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KIZU confront life, death, and the supernatural in ‘Oni’ music video

21st May 2024

Visual kei group KIZU have released the music video for ‘Oni’ (‘Demon’), their 15th single since forming in...

Beheaded French royals AMAIDANTOUDAI unleash ‘Fumetsu no Hana’ music video

20th May 2024

AMAIDANTOUDAI (Sweet Guillotine), an all female visual kei group, have revealed the MV for ‘Fumetsu no Hana’ (‘Immortal...

ONE OK ROCK 'PREMONITION' World Tour 2024

ONE OK ROCK ‘PREMONITION’ World Tour: Full-production shows hit Europe & America for first time

19th May 2024

Alt-rock dominators ONE OK ROCK have announced their 2024 ‘PREMONITION’ world tour, the band’s most ambitious global endeavor...

Watch POP YOURS 2024: Japan’s largest hip-hop festival live streamed globally

Watch POP YOURS 2024: Japan’s largest hip-hop festival streaming globally

16th May 2024

Japan’s largest hip-hop festival, POP YOURS 2024, taking place on May 18th and 19th, will be live streamed...

Yuki Chiba retires KOHH era songs from live performances

16th May 2024

Yuki Chiba, formerly known as the rapper KOHH, recently announced his decision to retire songs from his KOHH...

SiM encourages fans to break free in 'BBT' music video

SiM encourage fans to break free in ‘BBT’ music video

16th May 2024

SiM, the reggae punx from Japan, have just dropped the video for ‘BBT’, taken from the band’s 6th...

Crossfaith x WARGASM UK collab on new single 'God Speed'

Crossfaith x WARGASM collab on new single ‘God Speed’

14th May 2024

Electronic metal juggernauts Crossfaith have collaborated with WARGASM (UK) on their new single ‘God Speed’. The track serves...

MUCC exude goth sensuality in new music video for ‘Ai no Uta’

14th May 2024

Ibaraki natives MUCC have just unveiled the music video for their first single of their third major debut,...

Petit Brabancon to drop nu-metal fueled EP ‘Seven Garbage Born of Hatred’

13th May 2024

Petit Brabancon, the metal supergroup fronted by DIR EN GREY‘s Kyo, have announced their second EP- ‘Seven Garbage...

ATARASHII GAKKO! confirm new album ‘AG! Calling’ and announce North American world tour dates

12th May 2024

Progressive J-pop phenomenon, ATARASHII GAKKO! have unveiled their highly anticipated 3rd studio album, ‘AG! Calling’, along with a...

News

RIP SLYME reunite with full lineup for first time since 2017

Tokyo indie trio anklet detail first EP ‘monologue’ following strong 2024 debut

Visual kei’s most mysterious new band YATANO KAMEN debut with ‘KIBOU’ MV

Events

WACK in the UK Vol.6 doubles down for first two-day showcase in London

MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS announce autumn 2025 Europe tour

Otoboke Beaver and Fujii Kaze join Lollapalooza 2025 lineup

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

Ado, ATARASHII GAKKO!, and YOASOBI live at matsuri ’25 Los Angeles: A sold-out statement for Japanese music

Phantom Siita live in London: ‘Moth to a flame’ tour ends with a crimson-tinged idol pop finale

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

Interviews

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”

NIGHTMARE interview: Visual kei legends talk 25 years, DEATH NOTE fame, and first European tour

MASKED reveals 27+ band lineup for debut visual kei festival in Shibuya: JILUKA, Royz, DEVILOOF, and more announced

Fujii Kaze to tour Europe for the first time in 2025

MASKED visual kei festival

News

KIZU confront life, death, and the supernatural in ‘Oni’ music video

Beheaded French royals AMAIDANTOUDAI unleash ‘Fumetsu no Hana’ music video

ONE OK ROCK ‘PREMONITION’ World Tour: Full-production shows hit Europe & America for first time

Watch POP YOURS 2024: Japan’s largest hip-hop festival streaming globally

Yuki Chiba retires KOHH era songs from live performances

SiM encourage fans to break free in ‘BBT’ music video

Crossfaith x WARGASM collab on new single ‘God Speed’

MUCC exude goth sensuality in new music video for ‘Ai no Uta’

Petit Brabancon to drop nu-metal fueled EP ‘Seven Garbage Born of Hatred’

ATARASHII GAKKO! confirm new album ‘AG! Calling’ and announce North American world tour dates