venerdì 31 gennaio 2014

Capella: They will Disband

Capella to Disband

At the live on January 30th Visual Kei band Capella had a sad announcement for fans: The band will stop all activities in June and disband.

The members said that they want to go a different way and the disbanding was the result they've come to. But at least there's one good announcement: The band won't split up before releasing a new album in April. Unfortunately more details aren't available yet.


credits:official site & jpop asia

MAN WITH A MISSION: new album

MAN WITH A MISSION Reveals Details on New Album "Tales of Purefly"

 MAN WITH A MISSION announced to release a new album. 

"Tales of Purefly" will drop on March 12th and includes the following 13 songs:

01.tales of purefly
02.evils fall
03.Wake Myself Again
04.database feat.TAKUMA(10-FEET)
05.vitamin 64
06.higher
07.Emotions
08.whatever you had said was everything
09.When My Devil Rises
10.Searching life
11.your way
12.babylon
13.Dancing On The Moon

Both versions, limited and regular, will include the same tracks but the Limited Edition will come with an extra booklet. 

SID: release new album a & PV DVD



SID will release new album "OUTSIDER" that is scheduled to drop on March 12th and they revealed the track list on it and announced another release: A PV DVD.

 "OUTSIDER" comes in three different editions:
 Limited Edition Type A comes in a special jacket and with a sticker for your IC card (In Japan you use IC cards for example for paying transportation fares). Furthermore, Type A for 4500 Yen and Type B for 3800 Yen will come with a DVD that feature different parts of their Visual Bang! live.

The Regular Edition costs 3100 Yen and is CD-only but includes the same tracks as the Limited Edition:

[CD]
01.laser
02.CANDY
03.V.I.P
04.akai te
05.MUSIC
06.summer lover
07.koi ni ochite
08.meiro
09.darling
10.hug
11.ANNIVERSARY



Moreover, they've announced the release of a PV DVD titled "SIDNAD Vol.10~CLIPS THREE~" that will drop on April 9th.
 For 4860 Yen you'll receive a DVD including 11 PVs that have been released between 2010 and 2014. Also "hug" that will drop in February will be featured on the DVD.

01.cosmetic
02.ranbu no melody
03.itsuka
04.fuyu no bench
05.nokoriga
06.S
07.V.I.P
08.koi ni ochite
09.summer lover
10.ANNIVERSARY
11.hug


credits:

Anli Pollicino: new album



 Anli Pollicino will release a new album in two months.

The album is titled "ELECTRIC ROMANCE" and the release date is scheduled for March 26th.
The album includes 10 songs and  three of these songs are  "Angel Heart" and "Lips to Lips" that have been released on New Year's Day and "Colors" that has been released back in 2011.

 The Limited Edition comes with a DVD that features live scene of their one man live at Shinjuku BLAZE on January 25th, 2014

■ First Press Limited Edition luxury A [CD+2DVD]
■ Limited Edition B [CD+DVD]
■ First Press Limited Special Price Edition C [CD only]
■ Regular Edition [CD extra]

★ songs (all four types common)★
01.Angel Heart
02.Obsession
03.LOVE☆マジカル
04.Lips to Lips
05.白雪
06.TSUBAKI
07.Secret Romance
08.FAKE
09.Where is love?
10.Colors



credits: official site

NOGOD: REMAKE mini album (UPDATE)

NoGoD to Release Remake Mini Album

It was announced  that their remake mini album (title not yet finalized) will be released on March 5th, which will include remakes of their indie-era songs, although details have not yet been announced.

Also, Danchou's artist book "団長魂"(Danchoudama)" will be released through FOOL'S MATE in February.

By the way they will hold their 2014 spring one-man live tour since Osaka BIG CAT on April 29th and up to tour final at Shibuya AX on May 28th.

[UPDATE]

 "shikisai" is the title of  remake mini album.
The title of this album can be translated as "the color of four seasons" and this is also the concept of this new release. It will drop on March 5th and will include remake versions of quite old songs. There will be two editions of this new release: "vision" and "sounds". While "vision" comes with a DVD including one PV and four live songs, "sounds" comes with a bonus CD including acoustic versions of the first four songs on the CD. These are the whole track lists:

shikisai - vision (2800 Yen)
[CD]
01.sakura
02.senya wo koete hanataba wo
03.ano hi no sora wa gokusai de
04.iroha
[DVD]
01.sakura (PV)
live scene from their live at AKASAKA BLITZ 2013.12.02:
02.FRONTIER
03.nagusami no sora
04.Carnival
05.Ring-a Ring-o

shikisai - sounds (2800 Yen)
[CD 1]
01.sakura
02.senya wo koete hanataba wo
03.ano hi no sora wa gokusai de
04.iroha
05.FRONTIER (LIVE ver.)
06.nagusami no sora (LIVE ver.)
07.Carnival (LIVE ver.)
08.Ring-a Ring-o (LIVE ver.)
[CD 2]
01.sakura (acoustic ver.)
02.senya wo koete hanataba wo (acoustic ver.)
03.ano hi no sora wa gokusai de (acoustic ver.)
04.iroha (acoustic ver.)


credits: official site

Jackman: Announces New Single "Shintou Humanism"

Jackman Announces New Single "Shintou Humanism"


Jackman  will release a new single on April 23rd to celebrate their 4th anniversary.

