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テスラは泣かない。 Ba.吉牟田直和 will pause band activities for one year after their presents live "High noble MATCH! in TOKYO #3" at Shibuya eggman at 2016/03/27 as he would like to devote to his academic studies

[Alexandros] new maxi single "NEW WALL / I want u to love me" will be released at 2016/04/20 (2 TYPE) limited edition (2,300yen) will include CD+DVD, and regular edition (1,300yen) will include CD only [CD track list] 01.NEW WALL 02.I want u to love me 03.Boo!(LIVE at Makuhari MESSE 2015.12.19) their LIVE Blu-ray/DVD "[Alexandros] live at Makuhari MESSE 大変美味しゅうございました" will be released at 2016/03/30, which will include scene of their one-man live at Makuhari MESSE at 2015/12/19 limited edition (Blu-ray 8,424yen / DVD 7,344yen) will include Blu-ray/DVD+bonus Blu-ray/DVD, and regular edition (Blu-ray 6,264yen / DVD 5,184yen) will include Blu-ray/DVD only [blu-ray/DVD track list] ・Burger Queen ・ワタリドリ ・Boo! ・ワンテンポ遅れたMonster ain't dead ・Famous Day ・Underconstruction ・JAZZ Off ・Droshky! ・Waitress, Waitress! ・She's Very ・city ・Dog 3 ・Cat 2 ・Kick & Spin ・Thunder ・Leaving Grapefruits ・Starrrrrrr ・Oblivion ・Run Away ・Coming Summer ・can't explain ・Adventure ・Untitled ・Girl A ・Dracula La ・Forever Young [limited edition bonus Blu-ray/DVD track list] Documentary of -TOUR 2015 "ご馳走にありつかせて頂きます"-【Premium V.I.P. Party 2015 at Nippon Budokan】 ・For Freedom ・You're So Sweet & I Love You ・spy ・Waterdrop ・Rise ・Stimulator ・Kick & Spin

SKYWINGS ‏will be temporarily on hiatus as I-LA has suffered from left leg complex fracture and necrosis in accident at 2016/01/21, and their live "運命の翼(unmei no tsubasa)" at Shinsaibashi paradigm at 2016/03/26 will be cancelled their members expect that production of their new album "WINGS WIND" and I-LA solo debut album "GHOST HOWL" will be unaffected

THE GOLDEN WET FINGERS new album "CHAOS SURVIVE INVADER MK-I" will be released in 2016/03 (2,500yen), and their new album "CHAOS SURVIVE INVADER MK-II" will be released at their live since Takasaki club FLEEZ at 2016/04/09 (2,000yen) THE GOLDEN WET FINGERS members: Vo.&Gt.チバユウスケ(chiba yuusuke) (ex-THEE MICHELLE GUN ELEPHANT-->ROSSO, now in The Birthday, Midnight Bankrobbers) Gt.イマイアキノブ(imai akinobu) (ex-FICTION-->ROSSO, now in The Birthday, Midnight Bankrobbers) Dr.中村達也(nakamura tatsuya) (ex-BLANKEY JET CITY) "CHAOS SURVIVE INVADER MK-I" [track list] 01.GUERRILLA DAY 02.死の塔の外伝 03.鉄風船 04.ZEKKO 05.ZUi★ZUi 06.ネオクーデター 07.SAVAGE 08.ユリマカ 09.だったら俺はエイリアンの方が好きだよ 10.TO WALK "CHAOS SURVIVE INVADER MK-II" [track list] 01.汚れのない静かな海の狂歌 02.ミギトヒダリトシロトアカ 03.後釜 04.FUNGA 05.CRAZY BOM 06.EVE REGETTA 07.イマインド 08.地獄のエルドラド

a DROP OF JOKER(f.k.a. GoDeath) will disband after their one-man live "DROP×DROP×DROP-FINAL-" at Shinsaibashi CLUB DROP at 2016/04/30 due to differences in band directions among members

ストレイテナー(STRAIGHTENER) new maxi single "シーグラス(seaglass)" will be released at 2016/04/20 (1,836yen), which will include CD+DVD (including scene of Special Talk & Acoustic LIVE "STRAIGHDINNER" at Billboard Live Tokyo at 2016/01/24) their new album "COLD DISC" will be released at 2016/05/18 (2 TYPE) limited edition (3,600yen) will include CD+DVD, and regular edition (2,800yen) will include CD only

