• Interview with L~Lotus~

    L~Lotus~ is a five-piece band comprising of three ex. as milk members – 蓮華 (Renka) on vocals, saki and Takayuki on guitars, masato on bass, and YUJI on drums. They officially began their activities on March 6th and have released three digital singles to date: 「worry」 on May 19th, 「snow」 on May 26th, and 「tree」 on June 2nd. The members of L~Lotus~ sat down with us to answer a couple of questions, so give it a read to get to know them better! We’d like to thank JapanFiles... Read→

  • Interview with -LEON-

    -LEON- is a five-piece band from Gunma comprising of Yuji on vocals, Shin and Koya on guitars, Yamato on bass, and Masashi on drums. Mixing Asian cultural influences with visual rock, -LEON- has a heavy, modern sound with a distinct, ethereal flavor. On December 13th, the band released their first three track mini-album, 「REGULUS」 along with a PV for their song, 「Kokou ni Tou Tsuioku no Kagen no Tsuki」. The members of -LEON- took time to answer a few of our questions, so take a read through... Read→

  • Interview with GLACIER

    GLACIER is a five-member group from Okinawa, comprising of Makoto on vocals, Nao on lead guitar, Koujirou on rhythm guitar, Aki on bass, and Yuuki on drums. The band formed in July 2007 and made their major debut a year later on July 23rd. They have released a full album and six singles to date with their seventh single, 「愛の降る街」 (Ai no Furu Machi) which is the third installment of a 7-month digital release project, coming out on June 30th through JapanFiles and on iTunes. The members... Read→

  • Interview with O-PARTS

    O-PARTS is a two-man unit that started in June of 2009, formed by vocalist sho-ka (ex. Vogus Image) and bassist Jun (GaGaaalinG, ex. WAIVE). On August 20th, they released their first maxi-single entitled 「向日葵」 (Himawari) which included four tracks, all of which made it into the top ten of the Oricon Indies ranking. On May 26th, their second maxi-single, 「煌[kou]」 was released and will be available through JapanFiles from June 6th. Both sho-ka and Jun took time out of their busy schedules... Read→

  • 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→

  • 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→

Posted on September 2, 2010 in Label Change, New release, Tour

thomas-and-as-if-in-the-darkness-coupling-tour

Great news for all トーマス (THOMAS) and As if in the darkness’ fans! The band has announced a coupling tour and a two-man live, which will mark the tour’s end.


The tour will be held under the name「激情の黙示録」(Gekijou no Mokushiroku). Unfortunately there are not a lot of details concerning other participating bands, so let me share the dates and venues only:

October 31st @ Ikebukuro CHOP
November 11th @ HOLIDAY SHINJUKU
November 23rd @ HOLIDAY OSAKA
November 24th @ HOLIDAY NAGOYA
December 1st @ Shinjuku RUIDO K4 || THOMAS’ first sponsored event
December 11th @ Motoyawata ROUTE 14
December 13th @ Kobe LIGHTHOUSE
December 14th @ Urawa Narciss
December 19th @ Machida clove
December 25th @ Ikebukuro CHOP || Two-man

There are few individual news concerning these bands as well, so let me share them with you here.

First of all, THOMAS will be releasing a new single this December, however, there are not further details available.

And secondly, it seems that As if in the darkness have joined KillerTune Production as of August 30th.

Source: THOMAS OHP, As if in the darkness OHP

Posted on September 2, 2010 in New release, Tour

2nd-full-album-for-oz

We have mentioned some time ago about the fact that -OZ- is planning to release a full-album and finally there are some details available about it!

It will be entitled 「Rouge」and will go on sale on November 10th in two types – a limited type with a bonus DVD and a regular type with 2 bonus tracks. The CD tracklist is as follows:

01. Birthday
02. Rotate
03. LEAD
04. flood bead
05. Pressed flower
06. REborn
07. PLANT
08. Bitter&Sweet
09. Strings
10. Rain Delay
11. Seventh Tier
12. THRUST || Regular Type bonus track
13. Sky high || Regular Type bonus track

The limited type will cost 3990 yen and the regular one – 3150 yen.

Furthermore, the band has announced a standing oneman tour, mainly to commemorate the release. The tour will be called 「A FACT OF LIFE〜Rouge&Noir〜」and the schedule looks as follows:

November 29th @ Niigata JUNK BOX-mini-
December 5th @ Sendai MACANA
December 8th @ Kanazawa VANVAN V4
December 10th @ Osaka CLAPPER
December 12th @ Nagoya OYS
December 23th @ Niigata RIVERST
December 28th @ Shibuya O-WEST

The tickets will cost 3150 yen for all the lives except the tour final, for which the tickets are 2675 yen a piece

Source: Natsuki’s blog, xxinstillxx @ LJ, OHP

Posted on September 1, 2010 in Instore, New band, New release, Tour

new-band-one%e2%98%85star

ワン★スター (One★Star) is a fairly new band, which has recently joined Shimizuya Records (a label of Lycaon and Re:dis). The members of the band are:

Vocal: トライチ (Toraichi) || ex. Fuzylog.
Guitar: ロミオ (Romeo) || ex. Fuzylog.
Guitar: ひえ (Hie) || ex. Fate → Fuzylog.
Bass: マキ (Maki) || ex. Fuzylog.
Drums: 真也 (Shinya)

They’re going to release their first single on October 6th. It will be entitled 「MIRACLE MUSIC SHOWTIME」 and will be sold for 1600 yen. The tracklist is as follows:

01. destiny THE PARTY
02. MIRACLE MUSIC SHOWTIME
03. absolution
04. hey!OK COMPUTER

