New Band Archives

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

20 December 2019

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 ...

Former DIV and BABOO members establish “The Guzmania”

Sizergyia

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

Ziggy

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

Music Video, New Band, Releases

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

Music Video, New Band, Releases

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...