After a long pause, 12012 will be releasing a new album on March 14th. The album is called “12012″ and is available on CDJapan in two types; A Regular Edition and a Limited Edition.

Both versions come with a bonus poster, if preordered, or while supplies last. The Limited Edititon includes a bonus CD.

There is little information on their album, and no tracklist as of yet.

Source: CDJapan

Angelo will be releasing a new single on February 22nd titled “Calvary.” The cd is available on CDJapan, and comes in two types; a limited edition and a regular edition. This will be their 8th single.

Tracklisting:

Regular Edition: 1200 yen
1. Calvary
2. SEVEN DEADLY SINS
3. Forbidden Fruit

Limited Edition: 1800 yen
1. Calvary
2. SEVEN DEADLY SINS
DVD: Calvary PV + Making video

Source: CDJapan, Angelo Official Webpage

Have you checked lynch.‘s homepage lately? In anticipation of their February 8th DVD release of last fall’s “THE BELIEF IN MYSELF” TOUR’s September 4th final, 〜il inferno〜, at AKASAKA BLITZ, they’ve uploaded a preview: a clip of the full performance of “I BELIEVE IN ME.” I’d ordered my DVD so long ago that I’d managed to forget it was coming out this week, but now I can’t wait for it to arrive!

Things have been busy, busy, busy on the lynch. front as the band has been concentrating on touring heavily through the winter and into the spring, with January and February taken up by the FREAKS ADDICT coupling tour with MERRY and March seeing not only a oneman at Zepp Tokyo but also an event live with the recently resurrected cali≠gari and powerhouse MUCC in a revival of the eroguro underground of the late 90s, early 2000s.

You’ll have to stay tuned to see what this up-and-comer has up-and-coming. In the meantime, check out their schedule as it stands, and be sure to snag your copy of their live DVD while supplies last:

MERRY x lynch. FREAKS ADDICT Tour

February 9, 2012 (THU) SOLD OUT
OSAKA MUSE (Osaka)
Doors 6:30pm | Show 7:00pm
¥3800 (tax in)　(+¥500 drink ticket)

February 11, 2012 (SAT) SOLD OUT
Okayama IMAGE (Okayama)
Doors 5:30pm | Show 6:00pm
¥3800 (tax in)　(+¥500 drink ticket)

February 12, 2012 (SUN)
Fukuoka Drum Be-1 (Fukuoka)
Doors 5:30pm | Show 6:00pm
¥3800 (tax in)　(+¥500 drink ticket)

February 14, 2012 (TUE) SOLD OUT
Nagoya ElectricLadyLand (Nagoya)
Doors 6:00pm | Show 7:00pm
¥3800 (tax in)　(+¥500 drink ticket)

「THE LAST NITE」 @ Zepp Tokyo (Tokyo)
March 3, 2012 (SAT)
Doors 5:00pm | Show 6:00pm
Tickets ¥3800 (tax in) (+¥500 drink ticket)

『Nagoya chikashitsu』(Nagoya Underground) @ Zepp Nagoya (Nagoya)
March 20, 2012 (TUE)
Featuring cali≠gari / MUCC / lynch.
Opening acts どろろ / deads / ろみ

Doors 4:00pm | Show 5:00pm
¥8,400 pre-purchase | ¥9,450 day-of（tax in）(+¥500 drink ticket)
*Small token gift for all attendees

『Kyoukiranbu~ouka no migiri~』 (Dance on cloud nine~as the sakura bloom) @ Ebisu LIQUID ROOM (Tokyo)
April 3, 2012 (TUE)
Featuring 12012 / 9GOATS BLACK OUT / amber gris / lynch.
Doors 5:00pm | Show 6:00pm
¥3,800 pre-purchase | ¥4,300 day-of (tax in) (+¥500 drink ticket)

Source: lynch. OHP, CDJapan

Their website hasn’t been fully updated with information on the new members yet, but they do have a couple lives ahead, in addition to one they just played on the 21st.

January 27 @ Urawa NARCISS
February 29 @ Urawa NARCISS

The January 27th live will also see a new release for the band, “EDGE OF THE WORLD”.