To commemorate the release they’ll hold several instore events:

October 30th @ Like an Edison Nagoya
October 31st @ Ash-LD
November 13th @ Like an Edison Tokyo
November 22nd @ GURUGURU
November 28th @ Like an Edison Osaka

Furthermore, they will participate in a coupling tour called 『Friend Ship Vol.2』, together with DragonWAPPPPPPER, MoNoLith, Arc and Re:dis. The tour is organized by Shimizuya Records and the schedule looks as follows:

Date: November 14th @ Takadanobaba AREA
Performing: ワン★スター (One★Star), 東京ミカエル。(Tokyo Michael), Re:dis, MoNoLith, DragonWAPPPPPPER, SOMATIC GUARDIAN, アイギス (Aigis), OUROBOROS

Date: November 15th @ Urawa Narciss
Performing: ワン★スター (One★Star), 東京ミカエル。(Tokyo Michael), Re:dis, MoNoLith, DragonWAPPPPPPER, SOMATIC GUARDIAN, アイギス (Aigis), XI〜サイ〜

Date: November 16th @ Sendai HooK
Performing: ワン★スター (One★Star), 東京ミカエル。(Tokyo Michael), Re:dis, MoNoLith, DragonWAPPPPPPER, Arc, アイギス (Aigis), Sting-Lay

Date: November 18th @ Morioka Club Change WAVE
Performing: ワン★スター (One★Star), 東京ミカエル。(Tokyo Michael), Re:dis, MoNoLith, DragonWAPPPPPPER, Arc, Sting-Lay, Lycaon

Date: November 20th @ Sapporo MESSE HALL
Performing: ワン★スター (One★Star), 東京ミカエル。(Tokyo Michael), Re:dis, DragonWAPPPPPPER, Abyss Cord, Lycaon

Date: November 21st @ Sapporo MESSE HALL
Performing: ワン★スター (One★Star), 東京ミカエル。(Tokyo Michael), Re:dis, DragonWAPPPPPPER, MoNoLith, ハルシオン (Halsion), Lycaon

Date: November 24th @ Niigata JUNKBOXmini
Performing: ワン★スター (One★Star), 東京ミカエル。(Tokyo Michael), Re:dis, DragonWAPPPPPPER, MoNoLith, Sting-Lay

Date: November 25th @ Kanazawa AZ
Performing: ワン★スター (One★Star), 東京ミカエル。(Tokyo Michael), Re:dis, DragonWAPPPPPPER, MoNoLith, M, Lycaon

Date: November 27th @ Nagoya HeartLand
Performing: ワン★スター (One★Star), 東京ミカエル。(Tokyo Michael), Re:dis, DragonWAPPPPPPER, MoNoLith, Arc, アイギス (Aigis), Sting-Lay, お遊戯ゎが魔々団×【PaRADEiS】(Oyuugi Wagamama-dan x 【PaRADEiS】)

Date: November 29th @ Nishikujou BrandNew
Performing: ワン★スター (One★Star), 東京ミカエル。(Tokyo Michael), Re:dis, DragonWAPPPPPPER, MoNoLith, アイギス (Aigis), Sting-Lay, Jackman

Date: November 30th @ Okayama CRAZYMAMA 2nd Room
Performing: ワン★スター (One★Star), 東京ミカエル。(Tokyo Michael), Re:dis, DragonWAPPPPPPER, MoNoLith, アイギス (Aigis), Arc, Scarlett, Lycaon

Date: December 1st @ Kouchi X-pt.
Performing: ワン★スター (One★Star), 東京ミカエル。(Tokyo Michael), Re:dis, DragonWAPPPPPPER, MoNoLith, アイギス (Aigis), Arc, Scarlett, ヴェルテクス-Vertex-, Lycaon

Date: December 2nd @ Fukuoka Drum Son
Performing: ワン★スター (One★Star), Re:dis, DragonWAPPPPPPER, MoNoLith, Arc, Scarlett

Date: December 4th @ Gifu club-G
Performing: ワン★スター (One★Star), Re:dis, DragonWAPPPPPPER, MoNoLith, Arc, アイギス (Aigis), Lycaon

Date: December 5th @ Shizuoka Sunash
Performing: ワン★スター (One★Star), Re:dis, DragonWAPPPPPPER, MoNoLith, Arc, アイギス (Aigis), ZELGYER, Lycaon

Source: OHP, vkdb

Posted on August 31, 2010 in Overseas, Tour

luna-sea-announces-world-tour

How many of you guys caught the live stream of LUNA SEA? Finally we now know what the mysterious conference was for. Tuesday, August 31st – the band revealed what their “REBOOT” actually meant…a world tour! It starts this November in Germany and ends with a live at Tokyo Dome.

Dates are as followed:

LUNA SEA 20th ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR REBOOT
11/27/2010 (Sat) Ruhrkongress, Bochum GERMANY
12/4/2010 (Sat) Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles USA
12/11/2010 (Sat) Asia World Expo, HONG KONG
12/18/2010 (Sat) Taipei Trade Center, Taipei TAIWAN

FINAL+
Tokyo Dome
12/23/2010 (Thurs/Holiday) OPEN 15:00 / START 17:00
12/24/2010 (Fri) OPEN 16:30 / START 18:30

All seats reserved: 9,000 yen (tax in)
Regular ticketing begins on 10/30/2010 (Sat) from 10:00am:

Kyodo Tokyo 0570-064-903 (first day only) https://kyodotokyo.com/
0570-064-708 (after first day)
Ticket PIA 0570-00-0027 (first day only) http://t.pia.co.jp/
0570-02-9999 (after first day)
Lawson Ticket 0570-08-4636 (first day only) http://l-tike.com/
0570-08-4003 (after first day)
e+ 0570-06-9920 (first day only) http://eplus.jp
http://eplus.jp (after first day)

CN Play Guide 0570-08-9944 (first day only) http://cnplayguide.com/
0570-08-9999 (after first day)

*You may not be able to make calls to numbers starting with 0570 from certain mobile phones, PHS and/or internet calling devices.
INFORMATION:LUNA SEA 2010 Production Committee 0180-993-335

According to LUNA SEA’s twitter, their video over at USTREAM will have english subs added soon. RYUICHI explained the reason for having the press conference in Hong Kong was because this is where they officially announced the end of LUNA SEA back in 2000.

