Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Onmyouza



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Vocal : Kuroneko
Bass, Vocal : Matatabi
Guitar : Maneki
Guitar : Karukan
Drums : Tora

OFFICIAL LINKS
Onmyouza - official site

PROFILE
Onmyouza are a band that are difficult to categorize. The band members themselves introduce their music as "Yokai Heavy Metal" Yokai (creatures from Japanese folklore) being the subject matter of many of their songs. This however, does not give full scope to the wide range of styles that the band performs including pop, rock, ballads and their own special "matsuri" style compositions that end every concert performance. Admittedly their music has a strong metal influence, but there are also many aspects of traditional Japanese music woven throughout their compositions. The unusual band lineup of two vocalists, one female and one male backed by twin guitarists and drummer strengthens the band's conceptual focus of contrasts and opposites which in turn gives rise to the meaning of the band's name Onmyouza "The fusion of darkness and light".

BIOGRAPHY
Onmyouza formed in Osaka Japan during 1999 as a four piece group consisting of Matatabi (b, vo), Kuroneko (vo), Maneki (g) and Karukan (g). The band debuted at the Osaka Brandnew venue on the 20th of June and on the very same day the band released their first demo tape titled "Tsune ni Gessho Wo Motte Senji ni Kuwa wo Nisshin Inyo so min". At this early point the band were without a drummer and so to end this unsatisfactory situation Tora was recruited as support drummer. During the Summer and Autumn of 1999 the band performed a small number of concerts in and around the Osaka area. By the end of the year Tora had become a full member of the group, but up until that point and on the band's first album he is credited as support drummer only. Kikoku Tensyo was released on December 5th 1999 through the bands own "Moryo's Box" label. Unusually for a first indies release the CD was a full 10 track, hour long album instead of the typical indies pattern of releasing singles and mini-albums before embarking on a full length album. The band brought their first year to a close by performing at the Shinsaibashi Muse Hall at the "end of the century chapter 4" event.The following year was a highly progressive year for the band, a steady stream of live performances, the development of a lively and enthusiastic fanbase and Onmyouza's first live one-man show brought the band both recognition and respect. In August Onmyouza's first single Oka no Kotowari was released. The year was crowned with the band's highly anticipated second full album Hyakki Ryoran. Both released on their own label before they were re-released on the "Mandrake Root" label.By 2001 Onmyouza were going from strength to strength thanks to their energetic performances, fine musicianship and tireless enthusiasm. The band's hard work was recognised as the band was signed to the major label King Records. Onmyouza performed their major debut concert at the end of July, and after extensive touring for the remainder of the year made their major label debut with the single Tsuki ni Murakumo hana ni kaze. The year ended with a special session band performance alongside members of progressive metal band Gonon-ish and Uchida Yuuichiru the bassist of Kinnukushoujotai. The band's third full album Kojin Rasetsu was released on the 10th January 2002. This was soon followed by the major label re-release of the band's first two albums as well as Fuiin Kairan which was a compilation album of early rarities and previously unreleased songs. Between the releases came a small number of in-store events to celebrate the many CD's that the band had released in their debut major label year. The band then embarked on their first nationwide tour to great acclaim.Matatabi, the main song writer of the band had always mentioned in interviews that he was very fond of the UK metal band Judas Priest, and this was one of the reasons why the band recorded a special cover version (in English) of the Judas Priest song Beyond the Realms of Death for the A Tribute to the Priest tribute album. Previously the band had recorded Iron Maiden's The Trooper (in English) for another tribute album A Tribute to the Beast On both CD's, released in 2002/ 2003 Onmyouza were the only Japanese bands included on the albums.2003 was once again a very busy year for the band. The year started with the release of their album Hoyoku-Rindo followed by a pair of fairly short but intense tours. Onmyouza's next single Hoyoku Tensho was released on the 4th of June followed on the 25th June by a DVD release of the former indies VHS version of Hyakki Korinden and a special live performance album Sekinetsu Enbu. The band then performed two tours between which the maxi-single Mezame was released. Mezame marked a change for the band as it was their first "stand alone" single that contained songs that could only be found on that CD single instead of being released later on an album. Further presses of the band's first two albums as well as the maxi-single Nemuri were put on sale in January 2004. Soon after a live concert DVD entitled Hakko Ranbu containing footage from the band's performance at the "Electric Ladyland" venue preceded the band's latest full album release Mugen-Hoyo Several in-store events were held to promote the releases including two special events to showcase the band's first two scorebook releases. The band then toured extensively to promote their releases as well as performing their new material to the delight of their fans. On the first day of the band's Autumn tour, Onmyouza released the first of a special trilogy of singles in their Yoshitsune trilogy. The remaining two singles were released in the subsequent months to critical acclaim. The three title songs from each of the single releases would be put together as one complete 23 minute song for the band's next album release.Unusually 2005 did not begin with a series of new releases from the band, Onmyouza's first release of the year came in March and was a concert performance DVD containing footage from the previous years, Wagashikabane wo Koete yuke tour. The DVD unlike previous DVD releases included full footage of the entire concert including MC breaks and three full encores. The concept of including the entire concert was to involve the viewer as much as possible and even included Matatabi addressing the DVD viewer to join in the famous "Ooichi ni no saiyodo" chant during the song Gainageteya. In April the band released the single Koga Ninpocho which the band wrote and recorded for the anime series "Basilisk". The band's first live performance of the year was a special "fanclub only" performance at the Nogakudo Noh Theatre in Tokyo, Onmyouza were the first band to ever play on a Noh stage in Japan. A DVD of the concert titled Yugen-Reibu was released in August. However, proceeding the DVD, the band's long awaited sixth album Garyo-Tensei was released on the 22nd June. It is notable that the album made an appearance into the Oricon top ten album chart. In the summer of 2005 it was announced that Onmyouza would be playing their first ever overseas concerts. The band played three concerts, Belgium, France and Germany between the 28th of October and 1st November 2005 as well as attending special autograph sessions. The tour was successful and Kuroneko on behalf of the rest of the band has promised to return to play in Europe once again!At the beginning of 2006 Onmyouza released a long awaited double "best of album" entitled Inyo Shugyoku (which included in the first press edition bonus) live tracks and footage taken from the band's 2005 European tour. The footage contained many candid shots of the band enjoying a timeout from their offstage duties and gives a brief glimpse the contents of their first ever photobook Hyaku no Oni ga Oushuu wo Yuku which was released on February 28th.Two live releases were made available for sale in July 2006, a live concert double CD Onmyo-Raibu (a pun on the word "live") which was followed soon after by a live concert double DVD Syugyoku-Enbu. The summer of 2006 brought the beginning of a Japan-wide tour of more than 50 concerts. Concert performances in Paris and Berlin have also been announced. The tour is planned to end in November with a Tour Final at the Zepp Tokyo.

