NECRONOMIDOL debuted their new lineup last night at The Music Apocalypse, in a set sandwiched between Burst Girl and Broken By The Scream. This follows Sunday’s announcement of the addition of three new members, making the group a quintet after the recent withdrawals of Shiki Rukawa and Roa Toda.
Joining veterans Himari Tsukishiro and Nana Kamino onstage last night were: Continue reading
The new members of a resurrected NECRONOMIDOL make their first appearance in “TULIPAQ”, an MV released on the virtual eve of their no-audience livestream debut.
Sole surviving NECROMA member Himari is discovered by new disciples Shiki, Nana, and Roa who instruct her in the crafting of a tupilaq: a vengeful monster created by witchcraft, given life by ritualistic chants and then set loose into the sea to seek and destroy an enemy (thanks Wikipedia!). Continue reading
Since mid-March, in his house at R’lyeh, dead Cthulhu has been waiting and dreaming of the coming era when new dark disciples will emerge from the depths and spread madness to the far corners of the world once more.
That wait is (almost) over. NECRONOMIDOL have announced they will be resuming activities in June with three new members.
NECRONOMIDOL have announced the immediate graduation of Rei Imaizumi, Michelle and original member Risaki Kakizaki. In addition, they have cancelled all events for the next two months including their upcoming one-man on March 23 where they were to introduce new members and costumes. The group will be on hiatus until further notice.
The word itself from Manager-san.
An important announcement from NECRONOMIDOL pic.twitter.com/jZxBS6PqKA
— リッキー〔覇〕ネクロ魔P (@NECRO_P) March 16, 2020
Okaki, Rei and Michelle will be independently hosting their own graduation live on April 27th. Continue reading
NECRONOMIDOL has given us one month’s time to prepare for an expansion of their ranks. The Darkness Girls will unveil both their new member(s) and new costumes at a free live on March 23.
【新メンバー決定！】
追加オーディションにて選考を重ね、この度新メンバーの加入が決定！
3/23新体制披露の無料イベントを開催します！「聖 天壊亡黎蘇学園 2020年度 入学式」
3/23(月)
新宿アンチノック
入場無料▷https://t.co/LsOsFuzgdB・新メンバーお披露目
・新衣装発表#3月のネクロ魔 pic.twitter.com/NTooBeHhRG— NECRONOMIDOL (@NECRONOMIDOL) February 23, 2020
With the massive number of graduations and disbandments in the past year, the list of potential NECROMA recruits is tantalizing.
Did Ricky-San draw from this deep pool of known idols, or cast brand new talent?
Is it new member or members? Will we see a five, six or thirteen member formation?
Since the announced live has a school entrance ceremony theme, will the new costumes be an ultra-dark version of seifuku?
Let the rampant speculation begin:
— Paul From Sweden ® (@PaulFromSweden) February 23, 2020
NECRONOMIDOL release their highly anticipated five-song EP, scions of the blasted heath, this Wednesday, June 16. It is their first studio recording since the graduation of beloved and iconic idols Hina and Sari, and the addition of new members back in January.
This album cover is what they call a “conversation starter”.
Being the first studio offering by the new line-up of Kunogi, Michelle, Rei-chan, Okaki, Himari and her omniscient hair makes this EP one of the most eagerly awaited releases of the year. Team Homicidols were lucky enough to be blessed with a preview copy (all it cost was my soul but I wasn’t using it much anyway). It’s a diverse set of tracks by fan-favorite songwriters exploring themes of trauma, entropy and conquest alongside the omnipresent influence of Lovecraftian terror. Here’s a sneak peak:
The NECRONOMIDOL EUROPEAN INQUISITION 2019 announcement has dropped, short on dates but full of intriguing details. For those of you within affordable travel distance of London, the one date you will certainly want to save is the mid-July weekend of HYPER JAPAN.
Ultradark idol group @NECRONOMIDOL blackens the HYPER Live! Stage#HYPERJAPAN
https://t.co/2g8cOI4pg8— HYPER JAPAN (@HYPERJAPANevent) March 25, 2019
NECROMA will be joining the distinguished ranks of former HYPER JAPAN alumni including Yoshiki and Toshi (X Japan), Dempagumi.inc, friends of Homicidols Mutant Monster and Charisma.com, and site favorite LADYBABY.
In all, Necroma confirmed eight summer gigs in six European countries, including a couple of out-of-the-way spots with some rather esoteric connections. Continue reading
For those Westerners who have fallen down the JPop rabbit hole, there are a few common stages that just about everyone goes through. Somewhere after devouring any English-language sites Google can find and consuming all unblocked videos on YouTube, comes the burning desire to see our newfound musical idols live. North America and Europe have been fortunate the last few years to see almost annual tours by BABYMETAL, Perfume, One OK Rock and Hatsune Miku, but for those whose tastes are a bit less mainstream, the chance to see independent and alternative artists usually involves pricing plane tickets to Japan.
Fortunately for us, a small group of fans-turned-promoters have taken it upon themselves to bring live underground idol and alternative JRock to the West. A few of these intrepid souls were gracious enough to answer our questions about why they decided to jump into the business of international music booking and promotion, the biggest challenges they encounter, and what plans they have for the future.
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