Who is excited?

Sources: VKDB, Myspace, natalie.mu, INDIVISUAL

Posted on August 26, 2010 in Lives, Tour

the-gazette-tour-date-changes


Remember when we posted about the GazettE tour dates? Well, there were changes to some of those tour dates, please take note of them:

August 16th @ Hiroshima ALSOK Hall -> now held on 11/15
August 17th @ Okayama Shimin Kaikan -> now held on 11/12
August 19th @ Fukuoka Shimin Kaikan -> now held on 11/22
August 21st @ Chiba-ken Bunkakaikan -> now held on 11/11
August 22nd @ Atsugi BUnkakaikan -> now held on 11/8

Source: vsoku

Posted on August 23, 2010 in New release, Oneman, Tour

new-full-album-for-inugami-circus-dan

Not long after 犬神サーカス団 (Inugami Circus) have released the recent single 「DEAD END KIDS」, the band has already announced a new full-album!

The full-album will be entitled 「ビバ!アメリカ」(Viva! America) and will go on sale on October 20th for 3000 yen. The tracklist is as follows:

01. メメントモリ (Memento Mori)
02. DEAD END KIDS
03. ビバ!アメリカ (Viva! America)
04. 華麗に舞え! (Karei ni Mae!)
05. 誓約 (Seiyaku)
06. 慈愛 (Jiai)
07. 犬死に (Imeji ni )
08. ニュークリーチャー (New Creature)
09. 狂った世界 (Kurutta Sekai)
10. CRAZY CAT LADY
11. 幼女人形 (Youjo Ningyou)
12. 生霊 (Ikiryou)
13. 腐敗 (Fuhai)
14. 死者の唄 (Shisha no Uta)
15. 幽霊奇譚 (Yuurei Kitan)

It will also include a PV to 「DEAD END KIDS」, which was directed and produced by KIBA from Gargoyle.

Furthermore, the band will go on a oneman tour, which will commemorate the release:

October 31st @ Sapporo BESSIE HALL
November 3rd @ Sendai Park Square
November 7th @ Kanazawa AZ
November 20th @ Takamatsu DIME
November 23rd @ Nagoya ell.FITS ALL
November 25th @ OSAKA MUSE
November 27th @ Fukuoka DRUM SON
December 10th @ SHIBUYA O-WEST

Tickets are 3500 yen a piece.

Source: OHP

Posted on August 23, 2010 in Overseas, Tour

guilds-eastern-europe-tour

Thanks to Messenger for sending this in!

ギルド (GUILD) have announced that they’ll be going on Eastern Europe tour this autumn.

The schedule, which was posted on the band’s MySpace, looks as follows:

1st October – Ukraine, Kiev (in the opening of the annual anime festival in Ukraine, Otobe Festival, 4,000 people attending)
3rd October – Belarus, Minsk (in the closing of the 5th Belarussian Festival of Japanese Culture, The Higan Festival, attracting 5,000 people)
06th October – Estonia, Tallinn
07th October – Latvia, Riga
08th October – Lithuania, Vilnius
10th October – Poland, Warsaw
12th October – Slovakia, Bratislava
13th October – Czech Republic, Prague
15th October – Austria, Wien
16th October – Hungary, Budapest
17th October – Serbia, Belgrad (in collaboration with Japanizam, the only Japanese cultural festival in Serbia)
20th October – Romania , Timisoara
21st October – Romania, Iasi
22nd October – Romania, Cluj
23rd October – Romania, Bucharest
24th October – Bulgaria, Sofia

It’s nice to see bands playing in so many countries, especially in some of these, which are not that popular when it comes to visual kei concerts. Anyone from Eastern Europe here who plans on seeing GUILD live?

Source: Official MySpace

Posted on August 22, 2010 in Instore, New release, Oneman, Tour

5th-maxi-single-for-kiryu

己龍 (Kiryu) will be releasing a brand-new maxi-single on October 27th!

It will be entitled 「屡 流」(Ruru)and will come in 3 types, 2 limited ones for 1800 yen and a regular type for 1500 yen. The tracklists are as follows:

TYPE A:

【CD】
1. 屡流 (Ruru)
2. 絶ヲ望ム (Zetsu wo Nozomu)

【DVD】
「屡流」PV (Ruru)

TYPE B:

【CD】
1. 屡流 (Ruru)
2. 絶ヲ望ム (Zetsu wo Nozomu)

【DVD】
「花魁譚」PV (Oirantan)

TYPE C:

【CD】
1. 屡流 (Ruru)
2. 絶ヲ望ム (Zetsu wo Nozomu)
3. [Not yet titled]

Make sure to pre-order them as well, and therefore support the band:

Ruru [w/ DVD, Limited Edition / Type A]
Ruru [w/ DVD, Limited Edition / Type B]
Ruru [Regular Edition / Type C]

With each version you will get 2 randomly chosen trading cards, there are 10 types total available.

