the GazettE Announces World Tour 2013

 

In September the GazettE will be touring in America and Europe. There were only dates for South and Middle America and Europe announced but let’s wait for further information.
And here are the dates:

Sep. 6th. 2013 Mexico City, Mexico / Jose Cuervo Salon
http://www.ticketmaster.com.mx/Jose-Cuervo-Salon-boletos-Mexico/venue/163961
Sep. 8th 2013 Santiago, Chile / Teatro Caupolican
http://www.teatrocaupolican.cl/
Sep. 11th 2013 Buenos Aires, Argentina / Teatro Vorterix 
http://www.elteatroonline.com.ar/home.php?teatro=1
Sep. 14th 2013 Sao Paulo, Brazil / A Seringueira
http://www.aseringueira.com.br/
Sep. 20th 2013 Paris, France / Le Trianon
http://www.letrianon.fr/
Sep. 22nd 2013 Toulouse, France / Le Phare
http://www.premiere-pression.com/
Sep. 25th 2013 Dortmund, Germany / FZW
http://www.fzw.de/
Sep. 27th 2013 Munich, Germany / Muffathalle
http://www.muffatwerk.de/de/
Sep. 29th 2013 Helsinki, Finland / The Circus
http://www.thecircus.fi/etusivu

SCREW - NEW LOOK 2013 !!!

SPYAIR Announces New Single "Niji" As Opening For Matsuda Shouta's New Drama

 

SPYAIR's facebook page has just announced the release of a new single titled "Niji", which is set to be the theme song for Matsuda Shouta's new drama "Undercover Agent Tokage".

The drama is set to air on the 18h of April, Thursdays at 9pm on TBS with Matsuda Shouta to play the lead role of a former detective, Tokage, turned private investigator. To accompany this highly anticipated drama, the producers wanted a powerful sound, which made SPYAIR a perfect choice. The song "Niji", meaning rainbow, is described as a grand rock ballad that reflects the courage of one who continues through adversity.

SPYAIR posted their own comments on the song, "Our world is filled with trash and treasure. The value of things becomes vague, and you become unaware of these limits. The protagonist of the drama, Tokage, probably knows of this feeling. This is what we thought when we finished writing the lyrics. The vocals are certain to overcome a frozen heart with a sound that reflects a vast view of the world and universal beat. We have put all of our energy into making this song. Whether it's one person, or many, we want people to hear this!"

The single itself is set to be released on the 29th of May with a normal CD edition and CD+DVD edition, each being ￥1,050 and ￥1,365 respectively. The B-track is titled "Are You Champion? Yeah!! I'm Champion !!" and judging by the name alone, is going to be an interesting song.

Alice Nine's New Single "SHADOWPLAY" 2013.4.17 Released

 

 Alice Nine announce their new single SHADOWPLAY that is going to be released at 2013.4.17 .

 Here is their cover for their new single :

LIMITED EDITION (￥1,890)

[CD] 

01. SHADOWPLAY

02. Scarlet

03. SHADOWPLAY (instr.)

[DVD]

1. SHADOWPLAY PV

02. akai kazaguruma (Alice Nine Live 2012 Court of “9” #4 Grand Finale COUNTDOWN LIVE 12.31)

03. Subete e (Alice Nine Live 2012 Court of “9” #4 Grand Finale COUNTDOWN LIVE 12.31)

REGULAR EDITION (￥1,260)

[CD]

01. SHADOWPLAY

02. Scarlet

03. SHADOWPLAY (instr.)

Silver Ash Announces English-Language Single "Reborn"

 

Visual kei band Silver Ash has announced that they will be releasing their 2nd single since making their comeback earlier this year.

The upcoming single, "Reborn", will be digitally released worldwide on April 6th, 2013 and will be available through iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, and many other online music retailers.

"Reborn" which will be completely written in English, demonstrates the band's commitment to a fully international comeback. A Japanese version of the single will follow shortly after, along with remastered English and Japanese versions of "Pretty but Evil".

Silver Ash is China's first visual rock band and officially reunited in January 2013 for a full-scale international comeback. Their debut international single, "Pretty but Evil", was digitally released January 4, 2013. Silver Ash intends to become a fully international band, and will offer songs in English, Chinese, and Japanese.

One OK Rock to Appear On Ustream With Fall Out Boy On April 1st

 

American rock band Fall Out Boy has returned after nearly 4 years of hiatus and announced that they will be appearing on UStream with One Ok Rock to present their new promotions in Japan.

