• 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→

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    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→

  • 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→

  • Q & A with a:Vout

    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→

  • Q & A with Misaruka

    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→

Posted on February 8, 2010 in Tour

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SPEED DISK label is going to organize an amazing tour, kicking off in April. It will be called 「森羅万象tour’10#2」 (Shinrabanshou tour’10#2) and consist of 12 gigs all over Japan:

Date: April 8th @ Nagoya e.l.l.
Performing: R指定 (R-Shitei), アンド (And), ViViD, SCREW, Dolly, HERO,【_Vani;lla】

Date: April 9th @ Osaka BIG CAT
Performing: R指定 (R-Shitei), アンド (And), ViViD, SCREW, Dolly, HERO,【_Vani;lla】

Date: April 10th @ Okayama IMAGE
Performing: R指定 (R-Shitei), ViViD, SCREW, Dolly,【_Vani;lla】

Date: April 12th @ Kagoshima CAPARVO HALL
Performing: R指定 (R-Shitei), ViViD, SCREW, Dolly,【_Vani;lla】

Date: April 13th @ Hakata DRUM Be-1
Performing: R指定 (R-Shitei), アンド (And), ViViD, vistlip, SCREW, Dolly,【_Vani;lla】

Date: April 15th @ Kanazawa AZ
Performing: UnsraW, アンド (And), ViViD, vistlip, SCREW, Dolly,【_Vani;lla】

Date: April 16th @ Nagano CLUB JUNK BOX
Performing: UnsraW, アンド (And), ViViD, vistlip, SCREW, Dolly,【_Vani;lla】

Date: April 17th @ Niigata CLUB JUNK BOX
Performing: ダウト (D=OUT), アンド (And), SCREW, ゾロ (Zoro), Dolly,【_Vani;lla】

Date: April 19th @ Kooriyama CLUB#9
Performing: Administrator, アンド (And), ViViD, SCREW, ゾロ (Zoro), Dolly,【_Vani;lla】

Date: April 20th @ Sendai darwin
Performing: Administrator, アンド (And), ViViD, vistlip, SCREW, Dolly,【_Vani;lla】

Date: April 22nd @ Sapporo KRAPS HALL
Performing: Administrator, アンド (And), ViViD, vistlip, SCREW,【_Vani;lla】

Date: April 22nd @ Sapporo KRAPS HALL
Performing: UnsraW, R指定 (R-Shitei), Administrator, アンド (And), ViViD, vistlip, SCREW,【_Vani;lla】

Tickets for each concert will cost 3800 yen in advance and 4300 on the day of the event.

Source: Visunavi

Posted on December 24, 2009 in New release

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【_Vani;lla】 has announced that on February 17th, they will be releasing a new maxi-single called 『蟻集』 (Arishuu) which will contain four tracks and cost 2100 yen:
DESERTED HOUSE
ANT【i】lion trash PEOPLE
華憐 (Karen)
Night view of the BLACK MARKET

The numbers will be limited, and they will be updating their OHP with the stores that will be carrying the single at a later date.

Back in August we talked about the band’s oneman tour that’s happening in January and February. They have also announced that for the first four of the five shows they will be selling a onecoin single (500 yen). The onecoin single will change with each live, and be a track off the maxi-single. On the last show (February 10th) they will be releasing the maxi-single for pre-sale.

The onecoin singles will be released as follows:
January 15th @ Nagoya CLUB UP SET – 「DESERTED HOUSE」
January 17th @ Shinsaibashi FAN-J – 「Night view of the BLACK MARKET」
January 19th @ Fukuoka DRUM SON – 「ANT【i】lion trash PEOPLE」
January 23rd @ Sendai HooK – 「華憐」 (Karen)
February 10th @ Shinjuku LOFT – 『蟻集』 (Arishuu) is available for pre-sale

Source: OHP

Posted on October 30, 2009 in New release

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【_Vani;lla】 has announced that they will be releasing their first PV collection on November 27th of this year! The collection is coming out in two different types, both of which cost 2950 yen and are limited to 1000 copies.

The collection will be called 「平成二十年度提出漏 春夏秋冬狂声聴視覚集」 (Heisei Nijuunendo Teishuurou Shunkashuutou Kyousei Choushi Satorishuu) and details on the different types are as follows.

Type A
1.独りぼっち (Hitoribocchi)
2.嘔吐DEィATH CUSSION (Outo DEiATH CUSSION)
3.夕焼け恋差 (Yuuyake Koisa)
4.Capsule YUMMY
+ Off-shot footage

Type B
1.独りぼっち (Hitoribocchi)
2.嘔吐DEィATH CUSSION (Outo DEiATH CUSSION)
3.夕焼け恋差 (Yuuyake Koisa)
4.Capsule YUMMY
+「ゥソつき」 (Usotsuki) Live Digest

Type A will be available in CD stores, whereas type B is limited to mail order only. Details on how to submit your application for mail order will be available on their OHP in a few days.