Kokui no Tennyo
June 27, 2007

1. Kokui no tennyo黒衣の天女
2. Dorotabou泥田坊
3. Agito顎門
4. Yurikago no ki揺籠の木
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Garyou Tensei
June 22, 2005

1. Kami no furumeki靂
2. Ryu no Kumo wo eru Gotoshi龍の雲を得る如し
3. Samayoeru彷徨える
4. Kouga ninpouchou甲賀忍法帖
5. Shiranui不知火
6. Oni koroshi鬼ころし
7. Gekka月花
8. Mizuchi no Miko蛟龍の巫女
9. Kumikyouku "Yoshitsune" ～Akki hougan組曲「義経」～悪忌判官
10. Kumikyouku « Yoshitsune » ~ Muma enjou組曲「義経」～夢魔炎上
11. Kumikyouku "Yoshitsune" ～Raise gaikou組曲「義経」～来世邂逅
12. Waga Shikabane wo Koeteyuke我が屍を越えてゆけ
~PART 1, PART 2~

Mugen Houyou
March 3, 2004

1. Mugen夢幻
2. Jami no houyou邪魅の抱擁
3. Nemuri睡
4. Kodou鼓動
5. Maikubi舞頚
6. Wanyudou輪入道
7. Enenra煙々羅
8. Nehan ninpouchou涅槃忍法帖
9. Yumemushi夢虫
10. Kappa odori 河童をどり
~PART 1, PART 2~

Nemuri
January 7, 2004

1. Nemuri睡
2. Tanuki bayashi貍囃子
3. Kodou鼓動
4. Nemuri ( instrumental version ) 睡（唄無し演奏のみ）
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Kikoku Tenshou
January 7, 2004

1. Korin 降臨
2. Memaizaka 眩暈坂
3. Oni 鬼
4. Omagatoki 逢魔刻
5. Fuguruma ni moyu koibumi 文車に燃ゆ恋文
6. Kori no kusabi 氷の楔
7. Onikiri ninpouchou 鬼斬忍法帖
8. Hyaku no oni ga yoru o yuku 百の鬼が夜を行く
9. Onmyoji 陰陽師
10. Inoko uta 亥の子唄
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Mezame
October 1, 2003

1. Mezame醒
1. Nemuri睡
2. Akuroou悪路王
2. Tanuki bayashi貍囃子
3. Shizukeganuma静ヶ沼
3. Kodou鼓動
4. Mezame (Karaoke)醒（からおけ）
4. Nemuri ( instrumental version ) 睡（唄無し演奏のみ）
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Houyoku Rindou
January 00, 2003

1. Homura no tori 焔之鳥
2. Houyoku tenshou 鳳翼天翔
3. Kirin 麒麟
4. Youka ninpouchou 妖花忍法帖
5. Nue 鵺
6. Sogenbi 叢原火
7. Rokurokubi 飛頭蛮
8. Omokage 面影
9. Hoshi no yadori 星の宿り
10. Maiagaru 舞いあがる
~PART 1, PART 2~

Fuuin Kairan
July 14, 2002

1. Kasha no wadachi火車の轍
2. Dodomeki百々目鬼
3. Kamaitachi窮奇
4. Utsusemi Ninpouchou空蝉忍法帖
5. Tsuchigumo Kitan土蜘蛛忌譚
6. Uwabami Banzai蟒蛇万歳
7. Shinshoku Rinne浸食輪廻
8. Tsuki Hime月姫
~PART 1, PART 2~

Tsuki Ni Murakumo Hana Ni Kaze
December 16, 2001

1. Tsuki ni murakumo hana ni kaze 月に叢雲花に風
2. Hotaru 螢
3. Ashioto 跫音
4. Tsuki ni murakumo hana ni kaze (karaoke) 月に叢雲花に風 （からおけ）
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Monday, September 29, 2008

Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection

TEKKEN 5: DARK RESURRECTION ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
Disc 1:
I'm Here Now (Remix)
Sparking
Mode Select ~Tekken 5~
Who's Afraid Of
Dragon's Nest ~To Those Who Go To Heaven~
Red Hot Fist
Formless Like Water
Unforgiven
Crimson Sunset
Moonlit Wilderness
Gold Rush
Massive Stunner
Antares
Streets
Street Wise ~Asura Mix~
Frozen Paradise
Ka-en-no-mai
Orbital Move
Poolside
Ground Zero Funk
The Finalizer
Give Me Your Name
One More
Neonatal
Raven's Ending
Feng's Ending
Asuka's Ending
Heihachi's Ending
Kazuya's Ending
Jin's Ending
Lee's Ending
Steve's Ending
Lei's Ending
Nina & Anna's Ending Part 1
Nina & Anna's Ending Part 2
Paul's Ending
Law's Ending
Hwoarang's Ending
Baek's Ending
Christie's Ending
Marduk's Ending
King's Ending
Julia's Ending
Ganryu's Ending
Bryan's Ending
Yoshimitsu's Ending
Bruce's Ending
Jack5's Ending
Panda & Kuma's Ending
Wang's Ending
Jinpachi's Ending
Devil Jin's Ending
Roger Jr.'s Ending Part 1
Roger Jr.'s Ending Part 2
Mokujin's Ending
Xiaoyu's Ending Part 1
Xiaoyu's Ending Part 2
After All
Martial Symphony Opus 5
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Now and Then, Here and There


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Sunday, September 21, 2008

The Dark Knight


THE DARK KNIGHT ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK

1. Why So Serious?
2. I'm Not A Hero
3. Harvey Two-Face
4. Aggressive Expansion
5. Always A Catch
6. Blood On My Hands
7. A Little Push
8. Like A Dog Chasing Cars
9. I Am The Batman
10. And I Thought My Jokes Were Bad
11. Agent Of Chaos
12. Introduce A Little Anarchy
13. Watch The World Burn
14. A Dark Knight
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Underworld Evolution


