BAND-MAID US TOUR 2022 sells out in 5 American cities
Update 2022-4-3: Due to the vast majority of shows selling out, BAND-MAID has added two more.October 30
American Dream
East Rutherford, NJNovember 1
House of Blues
Chicago, ILOrigina...
Yoshiki invites BAND-MAID’s Miku and SAIKI to exclusive talk
Yoshiki of X-Japan has recently announced that he has invited BAND-MAID's Miku Kobato and SAIKI to his channel to chat on February 25, 19:30 (JST). This video is exclusive to members-only, and those fans are gi...
SCANDAL adds more cities for “SCANDAL WORLD TOUR 2022”
SCANDAL announces new dates for the North America leg of their SCANDAL WORLD TOUR 2022 "MIRROR". New stops and dates were added for Boston, Chicago, Vancouver, and Seattle. In all, nine cities to catch these po...
BRATS successfully crowdfunds futuristic music video
On December 23, Japanese girls rock duo BRATS started a crowdfunding campaign for their next music video and by January 12 they reached 100%. Notably, they wanted to cover production costs for Tokyo's ultra-mod...
Top 15 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 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
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
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...
TRiDENT preps for “OVER GROUND” EP with “DISTINATION” music video
Last month TRiDENT announced their next EP OVER GROUND, set for release on December 15. Now the lead single, DISTINATION has a playful music video.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We__CnrYa9UAs the track...
PassCode blasts out single “Freely” with LADYBABY member Emily Arima
PassCode releases their first single, Freely, with the addition of new member Emily Arima from the on-hiatus group LADYBABY. Notably, the new song out on November 10 is already on streaming platforms along with...
BAND-MAID lights up heavy music video “Sense”!
Today, BAND-MAID officially released the single Sense in all its glory. Not only is it available for purchase but you can also listen to it via streaming services, or watch the music video on YouTube!Get re...
SILENT SIREN to take a break at end of the year
SILENT SIREN announces hiatus after their final performance of the LIVE TOUR 2021 "FAMILIA" on December 30. While this is an unexpected announcement from the all-female band, they want to let fans know that thi...
BAND-MAID hints at epicness with theme song “Sense” for anime “Platinum End”
BAND-MAID has scheduled its single Sense for an October 27 release, in conjunction, it will serve as the opening theme song for the psychological and supernatural anime Platinum End. A highly anticipated anime ...
LOVEBITES on hiatus with departure of bassist Miho
Unfortunate news from LOVEBITES as the band will go into hiatus following the exit of bassist Miho.In the statement made on the band's official website, Miho mentioned how it was a really hard decision to m...
Interview: NEMOPHILA on making metal and performing in the rain
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...