Madmans Esprit Archives

Madmans Esprit embarks on 2026 European tour “Severed hopes / Shattered innocence”

Sep 10, 2025

After the Success of their 2024 tour, Madmans Espirit will embark on a 2026 European tour. Titled "Severed hopes / Shattered innocence", the 10 stops of the tour promise an "extraordinary experience that will r...

Support Jrock artists this Friday as Bandcamp pass all funds to musicians

NBT

Apr 29, 2025

Doujin, Releases

This Friday on August 1, from midnight to midnight (PST), the music store Bandcamp will waive all its revenue share and pass all funds directly to artists and labels! It’s the perfect time to purchase music and...

Madmans Esprit’s Latin American tour kicks off in April 2025

Azael Dredgen Yor

Mar 23, 2025

Tour and event

In case you missed it, South Korean avant-garde metal act Madmans Esprit is ready to embark to Latin American tour next month. While tickets have been on sale since January, there’s still time to secure your sp...

Madmans Esprit’s chilling “Please Stop Loving Me” music video breaks hearts

Jack

Feb 7, 2025

Music Video, New Look, Releases

On February 2, Madmans Esprit released the music video for Please Stop Loving Me ahead of the single release later this month.Please Stop Loving Me encapsulates Madmans Esprit's self-attributed label of "De...

Madmans Esprit’s melancholy “Kaidan” music video anticipates EP “5 old scars”

Jack

Aug 27, 2024

Music Video, Releases, Tour and event

Madmans Esprit released a music video for Kaidan on August 21, ahead of their upcoming first Japanese EP, 5 old scars, set to drop on August 30.Kaidan is a remake of Stairway, a track originally featured on...

Report: Madmans Esprit’s five-night blitz “JAPAN TOUR 2024 -CHOP 5 days-“

Rin

Mar 24, 2024

Report and review, Tour and event

Korean experimental metal project Madmans Esprit returned to Japan for the first time since 2022 with a five-day concert series, "CHOP -5 days-" at Ikebukuro Chop. Each night, they headlined alongside artists s...

Interview: Madmans Esprit rocks Ikebukuro Chop with intense 5-day concert series

Rin and Erica

Jan 20, 2024

Interview, Tour and event

Madmans Esprit, the avant-garde metal project led by Korean independent artist Kyuho, is known for its unique blend of heavy music and visual kei-inspired aesthetics. Self-described as “making depressive suicid...

Top 10 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2022

NBT, Erica, Rin, Nori and G Andrew White

Dec 29, 2022

Entertainment

This year has been quite a special one, with Japan opening up to the world again, and at the same time, we saw more Japanese bands seeking to perform abroad.Our toplist for the year 2022 gathers notable vis...

Interview with Madmans Esprit: Shaping brutal but warm album

Rin

Oct 16, 2022

Interview

Madmans Esprit is an avant-garde metal band from South Korea that incorporates elements of visual kei into both their sound and aesthetics. The band started as the solo project by independent artist Kyuho in 20...

Madmans Esprit uncovers dark and heavy preview for 3rd album

Rin

Sep 27, 2022

Releases, Videos

Korean visual kei project Madmans Esprit will release its anticipated third full-length album on October 22, titled "Naneun naleul tonghae ulileul boneun neoleul tonghae naleul bonda". A preview of the new albu...

Korean visual kei band Madmans Esprit hosts international livestream with math rockers cotoba

Erica

Jun 30, 2021

Online Concert

Visual kei metal band Madmans Esprit and math rock band cotoba will have a co-headling concert on July 11, 2021. Following corona guidelines, offline tickets are reservation only with a capacity limited to 80. ...