UNDERWORLD EVOLUTION ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK

1. The Undertaker (Renholder Mix) (Puscifer)
2. Morning After (Chester Bennington)
3. Where Do I Stab Myself In The Ears (The Legion of Doom Remix) (Hawthorne Heights)
4. To The End (RnR Cheryl Mix) (My Chemical Romance)
5. Vermillion (Part 2) (Bloodstone Mix) (Slipknot)
6. Burn (Alleged Remix) (Alkaline Trio)
7. The Last Sunrise (Dusk Mix) (Aiden)
8. Bite To Break Skin (The Legion of Doom Remix) (Senses Fail)
9. Her Portrait In Black (Atreyu)
10. Washing Away Me In The Tides (Trivium)
11. Eternal Battle (Mendozza)
12. Our Truth (Lacuna Coil)
13. Cat People (Putting Out The Fire) (Gosling)
14. Why Are You Up (Bobby Gold)
15. Suicide (Meat Beat Manifesto)
16. HW2 (Cradle Of Filth)
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Underworld


UNDERWORLD ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE

1. Awakening (Damning Well, the)
2. REV 22:20 (Puscifer)
3. Throwing Punches (Page Hamilton)
4. Rocket Collecting (Milla)
5. Now I Know (Renholder)
6. Bring Me The Disco King (Loner Mix) (David Bowie)
7. Optimissed (Skinny Puppy)
8. Down In the Lab (Renholder)
9. Judith (Renholder Mix) (A Perfect Circle)
10. Suicide Note (Johnette Napolitano)
11. Baby's First Coffin (Dillinger Escape Plan)
12. Hover (Quiet Mix) (Trust Company)
13. Falling Through The Sky (Renholder)
14. Weak and Powerless (Tilling My Grave Mix) (A Perfect Circle)
15. Worms of the Earth (Finch)
16. From A Shell (Lisa Germano)
17. Death Dealer's Descent (Renholder)
18. On The Lash (Icarus Line, the)
19. All Of This Past (Sarah Bettens)
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Saturday, September 20, 2008

The Crow

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Thursday, September 18, 2008

Hitomi Takahashi


Hitomi Takahashi (高橋 瞳, Takahashi Hitomi, born April 8, 1989) is a J-Rock/J-pop singer from Miyagi Prefecture in Japan. After being selected as finalist in the Sony Music SD audition, which contained about 20,000 applicants, Hitomi entered the music scene in 2005 with her single "Bokutachi no Yukue". The single was an instant hit for her, and entered the weekly Oricon charts at #1, making her the third solo debut singer to achieve this.

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Height：147cm - 4' 7"
Favorite Artists：Shiina Ringo, Avril Lavigne, Ellegarden, LOST IN TIME, Jack's Mannequin, Shaka Labbits, and We Are Scientists
Favorite manga: Gintama
Favorite things: Dancing, collecting hats, film festivals

Biography

Pre-Debut
Hitomi Takahashi was born on April 8, 1989 in the Miyagi prefecture of Japan. Because of her abnormally large eyes, her parents named her "Hitomi", meaning "pupil/eye" in Japanese. By the influence of her father, she grew up listening to his favorite music, which was classic rock such as Eric Clapton and the Beatles.
In 2002, she entered junior-high/middle school. Upon entrance, Hitomi joined the school softball team and joined Kendo, where she obtained the level of sho-dan. It was during these years that she expressed an interest in becoming an artist's backup dancer, and began dancing with her friends.
During a karaoke singing event in 2003, Hitomi's friends encouraged her to sing live. Though she expressed a disliking for singing karaoke in front of a large crowd, she eventually sang because of her friend's encouragement, and from that time on the desire to become a singer awoke in her. During her second year in junior-high school, in the middle of the summer of 2003, Hitomi applied for the Sony Music Auditions. Because of a change in interest, Hitomi moved from singing dance music to singing rock music.
In 2004, Hitomi was selected as the finalist for the Sony Music SD audition (Vo-che3); 20,000 others had auditioned. She had been worried that because of her height (147 cm), she would be overlooked, but her powerful voice attracted the attention of people while she sang live. The end of 2004 found her being chosen to sing the theme song for "Gundam SEED DESTINY". Recording of her song "Bokutachi no Yukue" began at the end of the year.

sympathy era
In 2005, she was in the middle of high school entrance exams as the title for her 1st single "Bokutachi no Yukue" was announced. The single was released on April 2005, and debuted at #1 on the Oricon charts. This was a huge success, making Hitomi the second female singer to have a debut single in the #1 spot, and the third solo artist to have a debut single reach #1. The single ended up selling well over 100,000 copies.
Hitomi soon entered Shiogama Girls High School, and started her first radio personality on Date fm (FM Sendai) called "Takahashi Hitomi ~Sound D・N・A~".
The second single from Hitomi, "evergreen", was released on August 12, 2005. The song was used as the theme song for the Japanese TV drama "New Kids War". The single sales were much lower than her previous single, with the single debuting at #22 on the Japanese Oricon Charts, and selling a little less than 30,000 copies.
Takahashi's third single, "Aozora no NAMIDA", was soon released on November 30, 2005, and it was used as the 1st opening theme song for the anime BLOOD+. (It had originally been planned for an October 12, 2005 released, but was pushed back to the later date.) Its first week on the charts found it at #8 on the Oricon charts with 44,629 copies sold, and it eventually sold over 80,000 copies. This was a huge leap from her past single "evergreen".
On February 22, Hitomi's Official Fan Club was revealed, the title being a play on the first letter of her name and her height, "H147." Hitomi also won an award at the 20th Japanese Gold Disc Awards for New Artist of the Year, and sang live at the event.
The first studio album from the singer, "sympathy", was released on March 1, 2006. The album came in two formats, CD only and CD+DVD (limited edition), and contained 12 tracks in total, with 7 of them being previously unreleased songs. The album debuted at #10 for its first week on the Oricon Charts, and sold over 30,000 copies.
For the release of her first album "sympathy", Hitomi held her first live concert on April 1, 2006. Commenting on how much she enjoyed the concert, Hitomi soon decided to hold more concerts for her "sympathy" album. The concerts were named the Hitomi Takahashi Live "Sympathy" ~BOXX Series~, and became a way for her to promote new songs. In total, the Hitomi Takahashi Live "Sympathy" ~BOXX Series~ had six lives.

