Band status

News surrounding lineup change, band disbandment, hiatus, and other similar activities.

GANGLION Opens Official French and English Website

Apr 18, 2015

GANGLION are in the midst of their European tour and it seems to have been a success so far, as they have now opened their official French and English websites just several hours ago.It's great that fans ca...

Synk;yet Announces New Single & Label Change

NoMusicNoReason

Mar 30, 2015

Band status, Releases, Videos

Synk;yet has made the announcement of their fifth single titled "自責ノ園"/"Jiseki no Sono" to be released on August 26! The single will be sold in advance at their live at Shinjuku Reny on July 15.The band h...

Hirofumi Araki Major Debut Single “Next Stage”

NBT

Mar 11, 2015

Band status, Releases

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i05wevLLrJEHirofumi Araki is making his major debut with a upcoming single titled "Next Stage". His new single is set to release on April 1.Hirofumi Araki - Next Stage: Pu...

Lycaon Announces Disbandment and Last Single

NoMusicNoReason

Mar 7, 2015

Disband/Hiatus/Revive, Releases

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpCi-Cn6oTIVery surprising and shocking news. Lycaon has just announced that they will disband after their one-man live MASOCHIST RED OBSCURA Vol.2 -endroll- at AKASAK BLITZ ...

Zonbi Announces Two CD’s and New Drummer

Zansouki

Mar 6, 2015

Lineup change, Releases

Visual-kei band Zonbi has announced their brand new member, Reika! Reika is a drummer, and officially joined the band after being a support member for less than a month. Zonbi's previous drummer left the band t...

RevleZ Announces Disbandment

NoMusicNoReason

Mar 5, 2015

Disband/Hiatus/Revive

RevleZ has recently announced that they will disband after their one-man live "2012-2015 THE LAST GIG" which will be held at OSAKA MUSE in a couple of months, on May 28.This young band started in 2011 as ...

NEXTRADE’s New Member & Look

Midnight

Mar 5, 2015

Lineup change

NEXTRADE's lineup hasn't been very stable throughout their young career, the band has had a few changes in members. But recently - February 25 to be exact - their support guitarist, Abechi 69 (あべち69) who filled...

Royz: New Single, Tours, and “New Beginning”

Zansouki

Mar 3, 2015

Band status, Releases, Tour and event

Royz held their tour final at Zepp Tokyo on March 1, and there it was announced that Royz will "restart" as a 4-member band and release its second single as a quartet. Aptly titled "The Beginning", the single w...

MUCC Tour Comment for Europe 2015 “F#CK THE PAST F#CK THE FUTURE”

NBT

Feb 12, 2015

Band status, Tour and event

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU0GVx_pCtMMUCC announced their Europe tour by the end of the year during 2014, and today we're greeted with MUCC's comments on the upcoming tour!To see details on the sp...

Yoshiki Responds to Fans’ Worry Concerning his Hand Problems

Zansouki

Feb 3, 2015

Band status

Yesterday, Yoshiki shocked and worried fans with his announcement to push off a necessary hand surgery in order to be able to play at X Japan's upcoming tour. Today, Yoshiki spoke up about this issue on his twi...

ZORO to Disband

NBT

Feb 2, 2015

Disband/Hiatus/Revive

We are unfortunately seeing another band disbanding, and this time it is the duo ZORO—once a four-man band—who announced their disbandment. This probably came to no surprise to those who followed ZORO since the...

Intetsu Announces Retirement

NoMusicNoReason

Feb 2, 2015

Lineup change

Intetsu (ex-AYABIE) who has been acting this past year as a support bassist for RYO:SUKE's solo project WING WORKS has decided to not only depart from the band but also to retire from musical activities. His la...

X Japan’s World Tour: A Life-Changing Decision for Yoshiki

Zansouki

Feb 1, 2015

Band status

Hard times ahead seem like a fact for Yoshiki. His right hand has been troubling him, and despite his doctor's recommendation to have surgery, Yoshiki plans to postpone it as far as possible, as surgery means h...

ViViD to Disband

NoMusicNoReason

Jan 28, 2015

Disband/Hiatus/Revive, Releases

Sad news of the day: Today the five-member band ViViD has decided that they will disband after the live at Yokohama Pacifico Hall, which will be held on April 29.As some of you supposed, their latest si...