Official HIGE DANdism are now travelers

Last month we reported on Official HIGE DANdism’s brand new album but at the time we didn’t have too much information regarding it—but now we know a lot more. The new album will be titled Traveler and will be released October 9. Traveler will be Official HIGE DANdism’s very first major studio album and is to be released in three editions total, a standard edition and two limited editions. The standard edition will be CD-only and will feature a total of thirteen tracks. The limited edition will not only come with the CD but also either a DVD or Blu-ray depending on which limited edition you pick up. However, both will feature the same content, a live recording of the group’s one-man tour held at NHK Hall this past January 24. Pre-order links are now available and posted here along with the full track listing for the Blu-ray/DVD and a list of which songs have been revealed to appear on the album—the full track-listing CD has yet to be fully revealed, though.

Standard Edition

Limited Edition with DVD

Limited Edition with Blu-ray

Be sure to check out Official HIGE DANdism’s smash hit success “Pretender” in the video below.

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Official HIGE DANdism「Traveler」

CD (Final order has yet to be determined)

・Stand By You

・FIRE GROUND

・バッドフォーミー (Baddofōmī)

・Pretender

・Amazing

・宿命 (Shukumei)

・イエスタデイ (Iesutadei)

Total Tracks 13

DVD、Blu-ray

Official HIGE DANdism one-man tour 18/19 from 2019.01.24 NHK Hall uncut footage

01. ESCAPADE

02. Tell Me Baby

03. バッドフォーミー (Baddofōmī)

04. SWEET TWEET

05. コーヒーとシロップ (Kōhī to shiroppu)

06. 115万キロのフィルム (115 Man-kiro no firumu)

07. 相思相愛 (Sōshisōai)

08. Trailer

09. LADY

10. たかがアイラブユー (Takaga airabuyū)

11. ブラザーズ (Burazāzu)

12. FIRE GROUND

13. Clap Clap

14. 犬かキャットかで死ぬまで喧嘩しよう！(Inu ka kyatto ka de shinu made kenka shiyou!)

15. ノーダウト (Nōdauto)

16. Stand By You

17. 日曜日のラブレター (Nichiyōbi no raburetā)

18. 異端なスター (Itan'na sutā)

9mm Parabellum Bullet goes into the deep blue

Four-member rock band 9mm Parabellum Bullet revealed they will be releasing a brand new album titled Deep Blue which will be released September 9. Deep Blue comes two years after 9mm Parabellum Bullet’s last album Babel. The new album will also serve as a celebration for the band to commemorate their being together for fifteen years. 

Deep Blue will be released in three editions, a standard edition, limited edition, and vinyl edition. The standard edition will be CD-only while the limited edition will be CD + DVD and the vinyl edition will include only one disc. Pre-orders are available and the links will be provided.

Standard Edition

Limited Edition

Vinyl Edition

You can check out 9mm Parabellum Bullet’s “ガラスの街のアリス” (“Garasu no machi no Arisu”) in the video below.

FLOW performing at Crunchyroll Expo 2019

Five-member rock band FLOW will be at this year's Crunchyroll Expo, an annual event put on by anime streaming platform Crunchyroll. The announcement came via Crunchyroll’s official website. FLOW will be performing August 30 at the San Jose Convention Center. Not only is the band playing but they will also be participating in panels and signing autographs.

FLOW is a popular rock band here in the West due to the fact that they have several songs that have been used in many different anime over the years. This has allowed the band to develop quite a following here. If you are going to Crunchyroll Expo hopefully you’ll have the pleasure of checking these guys out in person.

FANTASTICS drop "Dear Destiny" music video

Male idol group FANTASTICS from Exile Tribe revealed the music video for their third and upcoming single “Dear Destiny”. In the music video we see the boys gathered in an apartment building and at first we follow each member but see two versions of them where one is just standing or walking around while the other one is dancing. As the music video moves along we eventually see the boys come together and, in my opinion, the coolest scene of the video: in the background there are the two primary vocalists of the group and then in the foreground there is the rest of the members dancing, but a member keeps disappearing and reappearing in various orders.

“Dear Destiny” is being released August 21 and will be available in two editions, a standard edition and a limited edition. The standard edition will be CD-only while the limited edition will include a bonus DVD.  The pre-order links are posted here.

Standard Edition

Limited Edition

And be sure to check out the super cool new music video for “Dear Destiny” below.

Music Corner Week 17: Polkadot Stingray

Polkadot Stingray is a four-member rock band formed in 2015. With the daunting statement of a piercing guitar sound along with unique melodies and lyrics to break the stereotype of what it means to be a rock band, Polkadot Stingray is all bark with no bite. However, with lead singer Shizuku’s one-of-a-kind vocals, lead guitarist Harushi’s amazing knowledge and skill with his guitar compositions, and the group’s thought-provoking lyrics and themes, this group stands out compared to many other bands in the last five years.

While the band might be classified pop rock, they demonstrate that they are no one-trick pony and can change their style when needbe. Their song “Rhythmy” shows off captivating lyrics and a music video that grabs listeners through Shizuku’s alluring vocals and Harushi’s moving guitar-picking and welcomes them to their dark world. “DENKOUSEKKA”, on the opposite end of the spectrum, has the group take on a more high energy rock sound and showcases how talented Harushi is. Their latest track “Amida” shows that Polkadot Stingray isn’t stopping their growth as bassist Yuki holds more of a stand out role with guest support member and comedian Hollywood Zakoshishoh who boasts a fresh keyboard composition—which is a style the band had not yet experimented with previously.

While still only in their first four years of infancy, Polkadot Stingray has released one EP, “骨抜き” (“Honenuki”), back in 2016, before they signed to Universal the following year. Two mini-albums, 大正義(Dai Masayoshi) and一大事(Ichidaiji), were released in 2017 and 2018, respectively, along with a third, Hyper Horn, to be released later this year. Lastly, the band released albums 全知全能(Zenchi Zennou) and 有頂天(Uchoten) back in 2017 and 2018, respectively.

Check out Pokadot Stingray’s official website along with their official Twitter. Check out the music video for their track “Amida” along with the pre-order links for Hyper Horn below!

Polkadot Stingray stars:

• Shizuku (lead singer, guitar)

• Harushi Ejima (lead guitar)

• Yuki Uemura (bass)

• Kazuma Mitsuyasu (drums)