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→
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→
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→
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→
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 industrial band (signed under Darkest Labyrinth) is the next band to collaborate with Ryonai. So far Ryonai has put this graphic up detailing some of the products the duo wears. Soon more information and prices for the pieces will be made public.
THE SOUND BEE HD have a new release coming out for the summer! Their 3rd album – Hachi will go on sale on May 12th, 2010.
[Hachi] is the third album and first release in 5 years for the project led by Daisuke (ex-media youth). The sound is a fusion of heavy rock and electro with a Japanese taste, adopting the theme of Japanese goth. The third album [Hachi] will be available for pre-sale during their sponsor event at Ikebukuro Black Hole on April 24, 2010!If an advance order is placed together with an order for an item in stock, both items will be delivered together when the item on advance order is officially released. Therefore, it is recommended that advance orders are placed separately.
Line-up :
Vocal: DAISUKE
Guitar: Tak
Guitar & PT: YUICHI
Bass: YOU
Drums: HIROLive Schedule :
Mar 11 Meguro LIVE STATION
Mar 21 Ikebukuro Chop
Apr 24 Ikebukuro BLACK HOLE (Sponsored event & Pre-sale at live venues)
May 3 Otsuka Red Zone
June 13 Ikebukuro LIVE INN ROSA
June 19 Ikebukuro Chop (Sponsored event)THE SOUND BEE HD 3rd album [Hachi]
Apr 24, 2010: available for pre-sale at live venues
May 12, 2010: on sale in stores
Disc number: SWSB-1
Label: Starwave Records
Distribution: Daiki Sound, Tainted Reality, CDbaby, Code 7
Price: 25USD (tax in)
Limit 1000 copies
Specs: 16 page bookletPlaylist:
01. Hachi
02. monster
03. if
04. cry
05. answer
06. blood
07. nowhere
08. down
09. behind
10. delete
11. again
In addition, the band also has redone their site and also updated their look with a darker tone! Did you notice that SUPPURATE SYSTEM has dressed up their look with Ryonai’s signature jewelry!? What do you think?
Source: HP
After a very long break in releasing new music, Calmando Qual will release a brand-new maxi-single entitled 「Doors」. It will go on sale on the 26th of May for 1500 yen and contain 4 tracks:
01. GHOST HOUSE
02. Shadow
03. Velvet
04. Chandelir
It will be limited to 1000 copies only so make sure to buy it and support the band! The CD will be pre-sold at the band’s live on the 13th of May. Anyway, here is the single description according to the official MySpace:
Calmando Qual’s first maxi single since resuming activities portrays a rock show with “Theatrical Rock Parade” as its concept. The work is an exquisite balance of vivid visuals, melancholic melodies shifting and varying within a dark retro ambiance, and the cruelty and beauty of the stories illustrated by the lyrics. Though its sound is more catchy and easy on the ears than their previous works, it retains the intersection of stillness and movement in the band’s technical sound and their characteristic powerful arrangements, with each song composed of many varying facets.
It sounds intriguing, doesn’t it? Anyway, here is their recent look, which is totally different from their previous ones. What do you think about it?
A bit more than a month after 「明鏡止水」 (Meikyou Shisui) has been released, 己龍 (Kiryu) has announced that they would soon be releasing their 4th maxi-single ! Entitled 「水無桜」 (Minazakura), it will go on sale on June 23rd so we still have quite some time before we can actually get our hands on it, but we already have most details.
4th maxi-single : 4 different types (let’s hope it’s just a coincidence ! Try to imagine how many types there would be for the 10th single!) ! Here you go for the details :
【CD】
1.別レ日和ハ仄カニ染マル (Wakare Biyori wa Honoka ni Somaru)
2.雨夜ニ笑ヱバ (Ameyo ni Waraeba)
【DVD】
One-man live at Shibuya O-West on March 5th (12 tracks)
【CD】
1.別レ日和ハ仄カニ染マル(Wakare Biyori wa Honoka ni Somaru)
2.雨夜ニ笑ヱバ (Ameyo ni Waraeba)
【DVD】
PV.別レ日和ハ仄カニ染マル (Wakare Biyori wa Honoka ni Somaru)
【CD】
1.別レ日和ハ仄カニ染マル (Wakare Biyori wa Honoka ni Somaru)
2.雨夜ニ笑ヱバ (Ameyo ni Waraeba)
【DVD】
PV.雨夜ニ笑ヱバ (Ameyo ni Waraeba)
【CD】
1.別レ日和ハ仄カニ染マル (Wakare Biyori wa Honoka ni Somaru)
2.雨夜ニ笑ヱバ (Ameyo ni Waraeba)
3.Title undecided as of yet
Which one will you choose ?
