JILUKA

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...

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

23 October 2024

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...

JILUKA’s first official US tour hits 4 major cities

4 September 2024

Electro Gothic Metal band JILUKA is gearing up for a major milestone in their career: their first official US tour. JILUKA's "US TOUR 2024" kicks off this October and November, with the band set to conquer four...

JILUKA ignites screens with “S4VAGE” music video

Jack

3 June 2024

Music Video, New Look, Releases

The visual kei band JILUKA dropped a brutal music video for their new single S4VAGE on May 25. This is JILUKA's first single since becoming an independent band. S4VAGE will be available on streaming services in...

JILUKA embarks on “WORLD TOUR 2024 ‘K4RMA'”

Sizergyia

13 March 2024

Visual kei metal outfit JILUKA announced they will embark on a world tour titled "WORLD TOUR 2024 'K4RMA'" this summer! JILUKA start their world tour on June 1 with their first show at Akabane ReNY alpha in...

Top 10 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2023

Erica, Nori, Astrid and Kayla

1 January 2024

With pandemic restrictions easing, Japanese bands are now boldly crossing borders once again. Our 2023 top list celebrates exceptional visual kei and Japanese rock artists who not only transcended geogr...

JILUKA unleashes intoxicating single “VENOM”!

Jack

29 September 2023

Music Video, Releases

The visual kei band JILUKA unleashes its intoxicating single VENOM (VENΦM) today at the concert at Shibuya Spotify O-WEST venue, selling as a physical limited edition before hitting digital stores and streaming...

Visual kei pioneers JILUKA make North American debut at Anime Weekend Atlanta 2023

Astrid

8 August 2023

Cutting-edge visual kei band JILUKA joins the musical guest lineup for Anime Weekend Atlanta (AWA), held from October 26–29 at Renaissance Waverly and Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Georgia. AWA marks the gro...

22 Jrock artists bring tarot cards to life in “Cartoromancy”

10 December 2022

Prepare to enter a world of darkness and mystery, with the upcoming "Real-Life Tarot Cards Project" Cartoromancy. The project, headed by renowned guitarist and producer Mana (Malice Mizer, Moi-Dix-Mois), featur...

Moi-même-Moitié gathers 6 visual kei artists for anniversary tea party

17 October 2022

Entertainment, Tour and event

Celebrating its 23rd anniversary, gothic lolita brand Moi-même-Moitié will hold an official tea party in Tokyo on December 19. The event, Moi-même-Moitié Official Tea Party -Gensouteki na Teien ni manekareta Se...

Top 15 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2021

NBT, Dorian, NoMusicNoReason, Erica, G Andrew White, Sizergyia, Mazohyst_Kyo and Ziggy

30 December 2021

We're not sure if the world has gotten any better this year, however, thanks to the amazing music and related activities that kept our spirits up, we're ready to move on to the next year!To end this unprece...

Ex-Slipknot Joey Jordison passes, creates wave of emotions in Japan

NBT and Dorian

30 July 2021