To commemorate the release the band will hold several instore events as well:

October 27th @ SKULL ROSE
October 29th @ Like an Edison Osaka
October 30th @ Like an Edison Nagoya
November 2nd @ Hamamatsu Ash-LD50
November 3rd @ Like an Edison Tokyo
November 7th @ GURUGURU
November 11th @ little HEARTS.
November 13th @ RISKY DRUG STORE
November 20th @ Jishubanclub
November 25th @ ZEAL LINK Shibuya
November 28th @ Brand-X

Furthermore, they have announced a oneman tour, which will be held under the title 「狂瀾怒濤」(Kyouran Dotou). The schedule looks as follows:

October 17th @ Takadanobaba CLUB PHASE
October 22nd @ Kobe Taiyou to Tora
October 26th @ Fukuoka DRUMSON
October 28th @ Osaka MUSE
October 31st @ Nagoya ell.FITS ALL
November 1st @ Hamamatsu FORCE
November 8th @ Sapporo KRAPS HALL
November 9th @ Sapporo KRAPS HALL
November 12th @ Sendai HOOK
November 14th @ Niigata JUNK BOX
November 16th @ Kanazawa AZ
November 19th @ Utsunomiya VJ-2
November 21st @ Kashiwa PALOOZA
November 23rd @ Urawa Narciss
December 3rd @ Shibuya O-EAST [Tour Finale]

Tickets for each live cost 3500 yen in advance and 4000 yen at the door.

Source: OHP, CDJapan

Posted on August 18, 2010 in Overseas, PV, Tour

x-japan-announces-us-dates

X Japan played in Chicago at Lollapalloza and now Yoshiki is everywhere in America. Did you catch ABC special that talked about X Japan? He is even featured in the LA Times!

The band has announced their North American tour dates, find tickets here:

  • 9/25 – Los Angeles – The Wiltern
  • 9/28 – Oakland- Fox Theater – Oakland
  • 10/1 – Seattle
  • 10/3 – Vancouver – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
  • 10/6 – Chicago
  • 10/7 – Toronto – Massey Hall
  • 10/10 – New York – Roseland Ballroom

There is talk about the band touring in Europe next year but no official word yet.

OH and a preview of the Jade pv has been passed around on youtube. Have you seen it? What are your thoughts on the pv?

Sources: LA Times, Tokyo Graph

Posted on August 10, 2010 in Lives, New release, Tour

duel-jewel-new-release-and-tour

Thank you to Cathy for sending in this news~!
Duel Jewel will release an album on 9/22 titled ZERO. They also have a tour to go along with the release. Check it out:

DuelJewel Tour 2010 [ZERO]

Sunday Sept 26th
Meguro Rock Maykan
Starts: 17:00

Wed. Oct. 6th
Fukuoka DRUM SON

Friday Oct. 8th
Okayama IMAGE

Saturday Oct 9th
Osaka LIVE HOUSE soma

Monday Oct. 11th
Nagoya ell. FITS ALL

Friday Oct. 15th
Niigata JUNK BOX mini

Sunday Oct 17th
Sendai HOOK

Wed. Oct 27th
Shibuya O-WEST

Source: OHP

Posted on August 8, 2010 in Tour

aicle-and-r-shitei-split-tour

Cool news – 愛狂います。 (Aicle.) and R指定 (R-Shitei) will have a split tour this autumn!


The tour will be called 『愛狂います。 R指定 SP+LIT TOUR 2010』(Aicle. R-Shitei SP+LIT TOUR 2010) and the live schedule looks as follows:

Date: October 13th @ Shibuya BOXX
Performing: 愛狂います。(Aicle.), R指定 (R-Shitei), AUBE, カル・ヴァリ (Kalvary), ベルベット (VelBet), xTRiPx

Date: October 16th @ Sapporo mole
Performing: 愛狂います。(Aicle.), R指定 (R-Shitei), AUBE, LuLu, カル・ヴァリ (Kalvary), ハルシオン (Halsion)

Date: October 17th @ Sapporo MESSE HALL
Performing: 愛狂います。(Aicle.), R指定 (R-Shitei), AUBE, LuLu, カル・ヴァリ (Kalvary)

Date: October 20th @ Aomori QUARTER
Performing: 愛狂います。(Aicle.), R指定 (R-Shitei), AUBE, LuLu, カル・ヴァリ (Kalvary), ベルベット (VelBet)

Date: October 21st @ Morioka CLUB CHANGE
Performing: 愛狂います。(Aicle.), R指定 (R-Shitei), AUBE, LuLu, カル・ヴァリ (Kalvary), ベルベット (VelBet)

Date: October 22nd @ Sendai HooK
Performing: 愛狂います。(Aicle.), R指定 (R-Shitei), AUBE, LuLu, カル・ヴァリ (Kalvary), ベルベット (VelBet), xTRIPx

Date: October 26th @ OSAKA MUSE
Performing: 愛狂います。(Aicle.), R指定 (R-Shitei), AUBE, LuLu, カル・ヴァリ (Kalvary), ベルベット (VelBet), xTRIPx

Date: October 27th @ Hiroshima NAMIKI JUNCTION
Performing: 愛狂います。(Aicle.), R指定 (R-Shitei), AUBE, カル・ヴァリ (Kalvary), ベルベット (VelBet), ガアラ (Gaara), Scarlett

Date: October 29th @ Hakata DRUM Be-1
Performing: 愛狂います。(Aicle.), R指定 (R-Shitei), AUBE, カル・ヴァリ (Kalvary), ベルベット (VelBet), xTRiPx

Date: October 30th @ Kumamoto DRUM Be-9
Performing: 愛狂います。(Aicle.), R指定 (R-Shitei), AUBE, カル・ヴァリ (Kalvary), ベルベット (VelBet), xTRiPx

Date: November 1st @ Nagoya ell. FITS ALL
Performing: 愛狂います。(Aicle.), R指定 (R-Shitei), AUBE, カル・ヴァリ (Kalvary), ベルベット (VelBet), xTRiPx

Date: November 11th @ Shibuya O-WEST
Performing: 愛狂います。(Aicle.), R指定 (R-Shitei), AUBE

Tickets for each event are 3000 yen in advance and 3500 yen at the door.

