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THE MORTAL new mini album "Spirit" will be released under cutting edge (avex sub-label) at 2015/10/14 (1,944yen), which will include 2 new original songs and 3 foreign cover songs, and their new original full album (title not yet finalized) will be released at 2015/11/11, although details have not yet been announced
 
THE MORTAL line-up:
Vo.櫻井敦司(sakurai atsushi) (BUCK-TICK)
Gt.Jake Cloudchair (ex-GUNIW TOOLS)
Gt.村田有希生(murata yukio) (my way my love)
Ba.三代堅(miyo ken) (ex-M-AGE)
Dr.秋山隆彦(akiyama takahiko) (downy)

Develop One's Faculties new album "reincarnation" will be released at 2015/10/28 (2,250yen)
 
 
their live-distributed single (title not yet finalized) will be released at their one-man live "c=299792457m/s" at Ikebukuro EDGE at 2015/12/20

We will go on strike until the previews won't come up... *me wants to hear more*

アヴァンチック(avanchick) members have commenced recording of their forthcoming new CD, although details have not yet been announced
 

it is announced at 己龍(kiryu) one-man live at Nippon Budoukan at 2015/07/31 that their new maxi single "泡沫(utakata)" will be released in 2015/11, which is written by 遠海准司(tokai junji) & 一色日和(isshiki hiyori) and composed by 酒井参輝(sakai mitsuki)
 
 
as their normal practice, scene of that one-man live at 2015/07/31 will be included in their forthcoming LIVE DVD, although details have not yet been announced
 
 
btw they will hold their fan-club picnic in Kyoto at 2015/10/24-10/25, their one-man live "黒崎眞弥生誕祭(kurosaki mahiro seitansai)" at Akasaka BLITZ at 2015/10/19, their one-man live "一色日和生誕後夜祭(isshiki hiyori seitan kouyasai)" at Yokohama BAY HALL at 2015/11/02 and their one-man live tour with tour final at Zepp Tokyo at 2016/01/08

GALNERYUS new album (title not yet finalized) will be released in late 2015, although details have not yet been announced

「Duration」‎the GazettE‬ - DOGMA
 
01. NIHIL - 01:16
02. DOGMA - 04:27
03. RAGE - 03:26
04. DAWN - 03:50
05. DERACINE - 03:44
06. BIZARRE - 03:30
07. WASTELAND - 03:18
08. INCUBUS - 03:36
09. LUCY - 03:21
10. GRUDGE - 04:03
11. PARALYSIS - 03:18
12. DEUX - 03:58
13. BLEMISH - 03:25
14. OMINOUS - 05:18
 
Credits : tower.co.jp via the GazettE Fan's on FB

their worst album "XXX -THE ULTIMATE WORST-" will be released at 2015/08/26 (4,000yen), which will include 3 Blu-spec CD2s
 
[DISC 1 track list]
01.聖飢魔II ミサ曲 第II番「創世紀」(BL ver.)
02.地獄の皇太子(BL ver.)
03.悪魔組曲 作品666番 変ニ短調(BL ver.)
　序曲：心の叫び
　第一楽章：STORMY NIGHT
　第二楽章：悪魔の穴
　第三楽章：KILL THE KING GHIDRAH
　第四楽章：DEAD SYMPHONY
04.THE END OF THE CENTURY(W ver.)
05.蝋人形の館(combined ver.)
06.JACK THE RIPPER(Expo ver.)
07.FIRE AFTER FIRE(Expo ver.)
08.ADAM'S APPLE(アダムの林檎)(Expo ver.)
09.秘密の花園(Live Black Mass ver.)
10.APHRODITE(Live Black Mass ver.)
11.EL.DORADO(BL ver.)
12.BIGTIME CHANGES(W ver.)
13.ANGEL SMILE
14.1999 SECRET OBJECT(BL ver.)
15.STAINLESS NIGHT(W ver.)
16.白い奇蹟(W ver.)
 
