New Band

28 April 2019

New Band, Releases

It has been confirmed that former DIV bassist Chobi and BABOO guitarist have formed a band The Guzmania. This is alongside vocalist Tokiha, also known as Yody from the band The LADYBIRD, and drummer Tetsuya. Th...

6XT7’s cross-genre music leaves heavy impression

25 April 2019

Music Video, New Band, New Look

With a triple single release at the end of March, vocal and rap duo 6XT7 (pronounced sixty-seven) strutted onto the music scene with an impressionable music sound. Using a mix of genres from electronic, metal, ...

New band “gulu gulu” formed by former members of Kuroyuri to Kage, Grieva, and more!

NoMusicNoReason

24 April 2019

New Band, New Look, Releases

A new band under the name gulu gulu resurges from the ashes of dissolved visual kei bands! The band initially started as a solo project by Kuroyuri to Kage's vocalist Karasuna Mei and has now become a proper ba...

Former MergingMoon members form metal band “Amaterous”

NBT

18 April 2019

The five-piece "newcore" Japanese band, Amaterous, has recently taken shape! With their new debut EP Principium, and the first music video Arashi, the band has shown off expressive guitars and drums with imprin...

UNDEUX drops grim music video “Ando no Jiko Hokai Sho Paraphilia – Okashikunatta Boku no Are -“

Yaya28

24 March 2019

UNDEUX have recently uploaded the music video for their second maxi-single with the rather long title, Ando no Jiko Hokai Sho Paraphilia - Okashikunatta Boku no Are (安藤の自己崩壊症パラフィリア -犯シクナッタ僕のアレ-). The single dro...

SLOTHREAT, impressive sounding new band formed by Katsuya of Misanthropist

23 March 2019

It's been announced that Katsuya has formed a new band named SLOTHREAT! He was previously the guitarist for the metal band CodeRebirth and is currently also active as the guitarist, composer, sound engineer, an...

DOBE gets dark and deadly for 2nd single “Sei to Shi”

18 March 2019

DOBE released their second single Sei to Shi (性ト死) along with a befittingly dirty, dark, and deadly music video for the song. This single release includes three new songs, along with a DVD of the music video fo...

Misanthropist’s single “Euthanasia” release to coincide with event -ALOOFEDEN-

28 February 2019

New Band, Releases

Misanthropist, the solo project of former CodeRebirth guitarist Katsuya, will release a physical version of single Euthanasia at his Shibuya Cyclone performance on March 9. It will be digitally released on Appl...

OROCHI disbands but revives as solo project SOMEI-YOSHINO

NBT

31 January 2019

Disband, New Band

We have some sad and good news to bring today. First the sad news, the traditional Japanese rock band OROCHI has earlier this month announced their disbandment after being active for 15 years. The band held the...

New band Roman Kyouko composed of Sibilebashir, NoGoD, SEX ANDROID members

NoMusicNoReason

28 January 2019

A new band named Roman Kyouko has emerged from the ashes of some inactive groups. The band is composed of well-known faces of the visual kei scene including member Izumi from Sibilebashir on vocals, TøRU from S...

Bassist Ni~ya of NIGHTMARE to release first solo album, “BATTLE FIELD” under the project name, BULL FIELD

8 January 2019

New Band, Releases

NIGHTMARE's Ni~ya announces first album release with his solo project BULL FIELD. The album titled BATTLE FIELD is set to release February 6 and will be Ni~Ya's first official CD release since NIGHTMARE began t...

Former THE BLACK SWAN and SCREW members form new band ARTiCLEAR

30 December 2018

Music Video, New Band

They're back and they're joining forces. Members from the now-disbanded bands, THE BLACK SWAN and SCREW, have teamed up and created a super-group under the name of ARTiCLEAR. Former THE BLACK SWAN members Jin, ...

Ex-NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST guitarist Cazqui forms -nekomanju-