Source: Aicle. OHP

Posted on August 6, 2010 in Oneman, Tour

autumn-oneman-tour-for-deluhi

Cool news for all DELUHI fans, the band has announced that they’ll be having a oneman tour in autumn!

The tour will be held under the name 「BLITZKRIEG -Another Departure-」 – the schedule looks as follows:

October 30th @ Motoyawata Route 14
October 31st @ SUNPHONIX HALL in YOKOHAMA ARENA
November 6th @ KYOTO MUSE
November 7th @ Kobe VARIT
November 13th @ HEAVEN’S ROCK Saitama Shintoshin VJ-3
November 20th @ HEAVEN’S ROCK Kumagaya VJ-1
November 21st @ HEAVEN’S ROCK Utsunomiya VJ-2
November 23rd @ Mito LIGHT HOUSE

Tickets are 3500 yen in advance and 4000 yen at the door.

Source: OHP

Posted on August 1, 2010 in Tour

code7203-kinesics-m-and-suicide-ali-coupling-tour

Great news for all CODE7203-KineSicS, M and SUICIDE ALI fans! These 3 bands are going to have a coupling tour together in September under the title 『Sorrowful scene-7203-』.

The schedule looks as follows:

Date: September 12th @ Ikebukuro CYBER
Performing: CODE7203-KineSicS, M, SUICIDE ALI, uBuGoe, As If in the darkness, オリガミ (Origami), Moderato, THE VELVET

Date: September 18th @ Nagoya MUSIC FARM
Performing: CODE7203-KineSicS, M, SUICIDE ALI, Jackman, ドメスティック (Domestic), 歩‐ふ‐ (Fu), DELACROIX

Date: September 19th @ Nishikujou BRAND NEW
Performing: CODE7203-KineSicS, M, SUICIDE ALI, LICKER, Dear L’Novel, Magna, 愛飴羅 (Aira)

Date: September 23rd @ Shinjuku Future Nature Valve
Performing: CODE7203-KineSicS, M, SUICIDE ALI, Fenrir

Tickets are 3000 yen in advance and 3500 yen at the door.

Source: CODE7203-KineSicS OHP

Posted on July 30, 2010 in Label Change, Release, Tour

penicillin-news

Do you still remember when Inka told about PENICILLIN’s new single here? It seems that they’ll do label change and 「Rosetta」 will be published through new THAT RECORDS – which is formed by members of the band.

They’ll also have a tour to promote new single, called 「Rosetta garden」. Dates are as follows:

August 22nd @ Kashiwa PALOOZA
August 28th @ Okayama IMAGE
August 29th @ Fukuoka DRUM Be-1
September 4th @ Nagoya Bottom Line
September 5th @ Osaka UMEDA AKASO
September 11th @ Shibuya CLUB QUATTRO

Each concert starts at 18:00 and the door will be open at 17:30. Tickets will cost 5,000 yen a piece.

Source: Barks, hyperkids @ LJ

Posted on July 29, 2010 in Cool, Costumes, Instore, Tour, Track Listing

news-from-dout

We have already talked about ダウト (D=OUT) joining Indie PSC and about the fact that they have planned to release a single and a DVD under new label. Finally there are more details about both of them! But first of all, let me show you the band’s new look:

The single will be entitled 「サイケデリコ∞サイケデリコ」(Psychedelico∞Psychedelico) and will go on sale on October 8th in three types, two limited ones for 1890 and a regular one, which will cost 1575 yen:

Limited Type A:
[PRE-ORDER]

【CD】
1.サイケデリコ∞サイケデリコ (Psychedelico∞Psychedelico)
2. DANCE NUMBER

【DVD】
『サイケデリコ∞サイケデリコ』(Psychedelico∞Psychedelico)
PV & Making-of

Limited Type B:
[PRE-ORDER]

1. サイケデリコ∞サイケデリコ (Psychedelico∞Psychedelico)
2. DANCE NUMBER
3. 天秤ラバーズ (Tenbin Lovers)

Regular Type:
[PRE-ORDER]

1. サイケデリコ∞サイケデリコ (Psychedelico∞Psychedelico)
2. 天秤ラバーズ (Tenbin Lovers)
3. 御礼参り (Oreimairi)

The DVD will be entitled 「御礼参り EXPO’10」(Oreimairi EXPO’10) and will be released on September 29th. Here is what CDJapan says about the DVD:

Disc 1 features footage from their concert performance at Shibuya O-EAST on June 26, 2010 and at BIG CAT on April 25, 2010. Disc 2 features behind-the-scene footage.

It will cost 6930 yen, however, it will be limited to 2000 copies only so hurry up and pre-order it, while it’s still available!

