Vercingetorix

"輝く夜へようこそ!" (Kagayakuyoru e yokoso!) was composed by LIGHT BRINGER keyboardist Mao

Mardelas' second full-length album "Mardelas Ⅱ" out June 15th OHP: http://mardelas.com/news/515/ CD Japan: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/KICS-3372

Her schedule's been quieter since LIGHT BRINGER went on hiatus. DOLL$BOXX are basically on hold and Unlucky Morpheus only get active round Comiket time.

LIGHT BRINGER singer Fuki's solo project "Fuki Commune" will debut April 25th with limited distribution single "輝く夜へようこそ!" (Kagayakuyoru e yokoso!). An untitled debut album is expected in early summer. http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/-/Profile/A025435.html

Hoarder-turned-historian, albeit more about J-metal than VK.

Inorite - its becoming like some great extinction event.

*boom boom crack* Another one bites the dust...

Oh for the love of Moses! To be honest, I don't give two hoots about most visual bands (these boys included) but I swear this year is turning into some sort of extinction event...

True that. Nico was formerly SHIZUKA of HEART♥THROB - also sang on Rie a.k.a. Suzaku's Mother Earth EP.

She's had this in the works a while - uploaded an MV for ムラサキノハナ last June:

It doesn't look like it. She didn't say anything about a disbandment/hiatus in her blog post (http://ameblo.jp/rami-vocal/theme-10087623040.html), and a lot of J-metallers have one or more side projects on the go.

You heard of Kouta's band DRAGON EYES?

GIRLS METAL DUMP! Aldious Trail-blazing Osakan power metal quintet that somehow once topped the Oricon Indies chart. Had to trade in their frontwoman for an ex-idol in 2012. Destrose Heavy metal five-piece with serious lineup issues - got through 7+ guitarists in 10 years. Recently went on 'indefinite hiatus' (that old euphemism) Mary's Blood Power metal offshoot of Destrose that quickly surpassed its predecessor. Feckin' good guitarist. G∀LMET Melodeath sister-group of Aldious. Only GM band to consistently use extreme vox. BRIDEAR Heavy metallers from Fukuoka. Singer KIMI recently joined Imperial Circus Dead Decadence. Cyntia Girls metal's answer to Megadeth - played some great power metal before going major and defecting to pop-rock. Before: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dRfxXuRsWE After: Animeta Girl Solo project of Destrose founder Mina. Does so-so metal covers of anime themes. FATE GEAR Mina's new steampunk-themed band. An inferior Destrose. A Drop of Joker Lightweight attempt at melodic metalcore with excessive clean vox. Good guitarist, though.

ICARUS'CRY is a duo Kasumi (under the name Denshirenji Tsuyoshi) set up with Yukimura Hirano (now Shiren) in 2010; they've released three Touhou metal albums, latest in 2011. Kasumi (again as Tsuyoshi) joined Unlucky Morpheus the same year. So far, he's sung lead vocals on three albums: Byougin Kishou (猫吟鬼嘯), Parallelism α & Parallelism β. ICARUS'CRY was recently rebooted as a four-piece: http://icarus-cry.com