Source: vkdb, OHP

Vocal: 綺音 (Ayane) [→ Rydell+Noghte → Serpentine†Ghost]
Guitar: Mu-min
Bass: t93 [→ Radical MiMiC → GIGA VIRUS → nicht]

Redel’s website refers to their work as “exhibitions of monochrome nightmares full of hatred”, but a snippet from closet child CD, which vends their latest release, more concretely calls them a “90s-style hatred dark-style” band. Their website states:

Existing on the other side of the ordinary, the backbone of taboo “negative emotions” of “grief”, “enmity”, “mental anguish”, “abnormal lust”, “hatred”, “rage”, “lies”, “death” held by each member is carried by the mass of sound consisting of NW, ALTERNATIVE, HR/HM, GOTHIC, INDUSTRIAL, NOISE etc. and spat out; the “black existence” of Redel has been established…

The fact that they’ve played with bands such as Calmando Qual and My heaven’s luck sisters may tell you a thing or two; they fit right in. Somewhat reminiscent of Aliene Maφriage but with a generally slower-tempo repertoire, Redel easily falls into the category of industrial music. Their performances are chilling; Ayane has a powerful presence behind the microphone stand, Mu-min energetically thrashes about the stage, and the seemingly-docile t93 turns startling when he starts swinging heavy metal chains around the stage. (Watch out!)

The band put out their first mini album in December, which is also the first release available outside of their live house shows (you can pick it up at Closet Child CD).

PALE ACUTE MOON
￥1,500
Released December 20, 2011
Includes a 12-page booklet.

　01：黒 (Kuro)
　02：グラマラス (Glamorous)
　03：Distorted Room
　04：Pale Acute Moon
　05：enslave
　06：序幕 (Jomaku)
　07：ゴウスト (Ghost)

Though their MySpace has gone neglected since 2010, they still have a couple of songs up for the curious. I recommend it!
 

Source: OHP, vkdb, Closet Child

To commemorate the big two-five, the band will be releasing a two-part box set (“CATALOGUE VICTOR→MERCURY 87-99″ and “CATALOGUE ARIOLA 00-10″) on March 7. (Check out the links below for more details!)

“CATALOGUE VICTOR → MERCURY 87-99″
■25th Anniversary BOX (Limited Edition)
　＜Special Box incl. 3CDs+1DVD+100P Photo-Booklet＞
　Tax-in: ￥10,000 / Item number: VIZL-458
■Regular Edition ＜CD＋DVD＞
　Tax-in: ￥3,500 / Item number: VIZL-459

“CATALOGUE ARIOLA 00-10″
■25th Anniversary BOX (Limited Edition)
　＜Special Box incl. 3CDs+1DVD+100P Photo-Booklet＞
　Tax-in: ￥10,000 / Item number: BVCL-305～308
■Regular Edition ＜CD＋DVD＞
　Tax-in: ￥3,500 / Item number:BVCL-309～310

 
In the spring, they’ll release a new single and live DVD & Blu-Ray on new label Lingua Sounda. And finally, in the summer, there are set plans to release a tribute album and new original album!

Rumor has it there are big tours in the works as well for the band which rarely ventures far from Tokyo. It should be an exciting year for BUCK-TICK and fans!

Source: mFound

◆ Lycaon Ver.
price: 2100 yen
CD+DVD
CD including 1 song: 『悪徳の栄え』(Akutoku no Sakae)
DVD including Akutoku no Sakae PV and『密着Lycaon24分』 (Micchaku Lycaon24bun)

◆Yuuki Ver.
price: 1500 yen
CD only, including:
1.『悪徳の栄え』(Akutoku no Sakae)
2.『愛はきらめきの中に』～Acoustic Ver～ (Ai wa kirameki no naka ni)

◆Rito Ver.
price: 1500 yen
CD only, including:
1.『悪徳の栄え』 (Akutoku no Sakae)
2.『裏切りの媚薬』～ﾘﾄﾌﾟﾛﾃﾞｭｰｽ～ (Uragiri no biyaku ~Rito produce~)

◆Satoshi Ver.
price: 1500 yen
CD only, including:
1.『悪徳の栄え』 (Akutoku no Sakae)
2.『ﾘﾝﾄﾞﾌﾞﾙﾑの鐘』～ｻﾄｼﾌﾟﾛﾃﾞｭｰｽ～ (Rindoburumu no Kane ~Satoshi produce~)

◆Hiyuu Ver.
price: 2100 yen
CD+DVD
CD including 1 song: 『悪徳の栄え』(Akutoku no Sakae)
DVD including 『MASK』PV and 『緋遊の本当の男のかっこよさとは?』(Hiyuu no hontou no otoko no kakkoyosa to wa?) Hiyuu image video

