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Yuki Chiba joins Megan Thee Stallion in Tokyo for ‘Mamushi’ music video

9th August 2024

Megan Thee Stallion has released the music video for her viral track ‘Mamushi’, featuring Kita born rapper Yuki...

RAISAN deliver nostalgic summer pop rock vibes with ‘Aimaina BEACH’

8th August 2024

Funky pop rock supergroup RAISAN (礼賛) have released their latest single ‘Aimaina BEACH’ (‘Ambiguous BEACH’). The single, marking...

Petit Brabancon’s new EP ‘Seven Garbage Born of Hatred’ delivers raw nu-metal experience from rock heavyweights

7th August 2024

Supergroup Petit Brabancon, featuring legends from prominent rock and metal bands—DIR EN GREY, L’Arc〜en〜Ciel, MUCC, Tokyo Shoegazer, and...

THE ORAL CIGARETTES premier ‘DUNK’ feat. coldrain’s Masato

7th August 2024

THE ORAL CIGARETTES have premiered their latest single, ‘DUNK’, featuring coldrain vocalist Masato. The single officially released today,...

YOASOBI debut animated music video for 2024 Olympic hit ‘Butai ni Tatte’

6th August 2024

YOASOBI, the duo known for turning novels into pop hits, have released the music video for their new...

KAMIJO unleashes “EPIC INTENSE” mini-album ‘VIOLET DAWN’

5th August 2024

Aristocratic vampire rock star KAMIJO has unveiled his latest mini-album, ‘VIOLET DAWN’, returning to his signature style with...

Galileo Galilei release feel-good single ‘SPIN!’ ahead of dual album launch

5th August 2024

Galileo Galilei have released their latest single, ‘SPIN!’, ahead of their upcoming dual album releases, ‘MANSTER’ and ‘MANTRAL’,...

Ado-produced Phantom Siita up horror idol game with 2nd single ‘Just Wanna xxxx With You’

1st August 2024

Ado-produced horror idol group Phantom Siita have released their second single, ‘Just Wanna xxxx With You’, along with...

Junnosuke Watanabe steps down as WACK representative

31st July 2024

Junnosuke Watanabe has announced his resignation as the representative of the music agency WACK, effective immediately. His departure...

anklet makes mark with debut teenage pop-rock anthem ‘COLORS’

31st July 2024

Tokyo-based pop-rock trio anklet (アンクレット) have made their debut with their first single ‘COLORS’, released digitally on July...

News

Arlequin drop new video despair-fuelled single ‘Chi wo Kayowasero, Sono Inochi Subete ni.’

Crossfaith return to Download Festival for first time in over a decade

Watch ‘BABYMETAL Legend – 43 The Movie’ in cinemas across Europe next week

Events

Crossfaith return to Download Festival for first time in over a decade

matsuri ’25 global stream announced – Ado, YOASOBI & ATARASHII GAKKO!

Hitsujibungaku to tour West Coast on first US headline run

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

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

NANO & MADKID live in San Francisco: Rock and pop collide on joint US tour

Phantom Siita live in San Jose: Retro horror meets idol pop

Interviews

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

tricot reflect on first anime theme ‘Call’ for You Are Ms. Servant and 15 years in music

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

Crossfaith return to Download Festival for first time in over a decade

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

News

Yuki Chiba joins Megan Thee Stallion in Tokyo for ‘Mamushi’ music video

RAISAN deliver nostalgic summer pop rock vibes with ‘Aimaina BEACH’

Petit Brabancon’s new EP ‘Seven Garbage Born of Hatred’ delivers raw nu-metal experience from rock heavyweights

THE ORAL CIGARETTES premier ‘DUNK’ feat. coldrain’s Masato

YOASOBI debut animated music video for 2024 Olympic hit ‘Butai ni Tatte’

KAMIJO unleashes “EPIC INTENSE” mini-album ‘VIOLET DAWN’

Galileo Galilei release feel-good single ‘SPIN!’ ahead of dual album launch

Ado-produced Phantom Siita up horror idol game with 2nd single ‘Just Wanna xxxx With You’

Junnosuke Watanabe steps down as WACK representative

anklet makes mark with debut teenage pop-rock anthem ‘COLORS’