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GACKT suspends all activities due to life-threatening illness

Sep 9, 2021

GACKT goes on indefinite hiatus due to an illness described as "some kind of a neurological disorder" that "triggers a sudden dysphonia". Because of this, GACKT has not been able to use his voice, faints at tim...

ryo (supercell) creates opening theme with mafumafu, gaku for anime “takt op.Destiny”

NBT and Dorian

Sep 8, 2021

Anime, Game, Releases

Composer ryo (supercell), along with vocalists mafumafu and gaku, are creating the opening theme song for the upcoming anime "takt op.Destiny" (pronounced "takt opus destiny"). It is an original anime combining...

Golden Bomber’s vocalist Kiryuin Shou announces marriage, reluctantly

NBT and Rin

Sep 5, 2021

Entertainment

The vocalist of the visual kei "air band" Golden Bomber, Kiryuin Shou, publicly announced his marriage on his blog on September 4—the same day the happy occasion took place.Although it is an event to celebr...

NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST shows what the new lineup is all about with single “THE ONE”

NBT

Aug 31, 2021

Music Video, Releases

NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST has today—which is currently September 1 in Japan—released its destructive single THE ONE. Described as a work that flaunts the technical prowess of each band member, THE ONE marks the first...

NECRONOMIDOL Europe tour “cursebreaker tour 2021”

NBT

Aug 25, 2021

Tour and event

After two years of wait, NECRONOMIDOL has announced its return to Europe with the upcoming tour "cursebreaker tour 2021"!The ultra-dark underground idol group has so far unveiled seven dates, hitting places...

Jupiter holds first global livestream concert this month!

NBT

Aug 24, 2021

Online Concert

Jupiter has announced its first livestream concert titled 'Jupiter Tour "THE FORCES” Tokyo' and will take place on Saturday, August 28.To top it all up, the concert is livestreamed over ZAIKO and is open to...

MIYAVI and BAND-MAID appear in Netflix movie “Kate”

NBT

Aug 5, 2021

Entertainment

The first official trailer of the Netflix movie "Kate" reveals an action-packed story that takes place in a Japanese setting. As such, we are able to observe a handful of Japanese actors alongside protagonist M...

NANO launches podcast for global audience “NANO to the WORLD”

NBT

Aug 2, 2021

Entertainment

NANO has today launched its first episode of the new podcast "NANO to the WORLD". The show is aimed at the global audience where NANO and their co-host Brandon Schindewolf, or "Brandon-sensei", share all the in...

Ex-Slipknot Joey Jordison passes, creates wave of emotions in Japan

NBT and Dorian

Jul 30, 2021

Entertainment

Former drummer Joey Jordison, one of the founding members of the American metal band Slipknot, has passed away at the age of 46. The cause of death hasn't been made public, but Billboard received a statement fr...

Crystal Lake EU/UK Tour 2022

NBT

Jul 20, 2021

Tour and event

Crystal Lake has announced an extensive 22-gig tour for next year, 2022, stretching from February to March. They will bring along two guests, the American bands "Currents" and "Kingdom Of Giants".For the fi...

L’arc-en-ciel’s first new song in over 4 years, “Mirai”

NBT

Jul 19, 2021

Game, Music Video, Releases

After L'arc-en-ciel surprised with a soon-to-release anime theme song "Forever" for EDENS ZERO, the band throws in another punch with the new single "Mirai"! This makes it their first new song in about four and...

Crystal Lake tributes music legends with demonic single “CURSE”

NBT

Jul 16, 2021

Music Video, Tour and event

Crystal Lake's single "CURSE" landed on July 14 and with an ominous name like this, you might wonder if it is able to live up to its name? In short, hell yes! This demonic song is not only a heavy piece of wond...

English VTuber “IRyS” makes debut with EP “||:Caesura of Despair”

NBT

Jul 13, 2021

Music Video, Releases

A new hope has arrived through the second awakening of the half-demon, half-angel "IRyS". The latest virtual idol singer from the agency "hololive English"—the same family as Mori Calliope and Gawr Gura. Her de...

First look at visual kei vampire anime “Visual Prison”

NBT and Peertje

Jul 12, 2021

Anime, Releases, Videos

The original visual kei anime "Visual Prison" announced back in March has received its first preview, giving us a look into what can be expected from it. Produced by Aniplex and their studio A1 Pictures, Visual...

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