Bamboo Collage era
Hitomi released her 4th single "Communication" on July 12, 2006. The song was the ending theme song for "MUSIC FIGHTER" during the month of July 2006. Once finally released, this single failed to make it in the Top 20 Daily Charts. It also failed to make it in the Weekly Top 30, and was revealed to debut at #60 on the charts, selling a little more than 2,000 copies in its first week.
It was during the eighth month of 2006 that news of a new single surfaced. This single, titled "Ko·mo·re·bi", was officially announced to be Hitomi's 5th single at the end of August, and was used as the theme song for the movie "Tegami", which features actors Takayuki Yamada, Tetsuji Tamayama, and Erika Sawajiri. Similar to her past single, "Ko·mo·re·bi" failed to chart in the Top 30 Weekly Charts, and debuted at #50 for its first week on the charts, only selling about 300 more copies than "Communication". In spite of this, Hitomi was chosen to be one of many artists to take part in the new tribute album for the new Death Note movie.
Following the release of her two unsuccessful singles was the song "Candy Line," which was officially announced on Christmas Day. The song was chosen to be used as the 4th ending theme for the anime series, Gintama. When released, the single became her biggest hit since "evergreen", and reached #14 during its first week on the Oricon charts, and overall was reported as selling over 15,000 copies.
As her 2nd single of 2007, Takahashi released her 7th single, titled "Jet Boy Jet Girl", which was released on August 1st, 2007. The title song was the new opening theme song to the anime "Terra e...", and her second single to be released in CD only and CD+DVD formats. The single did not receive the same success as "Candy Line", but sold over double of her 4th and 5th singles.
Takahashi also released a new single a little more than one month after "Jet Boy Jet Girl", with the title "Tsuyoku Nare". The title song, aptly named "Tsuyoku Nare", was used as the ending theme song of the movie "Hōtai Club". As her past four singles, this song was produced by Takuya, and the lyrics were personally written by Takahashi herself. Though heavily promoted via the movie, "Tsuyoku Nare" failed to match the success of her "sympathy" era singles.
Continuing the speedy releasing of material, Takahashi released her 2nd album "Bamboo Collage". The album featured all the singles since the release of "Communication", and was her first album to reflect her change from pop/rock music to punk-rock, a change which was made because her voice was thought to be better suited to the latter genre. As most of the singles released for promotion of this album, "Bamboo Collage" failed to enter the Oricon Weekly Top 30. Despite this, though, Takahashi held her first tour, which consisted of four lives during the early parts of December.

2008 and beyond
Since the album release and tour, Takahashi kept a low profile in the music scene, but was recording for a few months. On March 1st, 2008, Takahashi graduated from high school, and moved from Sendai to Tokyo. Her new song "Atashi no Machi, Ashita no Machi" is scheduled to be the first opening theme song of the anime, Toshokan Sensō, while another untitled song will be used as the ending theme of the NHK BS2 TV show "Digital Stadium".


OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.takahashihitomi.com/


Bamboo Collage
October 24, 2007

1. "Graduation (グラデュエイション, Graduation)"
2. "Candy Line (キャンディ・ライン, Candy Line)"
3. "Pride"
4. "Breakthrough (ブレイクスルー, Breakthrough)"
5. "Yoru no Melody (夜のメロディ, Yoru no Melody)"
6. "Tsuyoku Nare (強くなれ, Tsuyoku Nare)"
7. "Renai Kyou no Uta (恋愛狂の歌, Renai Kyou no Uta)"
8. "Selection (セレクション, Selection)"
9. "Communication (コミュニケイション, Communication)"
10. "Ko·mo·re·bi (コ･モ･レ･ビ, Ko·mo·re·bi) -Bamboo Ver.-"
11. "Jet Boy Jet Girl"
12. "Stay Tune"
13. "Kanjiru Mama (感じるまま, Kanjiru Mama)"
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Bleach


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Azumanga Daioh

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BLOOD+

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DeathNote

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Devil May Cry

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FLCL





~OST 2~

~OST 3~
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Fate Stay Night

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Naruto

OST 1

Complete Track List:
1. ROCKS
2. I Said I'm Naruto
3. Nine Tail Demon Fox
4. Morning
5. Naruto's Daily Life
6. Nervous
7. The Raising Fighting Spirit
8. Sadness and Sorrow
9. Loneliness
10. Sakura's Theme
11. Kakashi's Theme
12. Sexiness
13. Go Go Naruto!
14. Evening
15. Glued State
16. Need To Be Strong
17. Bad Situation
18. Strong And Strike
19. Turn Over
20. Victory
21. Naruto Main Theme
22. Wind

OST 2

Complete Track Listing:
1. Haruka Kanata
2. Daylight of Konoha
3. Confrontment
4. Evil
5. Sasuke's Theme
6. Survival Examination
7. Afternoon of Konoha
8. Fooling Mode
9. Konohamaru's Theme
10. It's The Training!
11. Gai's Theme
12. Hinata vs Neji
13. Orochimaru's Theme
14. Avenger
15. Orochimaru Fight
16. Raikiri
17. Sasuke's Destiny
18. Alone
19. Harmonia

OST 3

Complete Track List:
1. Beautiful Green Wild Beast
2. Sakura Season
3. Fake
4. A Crisis After Another
5. Rock Lee's Theme
6. Dance
7. Ultimate Secrets
8. I'll do it right!
9. Oh! Student and Teacher Affection
10. Avenger
11. Heavy Violence
12. Sarutobi
13. Hokage
14. Grief and Sorrow
15. Jiraiya's Theme
16. Ripple
17. Swaying Necklace
18. Bunta
19. Tea Country
20. Sneaking Nightmare
21. The 5ths Fight
22. Hero
23. Those Who Inherit The Will of Fire
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Prince Of Tennis

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Karas

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the GazettE

Complete Discography
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Shinkou Shuukyou Gakudan NoGoD


Mugenkyou夢幻郷
April 9, 2008
1. Maboroshi幻
2. Saikou no sekai最高の世界
3. Shirasagi白鷺
4. Shinjitsu no hana
5. Rinne tenshou
6. Atarimae
7. Aozora
8. Tsumibatsu no Egoist
10. Shukufuku no uta
11. Yume

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Sadie

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Vocal : Mao
Guitar : Tsurugi
Guitar : Mizuki
Bass : Aki
Drums : Kei
Drums : Sora [gone : 2006]


OFFICIAL LINKS
Sadie - official site

PROFILE
Sadie is one of the most successful newcomers in the indies world. Their heavy and aggressive yet melodic sound has given them a lot of fans and great record sales. Not only are most of their releases sold out, almost every concert they have sells out as well. The band started in early 2005 and have so far gained popularity not just in Japan, but in the whole world.