[DISC 2 track list]
01.Overture～WINNER!(BL ver.)
02.RATSBANE(W ver.)
03.BAD AGAIN-美しき反逆-(BL ver.)
04.有害ロック
05.ファラオのように
06.精神の黒幕-LIBIDO-
07.赤い玉の伝説-type α-
08.正義のために(小教典 ver.)
09.BREAKDOWN INNOCENCE
10.満月の夜(大教典 ver.)
11.世界一のくちづけを
12.TEENAGE DREAM
13.闘う日本人(大教典 ver.)
14.野獣(大教典 ver.)
15.KIMIGAYOは千代に八千代の物語
 
[DISC 3 track list]
01.GREAT DEVOTION
02.HOLY BLOOD-闘いの血統-
03.悪魔のメリークリスマス(完結編)
04.SAVE YOUR SOUL-美しきクリシェに背をむけて-
05.虚空の迷宮-type α-
06.BRAND NEW SONG
07.MASQUERADE
08.サクラちってサクラ咲いて
09.空の雫
10.20世紀狂詩曲(小教典 ver.)
11.REVOLUTION HAS COME
12.GO AHEAD!(Live Black Mass ver.)
13.PANDEMIC CARRIERS
14.BABIES IN THEIR DREAMS
15.真昼の月-MOON AT MID DAY-(prototype)

VERY INTERESTING TRANSLATION ABOUT THE SONGS FROM CD A DL!
 
1 NIHIL "because digital and electro elements are suitable in this work, if possible we wanted these parts included in the sing we made (Uruha)
2 DOGMA "scale in gothik style, if we made it with asian Instruments, how would it be? At this stance, we wanted to make a song where until the end there is no Refrain. That's the topic. The lyrics are filled with the purpuse of us (Ruki)
3 RAGE „ the music composition is really intersting, because the feeling of the tempo, as well as it's not a tempo that naturally proceeds “ (Kai) „The lyrics are close to DOGMA, but it's a little bit nearer to angryness. The sutra-like sound part is a feature of this song.“ (Ruki)
4 DAWN „With quite a speed that is kept, it strikes the refrain, but this mellow refrain, this umbalance is really interesting I think“ (Reita) „There I sing about what led to this song ang about (the time) until the Budoukan on the 10.3.“ (Ruki)
5 DERACINE „originally this song had the title „sorrow“, and it's a song that has a sad color. I wondered how to make simple expressions swell up and faced that in this song.“ (Uruha) „In the lyrics I thing about a person who throws the place he blongs to away“ (Ruki)
6 BIZARRE Because we included Uruhas A melody with his tappingguitar, we were able to make a song where you could feel the stoicism of the band. The song is about what I think of juvenile crimes“ (Ruki) (that was last years disscussed topic here in japan)
7 WASTELAND I tried to make a song about the things you won't show often to other people, I tried to make the spiteful part of oneself into a melody.“ (Aoi) „the lyrics are about the net that judged by law“ (Ruki)
8 INCUBUS Because it was a song without a refrain at first, I thought it will be a rocking melody, but surprisingly it became a song with a refreshing feeling.“ (Kai) „I wrote these lyrics about a woman, who suffers from a trauma of the past“ (Ruki)
9 LUCY Because it's a conceptual album, I think a rocking song like that is a must. The lyrics are about that we have to drop hell with our own hands, and that there a guys who are dazzled by money.
10 GRUDGE We did this song with the intention, that it would be good if there were a song where you have to listen to steadily. It's a song we wanted you to listen to it by by the nuance of the sound.“ (Aoi) „just recently I saw the movie „Gone Girl“, because of that the lyrics were influenced by it, I think.“ (Ruki)
11 PARALYSIS We aimed for a song where the intensity stayed until the end and the guitar play came to its limit.“ (Uruha) „The lyrics are about a person, who's turning towards bad things to fulfill his desires.“(Ruki)
12 DEUX „the lyrics show a split personality. Suddenly a moment where you think something like „I'm diving into...“ is spelled. As a song we made it with our images of how we do a single.“ (Ruki)
13 BLEMISH „It's a song that had a refrain with a firm melody from the first song choosing meeting, but as we considered the flow of the whole album, Ruki remade it and so consequently it was the song that was completed as the last one.“(Kai) „The lyrics are about our „missing part“.“(Ruki)
14 OMINOUS I thought about showing something like a different space-like world and it was the song that we imagined from the beginning to the end. The lyrics include the meaning of OMINOUS and all its matters, and is like a afterword.“(Ruki)
 
 
CREDITS: VENOMOUS CELL A PARADOX259

It appears that Kai (Art Marju Duchain), Közi (MALICE MIZER, XA-VAT, etc) and Sadie Pink Galaxy (JUBILEE, SPEECIES, XA-VAT) have made a new project called VAMQUET. They will begin their activities in the future, but there's no specific schedule or official platform as of yet, only mentions on Közi's and Sadie's twitters.
 

 
I guess it's safe to assume that they'll have a dark / gothy sound. xD

少年記(shounenki) new maxi single "WEAKNESS_MY BLOOD" will be released on 2015.09.02 (4 types).
 
