Releases

KenCove’s (ex-Several Calamities) “Youth of Gold” sings out for future generations

Dec 23, 2020

Rock artist KenCove drops a new single titled Youth of Gold today on December 23, accompanied by a music video. Singing out for the youth today to speak out for our future and break out of the darkness, this t...

New band TRIPLE AXE (coldrain, SiM, HEY-SMITH) showcases “15MANIAX” single

Sizergyia

Dec 22, 2020

New Band, Releases

TRIPLE AXE, an amalgamation of three bands consisting of coldrain, SiM, and HEY-SMITH—a total of 15 members altogether—will release their first single titled 15MANIAX on December 23. This has led the group to r...

Libravel immerses listeners with eerie “Tenbin” single preview

Sizergyia

Dec 20, 2020

Releases, Videos

Libravel will release single Tenbin on December 23 and have provided a preview of songs full of symphonic, playful, and heavy elements. Each song has its own respective eerie animation that plays on an old TV, ...

One Eye Closed’s touching ballad “With How I Feel”, a single about unrequited love

NBT

Dec 20, 2020

Music Video, Releases

One Eye Closed snuggles us into the holiday season with its first ballad "With How I Feel". The song comes as a single and is released today alongside its music video.The newly JPU records-signed band, One ...

Aldious launches album “Evoke II 2010-2020” international edition

edoh+

Dec 19, 2020

Releases

Calling all Aldious fans outside of Japan! We have an international edition of Evoke II 2010-2020 coming to our shores, courtesy of JPU Records.Dropping on January 29, this version of the album features Eng...

4s4ki plays with guns and bunnies in “Chronicle” music video

NBT

Dec 18, 2020

Music Video, Releases

In conjunction with the album release of Hyper Angry Cat on December 16, singer 4s4ki (Asaki) dropped the music video for lead track Chronicle. The music video sees the singer playing together with a person in ...

BAND-MAID surprises with performance of new song “After Life”, from upcoming album

G Andrew White

Dec 16, 2020

Online Concert, Releases

Over the weekend during BAND-MAID's ONLINE OKYU-JI livestream, they performed the new song After Life for the very first time, a track you'll find on their next album, "Unseen World". Briefly introduced by voca...

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Metal project Kaminagi Alice combines speed and beauty for “Nocturnal Symphony” debut album

G Andrew White

Dec 13, 2020

New Band, Releases

On November 29, Kaminagi Alice performed "Act 3" of their symphonic metal set on YouTube and now they have cut an album "Nocturnal Symphony" with songs from the performance.Notably, clashing orchestral clas...

NIGHTMARE expresses new emotions in “cry for the moon” single

Ziggy

Dec 11, 2020

New Look, Releases

NIGHTMARE has announced plans for a spring 2021 tour and single release, giving further hope to fans of a permanent return from hiatus with the release of cry for the moon on March 3, 2021. With their latest si...

POLKADOT STINGRAY teases “Nanimono” album with fun and cheerful performance

Sizergyia

Dec 10, 2020

Releases, Videos

POLKADOT STINGRAY will release its third album Nanimono on December 16 and has revealed a trailer for it. This shows the band members walking onto the set and assuming positions for a fun and cheerful performan...

Chanty shines in “Palette” live music video from 10th single

NoMusicNoReason

Dec 9, 2020

Music Video, Releases

Chanty releases a live music video for their new song Palette showing how the members can bring a bright performance even without an audience. This song is taken off the band's upcoming 10th single Iro wo Shits...

ARTiCLEAR returns with 2nd digital EP “Ikei no Musou”

NoMusicNoReason

Dec 8, 2020

New Look, Releases

ARTiCLEAR is finally back with a new release to follow up their wonderful debut mini-album Reimeiki no Yume which came out in November 2019. After more than a year without music releases, the five-man band retu...

NICOLAS treats us with “Delighted” music video

NoMusicNoReason

Dec 8, 2020

Music Video, New Look, Releases

NICOLAS will drop their fourth single Delighted on December 13 but are treating us to its headbang inducing music video ahead of release.Starting with a slow guitar melody, vocalist Saku and drummer Ritsu q...

D=OUT abandons visual kei to become enka band with “Oni Gan” single?

NoMusicNoReason and Dorian

Dec 7, 2020

Music Video, New Look, Releases

D=OUT shared an important message on its official site where the band disclosed its plans to abandon the visual kei scene and debut as an enka band with the single, Oni Gan. But is that really all there is to i...