Releases

8 March 2021

UNiTE's mini-album Fanfare released on March 3 with member-produced songs and commemorates the band's 10th anniversary. With that in mind, the band has now released the title track's joyous music video where th...

DIR EN GREY’s “Oboro” single receives art by Maki Hino

7 March 2021

Releases

Further details surface in regards to DIR EN GREY's much-awaited single Oboro set to be released on April 28. The cover artwork features an original design by Japanese "paper doll" artist Maki Hino. The artist,...

NIGHTMARE’s “cry for the moon” music video gives sense of velocity

7 March 2021

NIGHTMARE released their single cry for the moon on March 3 and accompanied it with a black and white music video full of flashing intersecting lasers. These lasers are matched with the dreamy and trance-like s...

NICOLAS sings about stolen love in “Datsuai” music video

6 March 2021

Music Video, New Look, Releases

NICOLAS delivers a cinematic music video for their fifth single Datsuai, which translates as "stolen love". Here we see the member's performance shot mostly in monochromatic scenes. The band provides the lyrics...

HYDE performs ending theme “ON MY OWN” for vampire anime “MARS RED”

NBT

4 March 2021

Anime, Releases, Videos

HYDE has paired his new song "ON MY OWN" with the vampire anime "MARS RED" as the ending theme. The show is set to air on April 6; it is based on the dramatic stage reading from the playwright and theatre direc...

TRiDENT launches 1st album “ADVANCE GENERATION” with “IMAGINATION” music video

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3 March 2021

TRiDENT uploads IMAGINATION music video and announces its first full album, ADVANCE GENERATION, to release on March 17. Certainly, this young aggressive trio continues rocking us now with their fourth single. C...

TK from Ling tosite sigure brings EP “yesworld” and “Acoustique Electrick Sessions 2020” simultaneously

2 March 2021

New Look, Releases

TK from Ling tosite sigure announced on Instagram he will simultaneously release a new EP titled yesworld and the audiovisual work Acoustique Electrick Sessions 2020 on April 14. The EP yesworld is available...

LOVEBITES spread positivity in “Glory To The World” music video

28 February 2021

LOVEBITES upload another music video off their upcoming EP GLORY, GLORY TO THE WORLD due out on March 10. This time around we are treated to the title-track Glory To The World where the girls show off their pow...

Kizu’s best-of album “Kataki” features new songs, never-before-seen music video

25 February 2021

Releases

Kizu will release best-of album Kataki on April 7 but the band has only recently revealed its contents. This confirms that you can hear two new songs, Milk and Hato, and see the never-before-seen music video of...

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UVERworld’s music video “Teenage Love” hits hard in its simplicity

24 February 2021

UVERworld's single HOURGLASS will be out on March 10 with the title track featuring as the main theme for the Brave: Gunjou movie. However, the band has also revealed the short version of the Teenage Love music...

Ikimonogakari soars again with single “BAKU”, opening theme for “Boruto: Naruto Next Generations”

NBT

24 February 2021

Music Video, New Look, Releases

Ikimonogakari officially releases its 33rd single BAKU today, on January 24, featured as the opening theme song for TV Tokyo anime "Boruto: Naruto Next Generations". Previously released digitally on January 18,...

4s4ki pre-launches self-produced EP “UNDEAD CYBORG” with “Mega Jokki”

NBT

22 February 2021

Singer-songwriter 4s4ki (Asaki) released her first full-length album back in December 2020, but she's now back with a fresh new wave of songs via the self-produced EP, UNDEAD CYBORG, scheduled for a March 3 dig...

Kiryu’s lightning-focused “Nue” music video drives folklore narrative

20 February 2021