Anyway, to commemorate both releases, the band will hold several instore events:

Date: September 18th, 15:00 @ Shinjuku ZEAL LINK
Details: Talk & Signing

Date: September 18th, 18:00 @ Shinjuku ZEAL LINK
Details: Mini-Live, Talk & Handshake

Date: September 24th, 19:00 @ Jishubanclub
Details: “D=OUTalk~Anime Cosplay Meeting~” & Handshake

Date: October 2nd, 18:00 @ Sapporo GURUGURU
Details: Talk & Signing

Date: October 9th, 15:00 @ little HEARTS.
Details: Talk & Signing + Present raffle

Date: October 21st, 18:00 @ HMV Sakae
Details: Talk & Handshake

Date: October 30th, 17:00 @ Brand X
Details: Members’ personal property lottery + Handshake

Date: October 30th, 19:15 @ Brand X
Details: “Aye-aye” Game + Handshake

Date: November 4th, 17:00 @ Osaka ZEAL LINK
Details: Talk & Signing

Date: November 18th, 17:30 @ SKULL ROSE
Details: Talk & Handshake

Furthermore, they announced a new tour, which will kick off in September. It will be held under the name 「LIVE BAND TOUR’10」 and will consist of 47 (!) concerts. Details are as follows:

Date: September 4th @ Takadanobaba AREA
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT) [Oneman]

Date: September 5th @ Takadanobaba AREA
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT) [Oneman]

Date: September 11th @ Okinawa SALT&PEPPER
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT)

Date: September 17th @ HEAVEN’S ROCK Utsunomiya VJ-2
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), アンド (AND), ZUCK, ν[NEU], BORN

Date: September 19th @ Mito LIGHT HOUSE
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), アンド (AND), ZUCK, ν[NEU], BORN

Date: September 20th @ Kashiwa PALOOZA
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), アンド (AND), K.Y,from 彩冷える (K.Y, from Ayabie), ν[NEU]

Date: September 23rd @ Club FLEEZ
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), アンド (AND), K.Y,from 彩冷える (K.Y, from Ayabie), ν[NEU], BORN

Date: September 25th @ Shinyokohama SUNPHONIX HALL
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), Administrator, K.Y,from 彩冷える (K.Y, from Ayabie), ZUCK, ν[NEU]

Date: September 26th @ HEAVEN’S ROCK Saitama Shintoshin VJ-3
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), アンド (AND), ZUCK, ν[NEU], HERO

Date: October 3rd @ Sapporo MESSE HALL
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), イロクイ。(Irokui),【_Vani;lla】

Date: October 5th @ Aomori QUARTER
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), イロクイ。(Irokui),【_Vani;lla】

Date: October 6th @ Morioka CLUB CHANGE WAVE
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), イロクイ。(Irokui),【_Vani;lla】

Date: October 7th @ Club SWINDLE
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), イロクイ。(Irokui),【_Vani;lla】

Date: October 8th @ Sendai HOOK
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), イロクイ。(Irokui),【_Vani;lla】, MoNoLith

Date: October 11th @ Yamagata MUSIC SHOWA Session
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), イロクイ。(Irokui),【_Vani;lla】

Date: October 12th @ Kooriyama CLUB#9
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), イロクイ。(Irokui), -OZ-, SCREW,【_Vani;lla】

Date: October 13th @ Niigata CLUB JUNK BOX mini
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), -OZ-, SCREW,【_Vani;lla】

Date: October 15th @ Tomiyama club MAIRO
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), イロクイ。(Irokui), -OZ-, SCREW,【_Vani;lla】

Date: October 16th @ Kanazawa AZ
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), イロクイ。(Irokui), -OZ-, SCREW,【_Vani;lla】

Date: October 17th @ Nagano CLUB JUNK BOX
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), イロクイ。(Irokui), -OZ-, ViViD,【_Vani;lla】

Date: October 19th @ Fukui CHOP
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), SCREW, HERO

Date: October 20th @ Matsuzaka M’AXA
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), SCREW, HERO

Date: October 22nd @ Nagoya E.L.L
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), イロクイ。(Irokui), SCREW, HERO

Date: October 23rd @ Gifu club G
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), イロクイ。(Irokui), ZUCK, SCREW, HERO

Date: October 24th @ Shizuoka LIVE HOUSE Sunash
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), イロクイ。(Irokui), SCREW

Date: October 26th @ Koufu CONVICTION
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), イロクイ。(Irokui), SCREW

Date: November 2nd @ Shiga U★STONE
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), ZUCK, DaizyStripper, DuelJewel

Date: November 3rd @ Nara Never Land
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), ZUCK, DaizyStripper, DuelJewel

Date: November 5th @ ESAKA MUSE
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), ZUCK, spiv states, DaizyStripper, DuelJewel, HERO

Date: November 6th @ Kyoto FAN J
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), ZUCK, DaizyStripper, DuelJewel, HERO

Date: November 7th @ Wakayama LiveHouse&Club GATE
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), ZUCK, DaizyStripper, DuelJewel, HERO

Date: November 9th @ Kobe VARIT.
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), ZUCK, DaizyStripper, DuelJewel, HERO

Date: November 10th @ Tokushima club GRINDHOUSE
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), DaizyStripper, DuelJewel, HERO

Date: November 12th @ Takamatsu DIME
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), DaizyStripper, DuelJewel,【_Vani;lla】

Date: November 13th @ Kouchi DIME
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), DaizyStripper, DuelJewel,【_Vani;lla】

Date: November 14th @ Matsuyama SALON KITTY
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), DaizyStripper, DuelJewel,【_Vani;lla】

Date: November 16th @ Ooita T.O.P.S
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), R指定 (R-Shitei), ViViD, DaizyStripper

Date: November 17th @ Hakata DRUM Be-1
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), R指定 (R-Shitei), ViViD, DaizyStripper

Date: November 19th @ Miyazaki SR BOX
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), R指定 (R-Shitei), ViViD, DaizyStripper

Date: November 20th @ Kagoshima SR HALL
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), R指定 (R-Shitei), ViViD, DaizyStripper

