摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) // Overseas merchandise pre-order through FAKE STAR USA

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Do you remember the interview I did with the members of 摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) in late January of this year?
(If you haven’t read it, or need a quick refresher, you can find it here!)
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Mikaru // Second editions of radio and livestream performance with Yudai

You might have seen my previous posts about Mikaru’s radio show and online live performance with Yudai (G.L.A.M.S, guitar), but in case you haven’t, here’s a quick overview:
On March 27 Mikaru held his very first solo radio performance on YouTube in which he answered questions

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Alpha999 // TAKA’s live performance “Birth EraS 2021”

To celebrate his birthday TAKA originally planned a live performance for February 24, 2021. Unfortunately this performance had to be rescheduled to another date due to Japan declaring the state of emergency once again.
After a lot of planning a new date for the live has been decided: April 7.

The performance

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Mikaru // Teaming up with Yudai for online live performance

Last Saturday Mikaru did his very first radio broadcast through the G.L.A.M.S YouTube channel, of which the archive is only available to members of the channel by now. (Originally the archive was available to everyone, but this was only for 24 hours.)
We’ll get to channel memberships in a moment,

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響 (Hibiki) // “I want to play an active part in all kinds of genres, not just metal.”

Even though it has been a hot minute since I was able to ask all members of 摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) a long list of questions about the band and their activities as individual members, there was one thing that wasn’t sitting right with me. Because most of you will recognize 響 (Hibiki) as the drummer of 摩天楼オペラ

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TAKA & Syu // Online entertainment through project “Lounge Room”

It has been almost a year since the pandemic hit, and I don’t think I have to explain you how bad the situation is for everyone in all corners and occupations all over the world. But because of the subject we usually talk about here I’d like to limit ourselves to the categories of “musicians”

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摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) // A fleeting hymn of love

I’m sure that most people by now have heard of 摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) as a band, but in the recent years I have seen their overseas activity get less and less. Yet there was a lot going on in the world of the band. Not only have they gone independent last year, they’ve also lost their guitarist,

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David // SUI’s birthday stream “Fragment & Reminiscence” and new concept mini-album “Gothculture”

Like I said in the previous article about SUI’s plans for January of 2021, he planned a large event spanning two days to celebrate not only his own birthday, but also the 4th anniversary of David as his solo project. Unfortunately the state of emergency was issued in Japan, preventing SUI from holding

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