Limited edition (1,000yen) will include CD+DVD (WEAKNESS_MY BLOOD PV); while regular edition, Tokyo, Osaka editions (1,000yen each) will include CD only.
 
Tokyo and Osaka editions are live-limited and will only be sold at their live venues on 9/5 (at TSUTAYA O-WEST) and 9/12 (at OSAKA MUSE) respectively.
 
[CD track list]
01. WEAKNESS_MY BLOOD
02. WEAKNESS_MY BLOOD(instrumental) (included in limited edition)
02. STARLIGHT SNOW (included in regular edition)
02. 最果てのドール(saihate no doll) (included in Tokyo edition)
02. ムービー・スター(movie star) (included in Osaka edition)
 
Samples are available here.
 
New look:
 

 
Jackets:
 
Limited edition:

 
Regular edition:

 
Tokyo edition:

 
Osaka edition:

D.I.D. live-limited single "W.O.D.Ⅱ / Fatal Error Race" will be released at their live since Ikebukuro BLACK HOLE at 2015/08/01 (1,200yen, limited 200), which will be available for download through iTunes since 2015/07/25
 
[track list]
01.W.O.D.Ⅱ
02.Fatal Error Race
 
 
their 27 digital songs will be released in 2015/09-2016/02 as follows:
 
Part I:
2015.09.01
the Day I Died / THE VIRTUES(3.0.4) / A forlorn hope(4.0.4) / blindness=MARIA(4.0.4)
 
Part II:
2015.10.01
the r??????? / B??? ??? ?????? / the T???? ?? ??? ???? / i???????
 
Part III:
2015.11.01
coming soon...
 
 
their complete album "the Day I Died" will be released in 2016 spring
 

 

Ruki: but by booking tickets and pre-ordering the CD without even knowing what kind of album DOGMA will be, you’re taking quite a risk and must be anxious. we don’t think "It’s our LIVE so it’s definitely gonna be perfect, no matter what!" so we’re working on some sample links for you to listen to and to look at so you can get an idea of the atmosphere for the tour and the album in advance. please wait for that for a little bit.
PREVIEWS VERY SOON !! ^^

 

CREDITS: MISS VERY PINK

it is announced at DADAROMA free one-man live "PROPAGANDA OF DADAROMA" at Shinjuku BLAZE at 2015/07/13 that their new maxi single "「最終電車」(saishuudensha)" will be released in early 2015/09, and their new album "dadaism #2" will be released in mid-2016/01, although details have not yet been announced
 
 
SET-LIST at 2015/07/13:
 
SE
01.「溺れる魚」(oboreru sakana)
02.SEX!
03.イントロ(intro)
04.腐ったミカンの方程式(kusatta mikan no houteishiki)
05.愁いリビドー(urei libido)
06.螺子(neji)
07.モルヒネ#1(morphine #1)
08.モルヒネ#1(morphine #2)
09.MONEY
10.KIDS WAR
 
EN1
「雨のワルツ」(ame no waltz) (PV)
01.ベルカとストレルカ(belka to strelka)

It is announced that Develop One's Faculties will release a full album (release date not decided) and will hold a one man live on the 20th of December.
 
Source : OHP

it is announced at Black Gene For the Next Scene one-man live tour "生まれ直し(umarenaoshi)" tour final "新生(shinsei)-born again-" at Shinjuku ReNY at 2015/07/11 that their new maxi single "逆卍より、愛をこめて(gyakumanji yori ai wo komete)" will be released at 2015/09/02 (3 TYPE)
 
limited edition (1,944yen) will include CD (2 songs)+DVD (including "逆卍より、愛をこめて(gyakumanji yori ai wo komete)" PV), and regular edition TYPE A & B (1,620yen each) will include CD (3 songs with different track 3) only
 
 
btw they will hold their one-man live tour "逆卍解放システム(gyakumanji kaihou system)" since Kanazawa AZ at 2015/09/12 and up to tour final 4th anniversary one-man live "卍解(manjikai)" at TSUTAYA O-East at 2015/11/01
 

SHAPE SHIFTER new maxi single (title not yet finalized) will be released at 2015/10/14, which will be sold in advance at their first live at Shibuya club asia at 2015/09/30, although details have not yet been announced
 
SHAPE SHIFTER members:
Vo.Z (Moi dix Mois, Art Cube)
Gt.五十嵐 友華(igarashi tomoka)
Gt.五十嵐 拓也(igarashi takuya) (Endgam∃)
Ba.北條 迅(houjou jin) (ex-UnsraW, now SAVAGE(support))
Dr.安岐 真珠理(aki majuri) (ex-E'm～grief～-->Art Cube(support), now in Devil Kitty)

Artist: MUCC Album: T.R.E.N.D.Y. -Paradise from 1997- 1. 睡蓮 (Suiren) 2. D・f・D (Dreamer from Darkness) 3. B.L.U.E -Tell me KAFKA- 4. HATEЯ 5. レインボー (Rainbow) 6. Rendez-Vous 7. TONIGHT
Rating: | Something old, something new – finally something decent!
 
