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DAMNED releases live music video “Dokuai” with bilingual lyrics

20 November 2024

On November 18, DAMNED dropped a live music video for Dokuai (毒愛), capturing the band’s adrenalizing live energy as they perform before a crowd. The video includes Japanese lyrics with English translation, maki...

Giveaway: “YOSHIKI: Under The Sky Special Edition DVD”

NBT

20 November 2024

Featured

To celebrate the November 19 release of "YOSHIKI: Under The Sky" on DVD and Blu-ray, we’re teaming up with A List Media Entertainment for a giveaway! One lucky winner will receive the special edition DVD (USA r...

NUL.’s third album “AVA” brings the intensity of an avalanche

Erica

18 November 2024

Releases

Five years after their 2019 debut, industrial rock trio NUL. unleashed their third album, "AVA", in October 2024. AVA, derived from the word "avalanche", reflects the record's raw intensity and themes of aggres...

Anime music stars NANO and MADKID tour North America

NBT

17 November 2024

Anime, Tour and event

Two prominent rock and pop acts in the anime music scene, NANO and MADKID, are teaming up for an 11-stop North American tour in early 2025. Taking place from January to February, this duo-tour offers fans a cha...

DEXCORE’s “PARAMNESIA” music video breaks screens with fierce metal chaos

Jack

13 November 2024

Music Video, New Look, Releases

On November 4, DEXCORE released a music video for their heavy new track PARAMNESIA, in anticipation of a digital release later this monthIn a dimly lit room, vocalist Kagami confronts himself in the mirror ...

Interview: MAN WITH A MISSION shares how “Demon Slayer” shaped their hit “Kizuna no Kiseki”

Erica and NBT

8 November 2024

Anime, Interview, Tour and event

In celebration of their hit single "Kizuna no Kiseki"—the electrifying opening theme for "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc"—the legendary half-man, half-wolf rock band MAN WITH A MISSION ...

Chaidura explores inner demons with dark single “Possess”

NBT

7 November 2024

Music Video, Releases

London-based artist Chaidura delves into the shadows with his latest digital single Possess, released on October 25, and is extracted from the latest EP Temple Paradise. The haunting track explores themes of in...

SETH, Kouki, and SUI team up on “TRIAD” Latin America Tour 2025

Erica

4 November 2024

Tour and event

Three visual kei legends are making history by teaming up for the first time in Latin America!SETH (Moi dix Mois), Kouki (D=OUT), and SUI (David) will unite for the exclusive "TRIAD Tour" in 2025, bringing ...

Interview with PassCode: Global journey driven by fans’ passion and support

NBT

2 November 2024

Anime, Interview

PassCode is known for making waves with their unique blend of EDM, rock, and metal. With an early focus on the international market and having been signed to the UK-based record label, JPU Records, they've buil...

ONE OK ROCK shines light during dark times with “Dystopia” single

Bri

31 October 2024

Releases

Japanese rock band ONE OK ROCK released their latest single "Dystopia" on October 25. The song comes just days after completing their PREMONITION WORLD TOUR at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, where the band also ...

Interview: I Don’t Like Mondays. reflects on 10 years of music with EP “FOCUS”

Erica, Nori and Nexus

28 October 2024

Interview, Releases

Debuted in 2014, I Don’t Like Mondays. is a dynamic four-piece band that fuses vibrant dance-pop with alternative rock. The lineup—YU (vocals), CHOJI (guitar), KENJI (bass), and SHUKI (drums)—draws inspiration ...

Report: HEY-SMITH steals the show at Supernova Ska Festival 2024

Erica

24 October 2024

Releases, Report and review

The Supernova International Ska Festival marked its 10th anniversary in 2024 by turning the beach at Fort Monroe, Virginia, into a vibrant celebration of ska culture. The festival offered a well-rounded experie...

JILUKA joins Imminence for “The Return of the Black Tour” across North America in 2025

Erica

23 October 2024

Tour and event

JILUKA is hitting the road in 2025 as part of "The Return of the Black Tour", supporting the Swedish rock band Imminence. The tour also features French metalcore project Landmvrks, promising a high-energy fusio...

BAND-MAID reflects on writing process for album “Epic Narratives”

Nori

23 October 2024

Releases

Hope everyone is rocking out to the latest BAND-MAID album Epic Narratives! Lead guitarist KANAMI, rhythm guitarist and vocalist MIKU, and lead vocalist SAIKI shared with us their takes on penning each of the 1...