New Band

6 January 2023

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...

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

31 December 2022

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...

Cyber gothic metal band LYNCS makes impressive debut with single “NIGHT WHISPER”

Bri

21 November 2022

Formed in Japan with roots in China and song lyrics in English, the new multinational band LYNCS debuted strongly with their single “NIGHT WHISPER”. The song dropped on November 18 across a wide variety of stre...

YOSHIKI, HYDE, SUGIZO and MIYAVI form explosive superband “THE LAST ROCKSTARS”

Erica

11 November 2022

On November 11, international artists YOSHIKI, SUGIZO, HYDE, and MIYAVI gathered to announce the formation of a superband called THE LAST ROCKSTARS. The band debuts next year with live shows in Tokyo, New York,...

New visual kei loudcore band “DAMNED” impresses with “VELTRO” single

2 November 2022

The new visual kei band DAMNED, established by former members of VELTRO, publishes its first single and music video under the new band. The title of the single is confusingly named "VELTRO" and was released yes...

New cyberpunk band “+ELEVEN” rises from ashes of LOKA

7 October 2022

New Band, New Look, Releases

KIHIRO, former vocalist of loud rock bands LOKA and Supe is entering the cyberpunk space with a new band called "+ELEVEN" (plus eleven). Joining him on this new adventure is main composer SOH, and drummer SION,...

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Lonesome_Blue makes international debut with EP “First Utterance”, supported by LOVEBITES

G Andrew White

13 August 2022

Next generation girls rock band, Lonesome_Blue powers up debut EP First Utterance with the release of the international edition. First released in Japan on June 22, the five-track EP goes worldwide on September...

New female rock band “AsMR”, produced by RookieFiddler from A(Ace)

NBT and Dorian

15 June 2022

A new all-female symphonic rock band "Shoyoteki Ongakushuudan AsMR", or AsMR for short, emerges with a unique member lineup you've never seen before! With secondary roles such as "whisperer" and "scratching noi...

Interview with NOILION: Destined for ULTRAMAN’s theme song “3”

7 June 2022

Anime, Interview, New Band

NOILION is a new and unique trio produced by the electronic musician TeddyLoid. It consists of the bilingual high-tone vocalist LIO, the mysterious disc jockey (DJ) KILLIT, and the skilled video jockey (VJ) REA...

Dios mesmerizes with elegant single “Danmen”, theme song for “Kyouso no Musume”

26 May 2022

Dios is a relatively new three-man band with its formation taking place in 2021, but despite that, we keep seeing hit song after hit song! Now with the eight single Danmen (断面, Integral), we're simply mesmerize...

New band SUGAR IN THE CLOSET consists of former Pentagon members

Sizergyia and Dorian

19 May 2022

SUGAR IN THE CLOSET is a new four-piece band consisting of members previously found in Pentagon, and TRNTY D:CODE. Vocalist "Kai." is a former TRNTY D:CODE member, while guitarist yutori, bassist Taku, and d...

lynch’s Akinori forms three-piece band “VIVACE”

Sizergyia

10 May 2022