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Survive Said The Prophet pre-releases album “s p a c e [ s ]” with new song

Sep 18, 2018

Survive Said The Prophet increases the excitement by pre-releasing their upcoming album "s p a c e " with the new heavy song "T R A N S l a t e d", featuring guest vocalist Nate Barcalow from the American post-...

Crystal Lake to release first album in 2 years, “HELIX”

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Sep 17, 2018

Releases

After Crystal Lake released one of their most diverse release THE CIRCLE last month, the four-man band continues their steady release with the announcement of the new album HELIX—following suit of the circular ...

DIR EN GREY’s affectionate music video “Ranunculus”, a welcomed addition!

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Sep 11, 2018

Music Video

Two weeks ago, DIR EN GREY teased the promising song Ranunculus from its upcoming album The Insulated World; today, the band revealed Ranunculus in form of a four-minute "Promotion Edit Ver." music video, and l...

Reol to release “Jijitsu jo”, first full album since returning as solo act

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Aug 11, 2018

Doujin, Releases

Reol announced her new album Jijitsu jo (事実上) scheduled to hit stores on October 17!After releasing three digital singles and the mini-album Kyokou Shuu, Reol has at last composed enough songs to produce he...

Aimer and Sayuri’s heart fluttering shows at Anisong World Matsuri

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Aug 9, 2018

Report and review

The magical night of July 6 at Microsoft Theater, in Los Angeles, was filled with joyful moments as four exceptional artists brought out their best on the second night of Anisong World Matsuri. This was the day...

MonstlloW regains dark, heavy sound in “Yubikiri Genman” single

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Aug 7, 2018

New Look, Releases, Videos

The dark and heavy hitters MonstlloW is preparing for the release of their third single Yubikiri Genman! And now, we have a song preview for the three tracks that will be included. The single will be first made...

Interview: Sanketsu-girl Sayuri, 2.5-dimensional parallel singer-songwriter

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Aug 6, 2018

Interview

Last month, Sanketsu-girl Sayuri went all the way from Japan to L.A. to perform at Anisong World Matsuri, an event which took place in North America's largest Japanese pop culture convention, Anime Expo 2018. ...

Aimer pre-releases “Black Bird” single with digital download

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Aug 3, 2018

Releases, Videos

There's still some time before the release of Aimer's 15th single Black Bird—or rather "Black Bird / Tiny Dancers / Omoide wa Kirei de" which is its full release name. But for those who can't wait for the offic...

THE MUSMUS’ edgy music video “AOBA TO Waltz” explores visual and guitar effects

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Jul 28, 2018

Releases

Last time we talked about THE MUSMUS' single THE MOON, the band revealed the badass music video Muller and announced that another live-limited single was on its way. Sometime later, the name of the unknown sing...

ACME’s “Zesshou Ouka” fuses wagakki and delinquent rock!

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Jul 27, 2018

Music Video, Releases

ACME who is well known for their delinquent attitude and heavy sound spits out a new fresh fusion between traditional Japanese music and rock! Introducing Zesshou Ouka, the title track from the upcoming album o...

nano offers wagakki sound in theatrical “Utsushiyo no Yume” music video

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Jul 7, 2018

Music Video, New Look, Releases

In nano's latest single Utsushiyo no Yume, we're provided a theatrical music video that takes a theme similar to jidaigeki (period dramas related to the Edo period), along with an expressive wagakki (traditiona...

Vivarush adds English subtitles to “GANG MARCH” music video

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Jul 1, 2018

Music Video

Last week we saw Vivarush release their music video GANG MARCH, and a few days later made their single of the same name available in stores! However, the guys wanted to bring it up a notch as they've been very ...

the GazettE establishes HERESY Inc., phases out PS Company

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Jun 29, 2018

Band status

the GazettE has announced they will be transferring from their current label PS Company in favor of their self-established new company, HERESY Inc. This means the GazettE will continue their activities now unde...

UMBRELLA by HIZUMI (D’espairsRay) collaborates with GANSHIN to produce exclusive goods

NBT

Jun 28, 2018

Entertainment

HIZUMI who in the past partook as the vocalist in D'espairsRay is continually expanding his design and fashion brand UMBRELLA to make it more accessible worldwide! In a recent announcement made by the Europe-ba...

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