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To celebrate their 5th anniversary, アルルカン (Arlequin) will perform an one day special live in Shanghai, callled "ARLEQUIN ONEMAN LIVE in SHANGHAI「你好」" The live will be on May 20th at "BANDAI NAMCO SHANGHAI BASE", also goods will be available.

To celebrate their 5th anniversary, アルルカン (Arlequin) will perform an one day special live in Shanghai, callled "ARLEQUIN ONEMAN LIVE in SHANGHAI「你好」" The live will be on May 20th at "BANDAI NAMCO SHANGHAI BASE", also goods will be available.

「URGE-アージ-」 will be released on 2018.04.25.
 

 

THE THIRTEEN have announced that they will release two EPs. The first one will be called 「URGE -アージ-」 and will be released in April. The second one called 「LAMENT-ラメント-」 will be released in October 2018.
 
Their live to celebrate their 3rd anniversary will be held on 2018.03.21 at SHIBUYA O-WEST.
 
Their first live tour called "Urge to live born from Urge to die" will be held from 2018.05.03 to 2018.06.08.
Their second live tour called "A cry of lament under the grief" will be held from 2018.11.03 to 2018.12.21.

Gu.剛 (Go) (ex-Lovin'-->Lycee-->VULGAR-->RivaSquall(support)-->HARNES-->Neah-->HYRAL-->ザッヘル (Zachel)) has joined ARCHEMI. at 2018/4/28.
 
Their new single "五体投地 (Godaitouchi)" will be released at 2018/6/6 (2 TYPE)
 
Type A will be CD (2 tracks)+DVD (including "五体投地 (Godaitouchi)" MV) and Type B will be CD only (3 tracks)
 

To celebrate their 5th anniversary, アルルカン (Arlequin) will perform an one day special live in Shanghai, callled "ARLEQUIN ONEMAN LIVE in SHANGHAI「你好」" The live will be on May 20th at "BANDAI NAMCO SHANGHAI BASE", also goods will be available.

I have UnsraWs logo on my back since 2012.
Wanted to integrate it into some more back tattoos but I'm way too lazy to think about anything.
Also want some more band tattoos but money says no since I'm spending way too much on travelling and merchandise, whoops.

REIGN will release their 2 new singles, "至極" (shigoku) and "白蛇" (hakuda) simultaneously on June 20.
 
They will also hold their 5th anniversary tour from October to January 2019, and will hold their tour final in February.
 

Yoshiatsu Birthday Live at 高田馬場AREA on 05/20 is sold out since 05/01. The live was formally announced on 04/29. Yoshiatsu has the POWER

Yoshiatsu Birthday Live at 高田馬場AREA on 05/20 is sold out since 05/01. The live was formally announced on 04/29. Yoshiatsu has the POWER

Following them since 2014 i know maybe 5-10 songs they played live but didnt release. But most of them dont fit their last style of "sexy vk" and go back to more of their "hard band" start so i doubt they'll ever be released. Also maybe one of the old members wrote them and they dont want to release it as their song (but also i think Cion wrote nearly all songs himself?). But still i really would love it to listen CRAMMY recorded, it was very fun live.
Also, Ab initio is one of their best songs, hope they'll include it.

Don't hold your breath. Some of those songs date back to 2015 :C

They are in some of their old setlists.

DEZERT new album will be released at 2018 summer (not further details announced yet)
 
they will hold their 2-day live tour "What is ”Today”?" since 2018/08/18-19 at Osaka CLUB QUATTRO to 2018/09/23-24 at Sapporo cube garden
 
they will hold their "【This Is The “FACT”】TOUR 2018 -FINAL" at 2018/08/11 at Liquidroom Ebisu with NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST and アルルカン (Arlequin)
 

CLACK inc. new single "大嫌い。(Daikirai)" will be released at 2018/7/11.

It appears Dr.亮平 (Ryohei) has departed.

愁 (Shuu) made a 2-day session.
4/29 (Osaka) and 4/30 (Nagoya) as「藍＆愁セッション」, members list:
 
Vo.藍 (Ai) (DARRELL/ex.DEATHGAZE)
Gt.潤 (Jun) (DARRELL/ex.Butterfly syndrome)
Gt.貴樹 (Takaki) (ORCALADE/ex.DEATHGAZE)
Ba.愁 (Shuu)
Dr.MANJ (ex.Sel'm)

Yuga is back with VENTCROIX
 
 

Nice review Zeus, I'm a fan from ARCHE too.
 
