Releases Archives

DAMNED lets fans decide next single via social media

1 April 2023

Visual kei loudcore band DAMNED freshly utilizes social media, inviting fans to vote for their next single via YouTube and Twitter. From April 1–4, four demo songs will be released on DAMNED's official YouTu...

YOASOBI works with anime studio MAPPA for “SEVENTEEN”, from EP “Hajimete no”

NBT

31 March 2023

Anime, Music Video, Releases

YOASOBI's upcoming EP Hajimete no releases on May 10 and will feature four songs based on novels by four award-winning authors. Out of these songs, you will find the pre-released track SEVENTEEN which also is j...

NOILION transcends noise and distortion with EP “ELEMENTS”

NBT

29 March 2023

Music Video, Releases

NOILION, the trio produced by TeddyLoid, has concluded their EP trilogy with "ELEMENTS". Although each EP comes with its own theme, they all converge to the idea of "Live On in the Noisy World". Through EP E...

Utsu-P’s dark song “Ga” (Moth) criticizes societal norms

NBT

25 March 2023

Releases, Vocaloid

Vocaloid producer Utsu-P's latest song "Ga" (が) was released on YouTube and niconico on March 18. On brand with his style, this is another metal hit with some spicy lyrics! The song Ga roams around the dark ...

Review: KNOSIS’ debut EP “The Shattering” displays metalcore’s infinite potential

Erica

23 March 2023

Releases, Review

If the universe really started with a big bang, KNOSIS' debut EP The Shattering is the sonic boom that forges new possibilities for metalcore as a genre. Running barely 8 minutes from start to finish, The Shatt...

RAZOR’s futuristic music video “GRAVITY EMOTION” pushes senses to limits

Sizergyia

22 March 2023

Music Video, New Look, Releases

RAZOR's 11th single GRAVITY EMOTION was released on March 7 which was led by the reveal of its sound-effect-heavy and visually intense music video. GRAVITY EMOTION offers prevalent chugging riffs, and sympho...

deadman kicks off 2023 with album “dead reminiscence”, live-limited single

Erica

19 March 2023

Releases, Tour

Revived in 2019, Nagoya rock unit deadman continues activities in 2023 with a three-stop tour and new album dead reminiscence. A live-limited single rapid dog will be distributed for free throughout the tour, w...

SCANDAL’s single “Line of sight” aims to revive rock and roll roots

Nori

16 March 2023

Game, Releases, Tour

Osaka quartet SCANDAL began streaming its sixth digital single Line of sight on March 15. The tune was dedicated as the theme music for the card battle game Mobile Suit Gundam Arsenal Base, available to play in...

UNiTE. welcomes vocalist Nozomi with “Kashin” music video

Sizergyia

9 March 2023

Music Video, New Look, Releases

After UNiTE. dismissed their vocalist Yui last year due to a "significant issue", they recently revealed their new vocalist Nozomi with their music video for the song Kashin. Kashin features on the band's tripl...

Drummer Shiyu officially joins Rides in ReVellion as fifth member

Bri

8 March 2023

Music Video, New Look, Releases

Rides in ReVellion officially welcomes its newest member Shiyu, who joins the band as the drummer. The announcement was originally made on March 4 during their concert at ABENO ROCK TOWN HALL in Osaka, but also...

MUCC’s “-yo-” music video provides inside look at band life

Erica

5 March 2023

Music Video, Releases, Tour

Normally, music videos provide a glowing and polished look at the music business—made up, fully styled, with dramatic camera work. However, MUCC's music video for -yo- (耀 ) provides a more raw look at the ins a...

lynch.’s album “REBORN” highlights each member’s strengths

Sizergyia

3 March 2023

Music Video, New Look, Releases

lynch. released the highly anticipated comeback album REBORN on March 1! This is the band’s first release since the Nippon Budokan performance on November 23, 2022, when they officially announced the end of the...

Rock sensation RADWIMPS defies odds with comeback US tour, soundtrack release

Zephyr

26 February 2023

Releases, Tour

If you are an anime fan or a fan of Japanese rock, you are more than likely to know of RADWIMPS to some degree. Despite being active since 2001, the band has gained international notoriety in recent years for h...

FANTASTIC◇CIRCUS revisits legacy with best-of album, music video

Sizergyia and Dorian

25 February 2023

Music Video, Releases

FANTASTIC◇CIRCUS, consisting of vocalist Tsutomu Ishizuki, and guitarists kazuya and SHUN. (THE MICRO HEAD'S 4N's, OFIAM), will release a retake best-of album TENSEISM BEST SINGLES . The trio is mainly known fo...