chariots to disband this month
After losing their guitarist KAZ late last year, releasing a coupling single with Pizarro and continuing with their scheduled event 37564 -Minagoro-, chariots have decided that they will disband. Their final li...
Yoshiki resurrects explosive drumming for 10th Anniversary of X JAPAN’s reunion
Marking 10 years since X Japan last held a solo event in a Tokyo live house, few lucky fans experienced the YOSHIKI Night of Resurrection, held on April 10 and 11 at Zepp DiverCity in Tokyo. The full name of th...
VRZEL will disband
VRZEL celebrated their 5th anniversary just recently, however, it now looks like the threshold into their five years of activity is the end of the road for them. On April 9, merely six days after their annivers...
Vocalist hinata leaves llll-Ligro-, causes break-up and canceled album
Sudden news came to our Twitter feeds on April 5, as it was revealed that llll-Ligro-, which had made a full comeback after a 4 and a half year activity pause, would break up as a cause of vocalist hinata's des...
MORRIGAN’s bassist Kuloe is missing
Barely three months after guitarist Pitty suddenly departed from the band, MORRIGAN are hit with yet another odd disappearance.Just a few hours ago, news broke on MORRIGAN staff's Twitter (morrigan_morita) ...
Bassist Hinaki leaves Labaiser, drummer Sizuki joins
Labaiser just released their third single Chi no Meitei (血ノ酩酊) on March 28 and also announced line-up changes. The band will become a five-piece band again for a short period of time as you can see in the pictu...
Ventures guitarist Nokie Edwards passes away
The term "legendary" gets used too frequently, but it fits Nokie Edwards, who passed away March 12 at age 82. As lead guitarist for the Ventures, he inspired scores of would be musicians to pick up the guitar a...
Eir Aoi returns and brings Sword Art Online fans a “Meteor”
On March 7, Sword Art Online's official twitter announced that the upcoming Sword Art Online Alternaltive: Gungale Online anime, which is airing on April 8, will feature Eir Aoi’s new song, Meteor.https://t...
Matenrou Opera’s drummer Yu sadly announces to retire
A tragedy befell Matenrou Opera's (摩天楼オペラ) drummer, Yu. On February 4, at CLUB JUNK BOX the talented percussionist revealed that he suffers from a painful medical condition called occupational dystonia. The sta...
Blu-BiLLioN makes European jump as they sign with Gan-Shin Records
Earlier yesterday, European label Gan-Shin Records sent out a tweet revealing a new signing to their ranks, leaving the mysterious band to be revealed later that day. Not long did curious eyes have to wait to k...
DEVILOOF to release single under Danger Crue’s subsidiary label 9thRecords
After posting a teaser on Twitter about an "important announcement coming soon", the guys from DEVILOOF revealed that their new single will be released under 9thRecords! This is a subsidiary record label of Dan...
Kuroyuri to Kage will disband
After nine months since their last release, Kuroyuri to Kage (黒百合と影) broke the silence to announce they will ultimately cease all activities this Summer. Their final live will take place at HOLIDAY SHINJUKU on ...
Guitarist Pitty makes sudden departure from MORRIGAN
On January 12, 2018, MORRIGAN staff hit their fans with a very sad announcement—Pitty, the band's guitarist, will be departing the band, effective immediately. Pitty has been a member of MORRIGAN since thei...
BABYMETAL’s backing guitarist, Mikio Fujioka passes away after falling from an observation deck
Guitarist Mikio Fujioka (藤岡幹大) died on January 5, 2018.His wife has posted on his Twitter account to announce that he had passed away.He was taken to hospital after falling from a high observation deck ...