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Cursed idols MAZARI assembles super visual kei band, members from DEVILOOF, lynch, Matenrou Opera

Aug 27, 2025

MAZARI, an idol group built around a “curse” concept, will celebrate their first anniversary on October 11 with a concert. For the show they’ve gathered notable visual kei support musicians, namely, guitarist R...

“New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt The Soundtrack” gets worldwide digital release

Jorge M.

Aug 25, 2025

Anime, Releases

The soundtrack for the anime New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt delivers the music from the series' new season in limited two-disc and standard one-disc editions, with the release date scheduled for Septe...

JILUKA celebrates 10th anniversary with best-of album “XNDII”

Jack

Aug 21, 2025

Releases

JILUKA celebrate their 10-year anniversary with the best-of album "XNDII", releasing August 22 on all major streaming platforms.JILUKA released more details for their upcoming best-of album on August 13. XN...

Top 10 anime opening songs you can’t miss from Spring 2025

Jorge M.

Aug 18, 2025

Anime, Entertainment

With the spring anime season of 2025 now ended, let's take this opportunity to wrap it up by looking at our top 10 favorite anime opening theme songs! To ensure these are truly the best picks, we focused solely...

Interview: BAND-MAID’s Miku Kobato on storytelling through anime

Nori and Aya

Aug 18, 2025

Interview, Releases

BAND-MAID’s latest single What is justice? slices across digital platforms on July 18 and into living rooms as the ending theme for the gritty role-reversal anime TOUGEN ANKI. Gnashing through with KANAMI’s gui...

KOUKI performs in Paris for “Visual-kei Night in Paris vol.02 -Japanesque-”

Erica

Aug 14, 2025

Tour and event

Paris will welcome solo enka artist and iconic D=OUT vocalist KOUKI on October 1, as he headlines Visual-kei Night in Paris vol.02 -Japanesque-. This marks KOUKI's long-awaited return to France, for the first t...

Matenrou Opera’s “AGONY” music video brings orchestral drama to modern metal

Erica

Aug 14, 2025

Music Video, New Look, Releases

Fresh off their 18th anniversary concert at Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall, Matenrou Opera has released the music video for their latest single, AGONY. The single will be sold exclusively at live shows and on Mat...

Interview with MAN WITH A MISSION: 15 years of precious moments across the globe

NBT

Aug 13, 2025

Interview

MAN WITH A MISSION marks their incredible 15-year anniversary by celebrating with "XV EP Across the Globe", embarking on a Japan tour, and preparing for a long-awaited European tour.From unforgettable live ...

Video interview: Punk rock idol MAD JAMIE’s worldwide adventure – JROCK NEWS 10th anniversary

afaenia and NBT

Aug 9, 2025

Interview, Online Concert, Tour and event

MAD JAMIE reflects on her international experiences as part of JROCK NEWS' 10th anniversary celebration. The milestone will be marked with a live concert and livestream event "PULSE vol.1" at Shinjuku ANTIKNOCK...

Singularity brighten up screens with “Summer Drive” music video

Jack

Aug 8, 2025

Music Video, Releases

Singularity celebrate summer with the release of a new music video for their new single Summer Drive on July 26.Under the blazing sun, Singularity play through the new track Summer Drive. The upbeat synths ...

Punk rock idol MAD JAMIE returns to Europe this August 2025 “THE MAD PARADE”

NBT

Aug 6, 2025

Tour and event

MAD JAMIE is making waves in Europe once again with a tour kicking off this week! Fronted by Kanjosen Akubi, MAD JAMIE will perform at six locations across Europe in August before returning to Japan for JROCK N...

D=OUT’s digital single “Aikagi” brings refreshing visuals

Erica

Aug 3, 2025

New Look, Releases

On August 2, D=OUT released their latest digital single, Aikagi (愛-aikagi-鍵), now available digitally worldwide. Shimmering, clean, and melodic, the track captures the wistful mood of late summer, stirring feel...

Report: DIR EN GREY’s first U.S. performance in nearly 6 years, “TOUR25 WHO IS THIS HELL FOR? [mode of VULGAR]”

Erica, Zephyr and Nori

Aug 3, 2025

Report and review

In April of 2025, after nearly six years away, DIR EN GREY made a powerful return to the U.S. with a sold-out, three-night run in Los Angeles and Anaheim, California. Drawing a combined crowd of approximately 6...

ASH DA HERO heads for European tour 2026

Jorge M.

Aug 3, 2025

Anime, Tour and event

The rock band ASH DA HERO has officially launched ticket sales for its first European tour! Known for their empowering anthems in anime, including the football series Blue Lock and featuring vocalist ASH in the...