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SiM’s first album in 3 years, begins full-scale overseas operation

7 March 2023

SiM releases its sixth album this summer and signs contracts with overseas management, and agency. In conjunction, the band will put a large focus on its overseas activities this year, including touring outside...

MORRIE celebrates birthday with worldwide livestream concert

NBT

2 March 2023

Online Concert

MORRIE announces his birthday concert "Flesh Odyssey" that takes places at the Tokyo Kinema Club venue on March 4, at 17:00 (JST). Although Japan might be a far away place for many of us, we're lucky that this ...

Interview with TAKURO (GLAY): Healing the world through “The Sound Of Life”

NBT

24 February 2023

Interview

The world hasn't been an easy place as of lately, with contributing factors such as a pandemic and war outbreaks, leaving people feeling anxious and helpless. From all of these recent events, TAKURO, the guitar...

Futakuchi Mana goes hardcore in original song “Enmity”

NBT

15 February 2023

Music Video, Releases

The virtual singer Futakuchi Mana releases the original song Enmity, packing a severe punch with lots of scream vocals and heavy guitars. Unlike most virtual singers who typically reside in the pop area, Mana f...

BABYMETAL shows new live footage in “METAL KINGDOM” music video

NBT

3 February 2023

Music Video

METAL KINGDOM is the third single from BABYMETAL's upcoming album, THE OTHER ONE. Unlike the two previous singles, it didn't receive a music video on the day it was released, January 20. As we patiently wait...

Math rock band Marmalade butcher performs playful “XXXphobia”

NBT

3 February 2023

Music Video, Releases

From recently releasing its first music video in seven years, the math- and post-rock band, Marmalade butcher, is back on a roll with a new one! The new music video features the song XXXphobia from the latest a...

ELFENSJóN brings closure with single “Magatsu yami ni utau”

NBT

28 January 2023

Music Video, Releases

During winter, ELFENSJóN set out for a three-month consecutive single release. After previously liberating the singles DAWN and ECLIPSE, the unit set foot for its final unveiling for this cycle with Magatsu yam...

Top 25 anime opening and ending songs 2022

NBT

21 January 2023

Anime, Entertainment, Music Video

The year of 2022 in anime music really ended on a high note, thanks to a particular anime that not only delivered in terms of visuals, but also in the auditory department. If you weren't able to guess which ...

BABYMETAL shows off all songs from album “THE OTHER ONE“

NBT

18 January 2023

Releases, Videos

BABYMETAL shares a preview for its concept album, THE OTHER ONE, which showcases all the 10 songs that we can expect from the full release on March 24. Included on the album are all the digital singles we've...

Aimer and amazarashi perform theme songs for NieR:Automata Ver1.1a anime

NBT

10 January 2023

Anime, Music Video, Releases

Two of the biggest forces in anime, Aimer and amazarashi, join the lineup of sci-fi anime NieR:Automata Ver1.1a with their new theme songs, escalate and Antinomy, respectively. The anime, which started airin...

LADYBABY starts new project

NBT

6 January 2023

New Band

The idol group LADYBABY has had its ups and downs, however, it is announced that a new project will begin this year! From a short teaser, it is implied that the new project will be in collaboration with HERO...

Celebrate vocalist K (Pay money To my Pain) with EP “Orange Ave.”

NBT and afaenia

4 January 2023

Releases

Pay money To my Pain teased on December 30, 2022, that something will be announced on January 4, 2023. Today, the band reveals the digital EP "Orange Ave.", deliberately on the birthday of the deceased vocalist...

Former Crystal Lake vocalist Ryo starts experimental metalcore project “KNOSIS”

NBT

31 December 2022

New Band

Former vocalist of Crystal Lake, Ryo Kinoshita, has begun a new journey with project "KNOSIS". His departure from the metalcore band Crystal Lake was announced back in October, a decision made due to Ryo's stru...

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...

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