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the fool take on Russia and Belarus

Cat — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:10:31 +0000

Never a band to stay still for too long, the fool have announced a new tour starting in March, during which they will travel to Russia and Belarus before returning to Japan for the final.

the fool WORLD CIRCUIT 2012
「Japanese Jet Boyz Override to Russia&Belarus2012」

March 4th - Moscow, Russia @ Relax club
March 6th – Tula, Russia @ Molot club
March 7th – Voronezh, Russia @ Tarantul club
March 9th – Yaroslavl, Russia @ Atmosphere club
March 10th – Saint – Petersburg, Russia @ Barcode Bar
March 11th – Minsk, Belarus @ Westworld club
March 13th – Tokyo, Japan @ Meguro THE LIVESTATION
March 18th – Tokyo, Japan @ Takadanobaba AREA

Today, the band uploaded a comment for the tour on their official YouTube page:

Vocalist Gunji seems to be looking forward to it! Earlier today, he tweeted the following message to the fans awaiting them in Russia and Belarus:

Hi How are you doing?Dear Russian & Belarussian Crazy’s crew?How cold are there^^?Can’t wait to meet you guys^^Keep on Rockin’ !!!!

Source: OHP, YouTube, Gunji’s twitter

LM.C at Anime Central 2012

Zetsubou — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:22:47 +0000

News for American fans today! Anime Central, or ACEN, has just announced their guest of honor for this year to celebrate their 15th anniversary. And it’s none other than LM.C! This will be the first stop of their World Tour, taking place the weekend of April 27th-29th in Rosemont, Illinois. They will be available throughout the weekend for Q&A and autograph sessions, and will also be performing in concert during the convention.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to see them once again!

Sources: Official Facebook, ACEN

D’s first South American tour and changes to the Euro tour schedule

Cat — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:43:57 +0000

Not only have they announced their return to Europe, D will also explore new territory in 2012 with their first South American tour. They will visit Argentina, Brazil and Chile in May.

2012 D South America Tour Dates Announcement!

D’s fans made it happen: South America tour is a GO!
D will be visiting Argentina, Brazil and Chili for the first time.Tour
dates will be the
following. Dear fans in South America, we will see you there!

[D South America tour schedule]

Thursday, May 17, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Saturday, May 19, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Monday, May 21, Santiago, Chile

*Tour schedule may change due to various reasons.

Their OHP has also been updated with the venues for the Euro tour, along with two changes concerning the lives in Austria and Belgium.

D EU Tour Venues are Decided! (includes date and city change)

Here are the detailed schedule of D Europe tour.
Please note the changes in the schedule.
■ Wien, Austria show is now scheduled to 20th of April.
■ Brussels, Belgium has changed to Gent.

[D Europe tour schedule]
Date / Venue / City / Country
04/20 Replugged Club, Wien, Austria
04/22 Feierwerk, Munich, Germany
04/24 Legend54, Milano, Italy
04/27 Poste à Galene, Marseille, France
04/28 TGS Ohanami, Toulouse, France
04/29 Apolo2, Barcelona, Spain
05/01 Divan Du Monde, Paris, France
05/02 Melkweg, Amsterdam, Holland
05/04 Werkstatt, Cologne, Germany
05/05 Charlatan, Gent, Belgium
05/06 Knust, Hamburg, Germany
05/08 Gloria, Helsinki, Finland
05/09 Plan B, Moscow, Russia

*Tour schedule may change due to various reasons.

Is anyone attending any of the lives?

Source: OHP

A collection of Megaromania updates

Adrienne — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:16:04 +0000

A lot of Megaromania news was previously posted on the UCP website, but since we haven’t posted it here on Shattered-Tranquility.net, I figured there was no time like the present!

As many fans probably know, Megaromania will be releasing a new full album on April 25th. The album is called “Artistical Glint”, and it will feature a total of ten tracks, including the ‘killer tunes’, “AURORA-destinies of world (ALBUM MIX)” and “Oath-cross of eternity (ALBUM MIX)”.

Artistical Glint Type A (CD + DVD) – 4200 yen
Comes with a DVD that contains a PV for “Cynthia”

Artistical Glint Type B (CD only) – 3150 yen
Has the bonus track, “with Sympathizer”, for a total of 11 tracks

Both versions are up for pre-ordering on CDJapan (click the titles above), so reserve your copy now!

Accompanying the release, they will have a series of instore events this spring!