BIOGRAPHY
Sadie was created in February 2005 by Mao, Tsurugi, Aki, Mizuki and Sora. They started their activities on March 18, 2005 at BIG CAT in Osaka where they played as the opening act for Fatima, D, shulla and others. A few months later on December third, Sadie had their first oneman called 「dekiai ~ As a sad matter of fact ~ 」. At this concert they introduced their new single Dekiai, which came out only a few days later.Everything seemed to be going well for this young band until their drummer Sora left them in January 2006. The group decided to stay together and released more singles and in March, Sora was replaced by a new drummer named Kei. He was given a warm welcome by the fans and after joining the group, Sadie released their first mini-album, The Trend Killer, which was limited to only 4444 copies. Even though Sadie had always done their own thing and tried to stand out from other bands, they were often compared to Dir en grey after the release of this mini-album.They continued releasing material and touring and they quickly got their own faithful fan base. At the end of 2006, they released their second mini-album THE SUICIDE MACHINE and also started a tour by the same name, which kept them occupied until the end of the year. 2007 started with a lot of concerts for this promising band and because of massive sales, a third press of their first mini-album The Trend Killer was released in February. Acouple months later on April 18th, Sadie released their first DVD; it was limited to 3333 copies and titled THE SUICIDAL APPLICANTS. After their tour, they released a second DVD titled Distract against the terrors. During the summer of 2007, Sadie opened a fanclub which they named UNDEAD.

Struggle Against Betrayal
October 5, 2008

1. Struggle Against Betrayal

SADIE -UNDEAD 13+2-
June 25, 2008

1. Mousou higyaku seiheki妄想被虐性癖
2. obstacle progress
3. Meisai迷彩
4. under the chaos
5. Psycho Cultureサイコカルチャー
6. CHILDREN OF DESPAIR
7. GRUDGE OF SORROW
8. M.F.P. (Malicious Female Pigs)
9. confusion
10. MAD ROID
11. Empty room
12. a holy terrors
13. Silent Eve + αサイレントイヴ＋α
DVD-1. Meisai (PV)迷彩 (PV)
DVD-2. a holy terrors (PV)
DVD-3. Silent Eve (PV)サイレントイヴ (PV)
DVD-4. Crimson Tear (PV)
~PART 1, PART 2~

Grieving the Dead Soul
July 23, 2008

1. Grieving the dead soul
2. Sexual Affection
3. Hakanaki risou wazuka na ai儚き理想 僅かな愛
4. In Cave

Crimson Tear
March 5, 2008

1. Crimson Tear
2. Payment Of Vomiter
3. Dustin' Fucker Life
4. The Heartless

The Bullet Storm
July 25, 2007

1. Obvious Ballade
2. Deadly Masquerade
3. Silent Eve
4. Waver In Darkness
5. Blue Irony

a holy terrors
March 23, 2007

1. a holy terrors
2. barking the enemy
3. rock 'n' roll stinky people

Sayonara no Hate
December 17, 2006

1. Sayonara no Hate

The Suicide Machine
November 22, 2006

1. confusion
2. Deathwish
3. Voice of pain
4. MAD ROID
5. Empty room
DVD. Meisai迷彩

GRUDGE OF SORROW
August 2, 2006

1. GRUDGE OF SORROW
2. Tsuiren no hana
3. M.F.P. (Malicious Female Pigs)

The Trend Killer
May 3, 2006

1. Enter the killing
2. under the chaos
3. Psycho Cultureサイコカルチャー
4. Meranchoria
5. CHILDREN OF DESPAIR
6. Cold Playコールドプレイ

dekiai
December 14, 2005

1. obstacle progress
2. Meisai迷彩
3. Nageki no koufuku嘆きの幸福

Oboreru sakana
December 3, 2005

1. Oboreru sakana

Kokui no shita no yokubou to, kunou no hate ni mita hyaku kei no yuri tachi
July 27, 2005

1. Awaki gunjou淡き群青
2. Aka chouchou赤蝶々
3. Mousou higyaku seiheki妄想被虐性癖
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RENTRER EN SOI

LINE UP
Vocal : Satsuki
Guitar, Piano : Takumi
Bass : Ryo
Drums : Mika
Guitar : Shun
Guitar : Ao [gone : 2004]

OFFICIAL LINKS
RENTRER EN SOI - official site

PROFILE
The name RENTRER EN SOI means something along the lines of "return in self" in French, and this theme of self-reflection is an important theme to the five band members. The band's music is always evolving and they have a lot to offer: quite complex, melodious and sometimes heavy songs combined with Satsuki's low, despairing growls. On the other hand, melancholic and dream-like songs, which are complimented by graceful and emotional vocals, are also found in the band's extensive discography. Their looks have also changed drastically over the years. They started as a visual kei band with middle-ages inspired costumes and currently have a more mature and casual look.The band has also spread their activities overseas and have toured Europe and performed at a number of American anime conventions.

BIOGRAPHY
Rentrer en Soi formed in 2001, but their activities during their first two years were scarce. They released a few demo-tapes, a few singles that were only available at their lives, and that was it. At first, the band consisted of only four members: Satsuki on vocals, Takumi and Ao on guitar and Ryu on bass.A slow start didn't seem very promising, but their determination paid off a short time later. In 2003, Mika joined as the drummer, completing the line-up. It was around that time that they caught the attention of Yukari, former vocalist of the band BAISER, who had turned his focus toward producing bands. The result of their collaboration was released in January 2004, the mini-album Yurikago, which was distributed by the label Free Will, of which they were soon to become a part. Yukari's influence was audible on the mini-album and the band's songs seemed to sound quite a bit like BAISER's songs. This was definitely not a negative thing as their popularity increased along with the number of fans. On the same day as the release of the mini-album they held a one-man, which completely sold out. Right after their first one-man, Ao left the band and was replaced shortly after by Shun; the line-up has remained the same since then.A DVD that somewhat matched Yurikago was released in August. It contained PVs of the songs, which were all recorded in France. Shortly after, they released the single, Wither, and their first full length album, Sphire-Croid, followed a few months later, taking them into the new year. For this album, the members were all dressed in costumes that seemed to come directly from the middle ages. Some of the costumes such as those involving some harnesses might not have been very comfortable on stage, but it was a very unique style that hadn't been used by any other visual kei band. That same year, two new singles were released along with the twin mini-albums, Astre no Ito and Kein no Hitsugi, which were the last releases that Yukari produced for them.Perhaps because of the change of producer, their style began to change again and it was not the only thing that changed. They also changed their name to an all caps format.The evolution in sound was displayed even more clearly with the release of their self-titled album, RENTRER EN SOI, in May 2006. The gentle melodies had disappeared and it had a much rougher sound overall. Satsuki's whimpers and breathy voice had been replaced by growls and screams. Also their style shifted from visual kei and the band wore much more casual outfits and make-up.A number of new singles followed rapidly and the band started to prepare for another album, The bottom of chaos, released in August 2007. Before its release, the band took another important step in their career as they performed in Europe for the first time in July. They performed only two shows: one in France and one in Germany. A few months after, the band also got the opportunity to perform in the USA, at the anime convention Oni-con. In April 2008, the band was supposed to perform in the USA again, this time at the Clash Against Commercialism event, organized by their label Free Will in NYC. Unfortunately, the event was canceled, but the band still performed in the USA again, at another anime convention in June.For the future, RENTRER EN SOI has announced that they will be releasing a new mini-album called MEGIDDO in October. We're curious to see what they bring us, maybe their sound will change again? Moreover, it seems that whatever this band does, it is successful and we're sure that that they'll continue in this way!