Date: November 21st @ Kumamoto DRUM Be-9
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), R指定 (R-Shitei), ViViD, DaizyStripper

Date: November 23rd @ Nagasaki DRUM Be-7
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), R指定 (R-Shitei), ViViD, DaizyStripper

Date: November 24th @ Saga LIVE HOUSE GEILS
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), R指定 (R-Shitei), ViViD, DaizyStripper

Date: November 26th @ Yamaguchi LIVE rise
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), R指定 (R-Shitei), ViViD, 【_Vani;lla】

Date: November 27th @ Hiroshima NAMIKI JUNCTION
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), R指定 (R-Shitei), ViViD, 【_Vani;lla】

Date: November 28th @ Okayama IMAGE
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), R指定 (R-Shitei), ViViD, 【_Vani;lla】

Date: November 30th @ Izumo APOLLO
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), R指定 (R-Shitei), ViViD, DaizyStripper

Date: December 12th @ Yonago Laughs
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), R指定 (R-Shitei), ViViD, DaizyStripper

The tickets for oneman lives are 4000 yen a piece, whilst for events they cost 3800 yen in advance and 4300 yen at the door.

There is a special treat for the band’s fans though – a “special vacation” trip with the band on September 11th/12th. Of course you have to pay (and not a small amount of money) to go there, but if you do you:

・ get a shot with all the members
・ get to go to a ダウト (D=OUT) live (September 11th @ Okinawa SALT&PEPPER)
・ go to a lunch party with ダウト (D=OUT)
・ stay at the Pacific Hotel Okinawa, Port Hotel, or Okinawa Washington Hotel or another hotel of equal quality

the members are also planning a special project for all those who participate!

The prices depend on where you go from, more details are available here. Doesn’t it sound cool?

Finally, do not forget to check the band’s totally renewed OHP!

Source: OHP

Posted on July 27, 2010 in Event, New release, Tour

news-for-paradeis

Do you remember when we told you about the 3-months consecutive singles release campaign お遊戯ゎが魔々団×【PaRADEiS】 (Oyuugi Wagamama-dan x 【PaRADEiS】) is having? Well, there are finally details about the third and last one!

The single will be entitled 「ゆめくじら」(Yumekjira) and will go on sale on September 15th:

TYPE A – 1,050 yen
【CD】
1. ゆめくじら (Yumekjira)
2. Liverty

TYPE B – 1,890 yen

【CD】
1. ゆめくじら (Yumekjira)
2. Liverty

【DVD】
1. Liverty PV

TYPE C – 1,890 yen
【CD】
1. ゆめくじら (Yumekjira)
2. Liverty

【DVD】
1. 溺愛通行物語 (Dekiai Tsuukou Monogatari) (2010.6.23 LIVE)
2. 空の果実-burn out- (Sora no Kajitsu-burn out-) (2010.6.23 LIVE)

Furthermore, they’ll release a new DVD on August 25th under the title 「Divine dolce Col・Tempo」. It will contain footage from their oneman tour’s finale, held at OSAKA MUSE on June 23rd. The DVD costs 3600 yen, make sure to pre-order it, and support the band!

Finally, the band is going to sponsor a short tour in September, which will be called 「くじらのあくび」(Kujira no Akubi). The details are as follows:

Date: September 16th @ OSAKA MUSE
Performing: お遊戯ゎが魔々団×【PaRADEiS】 (Oyuugi Wagamama-dan x 【PaRADEiS】), BrainStein, えんそく (Ensoku),Roys, ワン★スター (One★Star), PRIMEADDICT

Date: September 25th @ Hamamatsu FORCE
Performing: お遊戯ゎが魔々団×【PaRADEiS】 (Oyuugi Wagamama-dan x 【PaRADEiS】), Re:dis, えんそく (Ensoku), SOMATIC GUARDIAN, Jackman, PRIMEADDICT, MoNoLith

Date: September 26th @ Sendai MACANA
Performing: お遊戯ゎが魔々団×【PaRADEiS】 (Oyuugi Wagamama-dan x 【PaRADEiS】), Hi:BRiD, えんそく (Ensoku), SOMATIC GUARDIAN, the CODE., PRIMEADDICT

Date: September 29th @ Nagoya HEARTLAND
Performing: お遊戯ゎが魔々団×【PaRADEiS】 (Oyuugi Wagamama-dan x 【PaRADEiS】), 東京ミカエル (Tokyo Michael), えんそく (Ensoku), BrainStein, ワン★スター (One★Star), PRIMEADDICT

Date: October 4th @ Takadanobaba AREA
Performing: お遊戯ゎが魔々団×【PaRADEiS】 (Oyuugi Wagamama-dan x 【PaRADEiS】), 東京ミカエル (Tokyo Michael), BrainStein, えんそく (Ensoku), SOMATIC GUARDIAN, Hi:BRiD, PRIMEADDICT

Date: October 28th @ Osaka BIG CAT
Performing: お遊戯ゎが魔々団×【PaRADEiS】 (Oyuugi Wagamama-dan x 【PaRADEiS】) and the rest is yet to be announced

The tickets for each event are 3150 yen in advance and 3675 yen at the door.

Source: OHP, CDJapan

Posted on July 27, 2010 in New release, Release, Tour

sadie-single-campaign-and-tour

Sadie has announced their first three consecutive single release campaign and a tour coming! First single is titled as 「クライモア」 (Kuraimoa). It will be out September 29th and costs 1,200 yen. There isn’t any details of other two singles on OHP.