The broadcast which will be aired on April 1st will span for a whole hour starting from 21:00 to 22:00 (Japan local time). You can watch the video when it airs on UStream here.

One OK Rock seem to be getting more and more popular with western bands. The vocalist, Taka, recently collaborated with American rock band Simple Plan to produce a song entitled "Summer Paradise."

DOPPEL Announces First Releases

 

Dolly’s vocal Mitsu und the band’s former guitarist yuina announced the release of their first single as part of a new project named “DOPPEL”.

“DOPPEL” was formed on February 2nd – one month after Dolly went on hiatus. They’ve already announced two new singles. One will be released on April 4th and the other one on May 5th. There aren’t any details on the May-single available yet but a few on the upcoming single. The single released on April 4th is titled “eggknock”. Guitarist aie who’s playing for the god and death stars and drummer takei makoto from cali≠gari will act as their guest recording members.

And DOPPEL made another announcement. Their first mini-album will follow soon! It will be released on June 5th and comes in two editions: The limited edition costs 2800 Yen, the regular edition 2300 Yen.
But Mitsu isn’t the only Dolly-member that already has a new project. Click here to find out more about guitarist Masa’s project!

PLUNKLOCK to Release New Mini-Album”JUSTart.”

Visual Kei band PLUNKLOCK will release their new mini-album “JUSTart.” next month on April 24th. The band's first release since Seishou joined them includes 6 songs and is pretty cheap! For 1800 Yen you’ll receive a CD featuring the following songs:

01.The Tempest (SE)
02.kimiboku-Song of Future-
03.zekkeshoku
04.JUSTart.
05.-FORWARD- (New take)
06.≠ (New take)

Furthermore they will release their distributed single “protoculture” in March. It includes 4 songs and is limited to 5000 copies.

D'erlanger Announces New Album "#Sixx"

 

Great news for D'erlanger fans! With their last album release being almost 4 years ago D'erlanger has decided to release a new album entitled "#Sixx" and it drops on May 22nd 2013. It is their sixth album and also their first release under their label Warner Music Japan.

The album contains a total of 10 tracks and features songs which have only been played live such as "Beast in Me", "Crimson Crow" and "My lips to Overlip Your Lips". The Limited edition will include the CD and a DVD of live acoustic versions of "Beast in Me", Zakuro and LULLABY while the regular edition of the album will be CD-only.

Oz to Disbands

 

Visual Kei band –OZ- announced to disband after their live tour in June.

After 8 1/2 years of activity –OZ- will disband after their live on June 16th. The live at Shibuya O-WEST marks the final of their nationwide tour “THE LAST CRY”. The tour starts on May 12th in Tokyo and ends with the band’s last live on June 16th.

The band hopes that their fans will continue to support them until the final day and also the days after their disbanding.

-OZ- will release one final album. It's titled "Complete Best Album" and will drop on April 3rd for 6300 Yen.

This is the track list:

【Disc-1】
01.Misty
02.Zenith
03.Azalea
04.End-Roll
05.DAIS
06.Erode.
07.Shangrila
08.Illegal SLEEP
09.Resemblance
10.Enmity
11.Colors
12.Fade
13.Butterfly
14.Blot
15.CLOVER
16.Mirror
17.CRY the crime
18.FETTERS
19.「　　　」

【Disc-2】
01.LAST Sell
02.FILMY
03.BLAZE
04.VENOM
05.Needle
06.Reservation
07.ATHENA
08.IN RUBBISH
09.M.D.M.A
10.MIGRANT
11.DETOX
12.Breathe trees
13.Perfect Ruler
14.NEVER[F]
15.Public Speaker
16.Nerve[less]
17.S.I.N
18.RAZE
【Disc-3】

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
13.Sky high
14.Retrograde
15.Another Reign
16.Protect:code
17.Blackout
18.White Pallet
19.Force

【Disc-4】
01.Reverse
02.Unseal
03.Ecdysis
04.STIGMA
05.Trusty
06.Blast
07.Flash back
08.eve.
09.Succubus
10.Holy[CRAP BGM]
11.I killed yesterday's me
12.Destination
13.Again:st
14.Edge of desire
15.to CONTINUE

B'z To Release Two Best Of Albums And Hold Nationwide Tour

 

B'z debuted on the 21st of September 1988 and 25 years later, they have decided to mark the occasion by releasing their most popular songs spanning their career onto 2 best of albums. The albums are titled;『B’z The Best XXV 1988-1998』and『B’z The Best XXV 1999-2012』, both are set to be released on the 12th of June.