AIN SOPH AUR (side of satan)
November 19, 2008

A01. STIGMATA
A02. Sincerely
A03. Kuuhaku no joukei空白の情景
A04. Hamon tsutau memai波紋伝う眩暈
A05. LAST SCENE
A06. Shinwa神話
A07. Full Moon
A08. Monochrome Cinemaモノクロームシネマ
A09. Eyes of forest
A10. Tsuki de namida月で涙
A11. into the sky
A12. TO INFINITY
A13. Mizu yumemiru chouchou水夢見る蝶々
A14. SECRET SCARS -BESIDE YOU-
A15. Hoshikuzu no rasen星屑の螺旋
A16. STAY GOLD
B01. PROTOPLASM
B02. JUST MAD PAIN
B03. Usubeni iro薄紅色
B04. Re-birth
B05. Bunretsu LE+DD Jinkaku分裂LE+DD人格
B06. AMONGST FOOLISH ENEMIES
B07. Taiyou no todokanai basho太陽の届かない場所
B08. Tsuki ga maioriru koto no nai daichi月が舞い降りる事のない大地
B09. THE ABYSS OF DESPAIR
B10. wither
B11. THORNY RAIN BREAK
B12. JUDE
B13. Ichigo Oblate苺オブラート
B14. Last word 「　」
B15. I hate myself and want to . . .
B16. Zenkeishiki kusari hateru ima, yuiitsu...全景色腐り果てる今､唯一…

MEGIDDO
October 22, 2008

1. LAST SCENE
2. CRUSADE
3. BAPTISM
4. DAMNATION
5. METEMPSYCHOSIS

UNENDING SANCTUARY
アンエンディング　サンクチュアリ
July 30, 2008

1. UNENDING SANCTUARY
2. SECRET SCARS -BESIDE YOU-
3. TO INFINITY - Kurikaesareru soushitsu ni sasagu inori-TO INFINITY -繰り返される喪失に捧ぐ祈り

STIGMATA
March 28, 2008

1. STIGMATA
2. Ushinawareta Fuukei no Yume -UNPLUGGED- (失われた風景の夢)
3. Shinwa -Seikon MIX- (神話　-聖痕MIX- )

The Bottom Of Chaos
August 1, 2007

1. I WAS DAMNED
2. JUST MAD PAIN
3. Ushinawareta fuukei no yume (失われた風景の夢)
4. THE ABYSS OF DESPAIR
5. THORNY RAIN BREAK
6. Misshitsu to Kodoku ni Dokusareta Yuutsu (密室と孤独に毒された憂鬱)
7. MISERY LOVES POISONOUS BLUE
8. AMONGST FOOLISH ENEMIES
9. Shinwa (神話)
10. TO INFINITY
11. GROWL
12. I hate myself and want to . . .

AMONGST FOOLISH ENEMIES
April 18, 2007

1. AMONGST FOOLISH ENEMIES
2. NEGATIVE CREEP
3. LAST WORD 「 」(re-recording)
4. Binzume ni ugomeku homunculus (”Zenkei iro kusari hateru ima, yuiitsu…” Remix) (瓶詰めに蠢くホムンクルス‐全景色腐り果てる今、唯一・・・Remix)

THE ABYSS OF DESPAIR
March 28, 2007

1. THE ABYSS OF DESPAIR
2. MURDER INTENT
3. RE-BIRTH (re-recording)
4. Fenétre ~into the sky remix~

RENTRER EN SOI
May 31, 2006

1. mawaru (廻)
2. bunretsu LE+DD jinkaku (分裂LE+DD人格)
3. giragira (疑裸偽裸)
4. DEAD bilieve ME
5. PROTOPLASM
6. gedoku magai ni SUICIDE (解毒まがいにSUICIDE)
7. Strawberry Oblaat
8. misemonogoya (見世物小屋)
9. karasuiro no taiji (鴉色の胎児)
10. seishinshi jusandome (精神死13度目)
11. JUDE
12. binetsuka de shajitsu shita shinso wa atesaki fumei no tegami to naru (微熱下で写実した深層は宛先不明の手紙と成る)

Karasuiro no Taiji
April 26, 2006

1. Karasuiro no Taiji (鴉色の胎児)
2. PROTOPLASM re-mix
3. 20060225

PROTOPLASM
February 22, 2006

1. PROTOPLASM
2. Taiyou no Todokanai Basho (太陽の届かない場所)
3. Tsuki de Namida (Inorganic Sanctuary MIX) (月で涙)

Kein no Hitsugi (Keinの棺)
August 24, 2005

1. Shinseikai (深性界)
2. Taiyou no Todokanai Basho (太陽の届かない場所)
3. Fuyuu Tsuisou (浮遊追想)
4. Sora Yumemiru Mizuchuuka (空夢見る水中花)
5. Sephirot (セフィロト)
6. Ito (絲)

Astre no Ito (Astreの絲)
August 24, 2005

1. Shinseikai ( 神性界)
2. Hoshikuzu no Rasen ( 星屑の螺旋)
3. Haikyo to Kashita Hakoniwa (廃墟と化した箱庭)
4. Tsuki de Namida (月で涙)
5. Anima Mundi (アニマムンディ)
6. Hitsugi (棺)

Mizu Yumemiru Chouchou (水夢見る喋々)
May 25, 2005

1. Tensei (転生)
2. 水夢見る喋々
3. Itsuwari no Uzu (偽りの渦)

Sphire-Croid
January 26, 2005

1. ..a prelude
2. Crystal letter
3. taikyou naru yousui yuugi (胎教なる羊水遊戯)
4. wither
5. Eyes of forest
6. Last word「　」
7. uso koushoku (薄紅色)
8. Iconoclasm
9. secret scars
10. Full Moon

wither
October 27, 2004

1. Wither
2. Season
3. Karappo no hako (からっぽの箱)

Yurikago (ゆりかご)
January 31, 2004

1. The flow of time ~in a cradle~
2. Sincerely
3. Re-birth
4. Vision of you
5. Aqua
6. Fallen
7. Monochrome Cinema (モノクロームシネマ)

