Ako, Bialystocks, go!go!vanillas, and Kroi live in Brighton: A rare double bill from IRORI Records at The Great Escape 2025
IRORI Records artists comment on first UK shows at The Great Escape 2025: go!go!vanillas, Kroi, Ako, and Bialystocks
Otoboke Beaver return for exclusive London show this May 6th February 2017Otoboke Beaver return to London this May for the first time since their triumphant 2016 UK debut. This...
NEGOTO release long-awaited 4th album ETERNALBEAT 5th February 2017Tokyo unit NEGOTO have released their highly anticipated 4th album ETERNALBEAT, the group’s first album since 2015. ETERNALBEAT...
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URBANGARDE to Release First Single in 4 Years ‘Akumade Akuma’ 8th December 2016URBANGARDE, Tokyo’s trauma techno pop group, have announced details for their upcoming new single Akumade Akuma, the band’s...
7 Most Outstanding Japanese Music Videos of 2016 4th December 2016Another year has passed, and with it another set of exciting music videos from Japan’s biggest returning acts...
ALBUM REVIEW: Crystal Lake – True North 2nd December 2016Tokyo metalcore outfit CRYSTAL LAKE return with their second album under US label Artery Recordings, True North. Gaining...
INTERVIEW: HER NAME IN BLOOD – Tokyo’s Metalcore Beasts 28th November 2016HER NAME IN BLOOD, Tokyo’s latest metalcore unit to make a break for UK shores, have been creating...
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