The decade of Jrock girl bands
In the decade of 2010, there has been a noticeable "girls band boom" where Japanese female musicians have stepped onto the international stage to rock as hard as the boys do. This fascinating phenomenon of musi...
Top 15 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2019
With our end-of-the-year artist ranking, we've always tried to stay somewhat objective in which bands we include. However, this year we decided to reach out to you, the people reading this right now! We asked y...
Review: “CONQUEROR” has BAND-MAID duelling on sound
After several weeks of news about BAND-MAID, they serve up their ambitious third full album CONQUEROR. It weighs in with 15 songs that include most of the singles released since World Domination. Accordingly, o...
BAND-MAID and MIYAVI to appear on Netflix film “Kate”
Production for a new Netflix assassin thriller Kate featuring BAND-MAID and MIYAVI is currently underway.
Starring American actor Mary Elizabeth Winstead who plays the role of an assassin who has been poison...
BAND-MAID “The Dragon Cries”, a collaboration with David Bowie’s producer
This month BAND-MAID pre-releases not one, but two singles from the upcoming album, CONQUEROR. First out was Rinne (輪廻) which means reincarnation, the hard-hitting track has been available on YouTube since Nove...
BAND-MAID serves “CONQUEROR” for third album
After wrapping up BAND-MAID's American concerts on the WORLD DOMINATION TOUR, a title for the third album is revealed as CONQUEROR. Public announcement from Revolver Records and Nippon Crown set December 11 for...
Report: BAND-MAID service across America
At every BAND-MAID concert, the maids welcome their fans as "masters and princesses" to a service where the entrée is a huge helping of hard rock. Yet, at the halfway stop on the WORLD DOMINATION TOUR, it was t...
Review : BAND-MAID resonates with “endless Story” as uplifting anthem
Imagine to be all alone and not feel lonely. To be lost on a remote island and reminisce about moments from your past. In BAND-MAID’s new song, lead singer Saiki laments, "You can't relive the moment". As days ...
Top 20 anime opening and ending songs 2018
Just like last year, it was incredibly hard to narrow down the best anime opening and ending songs of the year. This time around, we wanted to include a broader spectrum in terms of genre, while of course selec...
Top 15 visual kei and Japanese acts of 2018
It is the time of the year where we once again take a look at all the great music contributions. This time around we have done it slightly differently. Instead of solely using sales numbers to determine the ord...
BAND-MAID rebrand to BAND-MAIKO and reveals “secret MAIKO lips” music video
Today BAND-MAID renamed themselves "BAND-MAIKO" and will conquer the world with their first single secret MAIKO lips which came out today! You can buy this on iTunes already, but you can listen to the full song...
BAND-MAID seeks “DOMINATION” as they drop new music video
BAND-MAID had announced several weeks ago that they were planning to release their latest album, WORLD DOMINATION On February 14, and in order to prepare promotions for it, the band has uploaded the music video...
BAND-MAID aims for “WORLD DOMINATION” with 2nd album
BAND-MAID will be serving us with their second full album WORLD DOMINATION next month, on February 14. The album will consist of 14 songs including the song Daydreaming from the band's previous double A-side si...
Top 15 visual kei and Japanese acts of 2017
The year of 2017 is no exception when it comes to our tradition of looking back on all the greatest visual kei and Japanese acts of the year! What we have for you today are two lists compiling the best acts we ...