MUCC Archives

MUCC’s “Ai no Uta” music video marks major label move to TOKUMA JAPAN

19 May 2024

MUCC premiered the music video for Ai no Uta (愛の唄) on May 12, ahead of the single's release on June 4. This song marks MUCC's first major release with the record label TOKUMA JAPAN. The song features some ra...

HYDE and GACKT face off as new characters in fighting game “Tekken”!

Erica, NBT and Nori

1 April 2024

Entertainment

Hold on to your headsets, folks! The developers of the popular fighting game Tekken unveiled an exclusive downloadable content (DLC) collaboration tailored for Jrock fans. This DLC adds new characters to its la...

Top 10 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2023

Erica, Nori, Astrid and Kayla

1 January 2024

Entertainment

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...

MUCC’s “-yo-” music video provides inside look at band life

Erica

5 March 2023

Music Video, Releases, Tour and event

Normally, music videos provide a glowing and polished look at the music business—made up, fully styled, with dramatic camera work. However, MUCC's music video for -yo- (耀 ) provides a more raw look at the ins a...

Top 10 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2022

NBT, Erica, Rin, Nori and G Andrew White

29 December 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...

MUCC enters 25th anniversary with album “Shin Sekai”

NoMusicNoReason

30 May 2022

Music Video, New Look, Releases

MUCC is celebrating their 25th anniversary with a brand new studio album titled Shin Sekai which will see the light on June 9. In the meantime, the band drops a music video for the track Hoshi ni Negai wo. h...

Top 15 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2021

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

30 December 2021

Entertainment

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...

Tatsuro (MUCC) starts solo project and drops 2 albums

edoh+

13 December 2021

New Band

Tatsuro, the renowned vocalist of MUCC, will be releasing two new albums titled =equal and Hikagaku Hoteishiki (非科学方程式) with all songs featuring guest artists. Double the work most artists create, all dropped i...

New band “Petit Brabancon” includes members of DIR EN GREY, MUCC, L’arc-en-ciel!

Erica

7 December 2021

New Band, Releases

Prepare to meet the next Jrock superband—or should we say, monster-band? Without warning, the new band Petit Brabancon was announced shocking fans across genres. Petit Brabancon brings together five heavy-hi...

MUCC’s first single without drummer SATOchi “GONER/WORLD”

Sizergyia

17 October 2021

New Look, Releases, Videos

Wasting no time at all as a newly established three-piece band, MUCC will release their single GONER/WORLD on November 5. The change from a four-piece band to a three-piece band comes after long-time drummer...

MUCC's promotional image for their BEST ALBUM "Myojyo", 2021

MUCC previews BEST ALBUM “Myojyo” exhibiting fierce powerhouse abilities

Erica

31 March 2021

Music Video, Releases

MUCC's BEST ALBUM Myojyo is set to drop on April 21, 2021. Now, we have a sneak peek at its contents including exclusive new recordings and their newest song, Myojyo—creating an exhibition of their fierce power...

Kizu joined by MUCC in dream collaboration project “Ichigeki”

NBT

26 March 2021

Entertainment, Music Video

Kizu's fourth-anniversary celebration continues with the recent unraveling of project "Ichigeki" (一撃), revealed to be a dream collaboration project that brings vocalist LiME together with six other respectable ...

MUCC honors drummer SATOchi with BEST ALBUM “Myojyo”

edoh+

9 February 2021

Releases

Before MUCC lets their drummer SATOchi run free and retire as a professional drummer after 23 years of service, they've announced on their official site that BEST ALBUM "Myojyo" will come out on April 21, 2021....

MUCC’s SATOchi departs and retires as drummer

NBT

2 December 2020

Lineup change

MUCC has announced on its official website that drummer SATOchi will be leaving the band in spring 2021 and retires as a professional drummer. They made sure to clarify that the band's activity will continue de...