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new band "ロゼ (Roze)" will commence formal activities at 2019/4/21 at Shinjuku Ruido K4, at which their single "ハウル (Howl)" will be released.
 
Vo.芽來 (Meiku) (ex-Qualius-クオリアス- (Atsuya))
Gu.羽澪 (Umi) (ex-Gizell (涙/Rui)-->Cannibal (遥斗/Haruto)-->Aloud (Hinata)-->遥かな空 (Haruka na Sora) (ひなたはると/Hinata Haruto))
Gu.零凪 (Rena) (ex-Distsperl (愛叶/Manato))
Ba.Linz (ex-NeruNeru-->UnizoNoaH, De:VI6)
Dr.いく (Iku)
 
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For VK, I first listened to bands like Nightmare, Merry, and Kagerou before being introduced to An Cafe. Although, it was Alice Nine that had gotten me into the scene. I don't listen to them as much as I used to, but they hold a special place among VK bands since they showed me the way into the scene, lol. 
 
For Jrock, I want to say it's L'Arc En Ciel, The Pillows, and Porno Graffiti (do they count?).

it  was announced at シド (SID) oneman live "SID 15th Anniversary GRAND FINAL at 横浜アリーナ ～その未来へ～" at 2019/03/10 at Yokohama Arena that their new album (title not yet finalized) will be released this year

They will have a new release "COVER EP"(title?). More details TBA later. 
 
They will also have a one man final at Shibuya WWW on 2019.06.08.

Sounds like they're going for 2 more releases this year also probably singles?

@chipathy ^LOL the new single is released in a way that its not only heard where some things are heard on the left and some on the right but now heard front to rear and top to bottom to give you a 3-dimensional listening experience. I wonder what it will sound like for real

Tracklist
 
Type A
[CD]
1.平成 (Heisei)
2.東京 (Tokyo)
3.ストーカー (Stalker)
 
Type B
[CD]
1.平成 (Heisei)
2.東京 (Tokyo)
3.夢 (Yume)

I went to the live on Monday and had a lot of fun despite that it was their first live so everyone didn't know what to do for furi. lol
All of the songs they played were pretty much kuroyuri 2.0. Wasn't a fan of the ballad they did but the other six songs were good, especially the sixth one (the one in the Twitter preview) and the last one they played which featured moshing and gyakudai. 
 
I thought it was cute how Mei took time at the beginning of their set to introduce the members and gave everyone some time to speak. You could see how close they all are.
They joked around a lot, too. I like that they're not taking themselves too seriously as they are a session band.

Diaura has established their own label, "N.D.G" and they will be under that label starting on August 1
 
https://ameblo.jp/official-diaura/entry-12443907386.html

That didn't take long.

This is literally what the gya's on tanuki thinks, and is also very possible. 

RESULTS!
Thanks to everyone who participated this year!
Judging from many of your recommendations, there definitely still exists some talent in the scene!
 
Without further delay, here are the RESULTS!
 
By recent request, I have added the runner-ups for each category!
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
Best Overall Artist/Band
 
Best Album
 
Best Single/Maxi-Single/EP
 
Best Cover Art
 
Best Look
 
Best Newcomer
 
Best Veteran
 
Best PV
 
Saddest Disbandment
 
Most Overhyped Band
 
Most Overhyped Release
 
Most Underhyped Band
 
Most Anticipated Release 
 
Band that Changed their Sound for the Best
 
Band that Changed their Sound for the Worse
 
Band that you spent most of your money on in 2018
 
What the hell were they thinking!? Award
 
Best Revival/Returns 
 
An amazing display of results if I may say 😎. Definitely some close calls there, I'll tell ya.
Thanks again to the participants of the MH JRock Awards 2018 for your contributions. The staff and I here at MH hope to see you and more future voters here again at the end of the year!
Until then, enjoy 2019 😁!
 