筋肉少女帯(kinniku shoujotai) new maxi single "週替わりの奇跡の神話" will be released at 2016/04/20 (2 TYPE) limited edition (2,790yen) will include CD+DVD (including scene of their live at LIQUIDROOM ebisu at 2015/12/23), and regular edition (1,296yen) will include CD only [CD track list] 01.週替わりの奇跡の神話 02.混ぜるな危険(LIVE at LIQUIDROOM ebisu 2015.12.23) 03.日本印度化計画(LIVE at LIQUIDROOM ebisu 2015.12.23) 04.週替わりの奇跡の神話～TV Mix Version～ 05.週替わりの奇跡の神話～TV Mix Version～(Original Karaoke) 06.週替わりの奇跡の神話(instrumental) [limited edition DVD track list] LIVE at LIQUIDROOM ebisu 2015.12.23 01.イワンのばか 02.孤島の鬼 03.踊るダメ人間 04.新人バンドのテーマ 05.冬の風鈴 06.北極星の二人～内田のラブソング～ 07.カーネーション・リインカネーション 08.釈迦 09.じーさんはいい塩梅 10.日本の米 11.サンフランシスコ

Since this is pretty big news - it even made the guardian uk - and confirmed....might lead to some interesting discussions regarding the misogynist way japanese media treats its celebrities http://aramajapan.com/featured/gesu-no-kiwami-otome-indigo-la-ends-kawatani-enon-is-secretly-married-and-having-affair-with-becky/53706/ http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20160107-00000091-dal-ent Lawson (a very large retail chain) have pulled their ad contract with Becky. Gesu and Indigo have had no repercussions. http://zasshi.news.yahoo.co.jp/article?a=20160113-00005776-sbunshun-ent 現在、A子さんは食べ物もろくに受け付けないほどの健康状態で、横になってばかりいるという。 (Enon's wife is taking this badly and not eating) http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/08/downfall-japan-tv-becky-industry-sexism --- tl;dr secretly married vocalist of popular band has affair with popular talento, doesn't tell talento about wife, details leak, talento is facing the end of her career, his wife is devestated and he's all good. /// UPDATE: Ya boi caught drinking with underage girl. /// UPDATE 2: both his bands are now on hiatus (permanently?) http://natalie.mu/music/news/204120

Rearend 17 new digital single "九字の印" will be available for download through iTunes etc. since 2016/02/29 [track list] 01.九字の印(Mark of Nine) 02.リフレイン(Refrain) http://rearend17.com/

new band "Knockin' on the Core" will hold their first live in Osaka at 2016/03/05 "Knockin' on the Core" members: Vo.Ryo-ichi Vo.Kou Gt.Pan-chan Gt.Yoshihiro (UNUTIRITY, Trick!! Delight Monsters, JAM SPIRITS) Ba.Mizuki (ex-MinstreliX) Dr.Hiro https://twitter.com/yfgworks