May 4th @ Osaka Pure Sound America-mura
May 13th @ Ikebukuro Brand-x
May 19th @ Like an Edison Shinjuku
June 3rd @ Sendai little HEARTS
June 5th @ Niigata RISKY DRUG STORE
June 16th @ Like an Edison Nagoya
June 16th @ Like an Edison Osaka

They do plan to have instore in both Sapporo and Hakata, but the dates have yet to be announced.

Megaromania will be having a free oneman live in May to celebrate the release, but the details are currently unavailable. When they’re out, we’ll let you know!

Aside from the free oneman, they’ll also be having a CD release and fourth anniversary country-wide oneman tour called “Vision of Engraving”.

May 31st @ Sapporo COLONY
June 1st @ Sapporo COLONY
June 4th @ Sendai HOOK
June 6th @ Niigara CLUB RIVERST
June 15th @ HOLIDAY NAGOYA
June 18th @ Hakata DRUM SON
June 20th @ Osaka CLAPPER

Tour Final
July 29th @ Shibuya CLUB QUATTRO

Those attending to the tour final will receive one of three randomly selected DVDs featuring footage from the earlier tour dates.

On April 22nd, the band will be heading to Ikebukuro Black Hole for a session event that looks like a lot of fun! The event is called 『The Birth[day] of Creation～美沙麗生誕＆信仰者感謝祭～』 (Misery Seitan & Shinokusha Kanshasai), and each member of Megaromania will have their own session band perform. At the end, there will be a big session, to which the members of will be announced at a later date.

Tickets cost 3000 yen.

On the overseas front, they’ll be heading to Europe in about a month for their EUROPE TOUR 2012!

March 16th @ Paris (France) – LA SCÃˆNE BASTILLE
Mach 17th @ Bochum (Germany) – Zeche
March 18th @ Leipzig (Germany) – Hellraiser
March 19th @ Utrecht (NL) – Tivoli de helling

And last but not least, the are releasing a single for Valentine’s Day called “Cynthia”. The cost is 1050 yen, but it is only available at lives or via the UCP WEB SHOP.

Source: UCP OHP

StereoPony to perform at Sakuracon 2012

amenitygain — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:01:27 +0000

Sakuracon 2012 has just revealed that their musical guest for 2012 is going to be the all female Rock band, StereoPony.

The band consists of AIMI (Vocals/Guitar), NAOHANA (Bass), and SHIHO (Drums).

They have done openings to many popular animes, such as Bleach and Gundam 00.

This will be their first time at Sakuracon 2012.

Source: Sakuracon website, official website

Dir en grey’s Tour Canceled

amenitygain — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:26:18 +0000

According to the Showbox at the Market’s twitter, the entire Dir en grey tour starting in March of 2012 has been canceled.

“showboxsea showboxsea .@DIRENGREY_web has regretfully cancelled their tour, including the 3/7 date @showboxsea. A formal statement will be released shortly.”

Nothing has been posted on the Dir en grey twitter or facebook as of yet, but we will keep you updated.

Source: Twitter

LM.C Updates

Adrienne — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:27:14 +0000

A few day ago, we mentioned that LM.C will be going on a world tour, and releasing a new album in April .

A few new details about the album have been released, and they’re up for pre-ordering on Brand-x.jp. Once again, the album is out on April 4th, and is titled “STRONG POP”. It will be released in three types.

STRONG POP First Press Limited Edition Type A (CD + DVD) – 3500 yen

STRONG POP Frist Press Limited Edition Type B (CD + Goods) – 6000 yen

STRONG POP Regular Edition (CD Only) – 3000 yen

LM.C, who are embarking on an overseas “STRONG POP” tour, have added three new shows their their world tour:

June 1st @ THE WALL Taipei, Taiwan
June 2nd @ THE WALL Taipei, Taiwan
June 3rd @ 蒲吧Hang Out, Hong Kong

Tickets for all three shows go on sale starting February 6th.

They also will be having a “STRONG POP” tour here in Japan!

July 24th @ Akasaka BLITZ
July 25th @ Akasaka BLITZ
August 4th @ Kumamoto DURM Be-9 V2
August 5th @ Fukuoka DRUM Be-1
August 7th # Okayama IMAGE
August 9th @ Hiroshima Namiki Junction
August 11th @ Matsuyama Salon Kitty
August 12th @ Takamatsu DIME
August 14th @ KYOTO MUSE
August 16th @ Kanazawa AZ
August 18th @ Toyama MAIRO
August 19th @ Niigata LOTS
August 24th @ Aomori QUARTER
August 26th @ Sapporo Penny Lane 24
August 28th @ Morioka Club Change wave
August 30th @ Sendai darwim
September 22nd @ Osaka BIG CAT
September 23rd @ Nagoya Bottom Line

Tickets for all shows cost 4500 yen, adn go on sale June 2nd.

