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YOASOBI announce UK live debut at Wembley Arena

3rd February 2025

YOASOBI have confirmed their first-ever UK show, set for the OVO Arena Wembley in London on June 8th....

Visual kei band DAMNED drop 6-minute metalcore epic: ‘Suikyou to majiwaru kyouhakuteki kachikan’

3rd February 2025

Metal visual kei band DAMNED have dropped their 5th official music video, ‘Suikyou to majiwaru kyouhakuteki kachikan’. The...

the pillows disband following 35th anniversary tour closer

1st February 2025

Japanese rock band the pillows disband, bringing their 35-year career to a close following their final performance at...

DIV and Gravity vocalists CHISA and Roku unveil ‘GRA war. – VS DIV -‘ collab

29th January 2025

DIV vocalist CHISA and Gravity vocalist Roku have teamed up for 2 collaboration videos as part of the...

HANABIE. announce 2025 Europe and UK tour after huge US run

Harajuku metal band HANABIE. announce 2025 Europe and UK tour

29th January 2025

Harajuku-core metal band HANABIE. have just announced their upcoming EU & UK tour, starting in October. This follows...

Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas drop ‘Song of Steelers’- official Kobe Steelers anthem

29th January 2025

Kobe’s own Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas have just dropped ‘Song of Steelers’, the official theme for...

Ado, YOASOBI, and ATARASHII GAKKO! unite for matsuri ’25 in Los Angeles

28th January 2025

Ado, YOASOBI, and ATARASHII GAKKO! are set to perform at matsuri ’25: Japanese Music Experience on March 16th...

Yurufuwa Gang’s Ryugo Ishida responds to assault with new track ‘Blood tear’

26th January 2025

Rapper Ryugo Ishida, best known as one half of the hip-hop duo Yurufuwa Gang, has released a new...

ONE OK ROCK announce DETOX North American Tour 2025, their largest to date

26th January 2025

ONE OK ROCK will embark on their most extensive North American tour to date, ONE OK ROCK DETOX...

Apex Legends Global Series tap SiM for official anthem ‘CHAMPiONS’

23rd January 2025

SiM have announced their upcoming single, ‘CHAMPiONS’, as the official anthem for the Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS)...

News

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

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

Utaha releases video for jazz-tinged R&B collab single ‘bonsai feat.CENT’

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

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

Interview with KAMIJO: From European tour highlights to the epic sound of ‘VIOLET DAWN’

matsuri ’25: Japanese Music Experience LOS ANGELES

Utaha releases video for jazz-tinged R&B collab single ‘bonsai feat.CENT’

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

News

YOASOBI announce UK live debut at Wembley Arena

Visual kei band DAMNED drop 6-minute metalcore epic: ‘Suikyou to majiwaru kyouhakuteki kachikan’

the pillows disband following 35th anniversary tour closer

DIV and Gravity vocalists CHISA and Roku unveil ‘GRA war. – VS DIV -‘ collab

Harajuku metal band HANABIE. announce 2025 Europe and UK tour

Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas drop ‘Song of Steelers’- official Kobe Steelers anthem

Ado, YOASOBI, and ATARASHII GAKKO! unite for matsuri ’25 in Los Angeles

Yurufuwa Gang’s Ryugo Ishida responds to assault with new track ‘Blood tear’

ONE OK ROCK announce DETOX North American Tour 2025, their largest to date

Apex Legends Global Series tap SiM for official anthem ‘CHAMPiONS’