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Top 15 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2021

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

Dec 30, 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...

KAMIJO streams free concert with Versailles, LAREINE, NEW SODMY

Erica and Rin

Jul 1, 2021

Online Concert

Prince of all things gothic KAMIJO has yet another spell to cast on us. On July 3, he will rewind the clock to a time when all of KAMIJO's bands made a miraculous return, to premiere on YouTube!On July 3 at...

KAMIJO puts all his strength into single “Behind The Mask”

Rin

Apr 30, 2021

Releases

KAMIJO (from the band Versailles) has spent at least a year putting all his strength into the compositions of the 12th single, "Behind The Mask". The single includes the songs "Behind The Mask" and "Vampire Roc...

KAMIJO streams online world tour “Queen of Versailles -LAREINE-“

Nexus

Feb 4, 2021

Online Concert

KAMIJO reveals the date and time of the live broadcasts constituting his online world tour "Queen of Versailles -LAREINE-". The performances will happen on March 26 and March 27 across various time zones.Th...

Rummaging for gold in CDJapan’s Black Friday sale

edoh+

Nov 21, 2020

Entertainment

It's that time of year we've all been waiting for to bag a bargain, so what does CDJapan have in store for us? They've started their Black Friday sale already, so we rummaged the pile of discounted goodies in t...

VERSAILLES postpones single “EMPEROR” due to COVID-19

Midnight and afaenia

May 7, 2020

Releases

The rise of COVID-19 and safety concerns have caused VERSAILLES to postpone the release of their 10th single EMPEROR. The band planned to release the single on July 15 alongside works from vocalist KAMIJO and g...

KAMIJO uncovers impressive art for single “Persona Grata” and more details

NBT

Feb 28, 2020

Releases

KAMIJO has at last revealed the new artwork for the single Persona Grata, the last piece of the sensational trilogy series. In conjunction, the tracklist has partially been made public and its April 29 release ...

KAMIJO ends trilogy with single “Persona Grata” and teases new album

NBT

Feb 9, 2020

New Look, Releases

The last piece of KAMIJO's trilogy series will fall in place in April with the release of Persona Grata, a single that is once again supported by the Castlevania illustrator, Ayami Kojima, who will provide the ...

Top 15 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2019

NBT

Dec 26, 2019

Entertainment

With our end-of-the-year artist ranking, we've always tried to stay somewhat objective in which bands we include. However, this year we decided to reach out to you, the people reading this right now! We asked y...

KAMIJO’s fierce and brave single “Symbol of the Dragon” depicts Napoleon majestically

NBT

Dec 12, 2019

Releases

KAMIJO is preparing for yet another dramatic release with the single Symbol of the Dragon, the second release out of the planned trilogy. Like the first act of the theatrical series, TEMPLE -Blood sucking for p...

KAMIJO join forces with Castlevania artist for “TEMPLE -Blood sucking for praying-” EP

edoh+

Oct 7, 2019

Releases

After a long-anticipated wait since the first announcement in July, KAMIJO and Ayami Kojima—the artist and character designer of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, finally have the details for the first part o...

KAMIJO to launch trilogy of singles illustrated by Castlevania artist

edoh+

Jul 26, 2019

Entertainment, Tour and event

KAMIJO will release a trilogy of singles from October to 2020. So far there isn't any more information on the dates they will come out nor what will be included, but we do know that Ayami Kojima (小島文美), who is...

KAMIJO uncovers sensational single “Eye of Providence”

NBT

Jun 8, 2019

New Look, Releases

Ever since KAMIJO's full orchestra concert on March 27, we haven't seen much activities from him. However, today, KAMIJO breaks his silence with the announcement of the new single Eye of Providence!With the...

KAMIJO immortalizes live concert “Symphony of The Vampire” into Blu-ray, DVD, live album release

NBT

Apr 19, 2019

Releases

KAMIJO held his last performance for the domestic tour "Symphony of The Vampire" last month, where he brought an entire orchestra to the show, creating a magnificent experience for the fans that attended. The c...