Japan

2019
Coldrain new album

Just a few days later, on 30 January, Masato Hayakawa announced that he was returning to the studio with the rest of the band to record a new album to be released later on in the year.

Coldrain music video

A music video for the song was released on 25 January 2019.

Alexandros (band) Pray

In 2019, [Alexandros] released “Pray”, the theme song for the Japanese release of the film Godzilla: King of the Monsters , and “Tsukiiro Horizon” ( 月色ホライズン ) .

One Ok Rock On November 23, the band announced their forthcoming album, Eye of

On November 23, the band announced their forthcoming album, Eye of the Storm . The second single, “Stand Out Fit In”, considered the lead single for the album, was released the same day with a music video. “Change” was also featured on the album. On February 1, 2019, the band…
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Dir En Grey Their 30th single, “The World of Mercy”, released on September 18

Their 30th single, “The World of Mercy”, released on September 18, 2019. They provided a cover of ” National Media Boys ” for the January 29, 2020 Buck-Tick tribute album Parade III ~Respective Tracks of Buck-Tick~

Luna Sea underwent surgery

Ryuichi underwent surgery to remove adenocarcinoma of the lung in January 2019

Outrage (band) 40th anniversary

In 2019, Outrage celebrated the 40th anniversary of the NWOBHM.

Melt-Banana record a new album

In late 2019, during an interview conducted on tour, with Louder magazine, the band stated they would record a new album.

The Pillows To celebrate the band’s 30th anniversary, a feature film entitled

To celebrate the band’s 30th anniversary, a feature film entitled 王様になれ (“Be the King”) with music and original story by Sawao Yamanaka was released in Japan in the Fall season of 2019. Shûji Okui is responsible for the script and direction. The film stars actor Amane Okayama as Yuusuke, a…
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L'Arc-en-Ciel Social media and streaming

In late 2019 the band reinforced their presence on social media, opening an official account on Instagram, as well as an official channel in YouTube. They also released most of their music albums across different music streaming services, including Apple Music and Spotify .