JAPANESE ROCK FEST CLASH AGAINST COMMERICIALISM CANCELLED
NEW YORK, NY (March 28, 2008) – For reasons beyond their control, rock fest Clash Against Commercialism set for April 6, 2R008 at New York City’s Nokia Theatre Times Square has been cancelled. A delay in securing visas for members of the featured Japanese bands, combined with scheduling conflicts, has promoters unable to reconfirm a new date as of today.
Organizers would like to thank all those who helped build the event, as well as all the fans who purchased tickets. Refunds will be available at point of purchase.
In the past few years, the genre “Visual kei” together with many Japanese bands have gained recognition in America.
Other than the flamboyant and flashy appearance, the bands that will be showcased at this festival have nothing in common with the other bands, for the exception of Dir en grey, which have stepped foot on American soil.
The difference can be seen in the usage of the element of “visual” (glam) in their method of expression, as opposed to the assertion towards society which is visual, in the case of our bands.
The former bands can be seen emphasizing the fundamentals of hard rock in their music when our bands simply pour their soul out into their sounds.
The genes origination from FREE-WILL which once controlled half of the West Side of Japan is finally taking root in New York.
Furthermore, this severe moment that cannot be described simply with an easy word like ‘Live Show’ is just around the corner.
12012
12012 is a Japanese band that formed in Osaka, Japan in 2003. Their sounds incorporates element of pop, industrial and rock, and are like Linkin Park and Lostprophets. 12012 consists of Wataru Miwayaki (lead vocal), Hiroaki Sakai (guitar), Yusuke Suga (guitar), Tomoyuki Enya (bass) and Toru Kawauchi (drums) from the get-go. The band works around a concept of “madness inside a human". 12012 is also the penal code for the possession of a dangerous weapon in California, US. Their perilous stage performance has been extended not only in Japan, but also to the US and EU. In 2007, their song, Cyclone, was selected as the ending theme to the Gonzo anime TV series, Romeo x Juliet, released by Universal Music Japan. In addition, they performed at ANIME NEXT in 2007.
∀NTI FEMINISM
∀NTI FEMINISM is a Japanese punk rock band that formed in 1991 in Japan. The band is led by KENZI, the lead vocal (CEO of Anarchist Records, Leader and Drummer of THE DEAD P☆P STARS) who is one of the most charismatic artists in the Japanese Visual-Kei scene. The concept of ∀NTI FEMINISM is based on "Radical Ideas" and has captured a large audience with many outrageous stunts often performed on stage. The singer is known to set his hand on fire, break neon lights with his head, cut himself with the shards on his stomach and arms, fling vegetables with a baseball bat, and tumble around on a pile of thumbtacks.
boogieman
Having only performed live once last December while
hidden behind a curtain, boogieman is officially beginning their activities.
Consisting of guitarists ewana (ex-kagerou) and AKILA and bassist
vanG-suck (ex-baroque), with Yuichiro on drums (ex-Metronomu) and fronted
by vocalist Junno (ex-beaU), this band has been widely anticipated by
fans everywhere.
On April 6th, 2008, Clash Against Commercialism will be their first
official live! Boogieman promises to bring forth a new form of Visual Kei,
using a mix of world music genres and s
RENTRER EN SOI
RENTRER EN SOI is a Japanese band that formed in Japan in 2001. Musically the band mix influences from hard rock, gothic rock and heavy metal like HIM. RENTRER EN SOI consists of vocalist Satsuki, guitarists Takumi, Shun, bass guitarist Ryo and drummer Mika. The band name came from a French word, translated as “to return in myself”. In October 2007, their first performance in US was at Onicon, New York.
the studs
the studs is an alternative rock band that formed in Tokyo, Japan in 2007. The band is composed of daisuke (lead vocal), aie (guitar), yukino (bass) and hibiki (drums). Vocalist, daisuke used to be a lead vocal of a Japanese visual-kei band, kagerou and has performed at one of European biggest festivals, Rock am Ring. It is hard to categorize the studs’ sounds, but their sounds like Radiohead and Coldplay. Their stage performance breaks new ground in the Japanese visual scene.
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This sucks!!! o >.<" o I was looking forward to this concert!! And this was suppose to be my first concert & early birthday present!! I didn't even find out this was cancelled until just now. :[
I hope this will be rescheduled & everything will work out!
this is just unacceptable!!! do u knwo how long ive been looking forward to this?!!!thank god i live her in NYC or else i would be even more upset...thanx alot for killing my excitment in just seconds -_-... i better get all my money back
You guys didn't give details on which band didn't acquire their visas, but I'm sure all the fans will still attend the show if one band out of four didn't make it.
It's ridiculous that you gave us about a week and a half's notice that this event wasn't going to happen. I'm pretty sure you all are aware that there's a good amount of people flying across the country for this. Now I'm stuck with my $271 plane ticket that I can't get refunded. Thanks a fucking lot.
