Great news for Megamasso fans! Nathan from HearJapan sent us this press release:

Megamasso signs deal with HearJapan for new single and future releases, exclusive bonus materials–emphasizes fan interaction

Tokyo, JP - August 4, 2008 - Megamasso is here!  Where is here, you might ask?  HearJapan.com, that is, and in a BIG way, one could even say a MEGA big way!
Megamasso, in a rejuvenated interest in developing stronger ties with their dedicated worldwide fan base has inked a deal with HearJapan to deliver not only their new singles and albums, but also exclusive content, videos, lyric translations, and more!

When asked how they feel about their fans outside of Japan, former Ayabie guitarist Ryouhei reflected for a moment before responding,  “our worldwide fans have been there for us throughout, and we want to start to give back as much as they have given us.  Sorry to have made you guys wait! (Omatase-itashimasita!)”
It starts on Tuesday August 5th at midnight Japan time (11am EST)  with the release of one of Megamasso’s strongest maxi-singles to date, “Beautiful Girl” ( http://www.hearjapan.com/store/album_info/Beautiful_Girl ).  Yes, that is the same date and time as the release of the new D’espairsRay single “Kamikaze”, and you can get both together for under 10 US dollars!

Back to Megamasso… “Beautiful Girl”, is the first of a two song cycle about, you guessed it by the title, different types of women.  “I have explored all kinds of topics in my songwriting, but never the concepts of women or relationships.  You could say I built up so many ideas surrounding it that it took two songs to get it all out!”, Ryouhei commented in a conversation with HearJapan.

What does this new deal mean for fans of Visual-Kei worldwide?  It means that not only will information about Megamasso be available more readily, faster, and completely in English, but interactions with the band can be customized to the needs of the community.  Want an exclusive interview with Megamasso for your website?  Send HearJapan your questions and we will ask them,  and translate the answers for you.  Want Megamasso to appear at the Anime convention you are planning to attend?  Request that the promoters of the convention contact HearJapan at any address listed below!  Have a silly, personal question that you are dying to get an answer to?  Let HearJapan know and they’ll be sure to include it in the next of their regular interviews to be conducted on the fans’ behalf.  Bloggers in Japan (or whom are visiting Japan), contact us to do a Megamasso live report!

“For HearJapan, communication between the artists and the fans is one of our top priorities”, says HearJapan president Nathan Reaven, “check out Megamasso and get involved”.

Megamasso email hotline: megamasso@hearjapan.com

ABOUT HEARJAPAN.COM:  HearJapan (http://www.hearjapan.com) is a digital music store specializing in Japanese music of all kinds.  With an easy to use English-language interface, an ever-expanding catalog, and tons of exclusive content, HearJapan has become the preferred source for music and information for Japanese music fans world-wide.

Megamasso Artist Profile: http://www.hearjapan.com/store/group/Megamasso
Megamasso New Single: http://www.hearjapan.com/store/album_info/Beautiful_Girl
D’espairsRay Artist profile: http://www.hearjapan.com/store/group/DespairsRay
D’espairsRay New Single: http://www.hearjapan.com/store/album_info/KAMIKAZE
Price:  Megamasso’s  “Beautiful Girl” is 3 tracks, 150 yen per track, with a discount for purchasing the complete single–making it 428 yen, $4.13 US, or €2.65.  Comes with downloadable DVD version of the “Beautiful Girl” music video,  one high-quality (1mb) image of the band, a set of recent live photos, translated blog entries of each member, lyrics in Japanese.

D’espairsRay’s 3 track single “kamikaze” is 200 yen per track, with discount, it comes to 540 yen, $5.21 US, €3.35. Comes with translated lyrics.
Format: variable bit rate (high quality) Mp3s, DRM free (no copy protection)