The new CD "shintou humanism"  will come in two  types that cost 1296 Yen each. Both versions will include two songs but the second track will be different.

There aren't other details.


credits: Monochrome Heaven

mercoledì 29 gennaio 2014

UnRealistic: new band of Yuuto (ex-Called≠Plan)

Yuuto (ex-Called≠Plan) Forms New Band "UnRealistic"


 Yuuto, vocalist of disbanded band Called≠Plan, announced that his new band.

On January 8th Yuuto's session band "U-Toku" performed at Shinsaibashi Soma and at that live the vocalist revealed that his new band "UnRealistic" has formed in January. 
Now there is more information on the band's very first live and the date when they will officially start activities: It will be at Osaka Ruido on April 9th. 

There's no official website yet but more details will be revealed on February 27th.

The members are the same members of his session band "U-Toku":

Vocal: Yuuto (ex-Called≠Plan) (blog) (twitter)
Guitar: A.KI (blog) (twitter)
Bass: Nagisa (ex-DragonWAPPPPPPER) (blog) (twitter)
Drums: Kou (ex-CRACK ADDICT, Velours, VERTEX (support), currently support for dr.tarantula)
 (blog) (twitter)

[Please notice that the links lead to their current blogs and twitter accounts. They might change them as soon as they're officially started activities.]



credits: Jpopasia

GOTCHAROCKA: new activities of the band


GOTCHAROCKA has announced the release dates for two consecutive singles, which are May and June
Further details have yet be decided.

The band members have also asked for their fans help, especially those who helped the four as extras in background when filming the Gotcha6ka PV last year. These fans are urged to come again to a special free "training" event on March 30th at Shibuya REX. The band will be recording the audience's vocals as a chorus for one of the new songs, to be included on one of the songs on GOTCHAROCKA's upcoming singles.

Already the four have been performing on the ViSULOG 3rd ANNIVERSARY tour with UNiTE, THE MICRO HEAD 4N’S, Black Gene For the Next Scene and other bands.

GOTCHAROCKA will be sending out the love on Valentine's Day by performing a special two-man live with Moran. The four will then join HERO, v[NEU], SCREW and additional bands on yet another short tour, V-BAND Matsuri ~SPRING FESTIVAL TOUR 2014~ throughout March.

In May, GOTCHAROCKA will stop at Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka on their short tour, Higashi Meihan 2days ONEMAN TOUR.

Next is a summer one-man tour: 「∞ - ∞ ~INFINITY-HANDCUFFS~」 that starts in July and runs until a tour final on August 18th, the day of GOTCHAROCKA's second anniversary. 
The group will hold a special birthday themed live, HAPPY BIRTHDAY GOTCHAROCKA! Rei 2sai!Yochi Yochi Ariki High Party on the 18th.


credits: JAME

Acid Back Cherry: Announced new single

Acid Black Cherry To Release New Single On March 11th

Acid Black Cherry's upcoming single will end his "Shangri-la" project, completing the trilogy of single releases which begun with previous works "Greed Greed Greed" and "Kuroneko ~Adult Black Cat~".

Yasu will release a new single on March 11th. 

Currently untitled, it will be released in three versions: regular, limited and a special one song-only edition. 

credits: JAME

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION's Goto Masafumi To Release Solo Single And Album

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION's Goto Masafumi To Release Solo Single And Album

Goto will release his single "Wonderland/Fushigi no Kuni" on March 12th and his solo album later this April under the name "Gotch".

The whole A-side of his single, mixed by John McEntire (Tortoise), has been organized by Goto himself, who took care not only of guitar and vocals, but also the harmonica, synthesizers, percussions and programming. The B-side will include a remixed version of the song by Dorian.

The single will come with a normal CD and a 7-inch analog.


credits: Jpopasia

AWAKE: New Bassist, Open Fan Club and Release Best Album


In the end of last year Visual Kei band Awake turned into a four-member band due to the departure of bassist FUGA (due to differences in directions). 

But now they've found a new bassist!

Awake will Gain New Bassist, Opens Fan Club and Announces Best Album

The new member's name is "oluna" and he acted as support bassist since December 2013. On February 23rd he will officially join the band at their live at Ikebukuro EDGE. 


