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RAZOR unveil 2 new music videos, plus best of album ‘Zankou’

20th October 2024

Visual kei group RAZOR have released 2 new music videos, as well as a best-of album ‘Zankou’. The...

MILLENNIUM PARADE enlist Rauw Alejandro & Tainy on new single ‘KIZAO’

19th October 2024

Creative collective MILLENNIUM PARADE have dropped their latest single, ‘KIZAO’, a high-powered collaboration featuring Puerto Rican superstar Rauw...

Creepy Nuts drop trippy video for DAN DA DAN theme ‘Otonoke’

18th October 2024

Hip-hop duo Creepy Nuts have unleashed the music video for their latest single, ‘Otonoke’, the opening theme for...

HOME continue to redefine Okinawa's indie scene with sophomore EP 'HOME EP2'

HOME continue to redefine Okinawa indie scene with sophomore EP ‘HOME EP2’

16th October 2024

Okinawa’s indie trio HOME dropped their latest EP‘HOME EP2’ today (October 16th), following up on the success of...

DIR EN GREY join Sick New World 2025 line-up with Metallica, Linkin Park, and more

15th October 2024

UPDATE 30/11/2024: Sick New World 2025 has been cancelled. DIR EN GREY will make their first U.S. festival...

JILUKA to support Imminence on 2025 ‘Return of the Black’ North American tour

15th October 2024

JILUKA have announced they will be joining Swedish metallers Imminence on their 2025 North American tour. French metalcore...

NIGHTMARE announce ‘The WORLD’ European tour 2025 for 25th anniversary

15th October 2024

UPDATE: Munich, Budapest, Warsaw, and Madrid dates have been cancelled. Visual kei mainstays NIGHTMARE have just announced a...

CHANMINA produced talent competition ‘No No Girls’ begins airing

14th October 2024

‘No No Girls’, the talent audition series produced by CHANMINA and BMSG, has begun airing via YouTube. The...

BOOKOFF celebrate Record Day with limited-edition turntable

BOOKOFF celebrate Japan’s Record Day with limited-edition turntable

11th October 2024

Japan’s second-hand retail giant BOOKOFF is tapping into the vinyl revival with the launch of its own portable...

DIR EN GREY announce LA 'VULGAR' and 'Withering to death.' shows

DIR EN GREY to perform ‘VULGAR’ and ‘Withering to death.’ live in Los Angeles

9th October 2024

Visual metal powerhouses DIR EN GREY have announced their first U.S. shows in over five years, with performances...

News

Centimillimental brings “ribbon” tour to Europe this summer

WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA set for first European shows with Utaha on ‘SUMMER TIME GHOST’ tour

LiSA adds Los Angeles date at The Roxy to first North America Tour

Events

Centimillimental brings “ribbon” tour to Europe this summer

WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA set for first European shows with Utaha on ‘SUMMER TIME GHOST’ tour

Margins United returns with Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Tohji and more for second London edition

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

Hitsujibungaku live in San Francisco: Calm intensity and full hearts at August Hall

HANABIE. live in Sacramento: Metalcore mayhem marks end of US tour

Kenshi Yonezu live in London: A full-circle set for a new audience on first world tour

Interviews

Hitsujibungaku interview: US debut, anime themes, and life beyond Tokyo’s indie circuit

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”

WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA set for first European shows with Utaha on ‘SUMMER TIME GHOST’ tour

Mrs. GREEN APPLE announce “MGA MAGICAL 10 YEARS” projects to celebrate 10th anniversary

Centimillimental brings “ribbon” tour to Europe this summer

News

RAZOR unveil 2 new music videos, plus best of album ‘Zankou’

MILLENNIUM PARADE enlist Rauw Alejandro & Tainy on new single ‘KIZAO’

Creepy Nuts drop trippy video for DAN DA DAN theme ‘Otonoke’

HOME continue to redefine Okinawa indie scene with sophomore EP ‘HOME EP2’

DIR EN GREY join Sick New World 2025 line-up with Metallica, Linkin Park, and more

JILUKA to support Imminence on 2025 ‘Return of the Black’ North American tour

NIGHTMARE announce ‘The WORLD’ European tour 2025 for 25th anniversary

CHANMINA produced talent competition ‘No No Girls’ begins airing

BOOKOFF celebrate Japan’s Record Day with limited-edition turntable

DIR EN GREY to perform ‘VULGAR’ and ‘Withering to death.’ live in Los Angeles