Calmera Celebrate with Style in Latest Album!

Popular eight-member jazz band Calmera announced that they will be releasing a brand new album 誰そ彼レゾナンス (Tasogare Resonance) on May 12. Celebrating the band’s fifteenth year in the music industry, this will be the latest album release done by the group since 浪花OVER-BLOW (Naniwa) back in May of 2019.

In this work, the theme song of the movie "Rock'n Roll Strip" starring comedian Junpei Goto directed by Hanta Kinoshita, "333" and the theme song "上にいきたくないデパート” (“Ueni Ikitakunai Department Store" in which Calmera was in charge of the play accompaniment. The album will release with fifteen tracks total, including a collaboration song with Kiyama Shoten "沖縄に雪が降る” (“Okinawa ni Yuki ga Furu”, a cover of the song "Desafinado" with jazz singer akiko singing, and “泣いてたまるかよ” (“Naiteta Marukayo) sung with Yukari Onishi with Ken Yokoyama (crazy Ken band) writing the lyrics. Artists of various genres are participating; the album was not limited to the "entertainment jazz" frame that Calmera is known for. 

As we look forward to the upcoming release, be sure to check out the music video for the track “Moonlight”, along with the pre-order link for Tasogare Resonance below!

Standard edition


Tasogare Resonance Jacket Cover

Tasogare Resonance Jacket Cover

Calmera「Tasogare Resonance」

・333

・上にいきたくないデパート

・沖縄に雪が降る / カルメラ商店(Calmera×きいやま商店)

・泣いてたまるかよ

・Desafinado

・Don't Stop the Melody -album version-

・炎のたからもの

・Golden Hour

・Mato Pato

・GARAGE

・BELIEVE

・Smile

・GET YOUR KICKS

Along with Other Totaling to Fifteen Tracks Total

DIR EN GREY Makes Fans Faint In New Single!

Rock-metal band DIR EN GREY has announced they will release a new single titled “Oboro” on April 28! This will be DIR EN GREY’s 33rd single overall, the newest single since the release of their digital single “Ochita Koto no Aru Sora” last year, and the latest physical release since “The world of mercy”, which released in September 2019. “Oboro” is a song that expresses the pain and emotions created by human weakness. The two other tracks have been revealed to be “T.D.F.F.” for the B-side coupling track and the third song will be a live version of “Keigaku no Yoku”.

“Oboro” will be released in several editions: a Limited Edition Deluxe with bonus Bluray, a Limited Edition Deluxe with bonus DVD, a Limited Edition with bonus DVD, and a CD-only standard edition. Both Limited Edition Deluxe contains 10 re-edited live tracks from their “Meguro Rokumeikan GIG” and a making-of for the title track, while the Limited Edition only contains 3 re-edited live tracks along with the making-of for “Oboro”. Pre-order links, jacket artwork, and the latest promotional video “Ochita Koto no Aru Sora” are below!

Limited Edition Deluxe Blu-ray

Limited Edition Deluxe DVD

Limited Edition

Standard Edition

DIR EN GREY「Oboro」

CD:

01. 朧 (Oboro)
02. T.D.F.F.
03. 谿壑の欲(LIVE)※Live Take from 爆音上映会「目黒鹿鳴館GIG」

Blu-ray/DVD Limited Edition Deluxe:

01. dead tree
02. 谿壑の欲
03. 人間を被る
04. Devote My Life
05. Rubbish Heap
06. CLEVER SLEAZOID
07. 輪郭
08. The World of Mercy
09. Values of Madness
10. 落ちた事のある空
11. 業
12. 詩踏み
13. CHILD PREY
14. 羅刹国

・BEHIND THE SCENES OF 朧

DVD Limited Edition:

