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Earthists. premiere chaotic, uncontrollable “DAWNSHADOW” music video

13 January 2021

Earthists. has finally released its chaotic music video DAWNSHADOW! We've been eagerly waiting for it since late November 2020, back when the digital single was first released. Officially premiered at Knotfest....

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LOVEBITES brings “GLORY, GLORY, TO THE WORLD” in 3rd EP

NoMusicNoReason and afaenia

12 January 2021

Releases

While we were locked inside during the toughest months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the members of heavy metal band LOVEBITES spent their time recording new material to follow up their third full album Electric Pe...

DIMLIM teases new music with drastic visual change

NoMusicNoReason

11 January 2021

New Look, Releases

DIMLIM just held its livestreaming show PREMIUM SHOW -Let's talk about the essence- on January 9 where they announced a new song will be released in spring 2021. They have also unveiled a brand new look drastic...

GACKT trolls Youtuber “The Anime Man” in interview

NBT

10 January 2021

Entertainment, Videos

In 2019, we got a YouTube documentary with HYDE by the channel Abroad in Japan, and only a few days ago, Youtuber CDawgVA did coverage on visual kei with ACME. Surprisingly, today we were greeted by another Jap...

SCANDAL is “eternal” with 15th anniversary single

NoMusicNoReason

9 January 2021

New Look, Releases

We are entering the 15th anniversary year since the formation of girls' rock powerhouse SCANDAL, and the quartet wants to expand their legacy by releasing their first work of the year with single eternal on Mar...

BRATS lead Japanese and Korean rock crossover livestream “Ambitious Girls Rock 1”

G Andrew White

9 January 2021

Online Concert, Releases

BRATS will headline the livestream of Ambitious Girls Rock 1 also featuring Velvet Sighs, and two Korean bands Rolling Quartz and VINCIT. The streaming event will be distributed for free on the Rolling Quartz o...

DIR EN GREY welcomes the year with 32nd single “Oboro”

NoMusicNoReason

7 January 2021

Releases

DIR EN GREY starts the year right with exciting news as the band's 32nd single Oboro (朧) is scheduled to be out this spring 2021. Further details are yet to be disclosed so we must wait patiently for the band's...

Youtuber “CDawgVA” joins ACME for 2 days, and on stage!

NBT

7 January 2021

Entertainment, Videos

The British Youtuber who now lives in Japan, "CDawgVA", or also known as Connor, recently joined ACME for two days in order to discover more about this thing called "visual kei"—I bet you never heard of it befo...

HYDE drops full-length “DEFEAT” lyric video for Devil May Cry 5

Sizergyia

6 January 2021

Music Video, Releases

HYDE ended 2020 on a high as he released single DEFEAT digitally on none other than December 25, doubling up as a Christmas Day present. It was back in November when DEFEAT was teased in a short collaboratio...

Taste MIYAVI’s sake at the Mercedes-Benz restaurant in Tokyo

edoh+

5 January 2021

Entertainment

You read that correctly. The famous car company owns a restaurant, and from January 6, MIYAVI's sake will be served at their Mercedes me Tokyo "UPSTAIRS" restaurant in Roppongi. Tentatively, the announcement...

Beautiful “Homura” cover in cosplay by miko (exist†trace), ERY, Sayaka Kurokawa!

Dorian

5 January 2021

Anime, Music Video

The Christmas of 2020 brought us the wonderful gift from miko (exist†trace), ERY (KiLLKiLLS), and Sayaka Kurokawa, a gift of a beautiful cover of Homura, the movie theme song for "Kimetsu no Yaiba Movie: Mugen ...

DIAURA’s “INCOMPLETE II” best-of album celebrates a decade of music

Ziggy

4 January 2021

New Look, Releases

In celebration of DIAURA's 10th anniversary, they have announced the release of their second best-of album INCOMPLETE II on April 7. Along with this announcement also comes brand new artist photos and style. ...

LM.C uploads music video classics in high definition

Ziggy

3 January 2021

Music Video, News

LM.C has just dropped 20 of their music videos in high-definition on their official YouTube channel. A back catalog of their old classics and favorites that you will have definitely not watched since the days o...

Start the new year with these Japanese livestreams in January

Midnight

1 January 2021

Online Concert, Tour

If your new year's resolution is to watch more live music events, you're in the right place. We've rounded up as many Japanese livestreams as we could currently find; however, like last month, more streams will...