D New Album and Activity Pause

At their live at Akasaka Blitz on August 29th, visual rock band D had good news and bad news for their fans.

The good news is that they will release a new full-length album - their first in three and a half years - on November 12th. Titled Kingdom, it will continue D's popular vampire story, but is also described as a musical biography of the band: "beautiful, violent and transcending genre boundaries".

Kingdom will be available in three different versions. The limited Type A will come with a bonus DVD, the limited Type B will come with a booklet, and the regular Type C will contain just a CD. Details of the tracklists have yet to be announced.

Unfortunately, there was also bad news. Vocalist ASAGI explained that he suffers from an illness called temporomandibular joint dysfunction or TMD, a painful condition affecting the joints and muscles of the jaw. The illness is making it difficult for him to keep up the band's busy schedule and D will therefore stop activities from the end of the year to allow ASAGI to rest and receive treatment. We wish him a speedy recovery and hope that D can resume their activities soon.