Still looking for the perfect gift to round off your Christmas wish-list? Your pals at JRN can help with that! We suggest you start here first with the release schedule for December! There are all sorts of goodies to stuff your stockings and eardrums with this month! If you see something you’d like to have, then you’ll want to purchase it quickly, while CDJapan is still running their extra holiday reward points special. All you have to do to earn the extra points is make a purchase totaling 3000 yen (excluding shipping fees). The more you buy the more points you’ll receive. Simple enough, right? But you must act before the offer ends on December 8 (UTC+9). Enjoy the list, and see you in 2018!

Date Artist Release Title Release Type Comment Details
05 Jack Caper (ジャックケイパー) Nonai Senpuku Kyosokyoku Shu (脳内潜伏狂想曲集) Mini-album Comes in two editions. CDJapan
06 AXESSORY CALL MY NAME EP AKI’s (Sadie) first EP under new solo project AXESSORY. CDJapan
06 ARCHEMI. Korin (降臨) Single ARCHEMI.’s fourth single; comes in two editions. CDJapan
06 ACME (アクメ) Maguro Kaitai Chainsaw (マグロ解体チェーンソー) Single ACME’s first single; comes in two editions. Info
06 DAMY chilled. Single Comes in two editions. Info
06 GOTCHAROCKA Hi-Stupid dragger 2017.08.18 TSUTAYA O-EAST DVD Features GOTCHAROCKA’s live held at TSUTAYA O-EAST on August 18, 2017, plus bonus footage. CDJapan
06 Vexent #CARRY Single Vexent’s sixth single. CDJapan
06 Gyakushu no Jisakujienya. (逆襲の自作自演屋。) “Jisaku Jien” (「自作自演」) Single Gyakushu no Jisakujienya.’s second single; comes in two editions. CDJapan
06 vistlip Timer Single Second single in vistlip’s consecutive release campaign; comes in three editions. CDJapan
06 MORRIGAN The Corpse Mansion Album Includes 13 tracks. CDJapan
06 VAMPS VAMPS Live 2017 Underworld DVD/BD Features VAMPS’ concert at Zepp Osaka Bayside from their “VAMPS LIVE 2017 UNDERWORLD” tour. CDJapan
06 Shinotsuku Ame (篠突く雨) BEST ALBUM “Shinotsuku Ame (篠突く雨)”  Album Features nine rare tracks in total. CDJapan
13 amazarashi Chiho Toshi no Memento Mori (地方都市のメメント・モリ) Album amazarashi’s fourth album features Inochi ni Fusawashii (NieR:Automata collaboration) and Sora ni Utaeba (intro theme for anime series My Hero Academia). Info
13 DEXCORE Imitation Single Comes in two editions. CDJapan
13 GRIMOIRE (グリモア) Uranometoria (ウラノメトリア) Single GRIMOIRE’s fourth single; comes in two editions. CDJapan
13 the Raid. Omen Mini-album Comes in three editions. Info
13 LAVANS Kizuna (絆) Single CDJapan
13 DUALUZ Insult us Single DUALUZ’ third single. CDJapan
13 DEVIZE Meaningless Single Comes with a random trading card. CDJapan
13 R-shitei (R指定) Doku Mawaru (毒廻る) Single Comes in two editions. CDJapan
13 ramiel Diamond Dust Single The fourth single of ramiel’s five-month consecutive release campaign. CDJapan
13 X JAPAN We Are X DVD/BD DVD release of the documentary film on X JAPAN, WE ARE X. Includes a trading card randomly selected from seven kinds. CDJapan
16 Kiryu (己龍) Nisennana – Nisenjyunana (2007 – 2017) (二〇〇七~二〇一七) Album Greatest hits album by Kiryu; comes in three editions. CDJapan