Source: OHP

Posted on August 1, 2009 in Oneman, Tour

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【_Vani;lla】 are really planning ahead and have released the dates for their second oneman tour which is kicking off in January of 2010:

January 15th @ Nagoya CLUB UP SET
Jauary 17th @ Shinsaibashi FAN-J
January 19th @ Fukuoka DRUM SON
January 23rd @ Sendai HooK UP
February 10th @ Shinjuku LOFT

Tickets cost 3150 yen a piece and go on sale starting November 28th.

Source: OHP

Posted on July 8, 2009 in Costumes, New release

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First they revealed details about their first album (more details of the album here) , the album will contain 12 songs, 9 songs unpublished

1…..偽カルチャー (…..nise culture)
2.Rabid birthday
3.ワルサ (warusa)
4.ゥソつき (usotsuki)
5八丁目idolちかこ (hacchou me idol chikako)
6.去えない人形、消せぬ疎外 (kyoenai ningyo, kese nu sogai)
7.Dolce
8.夕焼け恋差 (yuuyake rensa)
9.鳴 (mei)
10.嘔吐DEィATH CUSSION (outo deathcussion)
11.∞dreamer∞
12.偽カルチャー (nise karuchaa…/nise culture…)

Not only that, the band also updated their OHP with a new look

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Source:OHP

Posted on July 8, 2009 in Cool, Event, Lives, News

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I don’t believe this was posted about before, but if so, please excuse me.

I’m excited about this so much! Check out the main site at http://v-rockfes.com/ for more information, as well as a line-up of most of the artists.
A few of them are: Versailles, the Gazette, SuG, D’espairsRay, Sadie, ヴィドール, Moi dix Mois, etc…

In 2009 JAPAN will set its attention to the WORLD!
We proudly present this year’s Festival of Festivals!
In October 2009 more than 50 artists will participate
in the world’s largest visual-kei festival ever…V-ROCK!

For two days on four stages Makuhari Messe will be transformed into sacred ground.
More than 50 bands from overseas and Japan will provide the greatest live spectacle ever!

As well as space for live performances there will be space for other events made available for you:
A lobby area where you can meet artists and participate in events
An international food court where you can sample foods of the world
Space where you can purchase exclusive event/artist goods
A flea market where you can sell your own goods
Areas where you can freshen up and rest and relax

On July 19th, 2009 (Japan time) the madness begins!
For those living outside of Japan, you can purchase tickets as part of a tour-package.

GENERAL INFORMATION
DATE: October, 24th (SAT)-25th (SUN)
VENUE: CHIBA MAKUHARI MESSE
TICKET: 1-DAY TICKET 12,000 JPY (tax-included) / 2-DAY TICKET 20,000 JPY (tax-included)

Source: V-RockFes.com

Posted on June 9, 2009 in New release

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We already told you guys about their pv collection and coupling tour with Zoro. We even told you guys they were going to be releasing a new album! As time is growing nearer we still don’t have a blasted title! Brand X updated with a release date – 7.22 and that it will contain 11 tracks. Man the boys are cutting it close right? You can order the album on Brand-X already. The cost is 3,150 yen.

vaninew

Source: Brand-X

Posted on April 5, 2009 in Event

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ゾロ (Zoro) and 【_Vani;lla】 are teaming up for a coupling tour calld “REVOLT ‘09 #1″:
June 8th @ Sendai Hook
June 26th @ Kobe VARIT
June 27th @ Okayama IMAGE

Each live will cost 3500 yen to attend, and tickets go on sale starting May 2nd.

Source: 【_Vani;lla】  OHP

Posted on April 5, 2009 in New release, News

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【_Vani;lla】 has announced that in the fall they will be releasing their first PV collection, which will carry the concept of the four season.

More details will be available at a later date.

The band will also be starting their first internet radio show via Livecast.jp called “【_Vani;lla】の「ちょっとけっこう出てる!?」” (【_Vani;lla】 no “Chotto Kekkou Deteru!?”).

The show will air every month on the fourth Tuesday, from 9:00pm for half an hour. The first show is on April 28th.

Source: OHP

Posted on February 11, 2009 in New release, Oneman

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【_Vani;lla】 has a few announcements!

They have announced the dates and venues for their summer oneman tour:
July 24th @ Osaka MUSE
July 25th @ Nagoya ell.FITSALL
July 29th @ Shibuya O-WEST

On April 1st, they’ll be having a secret oneman somewhere in Shibuya… however, so far those are the only details have have published on their page.

And probably the most exciting news for all fans, is that in July the band will be releasing their first full album! Once again, details are not yet available but we will update you when they are!