On February 29th, SHOXX will be releasing a “SHOXX FILE LM.C 2006 – 2011″, a must-have for all LM.C fans!

The price is set at 7980 yen, which is a little steep, but this special issue will contain all of the articles from SHOXX about LM.C from 2006, until their performance at Budokan. Also featured will be special photographs and interviews.

If you’re interested, there are only a couple of copies left on CDJapan!

Source: Brand-x, OHP, CDJapan

BLOOD STAIN CHILD in Kansas

Adrienne — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:27:41 +0000

BLOOD STAIN CHILD will be performing in Overland Park, Kansas between February 10th to 11th at Naka-kon! For more information about the convention, check out Naka-kon.com and Babel Entertainment!

Like BLOOD STAIN CHILD’s Christmas Eve in Tokyo, Sophia will be wearing a collaboration with Alice and the Pirates at Naka-con!

BSC has also teamed up with KONAMI for the iPhone and iPad music-game application, “jubeat plus”. The app went on sale December 30th, and offers a pack of four songs from the band’s latest album, “ε psilon”. The songs available are “ELECTRICITY”, “STARGAZER”, “SIRIUS VI”, and “Unlimited Alchemist”.

To “experience the bands charm and vibrant energy right on your screen”:

Download method (only for iOS)
1. Go to the official jubeat plus website
2. Download the jubeat plus application for FREE
3. Inside the application you will find a “buy music” screen (jubeat store)

While the application is free, the four pack of songs cost 450 yen.
Learn more about this innovative music stimulation, jubeat plus on their OHP.

Please note that you do need a Japanese iTunes account for jubeat plus to be available to you.

Source: Sophia’s Blog, BSC OHP

Schedules for L’arc~en~Ciel’s World Tour 2012

Enola — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:06:23 +0000

We previously mentioned that L’arc~en~Ciel might be performing in your city for their world tour.

Now, the band’s website have now been updated with the World Tour 2012′s schedule:

March 3rd (Sat) – Hong Kong, China @ Asia World EXPO ARENA
March 7th (Wed) – Bangkok Thailand @ IMPACT ARENA
March 10th (Sat) – Shanghai, China @ MERCEDES-BENZ ARENA
March 17th (Sat) – Taipei, Taiwan @ TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall
March 25th (Sun) – New York USA @ Madison Square Garden [Ticketing info here]
April 11th (Wed) – London UK @ indigO2
April 14th (Sat) – France, Paris @ Le Zenith de Paris
April 28th (Sat) – Singapore @ Singapore Indoor Stadium
May 2nd (Wed) – Jarkata, Indonesia @ Lapangan D Senayan Outdoor Field
May 5th (Sat) – Seoul, South Korea @ Jamsil Gymnasium

For more ticketing and pricing information please visit the band’s OHP.
So who’s excited and who’s going?!

Source: OHP

LM.C New Single, Album, And World Tour

Zetsubou — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:13:30 +0000

Three pieces of news from LM.C today!

First off, they’ll be releasing a new single titled 「Ah Hah!」on 2012.2.22. It will come in three types. Type A+B, both costing ￥1700, will contain the title tracks, while type A will contain a PV and type B will contain clips from their 2012.1.8 Budokan live. Type C will be CD-only and cost ￥1000

Tracklist:
1. Ah Hah!
2. Shibuya Cantabile

Also, they have announced that they will be releasing an album, titled 「STRONG POP」on 2012.4.4! No other details have been announced.

Finally, we have news for overseas fans! LM.C will be embarking on their new world tour, starting in May. So far, only European dates have been announced. Pre-sale starts January 23rd.

LM.C LIVE TOUR 2012 -STRONG POP- world tour

5.11　Moscow Concert Hall / Moscow (Russia)
5.13　Tavastia / Helsinki (Finland)
5.15　Columbia Club / Berlin (Germany)
5.16　Proxima / Warsaw (Poland)
5.17　Club 202 / Budapest (Hungary)
5.19　Backstage / Munich (Germany)
5.20　KAO / Lyon (France)
5.21　Bataclan / Paris (France)
5.23　Relentless Garage / London (UK)
5.24　Zeche / Bochum (Germany)

Sources: LM.C Official Facebook, OHP

D returning to Europe

tiku — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:07:20 +0000

Good news for the D fans! The band has second EU tour coming. Following announcement was posted to their Facebook account.

