Releases

Aug 15, 2021

Develop One's Faculties released single peace/insomnia on June 2 and a music video preview for song peace thereafter. However, now, we have not one, but two music videos for the title tracks. The kicker is they...

Meet Phoenix Ash, your American Jrock band!

酒井菊奈 (Sakai Akina)

Aug 14, 2021

Branding themselves as "America's own Japanese Rock band", Phoenix Ash represents a harmonious blend of Western and Eastern Rock music.Now, that's an unusual statement, so let's explore what that involves. ...

SCAPEGOAT’s final album “Chapter” features 10 new songs

Aug 13, 2021

SCAPEGOAT will disband at the start of December, but despite that, the band will deliver one final gift to fans in the form of their second and last album, Chapter. Said album will release on August 18 with a t...

3470.mon abruptly drops 0th EP “VHS” digitally, music video for “Akuma-kun”

Aug 10, 2021

Music Video, New Band, Releases

Band 3470.mon, pronounced "Sayonara Monday", formed by vocalist Taira Kazuhiro whose previous bands include My BACTERIA HEAT IsLAND, and LACK-CO., to name a few, abruptly dropped their 0th EP titled VHS on Augu...

yonige expands its world with EP “Sanzen Sekai”

NoMusicNoReason

Aug 8, 2021

yonige announces the release of a new EP titled Sanzen Sekai (三千世界) coming out on August 18. The project comes packed with six new songs that encapsulate the duo's new visions while maintaining the essence of t...

NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST flaunts technical prowess in “THE ONE” single

NoMusicNoReason

Aug 3, 2021

NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST unveils new artist photos and the cover artwork for their brand-new single titled THE ONE, coming out on September 1.This upcoming single is the follow-up work to their excellent mini-al...

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BACK-ON collaborates with JESSE (RIZE/The BONEZ) for “Kill The Beat feat. JESSE”

edoh+

Aug 1, 2021

It's been almost 20 years since JESSE blessed BACK-ON with the band name we know and love today. Now in 2021, the two forces collide to birth a brand new track titled Kill The Beat feat. JESSE. It must be prett...

Arlequin’s piano-driven “Sekai no Owari to Yoake Mae” music video makes for a compelling watch

Jul 31, 2021

Arlequin's singles Sekai no Owari to Yoake Mae, Siren, and its complete edition compiling the title tracks, B-sides, and more, simultaneously releases on August 25. Despite still being a ways off, it hasn't sto...

Lin’s EP “Ninth Heaven” is next-generation Chinese metal

Ziggy

Jul 26, 2021

New Band, Releases

Visual rock guitarist Lin (凛-Lin-) releases EP "九天攬樂-Ninth-Ninth Heaven-" and subsequent music video for the title track. A release with which, China-born and Japan-raised Lin, wishes to break the silence and r...

Matenrou Opera’s “Owaranu Namida no Umi de” single delivers sorrowful words

Ziggy

Jul 25, 2021

Matenrou Opera announce their new single Owaranu Namida no Umi de. Translating into a sorrowfully named song, "In the Sea of Endless Tears". The single will be available to purchase from August 25.Owaranu N...

Roar for freedom with Royz’ latest music video, “LEON”!

酒井菊奈 (Sakai Akina)

Jul 21, 2021

Royz have put out a music video for their latest single LEON, which is now available to view on YouTube! The single itself will be out on July 21 in three editions, each with different contents to offer.The...

L’arc-en-ciel’s first new song in over 4 years, “Mirai”

NBT

Jul 19, 2021

Game, Music Video, Releases

After L'arc-en-ciel surprised with a soon-to-release anime theme song "Forever" for EDENS ZERO, the band throws in another punch with the new single "Mirai"! This makes it their first new song in about four and...

BUCK-TICK gets on board with “Go-Go BT TRAIN” single and national tour

Ziggy

Jul 18, 2021