That's a cool single, and 人間を被る just came in my DIR season. So this will def improve my interesting on them. Recently the VESTIGE OF SCRATHES' best album got me to know some older songs, and it was a good thing (I do follow them since DSS, but nothing besides a few listen from time to time, so never got to check their older music).
 
If someone recommend me some past to DSS music, I would like. Those are samples for what I like:
 
 
 

| dududududuDODODOOOO "Ash"
 
 
Love them or hate them, there's no doubt in my mind that everyone has an opinion on Dir en grey's newest single. They've been more cagey about describing the track or releasing samples ahead of time this time around, but the news came dripping in little by little. I was apprehensive of the new single at first because "詩踏み" as a package was disappointing, but it turns out that this single speaks only good things about the next album.
 
The new single leaves a better impression on me with the first few listens. "詩踏み" was good, but not very memorable for me. "人間を被る" sounds like a mix between "un deux" and "咀嚼", inspired by the same feelings as "詩踏み" with different construction. This is not a bad thing as a fan of ARCHE. "人間を被る" shakes off a lot of the lethargy and awkwardness in the transitions between song sections. The track flows more naturally than "詩踏み" . I appreciate that Kyo is relying more on his mid-range and less on his extreme gutturals and shrieks because it gives the track more body. The ending feels purposefully unfinished and does not work as a substitute for an opening for "ash". 
 
Given Dir en grey's reputation for remakes, I dreaded what "Ash" would become. Luckily, we got a great remake this time. It sounds like the song it's supposed to cover. "Ash" now has four separate recordings - the 1997 version from Behind the Mask Vol. 2, the 1998 version on 「楓」～if trans･･･～, the 2000 B-side on 脈, and now the 2018 re-recording. It hurts that the track is only four and a half minutes long - the shortest version of all by a full minute - but it's a good four tracks. The meat and rhythm of the melody is the same, but I'm indifferent on the new lyrics. I'm too used to hearing the original ones. The constant use of vocal fry as backing vocals is another minor, annoying addition. The acoustic solo in the middle is the highlight of the single because it spices up the pacing of the single and sets the song up nicely for the electric guitar solo. The step-up technique at the end was preserved, but is also my least favorite out of all three versions of "Ash". It could have used more maniacal laughing at the end or more electronic effects to amp up the intensity. I have to say that I still prefer the 2000 version of this song the best, but at least it doesn't completely butcher the feel of the track a la "羅刹国" or "Obscure", so not all is lost.
 
The live version of "詩踏み" is a bonus to give the whole package some weight and to justify the price tag. As small of a comment as it is, Kyo sounds good here. Previous B-side live recordings were the epitome of filler because Kyo sounded terrible, and really left a bad impression on what the band was capable of live. Like I said, I didn't care too much about it upon initial release and I still don't care too much for it now. The track loses a bit of impact in its translation to disk, but for what it's worth the track sounds like it works amazingly well live. It's may even be more true for "人間を被る".
 
 

it was announced at Chanty oneman live "桜舞い散る木の下で君が待ってるワンマンツアー２" (Sakura Maichiru Konoshita de Kimi ga Matteru Oneman Tour 2) at 2018/04/21 at Kichijouji CLUB SEATA that their new mini-album (title not yet finalized) will be released at 2018 autumn
 
they will hold their 5th anniversary oneman live at 2018/09/16 at TSUTAYA O-WEST

DIAURA new maxi-single "MALICE" will be released at 2018/10/24
 
they will hold their oneman live tour "THE MALICIOUS CELL" since 2018/11/10 at Daikanyama UNIT to 2018/12/25 at Kawasaki CLUB CITTA'
 
they will also hold their oneman live "愚民の日2018-ダイバーシティを独裁せよ-" at 2018/09/03 at Zepp DiverCity Tokyo
 

Vocal Ryoga will make a collaboration with CIVARIZE clothing for "2018 SUMMER COLLECTION".