Moreover, Awake has opened its official fan club "BABYS" on January 7th. This announcement and the fact that they'll gain a new bassist gives hope to everyone who feared the end of this band after some other announcements: 
Earlier this month the band revealed their plans for a best album titled "THANX"
t is scheduled to be released on March 19th and includes 15 songs. 
The price is 3990 Yen. Furthermore, they had revealed a live tour with a title that made fans think even more about an upcoming sad announcement: "It's the end GOOD☆LUCK☆BABYS".



credits: Jpopasia

Alice Nine: Asia Tour & New Single (preview)

Alice Nine to Go on First Asia Tour and Reveals Details on New Single

After their nation-wide tour "Supernova Symphonia" Alice nine will go on their very first Asia tour

 Here are all dates:

May 30th: Shenzhen
May 31st: Guangzhou
June 2nd: Wuhan
June 5th: Beijing
June 7th: Shanghai
June 8th: Shanghai
June 10th: Chongqing
June 12th: Xiamen
June 14th: Taichung
June 15th: Taipei
June 28th: Singapore
June 29th: Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
July 1st: Hong Kong
July 5th: Seoul Korea

Alice nine have even  revealed details on their upcoming single "SHINING"
 that will release on February 26th. 

 track lists:

Limited Edition (1890 Yen)
[CD]
1. SHINING
2. from KURAYAMI
3. SHINING (Inst.)
4. from KURAYAMI (Inst.)
[DVD]
SHINING MUSIC VIDEO & MAKING

Regular Edition A (1260 Yen)
[CD]
1. SHINING
2. from KURAYAMI
3. TSUBASA.-Reprise-
4. SHINING (Inst.)
5. from KURAYAMI (Inst.)

Regular Edition B (1260 Yen)
[CD]
1. SHINING
2. from KURAYAMI
3. jelly fish-Reprise-
4. SHINING (Inst.)
5. from KURAYAMI (Inst.)

This is preview single:



credits: official site

AvelCain: New info for album [AvelCain]

AvelCain to Release New Single and Album

After the announcement of the new single "PSYCHO" for February 19 (info new single),
 now the band has also announced the release of an album

And the new album "AvelCain" will be released on April 2nd ( in two types):

The amount of copies of the Limited Edition is 500 and it will cost 2500 Yen. The CD includes 11 and a bonus track which is titled "otogiichiya" and is a "Puppet Mammy cover". If you wonder who Puppet Mammy is: Some of you might remember ex-Lycaon's eve who is now AvelCain's producer. Puppet Mammy is the drummers ex-band. Moreover this version comes with a booklet and lyrics cards.

 The Regular Edition is limited as well - to 1000 copies. It costs 3000 Yen, includes 11 songs and lyrics cards. 

These are the 11 songs included in both versions:
01.shokuzai
02.ayatori
03.ID
04.gesshoku
05.ayatsuri ningyou
06.usotsuki
07.hebi to ubume
08.PSYCHO
09.senbaduru
10.shigeshou
11.hasami


On April 4th  AvelCain will hold a free one man live at Takadanobaba AREA. It will be a live to commemorate the new album and to celebrate vocalist Karma's birthday.



credits:official site

GOLDEN BOMBER: Darvish Kenji to Release Book & Solo Single


 Golden Bomber's drummer Darvish Kenji will be releasing a third installment of Best Obama Blog, featuring portions of his blog and pictures, printed in a book format. 
The book will be sold in two editions: limited and regular.
The limited edition includes an 8cm CD featuring the track Tanpopo that he wrote, composed and sang himself.

Both editions of Best Obama Blog 3 go on sale as early as February 20th at Family Mart, priced at ¥933 plus taxes. The regular edition will only be available online via silkroadstore.jp after February 27th, for the same price.

Darvish Kenji will be hosting three sign and handshake events in the "metropolitan area" on February 23rd. Times and locations have yet to be confirmed.

Golden Bomber will be starting another currently unnamed 47-prefecture tour, starting in April and running until October.



credits: JAME

Yoshiki: To Perform At The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles

Yoshiki To Perform At The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, California

New info from Yoshiki!

Known best as Japanese rock band X-Japan's leader and drummer Yoshiki has announced through his Facebook page that he will be performing at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, California on February 19th, 2014. He will be performing his solo project "Yoshiki Classical". Yoshiki will make a formal announcement with details soon according to his official Facebook page.

Yoshiki has been very busy as of late promoting his new limited edition headphones by Soul which you can watch his video below and order here which is in English and Japanese. The headphones also come with an autograph and comment on B2 size poster.

Yoshiki Headphones PV 


This will be Yoshiki's second announcement to perform in America in the past two weeks, the first performing at SXSW in Austin, Texas SXSW in Austin, Texas (March 11th ). Yoshiki has been a very involved participant in the Grammy Museum where he did an interview in August which can be viewed here. In that interview Yoshiki revealed he writes music without any instruments or ever hearing any of the song and plays it only after it is completed, an extrodinary and very difficult approach to writing music, basically unheard of. He also performed a special live on this occasion.

In 2012, Yoshiki composed the theme song for the 69th Golden Globe Awards, and on January 15, 2013, the theme was officially released through iTunes in 111 countries, with all proceeds being donated to charities chosen by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association which is only one of the charities Yoshiki has donated. In 1995, in response to the Kobe earthquake, Yoshiki held an X Japan's Christmas Eve charity concert in Osaka, and presented the certifications of new pianos to students whose schools were damaged during the earthquake. Yoshiki is continuing the tradition of the late X Japan member Hide who was an active supporter of Make-A-Wish of Japan an official affiliate of Make-A-Wish International. Hide’s encouraging support for one girl in particular, who was a big X- Japan fan as she faced a life-threatening medical condition, continues to inspire people and remains a legacy.

 have to check Yoshiki Official for future updates!!

