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Utaha of Wednesday Campanella debuts solo album ‘Utauyouni, Hogarakani’

5th July 2024

Utaha, longtime model and vocalist of Wednesday Campanella, released her first solo album, ‘Utauyouni, Hogarakani’ (Singing Cheerfully), on...

sukekiyo drop more 80s goth pop vibes in ‘Valentina’ music video

5th July 2024

Visual supergroup sukekiyo have just premiered their latest music video for the track ‘Valentina’. The song was originally...

Hitsujibungaku premiere music video for powerful new single ‘Burning’, ending theme of ‘Oshi no Ko’ season 2

4th July 2024

Rock trio Hitsujibungaku have released the music video for ‘Burning’, the official ending theme for the highly anticipated...

Bearwear team up with 2.5D artist Yuka Nagase for ‘Basilisk’ single

3rd July 2024

Tokyo-based indie/alternative rock duo Bearwear have released their latest single, ‘Basilisk’, in collaboration with 2.5-dimensional artist Yuka Nagase....

TORO release club-infused single ‘BOW’ following DEAD POP FESTiVAL performance

3rd July 2024

Indie rock revivalists TORO have released their latest single ‘BOW’ following their recent performance at SiM-hosted DEAD POP...

Royz release ‘VENOM’ music video: A sinister serenade of lust and temptation

2nd July 2024

Osaka visual kei rockers Royz have just released the video for their latest single ‘VENOM’. The single is...

Kento Nakajima and Tatsuya Kitani form GEMN for ‘Oshi no Ko’ season 2 theme

30th June 2024

GEMN, the artists behind ‘Oshi no Ko’ season 2 opening theme ‘Fatale’, have been revealed as Kento Nakajima...

BURNOUT SYNDROMES kick off first-ever US tour this August

29th June 2024

Rock trio BURNOUT SYNDROMES will hit North America this summer for their first-ever US tour as part of...

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

28th June 2024

Following the release of their latest single ‘Ki-Se-I Rush’ on June 19th, MAXIMUM THE HORMONE have launched the...

Indie R&B girl group BananaLemon release new single ‘BA NA NA NA’

28th June 2024

Independent R&B girl group BananaLemon have released their latest single ‘BA NA NA NA’. This is the group’s...

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

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

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

News

Utaha of Wednesday Campanella debuts solo album ‘Utauyouni, Hogarakani’

sukekiyo drop more 80s goth pop vibes in ‘Valentina’ music video

Hitsujibungaku premiere music video for powerful new single ‘Burning’, ending theme of ‘Oshi no Ko’ season 2

Bearwear team up with 2.5D artist Yuka Nagase for ‘Basilisk’ single

TORO release club-infused single ‘BOW’ following DEAD POP FESTiVAL performance

Royz release ‘VENOM’ music video: A sinister serenade of lust and temptation

Kento Nakajima and Tatsuya Kitani form GEMN for ‘Oshi no Ko’ season 2 theme

BURNOUT SYNDROMES kick off first-ever US tour this August

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

Indie R&B girl group BananaLemon release new single ‘BA NA NA NA’