Hitsuu Kizuato (悲痛傷)
March 27, 2003

1. 浮遊追想
2. Hoshikuzu no Neji (星屑の螺旋)
3. 浮遊追想 ～Metal Floot Mix～
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Nightmare



the WORLD RULER
February 28, 2007

1. BOYS BE SUSPICIOUS
2. PHANTOM
3. the WORLD
4. Criminal baby
5. Alice
6. crevasse
7. 18sai (18歳)
8. Black Sick Spider
9. Gianism Shichi (ジャイアニズム叱)
10. the FOOL
11. Alumina (アルミナ)
12. Morpho
13. Lulu (縷々～lulu～)


Djaïnism - Nightmare kuse ni namaiki dazo (ジャイアニズム ～ナイトメアのくせに生意気だぞ～)(The Best of Nightmare)
May 10, 2006


1. Believe
2. Akane
3. Hate
4. Over
5. M-Aria
6. Mind Ocean ~soushitsu ha yuki totomoni~
7. Kyokuto Ranshin Tengoku
8. Varuna
9. Flora
10. Tokyo Shounen
11. Traumerai
12. Shian
13. Tsuki no Hikari, Utsutsu no Yume
14. Travel
15. Jibun no Hana
16. Dasei Boogie
17. Raven Loud Speeeaker
18. livEVIL

anima
February 22, 2006

1. Ibushi (Ku Yuru)
2. Neotenii
3. livEvil
4. Яaven Loud Speeeaker
5. Jaianizumu Roku
6. Jashin to Bara
7. Yuki Sou
8. Mahora
9. Message
10. Ochiwa
11. Jibun no Hana

Libido (リヴィド)
November 25, 2004

1. Sanagi
2. Varuna
3. Aka Shoku
4. Underdog
5. Tokyo Shounen
6. Suna
7. Tsuki no hikari, utsutsu no yume
8. Be Buried
9. Jiyaianizumu go
10. Shian
11. Rememberance
12. Isu Kano Boku he
13. Travel

Ultimate Circus
December 25, 2003


1. Promenade
2. Muzzle, Muzzle, Muzzle
3. M-Aria
4. Kabuki Logical
5. Believe
6. Mind Ocean ~soushitsu ha yuki totomoni~
7. HATE
8. Akane
9. 36.7°
10. Kyokutou Ranshin Tengoku
11. loopain
12. Over
13. Aquaria

Djaïnism ~Ore no mono wa ore no mono~ (ジャイアニズム　～俺の物は俺の物～)
May 21, 2003

1. Dogma
2. Buildings Roman
3. Wasurenagusa ~k no Souretsu~
4. Saiyuki
5. Esorakoto
6. Jya
7. Hoshi ni negai o
8. Shunkashuutou
9. Fly to the Zenith
10. Kimi to Ita Kisetsu
11. Love Tripper


Djaïnism ~Omae no mono wa ore no mono~ (ジャイアニズム　～お前の物は俺の物～)
April 21, 2003

1. Jishou ~shounen terrorist~
2. Backstreet Children
3. Nadirecur
4. Tsubasa o kudasai
5. Crash! Nightmare Channel
6. Jyai anizumu san
7. Shinjitsu no hana
8. M-aria
9. Star[K]night
10. Wasurena kusa
11. Kadan


Outlaw
November 21, 2002

1. Dogma
2. Buildings Roman
3. Jyai Anizumu San
4. Saiyushu
5. Shinjitsu no Hana
6. Star[K]night
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The Pillows


LINE UP
Vocal, Guitar : Yamanaka Sawao
Drums : Sato Shinichiro
Guitar : Manabe Yoshiaki
Bass : Suzuki Jun [support member]
Bass : Ueda Kenji [gone : 1992]
Bass : Kashima Tatsuya [gone : 1999] [support member]

OFFICIAL LINKS
the pillows - official site
The Predators - official site

PROFILE
the pillows is a band that has seen huge success in Japan, but has also enjoyed ever increasing popularity overseas. Ensuring their success in the United States was the release of the soundtrack for the anime FLCL (furikuri), which consists of only songs by the pillows.Upbeat rock, catchy melodies, and Manabu's powerful guitar riffs paired with Sato's drumming and Yamanaka's unique vocals give the pillows a distinct sound in the J-music scene.

BIOGRAPHY
Founded in 1989 with Sawao Yamanaka on vocals, Shinichiro Sato on drums, Kenji Ueda on bass, and Yoshiaki Manabe on guitar, the pillows first toured under the name The Coinlocker Babies until they signed with the indies label Captain Records and released their debut album in 1990.Their first full-length album, Moon Gold was released the following year under the Pony Canyon label and Ueda left the band shortly after the completion of their second full-length album, White Incarnation, in pursuit of a solo career and work in production. Taking his place was Tetsuya Kishima, who was featured as a "support member" in respect for the original line-up, and the pillows made another label change after a short break. Their major debut album, Kool Spice was then released on King Records in 1994. In 1996 they began organizing live events called "Delicious Bump Show" and their commercial breakthrough came with the release of several hit singles the following year. Their style changed, swapping their often jazz-influenced songs for heavier sounds and they introduced a mascot, Buster-kun, who resembles a mix between a dog and a teddy bear, causing their followers to be known as "little busters."Sawao founded his own label, Delicious Label, in 1999 where alternative rock bands like noodles and monokuro were featured. That same year, Kashima left the band and was replaced by Jun Suzuki on bass.One of the most important events in the band's history is Studio Gainax's licensing of the pillows's last three albums for the anime series FLCL (furikuri). Additionally, the band produced two new singles, Ride on the shooting star and I think I can, for the anime, thus branching their reach outside of Japan and ensuring international recognition. In the following three years, Sawao continued work on his label and released solo works while Manabe released two solo albums as well. In 2003, the pillows's album, Penalty Life, was released in the United States almost two years later.Celebrating their 15th anniversary in 2004, a tribute album for the pillows was recorded and featured artists such as Ellegarden, noodles, Straightener, Bump of Chicken, and Mr. Children. This year also turned out to be one of the band's busiest.Their first live in the USA was held at the famous SXSW (South by Southwest) Festival in Austin, Texas in March of 2005. They played among other Japanese artists such as noodles and Bonnie Pink and followed their performance at the festival with a tour through several big cities in the United States.In 2005 Sawao began work with GLAY's bassist, Jiro and Straightener's drummer, Shinpei, on the project The Predators.the pillows kicked off 2006 with the release of an album entitled My Foot in January followed by two-date concert in Mexico that summer and, just a few months later, they made another trip to Mexico and toured the USA.This year has already been a productive one for this prolific band. Their DVD, LOSTMAN GO TO AMERICA, which contained footage from their sold-out US tour, as well as some from their lives in Mexico, hit stores in February and the title track from their first single of the year, Scarecrow, is being used as the ending theme for the anime MOONLIGHT MILE.With another full-length, Wake up!Wake up!Wake up! already released, a new single, Ladybird Girl, and another single planned for later this year, the pillows will certainly stay busy making music and entertaining fans through the rest of 2007.

