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FIXER announces disbandment and 2 last albums

Oct 8, 2018

FIXER shocked us with unexpected news last week. On the group's Twitter and YouTube pages, a video was uploaded announcing one last tour and two last albums, which could only mean the band has decided to disban...

DEVILOOF discloses EU-tour plans, second album, 3 singles, and more!

NBT

Oct 7, 2018

Releases, Tour and event

DEVILOOF's twitter announcement last month revealed there would be six major announcements made at their live show on October 7, at 22:00. The time has come and what we're presented with is definitely six stron...

Demanding concert screenings in theaters, and cute boys! – JROCK ONSEN Ep. 8

Mazohyst_Kyo

Oct 5, 2018

JROCK ONSEN

Although concert screening exists, it certainly isn't trending even in this modern era. And you know what? It really should become a thing! We're also almost certain the words “cute” and “boys” got you all hot ...

Gossip announces 3rd full album before disbandment

NoMusicNoReason

Oct 4, 2018

Disband/Hiatus/Revive, Releases

Sad news have reached us concerning the visual kei band Gossip. Unfortunately, the band has decided to stop all activities and disband at the end of the year. This will happen on December 31 after their live at...

Sensual Shiina Ringo feats dynamic Miyamoto Hiroji in “Kemono Yuku Hosomichi”

edoh+

Oct 3, 2018

Music Video, Releases

It's been 10 months since Shiina Ringo has released her latest music video, but she's back with hot vengeance alongside Miyamoto Hiroji (Elephant Kashimashi) who pours his heart into the Kemono Yuku Hosomichi p...

October 2018 — release schedule

Midnight

Oct 1, 2018

Monthly Release Schedule

Greetings everyone, and welcome to October! We're dropping yet another installment of the release schedule on you, so we hope you're ready for it. And, for those of you planning to celebrate Halloween, we hope ...

Azusa Tadokoro declares restart in her music career

Mazohyst_Kyo and afaenia

Sep 30, 2018

Disband/Hiatus/Revive, Tour and event

Perhaps best known for her work in the ever so amazing mobile game, BanG Dream!, vocalist Azusa Tadokoro (田所あずさ) recently announced a one-man live taking place in December. Tickets for the show almost sold out ...

Yoshiki and HYDE premiers “Red Swan” on TV Asahi

edoh+

Sep 29, 2018

Releases

The long full version of the new Attack on Titan theme song, Red Swan by Yoshiki and HYDE was premiered on TV Asahi's Music Station Ultra Fes 2018 program on September 17. Red Swan is due for October 3 worldwid...

Review: Velvet Ants’ buzzworthy album “Entomological Souvenirs I”

David Bolan

Sep 29, 2018

Releases, Report and review

The other day, without warning, a dragonfly landed on my shoulder and scared the hell out of me. In the half second before I jumped out of my chair and frightened it off I had a glimpse of bulbous alien eyes an...

DEZERT takes fans by surprise with “Chouchou” music video

NoMusicNoReason

Sep 28, 2018

Music Video

Fans of DEZERT have been gifted with a music video for Chouchou (蝶々) out of nowhere! The song, as you may know, is the third track of their recently released studio album TODAY. None of the editions included a ...

Review: DIR EN GREY guides us into “The Insulated World”

Mazohyst_Kyo

Sep 27, 2018

Featured, Report and review

Between intense sessions of BanG Dream! and blasting Ningen wo Kaburu through my car's sound system I had lost track of how soon The Insulated World had arrived. After all, Ningen wo Kaburu still feels new to m...

Initial’L “INITIALIZE” with dance-rock heavy album preview

Sizergyia

Sep 25, 2018

Releases, Videos

Initial'L will release their first album titled INITIALIZE tomorrow on September 26 and you can hear the album preview of their new and old songs with this selected song trailer!The selected songs consist o...

Ominous tunes envelops THE MUSMUS’ single “THE DEVIL”

NBT

Sep 25, 2018

Releases, Videos

THE MUSMUS continues pushing out new music and is soon ready with an upcoming single, THE DEVIL, a release limited to those who attend the band's performance on October 5, at Shibuya TSUTAYA O-WEST. The two son...

JRN APPAREL 20% off autumn sale

edoh+

Sep 24, 2018

Site News

Summer was officially over a few weeks ago and we can't say that we'll miss it as we're wearing black 24/7. That stuff absorbs the heat like nobody's business, so we quite like the cooler, breezy—albeit slightl...