The Weekly Quickie: MORAN, Crimson Shiva, JILKA, WHITE JUDAS, ViX, Alice 9

I'm late, I know!  A-kon happened!  Better late than never, eh?  Well, sort of.  Looks like I'll be starting off with a stream of sucks, so hold on tight.

The first just announced yesterday and hit like an anvil.  Moran has announced their disbandment following their live on September 21.  After member losses and a planned hiatus, I guess it doesn't come as too big of a surprise, but it still hurts.  The band still has a one-man tour coming up, so make sure to support them until the end.

The Weekly Quickie: Sophia-sama, Sukekiyo, Yousei Teikoku, Naniwa VKei Rengougun

As you may already know, ex-Bloodstain Child vocalist Sophia-sama's new project, Season of Ghosts, has just completed recording on their debut album, Human Paradox.  This album will feature a collaboration with Mejibray guitarist, MiA.  This isn't the first time the two have traded talents.  Sophia-sama lent her voice to the Mejibray track, Die Kusse, released February of last year. There's no release date as of yet, but trust me, we'll be keeping our eyes open for this one

Speaking of cool collaborations, guitarist Takaha of pop-metal group Yousei Teikoku will be remixing a song on super-band Sukekiyo's debut album, Immortalis.  Sukekiyo consists of Dir en grey's Kyo, 9GOATS BLACKOUT's Uta, Kannivalism's Yuchi and Rentrer en Soi's Takumi and Mika, which pretty much makes them my favorite project ever. Pre-order it here!