Shanghai on March 10
Bangkok on March 7
Hong Kong on March 3
The band’s first physical single in over eleven years, ” The One -Crash to Create- “, was released in March 2012. It contains only the title track, which is nearly twenty-three minutes long, peaked at number 5 and spent 7 weeks on the charts.
Babymetal’s first CD single was a collaboration with the band Kiba of Akiba, titled ” Babymetal / Kiba of Akiba “. Released in March 2012 by Juonbu Records, the single ranked at number three on the Oricon weekly indie chart and number one in the Tower Records Shibuya weekly indie…
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L’Arc-en-Ciel then announced that they would be releasing their twelfth studio album, and gave fans who bought “Chase” a sneak peek with a live internet broadcast of the band mastering the album on December 26 on Ustream . They also announced that their alter ego band P’unk-en-Ciel would be releasing…
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In February 2012, following a doctor’s visit, vocalist Kyo was diagnosed with vocal nodule dysphonia , leading to Dir En Grey pulling out of the North American The Still Reckless Tour consisting of Asking Alexandria , Trivium , Motionless in White , and I See Stars . Although Kyo had…
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On January 25, 2012, they released the mini-album Kizuna . The title song was used in a Fist of the Blue Sky pachinko game, and its cover features the series’ main character. Galneryus’ next single, “Hunting for Your Dream”, was used as the second closing theme of the new Hunter…
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On 18 January 2012 the Pillows released their album, Trial and, on the same day, a live DVD entitled We Are Friends , which included footage of their 2011 NAP Tour in America with Noodles. In June, following their Trial tour, the band released the DVD Real Trial containing the…
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To celebrate their 25th anniversary, Buck-Tick opened a special website where they announced the creation of their own record label Lingua Sounda, and that its first releases would be a single in spring 2012 and an album in the summer. The Lingua Sounda logo was designed by manga artist Tsutomu…
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