Source: OHP

Posted on December 25, 2008 in New release, Oneman

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【_Vani;lla】will be releasing a new single on February 18th, 2009. This is their 5th single and it is yet to have a name, however the single will contain 2 tracks and will cost 1260 yen. Also, they will be having a oneman on February 11th, 2009 at Shibuya O-WEST

source: brand-x, ohp

Posted on November 25, 2008 in Cool, News

more-bandman-designs

Vanilla Edge has recently teamed up with 【_Vani;lla】’s vocalist VELL to create a design called “GEKI” which is available in both an earring and necklace.

Each piece is hand made and therefore might alter slightly from piece to piece. It’s made of pure silver, plus clubic zirconia. The design represents a skeleton eating wisdom.

Reservations for VELL’s design will be from November 23rd until December 22nd and the shipments will start going out in the middle of January. Either the necklace or the earing costs 10000 yen (EACH, not for both).

Coming up in just a few days (don’t worry, we’ll post about it here) are collaboration projects with former GHOST vocalist Kousei and CURE, and D=OUT’s guitarist, Hikaru.

Source: Vanilla Edge

Posted on October 3, 2008 in New release

vanillas-fourth-single

【_Vani;lla】 will be releasing their fourth single on November 12th! The title is not yet fixed, but it will be a two track single for 1260 yen.

Source: Brand-x, Jishuban Club, OHP

Posted on August 12, 2008 in Costumes

costume-change

New costumes, actually these have been up for a week or so…sorry for the late notification. BUT wow I love Kru’s makeup *_*!! Their look is still colorful and fun!

Source: OHP

Posted on August 8, 2008 in Event

speed-disk-presents

The label, SPEED DISK has announced that they’ll be sponsoring an event this November called SPEED DISK PRESENTS~「森羅万象 TOUR’08」 (Shinrabanshou) and it will cover four places around Japan.

The event tour starts on November 12th at Nagoya’s Electric Lady Land, followed by a performance at Kyoto MUSE the following day, ESAKA MUSE on the 14th and ending at Hakata Be-1 on November 16th.

The bands performing at the event all four days are D=OUT,  【_Vani;lla】, DaizyStripper and SCREW. R指定 (R-15) Moran, Serial Number and xTRiPx will also be performing but at the Hakata showing only.

The shows all open at 5:00, start half an hour later and cost 3800 yen (or 4300 yen the day of).

Source: SPEED DISK Mailmag

Posted on July 28, 2008 in Cool, Fashion, News

%e3%80%90_vanilla%e3%80%91s-maros-necklace

【_Vani;lla】’s bassist, まろ (Maro) has teamed up with Vanilla Edge and created a necklace of his own!

They’re currently taking preorders and will be sending out the necklaces starting on September 10th. The cost is 10000 yen (roughly $100 USD / CDN). The design on the chain is handmade and therefore there may be some differences from necklace to necklace.

Maro’s design is called “Mr. Bunny” and it’s a pure silver necklace that has both a hardness to it and a cuteness to it. (Click the images to enlarge)

Anyone who purchases the necklace also gets a signed photo from Maro.

Source: Vanilla Edge

Posted on July 21, 2008 in New release, Oneman

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【_Vani;lla】 has announced that they’re not only have their third oneman live later this year called VAMP CORE at Takadanobaba AREA (more details once we have them) but they will also be releasing their fourth single this autumn!

Once again, there aren’t any other details currently available but when they update their OHP with the news, we’ll be posting it here on S-T!

Source: OHP

Posted on July 8, 2008 in New release

%e3%80%90_vanilla%e3%80%91-new-release-details

I mentioned a while ago that 【_Vani;lla】 would be releasing their 3rd single on August 6th. There are now more details available for the release. The title of the release will be “嘔吐DRィATH CUSSION (Outo DRィATH CUSSION)”.

Tracklist:
1.嘔吐DRィATH CSSION (Outo DRィATH CUSSION)
2.手錠 (Tejou)

Source: OHP

Posted on June 14, 2008 in New release

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【_Vani;lla】will be releasing their 3rd single on August 6th! It will contain 2 tracks and cost 1260 yen; it will also be sold in popular cd shops nation-wide. As of yet that is all the information on the single, their was no title listed nor was their a tracklist.

They will be having early sale for the limited edition of this 3rd single (attached with a privilege) at their 2nd oneman『Guilds Party』 (which is sold out!) live at Shibuya BOXX on July 21st!

Source: OHP

Posted on April 26, 2008 in Costumes

_vanillas-costume-change

Okay so 【_Vani;lla】 had a release about 2 days ago or so called 「独りぼっち」, we posted about it here. It is a 2 track release – the title of the songs are:

1. 独りぼっち
2. JOKER

Did you guys get the single yet :o !! ALSO the other day they updated their images on the site! They are still sticking with the colorful chaos style lol!!! I like KRU’s style!

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