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This is unexpected and surprising news that will be strange to see become a four band with a session guitarist or quintet again with a new member, I  hope it will have a last release with Kenichi on guitar.
All songs composed by Kenichi per albums (except Beautiful Freaks which was composed at 100% by Yuu) :
- Gendai Stoic : Bruisy Night, Yellow Girl, Dramatic Children
- Modern Gate : Haraiso, Seishun Neurose, T.O.P
- Nu Chemical Rhetoric : Kubitsuri Rondo, Dekiai no Suisou,Bara to Katasumi no Blues, Shambara, Karappo na Uta
- Peep Show : Kyousou Carnival, Sentimental New Pop, Kimatteru Taiyou,Mado Kara Nigeta Love Song
- M.E.R.R.Y : Blind Romance, LULULU LALALA, Shaite no Parade, Hirahira Tonderu, Komorebi Ga Boku Wo Sagashiteru, Utagoe Kiss Modern
- Underworld : Piranha, under-world
- Non Sense Market : Kurayami ni Pink
- M-Ology : Happy Life

Soooo MERRY just announced that Kenichi (guitars) will be leaving the band in May 2020.   A final tour is in the works as five-piece. Afterwards, MERRY will continue with four members (no word yet on whether they will recruit a support or fulltime 2nd guitarist).
 
Announcement on YT:
 
Message from the band:
 
Jesus, this sucks... they've been practically together without any member changes for almost 20 years... Hoping for the best!

As can be seen in their official site here:
 
http://deadman.jp/archives/944
 
, deadman will extend their revival to 2021, the year of their 20th anniversary.
 
deadman will also release a self-cover album titled 「silent scream calls twilight」in 2021, remaking their previously released songs. Song list will be voted by fans.

Xavat announced on twitter that they will be releasing a new mini-album.
 
 
 Further details, other then it being live-limited in pre-sale, have not been announced.

According to this news site:
 
http://v-kei.jp/news/?newsId=9652
 
and Aoi's tweet:
 
 
cali≠gari AND deadman are collaborating on a song(?)/single(?) called 「死刑台のエレベーター」and it will be sold during the 3 upcoming 2-man lives in Mar 2020.
 
Who would have thought deadman's 1st release after their hiatus is collaboration with a band straight out of left field? Though it must be said that aie has been the guitarist for Lab. The Basement for a couple of lives so aoi and aie are definitely on good terms enough to work on this together.  
 

MUNIMUNI will release their new mini album "月光男の日記 / A Diary of Mr.Moonlight" on 2018/10/31 (2,600円). It will include 6 tracks and a whopping 32-page booklet with photos, lyrics, band member interviews and liner notes.
 
Tracklist:
01. THE MOONLIGHT SONG
02. NEW ORDER LOVE SONG
03. TIME IS FATE
04. VELVET魅惑TONIGHT (Album version)
05. B-BOY
06. THE SHADOW 2
 
Thought this would be a full-length finally, but oh well, at least they're keeping their schedule this time.  Can't wait!

Now I'm digging this new one the most out of the 3 new songs they released. I'm hoping for a new album this year. They're overdue.

upd: oops, no longer available. there used to be "BOYS" MV
upd2: they reuploaded 

So apparently CHINESE DOGUUCRACY a.k.a. MUNIMUNI's "THE DOGUU ALBUM" is set to be released on 2017/07/19.
 
Tracklist:
1. THE DOGUU SONG
2. THE GHOST SONG
3. BOYS
4. ウーピーハーピー
5. 知らないの -kioque of bala-
6. THE FUNERAL SONG
7. MY LUCIFER
 
http://diskunion.net/jp/ct/detail/1007404371
 
(and god fuckin dammit, why is MY LUCIFER there, lmao. oh well, I'm still overjoyed, who am I kidding)

Artists participating: ACID ANDROID, INORAN (LUNA SEA), Kiyoharu, TERU x HISASHI (GLAY), HYDE (VAMPS / L'Arc-en-Ciel), Angelo, Psycho le Cému, Justy-Nasty, THE SLUT BANKS, DIR EN GREY, DEZERT, MUCC, MERRY, lynch., and Rayflower
 
They'll also do a tribute live event September 15th (D'ERLANGER, Angelo, DEZERT, and D'ERLANGER feat. HYDE) & 16th (D'ERLANGER, lynch., Psycho le Cému, and D'ERLANGER feat. Kiyoharu) at the EX-Theater Roppongi in Tokyo.
 