Source : Brand-X
MiD DERACINE have a totally new look, which is certainly interesting! What do you think about it?
What is more, the band will hold their first anniversary live on the 18th of May at Sendai MACANA. It will be entitled 「醜美の翼は、甘く滑稽な悪夢を夜の闇に喰らう。」 (Minikubi no Tsubasa wa, Amaku Kokkei-na Akumu wo Yoru no Yami no Kurau.). The tickets will cost 2500 yen when bought in advance and 3000 yen at the door. The further details will be announced later.
Finally, you can listen to the samples of the upcoming single on the band’s MySpace!
VII-Sense has got a new look to commemorate the relase of their upcoming single:
What is more, you can listen to the songs’ samples on the band’s MySpace. What do you think about them?
Source: MySpace
EAT YOU ALIVE is keeping busy, and will be releasing a new single on May 19th called 「 Missing you / 暁 」 (Akatsuki).
Details are not yet available on the OHP, but it’s something for fans to be looking forward to!
The boys have also updated their profiles on the site with new photos:
Source: OHP
Thanks to Jinx for the head’s up.
It seems cocklobin have recently updated their official site with their new look.
What do you think of it?
Source: OHP
There are finally some news about 摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera)! Actually, it’s only the totally new look so far, but I bet there’ll be some more news coming soon!
And here are the profile pics (I just felt the need to post them as well, because you can see the guys much better at these):
What do you think about it though? Don’t forget to tell us!
Source: OHP, matenrou_opera @ LJ
Back in November, I told you about SCAPEGOAT releasing its first mini-album. But at that time, most details were left unknown, we’re now able to tell all you want to know about it.
This first mini-album will be called 「パラダイムサァカス」 (Paradigm Circus), it will go on sale on March 31st for 2625 yen. And here’s the tracklist :
1. alice
2. アカイイト (Akai Ito)
3. 恋人 (Koibito)
4. 桜雨 (Sakura Ame)
5. Anesthesia
Order yours quickly if you want to get one of the 1000 copies ! And also don’t forget about 「カタストロフィ-catastrophe-」, their 3rd maxi-single coming out next week !
Source: Brand-X
We already told you guys about Aicle’s new release over here. The band has continued on with the neon look and updated with new imagery. The band also has new goods for sale including photosets of their previous look, tshirt, cap and a new tote bag. There is also a new fanclub hosted on yahoo! Members can receive unique photos, video and chances for meet and greets. Not sure if its offered to international fans as of yet.
Source: OHP
What a surprise !!! Back in September, I told you that kelli would go on an activity pause to work on their first mini-album ! 4 months after their latest live, we finally have something new to say about them, and it’s a really good surprise !
We know have more details about the mini-album we were waiting for. Entitled 「All Dirty,」 it will be available on March 16th ! We don’t have any other details as of yet but we’ll keep you updated… but what’s the surprise then ? Well the mini-album will be available for free download on their website ! Isn’t that awesome ?
kelli will also come back on stage on March 23rd at Shinjuku RUIDO K4 for an event along with : Serendipity / lam. (formerly know as Like absolute myself) / Amaranth / ウツセミ (Utsusemi) / 『the WoRLD』
Also, what do you think about their new look ? If I didn’t know it was kelli from their OHP, I probably wouldn’t have recognized them !
Source : OHP
Good news from NaiL ! The band has announced that they would have their first one-man live in May to celebrate their first anniversary ! This one-man will be hold on May 3rd at Ikebukuro CYBER. To go with this special occasion, NaiL will also distribute a free CD on that same day.
Tickets will go on sale on February 19th for 2800 yen.
Source: OHP
Some amazing news for the cali≠gari fans!
First of all, the band has got a new look, which I personally love. What is your opinion though?
