Upcoming Releases+D'espairsray US Tour

July 7th

"Untitled" Girugamesh single. Limited ed. comes with DVD of their January performance at Shinkiba Studio Coast

June 23rd

"a:Fantasia" Nightmare single. Limited ed. comes with DVD of the a:Fantasia music video.

June 30th

"Recreation 2" Acid Black Cherry. Includes DVD music clip.

June 16th

"Untitled" Gackt single including "Dragon Next" from the on-line rpg. Comes with a bonus DVD and a bonus item.

June 9th

"Tell Me Goodbye" Big Bang single. Limited ed. comes with DVD with music video of "Tell Me Goodbye" and a T.O.P. figure. (*sold out of lmt. ed on cdJapan).

*On April 23 & 24, D'ESPAIRSRAY held concerts to commemorate the release of new single "LOVE IS DEAD"released this month. In the concert, they announced that their new album release is scheduled in late July and they will tour worldwide after that. They will start US tour in August, after returning home they will hold 11th anniversary concert on September 9th at SHIBUYA-AX.

Upcoming Releases

D'espairsRay: As said before, it's their 10th Anniversary! Their latest single "Final Call" will be released on September 9, a live DVD of their 10th Anniversary concert will also be released. And there's also a Greatest Hits album coming out with their best songs from 1999 to 2008.

Merry: They have a life DVD coming out on November 7th. Like the music, but not too sure about getting a dvd of the girls. But, if that's your thing, its up for pre-order now.

NEWS: YES! "NEWS Live Diamond" DVD is finally coming out! (it's almost been a year since the concert). It comes in limited and regular editions, but there's not that much difference so I'd go for the cheaper regular addition. It comes out on November 4! Pre-order now!

GACKT: Another dearly awaited DVD! His (long winded) GACKT Visualive Tour 2008-2009 Requiem et Reminiscence II- Saisei to Kaiko-" live DVD is coming out December 2, along with another new single.

Girugamesh: Mentioned this one before, and it deserves a second mentioning. Their third album is coming out along with a DVD featuring the music videos of "Alive" and "Border" and documentary from "Summer Evolution" and some backstage/interview footage. It comes out on December 16th.

Dir en grey: They're coming out with their music video DVD! Comes out Tomorrow, October 28th.

Oh, and cdJapan.co.jp is having a pretty good sale. There's Kra, Acid Black Cherry, Alice Nine, Vidoll, Angelo, the GazettE, even Mucc and BUCK-TICK.

What's with Gackt?

Gackt (excuse me, GACKT as he now uses all caps. lol.) has not been very... Gackt-ish as of late. Sure, he put out a few new good songs including “The New Decade” and “Jesus”, but he also had a few follies like with “Ghost”. Honestly, what happened to the artistic one-of-a-kind Gackt? It seems as if our Gackt has fallen to mainstream. Of course, all fans know about his announcement to retire in 2010, and hopefully he’ll end on a better note than “Flower”.

Also, be looking for his Hollywood movie “Bunraku” (with Josh Hartnett and Demi Moore) to be released in 2009/2010. Can’t wait for that one!

(Maybe he wants to focus on a movie career instead?)