Yokohama, Japan - September 2, 2009 - After successfully adding 80
visual kei releases, HearJapan, the digital music store for Japanese
music, added the visual kei band Serial Number in March of this year.
The band is known for having a light sound, colorful costumes and
being an all-around fun band, dubbed ‘oshare kei’ by their fans.

Today, the band showed that there is more to them than just ‘oshare
kei’.  Serial Number unveiled an alter ego band consisting of the same
members called “Gothic Number”.  If Serial Number represents the light
side of visual kei, Gothic Number represents the dark force.  Filled
with heavy guitar riffs and screaming, Gothic Number marks a dirty
departure for the band, although the lyrics still retain Serial
Number’s playful side.  Their first single, ‘Wa Ra,’ is a digital-only
download available internationally exclusively via HearJapan.    The
single costs 150 yen and can be downloaded from any country in
high-quality mp3 format.

HearJapan has also made available today three other visual kei
releases.  These include re-releases of Kisaki Project feat. Jyui
(Vidoll), Birushana, Shiru de Rais & Iron, and Piass with Ra’s
Testars.  HearJapan promises a steady stream of visual kei releases in
the future, including more digital-only releases to meet the demand
from fans around the globe.

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Links:
Gothic Number - Wara: http://www.hearjapan.com/store/album_info/2089
Piass with Ra’s Testars - Kaikoroku Dai 5 Shou:
http://www.hearjapan.com/store/album_info/Kaikoroku_Dai_5_Shou
Kisaki Project feat. Jyui - Kaikoroku Dai 1 Shou:
http://www.hearjapan.com/store/album_info/Kaikoroku_Dai_1_Shou_Kanzen_Ban
Birushana, Shiru de Rais & Iron - Kaikoroku Dai 2 Shou:
http://www.hearjapan.com/store/album_info/Kaikoroku_Dai_2_Shou_2