 

Tracklist:
 
1. 序(SE)
2. 妄執 (moushu)
3. 弱小の美学 (jakushou no bigaku)
4. 人間不信 (ningen fushin)
5. 依存 (isonshita)
6. 教典 (kyouten)
7. 静脈(SE)
8. 傷痕 (shoukon)
9. 指切り (yubikiri)
10. 飴と鞭 (ame to muchi)
11. 投与 (touyo)
12. ガタガタ (gatagata)

This album is going to slap! 

It's no wonder that they'll have to reach down the well in order to fill the B.P record annual releases quota, kind of like when Mejibray started doing Toon Factory covers to fill up their singles campaigns. 
 
This band just makes me sad. On every album there are moments that show the spark they had at the beginning of their run that've now been diluted down by the ridiculous flood of sub-standard material they're putting out. There's always the debate whether a band is forced to do this or that, but in Kiryu's case I think it's indisputable that they're as prolific as they are just in order to stay afloat at the  top. 

Here's the cover artwork for the "Tour No.0" DVD/Blu-ray:
 

Tomorrow's the release of the latest BUCK-TICK DVD/Blu-ray, aaaand they announced another one again, lol.
 
The DVD/Blu-ray "TOUR No.0" will be released on 2019/04/24 and will show all the live footage from the band's July 26th 2018 gig at Tokyo Kokusai Forum Hall A. The limited editions will also contain a 2nd disc with another full gig from 10th November 2018 at Toyosu PIT from the band's livehouse tour "TOUR No.0 - Guernican Moon -", as well as a photobook and special packaging.
 
Again, there will be four versions:
- regular DVD
- regular Blu-ray
- limited 2 DVD set with 64-page photobook
- limited 2 Blu-ray set with 64-page photobook
 
 
TOUR No.0 @ Tokyo Kokusai Forum Hall A, 2018/07/26
(regular editions' main disc)
01. 零式13型「愛」(Reishiki 13gata 'Ai')
02. 美醜LOVE (Bishuu LOVE)
03. サロメ - femme fatale - (Salome -femme fatale-)
04. Ophelia
05. 光の帝国 (Hikari no teikoku)
06. ノスタルジア - ヰタ メカニカリス - (Nostalgia -Vita Mechanicalis-)
07. PINOA ICCHIO - 躍るアトム - (PINOA ICCHIO -Odoru Atom-)
08. メランコリア-ELECTRIA- (Melancholia -ELECTRIA-)
09. IGNITER
10. 残骸 (Zangai)
11. 楽園 (Rakuen)
12. BABEL
13. Moon さよならを教えて (Moon sayonara wo oshiete)
14. ゲルニカの夜 (Guernica no yoru)
15. 胎内回帰 (Tainai kaiki)
16. GUSTAVE
17. 薔薇色十字団 - Rosen Kreuzer - (Barairo juujidan -Rosen Kreuzer-)
18. ROMANCE
19. NATIONAL MEDIA BOYS
20. REVOLVER
21. Solaris
 
 
TOUR No.0 - Guernican Moon - @ Toyosu PIT, 2018/11/10
(limited editions' bonus disc)
01. エリーゼのために (Elise no tame ni)
02. 美醜LOVE (Bishuu LOVE)
03. 光の帝国 (Hikari no teikoku)
04. サロメ - femme fatale - (Salome -femme fatale-)
05. 月蝕 (Gesshoku)
06. IGNITER
07. BABEL
08. Moon さよならを教えて (Moon sayonara wo oshiete)
09. GUSTAVE
10. Baby, I want you.
11. 薔薇色十字団 - Rosen Kreuzer - (Barairo juujidan -Rosen Kreuzer-)
12. Cuba Libre
13. Mr.Darkness ＆ Mrs.Moonlight
14. BOY septem peccata mortalia
15. Memento mori
16. 零式13型「愛」(Reishiki 13gata 'Ai')
17. ゲルニカの夜 (Guernica no yoru)
18. 胎内回帰 (Tainai kaiki)
19. TANGO Swanka
20. 狂気のデッドヒート (Kyouki no Dead Heat)
21. 鼓動 (Kodou)

I’m absolutely going to love this album omg