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Mrs. GREEN APPLE ‘Columbus’ music video taken down amid colonialism controversy

15th June 2024

Mrs. GREEN APPLE have found themselves embroiled in controversy following the release and subsequent removal of their music...

Aiobahn presents EDM serenity in ‘new world’ featuring Isekaijoucho

15th June 2024

South Korean-born music producer and viral DJ, Aiobahn, has launched his fourth major-label single under Avex, titled ‘new...

Galileo Galilei announce dual album release ‘MANSTER’ and ‘MANTRAL’

14th June 2024

Porter Robinson’s favourite Hokkaido rock band, Galileo Galilei, have announced the simultaneous release of two new albums, ‘MANSTER’...

TRiDENT unleash powerful new single ‘SPICE!’ featuring SSTP’s Yosh

14th June 2024

All female 3-piece TRiDENT unleashed the new single ‘SPICE!’ on June 6th, taken from their 3rd EP ‘spice...

SHADOWS mark first single release under new label with ‘CLIMB’

13th June 2024

Post-hardcore troop SHADOWS return with their latest single, ‘CLIMB’, released on June 14th. This digital single marks their...

East of Eden release single ‘Chasing The Moon’ ahead of new EP

12th June 2024

All-female rock group East of Eden released their latest single ‘Chasing The Moon’ on June 5th, along with...

ATARASHII GAKKO! and ano join Maximum the Hormone on 'Ki-Se-I Rush'

ATARASHII GAKKO! join Maximum the Hormone on new single ‘Ki-Se-I Rush’

11th June 2024

Everyone’s favourite mental metal band Maximum the Hormone are due to release their latest single ‘Ki-Se-I Rush’ on...

Peanuts-kun goes hard with 'Squeeze' ahead of 4th album release

Peanuts-kun unleashes hard trap single ‘Squeeze’ pre-album drop

9th June 2024

Peanuts-kun (ピーナッツくん) hits hard with his gritty new single, ‘Squeeze’, in the run up to his new album...

Tokyo’s baddest, 3Li¥en, releases first solo single ‘BL333SSED’

9th June 2024

Tokyo based Japanese-Nigerian hip hop artist 3Li¥en (Eliyen) has just released her anticipated solo single ‘BL333SSED’. The single...

ATARASHII GAKKO! buff up in ‘Fly High’ video – New album drops

8th June 2024

Japanese progressive-pop group ATARASHII GAKKO! have released their new music video for ‘Fly High’ alongside their 3rd full-length...

News

DEVILOOF to release ‘INSHU’, their “most brutal song to date”

ONE OK ROCK release DAIDAI-produced single ‘Puppets Can’t Control You’ ahead of 11th album ‘DETOX’

CHAMELEON LIME WHOOPIEPIE announce second album ‘Whoop It Up’ for Spring release

Events

An Cafe vocalist MIKU to play intimate London show in February

KAMIJO adds South and North America dates to ‘-MASTERPIECE-‘ tour

NIGHTMARE cancel select dates on European tour due to production conflicts

Features

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

14 best anime songs of 2024: The hits and hidden gems that defined the year

Live Reports

REDLINE ALL THE FINAL Festival Highlights: 57 bands celebrate the end of an era

FACT live at REDLINE ALL THE FINAL: A monumental reunion

mei ehara live in Berkeley: A mesmerizing debut on Faye Webster’s US tour

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’