Janne Da Arc’s ka-yu Leaves Amid Allegations, Band Breaks Up
Unfortunately, this does not appear to be an April Fool's joke. ka-yu, the long-running bassist of Janne Da Arc, officially left the band on March 31 amid suspicious activity he h ...
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Chanty’s Chitose to Leave in April
2019 has some big changes in store for Chanty. On December 28, Chanty announced that guitarist Chitose would be leaving the band on April 10, 2019. Chitose has found another path ...
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NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST’s Cazqui and Daichi to Leave Band Following Staff Money Scandal
A few days ago, NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST made a shocking announcement: both of their guitarists Cazqui and Daichi will take their leave of the band at the end of 2018. It's not because ...
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DADAROMA to Lose Drummer, Enter Hiatus
DADAROMA fans woke up to some shocking news the other day. The band had two pieces of disappointing news. One: their drummer Yusuke will leave the band. Two: DADAROMA, as a band, ...
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Schwarz Kain Losing a Member
Today, Schwarz Kain had a disheartening announcement for fans. On March 7 at the band's Ikebukuro RUIDO K3 show, bassist Ayaka will leave the band. According to their official ann ...
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MORRIGAN Member Quits Over Various Troubles
On January 12, MORRIGAN lost their guitarist Pitty. He had been taking a break from the band following a bad case of acute tonsillitis...or was he? The next thing MORRIGAN knew, h ...
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NoGoD to Lose a Member Soon
One member's twelve years of NoGoD history is going to come to an end. On January 11, NoGoD made a disappointing announcement to fans; in April 2018, bassist Karin (華凛) will leave ...
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MEJIBRAY’s Tsuzuku and Koichi End Contract with Management
The closure on MEJIBRAY's supposed activity pause is becoming clearer. As of December 31, 2017, the contracts for MEJIBRAY's vocalist Tsuzuku and bassist Koichi have ended. That m ...
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Schwarz Kain Re-releasing Sold Out Mini Album
Schwarz Kain, a band we introduced to you back in July 2016, has been on a roll. In the span of just over a year, they've released two singles, a mini-album, a full album, a coupl ...
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Daiki (ex. LOST ASH) Ends Music Career
When LOST ASH disbanded in December 2015, fans of vocalist Daiki were relieved to hear that the singer would continue on as a solo artist. He held shows nearly every month in 2016 ...
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SuG’s Takeru to Delete Social Media Accounts
It has been a few weeks since SuG entered an indefinite hiatus with their final show at the Nippon Budokan. With members looking to start on new paths in their lives, some members ...
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MERRY BAD END to lose Drummer
Bad news for fans of Merry Bad End, the band will be losing their drummer next month. Drummer No.666 has been struggling with a re-occurring back injury, which will cause him to l ...
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Dangan NO LIMIT to Disband in August
At the end of April, Dangan NO LIMIT had a disappointing announcement for fans. Following their last one-man show on August 18th, the band will break up due to bassist Chika's dep ...
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Artemis Down to One Member?
Artemis, whose current lineup has been active since October 2014, has not had the easiest ride. They changed vocalists at the beginning of 2016, and all seemed well for a while. T ...
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Ziggrat Loses Bad Bassist
Ziggrat, a band that has been around the block for a while, has some unfortunate news for fans today. Bassist Saryo has left the band because of his own doing. Read our translatio ...
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New Drummer Joins Scarlet Valse
Back in April, Scarlet Valse announced that drummer Hiroki would be leaving the band. Hiroki reported that he has been enduring pain in his lower back and that following his depar ...
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the LOTUS Loses Rian
Shortly after the release of their first album "Zoltax" back in April and on the eve of their "ELIZA" oneman tour kicking off this month, the LOTUS have some sad news for fans. On ...
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SERIAL NUMBER lose two digits
SERIAL⇔NUMBER have had no shortage of member changes; there have been about 15 different people that can claim to have been a part of this band. Unfortunately, it’s time to add tw ...
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Mike to Leave Nihilizm in May
Nihilizm celebrated their 2nd anniversary back in November 2015. Though they haven't been around very long, it seems guitarist ミケ (Mike) is already calling it quits. The band anno ...
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SHAPE SHIFTER down one
Some unfortunate news for fans of SHAPE SHIFTER, their bassist Jin will be leaving the group soon. His last show with the band will be Tuesday at Takadanobaba AREA. SHAPE SHIFTER ...
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