Hey guys! Sorry for running later than usual with the release schedule for August. Let’s jump right into the list since I’ve kept you all waiting long enough. Thanks for dropping by, and please return next month for another compilation of releases. See you then!
| Date | Artist | Release Title | Release Type | Comment | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | VaniKilL | Capty of revival | Single | VanikilL’s first single. | Brand X |
| 03 | MeteoroiD | Natsu no 83 Sankakukei (夏の83三角形) | Single | MeteoroiD will sell their new single via their online webstore and live venues beginning on August 3. | Info |
| 03 | Stigma (スティグマ) | Kakukaku (赫赫) | Single | Stigma’s one-coin single new one-coin single will be sold exclusively through ZEAL LINK. | ZEALLINK |
| 03 | 0.1g no Gosan (0.1gの誤算) | Hissatsu! Karakuri Shichihenge! (必殺！からくり七変化！) | Single | — | CDJapan |
| 03 | R-Shitei (R指定) | forest | Single | Comes in two types. | Info |
| 03 | forCroiX (フォークロア) | Grimoire | Mini-album | — | CDJapan |
| 03 | Mediena (メディーナ) | Gothic Cult | Album | Mediena releases best album, limited to 300 copies before disbanding. | Brand X |
| 03 | LIRAIZO (リライゾ) | SETSUNA Slip (SETSUNA スリップ) | Single | LIRAIZO’s fifth single. | CDJapan |
| 03 | Jin-Machine | †Natsu☆daisuki! Visual-kei† (†夏☆大好き！ヴィジュアル系†) | Single | Comes in four editions. | CDJapan |
| 03 | Raphael | Never – 1997040719990429 – | Album | Raphael brings an album featuring newly-recorded versions of all their songs released between 1997 and 1999. | CDJapan |
| 03 | ZON | Re:night | Single | ZON’s third single. | Info |
| 03 | HIZAKI | Rosario | Album | HIZAKI (Versailles and Jupiter) brings an instrumental album with 14 tracks, including eight unreleased musical compositions. | CDJapan |
| 03 | Pinocchio (ピノキオ) | Zetsubo, Hajimemashita.(絶望、はじめました。) | Single | Pinocchio’s first single. | CDJapan |
| 03 | DIAURA | Gekkou (月光) | Single | DIAURA’s 13th single; comes in two editions. | Info |
| 03 | BABY I LOVE YOU | eMiLy ~one’s mind~ | Single | BABY I LOVE YOU’s first single. | CDJapan |
| 03 | Zin (ジン) | Hitohira no Yuuutsu (ひとひらノ憂鬱) | Single | Zin’s final single of their three consecutive single release campaign. | Brand X |
| 06 | Hitomi (ex-MORAN) | Niwakaame (俄雨) | Single | A live-limited single to be released at Hamarikyu Asahi Hall on August 6. | — |
| 08 | BLESSCODE | THE OTHER SIDE | Single | BLESSCODE’s single will begin sells at Like an Edison on August 8, and at lives beginning at Hiroshima SECOND CRUTCH on August 10. | — |
| 10 | SEX-ANDROID | ROCK’N BABY ALLRIGHT!? Nakano Ishikai – Haru no Ohanami Killer ’16 – | DVD/BD | Features a concert held by at Tokyo Kinema Club on April 8, 2016. Contains 19 tracks total. | CDJapan |
| 10 | Reirei (麗麗) | Sai (賽) | Single | Reirei’s third mini-album; comes in two editions. | CDJapan |
| 10 | Kuroyuri to Kage (黒百合と影) | Zouki no Nozokiana. (臓器のノゾキ穴。) | Mini-album | Includes three songs taken from their live-distributed single Uronna Choco Reito (うろんなチョコ冷凍。). | Info |
| 10 | Dear Loving | Door | Album | — | CDJapan |