2012 D Europe Tour Dates Announcement!

D’s fans made it happen: the Europe tour is a GO!
D will be visiting Europe for the second time.Tour dates will be the
following.Dear fans, we will see you there!

[D Europe tour schedule]

Saturday, April 21 Wien, Austria
Sunday, April 22 Munich, Germany
Tuesday, April 24 Milano, Italy
Friday, April 27 Marseille, France
Saturday, April 28 Toulouse, France
Sunday, April 29 Barcelona, Spain
Tuesday, May 01 Paris, France
Wednesday, May 02 Amsterdam, Holland
Friday, May 04 Cologne, Germany
Saturday, May 05 Bruxelles, Belgium
Sunday, May 06 Hamburg, Germany
Tuesday, May 08 Helsinki, Finland
Wednesday, May 09 Moscow, Russia

*Tour schedule may change due to various reasons.

Who’s going?

Source: D Official Facebook

AYABIE coming to A-KON

Mija — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:59:07 +0000

We talked about A-kon’s first guest -OZ- over here. Now Babel and A-kon have announced another band: AYABIE! AYABIE will be headlining the event with a live Friday night!

The con takes place June 1st – 3rd in Dallas Texas. Who is going?

Source: A-Kon

-OZ- coming to America

Mija — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:21:30 +0000

A-kon and Babel Entertainment have announced that -OZ- is the first band for A-kon 23!! The con takes place June 1st – 3rd in Dallas Texas. Another band is to be announced soon so don’t miss pre-reg and get your tickets soon – you DON’T want to miss this con! Keep listening to Babel Radio for more information.

Source: A-kon

exist†trace announces 2012 America tour

Adrienne — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:39:11 +0000

A press release from JapanFiles.com; exist†trace is going to America!

October 18, 2011 – Japanese all-female visual kei band exist†trace will tour America in March 2012, performing live concerts in:
Boston, MA
New York, NY
Philadelphia, PA

Dates, venues, and ticket information to be announced soon.

Their latest CD release, “THE LAST DAYBREAK” went on sale in Japan today. The 5-track EP is their second release from major label TOKUMA JAPAN.

Last month, exist†trace announced a special appearance as a special guest at Japanese culture and anime event Tekkoshocon 2012. The band will perform a live concert and attend special autograph and Q&A sessions for fans during Tekkoshocon’s four-day event in Pittsburgh, PA from March 22 – 25, 2012.

Tekkoshocon information and pre-registration at:
http://www.tekkoshocon.com

exist†trace 2012 America tour is presented by JapanFiles, Monsters Inc., Tekkoshocon, and JhouseRock Entertainment.

exist trace USA information:
http://www.japanfiles.com/existtrace.html

exist†trace PROFILE

exist†trace is one of Japan’s first all-female Visual Kei rock bands. Formed in 2003, the members of exist†trace are Jyou (vocals), Miko (guitar), Mally (drums), Naoto (bass), Omi (guitar).

Along with multiple tours of Japan , exist†trace has performed twice in Europe, making appearances in Berlin, Helsinki, Moscow, Paris, London, and Barcelona. In 2009, the band performed at the 2-day V-ROCK FESTIVAL in Chiba, Japan. In November 2010, exist†trace released their album “TWIN GATE” in Japan, followed by an American release from JapanFiles. In June, 2011, they made their major-label debut with the “TRUE” EP on Tokuma Japan, and released a second 5-song EP “THE LAST DAYBREAK” in October 2011.

exist†trace appears at Tekkoshocon by arrangement with JapanFiles and Monsters, Inc.

LINKS!
exist†trace official website: http://www.exist-trace.com
exist†trace on JapanFiles: http://www.japanfiles.com/existtrace.html

VIDEO!
exist†trace – “THE LAST DAYBREAK”

BORN returning to US at Nekocon

Mija — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 07:32:25 +0000

The band is returning to America but this time at Nekocon! The con is being hosted in Hampton Roads, Virginia. The con will take place on November 4th – November 6th.

You can catch two lives and the usually Q&A, meet and greets and merch sales. Who is going?