I love MUCC, I really do. That’s why I’ve been a bit pissed at them for not getting their act together ever since they dropped that monstrosity of an album Karma. Sure, they had some quality songs along the way, but not enough that I could bear listening to a whole album of theirs without cringing every few minutes. So, understandably, I approached their latest offering, T.R.E.N.D.Y. -Paradise from 1997- with extra caution… only to find that my fears were pretty much baseless. Let’s see how this giant of a 'mini' album goes, shall we?

First off, "Suiren" is a fitting opener with its faint background vocals and ominous guitar strumming that soon turns into an insistent synth riff, leading into chunky distorted guitars reminiscent of the band’s heyday of nu-metal stylings. Just from these beginning few minutes it’s evident how MUCC upped the game this time, mixing something old with something new. As promising a start as it is, I can’t help but feel that the track’s a tad too long for its own good (almost 8 minutes, seriously?). Next up is "D・f・D (Dreamer from Darkness)", delivering another riffalicious outburst followed by surprisingly laid-back verses. The guys soon pick up the level of aggressivity though, as well as the pace, with varying results. Some metalcore-wannabe riffage, that proverbial dead horse, also finds its way into the mix, but not in annoying amounts. A solid song, all in all.

Next up, we’re treated to something lighter as "B.L.U.E -Tell me KAFKA-" begins – or so we think! Miya whips out his heavy metal chops once again, reliably chugging along with a steady drumbeat. I have to give props for the wonderful chorus, guitar solo and sick breakdown as well. It’s a song that perfectly showcases MUCC’s gentle and powerful sides equally. As "B.L.U.E" winds down, we’re led into the next number, "HATEЯ", with a peculiar poppy beat (Tatsurou & co ain’t no hollaback girls!). Despite this initial light-hearted impression, "HATEЯ" turns out to be the obligatory zetsubou-ridden teenage angst anthem of the day. It’s not as lame as it sounds, thankfully, throwing in some well-needed tempo changes and a soaring, melancholic chorus with an exotic touch.
With that, it looks like we finally arrived at the calmer point of the release, as evidenced by Tatsurou’s gentle singing over some simple but touching guitars. "Rainbow" isn’t exactly what you’d call a standout track, but it proves to be a breath of fresh air after the intensity of the previous songs. With its subtle atmosphere, emotional (but not sappy!) melodies and steady mid-tempo beat, it would’ve even fit on an album like Gokusai. The follow-up, "Rendez-Vous", changes it up with an interesting electro-rock mixture yet again, complete with dubstep-inspired breakdown (that actually sound somewhat decent). Despite all its efforts to become memorable, it falls a bit flat though. Thankfully, we have "TONIGHT" to close this T.R.E.N.D.Y. mini album: a weird Frankenstein-monster of cheesy heavy metal clichés and gang-chorus punkiness, but it totally works! It’s never a bad thing to end your album on an energetic note.

All in all, I’m quite impressed with what MUCC cooked up in the studio this time around! I went in with no expectations whatsoever, but these guys proved that they still know how to craft catchy and memorable tunes, even if not quite at the same level as, say, in their glory days. All these past years I’ve been waiting and waiting for them to deliver something cool, and they finally came through. Moreover, the mini album (even if the songs themselves are pretty long) has an ideal length: it’s almost begging me to start over again and again. And that is what I shall do.