| 10 | FolloW | FolloW | Album | First album release from Follow. | CDJapan |
| 10 | VRZEL | SLANDER RADY | Single | VRZEL’s fourth single. | CDJapan |
| 11 | Marco (マルコ) | Haitoku to Lingerie (背徳とランジェリー) | Single | A live-limited single to be released at Ikebukuro RUIDO K3 on August 11 and onward. | — |
| 11 | Mischievous | Blind Doll | Single | A live-limited single to be sold at HOLIDAY OSAKAM on August 11 and onward. | — |
| 16 | $”Casper. | Welcome to… | Single | A newly formed band will hold their first live at Umeda ZEELA on August 16 and begin sells of their first live-limited from thereon. | — |
| 17 | Psycho le Cému | Now And Then -The World- | Album | Psycho le Cému first album in 10 years. | CDJapan |
| 17 | Plastic Tree | Silent Noise | Single | Comes in four types. | Info |
| 17 | Neverland | GRiMs ViRGiN FANTAsY | DVD | Neverland’s first live DVD featuring a concert held at Shinjuku ReNY on February 19, 2016. | CDJapan |
| 17 | King-show Ningen Isu (筋肉少女帯人間椅子) | Jigoku no Aloha Live 2015 at Shibuya Koukaidou (地獄のアロハLIVE 2015 at 渋谷公会堂) | DVD/BD | Features King-show Ningen Isu’s concert held at Shibuya Public Hall on June 7, 2016. | CDJapan |
| 17 | Pentagon ( ペンタゴン) | Zekkyo! (絶叫! ) | Mini-album | Pentagon’s first mini-album; comes in two editions. | CDJapan |
| 17 | BRATBAX | TIVA | Mini-album | — | CDJapan |
| 17 | CLØWD | Tenderloin | Album | CLØWD’s first full length album; comes in two editions. | CDJapan |
| 17 | Anli Pollicino | Alternative Mirage | Single | Comes in four member specific editions. | CDJapan |
| 17 | Anemone (アネモネ) | Flashback Trip (フラッシュバック・トリップ) | Single | Anemone’s second single. | CDJapan |
| 17 | Purple Stone | Panic Panic! (パニックパニック！) | Single | Purple Stone’s fifth single; comes in five editions. | CDJapan |
| 17 | Anfiel (アンフィル) | Step by Step | Single | Anfiel’s fifth single; comes in two editions. | Info |
| 20 | Ruellia | Ruellia -Subete no Hana Tachi ni Sasagu- (～全ての華達に捧ぐ～) | Album | Ruellia’s first album. | CDJapan |
| 22 | FAZ | Title to be announced. | Single | A live-limited single to be released at Ebisu club aim on August 22. | — |
| 27 | LIPHLICH | Title to be announced | Single | A live-limited single will be released at Osaka WESTY on August 27 and August 28. | — |
| 28 | BLOOD RAIN | Kakera (欠片) | Single | BLOOD RAIN will distribute their live-limited single at their first presents live at Okayama IMAGE on August 28. | — |
| 24 | Sendai Kamotsu (仙台貨物) | Sendai Kamotsu Tour 2015 “Yokai Dai Senso” @Toyosu PIT | DVD | Features a concert of Sendai Kamotsu’s tour in 2015 held at Toyosu PIT. | CDJapan |
| 24 | Seikima-II (聖飢魔II) | Zoku Zenseki Shikei – LIVE BLACK MASS Osaka – | DVD/BD | Features SEIKIMA-II’s live held on January 21, 2016 at Orix Theater in Osaka. | CDJapan |
| 24 | Seikima-II (聖飢魔II) | Zoku Zenseki Shikei – LIVE BLACK MASS Osaka | Album | Features a concert of Zoku Zenseki Shikei TOUR held by SEIKIMA-II on January 21, 2016 at Orix Theater. | CDJapan |
| 24 | Codomo Dragon (コドモドラゴ) | Oneman Live 100 Kai Kinen “FAMILY PARTY” TOUR FINAL -Codomo Dragon Hen – | DVD | Features visual kei band Codomo Dragon’s concert held at Zepp Tokyo. | CDJapan |
