Japan

2014
Coldrain European release of EP Through Clarity

Subsequent headline dates were also announced for the United Kingdom, along with the European release of the EP Through Clarity on 27 January, with free download of the song “Inside of Me” if the EP was preordered.

Coldrain Recorded live show for Evolve

On 18 January they recorded a live show called “One Man Show Evolve” for their second DVD, Evolve ,

Guitar Wolf Get Action!!

Get Action!! (2014, dir. Jun’ya Kondō)

Dir En Grey During the month of August in 2014, the band celebrated the 15th

During the month of August in 2014, the band celebrated the 15th anniversary of their debut album, Gauze . During this time, they embarked on a Japanese tour titled Tour14 Psychonnect: Mode of “Gauze”? , similarly named after the tour they held back in 1999 in support of the album.

Buck-Tick “Love Parade” and “Steppers -Parade-” were released as a non-album

“Love Parade” and “Steppers -Parade-” were released as a non-album double A-side single on January 22, 2014. Buck-Tick’s thirty-fourth single “Keijijou Ryuusei” was released on May 14, and was followed by their nineteenth studio album, Arui wa Anarchy , on June 4. The album’s 28-date tour ran from June 18…
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Luna Sea promised to each other

In 2014, after the band reunited, Inoran claimed that at the time “we promised to each other that we would all go out into the world while we were in our 30s, absorb things and regroup.”

X Japan won the lawsuit

Yoshiki’s side eventually won the lawsuit in 2014, where the Tokyo District Court ordered Nexstar to pay 660 million yen in damages.

2013
Alexandros (band) Run Away / Oblivion

Their next single, “Run Away” / “Oblivion”, was released on December 25, 2013. It reached number nine on the Oricon Singles Chart , becoming the band’s first single to enter the chart’s top ten.

Luna Sea A Will

A Will , the group’s first new studio album in 13 years, became available on December 11, 2013.

Luna Sea FNS Kayōsai festival

Luna Sea performed at Fuji TV ‘s 2013 FNS Kayōsai festival, which was broadcast live on December 4.