Kiyoharu is God

New digital EP released monthly beginning in March every month with no prior notice of release date or other info. Also, he's going on short tour of Europe in April:

Thanks for the info. Cover art is pretty.

They should throw an acoustic track in there.

A new KIYOHARU single has been announced. AKA NO EIEN / TSUMIHOROBHOSHI NOBARA will be released on 2/9, however it's limited to a live venue release rather than a wider public release. AKA NO EIEN is the lead song off the upcoming YORU、CARMEN NO SHISU album (slated for 2/14), while TSUMIHOROBHOSHI NOBARA will be only be contained in the single. JIN OKI plays flamenco guitar on AKA NO EIEN. Duran plays guitar on TSUMIHOROBHOSHI NOBARA. Yuji Okiyama (who played BASS on Kiyoharu's earliest solo releases) and Katsuma (coldrain drummer) will fill out the rhythm section. Single jacket has been handled by YUTARO (sads' bassist). https://natalie.mu/music/news/265292 https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000150866#utm_source=tw_BARKS_NEWS&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tw_auto

Pretty cool song!

FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm in total shock. Was wondering why I hadn't seen a lot of tweeting from him recently. I reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally loved his music. Always searching for anything he was involved in because I loved his playing. Was such a fan of his. He had two daughters too. Heartbreaking.

As long as he's doing his solo or DEAD END I'm happy. It was a shock to read that he was returning to music when the Creature Creature news came out, and it was surreal to watch and hear him in the KAZE NO TOU PV when it premiered. Creature Creature will always have a place in my heart for the feeling I felt when I watched him in that. He still sounded amazing. Sad to see Creature Creature go on hiatus. Hopefully they pop back up in a few years.

SINNERS is now a mediocre release? Lol ok. These last two releases have been their best in a while. Happy they accepted him into the band again. He deserved punishment obviously.... Have to respect the law there. But, to think that his career would be over from possessing marijuana is stupid. Serve the punishment. Shame. Whatever. But your career shouldn't be over something so stupid. The band took the hits too. I believe they cancelled some tour dates and had to reschedule the Hazuki solo show? Sure it was inconvenience to everyone. So they took their lumps and it's time to move on.

Looks like DURAN will be participating in the album (2018 album ) https://www.instagram.com/duranstagram/

Short Ver of the VOICE PV

Sounding good. Hate short previews though. Just get the PV out already.

There's a new SADS album being released next year. And another solo album which won't be a rhythmless release like this upcoming album. So if you're not into the rhythmless stuff you could look forward to that. I don't think he's going to do anything in the tone of KUROYUME's final releases/SADS early releases ever again. I don't know if he can sing like that anymore anyway. I was listening to SAD BLOOD ROCK'N ROLL recently and it's crazy how much different his voice sounds now compared to then... Mr. YA it's like a whole different person singing.

Awesome jacket. I'm so hyped for this album. A new Luna Sea album! Right there with Kuroyume and SADS as a band that got me into Jrock 15 years ago.

Track list is out: DISC 1（CD）: LAW'S [SOLO - UNDER THE SUN] ゲルニカ (GUERNIKA) [KUROYUME - KURO TO KAGE] アロン (ARON) [KUROYUME - Headache and Dub Reel Inch] rally [SOLO - RYUSEI/the sun] GENTLE DARKNESS [SADS - BABYLON] 夢 (YUME) [KUROYUME - FAKE STAR〜I'M JUST A JAPANESE FAKE ROCKER〜] カーネーション (CARNATION) [SOLO - SINGLES] この孤独な景色を与えたまえ (KONO KODUKU NA KESHIKI WO ATAE TAMAE) [SOLO - VINNYBEACH 〜KAKUU NO KAIGAN〜] 輪廻 (RINNE) [SOLO - FOREVER LOVE] 空白ノ世界 (KUUHAKU NO SEKAI) [SOLO - FOREVER LOVE] DISC 2「CD 「elegy”poetry reading」）: LAW'S ゲルニカ (GUERNIKA) アロン (ARON) rally GENTLE DARKNESS 夢 (YUME) カーネーション (CARNATION) この孤独な景色を与えたまえ (KONO KODUKU NA KESHIKI WO ATAE TAMAE) 輪廻 (RINNE 空白ノ世界 (KUUHAKU NO SEKAI) YOU [SOLO - DARLENE] DISC 3（DVD「elegy”performance」） LIVE AT Mt.RAINIER HALL SHIBUYA PLEASURE PLEASURE ・サロメ (SALOME) [SADS - UNTITLED] ・陽炎 (KAGEROU) [SOLO - AIBU] ・瑠璃色 (RURIIRO) [SOLO - SOLOIST] ・lyrical [SOLO - KANNOU BOOGIE] ・rally [SOLO - RYUSEI/the sun] ・alice [SOLO - UNDER THE SUN] ・シャレード (Charade) [SOLO - YORU WO、OMOU] MUSIC VIDEO ・LAW'S http://natalie.mu/music/news/257870 Depending on where you order you can get a different poster or poster card. Gallery both at natalie.mu and here: http://vif-music.com/2017/11/22/kiyoharu-16/

