They returned to the US for Anime USA on October 11 in Crystal City, Virginia
On October 10, 2008, it was announced that vocalist Yama-B was leaving the band at the end of the Back to the Flag tour.
In 2008, the band released their second live DVD: Deco Vs. Deco , and made their first overseas appearances with a short tour through the United States and Canada in support of Dropkick Murphys . On May 3, Maximum the Hormone performed at the hide memorial summit alongside many other…
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On September 15, 2008, Yoshiki held a press conference in Tokyo, where he announced a new, unnamed X Japan song was in the works. Concerts at Saitama Super Arena on Christmas and New Year’s Eve 2008 were also announced.
On September 14, 2008 the band announced on their website that their new name for the US was to be “Versailles -Philharmonic Quintet-“, whilst keeping their original name in countries other than United States.
Their double A-side single ” Nexus 4/Shine ” and the DVD Tour 2007-2008 Theater of Kiss were released together on August 27, 2008.
Versailles’ Japanese record label announced on August 19, 2008 that they received notice of a musician in the United States already using the name “Versailles”.
and subsequently released Moshing Through Tokyo in August.
Incidentally, Third Eye Blind later appeared for the fourth and final lineup of AKFG’s seventh annual Nano-Mugen Festival held at the Yokohama Arena through July 20-21st.
The band appeared as a supporting act for a show held at Yokohama Bay Hall by American alternative rock band Third Eye Blind on July 18.