THE BLACK HORN seizes the day with new album!

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Popular four-member rock band THE BLACK HORN announced that they will be releasing a brand new album, Carpe diem, October 23. Carpe diem will be the latest album release from the band since 運命開花 (Unmei Kaika) back in 2015 and will be their thirteenth album overall. THE BLACK HORN commented on the album title, “We shall “seize the day” by continuing to sing about ‘living’ and the ‘feeling of life’ and we hope that this theme shall be prevalent throughout the album.”

Carpe diem will include the recently released track “心臓が止まるまでは” (“Shinzo ga Tomaru Madewa”), feature eleven additional tracks, and drop with three editions: a CD-only standard edition and two CD + Blu-ray/ DVD limited editions titled Type A and Type B, respectively. Both Types A and B will include footage from the band’s「ALL TIME BEST One-man Tour」～KYO-MEI Matsuri～ Final  anniversary tour which took place at Nippon Budokan back in February, with Type A featuring special anniversary packaging along with several interviews between the members. 

Lastly THE BLACK HORN will be holding their Carpe diem tour starting October 6 and tickets can be pre-ordered through Tower Records.

No album pre-order links are available right now but in the meantime check out footage of their track “Running Away” which will be included on the limited editions!


THE BACK HORN「Carpe diem」

CD

・「Shinzo ga Tomaru Madewa」Along with eleven other tracks

Limited Editons Blu-ray / DVD

20th Anniversary「ALL TIME BEST One-man Tour」～KYO-MEI Matsuri～ Final  Nippon Budokan 2019.2.8

01. その先へ

02. ブラックホールバースデイ

03. サニー

04. 罠

05. ジョーカー

06. ひとり言

07. 悪人

08. 雷電

09. コワレモノ

10. 初めての呼吸で

11. ヘッドフォンチルドレン

12. 美しい名前

13. 未来

14. Running Away

15. グローリア

16. シンフォニア

17. コバルトブルー

18. 刃

19. 冬のミルク

20. ハナレバナレ

21. 無限の荒野

Type A Limited edition Blu-ray Only

・Budokan Special wrapping 、Twenty Anniversary member interviews

BiSH announces sixth single

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Alternative idol group BiSH announced they will be releasing their sixth single November 6. The brand-new single is still unnamed but the group stated that they are always evolving. On August 17 BiSH will be holding a commemorative mini live of the new single on the Wing Stage in Osaka Prefecture Nanba OCAT Point Square. On top of all of this, BiSH will be going on tour from October 6 all the way to January 23. The tour will be titled NEW HATEFUL KiND TOUR and will make a total of twenty-three stops.

The untitled single will be released in three editions total, a standard edition and two limited editions. The standard edition will be CD-only while one limited edition will include a bonus DVD with the other limited including a bonus Blu-ray.Both limited editions will also feature special packaging. You can pre-order your copy of the new single here.

Standard Edition

Limited Edition with DVD

Limited Edition with Blu-ray

Be sure to check out BiSH’s last single “Life is Beautiful” in the video below.

FAKY coming to Otakuthon 2019

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Five-member alternative girl pop group FAKY announced they will be performing at this year’s Otakuthon August 16. This performance will come after their appearance at Anime Friends in Brazil where they got to premiere their latest song “GIRLS GOTTA LIVE”. This marked the first time FAKY has made an appearance at this festival held in Brazil. 

FAKY have an extensive background working in the anime industry. They got started back in 2013 under Avex and from conception they have aimed to have a very broad, mainstream appeal. In the video posted below you can see the members of the group making the announcement with two members speaking in very clean, easy to understand English.

Otakuthon takes place in Montreal, Canada and has been up and running since 2006. FAKY’s performance will be in room 210 and cost an extra $20 USD on top of the convention entry fee. You can find more information here if you are interested in attending.

Kato Miliyah announces "part two" of her fifteenth year celebration!

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Urban pop singer Kato Miliyah revealed she will be releasing a brand-new single, “Honto no Boku wo Shitte”, to be released September 4. “Honto no Boku wo Shitte” will serve as the second part of Kato’s fifteenth year celebration following the release of “Ai ga Furu” back in June. Additionally, Kato will be going on tour from September 8 to September 24. The tour is being called Miliyah Kato 15th Anniversary tour 2019 [GEMINI] and a full schedule will be posted below.

“Honto no Boku wo Shitte” will be released in two editions total, a standard edition and a limited edition which will come with a bonus DVD. The CD will feature a total of three tracks while the DVD will contain a music video for her previous release “Ai ga Furu” along with a “Darling” special movie. Pre-orders are available and posted below along with the full track listing.

Standard Edition

Limited Edition

If you are curious about the song that will be featured on the DVD you can check it out for yourself in the video below.

Kato Miliyah [Honto no Boku wo Shitte]

CD

1 ほんとの僕を知って (Honto no Boku wo Shitte)

2 Lonely Hearts -the Sknow Remix-

3 勇者たち -Sleepless Night MANABOON Remix- (Yushatachi-Sleepless Night MANABOON Remix-)

DVD

1 愛が降る -Music Video- (Ai ga Furu)

2 Darling -Special Movie-

Miliyah Kato 15th Anniversary tour 2019 [GEMINI] tour dates

9/08/2019 Mainabi BLITZ Asaka

9/14/2019 Sendai PIT

9/18/2019 Zepp Fukuoka

9/19/2019 Blue Live Hiroshima

9/23/2019 Nanba Hatch

9/24/2019 Diamond Hall

SCANDAL shows fans just how Fuzzy love can be with latest music video!

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To celebrate the band’s latest release “Fuzzy”, four-member rock band Scandal dropped the single’s audio on their official YouTube channel. The track will be the band’s first digitally released track since signing onto their private label and their second release overall since “Masterpiece/ Mabataki” back in March.

Written by drummer RINA and composed by guitarist MAMI, “Fuzzy” takes a more energetic approach toward the summer love song trope and infuses it with a perfect blend of Scandal’s style. Currently the song is only available digitally and is up on Apple Music and Spotify. Check out its music video below!