Releases

While we were locked inside during the toughest months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the members of heavy metal band LOVEBITES spent their time recording new material to follow up their third full album Electric Pe...

DIMLIM teases new music with drastic visual change

Jan 11, 2021

DIMLIM just held its livestreaming show PREMIUM SHOW -Let's talk about the essence- on January 9 where they announced a new song will be released in spring 2021. They have also unveiled a brand new look drastic...

SCANDAL is “eternal” with 15th anniversary single

Jan 9, 2021

We are entering the 15th anniversary year since the formation of girls' rock powerhouse SCANDAL, and the quartet wants to expand their legacy by releasing their first work of the year with single eternal on Mar...

BRATS lead Japanese and Korean rock crossover livestream “Ambitious Girls Rock 1”

G Andrew White

Jan 9, 2021

Online Concert, Releases

BRATS will headline the livestream of Ambitious Girls Rock 1 also featuring Velvet Sighs, and two Korean bands Rolling Quartz and VINCIT. The streaming event will be distributed for free on the Rolling Quartz o...

DIR EN GREY welcomes the year with 32nd single “Oboro”

Jan 7, 2021

DIR EN GREY starts the year right with exciting news as the band's 32nd single Oboro (朧) is scheduled to be out this spring 2021. Further details are yet to be disclosed so we must wait patiently for the band's...

HYDE drops full-length “DEFEAT” lyric video for Devil May Cry 5

Sizergyia

Jan 6, 2021

Music Video, Releases

HYDE ended 2020 on a high as he released single DEFEAT digitally on none other than December 25, doubling up as a Christmas Day present.It was back in November when DEFEAT was teased in a short collaboratio...

DIAURA’s “INCOMPLETE II” best-of album celebrates a decade of music

Ziggy

Jan 4, 2021

In celebration of DIAURA's 10th anniversary, they have announced the release of their second best-of album INCOMPLETE II on April 7. Along with this announcement also comes brand new artist photos and style. ...

NAZARE’s last single “…to be or not to be” before disbandment

Jan 1, 2021

NAZARE will put out their final compositions in stock through their last single "…to be or not to be", bringing three new songs and an instrumental track. The release will only be available on January 11 at the...

CHOKE embraces change with single “Hack to the basic”

Mazohyst_Kyo

Dec 31, 2020

Releases, Videos

CHOKE is closing out this year with one last single, Hack to the basic—available since December 25. The band's recent set of releases have had a strong focus on life as we have come to know it now. We are all t...

RAZOR’s best-of album “Gomaiba” includes live-limited single “NEW WORLD”

Sizergyia

Dec 30, 2020

RAZOR will release its best-of album Gomaiba on February 17. It will contain a total of 14 songs, including the live-limited single NEW WORLD, as well as a new recording of PRIMARY.Gomaiba contains all of R...

ARTiCLEAR’s Jin questions life in “Tensei Shitara “Jin” Datta Kudan” music video

Dec 29, 2020

Music Video, Releases

ARTiCLEAR introduces us to their new material with a music video for the song Tensei Shitara "Jin" Datta Kudan. Roughly translated as "being reincarnated as Jin", vocalist Jin himself reflects on his own existe...

NUL. releases first album “TRIBRID ARCHIVE” at last!

NBT

Dec 28, 2020

NUL. is finally getting out the long-awaited first album, TRIBRID ARCHIVE! It will be distributed both digitally and physically, with the digital release set for January 9, 2021, and the physical release hittin...

Kiryu’s single “Nue” and tour leads to prestigious Nippon Budokan performance

Sizergyia

Dec 25, 2020