Credits: jpopasia


sabato 25 gennaio 2014

GANGLION: 2nd Mini Album + One-Man Tour



The two types of release the 2nd minialbum "RISING" on Saturday, November 9.

Track List

■RISING [Type-A](CD+DVD)
1.RISE
2.Beyond the screen
3.loser
4.WANDERLAND
5.tonight
(DVD)
[RISE] PV
裏PV

Buy now

■RISING [Type-B](CD)
1.RISE
2.Beyond the screen
3.loser
4.WANDERLAND
5.tonight
6.falcon

Buy now

[GANGLION RISING TOUR FINAL 2nd one-man] 
February 16, 2014 (Sun) Shibuya REX
open 18:00 / start 18:30
Tickets


Credits: GANGLION69 Channel

CU++ will be at the Midem Festival



Cutt will be  at the Midem Festival (Feb. 1-4, 2014 - Cannes, France)

He will perform for two evenings: 
the first, J-ROCK NIGHT, Saturday, February 1, together with another Japanese band LITE 
the second, Tuesday, February 4

Here all info of the Festival and all participating groups: midemfestival.com

Credits:

ADAMS: New Album


Recently ADAMS gave over  the release of a new album known. It is titled "SixNine"

The album includes twelve tracks and  in addition to the already known extractions as "Seseragi" and "BITTER SWEET" also includes many new songs. 

The album is released on 14 March in Europe.



JAME

venerdì 24 gennaio 2014

Rose Noire: Release DVD [DEF Brilliant Arts Collection]


Rose Noire DVD [DEF Brilliant Arts Collection] on sale at live venues and online only

On sale at live venues from Feb. 8 through March 2, 2014, and via the online shop for a limited time

DVD number: DLRND-1
Label: Darkest Labyrinth
Price: 2,100 yen (tax included)
Limit: 100 copies
Runtime: 40 minutes
*Disc is a DVD-R.

DVD playlist: 
01. Dual Evil
02. Bones
03. Alice
04. FEED
05. Nov 2nd, 2013 1st oneman live show off shot


INFORMATION
E-MAIL: info@starwaverecords.jp




credits:kiwamu.kai

giovedì 23 gennaio 2014

THE GALLO: alone performance and released full album (video)



February 23, 2014 (Sun)
Shinjuku Kabukicho Kaze-rin Hall New Japan

Gallo alone performance
"Sai gyokusai avu ~ angyarudo" - Hikaru birth celebration performance -

17:00: Doors open: 30 minutes / curtain 16:00
Adv: ¥ 3,000 / Door: ¥ 4,000
Separately ※ beverage ...

----------------------

Released December 18, 2013
Gallo's first sound source collection (full album)

『GALLO』

01.禁書 (Kinsho)
02.共鳴 (Kyōmei)
03.大日本黒鶏主義者聯盟行進曲嬰ヘ短調(Dai Nihon kokkei shugi-sha renmei kōshinkyoku       eihetanchō )
04.東京破廉恥劇場-ヱデン- (Tōkyō harenchi gekijō-. Weden -.)
05.極東恋時雨・藍 (Kyokutō koi shigure ai 06 Maō-. Kyō sō -.)
06.魔王-狂想- (Maō -. Kyō sō -.)
07.魔王-慟哭- (Maō - dōkoku -.)
08.黒鶏論-創造篇- (Kokkei-ron - sōzō-hen -)
09.太陽 (Taiyō )
10.大日本黒鶏主義者聯盟行進曲ホ短調 (Dai Nihon kokkei shugi-sha renmei kōshinkyoku ho tanchō )
11.極東恋時雨・紅 (Kyok




credits: the gallo official

GYZE: 2 new release


GYZE LIVE in LIVE HOUSE CRESCENDO!!
2014 January 12th.

SUICIDE HEAVEN~Past Of GYZE~
...future ages[Memorial Edition ]will be released January 22th via WyverrN Records(Japan Only)

Track List
1. Desire
2. ...Alone
3. Life
4. Heavenly
5. Black Shadow(MyMaterialSeason Ver)
6. Black Shadow(Original Ver in 2009)


FASCINATING VIOLENCE will be released June 4th via CoronerRecords.

The album has been mixed and mastered by Ettore Rigotti at The Metal House Studio (Disarmonia Mundi, Blood Stain Child, Slowmotion Apocalypse, Destrage, etc...).
Claudio Ravinale (Disarmonia Mundi) appears as guest vocals on some tracks.

Track List
1. Desire
2. Desperately
3. Fascinating Violence
4. Regain
5. Trash My Enemy
6. A Dynasty
7. Final Revenge
8. Trigger Of The Anger
9. Day Of The Funeral
10. Midnight Darkness
11. The Black Era



credits: GYZE Youtube Channel

GREMLINS: Update Info 2nd New Single

Gremlins Reveals Details on Debut CD

On the 5th of March 2014, GREMLINS will release their 2nd single. 

More details on this will be announced at a later date!

