Japan

2011
Luna Sea debut album re-recording released

A new re-recording of their debut album, Luna Sea , was released on March 16, 2011, as a self-cover.

Versailles (band) Philia

The theme song for the show was Versailles’ single ” Philia “, which was released on March 15.

Luna Sea Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

In response to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that occurred on March 11 in Japan,

X Japan Tōhoku earthquake

Due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that occurred in Japan on March 11, the band decided to postpone the release of “Jade” until June 28. Yoshiki also decided to auction off one of his used signature Kawai crystal grand pianos, of which all proceeds were sent to help…
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L'Arc-en-Ciel Twenity Box

A box set entitled Twenity Box was later released on March 9 and contains all three of the albums. It also came with a special digest DVD that covered the 20-year history of the band, a deluxe booklet, and a special music box that contained either ” Flower “, “Anata”,…
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Man with a Mission started another music tour

After the single release, the band started another music tour on March 7, 2011, called “Man with a Mission Japan Marking Tour 2011”, which included 13 different performances across Japan.

X Japan performed on March 6

X Japan performed on March 6 at Asia Girls Explosion, a fashion event and music concert that Yoshiki created with Jay FR.

Asian Kung-Fu Generation Vibration of Music Tour

In March 2011, the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami caused the band to cancel the rest of their “2010-2011 Vibration of Music Tour”, due to some touring equipment being damaged.

Asian Kung-Fu Generation published lyrics

Within the next week after the disaster, Masafumi Gotoh published lyrics on his diary, inspired by the disaster, called “Suna no Ue” ( 砂の上 , On the Sand ) .

Crossfaith Tragic Hero Records signed Crossfaith

In their early touring history, they were supported by bands like Hatebreed , Machine Head , In This Moment , Bleeding Through , The Used , August Burns Red or Memphis May Fire . In March 2011, Tragic Hero Records signed Crossfaith for an American release of their debut album…
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