Also, the band will be holding a nationwide tour in 24 different venues with an expected audience of 550,000 people.

ALBUM COVERS :

Jackman to Release New Album "GIGA"

 

It seems like Jackman recovered from their car accident last month. The band announced that they will release their new album “GIGA” in June!

The album is scheduled to drop on June 12th and comes in 2 Types. The Limited Edition includes 10 songs and comes with a special DVD that features parts of their live on March 22nd. The Regular Edition is CD-only including 11 songs.

Moreover they’ve already announced three one man lives for August. The first one is in Tokyo on August 10th, the second one is in Nagoya on August 18th and the last one is in Osaka on August 30th.

Acid Black Cherry Reveals Hokkaido-Tohoku Tour Dates For Shangri-La Project

 

Before the release of his newest cover album "Recreation 3", Acid Black Cherry announced a project entitled 'Shangri-la’ which is intended to bring a smile upon those who love Yasu’s music. The project consists of releasing new songs, having a nationwide tour throughout Japan and attempting to connect with fans in each region.

In order to host this nationwide tour, Yasu has divided the country into 5 blocks and 5 periods. The first part of this massive tour is entitled “Acid Black Cherry Project『Shangri-la』1st Season ~Hokkaido・Tohoku tour~” and as the name suggests, will begin in the areas of and surrounding Hokkaido and Tohoku.

Check out the tour dates below!

08/13, Tue, Fukushima, Fukushima Prefectural Culture Centre - Large Hall.
08/17, Sat, Akita, Akita Bunka Kaikan - Large Hall.
08/21, Wed, Miyagi, Sendai Sun Plaza Hall.
08/23, Fri, Yamagata, Yamagata Citizens' Hall - Large Hall.
08/25, Sun, Aomori, Aomori Link Station Hall (Aomori Bunka Kaikan).
08/29, Thu, Hokkaido, Otaru Civic Center.
09/02, Mon, Hokkaido, Nitori Culture Hall.
09/06, Fri, Hokkaido, Asahikawa Civic Culture Hall - Large Hall.
09/09, Mon, Hokkaido, Obihiro Shimin Bunka Hall - Large Hall.
09/13, Fri, Hokkaido, Hakodate Citizen Hall - Large Hall.
09/15, Sun, Iwate, Morioka Civic Cultural Hall - Large Hall.

More venues and dates will be announced in the future!

Nocturnal Bloodlust Announces First Full Album

 

After the limited release of their digital single "Disaster/UNBREAKABLE", drummer Natsu and guitarist Daichi announced to their fans through their Ameblo blogs that the band will be releasing their first full album entitled "GRIMOIRE" on May 29th 2013.

Nocturnal Bloodlust previously announced their upcoming Japan tour "ART OF AGRESSION". If you attend the opening live for their tour on May 24th at Ikebukuro Edge, you can pick up a pre-release of the album!

The finale of the tour will be held at Shibuya WWW on July 26th. Tickets are ¥3000 presold and ¥3500 at the door.

DEATHGAZE Reveals Tour Dates for European Tour

 

DEATHGAZE announced to go on European tour titled "The End of Last Decade". Now they’ve revealed the tour dates and places:

July 4th, @Rock for People Festival, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
July 6th, @La Boule Noire, Paris, France
July 7th, @The Underworld Camden, London, UK
July 9th, @Werkstatt, Köln, Germany
July 10th, @Knust, Hamburg, Germany
July 12th, @Firlej, Wroclaw, Poland
July 13th, @Szene Wien, Wien, Austria
July 15th, @Feierwerk, Munich, Germany
July 17th, @Plan B, Moscow, Russia

Dir en Grey to Visit Europe

 

Dir en Grey’s new tour “TOUR 2013 – TABULA RASA” that starts on April 5th in Tokyo. The band has revealed that after their lives in Japan they will visit Europe again!

After two lives in France and Germany they will perform at DOWNLOAD Festival in England and at NOVA ROCK in Austria. Check out the tour dates below:

June 11th @LA CIGALE, Paris, France
June 13th @LIVE MUSIC HALL, Cologne, Germany
June 14th @Donington Park, Derby, UK
June 16th @Pannonia Fields II, Nickelsdorf, Austria

On April 3rd Dir en Grey will release their new mini album "The UNRAVELLING".

 

DIR EN GREY -「Unraveling」Teaser #2 x 「MINERVA -THE UNRAVELING-」

DIR EN GREY - 「Unraveling」Teaser