Sadie outfit for "Dress"

To promote their singles they will also have tour called 「Deep Impact」 – with 32 dates and 30 places. Only seven of them will be one mans though.

tour 2010
「Deep Impact」

10.01. @ Osaka MUSE * one man

10.02. @ Kobe VARIT

10.08. @ HEAVEN’S ROCK Kumagaya VJ-1

10.09. @ Yokohama BAYSIS

10.11. @ HEAVEN’S ROCK Saitama Shintoshin VJ-3

10.16. @ Shiga U★STONE * one man

10.23. @ Sapporo KRAPS HALL *one man

10.24. @ Sapporo KRAPS HALL * one man

10.27. @ Aomori QUARTER

10.28. @ Morioka club Change WAVE

10.29. @ Yamagata Music Showa Session

10.31. @ Sendai CLUB JUNK BOX

11.03. @ Kashiwa PALOOZA

11.04. @ Shin-Yokohama Sunphonix Hall

11.06. @ Hamamatsu FORCE 

11.07. @ Gifu club-G 

11.10. @ Hiroshima Namiji Junction

11.12. @ Okayama IMAGE

11.13. @ Yonago AZTiC laughs 

11.20. @ Nagano CLUB JUNK BOX

11.21. @ Kanazawa AZ 

11.23. @ Niigata CLUB JUNK BOX

12.03. @ Kochi X-pt. 

12.04. @ Matsuyama Salon Kitty

12.08. @ Kagoshima SR HALL 

12.09. @ Kumamoto DRUM Be-9 V2

12.11. @ Fukuoka DRUM SON 

12.12. @ Fukuoka DRUM SON * one man

12.22. @ Osaka BIG CAT *one man

12.25. @ Nagoya E.L.L *one man

Tour Final

December 29th @ Shinkiba Studio Coast 

Tickets for each show will cost 3,800 yen, expect the tour final which tickets costs 4,300 yen.

Exciting news, don’t you think?

Source: OHP, Jishuban Club

Posted on July 26, 2010 in Lives, New release, News, Release, Tour

two-single-releases-and-tokyo-dome-show-from-the-gazette

Still remember the GazettE’s tours which we mentioned here? As 「NAMELESS LIBERTY SIX BULLETS -01-」 started from Nihon Budokan, the band announced some really great news for their fans!

Firstly, the band is going to release two singles! First one, 「Red」, comes out September 22nd and second, 「PLEDGE」, in December. No further details are yet announced.
December will be even more exciting, because the band will hold a tour final for their two tours at Tokyo Dome!

TOUR 10 NAMELESS LIBERTY SIX BLULLETS FINAL
THE NAMELESS LIBERTY

2010.12.26 (sunday) @ TOKYO DOME
OPEN 16:30 / START 18:00

Tickets will cost 7,350 yen and sale starts on 6th November.

What do you think?

Source: OHP

Posted on July 26, 2010 in Tour

despairsray-cancels-shows

Seems like D’espairsRay has canceled 3 of their shows. Two in Texas and the show in Atlanta. So far I haven’t found any information in regarding on what to do if you already purchased a ticket. We’ll update to let you guys know asap!

It is with a heavy heart that we must announce the cancellation of the Houston, Dallas, and Atlanta shows for this year’s US tour. Various unforseen complications have arisen, and although the band wants nothing more than to go to all locations as originally planned, it simply won’t be possible this time.

We understand the disappointment many of you must be feeling, and all we can do is ask for your forgiveness and understanding. If nothing else, please don’t blame the members of D’espairsRay as they had nothing to do with this turn of events and are just as disappointed as the fans in Texas and Atlanta.

Creating a tour of this scale often depends a lot on the performance of the previous year’s tour. Since we didn’t go to the US in 2009, we have had to start from scratch with organizing this year’s concerts. We hope to have a successful yet somewhat small tour this year, and if all goes well we should be able to organize a much bigger and better US tour next year.

Again, we apologize from the bottom of our hearts and ask that you don’t lose faith in us. The members and staff of D’espairsRay look forward to the day when we can meet you all!

Sincerely,

The members and staff of D’espairsRay

Source: OHP

Posted on July 22, 2010 in New release, Tour

otokages-1st-full-album-new-single

音影 (Otokage) have not only announced that they will be releasing their 4th single, but that come this December, they will be putting out their first full album!

Not many details on the album are available yet, however, it will be available for pre-sale at their oneman live on November 26th at Shibuya O-WEST.

As a preview to the new album, the band will be selling only 500 copies of their 4th single, 「ツクヨミ」 (Tsukuyomi) at lives for 500 yen starting on August 22nd.

The single includes the title track, plus an English version of 「韋駄天無頼」 (Idaten Burai) which was originally released in Japanese on their mini-album, 「曉」 (Akatsuki).

You can check out the PV of the original version on YouTube:

The band is keeping busy this summer so see if you can catch them at any of the following venues:
July 24th @ Kashiwa Thumb up
July 25th @ Shibuya Chelsea Hotel
August 7th @ Ikebukuro CYBER
August 12th @ Yokohama Bay Hall
September 4th @ Shiga U☆STONE
September 5th @ Hirakata Px9cafe
September 18th @ Shibuya O-EAST
September 19th @ Shibuya O-EAST

Then at the end of the summer and into the autumn, they have their Otokage PRESENTS THE WAY OF THE TSUKUYOMI circuit!
August 22nd @ Hatogaya CARGO
August 28th @ Akihabara CLUB GOODMAN
September 23rd @ Ootsuka Deep
October 1st @ Takasaki CLUB FLEEZ
October 8th @ Shibuya Milky Way
October 15th @ Harajuku Astro Hall

Finally, we have their oneman live on November 26th at Shibuya O-WEST which will cost 3000 yen to attend.

Source: OHP

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