New band Taiyou NO Namida (太陽ノ涙) will begin activity on January 31st.

Here's some news that doesn't warrant its own post, featuring ARLEQUIN (アルルカン), MASKED RIDER SYSTEM, PENTAGON (ペンタゴン), RHEDORIC, and Sanada Ren (真田 廉):

RHEDORIC has shared the full PV for their mini-album preview single, WORLD:

Here's some minor news that I've been neglecting to post. (I've been too busy working on the discography section!)

RHEDORIC has announced some special privileges for those who purchase Jiggy 2nd Press through TOWER RECORDS:

“RHEDORIC, a band who is going major in October, used drones and GoPro in their recent PV?!”

RHEDORIC (formerly known as THE RHEDORIC) will make their major debut through UNIVERSAL MUSIC, and release a second press of their full album, Jiggy.

Earlier this year, CARAT (カラット) had announced their disbandment for April, [until an accident left vocalist Yuuji injured and unable to sing.][1] However, he has since returned to the stage (fortunately and unfortunately) and after the other members [participated in a session event with THE RHEDORIC][2], their last live has been rescheduled as far back as September 16. On that date, the band will hold their last oneman live, 終宴～サクライツカ～ (shuuen～sakura itsuka～) at Takadanobaba AREA and finally cease activities.

Here's the news that I never got to. Featuring ARLEQUIN (アルルカン), Black Gene For the Next Scene, CARAT (カラット), GOTCHAROCKA, LIN (凛 -THE END OF CORRUPTION WORLD-), and the Samurai Crows:

ALVION, THE BLACK SWAN, ONENESS (ワンネス), /THE RHEDORIC, and VARYL (ヴァリル) all have new stuff coming up: