J-ROCK PARTY 2011 ~'08 Memorial

DATE: Saturday 7.30.11
Time 11:00 am

2008 was THE YEAR of J-Rock in the USA, the stats show it was at the peak for US live performances (I saw 8 live J-Rock shows myself just that year!!) To celebrate I have had a mad party planned since 2009 & it's finally coming to life... featuring 2 of our favorite bands & shows of all time, popular among all of us & amazing live, I am doing a melodic metal visual 2-pack with Rentrer En Soi & Versailles!! Snacks, cd's, eating out & great fun will all be a part of the day. All of the great elements you have come to expect from previous J-Rock parties are here & will be presented on Brian's brand new ginormous plasma & kicking Onkyo sound system for a truly great home theater experience featuring the latest DVDs of these 2 stellar bands. These parties require a lot of planning & are sure to be a once in a lifetime showing, so you will not want to miss it!!

Rentrer En Soi: The Abyss Of Despair


Versailles: Ascended Master



DATE: June 30 2011
Time: 1pm

X JAPAN NORTH AMERICAN TOUR!!

X JAPAN North American Tour	X JAPAN	United States of America	Los Angeles, CA
X JAPAN North American Tour	X JAPAN	United States of America	San Francisco, CA
X JAPAN North American Tour	X JAPAN	United States of America	Seattle, WA
X JAPAN North American Tour	X JAPAN	Canada	Vancouver, BC
X JAPAN North American Tour	X JAPAN	United States of America	Chicago, IL
X JAPAN North American Tour	X JAPAN	Canada	Toronto, ON
X JAPAN North American Tour	X JAPAN	United States of America	New York City, NY

This is it!! The one US Jrock fans have been waiting for!! The Legendary X Japan comes to North America in their first ever tour!! I'm so X-cited!!
Tickets are on sale...NOW!!

X JAPAN NEW ALBUM & US Tour!! @_@

In a press conference today, X-JAPAN announced that they had 90% completed work on a new album. ^_^
The band revealed that a number of the tracks on it will be in English or re-recorded songs into English.
Further details, such as a title or release date (rumored to be October/Autumn), have not been announced, but will be announced soon.
It is rumored that the "fan vote" taken for a proposed "best of" album in 2009 was used to help pick the re-recorded songs for the new album...
Therefore they are planning to release "Jade" as their first single in the United States, followed by later releases of "Born to Be Free" and "I.V.".
The full album details also mentioned well known songs like "Art of Life", "Tears"(in English), "Rusty Nail" (in English), and "Kurenai".
The band has a new "Dragon Logo" & plans on a North American Tour with dates in New York, Los Angeles, & Chicago all mentioned!!

NEW J-ROCK CD's to be Released in the US!!

From Anime Expo... 2010 US record label "MaruMusic" (known for releasing Versailles in the US) will be bring many more Visual Rock catalog cd's to the states!!
Announced are:

THE GAZETTE: (3 cd's) NIL, Stacked Rubbish, & DIM
VIDOLL: (3 cds) Monad, Esoteric Romance & Bastard
ALICE NINE: Complete Collection 2006-2009 (singles)
DUEL JEWEL: We Will Melt You (*US exclusive compilation)
Kanon Wakeshima: Lolitawork Liberetto

release date TBA...

X JAPAN "Born To Be Free" (Live Preview)

Check out X Japan's new song, played at the "Yoshiki Foundation" in Cali USA!! ^_^

YOSHIKI Foundation 7.1.10

X JAPAN will be shooting their new video in L.A. after the YOSHIKI Foundation party!!

The event will take place live at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles on the evening of July 1st 2010, immediately following the YOSHIKI Foundation launch party. The event takes place from 8pm - 11pm and will include a whole host of fun, excitement and exclusive surprises.
A acoustic set with X Japan members Yoshiki, Toshi & Sugizo is planned as well as a fashion show...
Entry is free but you must register to receive an invitation to this once in a lifetime event. Places are on a first come first served basis. For further details and to apply for an invitation to this event, check out Jrock Nation's website.

GALNERYUS: check out the new singer!!

Classic j-rock soloist Masatoshi Ono of "You're The Only" fame (now known as Sho w/Galneryus) has taken over the mighty reigns of lead vocalist from Yama B. in the j-metal band & he sounds outstanding!! Check out the samples from the Galneryus' digital release & album "Resurrection!!"

YOSHIKI & SUGIZO @ OTAKON 2010!!

From Otakon:

Otakon is proud to welcome YOSHIKI & SUGIZO of the legendary visual kei rock band X JAPAN.

They'll appear during Otakon's Masquerade, where they'll participate in a moderated Q&A session. As a special treat for Otakon members, they'll perform a brief, intimate, acoustic set as an intermission-- just one week before X JAPAN appears at Lollapalooza in Chicago. @_@

The modern day traditionalists Yoshida Brothers & hip-hop act Home Made Kazoku will also be musical guest performing @ Otakon

HIGH & MIGHTY COLOR to disband...

Sad news, as it seems even with the addition of new singer HALCA, HIGH & MIGHTY COLOR are calling it quits after 6 years do to musical differences... :(
This announcement was made shortly after their last USA con performance in May & a final single is slated for August...

YOSHIKI, GALNERYUS, & THE BRILLIANT GREEN NEWS

from jame:

YOSHIKI/X-JAPAN
The USA convention Anime Central will present the world premiere of YOSHIKI history through X JAPAN.

The film will debut on Saturday, May 15, 2010, during the Anime Central Masquerade intermission. YOSHIKI will personally introduce the films via video chat. Attendees should arrive early for this unique experience.

X JAPAN is performing in the US this year as part of Lollapalooza and hopes that everyone can join them in Chicago on August 8, 2010.

GALNERYUS:
J-Metal legends Galneryus has announced the release date of their new album RESURRECTION. Set for June 23, this new release will feature 11 tracks, including a song called A FAR-OFF DISTANCE, which will be used as a theme song of an anime called "RAINBOW".

Galneryus has suffered line-up changes as they lost their vocalist in 2008 and bassist in 2009. However, they have now been replaced and new material from this band since the announcement of the new line-up has been highly anticipated.

Galneryus will also embark on a nationwide tour this year. Titled “TIME FOR THE RESURRECTION”TOUR 2010, it will begin on August 8 at the CUBE GARDEN in Sapporo and finish at SHIBUYA-AX in Tokyo on September 12.

THE BRILLIANT GREEN:
J-Pop the brilliant green announced via their official website on May 10 that lead guitarist Matsui Ryo would be making an immediate departure from the band, citing "personal reasons" for his decision.

the brilliant green's staff posted an official statement stating that the band: "...Express their thanks to their fans for supporting them throughout their career. However, following extensive talks with his fellow band members, lead guitarist Matsui Ryo has decided that he will part ways with the group due to personal reasons."

Now with only Tomoko Kawase and Shunsaku Okuda remaining, the brilliant green will still continue their current activities despite this and wishes for fans' continuous encouragement and support.