the Raid. Archives

Interview with Sena and bo_ya (the Raid.): Resilient ambition in a year of uncertainty

Jun 12, 2021

This interview was originally published by “club Zy.” in Japanese. JROCK NEWS is partnering with club Zy. and Vijuttoke with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership ...

the Raid’s “Tokyo Sanketsu Heroine” will be first single with major label

edoh+

Apr 13, 2021

Music Video, Releases

the Raid. is set to release Tokyo Sanketsu Heroine on April 28, their first ever single with a major music label. Congratulations!Since their debuted in 2011, this year marks two important milestones for th...

Seiichi Hoshiko appears in the Raid.’s “Kagomeuta” music video

NBT

Jun 21, 2018

Music Video, New Look, Releases

the Raid. brings out the fancy traditional Japanese outfits again for their upcoming single release Kagomeuta, out on July 24, in which they just released a new music video for. To a surprise, in the music vide...

visual aesthetics: pretty in pink - koichi and sena

Visual Aesthetics: Pretty in cotton candy pink

xLIZ4

Apr 3, 2018

Entertainment

One of the most important aspects of visual kei artists are the looks. In Visual Aesthetics, we will highlight specific hairstyles, costumes, accessories, makeup, body art and other styles which are either very...

the Raid. speaks of obsessive love in “Kagiana” music video

NoMusicNoReason

Jan 19, 2018

Music Video, New Look, Releases

the Raid. uploaded a music video for Kagiana (鍵穴), which is expected to be out on April 18. Additionally, the band set the dates for their seventh-anniversary one-man tour with the tour final to be held at Nanb...

Jrockers celebrating New Year in Hakama

edoh+

Jan 5, 2018

Entertainment

Akemashite omedeto gozaimasu! Happy New Year!From the traditional mochi beating, bell ringing at temples to writing New Year postcards, one of our personal favorites is seeing Jrockers in Hakama. The new ye...

the Raid. is surrounded by zombies in music video for “Omen”

NoMusicNoReason

Dec 4, 2017

Music Video, New Look, Releases

the Raid. will soon release an eight-song mini-album titled Omen, on December 6, and they are promoting its release with a music video for the title-track. Not just the members of the band star in the music v...

A deep meaning is evoked in the Raid.’s music video for new “Urameshia” single

NoMusicNoReason

May 4, 2017

Music Video, New Look

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG_ftbSujuMAfter announcing two live-limited singles a few days ago, the Raid. set yet another release on the calendar, expected to come out on August 2. It will be a new singl...

the Raid. will distribute “Gomennasai” and “XXX” singles at sixth anniversary one-man tour

NoMusicNoReason

May 2, 2017

New Look, Releases

the Raid. will be starting activities very soon as their one-man tour starts this month, on May 31, in order to celebrate their sixth anniversary! The tour will take the band through the 47 Japanese prefectures...

the Raid. gets ready for Christmas with “DEAD Xmas PARTY” new single

NoMusicNoReason

Dec 12, 2016

New Look, Releases, Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcXNH0hk8Hgthe Raid. has a new Christmas-themed song coming out on December 18! The new single, titled DEAD Xmas PARTY, will be exclusively available at Village Vanguard stores...

the Raid. reveals “Mikansei Replica” music video from third mini-album “Mikan”

NoMusicNoReason

Oct 17, 2016

Music Video, New Look, Releases

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5vb_n1mOVothe Raid. will release their third mini-album Mikan (未完) very soon, on October 26. In order to promote the release, they just uploaded a music video for the lead tra...

the Raid. releases “Re:born”, first single with new bassist

NoMusicNoReason

Jul 29, 2016

Music Video, New Look, Releases

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czdWo0wFIowThe title of the Raid's new single tells everything, Re:born. It seems that with the addition of the new bassist to their line-up, the band feels like they were born...

the Raid. introduces a new member in “Yanderu Kimi ni Okuru Uta”

NoMusicNoReason

May 29, 2016

Music Video, New Look, Releases

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB41N9WxvVsVery good news coming from the Raid. has reached us! The band just announced a new live-limited single titled Yanderu Kimi ni Okuru Uta (病んでる君に贈る歌) and the incorpora...

Cure magazine invites foreign bands to “World Visual Festival”

edoh+

Jan 30, 2016

New Band, Tour and event

Cure magazine which specializes in Japanese rock and visual styling has announced "Japanesque Rock Collectionz Cure - Cure World Visual Festival-" for April 30. What's so special about this show is that they ha...