Source (Japanese):
https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000144071#utm_source=tw_BARKS_VISUAL&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tw_auto
 
 

yasashii higeki 
 
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5e2n6Gui8U4

yasashii higeki 
 
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5e2n6Gui8U4

yasashii higeki 
 
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5e2n6Gui8U4

yasashii higeki 
 
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5e2n6Gui8U4

Inoran can't sing for shit, but this performance still absolutely gives me chills. Incorrectly dated, this was years after Luna Sea broke up and no one was playing LS material solo. First time I saw this... man... let's just say it got me feelin' a certain kind of way. The roar of the crowd when they realize it's "Gravity" ... not a dry eye in the place. It was something special.

Yeah, so perfect for an edgy late 80's early 90's vk band in my opinion.  I don't condone the serial murder of children, but I think it makes for a cool band name.

Gilles de Rais was a cool dude who didn't afraid of anything. I think it's a sick band name, go read the wiki page for the historical figure.

Day 1: psycho:lens. by …。【サイレンス】(Silence)

 
Release Date: 2016-04-22
Label: Independent
Genre: Visual Kei
 
Impressions from @Ito:
 
 
Impressions from @emmny:
 
 
Sample song:

Buy the Album:
CDJapan | Amazon Japan

Merry .. They are so great.. & garaa always do some weird act on the stage.. 

Miss kagerou... Miss daisuke...

Yeah DISH is nice. Didn't really listen much to them, but actually now I follow 根本コウヘイ only.
 
But beside that DISH is really a band people here underrate.

I love the way tetsu kikuchi play the drum... & kyo voice is great too.. Takigawa ichiro is always cool.. Also seela with his bass.. VIVA D'erlanger!!!!!!

"visual kei was invented in 1993 by cali gari" nice info!! I just know it!! Thx herpes!!

Something they do on arama often but i haven't seen here before, a timewarp. Since that oshare post got me reminiscing, what was happening in the glorious world of visual kei (JAPANESE BANDS ONLY) 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 years ago? if this does well i'll update it monthly? if it bombs then..... 
pls contribute important events that i'll miss accidentally and purposefully!!
 
5 YEARS AGO! 11/2011
9goats dropped draw and everything was right in the world   mucc dropped arcadia and they should've kept it that bizarre brief fad of visual kei cover albums gave us album number 2 with a moran cover of malice mizer no one knew they wanted but needed   kuroyume's comeback album bombed  
10 YEARS AGO! 11/2006
Angelo dropped their debut single AILE disbanded megamasso's line-up was revealed tomo (oh him!) left pashya (oh them!) daishi from plc crept back onto the scene after a little meth incident mucc peaked and released horizont  
 
15 YEARS AGO! 11/2001
not a great month???    
 
20 YEARS AGO! 11/1996
x japan dropped their most recent studio album to date, dahlia! kuroyume! did! that!!!   l'arc~en~ciel! did! that! too!! technically this came out at the end of oct 1996 however, guniw tool's debut single deserves to be with these iconic releases fanatic crisis dropped the Marble album  
25 YEARS AGO! 11/1991
Sleep My Dear formed when some silver~rose roadies got together and realised they can play better than them justy-nasty dropped a single and it wasn't bad buck-tick did the same with jupiter ladies room didn't with "sex drive" clutching at straws here tbh visual kei was invented in 1993 by cali gari

I wanna see jun togawa, cornelius, coaltars of the deeper