◆Yuuki Birthday Ver.
price: 1500 yen
CD+DVD
CD including 1 song: 『悪徳の栄え』(Akutoku no Sakae)
DVD including: 『MASK』PV and『HAPPY BIRTHDAY』～ﾒﾝﾊﾞｰから悠希へのHAPPY BIRTHDAYｿﾝｸﾞ～ (『HAPPY BIRTHDAY』 A Happy birthday song from members to Yuuki)

Also, they will release two DVDs apart from the single.
One is Satoshi’s teaching DVD,『常識をﾌﾞｯ壊す！Lycaonｻﾄｼの『ｵﾚがｷﾞﾀｰを教えてやるぜっ！』～入門編～』 (Joushiki wo bukkowasu! Lycaon Satoshi no 『Ore ga guitar wo oshieteyaruze!』 ~Nyuumonhen~), where Satoshi will play the role of a guitar instructor. It will cost 1800 yen and will contain a Lycaon guitar pick. This DVD is limited to only 300 copies.

The second DVD is their first Live DVD, from their 26th November Nagoya BOTTOM LINE live, which was a part of their land-wide oneman tour 『ゆきずりの女』 (Yukizuri no onna). It will contain 2 discs, one of a live performance and one with offshoot videos of the band and the tour. It’s limited to 500 copies and the cost for this DVD is 6800 yen.

Everything (except for the Yuuki birthday version of the single) will be released on 29th February 2012.

Source: OHP

You can listen to the previews here:  0と1の距離  　//   冷温

Also, get the single here:

TYPE A-【術式１ prelude】 (Jutsushiki 1 prelude)

TYPE B-【術式０ finale】 (Jutsushiki 0 finale)

Source: Youtube channel, OHP

Vocal 間宮　望 (Mamiya Nozomi)| Rinda [as 望 (Nozomi)] → My heaven’s luck sisters [as Boye/Boy]
Guitar YUKITO | ギズモ (Gizumo) [as ゆきと (Yukito)]
Guitar ワタル (Wataru) | マステマ†ドルキーム (Mustema†Dorcheme) [as Wataru]
Bass たぁ (Taa) | メテム (Metem) [as レイト/ヒラツカタカノブ (Reito/Hiratsuka Takanobu)] → くれ×リック  (Cler×ic) [as たかぴぃ。 (Takapii)] → ギズモ (Gizmo) [vocal] → ClubRichard [guitar]
Drums 岡部　佑生 (Okabe Yuuki) | Cuartet [as 悠生 (Yuuki)] → キラー (Killer) [support] → 乙女道 (Otomedou) [support] → グレイシア (Glacier) [as 佑生 (Yuuki)] → ClubRichard [as 蓮池佑生 (Hasuike Yuuki)]

Don’t let the photograph fool you. With questionable lyrics and a vocalist who puts on performances in backless shorts — and nothing but backless shorts — this potentially controversial band has already begun to establish a “sexual harassment” theme. Though they’ve only played a handful of shows so far, their set tends to open with a different short video depicting some kind of debachery or another.

Their first single 「知ったかぶりのBaby Girl」 (“Shittakaburi no Baby Girl”) has already dropped as a part of a three-month consecutive release campaign, and lucky attendees to their second live were also able to pick up a distribution-only copy of 「企業舎弟」(“Kigyou Shatei“), otherwise unreleased. Both CDs contain only the title track.

「MoGuRO」, their next single, comes out on November 26th at their live at Ikebukuro CYBER, followed by a third in December.

Source: vkdb, OHP

Interesting juxtaposition: lynch.’s steely, monochromatic visages rising just above an advertisement for a new Johnny’s Entertainment endeavor called “Sexy Zone.” …

At any rate, remember, fans: there will only be one pressing of this single. Once the initial Limited Edition copies are sold, that’s it. No “Regular Edition,” either. So go! Hurry! Order your copy today! Hell, order twelve copies and listen to a new one each month.

