KAIKA interview: From virtual singer to songwriter, the story behind ‘Umarerumaekara Kimiwo Shitteru’
Yoshiki honours David Lynch: A look back at their surreal collaboration on X Japan’s ‘Longing’ 19th January 2025
Kenshi Yonezu live in London: A full-circle set for a new audience on first world tour 19th April 2025
Hitsujibungaku interview: US debut, anime themes, and life beyond Tokyo’s indie circuit 13th April 2025
KAIKA interview: From virtual singer to songwriter, the story behind ‘Umarerumaekara Kimiwo Shitteru’ 27th March 2025
Minori Nagashima – serval DOG – interview: “After dropping out of middle school… that’s when I picked up the guitar” 23rd February 2025
VK metal band DAMNED head to Europe this winter for JUKAI tour 14th May 2025Visual kei metal band DAMNED have just announced their first Europe tour, starting in November. The tour, titled...
D’ESPAIRSRAY announce reunion for first live performance in over a decade at CROSS ROAD Fest 8th May 2025Visual kei icons D’ESPAIRSRAY will reunite for a special appearance at CROSS ROAD Fest 2025, their first full...
Ako, Bialystocks, go!go!vanillas, and Kroi join The Great Escape 2025 for Japanese artist showcases 29th April 2025Ako, Bialystocks, go!go!vanillas, and Kroi — four acts from Tokyo-based label IRORI Records, an imprint of PONY CANYON...
Yu Umehara fronts new metal act ALGESIA on debut single ‘IRA’ 15th May 2025ALGESIA, a new metal band fronted by viral scream queen Yu Umehara (Merging Moon), have unleashed their debut...
New Kroi single ‘Method’ named opening theme for SAKAMOTO DAYS Part 2 14th May 2025Tokyo-based five-piece Kroi have announced their upcoming single ‘Method’, opening theme for SAKAMOTO DAYS Part 2, which airs...
VK metal band DAMNED head to Europe this winter for JUKAI tour 14th May 2025Visual kei metal band DAMNED have just announced their first Europe tour, starting in November. The tour, titled...
CHAMELEON LIME WHOOPIEPIE interview: Dancing through doubt and doing it their way 14th May 2025Since debuting in 2019 with the self-effacing ‘Dear Idiot’, CHAMELEON LIME WHOOPIEPIE have dealt in dancefloor-ready pop and...
Watch: MASKED premiere first prime time TV spot for visual kei, plus VK café details 12th May 2025Upcoming visual kei festival MASKED aired their first prime time television spot on May 10th. Originally broadcast on...
Phantom Siita launch major label era with ‘Suki, Kirai’, a warped spin on idol love 11th May 2025Retro horror idol troop Phantom Siita have released their major debut single ‘Suki, Kirai’ (‘Love, Hate’) via Universal...
Knosis drops nu-metal collab with MoistCr1TiKaL, Nik Nocturnal, ‘All Wrong’ 10th May 2025Knosis (Ryo Kinoshita) has teamed up with MoistCr1TiKaL and Nik Nocturnal for nu-metal collab single ‘All Wrong’. It...
D’ESPAIRSRAY announce reunion for first live performance in over a decade at CROSS ROAD Fest 8th May 2025Visual kei icons D’ESPAIRSRAY will reunite for a special appearance at CROSS ROAD Fest 2025, their first full...
DEXCORE release 2nd album ‘WE WERE HERE’, top Japan’s metal charts 8th May 2025Metalcore visual kei band DEXCORE have just released their anticipated 2nd album ‘WE WERE HERE’, along with the...
SIRUP links with UK band hard life on breakup track ‘RENDEZVOUS’ 7th May 2025Japanese R&B artist SIRUP has released his first track of 2025, ‘RENDEZVOUS’, featuring UK alt-indie pop band hard...
