X Japan bass player Hiroshi "Heath" Morie has recently passed away at the age of 55. He had been battling cancer for several months.

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Source:	blabbermouth.net
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X Japan will return to the U.S. to perform at the Coachella festival in California this year. The Japanese metallers haven't released an album in 20 years, but the band is currently working on a new album to drop in 2018 and also released their highly personal "We Are X" documentary to critical acclaim.

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Source:	xjapan.com
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Drummer Yoshiki of X Japan will undergo an emergency cervical artificial disc replacement surgery on Tuesday, May 16th in Los Angeles. As a result of Yoshiki's intense drumming style and the impact it has had on his physical health, he was diagnosed with cervical foraminal stenosis in July 2009, and then underwent a cervical laminectomy and a cervical foraminotomy.

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Japanese power metallers X Japan have been forced to put all current plans on hold after long-time guitarist Pata was hospitalised in Tokyo. According to management, he received treatment for colon diverticulitis and portal vein thrombosis. Consequently, X Japan's March 12th show at London's SSE Arena Wembley has been rescheduled for March 4th next year. Furthermore, the release of the band's as-yet untitled sixth album, originally slated for March 11th, will also be pushed back.

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Source:	xjapanmusic.com
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X Japan will premiere their documentary We Are X, at this year's Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. The documentary chronicles the rise of one of Japan's biggest rock exports - and keyboardist Yoshiki will perform with a string quartet at the Utah event's Sundance Festival Base Camp party on January 22nd, today. The documentary comes as the band prepares to release their first album in 20 years - which launches worldwide on the same day as their "#XDay" London SSE Wembley concert on March 12th.

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A few years on from their first gig in the U.S., Japanese legends X Japan are returning and performing on Madison Square Garden on October 11th for one night only. It'll mark the band's first performance in the States since their 2010 North American tour.

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Source:	xjapanmusic.com
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Japanese power metallers X Japan took home the award for Best International Band at the Golden Gods Awards, becoming the first Asian band to ever be nominated and beating Behemoth, Lacuna Coil, Meshuggah, Rammstein and Sepultura in the category.

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Source:	xjapanmusic.com
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Japanese power metal act X Japan has been nominated for Best International Band alongside Behemoth, Lacuna Coil, Meshuggah, Rammstein and Sepultura at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards, which will take place on April 11th at Club Nokia in Downtown Los Angeles. You can cast your vote at this location.

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Source:	xjapanmusic.com
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Pianist and drummer Hayashi Yoshiki from the Japanese power metal band X Japan has composed the musical theme for this year's Golden Globe Awards, which take place today in Beverly Hills, California. The awards show will feature new music for the first time in 15 years.

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Source:	xjapanmusic.com
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Japanese rock musician and songwriter Taiji Sawada (ex-X Japan, ex-Loudness) passed away yesterday (July 17th) before noon at the intensive care unit in Saipan's Commonwealth Health Center.

Sawada, 45, was arrested last Monday by federal authorities "for interference with a flight attendant" due to an incident on a plane en route from Japan to Saipan. He was brought to CHC after he tried to kill himself on Thursday evening while detained at the Department of Corrections facility.

Sawada was supposed to appear in federal court for his detention hearing on Friday morning. Mark Hanson, Sawada's court-appointed defense attorney, declined to provide details on Friday, but said his client had a "good chance of getting out" and be released to a local family under pretrial release conditions.

It is not yet known if these instances are related to his death.

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Source:	mvariety.com
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"Jade", the new video from Japanese power metallers X Japan can now be watched below.

"Jade", comes off the band's upcoming new as-yet-untitled sixth studio album, currently in the final stages of recording and scheduled for a late 2011 release.

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Source:	xjapanlive.com
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X Japan will be releasing a new single later this month titled Jade. The single will be released digitally on Tuesday, June 28th.

Jade is the first single from the X Japan's sixth studio album, due for a late 2011 release. A sample of the track can be heard here.

X Japan frontman Yoshiki commented: "This is a years-long dream of X Japan's, to release a record in the Americas and in Europe. Music is very powerful, and we believe it can help us bridge the gap between east and west. We hope that Jade will be the first step."

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Source:	guitarworld.com
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