アルカラ(ARUKARA) LIVE DVD "20151212～ばーばばばぁつあー～" (3,780yen) & MV DVD "みるかみるかみるかだ" (2,700yen) will be released at 2016/03/23 "20151212～ばーばばばぁつあー～" [track list] 01.やるかやるかやるかだ 02.消えたピエロと涙 03.ミ・ラ・イ・ノ・オ・ト 04.キャッチーを科学する　 05.チクショー 06.嘘つきライアー 07.水曜日のマネキンは笑う 08.トロピカルおばあちゃん～ばーばばばぁ～ 09.迷宮レストラン 10.キャラバンの夜 11.おうさまと機関車 12.アブノーマルが足りない 13.カラ騒ぎの彼女 14.オーケストラは眠る 15.アリス・ギター 16.女優 17.さよならハッタリくん 18.サイケデリンジャー2 19.夢見る少女でいたい。 20.半径30cmの中を知らない 21.交差点 22.ボーイスカウト8つのおきて 23.しっちゃかめっちゃかだ Bonus Movie: Tour Document "みるかみるかみるかだ" [track list] 振り返れば奴が蹴り上げる MUSIC VIDEO 夢見る少女でいたい。 MUSIC VIDEO アルカラ×田辺秀伸「びっくり座談会2」INTRODUCTION（出会いについて / 出会ったときのお互いの印象 / 受け入れることに抵抗があった当時） キャッチーを科学する ・座談会（はじめての戸惑い/美術セットについて / 作品のコンセプト / 〆の田原） ・キャッチーを科学する MUSIC VIDEO ・アルカラのMVやってみよう！コーナー “キャッチーを科学してみよう” 半径30cmの中を知らない / 癇癪玉のお宮ちゃん ・座談会（1日に2本同時撮影 / 特殊な撮影装置 / 作品のコンセプト / 冒頭の茄子の演出 / IN-pishの個性的な踊り / 半径撮影終わりの田辺の一言 / 〆の田原） ・半径30cmの中を知らない MUSIC VIDEO ・癇癪玉のお宮ちゃん MUSIC VIDEO ・アルカラのMVやってみよう！コーナー “半径30cm感覚を対決してみよう” 密着インタビュー -田辺秀伸- ミックスジュース ・座談会（かわいい×こわいの融合 / コンセプトなしのギミック豊富な映像 / 稲村こだわりのトーン / ブラックなラストシーン / 疋田の顔芸） ・ミックスジュース MUSIC VIDEO ・アルカラのMVやってみよう！コーナー “ミックスジュース作ってみよう” 不完全なキミ ・座談会（今までのイメージを払拭したMV / 予想以上に過酷な撮影 / 作品のコンセプト / 今までと180度違う魅力 / 新宿のラストシーン / シリアスなトーンへの不安） ・不完全なキミ MUSIC VIDEO 名探偵ミスタ相棒はジョニー ・座談会（初めてした演技 / ストーリーのこだわり / ジョニー役のビーグル犬 / “進化"が問われたMV / 〆の田原） ・名探偵ミスタ相棒はジョニー MUSIC VIDEO ・アルカラのMVやってみよう！コーナー “ジョニーと一緒に探偵してみよう” 密着インタビュー -下上貴弘編- アブノーマルが足りない ・座談会（最初の企画案 / 個性的なキャストたち / 突き放した視点による不安 / 〆の田原） ・アブノーマルが足りない MUSIC VIDEO 偽り ・座談会（曲を聴いて立てたコンセプト / MVに対する思い / 瞬きNGの長回しシーン / 奇跡の瞬きシーン / メイクについて / 〆の田原） ・偽り MUSIC VIDEO ・アルカラのMVやってみよう！コーナー “偽り 目ヂカラ対決してみよう” 密着インタビュー -疋田武史編- 水曜日のマネキンは笑う ・座談会（作品のコンセプト / 稲村がメールで送った楽曲のイメージ / ずっとやりたかったインタビューシーン / こだわりの髪型 / 意識の高いヘアメイク / 〆の田原） ・水曜日のマネキンは笑う MUSIC VIDEO ・アルカラのMVやってみよう！コーナー “マネキンのようにくだけねこを縛ってみよう” 密着インタビュー -稲村太佑編- アルカラから田辺秀伸に質問 田辺秀伸からアルカラに質問 トロピカルおばあちゃん～ばーばばばぁ～ ・メイキング ・座談会（盛りだくさんのシチュエーション / 史上最多の絵コンテカット数 / 史上最短の演奏シーン / 〆の田原） ・トロピカルおばあちゃん～ばーばばばぁ～ MUSIC VIDEO

M.D.M.S new album "Totally Fucked Up" will be released at 2016/03/25 (2,570yen) [track list] 01.Bad Acid Trip & Cold Turkey 02.Fuck Off Mother Fucker 03.Give The Pills 04.I Just Came Back 05.Nasty Trick(Totally Fucked Up ver.) 06.Screams In My Head(Ecstasy ver.) 07.Black Widow/Requiem For My Dear 08.Against Me 09.Left Behind(Ecstasy ver.) 10.Paranoia

Mary's Blood LIVE DVD "The Film of Bloody Queen" will be released at 2016/04/13 (5,184yen), which will include DVD (including scene of their one-man live "Invasion of Queen TOUR FINAL" at Shinjuku BLAZE at 2016/01/31, 18 songs)+booklet (24 pages) SET-LIST at 2016/01/31: 01.Bite The Bullet 02.Crime And Punishment 03.Song For You 04.Wings 05.Infinite Love 06.Campanura 07.Ready To Go 08.Grayish World 09.XOXO 10.Sweet Trap Guitar & Drums Solo ～Brand New Song～アダムの林檎～ 1999 Secret Object～Fire After Fire～ 11.Marionette 12.Veronica 13.Shall We Dance? 14.I'm Dead 15.Bloody Birth Day 16.Coronation Day 17.Promised Land EN1 01.Shout The Truth 02.Burning Blaze 03.Moebius Loop

http://jrock247.com/2016/02/band-maid-to-make-usa-debut-at-sakura-con-2016/ Red-hot Japanese girls rock band BAND-MAID will make their American live performance debut at Seattle’s Sakura-Con in March 2016. The five-member group has made waves over the past few months for their cute, authentic maid outfits combined with their impressive musical skills. BAND-MAID’s music videos “Thrill” and “Real Existence” have each surpassed 1 million views on YouTube and gained the attention of fans worldwide, including mainstream magazines Guitar World and Metal Injection. BAND-MAID will perform a live concert, participate in a Q&A session, and sign autographs for fans during the three-day event, March 25-27, at the Washington State Convention Center. Event and registration information can be found at Sakura-Con’s website: http://sakuracon.org

shameless copypaste from their tumblr

new band "Radical Hardcore Clique" 3 new digital singles "Choke feat.Emyli" "Guwap" "Hard" will be available for download through iTunes since 2016/03/16 "Radical Hardcore Clique" members: Dr.Eiji MatsuMo-Fo (ex-FACT, now in Joy Opposites) DJ.Fz (sfpr) DJ.Invaderous https://twitter.com/RHC_Japan

