed to check out.


An Interview with 砂月-Satsuki- – November, 2009.

Solo artist Satsuki, who was formerly the vocalist for RENTRER EN SOI, attended Oni-con in Houston, Texas. He took time from his busy schedule to sit down with Shattered-Tranquility.net to answer a few questions about his trip, his music and his life.


An Interview with born – November, 2009.

born travelled to Houston, Texas for Oni-con in 2009, and Shattered-Tranquility.net had the opportunity to interview the band. In the interview we talked about the band, their music and their lives behind the scenes.


Translated Articles & Interviews

As a fans of visual bands, we’re always looking for new things to read about the artists that we support! Also featured on Shattered-Tranquility.net are translated articles and interviews from various Japanese sources.

Please note that no staff associated with Shattered-Tranquility.net conducted these interviews. These are merely translated versions taken from the original source (which is cited). However, please do not post these translations elsewhere without express permission from one of the Shattered-Tranquility.net staff.

Ayabie - Honesty~Cure’s MODEL REAL FACE~ Featuring Yumehito (Cure, Vol. 41)

boogiemanHonesty~Cure’s MODEL REAL FACE~ Featuring Junno (Cure, Vol. 73)

D100 Questions with ASAGI (Expect Rush V)
D100 Questions with Ruiza (Expect Rush V)
D100 Questions with HIDE-ZOU (Expect Rush V)
D100 Questions with Tsunehito (Expect Rush V)
D100 Questions with Hiroki (Expect Rush V)

DioHonesty~Cure’s MODEL REAL FACE~ Featuring Mikaru (Cure)

Dolly50 Questions with Mitsu (Expect Rush V)
Dolly50 Questions with Masa (Expect Rush V)
Dolly50 Questions with Yuina (Expect Rush V)
Dolly50 Questions with Hachi (Expect Rush V)
Dolly50 Questions with Tsuguki (Expect Rush V)

Girugamesh50 Questions with Satoshi (Expect Rush IV)
Girugamesh50 Questions with Ni (Expect Rush IV)
Girugamesh50 Questions with Shuu (Expect Rush IV)
Girugamesh50 Questions with Яyo (Expect Rush IV)
Girugamesh50 Questions with Satoshi (Expect Rush V)
Girugamesh50 Questions with Ni (Expect Rush V)
Girugamesh50 Questions with Shuu (Expect Rush V)
Girugamesh50 Questions with Яyo (Expect Rush V)

Lolita23qKeyword Interview (SHOXX, Vol. 141)

MegamassoHonesty~Cure’s MODEL REAL FACE~ Featuring Gou (Cure, Vol. 48)

R-Shitei (R-15) Band Interview from SHOXX Vol. 174 (SHOXX, Vol. 174)

Sadie50 Questions with Mao (Expect Rush V)
Sadie50 Questions with Tsurugi (Expect Rush V)
Sadie50 Questions with Mizuki (Expect Rush V)
Sadie50 Questions with Aki (Expect Rush V)
Sadie50 Questions with Kei (Expect Rush V)

SANAHonesty~Cure’s MODEL REAL FACE~ (Cure, Vol. 45)

SCREW – Rock and Read Interview with Kazuki (Rock and Read Vol. 23)
SCREW & VioredVisual Kei Talk Feat. Yuuichi (Viored) & Byou (SCREW) (Cure Vol. 42)

SuGPersonal Interview with Takeru (Ura★H’evn-ban 010)
SuGPersonal Interview with Chiyu (Ura★H’evn-ban 010)

-tarrot-Band Interview from SHOXX Vol. 200 (SHOXX Vol. 200)

Uchuu Sentai NOIZ50 Questions with ANGEL-TAKA (Expect Rush V)
Uchuu Sentai NOIZ50 Questions with MASATO (Expect Rush V)

VidollQuestions with Jui from So-net (So-net.jp)
VidollQuestions with Giru from So-net (So-net.jp)

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  • Tsuky: I am so sad for him TT___TT
  • Nagashiwa: and don’t forget it is a SHE and not a HE
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  • Nagashiwa: They won’t change to VK. they only did get on a VK lable but that doesn’t...

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