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Download Festival 2025 lineup: SiM and Survive Said the Prophet announced

13th November 2024

Japanese rock heavyweights SiM and Survive Said the Prophet are among the first wave of 90 bands announced...

Otoboke Beaver guitarist Yoyoyoshie rocks Fender x Hello Kitty collection in new promo video

12th November 2024

Otoboke Beaver guitarist Yoyoyoshie has joined forces with Fender to celebrate Hello Kitty’s 50th anniversary, starring in a...

MIYAVI steps down from THE LAST ROCKSTARS: “I wish we could have clashed more”

12th November 2024

MIYAVI has formally exited the J-rock supergroup THE LAST ROCKSTARS, a band he co-founded in 2022 alongside YOSHIKI...

Yuki Chiba releases NYC-powered ‘Dareda?’ video filmed around groundbreaking VMA appearance

11th November 2024

Yuki Chiba has dropped his new single, ‘Dareda?’ (‘Who?’), the rapper’s first digital release since February’s viral hit...

Giga, TeddyLoid, DECO*27, and Sakurazaka46 drop lively MV for new Pokémon ending theme ‘PIKKAAN!’

11th November 2024

Giants of electronic and Vocaloid music, Giga, TeddyLoid, and DECO*27 have teamed up with idols Hikaru Morita and...

Avu-chan produced unit Ryugujo drop ‘Urashima’ MV ahead of first album

11th November 2024

Ryugujo (translated as “Palace of the Dragon King”) have released their latest MV ‘Urashima’. The track dropped as...

XG drop new mini-album ‘AWE’ and lead single ‘HOWLING’ ahead of European tour

8th November 2024

XG are back with their second mini-album, ‘AWE’, released today, November 8th. This follow-up to their breakout 2023...

MAH of SiM leads REDLINE DREAM BAND, a supergroup of Japan’s loud rock icons for festival farewell

6th November 2024

The REDLINE DREAM BAND, a new project led by MAH from SiM, has been formed to commemorate the...

DEXCORE drop ‘PARAMNESIA’, the year’s heaviest breakdown contender

6th November 2024

DEXCORE have just dropped their latest track ‘PARAMNESIA’, with what might just be a top contender for heaviest...

FACT’s comeback sparks viral surge in Japan’s music charts

5th November 2024

Groundbreaking Ibaraki post-hardcore unit FACT are back on Japan’s music charts nearly a decade after their split. News...

News

HANA shoot down clones in mud-soaked music video for debut single ‘ROSE’

BABYMETAL detail new album ‘METAL FORTH’, with Poppy single ‘from me to u’ arriving this Friday

WACK in the UK Vol.6 doubles down for first two-day showcase in London

Events

WACK in the UK Vol.6 doubles down for first two-day showcase in London

MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS announce autumn 2025 Europe tour

Otoboke Beaver and Fujii Kaze join Lollapalooza 2025 lineup

Features

What is CEIPA? The organisation behind matsuri ’25 and MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN

Yoshiki honours David Lynch: A look back at their surreal collaboration on X Japan’s ‘Longing’

The best music collaborations out of Japan this year

Live Reports

Ado, ATARASHII GAKKO!, and YOASOBI live at matsuri ’25 Los Angeles: A sold-out statement for Japanese music

Phantom Siita live in London: ‘Moth to a flame’ tour ends with a crimson-tinged idol pop finale

(ARCHIVE) An Cafe live in London (2014): The oshare kei icons’ last UK show

Interviews

KAIKA interview: From virtual singer to songwriter, the story behind ‘Umarerumaekara Kimiwo Shitteru’

Minori Nagashima – serval DOG – interview: “After dropping out of middle school… that’s when I picked up the guitar”

NIGHTMARE interview: Visual kei legends talk 25 years, DEATH NOTE fame, and first European tour

BABYMETAL detail new album ‘METAL FORTH’, with Poppy single ‘from me to u’ arriving this Friday

HANA shoot down clones in mud-soaked music video for debut single ‘ROSE’

MAXIMUM THE HORMONE drop high-octane ‘INTENT TO MURDER’ music video

News

Download Festival 2025 lineup: SiM and Survive Said the Prophet announced

Otoboke Beaver guitarist Yoyoyoshie rocks Fender x Hello Kitty collection in new promo video

MIYAVI steps down from THE LAST ROCKSTARS: “I wish we could have clashed more”

Yuki Chiba releases NYC-powered ‘Dareda?’ video filmed around groundbreaking VMA appearance

Giga, TeddyLoid, DECO*27, and Sakurazaka46 drop lively MV for new Pokémon ending theme ‘PIKKAAN!’

Avu-chan produced unit Ryugujo drop ‘Urashima’ MV ahead of first album

XG drop new mini-album ‘AWE’ and lead single ‘HOWLING’ ahead of European tour

MAH of SiM leads REDLINE DREAM BAND, a supergroup of Japan’s loud rock icons for festival farewell

DEXCORE drop ‘PARAMNESIA’, the year’s heaviest breakdown contender

FACT’s comeback sparks viral surge in Japan’s music charts