Source: NEKOCON

BLOOD STAIN CHILD European Tour

Mija — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 01:11:29 +0000

BLOOD STAIN CHILD has announced that they will be touring Europe in November! The band has already had an amazing year and this tour is a nice holiday gift for fans.

Tour Dates:

23-Nov Cologne, Germany @ MTC
http://www.mtcclub.de/ | http://www.adticket.de/

25-Nov Hamburg, Germany @ Headcrash
http://www.headcrash-hamburg.com/ | http://www.adticket.de/

26-Nov Wroclaw, Poland @ Firlej
http://www.firlej.wroc.pl/

27-Nov Munich, Germany @ Feierwerk
http://feierwerk.de/ | http://www.adticket.de/

29-Nov Milano, Italy @ Palazzo Granaio
http://www.palazzogranaio.net/ | Tickets at the venue

30-Nov Thessaloniki Greece @ 8 ball club
http://www.eightballclub.gr/ | Tickets at the venue

1-Dec Thessaloniki, Greece @ 8 ball club
Special DJ Event: Japan&Anime Party (hosted by Sophia)

3-Dec Montpellier, France @ Secret place
http://www.toutafond.com/ | http://www.digitick.com/blood-stain-child-concert

4-Dec Paris, France @ Divan du Monde
http://www.divandumonde.com/ | http://www.fnacspectacles.com/

6-Dec London, UK @ The Underworld
Performing with Silent Descent
http://www.theunderworldcamden.co.uk/

9-Dec Saint Petersburg, Russia @ Avrora
http://clubzal.com/

10-Dec Moscow, Russia @ Tochka
http://newtochka.ru/ | http://www.kontramarka.ru/

11-Dec Kiev, Ukraine @ Club Bingo
http://www.bingo.ua/ | http://www.kvytky.ua/ru/event/11604

14-Dec Ekaterinburg, Russia @ Tele Club
http://www.tele-club.ru/ | http://ekb.kassy.ru/event/8809923/order/

Sounds amazing, Europe is getting so many bands for the holiday season! I hope you guys will attend and write live reports!

Source: BSC Facebook, Sophia’s blog

Kanon x Kanon touring Europe

Mija — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:56:49 +0000

For those of you who are Kanon x Kanon fans…guess what!? They are going on tour in Europe! Last Friday their main site was updated with tour dates so we now know the venue locations.

Nov. 4th – Moscow Concert Hall – Moscow (RUSSIA)
Nov. 5th – Zal Ozhidania Club – St. Petersburg (RUSSIA)
Nov. 7th – Tavastia – Helsinki (FINLAND)
Nov. 9th – Club 202 – Budapest (HUNGARY)
Nov. 11th – Columbia Club – Berlin (GERMANY)
Nov. 12th – Zeche – Bochum (GERMANY)
Nov. 14th – De Helling – Utrecht (NETHERLANDS)
Nov. 15th – Le Marche Gare – Lyon (FRANCE)
Nov. 16th – Divan du Monde – Paris (FRANCE)
Nov. 18th – O2 Academy Islington – London (ENGLAND)

You can purchase tickets over Twisted Talent‘s website.

Who is going to see them live!? I wish I could go!

Source: KanonxKanon facebook

D returning to America

Mija — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 23:00:12 +0000

D will be making their way back to America but this time they will perform at PMX! This will be D’s first performance at PMX and will actually be performing twice through out the weekend!

D will be live and in concert at Pacific Music Live 11 on Friday, Nov. 11 and Saturday, Nov. 12. D will be attending a focus panel, autograph session and more throughout PMX11.

D will be performing two concerts at PMX. Part I will be on Friday night and Part II will be on Saturday night. Each night will have a different set list featuring hits from throughout the band’s history.

PMX will take place on November 11th – 13th at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport.

Source: Babel Entertainment

Matenrou Opera coming to AUSA

Mija — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 06:32:37 +0000

Along with BLOOD – Matenrou Opera will be appearing at Anime USA this fall in Virginia! It will be the band’s first American appearance, very exciting.

The con takes place on November 18th-20th!

Who is going to the con?!

Source: Anime USA

BLOOD going to Canada

Mija — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:04:05 +0000

Seems like it was just yesterday when we announced BLOOD going to AUSA and now another announcement from Kiwamu! BLOOD is going to Dotcon this year – so before AUSA (Nov. 18th-20th) you can catch BLOOD on November 12th in Canada! More info about the con over here.

Its crazy how many bands are leaving Japan for lives and cons! Which cons are you going to this year?

Source: Kiwamu’s facebook