PIED PIPER
June 25, 2008

1. PIED PIPER
2. New Animal
3. No Surrender
4. Last Holiday
5. Tokyo Zombie (The knock came at dead of night)
6. Across the metropolis
7. Purple Apple
8. Tokyo Bambi
9. Ladybird girl
10. That's a wonderful world (song for Hermit)
11. POISON ROCK’N’ROLL

New Animal
May 28, 2008

1. New Animal
2. Finger post of magic
3. Mr.Droopy
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The Underneath

LINE UP
Vocal : TAKA
Guitar : MASATO
Guitar : TAL
Bass : RYO
Drums : MASAKI

PROFILE
the Underneath plays a darker style of visual rock, along the lines of D'espairsRay, for example. The musically experienced members, formerly known as Transtic Nerve, all have a part in composing the music and finishing what is the Underneath.

BIOGRAPHY
the Underneath comprises the same line-up as Transtic Nerve, a rock band who started their career back in 1996. At the end of 2007, after spending a few years with a low profile, the members surprised their fans announcing the Underneath as their fresh project.The band has managed to gather a lot of international interest as they were announced to be a part of the well-known North American alternative rock tour, Taste of Chaos in spring 2008. They will be performing together with two other Japanese acts, D'espairsRay and MUCC.It seems that the group has got a lot of plans in store for the future and while waiting for the first releases, samples of their music can be listened to at their MySpace profile.



Gesshoku hana -MOON FLOWER-
March 18, 2008

1. Tsukikage -GEKKOH-月影 -GEKKOH-
2. Rensa -CHAIN連鎖 -CHAIN-
3. Dazai -MARIE-堕罪 -MARIE-
4. Konpeki -DEEP-紺碧 -DEEP-
5. Rakuyou -FALL-落陽 -FALL-
6. Houshoku no buta -FAT FATTY FUCKING PIGS-飽食の豚 -FAT FATTY FUCKING PIGS-
7. Juutsume -BITE THE BULLET-銃爪 -BITE THE BULLET-
8. Hanamai -ALONE TOGETHER-花舞 -ALONE TOGETHER-
9. Wakusei -WOMB IS PLANET-惑星 -WOMB IS PLANET-
10. Inori -PRAYER-祈り -PRAYER-
~DOWNLOAD~

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TUBE



Members
Nobuteru Maeda - Lead Vocals
Michiya Haruhata - Guitar.Keyboard.Chorus
Hideyuki Kakuno - Bass.Chorus
Ryoji Matsumoto - Drums.Chorus

TUBE : Official Website

TUBE (チューブ; chūbu) is a Japanese popular music group. This group released most of its songs in April to July earning the famous phrase, "Summer comes with TUBE". There is an urban legend that Fuyumi Sakamoto (坂本冬美) who releases her songs only in winter, has never met TUBE or that she makes songs for TUBE and vice versa.
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UnsraW


LINE UP
Vocal : Yuki (ex COЯE THE CHILD)
Guitar : Rai (ex Setsuki)
Guitar : Tetsu
Bass : Jun
Drums : Sho (ex COЯE THE CHILD)

OFFICIAL LINKS
UnsraW - official site

PROFILE
Newly signed to Speed Disk, one of the biggest Visual Kei labels, UnsraW is doing everything they can to be one of the flagship bands of tomorrow's Visual world. Musically speaking, Yuki, the vocalist, is the inner essence of UnsraW since he writes both the music and lyrics for every song of the band. You can bet he's a huge fan of Dir en Grey and its vocalist, Kyo, as you can easily feel their influence in UnsraW's music.Another distinguishing factor is their look. SpeedDisk is really going all-out for this band by dressing them in ID Japan outfits (a famous Japanese clothing design firm that specializes in making Visual Kei costumes) and by making them wear monstrous masks designed by Screaming Mad George who has also designed for hide, Penicillin, X Japan and other famous artists....

BIOGRAPHY
Everything began a few months after the disbanding of COЯE THE CHILD in April of 2006. Yuki convinced Sho to create a new band and they were soon joined by Jun on bass and Tetsu and Rai (Joker's Satsuki) on guitars.UnsraW set up quickly and started performing secretly from July to August. They were quickly noticed by SpeedDisk, who would later on create a tailor-made visual look for them. The band was finally presented to the public during a free oneman concert, Gate of Death, that was sponsored by ID Japan on August 23rd. In the following week, they released the a maxi single, -9-, that contained Warai Oni, a song from COЯE THE CHILD's discography. Being limited to only 1000 copies, the maxi sold out quickly. Two months later, they released their second maxi that sold out almost as quickly as it's predecessor, proving the notoriety of the band. They also appeared on a promotional CD offered with any subscription to SHOXX magazine with the song Dust to Dust, and also appeared on the omnibus album Graceful Playboys vol. 1 with the song Maria, another cover of a COЯE THE CHILD song. Their first mini-album, which compiled their two first singles, was released in December, preceded by the oneman, Spiral Mind. Both versions of the mini-album quickly sold out on preorders and they will be rereleased in January with three additional songs, making this upcoming CD their first studio album.

Both Abel and Kein

Screaming Birthday [CD bonus]
June 27, 2007

1. kai moku ni tera sareta umi ha namida ni kare te
2. Holy Sink (NEW TAKE)

Lustful Days
June 27, 2007

1. STARVING MOON
2. Sora
3. LUST

-Calling-
March 28, 2007

1. Introduction
2. BLACK OUT
3. Last quarter
4. under the skin
5. tsuya shoku no yume
6. ALIVE

Spiral Circle ~COMPLETE~
January 24, 2007

1. end of finale (Introduction)
2. Dust to Dust (New version)
3. -9-
4. Maria (New recording)
5. IN THE FACT
6. kyuumin -oyasumi-
7. Karma
8. [REW]
9. Gate of Death
10. warai oni

Gate of Death
October 25, 2006

1. Gate of Death
2. [REW]
3. IN THE FACT
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