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JILUKA reveal ‘THE KVLT’ world tour 2025 and first full-length EGM album

27th February 2025

JILUKA have just announced details of their 2025 world tour, THE KVLT, as well as their next full...

KizunaAI reawakens after 3 years, unveils ‘Kamone’, hints at live show

26th February 2025

Virtual idol KizunaAI has made her comeback with ‘Kamone’, released today. Within three hours, the video had already...

$ONE OK ROCK unleash 'DETOX'—A soundtrack for a fractured world$

ONE OK ROCK unleash ‘DETOX’—A soundtrack for a fractured world

25th February 2025

ONE OK ROCK drop ‘DETOX’, their 11th studio album and first full-length release in nearly three years. The...

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

23rd February 2025

Arlequin (stylised as ΛrlequiΩ) have released the music video for their new single, ‘Chi wo Kayowasero, Sono Inochi...

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

22nd February 2025

Crossfaith have been confirmed as part of the second wave of bands announced for Download Festival 2025, their...

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

21st February 2025

European fans of BABYMETAL, the now legendary metal idol trio, can finally catch ‘BABYMETAL Legend – 43 The...

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

21st February 2025

Utaha (WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA) has released the video for her latest single, ‘bonsai feat.CENT’, and announced a two-man show...

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

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

17th February 2025

International streaming has been announced for matsuri ’25: Japanese Music Experience LOS ANGELES, the one-night music showcase featuring...

Hitsujibungaku to tour West Coast on first US headline run

13th February 2025

Japanese alternative rock trio Hitsujibungaku have announced their first-ever US tour, set to take place in April 2025....

MIYAVI announces North America tour ‘BROKEN FANTASY PART 1: LOST IN LOVE’

12th February 2025

The samurai guitarist MIYAVI has announced his return to North America with a tour scheduled for May this...

News

YOASOBI turn gaming memories into new single ‘PLAYERS’ for PlayStation’s 30th

Otoboke Beaver and Fujii Kaze join Lollapalooza 2025 lineup

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

Events

Otoboke Beaver and Fujii Kaze join Lollapalooza 2025 lineup

Fujii Kaze to tour Europe for the first time in 2025

FACT bring back ROCK-O-RAMA for their final live show

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

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