April 9th - Morning Edition

Alrighty, here's another update of news we've collected over the weekend. Also, just a notice, our Events page will be under going a massive overhaul in the next couple of days. Right now it's kind of a mess, but that will change. As a reminder - this blog is in beta. We'll probably do a hard launch in May. Just wait until we get our Resources page up, you'll be up until 1 am .... uh, like I am now. ONWARD WITH THE NEWS.

[Anaheim, CA]  AM2 has announed their Summer Festival stage, full of local acts with a Japanese to them. LuCiD is gonna be there, and there's a rumor that may be opening for Ant1Nett? Either way, check out AM2's page for all the info on Brathzo, Icarus Kid, Kazha, LuCiD, and Momotama! The date for the Summer Festival hasn't been set yet, but Ant1Nett is indeed playing on the 16th.

[Los Angeles, CA]  According to the press release: "X Japan has been nominated for Best International Band at the Golden Gods Awards alongside Rammstein (Germany), Lacuna Coil (Italy), Sepultura (Brazil), Behemoth (Poland), and Meshuggah (Sweden). X Japan is the first band from Asia to ever be nominated for a Golden Gods Award." [...] The winners will be announced on Wednesday, April 11th at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles. It is America’s biggest hard rock and heavy metal awards show, and special performances include Marilyn Manson, Evanescence, Korn, Slash, and more.
The event will also coincide with the launch of a special Metal Exhibition at the Grammy Museum, located next to Club Nokia. The Golden Gods Award Black Carpet and Show presented by Epiphone® will be broadcasted live on X Box Live at 6pm PST. Show begins at 8pm PST. The 2012 Golden Gods Awards will also air on VH1 later in the year. 
Notes: Voting is over. The Golden Gods Awards is the brain child of Revolver Magazine.

Source: Press Release at Nippon Project, Golden Gods website Updates will be made live on their Facebook page here.

[US]   May'n has added dates to her US Tour, ROCK YOUR BEATS. On June 21st she'll be at the Key Club in Los Angeles, and on the 23rd she'll be having a special afternoon live in the famous Yoshi's in San Francisco. Anime News Network has all the information you need here.