Secondly, it seems that the band will release another album entitled 「ジュウイチジャナイ」 (Juichi Janai) or ｢11」on the 17th of March. The CD will contain 6 new songs. However, the release will come in 3 types:
ジュウイチジャナイ 【卑劣盤】(11 Janai Hiretsu Ban) – will cost 3500 yen and contain a CD plus a bonus DVD with 8 PVs: 「ブルーフィルム」(Blue Film), 近代的コスメ唱歌 (Kindaite Cosme Shouka), 「マグロ」 (Maguro), 「ハイカラ・殺伐・ハイソ・絶賛」 (Haikara Satsubatsu haiso Zessan), 舌先3分サイズ (Shitasaki Sappun Size), 「青春協奏曲」(Seishun Kyousoukyoku), 「-踏-」 (-Tou-) and 「マネキン」 (Mannequin), which is a new song.
ジュウイチジャナイ 【姑息盤】(11 Janai Kosoku Ban) – will also cost 3500 yen and will include, besides the CD, a DVD with live & documentary footage from the band’s live held on the 18th of November at Zepp TOKYO, entitled 「東京地下室〜地下十六階〜」 (Tokyo Chikashitsu〜Chika Juuroku Kai〜)
ジュウイチジャナイ 【良心盤】(11 Janai Ryoshin ban) – will be sold for 2000 yen and include only the CD.
What is more, all the versions will have alternate jacket designs. Each type will come with a poster and if you buy all 3 types, you’ll get a bonus 4th poster and if you put all these 4 posters together, they’ll form one large extra poster. Sounds cool, doesn’t it?
Do not forget to pre-order it though! Click the Japanese titles above to go to CDJapan to do that~
Source: OHP, caligari_fans @ LJ, CDJapan
ヴァレンタイン (Valentine) definitely likes consecutive-releases ! After a trilogy in the beginning of last year, the band is now releasing two more singles in a row !
The first single will be called 「-Royal Vanilla b【R】aiN-」 and will come out on February 17th. It will contain 3 songs and cost 1575 yen.
Same pattern for 「桜NAIKID」 (Sakura NAIKID) that will be released next month on March 24th.
Source: OHP
On February 22nd, BLEAKLAY will finally be releasing their very first maxi-single ! Strange fact, the band has already released 3 mini-albums, but no maxi-single !
Anyway, this first maxi-single will be called 「HEAVEN’S JUDGMENT」. It will cost 1575 yen for the following 3 tracks :
1. HEAVEN’S JUDGMENT
2. 灰になる明日。 (Hai ni Naru Asu.)
3. 凶科学AMBITION (Kyou Kagaku AMBITION)
What else ? BLEAKLAY will also sponsor an event called [HEAVEN'S CRASH!] on the day of this new release at Fukuoka DRUM Be-1. The other bands taking part in that event are : 猫拳 (Necokobushi) / ヴァレンタイン (Valentine) / 鯖 (Saba) / Chain and envy / Vortex / VISENTE
Source: OHP
After their recent sponsored event last week (where they’ve also distributed a live DVD), dizSolid has announced that they would soon be releasing their very first maxi-single ! 「historical scars」 will go on sale on May 1st, it will contain 4 tracks and cost 1260 yen.
Source: OHP
We’ve talked about ゾロ (Zoro)’s new single, 「GOLD CARD」, and their oneman tour, 「CRASH」.
Well, the band has revealed their new look to celebrate the release of the single, and they have added the track titles to their discography section.
GOLD CARD Tracklist
1. GOLD CARD
2. FIGHTER FIGHTER
3. アサシン ( Assassin ) [First Press Only]
3. GAGA [Regular Press Only]
Source: OHP
More good news for the Vambie. fans!
The band has announced that they will be releasing their fourth single that includes a PV on March 30th! No further details are available at this time.
On that same day, they will be having a comemoration live event at Harajuku ASTRO HALL. The event will be called 【Vibrant Merry World Vol.5】 and will feature the Vambie, Dali, Jewel, .EXE, ValettA, SwallowtaiL and others.
Tickets cost 3000 yen a piece.
the Vambie. have updated their OHP with their new look which also includes their newest member, なると (Naruto) who we introduced back here.
If you’re new to the band and want to check out some samples, or want to show your support, you can check out their MySpace (which has yet to be updated with Naruto).
Source: OHP
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