Archive

Top 25 anime opening and ending songs 2024

Jan 26, 2025

We’re a bit late this time, but let’s just say there were way too many contenders to sift through (and there definitely were)! We’ve compiled the best opening and ending anime theme songs of 2024 based on our s...

Phantom Siita’s 1st world tour reaches NA and EU, horror idol group produced by Ado

NBT

Jan 23, 2025

New Band, Tour and event

Phantom Siita (ファントムシータ) is a relatively new name in the idol scene, officially debuted on June 26, 2024. Produced by the renowned utaite Ado, they consider themselves a heresy to modern Japanese idols with the...

DEVILOOF’s most challenging single “Inshu” is wicked, featuring Sennzai!

NBT and Rin

Jan 22, 2025

Releases

DEVILOOF has spent a year crafting the digital single Inshu, a no-compromise production set to release on January 29, ahead of their 10th anniversary. Taking inspiration from the sinister "innate wickedness cul...

AN CAFE’s MIKU brings “NYAPPY PARTY EUROPE” tour to London, Paris, Spain

Erica

Jan 16, 2025

Tour and event

This spring, MIKU, the charismatic vocalist of the renowned visual kei band AN CAFE, brings his intimate solo performances to Europe on the "NYAPPY PARTY EUROPE" tour. Fans can expect a nostalgic celebration of...

Leetspeak monsters haunts Katsucon 2025 for US debut

Erica

Jan 15, 2025

Tour and event

The East Coast’s most vibrant celebration of Asian pop culture is getting a monstrous twist—Katsucon returns to National Harbor, MD, from February 14-16, 2025. Among the exciting lineup is the visual kei band "...

Azavana’s fiery music video brings intensity in “Haiiro no Umi wo Oyogu Hotaru”

Sizergyia

Jan 10, 2025

Music Video, New Look, Releases

Azavana will release their first single, Haiiro no Umi wo Oyogu Hotaru at a yet-to-be-announced date. However, to tide fans over, the band has revealed the fiery music video for the title track.Furiously da...

lynch.’s 20th anniversary project celebrates with re-recorded classics in “GREEDY DEAD SOULS / UNDERNEATH THE SKIN”

Sizergyia

Jan 10, 2025

New Look, Releases, Videos

lynch. has announced, as part of the fourth act of their 10 act, "lynch. 20th ANNIVERSARY PROJECT", that the band will release a retake album titled GREEDY DEAD SOULS / UNDERNEATH THE SKIN, on April 16.The ...

NIGHTMARE cancels portions of 2025 Europe tour “The WORLD TOUR Kyokutou Ranshin Tengoku”

Sizergyia

Jan 5, 2025

Tour and event

NIGHTMARE announced on December 22 that, due to "unavoidable production conflicts", NIGHTMARE has canceled the latter half of their Europe tour this January.The canceled performance dates on their tour, "NI...

Top 10 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2024

Erica, NBT, Nori and Jack

Jan 2, 2025

Entertainment

Our 2024 top list honors the visual kei and Japanese rock artists who defined the year with groundbreaking achievements and boundary-pushing creativity. These musicians didn’t just transcend borders—they redefi...

Interview: Matenrou Opera’s album “MUTSU NO HANA” explores chaos, hope, and modern metal

Erica

Dec 31, 2024

Interview

Matenrou Opera, the genre-defying rock band known for blending modern edge with operatic grandeur, has captivated audiences since 2007. Blending the aesthetics of visual kei with the symphonic depth of heavy me...

Report: BABYMETAL expands conquest of the Metalverse with show in Des Moines

Zephyr

Dec 30, 2024

Report and review, Tour and event

BABYMETAL, a metal phenomenon whose name at this point needs no introduction, brought heavy metal chaos upon the crowd in Des Moines, Iowa on November 27 as a stop on their 2024 World Tour. Leading up to the sh...

Reita (the GazettE) legacy preserved in his accessories designs “SNAKEDLOWS”

NBT

Dec 26, 2024

Entertainment

It still feels surreal that our beloved bassist, Reita of the GazettE, departed from this world earlier this year. We find comfort in knowing that his bandmates continue to honor his memory on stage, leaving hi...

-SKS- ZIGZAG music video “E.v.e” brings warmth to the heart of winter

Erica

Dec 22, 2024

Music Video, Releases

On December 22, the trailblazing visual kei band Shintenchi Kaibyaku Shudan ZIGZAG (commonly known as "-SKS- ZIGZAG") unveiled the evocative music video for "E.v.e". This poignant track serves as the closing pi...

Report: “Inside” HYDE’s world tour finale in Los Angeles

Nori

Dec 20, 2024

Featured, Report and review

Jrock superstar HYDE descended upon Los Angeles on November 30 with his haunting carnival, marking the ultimate stop of the HYDE LIVE 2024 WORLD TOUR. HYDE’s travels had swept him across Asia—to Taipei, Hong K...