Releases Archives

DEVILOOF’s most challenging single “Inshu” is wicked, featuring Sennzai!

22 January 2025

DEVILOOF has spent a year crafting the digital single Inshu, a no-compromise production set to release on January 29, ahead of their 10th anniversary. Taking inspiration from the sinister "innate wickedness cul...

Azavana’s fiery music video brings intensity in “Haiiro no Umi wo Oyogu Hotaru”

Sizergyia

10 January 2025

Music Video, New Look, Releases

Azavana will release their first single, Haiiro no Umi wo Oyogu Hotaru at a yet-to-be-announced date. However, to tide fans over, the band has revealed the fiery music video for the title track. Furiously da...

lynch.’s 20th anniversary project celebrates with re-recorded classics in “GREEDY DEAD SOULS / UNDERNEATH THE SKIN”

Sizergyia

10 January 2025

New Look, Releases, Videos

lynch. has announced, as part of the fourth act of their 10 act, "lynch. 20th ANNIVERSARY PROJECT", that the band will release a retake album titled GREEDY DEAD SOULS / UNDERNEATH THE SKIN, on April 16. The ...

-SKS- ZIGZAG music video “E.v.e” brings warmth to the heart of winter

Erica

22 December 2024

Music Video, Releases

On December 22, the trailblazing visual kei band Shintenchi Kaibyaku Shudan ZIGZAG (commonly known as "-SKS- ZIGZAG") unveiled the evocative music video for "E.v.e". This poignant track serves as the closing pi...

Matenrou Opera’s “MUTSU NO HANA” album launches nationwide Japan tour

Erica

16 December 2024

Music Video, New Look, Releases

Visual kei metal legends Matenrou Opera are set to release their latest album, MUTSU NO HANA (六花), on December 18, 2024. Known for soaring high-tone vocals and intricate soundscapes, the band has teased the alb...

DAMNED’s intense single “ArtrA” features remade track “Shadows”

Erica

10 December 2024

Releases

On December 7, DAMNED dropped their latest single, "ArtrA" (アルトラ), delivering a powerful two-track release steeped in raw energy. ArtrA features the title track and its pairing, Shadows, highlighting the dualit...

kein’s major debut EP “PARADOXON DOLORIS” marks first new music in 24 years

Erica

30 November 2024

Music Video, Releases

On November 20, legendary rock band kein unveiled their major debut EP, PARADOXON DOLORIS, marking their first new release in 24 years. Featuring five powerful tracks exploring themes of paradox and pain, the E...

GUNGIRE debuts hard-hitting music video “Encrypted”, rising force in the metal scene

Mazohyst_Kyo

25 November 2024

Music Video, Releases

On November 23, GUNGIRE premiered their first music video, Encrypted, at midnight (JST). The single of the same title will debut on December 7, coinciding with their first one-man show at the legendary venue Sh...

DAMNED releases live music video “Dokuai” with bilingual lyrics

Erica

20 November 2024

Music Video, Releases

On November 18, DAMNED dropped a live music video for Dokuai (毒愛), capturing the band’s adrenalizing live energy as they perform before a crowd. The video includes Japanese lyrics with English translation, maki...

NUL.’s third album “AVA” brings the intensity of an avalanche

Erica

18 November 2024

Releases

Five years after their 2019 debut, industrial rock trio NUL. unleashed their third album, "AVA", in October 2024. AVA, derived from the word "avalanche", reflects the record's raw intensity and themes of aggres...

DEXCORE’s “PARAMNESIA” music video breaks screens with fierce metal chaos

Jack

13 November 2024

Music Video, New Look, Releases

On November 4, DEXCORE released a music video for their heavy new track PARAMNESIA, in anticipation of a digital release later this month In a dimly lit room, vocalist Kagami confronts himself in the mirror ...

Chaidura explores inner demons with dark single “Possess”

NBT

7 November 2024

Music Video, Releases

London-based artist Chaidura delves into the shadows with his latest digital single Possess, released on October 25, and is extracted from the latest EP Temple Paradise. The haunting track explores themes of in...

ONE OK ROCK shines light during dark times with “Dystopia” single

Bri

31 October 2024

Releases

Japanese rock band ONE OK ROCK released their latest single "Dystopia" on October 25. The song comes just days after completing their PREMONITION WORLD TOUR at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, where the band also ...

Interview: I Don’t Like Mondays. reflects on 10 years of music with EP “FOCUS”

Erica, Nori and Nexus

28 October 2024

Interview, Releases

Debuted in 2014, I Don’t Like Mondays. is a dynamic four-piece band that fuses vibrant dance-pop with alternative rock. The lineup—YU (vocals), CHOJI (guitar), KENJI (bass), and SHUKI (drums)—draws inspiration ...