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21 April 2019

Tensai fights rival gang in “Benki-Chan” music video

Yaya28

19 April 2019

Music Video, New Look, Releases

Yoshiki premieres new song at 6th anniversary Premium Dinner Show

19 April 2019

Releases, Tour

KAMIJO immortalizes live concert “Symphony of The Vampire” into Blu-ray, DVD, live album release

19 April 2019

Former MergingMoon members form metal band “Amaterous”

18 April 2019

Music Video, New Band, Releases

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Royz conveys own interpretation of djent in “IGNITE” music video

17 April 2019

Music Video, Releases

Royz is still weeks off from releasing single IGNITE on May 1 and it even saw the band revealing artist photos for it way ahead of time, however, they have now uploaded its respective music video! https://ww...

NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST returns, introduces new member and mini-album

17 April 2019

NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST is now back after a time of inactivity which was caused by the departure of guitarist Cazqui, and Daichi, due to the label's poor management of money. With the revival announcement, the band...

AZKi announces 2 songs, “Fake.Fake.Fake.” and “Inochi”

17 April 2019

The virtual YouTube personality AZKi, who of course is also an active singer, announced two new upcoming songs Fake.Fake.Fake., and Inochi that will be released simultaneously on April 30. These songs will make...

sukekiyo presents endless possibilities with “INFINITUM”

Jennie

16 April 2019

Coming fresh on the heels of the incredible PASSIO, sukekiyo gave us an incredible surprise, dropping details for a brand-new album, INFINITUM! The limited edition is set to release on May 24, with the regular ...

Kizu heads back to school for “Human Error” single

16 April 2019

Kizu will release their seventh single Human Error on July 2. Only a few details about the release have been revealed so far, which confirm the single will be available in types A and B and include three, as of...

Defining modern classics in Japanese rock – JROCK ONSEN Ep. 14

Mazohyst_Kyo

15 April 2019

JROCK ONSEN

I hope you all got your perfumes to freshen up after this bath. We'll be looking at the idea of a classic when it comes to albums. Western metal bands have classic rock, but, do we get that for Japanese bands? ...

The THIRTEEN explores melancholic melodies in EP “ALONE”

Jennie

15 April 2019

The THIRTEEN is determined to keep us on our toes with the release of their fourth mini-album ALONE, scheduled to drop exactly six months after their previous release on April 24. Their latest video gives us a ...

MERRY’s “Toxicosis Island” music video is a Rubik’s cube-inspired neon trip

14 April 2019

Music Video, New Look, Releases

Leading up to the release of MERRY's upcoming mini-album, for Japanese sheeple, out on April 17, we've had an artist photo reveal and a song trailer. It doesn't end there however as the music video for the fir...

GRANRODEO paints walls pink in “FAB LOVE” music video preview

14 April 2019

Music Video, Releases

GRANRODEO will follow up the yet-to-be-released bass heavy single Setsuna no Ai with their eighth album, FAB LOVE, a week later on May 15, and in turn, the unit has revealed a hefty music video preview for the ...

BUCK-TICK comeback with “Kemonotachi no Yoru/RONDO” single

Ziggy

12 April 2019

Just last month BUCK-TICK made the announcement of their new song RONDO which would make its debut as the ending theme song for Fuji TV’s anime series Gegege no Kitaro. BUCK-TICK have now made further announcem...

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Former MergingMoon members form metal band “Amaterous”

18 April 2019

Music Video, New Band, Releases

The five-piece "newcore" Japanese band, Amaterous, has recently taken shape! With their new debut EP Principium, and the first music video Arashi, the band has ...

Royz conveys own interpretation of djent in “IGNITE” music video

17 April 2019

Music Video, Releases

NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST returns, introduces new member and mini-album

17 April 2019

AZKi announces 2 songs, “Fake.Fake.Fake.” and “Inochi”

17 April 2019

sukekiyo presents endless possibilities with “INFINITUM”

Jennie

16 April 2019

Tours

Yoshiki premieres new song at 6th anniversary Premium Dinner Show

19 April 2019

Releases, Tour

X Japan leader Yoshiki has announced details on his annual premium dinner shows for the sixth consecutive year. Due to high demand, a record of 12 shows will be...

KAMIJO brings an entire orchestra for tour final show “Symphony of The Vampire”

31 March 2019

Tour

KAMIJO’s JAPAN TOUR 19 “PERSONA GRATA” unfolds theatrical experience and new songs

27 March 2019

Releases, Tour

Catch Crossfaith in Netherlands and France this summer

12 March 2019

Tour

MIYAVI headlines at Anime Boston 2019

8 March 2019

Tour

New Bands

Former MergingMoon members form metal band “Amaterous”