[NEW INFO]

The band will release a new single titled "yue".
The new CD  will come in two types:

Type A (2100 Yen)
[CD]
01. yue,
02. Fellow traveler
03. [title not finalized]
[DVD]
yue PV

Type B (1890 Yen)
[CD]
01. yue,
02. Fellow traveler
03. [title not finalized]
04. HONEY BLADE (hide cover)

The same day, March 5th, GREMLINS will hold a live at Shibuya AX.

credits: official site

VAMPS: Return To London For One Night Only

VAMPS Return To London For One Night Only

Through  VAMPS Universal International/ Delicious Deil Records. The band will return to Europe for one show only in London, England on March 28th, 2014 to play at KOKO, London. 

Tickets:

Pre-sale: 22nd Jan, 2014
On-sale: 24th Jan, 2014


Follow updates  on the official Facebook page for VAMPS.



AUBE: Release First Full Album

AUBE to Release First Full Album "bandage"

Visual Kei band AUBE announced that after the release of their live dvd "【STYLE】 in LIVE" that dropped last week they will release a full album.

The band's first full album is titled "bandage" and will drop on February 19th.
For 3150 Yen you'll receive a CD including the following 14 songs:

01.hyakkaryouran
02.Raise your voice
03.torime no bokusa
04.MISSING ROOM
05.oukaranbu
06.yasashii uso
07.tsukikake
08.fuyusora
09.tenkisoujuushi
10.chick
11.taiyou no kajitsu
12.ware houmatsumugen no hana ni nari...
13.catastrophe
14.Dear

credits: Jpop asia

Lycaon: Two-month Consecutive Single Rrelease

Lycaon Announces Two-Month Consecutive Singles

 Lycaon announced a two-month consecutive single release campaign.

Both singles come in two types: 
 Limited Editions cost 2000 Yen each and come with digitray 
 Regular Editions costs 1500 Yen each and is CD-only.

The first single is titled "baka ne." and will drop on March 26th
It will include the songs "baka ne.", "dogra magra" and "zanzou ni kuchibeni wo". 

The second single titled "akujo no hohoemi" will be released on April 30th and includes the songs "akujo no hohoemi", "dorei to kubiwa" and "aa mujou". The last song is originally a song by ann lewis that Lycaon decided to cover.

 All CDs are limited to 2000 copies.



credits: Jpop asia

TOKAMI: DVD [Calling...] on sale


Tokami DVD [Calling...] on sale at live venues and online only

On sale at live venues from Feb. 20 through March. 16, 2014, and via the online shop for a limited time

DVD number: SWTKD-1
Label: Starwave Records
Price: 2,100 yen (tax included)
Limit: 100 copies
Runtime: 35 minutes
*Disc is a DVD-R.

DVD playlist: 
01. Calling...(MV)
02. Dec 2nd, 2013 Ikebukuro Edge off shot
03. Dec 2nd, 2013 Ikebukuro Edge One man live show digest

Online shop:

INFORMATION
E-MAIL: info@starwaverecords.jp


credits: kiwamu.kai FB

mercoledì 22 gennaio 2014

DIR EN GREY: SUSTAIN THE UNTRUTH (Update Promotion Edit Ver.)


Was released on the official channel of DIR EN GREY, a preview of the new single "SUSTAIN THE untruth" which will be released on January 22, 2014.

Here you will find the details on the release: dir-en-grey-sustain-untruth-





UPDATE

SUSTAIN THE UNTRUTH 60sec



SUS­TAIN THE UNTRUTH (Scenes From Recording)



SHIBUYA PUBLIC HALL LIVE (May 24, 2013)



SUSTAIN THE UNTRUTH (Promotion Edit Ver.) (CLIP)
 is NOW available online!


credits: direngreyweb channel

lunedì 20 gennaio 2014

BugLug x AN CAFE: Tour 「SM~SCRAP MONSTERS~」


Between April and May 2014, AN CAFE with the BugLug will be on TOUR .
 The tour course will be held in Japan.
The name of Tour is 「SM~SCRAP MONSTERS~」 . 

The show will be at:

4/5(土) 日比谷野外大音楽堂 (Hibiya open-air concert hall large)
4/12(土) 浜松窓枠 (Hamamatsu window frame)
4/13(日) 神戸VARIT. ( Kobe VARIT.)
4/19(土) HEAVEN'SROCKさいたま新都心 VJ-3 (HEAVEN'SROCK Saitama New Urban Center VJ-3 )
4/20(日) 水戸ライトハウス (Mito Light House )
4/23(水) 札幌cube garden  ( Sapporo cube garden )

4/26(土) 仙台darwin (Sendai darwin)
4/27(日) 高崎club FLEEZ (Takasaki club FLEEZ )
4/29(火・祝-Holiday) 柏PALOOZA (Kashiwa PALOOZA )
5/3(土・祝-Holiday) 岡山IMAGE (Okayama IMAGE )
5/4(日・祝-Holiday) 高松DIME (Takamatsu DIME )
5/5(月・祝-Holiday)) 広島ナミキジャンクション (Hiroshima Namiki Junction )
5/10(土) 福岡DRUM Be-1 (Fukuoka DRUM Be-1 )
5/11(日) 熊本DRUM Be-9 V1 (Kumamoto DRUM Be-9 V1)

