NEMOPHILA Archives

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...

NEMOPHILA brings album “REVIVE” to international scale

G Andrew White

Dec 24, 2021

Releases

After releasing the album REVIVE for the Japanese market on December 15, the nonstop heavy metal ladies NEMOPHILA are making this studio album available for international release via JPU Records on January 14, ...

Mary’s Blood goes on hiatus in April 2022

G Andrew White and afaenia

Dec 21, 2021

Disband/Hiatus/Revive

Japan's leading ladies in heavy metal, Mary's Blood, has announced a break in their current activities from April 2022. They will be holding their last live performance at Toyosu Pit, Tokyo on April 9, 2022, be...

Interview: NEMOPHILA on making metal and performing in the rain

G Andrew White

Aug 17, 2021

Interview

With the recent release of OIRAN - EXTENDED EDITION, we got to interview NEMOPHILA about the journey to this point in their career and what they hope for next. So far they have ranked up millions of view counts...

NEMOPHILA joins British label JPU Records, brings album “OIRAN – EXTENDED EDITION”

G Andrew White

May 7, 2021

Releases

London-based record label JPU Records has once again increased its family with new members, this time it's the female band NEMOPHILA! The announcement is elevated with the additional reveal of the exclusive ove...

SHOW-YA assembles Jrock’s leading ladies for livestream festival

G Andrew White

Apr 12, 2021

Online Concert

Japan's all-female heavy metal band, SHOW-YA, returns with their rock festival on April 29 with an attending audience but also available to livestream worldwide!The annual event SHOW-YA PRODUCE NAON NO YAON...

Guitarist SAKI steps into spotlight with “BRIGHTNESS” and launches YouTube channel

G Andrew White

Feb 11, 2021

Releases

Rock and metal guitarist, SAKI, celebrates 10 years as a recording artist by releasing solo track, BRIGHTNESS. Right now, the music video is on her newly created YouTube channel. And later, expect details for t...

Japanese livestreams to check out in December

Midnight

Dec 5, 2020

Online Concert, Tour and event

We apologize for running late with this month's roundup of livestreams. As a note, you can still watch past-streams thanks to the playback feature which allows you to view "dead" streams days after a concert ha...

Ladies of NEMOPHILA radiate heavy metal in “OIRAN” single

G Andrew White

Mar 8, 2020

Music Video, New Band, Releases

Heavy metal queens, NEMOPHILA has introduced themselves to the world of heavy metal with their very first single OIRAN! The low budget video looks as if they started filming during a rehearsal session. Yet, it'...