ONE OK ROCK LIVE Blu-ray/DVD "ONE OK ROCK 2015 35xxxv JAPAN TOUR LIVE & DOCUMENTARY" will be released at 2016/04/06 (2Blu-ray 6,800yen / 2DVDs 5,800yen)

new band "Beronica" has held their first live at Imaike CLUB 3STAR at 2016/01/21 "Beronica" members: Shout Vo.Naruse Ba.&Clean Vo.Toma Gt.ImoShu Dr.Chara https://twitter.com/Beronica_osaka

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu just upped a vague, mysterious promo clip which has yet unclear ties to any kind of event (except for speculations regarding 5th anniversary celebration gimmicks). I will let direct quote from Ronald (Aramajapan) do the rest: (bolded because this has been emphasized by netizens lately) The LINE LIVE press conference is January 30 at 7PM JST. Make sure to hit LINE's live pages or watch bits from tumblr in case you are interested.

T.M.Revolution new maxi single & best album (titles not yet finalized) will be released at 2016/04/06 and at 2016/05/11 respectively, although details have not yet been announced

Their last album will be release in LP VINYL on 2016/03/02. Like Cubes LP VINYL before, a download card, with two acoustic songs, wil be add. -Tracklist LP- 1. Astra 2. Prometheus 3. Matrix 4. Mercury 5. Dreamcatcher 6. The Sign 7. New Romancer 8. Hades 9. Body Movin' 10. Sleep Awake -Download Card- 1. Mercury 2. Dreamcatcher

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-01-25/rock-band-galileo-galilei-to-break-up-after-spring-tour/.97936 Latest news I read was they would release new album, but they announced to disband recently

it is announced at HER NAME IN BLOOD live at LIQUIDROOM ebisu at 2016/01/23 that their new CD (type & title not yet finalized) will be released at 2016/04/27, although details have not yet been announced SET-LIST at 2016/01/23: 01.BEAST MODE 02.LET IT DIE 03.BLEED ON 04.GASOLINES 05.UNSHAKEN FIRE 06.INSANITY 07.STICKS & STONES 08.IF I MELT AWAY 09.Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) (The Offspring) 10.DECADENCE 11.THIS IS RETRIBUTION 12.CUTS INTO PIECES 13.WHEN THE WORLD IS GONE 14.WE REFUSE EN1 01.ONE REASON 02.GORILLA 03.HALO

大森靖子 new album "TOKYO BLACK HOLE" will be released at 2016/03/23 (3 TYPE) limited edition (5,184yen) will include CD+DVD+essay, CD+DVD edition (4,104yen) will include CD+DVD, and CD edition (3,024yen) will include CD only [CD track list] 01.TOKYO BLACK HOLE 02.マジックミラー 03.生kill the time 4 you、、♡ 04.超新世代カステラスタンダードMAGICマジKISS 05.愛してる.com 06.SHINPIN 07.さっちゃんのセクシーカレー 08.劇的JOY!ビフォーアフター 09.■ックミー、■ックミー 10.ドラマチック私生活 11.無修正ロマンティック～延長戦～ 12.給食当番制反対 13.少女漫画少年漫画 [DVD track list] ・愛してる.com (PV) ・生kill the time 4 you、、♡ (PV) ・TOKYO BLACK HOLE (PV) ・マジックミラー (PV) ・making

ex-FACT members 2 new bands "Joy Opposites" "SHADOWS" have formed, and SHADOWS new LIVE EP "Extrance" will be released at 2016/03/30 (1,620yen) "Joy Opposites" members: Vo.&Gt.Adam (ex-FACT) Vo.&Gt.Imran (ex-The Amity Affliction) Ba.Tomohiro (ex-FACT) Dr.Eiji (ex-FACT) "SHADOWS" members: Vo.Hiro (ex-FACT) Gt.Kazuki (ex-FACT) Gt.Takahiro (ex-FACT) https://twitter.com/joy_opposites https://twitter.com/SHADOWS_JAPAN FACT DVD "002" will be released in 2016 spring [contents] Music Video 01.FOSS 02.pink rolex 03.polyrhythm winter 04.ape(Lyric Video) 05.drag(Lyric Video) 06.miles away 07.disclosure 08.the way down 09.wait 10.look away 11.choices(Lyric Video) 12.ALL THIS WONDER / co3 13.ALL THIS WONDER(80KIDZ North Field Mix) / co3 14.LET'S GET OUTTA HERE feat.AZKILLZ / co3 Live Video ・ROCK-O-RAMA 2015 ・FACT "WITNESS" JAPAN TOUR 2014 ENCORE PART ・FACT "KTHEAT" JAPAN TOUR 2015 ENCORE PART