Get Ticket

Reception URL  http://www.getticket.jp/g?t=6vbxjiky
Acceptance period: 1/5 (Sun) 12:00 - 1/19 (Sun) 23:59
Payment period: 1/20 (Monday) night to 1/26 (Sun) 23:00

More info
http://www.buglug.jp/sm.html (from BugLug site)
http://www.sma.co.jp/news/detail/ (from An Cafe site)

Credits:
ancafe-web.com
.buglug.jp/news







DIV: Release 2 New Single ( Preview)


BUTTERFLY DREAMER
Release 2014.2.26

Limited Edition [CD+DVD]
<CD> 
1.BUTTERFLY DREAMER 
2.rainy, rainy, smiles. 

<DVD> 
1. "BUTTERFLY DREAMER" MV 
2. "BUTTERFLY DREAMER" MV Making 
3.2nd ONEMAN LIVE Video Disc A (「hotarubi」「ZERO ONE」)

Regular Editon [CD only]
<CD> 
1.BUTTERFLY DREAMER 
2.rainy, rainy, smiles. 

YOU 
Release 2014.2.26

Limited Edition [CD+DVD]
<CD> 
1.you 
2.Cinderella 

<DVD> 
1. "You" MV 
2. "You" MV Making 
3. 2nd ONEMAN LIVE Video Disc B  ( 「gōrudenkinema gekijō」「 miseinen」)

Regular Editon [CD only]
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1.you 
2.Cinderella 






credits: official site


Lynch.: New Album Release




The band will release a new album "GALLOWS" for Spring 2014.
Another details have not yet been announced.
They also will have a one-man live tour "TO THE GALLOWS" starting in May.

Moran: New mini album



Visual Kei band Moran announced the release of a new mini album, a ballad album, and title and concept is "dark"  and  will hit the stores on March 19th and comes in two different types:

Limited Edition (2835 Yen)
[CD]
01.nozomenai to shiru ketsumatsu ni riyuu ga boku wo nagusameru (Lyrics: Hitomi / Music: vivi)
02.The Hermit (Lyrics: Hitomi / Music: Ivy)
03.negai to uta (Lyrics: Hitomi / Music: Sizna)
04.ikou shirakami no chronicle (Lyrics: Hitomi / Music: Hitomi)
05.haru no yoru no hitoshizuku (Lyrics: Hitomi / Music: Soan)
[DVD]
haru no yoru no hitoshizuku (PV)

Regular Edition (2520 Yen)
[CD]
01.nozomenai to shiru ketsumatsu ni riyuu ga boku wo nagusameru (Lyrics: Hitomi / Music: vivi)
02.The Hermit (Lyrics: Hitomi / Music: Ivy)
03.negai to uta (Lyrics: Hitomi / Music: Sizna)
04.Fairy Tale (Lyrics: Hitomi / Music: Sizna)
05.ikou shirakami no chronicle (Lyrics: Hitomi / Music: Hitomi)
06.haru no yoru no hitoshizuku (Lyrics: Hitomi / Music: Soan)

Furthermore, they've announced the release of a live DVD that will feature their one man live held on January 18th.


credits: Jpop asia

Re:plica: Nasce una nuova band visual kei italiana


I Re:plica nascono nel Maggio del 2012 come coverband J-Rock, grazie ad un’intricata rete di conoscenze, si forma una band unita dalla passione per la musica giapponese. I membri passano circa un anno a realizzare cover delle loro band preferite, come ad esempio  d’EspairsRay, Girugamesh, Ayumi Hamasaki, the Gazette etc., ma presto il bisogno di esprimersi, li farà passare dal progetto coverband alla composizione di inediti. E’ così che nel Novembre 2012 nasce il primo brano: Double Call.
Ci vorrà quasi un altro anno, vari cambi di formazione e molta tenacia, prima che la band riesca a terminare del tutto il progetto del demo, attualmente in fase di pubblicazione, intitolato “:The Chains From The Core”.

Presentate  i vostri componenti  per coloro che magari non vi conoscono. Qual è il ruolo che svolge ciascun membro all'interno della band?
Ikki: Voce
Makkuro: Chitarra e voce
Hisashi: Basso
Tamotsu: Batteria

Perché avete scelto questo nome? Ha un significato particolare?
Makkuro: La formazione iniziale si chiamava “ZeroDome”, ma quel progetto non è proseguito.
Hisashi: Si, esatto. Successivamente abbiamo deciso di riprendere quel progetto e per differenziarlo dal precedente lo chiamavamo “gruppo Replica” e così è rimasto, con l'unica aggiunta dei “:”, che sono un tributo alla canzone dei Due le Quartz.

