Live DVD and New Album from SCANDAL

Female rock band SCANDAL will release a live DVD and a new album in the upcoming months.

First of all, the live release will come out on August 22nd. Currently titled SCANDAL JAPAN TITLE MATCH LIVE 2012-SCANDAL vs BUDOKAN, it will feature footage from the band's first ever performane at Nippon Budokan, which took place earlier this year, and will be available in both DVD and Blu-ray formats.

A month later, on September 26th, SCANDAL will release their fourth full-length album. Titled Queens are trumps -Kirihuda wa Queen-, the album is set to feature a total of twelve tracks, including the single Pin Heel Surfer, which is due for release on September 12th. The album will be available in three different editions.

The regular edition will be CD-only and its first press editions will come with a bonus, though details of this have yet to be confirmed. The limited edition will come in photobook-style packaging and will feature new photographs. The limited CD+DVD edition will come with a bonus DVD, details of which have not yet been revealed. Further information will be announced closer to the album's release date.