Support the band! T.R.E.N.D.Y. @ iTunes (US)
T.R.E.N.D.Y. @ CDJapan
T.R.E.N.D.Y. @ Yesasia

X JAPAN new album will be released at 2016/03/11, although details have not yet been announced
 
 
their documentary film will be played at SSE Wembley Arena in London at 2016/03/12

it is announced at ザアザア(xaa-xaa) one-man live "どしゃ降りの心斎橋(doshaburi no shinsaibashi)" at Shinsaibashi VARON at 2015/07/01 that their new mini album "死にたい(shinitai)" will be released at 2015/09/01 (1,500yen)
 
[track list]
01.もうすぐ雨が降るから(mou sugu ame ga furu kara)
02.死にたい(shinitai)
03.不感症(fukanshou)
04.拝啓、あなたへ(haikei anata e)
05.闇(yami)
 
 
btw they will hold their one-man live "ソォルドアウト(sold out)" at OSAKA MUSE at 2015/12/03 and their 3-man coupling live tour in 2015/11
 
 
Shellmy x ザアザア(xaa-xaa) live-limited split single "鬱くしき雨音(utsukushiki amaoto)" will be released at their 2-man live "鬱くしき雨音(utsukushiki amaoto)" at Shinsaibashi FANJ-twice at 2015/08/20 (2 songs, limited 100), which will include their unreleased songs
 

 
 
SET-LIST at 2015/07/01:
 
SE
01.ワタシ=エトセトラ
02.感電、けがのおそれがあります
03.君の心臓を食べてしまいたい
04.コワイクライ
05.子守唄
06.もうすぐ雨が降るから
07.花占い
08.夕焼け
～guitar solo～
09.「うそつき」
10.不感症
～drums solo～
11.ララララ
12.教えて先生
13.名もなき空へ
14.どしゃ降りの彼女
 
EN1
01.独奏オーケストラ
02.感電、けがのおそれがあります

>MORE INFO<   If you could ask the band anything what would you ask?   I will be attending so if you can't attend don't worry i will do my best to share with you all everything that happens at the event. (Unfortunately you have to attend in person to view the stream and recording is not allowed)     Thank You all for being so patient .
 
Here is the summary of the event:
 
When the event began MEJIBRAY appeared on the screen and they started off by asking us the fans questions.
 
Tsuzuku: Where should we visit if we ever go to Los Angeles?
 
A lot of Fans just replied (House of blues, Hollywood Bowl, Staples Center)
 
MiA: Bowl?  *Gestures like hes eating Cereal* 
Tsuzuku: So basically anywhere we can perform ? *Laughs*
 
Tsuzuku: Do you have any alcohol recommendations? if you cant drink, juice is fine.
 
People replied with a lot of drinks and Tsuzuku showed of his beer in joy when someone named the beer he was drinking
 
A few questions later it was our turn to ask them a questions.
(The questions towards Meto had to be yes or no but if they weren't we had to guess the answer and Meto would hold up a sign ( X ) and ( O ) 
 
Fan: Is there any western bands that you like?
 
Tsuzuku: Ozzy Osbourne
Koichi: Maroon 5
(sadly i could not here what MiA said and we didn't guess what Meto liked)
 
Fan: How did you all meet?
 
Tsuzuku: *Sighs* okay... Once upon a time! (He said it in English) I was staring at a river and as i looked closely something came down the stream and inside was..... Koichi !
 
We all just laughed
 
Fan: Who came up with the name MEJIBRAY?
 
Tsuzuku: It was Koichi's idea he gave me the name
 
Fan: What inspired you(Tsuzuku) to Pole Dance in Eiki's PV?
 
Tsuzuku: Ummm... *He thought about it for a while* I was feeling EXCITED! 
 
Fan: Meto is your Favorite color pink?
 
Meto: *He raised the ( O ) sign and smiled*
 
Fan: What is your favorite outfit from all you'r PV's so far?
 
Tsuzuku: VENOMS!
MiA: VENOMS!
Koichi: VENOMS!
 
Fan: Is your favorite outfit VENOMS aswell?
 
Meto: *Held the ( O ) sign up*
 
Fan: What inspired the song "Hakuraku"?
 
(Tsuzuku didn't even flinch he just abruptly replied)
Tsuzuku: SEX !!!!!   
Fan: What is your favorite song to perform live?
 
Tsuzuku: FIFTEEN! (He said in english)      [-XV- = Fifteen] For those that don't know
MiA: Crazed Brain Koichi: VENOMS   We asked Meto if his favorite song was "RAVEN"   Meto: *Held up the ( O ) sign and smiled again*   The last question we asked was...   Fan: What MEJIBRAY song is the most meaningful to you?   Tsuzuku: KARMA! MiA: VEMONS Koichi: VENOMS   We asked Meto is his most meaningful song was VENOMS   Meto: *Held up the ( O ) sign*   As we said goodbyes MiA began waving his hands in a squirming manner (Like an octopus) as we all chanted "MEJIBRAY LA"   The band waved goodbye and the Q and A came to an end.   I took a photo of the event, you can find it >HERE< as well as a picture of their outfits for that day >HERE< since they had an instore event afterwards.   Thanks for reading