LIPHLICH Archives

LIPHLICH vocalist Kuga Shingo passes away

10 August 2024

We regretfully announce that Kuga Shingo, vocalist and founder of the band LIPHLICH, passed away on August 4, 2024. According to the wishes of the family, the funeral has already been held with only relativ...

Wataru is back after leaving LIPHLICH—gorgeous as ever

Nexus

25 March 2019

Lineup change, New Look

Wataru, the eccentric musician known for his gorgeous tattoos and a very liberal take on gender has left LIPHLICH, a band he helped found, in January 2019. When he was departing from the band, it really looked ...

Bassist Shindou Wataru will depart from LIPHLICH

Nexus

21 October 2018

Lineup change

On October 20, 2018, LIPHLICH announced on their official site that their bassist, Shindou Wataru, will leave the band following his last live at TSUTAYA O-WEST on January 12, 2019. Read the entire announcem...

Visual Aesthetics: Badass backs

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5 May 2018

Entertainment

One of the most important aspects of visual kei artists are the looks. In Visual Aesthetics, we will highlight specific hairstyles, costumes, accessories, makeup, body art and other styles which are either very...

LIPHLICH come back to life with “SMELL STAR” album

Nexus

8 April 2018

Releases

At their April 8 SKAM LIFE'S IS DEAD performance, LIPHLICH hit their fans with surprising news. Just half a year after the release of their last album CLUB FLEURET, which was, however, followed by a worrisome p...

LIPHLICH transform into their dark alter-egos for double music video “JACK THE LIPPER” and “CLUB [F]”

Nexus

16 October 2017

Music Video

LIPHLICH really seem to be going hard on promotions this year. Their new album CLUB FLEURET finally came out on October 11, and they do not relent in providing promotional content. JACK THE LIPPER is LIPHLIC...

Get hyped for LIPHLICH’s album “CLUB FLEURET” with audio previews of all songs

Nexus

5 October 2017

Releases, Videos

A week before the scheduled release of the album CLUB FLEURET on October 11, LIPHLICH drop the final preview bomb: a compilation of audio previews for the entire setlist. The music video for the album's titu...

LIPHLICH’s improved rock sound will rock you off your feet in music video for “FLEURET”

Nexus

19 September 2017

Music Video, Videos

Just a few days after revealing the full info on their upcoming album, CLUB FLEURET, which releases on October 11, LIPHLICH are back to rock your pants off! This time it's with a full music video for the albu...

Updates on LIPHLICH’s album “CLUB FLEURET” go along with stunning raunchy look

Nexus

14 September 2017

New Look, Releases

LIPHLICH had already announced that they would be releasing a new album in summer, almost immediately after dropping their July single, Youki na Noir. Now the long wait for more details is finally over! On Sept...

LIPHLICH show off their classy new sound and look in single “Youki na Noir”

Nexus

27 July 2017

Music Video, New Look, Releases

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkFyS9Bb7TA LIPHLICH is on a roll and does not seem to have any intention of slowing down. After their violence-themed single Vlack April that was released on April 19, their ne...

LIPHLICH’s jazzy fused rock “VLACK APRIL”

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27 April 2017

Music Video

Breaking down with a deep and menacing introduction followed by a heavy guitar shred, it swiftly moves into a funky melody, LIPLICH's VLACK APRIL music video is a strange one. With a classic joker's smile paint...

LIPHLICH’s live session video for “Hebi de Are O wo Kurae”

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31 January 2016

Music Video, Releases

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilwIPi86Be0 We recently reported that LIPHLICH will be releasing a new album titled “Hebi de Are O wo Kurae” (蛇であれ尾を喰らえ) which is due for February 10. They have just upload...

Jrock Social Fun! Nine albums that inspired our Jrock artists

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29 January 2016

Jrock Social Fun!

There was a hashtag: "#私を構成する9枚" translating to "nine CDs that inspired me" which was trending on twitter two days ago amongst musicians. We noticed this was very popular in the Jrock circles, and some of them ...

LIPHLICH reveals music videos for new album “Hebi de Are O wo Kurae”

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27 January 2016

Music Video, New Look, Releases

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIor9UQ2vAc New album by LIPHLICH, "Hebi de Are O wo Kurae" (蛇であれ尾を喰らえ) is due to be released on February 10. This album is available in three versions, two of which contains a...