Cosa vi ha fatto iniziare una carriera musicale?
Hisashi: Per quanto mi riguarda, ciò che mi ha spinto più di tutto è stata  l'idea di poter lasciare un segno nel cuore delle persone con la mia musica.
Makkuro:
 Quando ero più piccolo ero uno sprinter tra i più veloci in Italia; circa 5 anni fa, a seguito di un infortunio, ho dovuto smettere. Non sapevo bene cosa fare, finché una sera  vidi  un concerto di un amico. Il giorno dopo ho comprato la mia prima chitarra!
Ikki: Per me è stato fondamentale il ruolo della mia famiglia, infatti suonano quasi tutti! E poi tanta voglia di farmi sentire.
Tamotsu: Tutto iniziò quando cominciai a seguire gli Slipknot. Joey Jordison è diventato da subito il mio idolo. Ogni volta che ascoltavo un pezzo rimanevo incantato e affascinato dal suo modo di suonare. E così ho iniziato anche io!

Quali sono le vostre influenze musicali?
Ikki:  In realtà ognuno di noi ascolta cose molto diverse rispetto agli altri e in un certo senso proprio per questo ci completiamo; per quanto riguarda il panorama Jrock – Visual Kei andiamo per esempio dai Crossfaith ai Luna Sea, dai d'EspairsRay agli One Ok Rock.
Hisashi: Ed è poi la stessa cosa per quanto riguarda le band non asiatiche! Tamo viene dal panorama metal e nu-metal, Makku dall’ electronicore, Ikki ha ascoltato moltissimo rock classico e poi è passato al punk-rock californiano, mentre io ascoltavo principalmente glam, prima di scoprire e convertirmi del tutto al Visual Kei.

Avete  avuto  momenti difficili  nel portare avanti questo vostro progetto?
Ikki: Si, abbastanza! – ride.
Makkuro: Il primo grande scoglio da superare è stato sicuramente il passaggio da coverband a gruppo di inediti, perchè questo richiedeva un maggior impegno in termini di tempo e di lavoro che non tutti i vecchi componenti erano disposti a dare. Per questo hanno lasciato la band e ci siamo ritrovati con parecchi membri in meno che dovevano essere rimpiazzati.
Hisashi: Questo ci ha portati poi al problema successivo, ovvero la ricerca del cantante, che ha richiesto quasi un anno. Dato che siamo una band abbastanza atipica nel panorama musicale italiano (e non solo) trovare un cantante che si adattasse al nostro genere e al nostro stile non è stato semplice.
Tamotsu: Fino a quando poi sono entrato in band come batterista io al posto di Ikki!
Ikki: Esatto! L'arrivo di Tamo è stato provvidenziale perchè mi ha permesso di passare alla voce! E così eccoci qua nella nostra formazione finale!

Nel vostro canale You Tube e su Soundcloud si possono ascoltare “LAST” e “ DOUBLE  CALL”. Potete parlarci della vostra musica? Cosa volete trasmettere attraverso di essa?
Ikki: beh noi vediamo la musica come un modo per liberarsi dalle frustrazioni e dalla solitudine, ballando e cantando a squarciagola per esempio. L’intento è quello di creare canzoni che abbiano questo effetto.
Tamotsu: Il nostro messaggio è che bisogna affrontare i problemi sempre a testa alta e senza perdersi d’animo. Crediamo che attraverso gli strumenti si possa raccontare molto più di quanto si possa immaginare.

Come create le vostre canzoni? Contribuiscono tutti quanti alla composizione?
Ikki: Diciamo di si. Le canzoni nascono principalmente dalle nostre esperienze personali, che vengono poi lavorate da Makku.
Makkuro: Si io seguo la lavorazione dei pezzi dalla loro prima stesura in musica al momento della pubblicazione finale, ma i miei compagni comunque mi aiutano molto in questo processo.
Hisashi: Per quanto riguarda invece i testi solitamente io propongo un concept che viene poi rielaborato da Ikki.

Da cosa nasce la vostra decisione di cantare in inglese? Opterete mai per qualche testo in italiano?
Ikki: Beh la scelta dell'inglese è dovuta al fatto che vogliamo rendere i nostri pezzi accessibili e comprensibili a tutto il mondo.
Makkuro: Comunque abbiamo in progetto alcune collaborazioni che potrebbero prevedere la presenza di altre lingue, ma non possiamo ancora svelarvi quali!! – sorride.

Raccontateci quali sono le vostre aspettative per il  futuro.
Hisashi: Sicuramente tanto lavoro. E tante soddisfazioni.
Ikki: Fatica. In senso positivo: lavorare, lavorare e lavorare per dare ed ottenere il meglio. Credo che il futuro migliore che ci si possa aspettare sia vedere realizzarsi i propri sogni... E questo si, richiede molta fatica!

Volete lasciare un messaggio?
Per prima cosa un saluto da tutti noi alle persone che tutti i giorni ci scrivono interessandosi al nostro lavoro e che ci supportano nonostante abbiamo passato momenti in cui siamo quasi scomparsi. E’ soprattutto grazie a loro se, anche quando sembrava tutto perduto, abbiamo trovato la forza di continuare a crescere il nostro sogno! Grazie di cuore a tutti i nostri Re:plicants! 


Official Link

Si ringrazia la band per il rilascio di questa intervista!







