Releases

11 April 2021

Anime, Releases

International rockstar HYDE released the digital single ON MY OWN across streaming platforms this week, following the debut episode of anime "MARS RED". Reflecting the anime's theme, the song's lyrics uphold th...

ACME’s trippy “Come Back To You” video features representation for black women in visual kei

Sizergyia

10 April 2021

ACME released their most ambitious creation, Come Back To You, on March 29 and the lead up to this single saw the reveal of the CD artwork and the music video preview, leaving fans wanting more. We didn't ha...

One Eye Closed roasts dull pop music with ironic “All of Us” single

NBT

9 April 2021

Have you had enough of the typical cookie-cutter pop music? Well, it looks like that's the case for One Eye Closed and at the same time, it is why the band's latest digital single "All of Us" is a pop song—iron...

DIR EN GREY’s teaser for single “Oboro” leaves more questions than answers

7 April 2021

Proving 15 seconds is all they need to give us the chills, DIR EN GREY delivered a 15-second teaser for its 32nd single "Oboro". The release date looms just around the corner on April 28, but the visceral tease...

the peggies perform single “Ashiato” for anime “My Hero Academia”

7 April 2021

Anime, New Look, Releases

the peggies take one more step into anisong territory with the new single Ashiato out on March 28. The song is currently being used as the ending theme of the superhero anime show My Hero Academia on its recent...

XaaXaa packs a punch with album, music video “Gogatsubyou”

6 April 2021

Dynamic shock rockers XaaXaa announced a new mini-album Gogatsubyou and dropped a brand new music video to promote it. Gogatsubyou hits shelves on May 5, but you can watch the full music video for the title tra...

ReoNa plays with shadows in “Nai Nai” single for anime “Shadows House”

4 April 2021

Anime, New Look, Releases

Young anisong singer ReoNa is ready for the release of her fifth single Nai Nai on May 12. This time around, the vocalist lends her soothing voice for the ending theme of the anime adaptation Shadows House. Reo...

DEVILOOF blends traditional, futuristic sounds in “NEWSPEAK” single

4 April 2021

New Look, Releases, Tour

With its much-awaited European tour sadly canceled due to the pandemic, DEVILOOF—like many other bands—has been confined to the insides of a recording studio. We now see the silver lining of it all as the band ...

Kizu’s “Milk” music video preview features lively jazzy chorus

Sizergyia

3 April 2021

The lead-up to the release of Kizu's best-of album Kataki on April 7 has seen the band reveal previews of music videos Human Error and the new song Hato. In addition, they revealed one more preview but this tim...

DARRELL welcomes guitarist MIYA with upcoming single

3 April 2021

New Look, Releases

DARRELL becomes a four-member band once again with the addition of guitarist MIYA to the line-up. The announcement comes accompanied by the band's new visuals, and a new digital single scheduled to be released ...

Miku Kobato changes to Jpop as cluppo for “PEACE&LOVE”

G Andrew White

1 April 2021

Music Video, New Look, Releases

Miku Kobato of BAND-MAID fame flies solo as JPop idol, cluppo, with the release of single PEACE&LOVE. While the debut is truly her new solo project, quite obvious given the timing that it is an April Fools'...

MUCC's promotional image for their BEST ALBUM "Myojyo", 2021

MUCC previews BEST ALBUM “Myojyo” exhibiting fierce powerhouse abilities

31 March 2021