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NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST takes the throne with single “Kingdom”

Oct 20, 2023

NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST are the kings of evolving their sound and they have done it again with their new single Kingdom. Accompanied by stunning new visuals and a neon fever dream of a music video, it is clear we a...

Report: SiM rumbles The Fillmore Silver Spring in The Jackpot Juicer US Tour

Erica

Oct 19, 2023

Report and review, Tour and event

Reggae punk titans SiM gave an electrifying performance at The Fillmore in Silver Spring, Maryland on September 19, sharing the stage with bands Within Destruction, Rain City Drive, and DANCE GAVIN DANCE. This ...

DEATHGAZE discography released on streaming services worldwide

Issa

Oct 19, 2023

Releases

Starting October 13, DEATHGAZE fans can enjoy the band’s releases on their streaming platform of choice worldwide. Following the announcement of a 20th-anniversary revival live, DEATHGAZE has now made part ...

Sennzai’s charming song “Prologue Yori” paves way for album “REPELACHE”

NBT

Oct 18, 2023

Doujin, Music Video, Releases

At the upcoming autumn convention "M3" on October 29, Sennzai will be unveiling her eighth album, REPELACHE, and you can catch her at booth "え-10b". As a prerelease offering, she has made the album's third trac...

LUNA SEA resurrects legacy with re-recordings of albums “MOTHER”, “STYLE”

Nori

Oct 17, 2023

Releases, Tour and event

Visual kei pioneer LUNA SEA unveiled the rerelease of two genre-defining albums MOTHER and STYLE, due November 29. Nearly three decades since the original versions, all 21 songs have undergone rigorous rearrang...

Develop One’s Faculties to disband following two final releases

Sizergyia and afaenia

Oct 15, 2023

Disband/Hiatus/Revive, New Look, Releases

Visual kei band Develop One's Faculties has unfortunately announced that they will disband after their one-man performance on December 20, the exact same day they formed back in 2014. The announcement came in t...

Fukuro sheds light on first full album “Minority Minority” and music video “Gekkou”

Jack

Oct 14, 2023

Music Video, New Look, Releases

On October 8, Fukuro (梟) released a new music video Gekkou (月光) alongside the announcement of its first full album, Minority Minority (マイノリティ・マイノリティ), scheduled to release October 23.The album Minority Mino...

6XT7’s haunting debut album “Die Together” includes BUCK-TICK cover

Erica

Oct 13, 2023

Music Video, Releases

As the chilling weather and dwindling daylight of October envelop us, there's no better moment to retreat indoors and embrace chilling, ghostly melodies. In its haunting ambiance, Los Angeles-based dark pop duo...

Review: SiM exceeds expectations with album “PLAYDEAD”

Kayla

Oct 13, 2023

Releases, Report and review

SiM has been doing an exceptional job of getting us hyped for their sixth studio album PLAYDEAD. With singles dropping left and right, tours across the world, and constant promotion, the question was going to b...

Japanese loud rock idol group PassCode - GROUNDSWELL Tour 2023

Report: PassCode earns a “GROUNDSWELL” of love from NYC fans

Jonathan Lane

Oct 12, 2023

Report and review, Tour and event

Loud rock idol group PassCode enchants fans at New York's Gramercy Theatre during the mid-point of "PassCode US TOUR 2023 -GROUNDSWELL-"—its first US Tour, which also includes stops in Dallas and Los Angeles. T...

BABYMETAL rocking Mann Music Center Philadelphia September 12, 2023

Report: BABYMETAL’s return to Philadelphia is a “Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!”

Jonathan Lane

Oct 11, 2023

Tour and event

“Kawaii Metal” superstar BABYMETAL hits Philadelphia on the BABYKLOK leg of its current world tour. BABYKLOK refers to tour companion, Dethklok, of Cartoon Network’s animated show Metalocalypse: Dethklok. It ha...

DIR EN GREY returns to Europe after four years with tour “EUROPE TOUR24: FROM DEPRESSION TO ________”

Erica

Oct 10, 2023

Tour and event

DIR EN GREY returns to Europe for the first time in four years, with "EUROPE TOUR24: FROM DEPRESSION TO ________" in March 2024. It all begins on March 19 in Warsaw, with nine shows spanning four countr...

POLKADOT STINGRAY’s “Ghost Dive” animated Pokémon music video is ghost-type wickedness

Sizergyia and afaenia

Oct 10, 2023

Music Video, New Look, Releases

POLKADOT STINGRAY released a jazzy new song titled Ghost Dive on September 20 in collaboration with the music project, Pokémon Music Collective.Alongside the release of the song Ghost Dive, the band has rev...

Aimer prereleases wistful single “Shiroiro Kagerou”, theme song for “Ooku”

Bri and Rin

Oct 9, 2023

Releases

Aimer's 23rd single titled Shiroiro Kagerou became available for digital streaming and download on October 4, serving as a prerelease before the full release on December 6. The title track joins as theme song f...