Re:plica: founded a new Italian VK band


Re:plica was created in May 2012 as J-rock cover band; they first met thanks to a tangled web of friendships and formed a group united by their passion for Japanese music. The band members spent a lot of time making covers of their favourite songs from different bands, such as d’EspairsRay, Girugamesh, Ayumi Hamasaki, the Gazette etc., but feeling the need to express their own feelings, they began to create their own songs. This effort let to the development of their first track: Double Call.
It would be another year, a lot of changes in the line-up, and even more perseverance, before the band could finish the demo project, and release their first demo, entitled: “:The Chains From The Core”.


Please introduce yourselves for those who don’t know you yet. What is your function in the band?
Ikki: Voice
Makkuro: Guitar and voice
Hisashi: Bass
Tamotsu: Drums

Why did you choose this band name? Does it have a special meaning?
Makkuro: Our band was originally called “ZeroDome”, but that project was abandoned.
Hisashi: Yes. Later we decided to restart the project and, in order to differentiate the two bands, we called the new one “Replica Group”, and the name stuck, but we added the colon (“:”) as a tribute to the song by Due le Quartz.

How did you start your music careers?
Hisashi: For me, I started to make music mostly because I wanted to affect people personally through my music.
Makkuro: When I was little, I was one of the fastest
sprinters in Italy. 5 years ago or so, after an injury, I decided to stop running. I didn’t know what to do next, until one night I saw a friend of mine’s band performing. The next day I bought my first guitar!
Ikki: For me the role of my family was essential, as almost all of them play an instrument!  I was also really driven to make my voice heard.
Tamotsu: Everything started when I listened to Slipknot for the first time. Joey Jordison became my idol immediately. Every time I listen to one of their songs, I am enchanted and fascinated by his way of playing. And that’s way I started doing it too!

Which are your musical influences?
Ikki: Actually, each one of us listen to very different musical genres and I think that we complete each other because of that. With Jrock – Visual Kei, we jump from bands such as Crossfaith to Luna Sea, or from d’EspairsRay to One Ok Rock.
Hisashi: And it’s also the same thing regarding bands from other countries. Tamo comes from Metal and Nu-metal background, Makku from Electronicore, Ikki has listened a lot to Classic Rock and Californian Punk Rock, while I was used to listen to Glam before switching to Visual Kei.

Have you had any critical moments during the making of your project?
Ikki: Yes, plenty! (laughs)
Makkuro: The first hurdle we had to overcome was the transition from a cover band to creating our own songs, because it required much more work and time that not every member of the first line up was able to give. For this reason they ended up leaving the band and we had to find a way to replace them.
Hisashi: And this led to other problems, namely finding a new singer, which took us almost a year.  As we’ve mentioned, our band is pretty atypical in the Italian music scene (and in general!), so finding a singer that would work for our genre and our style was definitely not easy.
Tamotsu: Until I joined the band and replaced Ikki on drums!
Ikki: Exactly! Tamo’s arrival was really fortunate because it let me change my role in the band and become the singer!
And that is how our group got to where we are now.

Your songs “LAST” and “DOUBLE CALL” are available on Soundcloud and on your You Tube Channel. Could you please tell us something about your music? What are you trying to express with your songs?
Ikki: Well, we see our music as a way to break free from the dissatisfaction and the loneliness of everyday life, through dancing and singing your heart out, for example. We aim to create songs which have this effect on those who listen to them.
Tamotsu: Our message is that you need to face your problems with your head held high and without losing your self-assurance. We believe that through instruments we can share much more than you can imagine.

How do you create your songs? Do all of you contribute to the composition?
Ikki: We would say so. The songs are mainly born from our personal experiences and then Makku takes the ideas and works on the songs.
Makkuro: I manage the making of the tracks from their first draft until their completion, but my bandmates support me a lot in this process.
Hisashi: As for the lyrics, I usually propose a concept which Ikki then reworks.

What motivated you to sing in English? Would ever consider writing something in Italian?
Ikki: Well, we decided to use English because we want to make our songs clear and accessible to everyone in the world.
Makkuro: But we are working on some collaborations that could involve other languages, but we can’t reveal them quite yet!! – laughs.

Tell us what your expectations are for the future.
Hisashi: A lot of work, definitely. And a lot of satisfaction.
Ikki: Lots of effort. But in a good way: work, work and work more to give and receive the best. I think that the best future you can imagine is to have all of your dreams become true… And
this requires a lot of effort and hard work!

Do you have anything else you’d like to say to your fans?
First of all we’d like to say hi to everyone that contacts us everyday, and are interested in our work and have supported us even in the times when we had almost disappeared.  Overall, thanks to you all for sticking with us even if things seemed lost,  and helping us find the motivation to continue to follow our dreams.  Thanks from the bottom of our hearts to all of our Re:plicants!


Offiicial Link
Re:plica Official Facebook
Re:plica Official Twitter
Re:plica Official Youtube Channel
Re:plica Official SoundCloud

We thank the band for the release of this interview!


Versione Italiana: replica-nasce-una-nuova-band-visual-kei