2011.11.9 New Single!

「MIRRORS」First-press limited edition

CD
1.THE TRUTH IS INSIDE
2.MIRRORS
3.DEVI

DVD：「MIRRORS」PV / Director’s Cut
Item code：KICM-91368
Price：¥1,500(tax in)

Source: lynch. OHP, special thanks to K. for snapping these pictures exclusively for S-T.net

(Follow the jump for a few more pics of various displays.)

and Type B (Preorder HERE), costing 1,680 Yen:
【CD】
1. NEXT⇒
2. 曖昧カテゴライズ (Aimai categorize)
3. STUND UP×3

Source: OHP

Source: OHP

-Black Disc-
1. カナリア (Kanaria)
2. GOD CHILD
3. 今宵、銃声が聴こえない街で (Koyoi, juusei ga kikoenai machi de)
4. Mirror of Terror
5. バニラスカイ (Vanilla Sky)
6. 交響詩FREEDOMイ短調 (Koukyoushi FREEDOM A tanchou)

-White Disc-
1. Grafton Calling
2. MASQUERADE
3. SAKURA
4. GODDESS
5. Viva la Casta!
6. Ouvertura

The price of this album is 3,500 Yen

Source: OHP

Vocal 綴 (Tsuzuku) | るる (Ruru) → DIS(as 幻希/Genki) → VanessA(as 元規/Genki) → MEJIBRAY
Guitar MiA | Galneryus roadie → Valcuria → フルリレロ (Fururirero) → 熊猫xiongmao(サポート/ゆの) (Kumaneko xiangmao support / yuno) → (○なるど)(夢叶-ゆの-) (narudo / Yuno)、トゥーン工場(サポート/夢叶) (Toon Factory support / Yuno) → トゥーン工場(夢叶) (Toon Factory / Yuno))、 MEJIBRAY(support) → MEJIBRAY(MiA)
Bass – 恋一 (Koichi) | マイフレ (Maifure) → ミミック(as 夏希) (MiMiQ as Natsuki) → VANESSA → the LEM(support)、MEJIBRAY(support) → MEJIBRAY
Drums – メト (Meto) | MEJIBRAY (support) → MEJIBRAY

They also had second guitarist 一風 (Ippu, ex-Dollis and VanessA), but he unfortunately left the band already. The official site’s profile page is under construction currently.

So far MEJIBRAY has released two singles, カルマ-瓦礫のマンティコーラース- (Karma -Gareki no Manteikooraasu-) and KILLING ME and has first mini-album coming. Slivers.exe will be releases December 7th and costs 2,100 yen. Tracklist is as follows:
1.Sliver
2.CRAZED BRAIN
3.これを依存と呼ぶなら (Kore wo izon to yonu nara)
4.Baby Crossing
5.DISTANCE.exe

Official site is here, if you want to check out it.

So, have you already listened their singles? Excited for the mini-album?

Source: vkdb, ohp

東京Sadistic～ぶっとおし13days～ (Tokyo Sadistic ~buttooshi 13 days~) will start on February 27th. It got own site here.

March 4th 劇場版ギルガメッシュ (Movie version Girugamesh) really includes three performances, and each part got own title:
エピソード１［新たなる絶望(仮)］ | Episode 1 “The New Despair” (tentative) | Open 12:30 / Start 13:00
エピソード２［ギルガメの逆襲(仮)］ | Episode 2 “Return of Girugame” (tentative) | Open 15:30 / Start 16:00
エピソード３［チバへの帰還(仮)］ | Episode 3 “Return to Chiba” (tentative) | Open 18:30 / Start 19:00

Interesting, don’t you think?

If you will be around then, tickets will go on sale January 14th. Official Mobile Fanclub members also can get limited edition tickets which cost 50,000 yen and allows entry to all lives.

Source: OHP, tumblr

Limited edition: 3,780 Yen/11 songs CD+live DVD from their 23.August oneman live (O-WEST)/ pre-order here

tracklist of limited edition:
01 . starting over
02 . 絶望クリエイター (Zetsubou creator)
03 . U -s m e h-
04 . ユキノシタ  (Yuki no shita)
05 . 提案 (Teian)
06 . ミドルノート (Middle note)
07 . walpurgis
08 . BadRequest
09 . world wide wish
10 . 答え無いコトバ (Kotaenai kotoba)
11 . Eniver
———-

Regular edition: 3,150 Yen/CD only-13 songs/pre-order here

tracklist of regular edition:
all the songs from limited edition CD plus
12 . epilogue
13 . Kud’

Source: OHP

Luzmelt will be releasing their first maxi single on 24th!

