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COAGULA marks the return of former VAASTU singer SHOW with first single “DYING BREED”

27 March 2020

Today, we’d like to shine a light on the visual kei duo COAGULA! Even if you haven’t heard the name before, you probably have heard of its vocalist, SHOW, who previously fronted the disbanded VAASTU. VAASTU ...

Ladies of NEMOPHILA radiate heavy metal in “OIRAN” single

G Andrew White

8 March 2020

Music Video, New Band, Releases

Heavy metal queens, NEMOPHILA has introduced themselves to the world of heavy metal with their very first single OIRAN! The low budget video looks as if they started filming during a rehearsal session. Yet, it'...

New band XANVALA by former FIXER members gets aggressive in single “CREEPER”

NoMusicNoReason

6 February 2020

Music Video, New Band, Releases

A new visual kei band named XANVALA emerges from the ashes of FIXER. The band has now released a music video for their upcoming single CREEPER which is coming out on March 9. The song comes with heavy tunes and...

Cazqui’s Brutal Orchestra’s insane-sounding “OSWALD”

Sizergyia

2 January 2020

New Band, Releases

Guitarist Cazqui, formerly of NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST, with his solo project "Cazqui's Brutal Orchestra" has released single OSWALD digitally. Initially, it was released as a live-limited single at JILUKA's "MAD PI...

RANDS pre-releases “Monochrome” off 1st album “Kusouzu”

NoMusicNoReason

2 January 2020

New Band, New Look, Releases

Newcomer band RANDS is up for the release of their first full album Kusouzu (九相図). The album will see the light on January 8, exactly a year after their debut mini-album, Inferiority Complex & Narcissism. T...

sumika “Higher Ground” featured as “My Hero Academia” movie theme

edoh

20 December 2019

Anime, Music Video, New Band

sumika⁠—a four-man band from Kawasaki, Kanagawa⁠—is an indie rock band that started in 2013. Their new song, Higher Ground will be used for the animated film My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising that debuts in theat...

Lie and a Chameleon now signed to British label JPU Records

edoh

9 December 2019

Anime, Music Video, New Band

Lie and a Chameleon (嘘とカメレオン), a five-piece band from Tokyo formed in 2014 has been signed by JPU Records ahead of their first major single Mononoke in the Fiction, out on January 15, 2020. To tease their new o...

Warm your soul with the gentle sound of Lamp

edoh

2 November 2019

New Band

Switching it up for those seeking a more gentle sound when life is already so chaotic, we have a three-piece band that writes dreamlands for listeners to escape to. Lamp conjures up invigorating yet peaceful vi...

L7 makes first impression with single “LOVE&HATE”

Ziggy

23 October 2019

New Band, New Look, Releases

New band L7 (pronounced Eluna) or Link The Seven Sins have formed with their band concept around the "seven deadly sins". The band will be making their debut on November 5 with the release of their first single...

Ashmaze. arises out of members from LACK-CO., Far East Dizain, and BLESSCODE

Sizergyia

22 August 2019

Music Video, New Band, Releases

Ashmaze. is a new band on the scene whose members' experience varies from long-time players to up-and-coming performers in the scene. The lineup consists of former IGGY vocalist Souma, BLESSCODE guitarist Ry...

Former VEXENT drummer LEVI debuts as rapper in boy group “ALTL code name:alice to tales”

edoh

16 July 2019

Music Video, New Band

VEXENT disbanding on May 24, 2019, left a hole in many fans' hearts after they endured a prolonged shaky period as a band, but perhaps light is shining at the end of the tunnel for VEXENT followers? Not even ha...

Gossip members reborn as NICOLAS with 1st single “Mahiru no Shinkirou”

NoMusicNoReason

10 June 2019

Music Video, New Band, Releases

All members of the recently dissolved band Gossip gathered again to form a new band under the name NICOLAS. Their first single Mahiru no Shinkirou will be available at their sold-out debut one-man live, and we ...

HIZUMI (ex-D’espairsRay) forms new band NUL.

Nexus

25 May 2019

New Band, New Look

Former D’espairsRay vocalist HIZUMI will form a new band called “NUL.” together with Toshiyuki Kishi from abingdon boys school, and MASATO from defspiral! D’espairsRay were vigorously active not only domesti...

New band Rumbless. delivers beautiful “catastrophe”, with help of Ryo (girugamesh)

Mazohyst_Kyo

13 May 2019

Music Video, New Band

Breaking out onto the scene is "Rumbless.". The band released their first video on May 4 in the form of catastrophe. A track that captures not only a form of raw energy but calm melodies along with some really ...