| 24 | Batsu Game (罰×ゲヰム) | VICTIM | Single | Batsu Game’s second single will be released in advance on August 23 at Shinjuku RUIDO K4. | — |
| 24 | Tokinokito (トキノキト) | Poison Berry (ポイズンベリー ) | Single | Tokinokito’s first single. | CDJapan |
| 24 | Sendai Kamotsu (仙台貨物) | Sukebesuto 3 (スケベスト3) | Album | Sendai Kamotsu’s third greatest hits album with 10 tracks, including tracks released after the release of Sukebesuto 2. | CDJapan |
| 24 | Sendai Kamotsu (仙台貨物) | Shigoto wo Sabori TIGHT (仕事をサボりTIGHT) | Single | Comes in two editions. | CDJapan |
| 24 | Kameleo (カメレオ) | Unmei Kaika Disco (運命開華ディスコ) | Single | The title song is co-produced with Yoshiharu Shiina (ex. SURFACE); comes in two editions. | CDJapan |
| 24 | INORAN | Thank You | Album | INORAN’s 11th album; comes in two editions. | CDJapan |
| 24 | ALI PROJECT | A Kyu Kaigen Rei (A級戒厳令) | Album | Comes in two editions. | CDJapan |
| 24 | HERO | Love Letter | Single | Comes in five editions including four member specific edtions. | CDJapan |
| 24 | i.Rias | L.L.Summer!!! | Single | i.Rias’ fourth single; comes in two editions. | CDJapan |
| 30 | NEiK | Star Dust | Single | NEiK’s second single. | CDJapan |
| 31 | Takui Nakajima (中島卓偉) | 2016 “DOUBLE A-SIDE” Brick House, Punk’n Roll Night | DVD | Features Takui Nakajima’s concert held on March 13, 2016 at Shibuya WWW. | CDJapan |
| 31 | Royz | Royz ONEMAN LIVE “FAMILY PARTY” TOUR FINAL -Royz Hen- | DVD | Features Royz’s concert held at Zepp Tokyo. | CDJapan |
| 31 | GACKT | 2015 Camui G School de Dashitekudasai | DVD | Features GACKT’s event “2015 Camui G School de Dashitekudasai (Kamui Gakuen de Dashitekudasai)”. | CDJapan |
| 31 | PIGLOW in GLOOMY | Mukua (むくあ) | Mini-album | PIGLOW in GLOOMY’s first mini-album. | CDJapan |
| 31 | Gargoyle | Taburakashi (誑) | Album | Gargoyle’s 17th album. | CDJapan |
| 31 | VETIQUE | ALIVE | Single | VETIQUE’s second single; comes in two editions. | Info |
| 31 | Deviloof | PURGE | Mini-album | Deviloof’s first mini-album. | Info |
| 31 | Schwarzkain (シュヴァルツカイン) | Moment glow | Single | Schwarzkain’s first single. | CDJapan |
| 31 | UNDER FALL JUSTICE | Minikui Kyozetsu (醜い拒絶) | Album | — | CDJapan |
| 31 | VAMPS | INSIDE OF ME | Single | VAMPS brings a CD produced by Howard Benson and engineered by Chris Lord-Alge. The title track features Chris “Motionless” Cerulli, and the B-side track is co-produced with Richard Z. Kruspe. | Info |
| 31 | Synk;yet | Zaikyu no Ito (罪咎の糸) | Album | Synk;yet’s second album; comes in two editions. | CDJapan |
| 31 | MIYAVI | Fire Bird | Album | Comes in two editions plus a vinly release. | Info |
| 31 | rice | Himawari -2nd Season- (ヒマワリ -2nd season-) | Single | — | CDJapan |
| 31 | Matenrou Opera ( 摩天楼オペラ) | Chikyu (地球) -The Elements- TOUR FINAL LIVE FILM in EX THEATER ROPPONGI | DVD/BD | Features Matenrou Opera’s concert held on May 4, 2016 at EX THEATER ROPPONGI. | CDJapan |
Feel free to leave corrections and missing releases in the comment section and I will update the schedule as soon as possible.
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