The cost for this release is 1,890 yen, it will contain an 8 pages booklet, it’s named 【Chaotic underworld】 and will contain 3 songs on a CD and a PV on a DVD with tracklist as following:

[CD]
1.Across
2.Eraser
3.朔儚光想ホライズン (Tsuitachi hakanakou sou horizon)

[DVD]
1.Eraser(LIVE PV)

interesting is, depending on where you buy it from, you get a special DVD with another PV, which is:

regular CD stores→「Across」LIVE PV
ZEAL LINK→「guilty garden」LIVE PV
Like an edison→「grief color destination」LIVE PV

Source: OHP

For those of you who, like me, are anxiously cycling through any and every lynch. release, pumping yourselves up in anticipation of the November 9 release of the new single, MIRRORS, here’s a little something to tide you over for the rest of the grueling wait.

lynch.’s OHP is now featuring their new look! Still clad in leather (a rockstar classic) that has come to be a trademark of lynch. since their 2009 album, SHADOWS. Not much of an image change, but really, who’s complaining? You know what they say, “If it ain’t broke…”

The band has also uploaded the teeniest, tiniest, “Internet forum avatar”-sized preview of the cover of the album. If you strain your eyes enough, you’ll see it’s rather minimalistic. It’s unclear from the image if the cover is a solid color or if it’s a reflective surface apropos of the “mirrors” theme, so we’ll have to wait until we get our copies to see!

Speaking of incentive to pick up a copy, KING RECORDS has published a list of the bonus items you can get with a purchase from each point of sale:

【Shinseido】Shinseido original sticker
【Tower Records】Tower Records original sticker
【TSUTAYA RECORDS】TSUTAYA RECORDS original sticker
【other shops】original sticker (comprehensive list of stores stocking this special item here)

Bring the sticker(s) – from Shinseido, Tower Records, TSUTAYA RECORDS, and any one of the stores on the above list – to any date on the “THE TRUTH IN A MIRROR” TOUR’11 (beginning 11/12) and you will get a special postcard present! Click for tour details.

Additionally,

【ZEAL LINK】artist photo + another jacket
【Jishuban Kurabu a.k.a. Club Indies】2L-size (5″x7″) artist photo
【Puresound】postcard
【Brand-X】artist card
【Like an Edison】artist photo + photo sticker
【little HEARTS.】artist photo
【KING e-SHOP】10 fans will receive a signed poster (determined by lottery)

And as a final bonus, fans with access to the members-only section of the site get to listen to a little snippet of the title track, MIRRORS! For those who haven’t the privilege, MIRRORS stays true to lynch.’s roots with a solid, uptempo blend of a heavy bass line, a distinct melody, and a hearty dose of screaming to balance out a catchy hook.

2011.11.9 New Single!

「MIRRORS」First-press limited edition

CD
1.THE TRUTH IS INSIDE
2.MIRRORS
3.DEVI

DVD：「MIRRORS」PV / Director’s Cut
Item code：KICM-91368
Price：¥1,500(tax in)

*Pre-order your copy while supplies last!

Sources: lynch. OHP, KING RECORDS OHP, marginal_works@LJ

Also, they seem to have released 2 new singles yesterday (10/08), both are sold by the price of 1,500 yen:

『恋空-復刻版-』  (Koizora -reprint-)

1) 恋空 (Koizora)
2) 水無月 (Minatsuki)
3) ラブシャッフル (Love shuffle)

『A★A★A』

1) 歌舞伎町 (Kabukichou)
2) 携帯依存〜キミイゾン〜 (Keitai izon ~Kimi izon~)
3) 夢唄 (Yume uta)

Source: OHP

CDJapan is offering a special treat for Kiryu fans!

For customers who buy all three versions – that’s A, B, and C – of Kiryu’s newest single “Kyosei” – out October 26 – by October 17, 2011 10:00:00 (Japan Standard Time GMT+9), CDJapan will include a special limited edition coffee tumbler featuring a group shot of the band.

The tumbler has a capacity of 350ml (or about 12oz, for the SI among us). Downside? The weight of the tumbler will add about 200g to your shipment, which can up your shipping cost anywhere from 500 to 1000yen – yikes!

But I’m sure for Kiryu’s fans, this invaluable collector’s item will be worth the, ahem, weight

Source: CDJapan.co.jp, Kiryu OHP