20 Contrarie (コントラリエ) Yuki Tsubaki (雪椿) Single Comes in two editions. CDJapan
20 S.Q.F iDOL Single CDJapan
20 Gokusai G12 (極彩G12) BLAZE Ablum Gokusai G12’s second album. CDJapan
20 SEX-ANDROID EX-ANDROID Nihon Jyudan Tour ’17 FINAL [Isha ROCK NEVER DIE] at Nakano Sun Plaza Hall 2017.7.19 DVD Features SEX-ANDROID’s one-group live held on July 19, 2017 at Nakano Sun Plaza hall. CDJapan
20 Kamaitachi (かまいたち) Kamaitachi Saishu Koen “THE END” (かまいたち最終公演) DVD Features Kamaitachi’s last concert held on August 5, 2017 at Akasaka BLITZ. Disc 2 features excerpts from “KENZI 30th Anniversary” and more. CDJapan
20 SuG Heavy Positive Rock Final Live at Nippon Budokan DVD Features SuG’s live at Nippon Budokan for the first time on September 2, 2017. CDJapan
20 Hotaru (ホタル) Shakai ni Chitta Hi (社会に散った日) Mini-album CDJapan
20 BLESS THIS MESS Xiall Rain Album BLESS THIS MESS’ first album; includes 10 tracks. CDJapan
20 LUNA SEA Luv Album LUNA SEA’s ninth album; comes in two editions. Info
22 KOJI & HIRO KOJI & HIRO Joint Live- Act.1 – 2017.6.17 Omotesandou Ground/Act.2 – 2017.6.22 Shimokitazawa Garden DVD/BD Features a joint concert by KOJI & HIRO held on June 17, 2017 at Shimokitazawa GARDEN. CDJapan
25 Liberal (リベラル) Liberalism Mini-album Liberal’s first mini-album. CDJapan
27 REVINE Dai Zero Teikoku Gensen Gunka Shu “Rinne Tensei” (第零帝國厳選軍歌集  (「輪廻転生」) Album REVINE’s first greatest hits album; includes 14 tracks. CDJapan
27 DIMLIM THE SILENT SONG Single comes in two editions. CDJapan
27 Far East Dizain Beyond These Walls Single Far East Dizain’s fourth single. Info
27 Various artist (V.A.) DUAL CORE SUMMIT the FINAL “10th Trajectory 2007-2017” Album Compilation disc containing 14 tracks by artist signed to DUAL CORE SUMMIT records (TRIGGAH, CordRebirth, ArtCubeand more). CDJapan
27 SID (シド) SID Nippon Budokan 2017 “Yofuke to Ame to / Yoake to Kimi to” DVD/BD Features SID’s 2-day concert held at Nippon Budokan on May 12 and 13, 2017. CDJapan
27 Free Aqua Butterfly Nagare☆ (流れ☆) Single Free Aqua Butterfly’s third single. CDJapan
27 MonstlloW ( モンストロ) Black Money -Dirty Truth- Single MonstlloW’s second single. CDJapan
27 A9 13th Anniversary Live “Alice In Wonder Land” DVD/BD Features A9’s concert held on August 26, 2017 at Shinkiba Studio Coast. CDJapan
29 BUCK-TICK One Life, One Death Album BUCK-TICK 9-album reissue series to commemorate the 30th anniversary of their career features Blu-spec CD2 format and remastering. CDJapan
29 BUCK-TICK One Life, One Death Cut Up Album CDJapan
29 BUCK-TICK Kyokuto I LOVE YOU (極東 I LOVE YOU) Album CDJapan
29 BUCK-TICK Mona Lisa Overdrive Album CDJapan
29 BUCK-TICK at the night side Album CDJapan
29 BUCK-TICK Jyusan Kai wa Gekko (十三階は月光) Album CDJapan
29 BUCK-TICK Tenshi no Revolver (天使のリボルバー) Album CDJapan
29 BUCK-TICK memento mori Album CDJapan
29 BUCK-TICK RAZZLE DAZZLE Album CDJapan

Feel free to leave corrections and missing releases in the comment section, and we’ll update the schedule as soon as possible. Shop at CDJapanJapan Discoveries or JPU Records

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