01. The World of Mercy
02. 落ちた事のある空
03. 業

・BEHIND THE SCENES OF 朧

LiSA Visits Hell's Garden To Celebrate Ten Years

Singer and artist LiSA has announced she will be dropping a brand-new mini-album entitled LADYBUG, set to be released on May 19. On the mini-album will be the theme song for the upcoming office comedy Hell’s Garden, which will be released on May 21. The song being used for the movie is “Another Great Day !!”, which was produced by Tak Matsumoto, the guitarist for the rock duo B’z. LADYBUG is also commemorating the tenth anniversary of LiSA solo debut. LADYBUG is being released in four editions total, a standard CD-only edition, a limited edition type A that will come with a bonus Blu-ray, a limited edition type B that will come with a bonus DVD, and a special edition that will come with a bonus Blu-ray plus other goods. Pre-orders are up and posted below along with LiSA’s smash hit song “Homura”.

Standard Edition

Limited Edition Type A

Limited Edition Type B

Special Edition

Mamoru Miyano Brings it Back with Upcoming Single!

Popular voice actor-turned-vocalist Mamoru Miyano announced that he will be releasing a brand new single, “透明” (“Tomei”), on May 26. This will be the latest single done by the vocalist since “ZERO to INFINITY” back in December of last year, and will be his 21st single overall. "Tomei" is set to be the theme song of the movie Fate / Grand Order -Sacred Round Table Area Camelot- Part 2 Paladin; Agateram that releases on May 8 in which Miyano plays the role of Bedivere.

Fellow voice actress Maaya Sakamoto wrote the lyrics. Sakamoto commented, "I wrote it with the desire to make the lyrics that brings out the best of Miyano. Nowadays, the world is facing difficulties all over the world, but if I don't give up or throw it out, the end will surely come to an end and the light will shine. With that theme in mind I hope everyone will love it!"

The single will drop with a CD-only standard edition. As we look forward to the upcoming release, be sure to check out the music video for “ZERO to INFINITY”, along with the pre-order link for “Tomei” below!

Standard edition

BAND-MAID To Release Online Live on Blu-ray/DVD!

Popular metal band BAND-MAID announced they will be releasing their online concert BAND-MAID Online Okyu-Ji on May 26! BAND-MAID was originally supposed to hold their One Man Live on February 11 at Nippon Budokan, but due to the ongoing crisis it was canceled. In response to the cancellation, an online live was planned and recorded at another venue on the same day. The performance was based off the original set list of 28 tracks that was supposed to be performed at Budokan. In addition to the 28 track set list, this release will include five additional live performances which were specifically recorded for this release. BAND-MAID also unveiled their new song “about US” in this live and it was distributed on YouTube on February 19!

BAND-MAID Online Okyu-Ji will release in three editions: a 2 Blu-ray with bonus CD and photobook Limited Edition, a Blu-ray standard edition, and a DVD standard edition. The Limited Edition will include a bonus CD featuring BAND-MAID Online Okyu-Ji New SE and a 100-page photobook! Both Blu-ray and DVD standard editions just include their performance. On a first come, first serve basis, all editions on CDJapan come with an exclusive sticker (while supplies last). Check out the pre-order links, set list, jacket artwork, and the live video “about US” below!

Limited Edition

Blu-ray Standard Edition

DVD Standard Edition


Online Okyu-Ji Jacket Cover

Online Okyu-Ji Jacket Cover

BAND-MAID「Online Okyu-Ji」

February 11, 2021 Set List (Full Blu-ray/DVD set list TBA):

01. Warining!
02. DICE
03. Screaming
04. I can't live wtihout you
05. BLACK HOLE
06. Thrill
07. REAL EXISTENCE
08. Don't let me down
09. alone
10. FREEDOM
11. YOLO
12. Don't you tell ME.
13. After life
14. NO GOD
15. 輪廻
16. without holding back
17. サヨナキドリ
18. about Us
19. Daydreaming
20. Mirage
21. Bubble
22. Manners
23. onset
24. Choose me
25. Blooming
26. different
27. Giovanni
28. DOMINATION