Holy shit this album sounds amazing from those previews. This is right up my alley. The type of stuff I love to hear. Morrie's singing on his track =

No tracklist for the album yet. However there's a new artist photo/visual, and the PV for LAW'S has been released: Really nice Btw, Kiyo closed his website on 10/29, and it looks like the new site will soon appear here: https://www.kiyoharu.tokyo/pre/

Sounding great. Didn't realize the KIYO song was just a cover of VOICE from the C:LEAR & COSMOSCAPE albums. And I'm guessing Rebellmusik is a cover of Raummusik. The beat sounds the same.

So he's continues to post them: Disappointing. All these tracks sound the same. There was a bit more diversity in the previous release. All the clips released so far have thumping electro beats in the background.

I'm amused by how lynch. took Bouzenjishitsu and turned it into a lynch. song. Like, it doesn't sound like lynch. covering something, but rather doing their own song. From those short samples ROTTENGRAFFTY, sukekiyo, KISHIDAN, caligari, PT, MERRY, DEZERT, ROACH, and lynch. sound like they'll be my favs. The only one that strikes me as bad is DAIKIRAI... wtf, I like to think I have an open mind for experimentation but that's kinda out there.

Kiyoharu has announced 2 new albums today. He has switched over to Columbia's TRIAD label. The first new album is a RHYTHMLESS album called 『エレジー』 (ELEGY). It will be released on December 13th. Here's the jacket: ■2017年12月13日発売予定 アルバム『エレジー』 (ELEGY) 2CD＋DVD/COZP-1402〜4/￥5000＋tax（完全初回生産限定） DISC 1 will feature the album. DISC 2 will apparently feature a poetry reading of each song. DISC 3 (a DVD) will feature live footage from 東京・Mt.RAINIERHALL SHIBUYA PLEASURE PLEASERE and the music video for LAW'S. According to CDJAPAN: Kiyoharu brings an album set, consisting of 2 CDs and a DVD. Disc 1 contains his previous works (Kuroyume, sads, and solo) featuring new arrangements. The DVD contains his live performance at Mt.RAINIERHALL SHIBUYA PLEASURE PLEASERE shot by Akira Odagiri as well as a music video for "LAW'S." http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/COZP-1402?s_ssid=e43dc459f911fe6fd4 The second album (of original material) will be released in February 2018. It will be called 『夜、カルメンの詩集』 (YORU, CARMEN NO SHISHUU). More details coming in later. Kiyoharu will also hold an aniversary concert on 2.9.2018 called 「KIYOHARU 25 TIMES DEBUT DAY」 at 岐阜club-G. A nationwide tour will also begin that month called 「KIYOHARU TOUR 天使の詩2018 『LYRIC IN SCARLET』」 and conclude 5月3日 at 東京・EX THEATER ROPPONGI. http://natalie.mu/music/news/254793

He's been uploading clips on his instagram the past few days. Skipped today though:

Album jacket: 【ALBUM】 「ONENESS M」 2017年11月29日 発売 Tracklist: 01. 永遠 feat. RYUICHI 02. Daniela feat. Yoohei Kawakami 03. 絶彩 feat. 京 04. Rebellmusik feat. K Dub Shine 05. 巡り逢えるなら feat. TERU 06. PHOENIX ～HINOTORI～ feat. Toshl 07. Garcia feat. TOSHI-LOW 08. 感情漂流 feat. 辻仁成 09. VOICE feat. 清春 10. 光の涯 feat. MORRIE

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Finally!!!! It's their 2nd full album since the band reformed in 2010. And Kiyo was also the only original member when they reformed.

Leda has a preview of it on his instagram

I think they were trying to recreate COMPLEX's BE MY BABY The white screen, dancing, and black bars on the side.