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→
-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→
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→
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→
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→
born is a five member band that began together under RENNY AMY, which was active from August 2005, until December 31st, 2006. Shortly after, the same five members created D&L, and eventually changed their name to ‘born’ on April 9th, 2008 with the sponsored event at Takadanobaba AREA called “born presents 「bug scremo vol.01」”. About a week later, they released their first demonstration single, entitled 「Dust pain」, which was followed by the tour, 「Abnormal skin’s」. Since... Read→
砂月-Satsuki- began his solo career on February 14th, 2009, after spending seven years as the vocalist for RENTRER EN SOI. His first solo release, 「AWAKE」 came out via his online shop on May 9th, and that month he also started his 「AWAKENING TO MOONLIGHT」 tour, which even made a stop in Los Angeles, California. His next release, 「CRYSTAL」 was out on August 21st, which was followed by his 「PEER INTO YOUR CRYSTAL HEART」 tour, where he preformed in both Tokyo and Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Read→
Pizzcato has anounced that at their oneman live on October 9th at shibuya O-Crest they wil be disbanding.
The members have each posted comments on the disbanding, and have explained that the reason is that the members were having musical differences and thought it would be best to each go their own way.
They hope that everyone can cheer them on until the end just as they have been doing and all apologize that it has come to this.
Source: OHP
Three new releases for you today!
First up is BRANCH will be releasing a new single on June 25th! The title will be “Cherish” and it will cost 1575 yen. The first press is limited to only 100 copies and the track list will be released at a later date.
Next up is Pizzcato with their new new single called “異次元スペクトル” (Cyber Spectrum) that’s coming out on July 23rd.
It’s a three track single that costs 1500 yen and the track list is:
・ミライカキカイズム (Mirai Kakikaizumu)
・5ive☆STAR
・キティ (Kitty)
Last up is DELUHI who are relasing a single on July 23rd as well. The title is not yet released, but it will contain two new tracks and cost 1050 yen.
Source: Brand0x
I posted about Pizzcato.’s activity paused as of March 23rd a while ago here.
It seems the boys might be coming back sooner than we think. Their OHP was updated today with new lives scheduled in May and June!
They even talk about a 2nd maxi single release for summer 2008 so be on the look out for that!
Source: OHP
It was announced that guitarist Rushia will be leaving Pizzcato. at their oneman on March 23rd.
Also vocalist Nike is suffering from acute inflammation of his vocal cords. Because of his doctor’s request to rest, Pizzcato. will be pausing activities after their oneman so he can have some time to recover.
Source: OHP, Visunavi
Wow, okay. There are a bunch of new releases to post about, but since I missed… almost two weeks (I did try to post a few things while I was gone!).
Sorry that this is long and some of the news is probably a tad old, but it was the holidays so I’m sure a bunch of others also aren’t totally caught up.
I arranged this in alphabetical order by band name to make it easier, haha.
According to CdJapan アヤビエ (Ayabie) will be releasing a new single on March 19th. It’s not yet posted on their OHP so I don’t have many details (and CdJapan doesn’t have any information like a title posted… just “untitled” which means that information is not yet released). The price will be 1890 yen for the A type and 1575 for the B and C types. What’s the difference? Type A comes with two songs and a DVD, type B comes with three songs and Type C comes with three songs. All types contain the same two songs, and B and C types contain a third different song. The jacket of the CD will be one of six varieties.
Bergerac has a new single coming out, with two types on March 5th! The single’s title is “-AMETHYST-” and the first press type includes a DVD whereas the second press is just the three song single. First press is 2100 yen and the second is 1575 yen.
There are two privileges that go along with the single and those are a ticket so that you can order their oneman ticket before it goes on sale to the general public and the second is an AMETHYST version trading card (one of nine).
jealkb has a new maxi single coming out on March 12th called “Fly”. First press comes with a DVD and is 1500 yen (cheap for a single with a DVD) and regular press is 1260 yen. The tracklist is:
01. Fly
02. 歪ミイズム (Ibitsu Miizumu)
03. shell
Mix Speaker’s Inc.’s first full album is coming out on February 13th! First press (DVD included) costs 3800 yen and the regular press is 2800 yen. The title of the album is 「MONSTER〜ポケットの中にはJUNK STORY〜」 (MONSTER～POCKET no Naka ni wa JUNK STORY～) and the tracklist is:
01. Monster Start Instrumental〜Family Ver.〜
02.JUNK STORY
03.Innocent World
04.My wish[Horror]X’mas
05.GO!GO!Bremen
06.We are HA-CHA-ME-CHA’Z
07.約束の森 (Yakusoku no Mori)
08.青いモンスカー (Aoi MONSUKAA)
09.“MONSTART”Family
10.MONSTIME
11.未来の君へ (Mirai no kimi e)
The DVD that comes with the first press includes PVs for Innocent World and If.
Pizzcato will be releasing their first maxi single on March 5th (like everyone else) for 1260 yen called 「新世紀型：電脳トレンド企画案」 (Shinseikikata: Dennou TREND Kikakuan). The single has two tracks and is limited to 1000 copies. The tracklist is:
01. リリカル・ルリカル (LYRICAL・RURIKARU)
02. ヴェローナ、広場にて (VERONA, Hiroba nite)
RABBIT will be putting out their first full length album with a total of ten songs on February 3rd! The album is called “UNIVERSE” and the cost will be 2800 yen.
The tracklist is:
01. CHANCE
02. SAMURAI SOUL
03. Blue Days
04. もう君の心に僕がいなくても (Mou kimi no kokoro ni Boku ga inakutemo)
05. DREAM★STAR
06. fly away
07. CATHARSIS
08. BROKEN IN THE
09. Cry
10. FRENDS
シリアル⇔NUMBER (Serial Number) has posted more information on their new releases for the new year. On February 20th they’ll be putting out two releases both for 1500 yen. The first is called 「卒業〜アディオス！エル・アミーゴ〜」 (Sotsugyou ～ Adios! El Amigo～) which has three tracks and the second is a DVD (their first!) which is called and contains the songs 「リップ集〜GO！YA！NUMBER/アテンション・プリーズ/TOKYO NOISE〜」 (RIPPU shuu～GO! YA! NUMBER / Attention Please / TOKYO NOISE～).
SEX-virgin killer (gotta love that name) is planning a new five song CD that’ll be released on March 7th for 1575 yen entitled “SEX or DIE”.
News about Sugar‘s full album was already posted here, but they’re also coming out with a 24 page, full colour book with information on their instruments, interviews, photos, etc. It’s apparently something that any Sugar fan MUST HAVE. Haha The cost is 1575 yen and it’s coming out on the same day as the album; March 5th.
東京ミカエル (Tokyo Michael)‘s new release will come out on March 5th (lots for March 5th eh?) and it will be a mini album with two types called 「ムカユイウタ」 (Mukayui Uta). The first press edition that comes with a DVD is 2730 yen and the regular press is 2310 yen. The album will contain five tracks.
UnsraW, on February 6th is releasing a second press edition of “Abel / Kein” which contains the same track list as the first press, plus a bonus track (a new song) called “EVE”. The cost is 2490 yen.
A new V.A (various artist) release is coming out on March 1st! It’s an omnibus CD which includes the bands -OZ-, SOMATIC GUARDIAN, ワタシメスラッグ (Watashime Slug) and MoNoLith called 「四面楚歌」 (Shimensoka). The cost is 2100 yen and it’s limited to 1000 copies, so you’d better order your copy soon!
Source: Brand-x, CdJapan
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