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DIR EN GREY release ‘Yurameki’ music video, a resurrected 1999 classic

12th January 2024

DIR EN GREY have released the music video for the revived classic ‘Yurameki’, a pivotal track from their...

Bruno Mars performs AKB48 single 'Heavy Rotation' at Tokyo Dome

Bruno Mars surprises fans with AKB48 ‘Heavy Rotation’ rendition during Tokyo Dome performance

11th January 2024

Multi-award-winning singer-songwriter Bruno Mars performed his own rendition of the AKB48 hit single ‘Heavy Rotation’ during his first...

AiNA THE END sheds her old skin in music video for surprise single ‘Sail’

10th January 2024

AiNA THE END, formerly of BiSH, has released the complete music video for her impactful surprise digital single...

go!go!vanillas new single ‘SHAKE’ recorded at London’s Metropolis Studios

10th January 2024

The new-generation rock ‘n’ roll ensemble, go!go!vanillas, have unveiled their latest creation, digital single ‘SHAKE’, recorded at London’s...

YOSHIKI tasked with composing theme song for Sanrio's Hello Kitty 50th Anniversary celebration

YOSHIKI tasked with composing theme song for Hello Kitty’s 50th Anniversary

10th January 2024

X JAPN rock icon, YOSHIKI, has been tapped to produce the official global theme song for Sanrio’s upcoming...

Watch YOASOBI perform latest single ‘HEART BEAT’ alongside 1000 teens

9th January 2024

The performance video for the latest YOASOBI single, ‘HEART BEAT’, created as part of the annual NHK TV...

DEVILOOF drop title track for upcoming EP ‘Song For The Weak.’

9th January 2024

Osaka’s viral metallers, DEVILOOF, have dropped the title track from their upcoming EP ‘Song For The Weak.’. The...

Utada Hikaru announces release of new single ‘Naniirodemonai Hana’ – Theme of latest Fuji TV drama

8th January 2024

Celebrating their 25th anniversary, Utada Hikaru has announced the release date of their new single ‘Naniirodemonai Hana’ (‘A...

Paledusk's DaiDai contributes to Bring Me The Horizon's latest single 'Kool-Aid'

Bring Me The Horizon team up with Paledusk’s DAIDAI on new single ‘Kool-Aid’

8th January 2024

Paledusk producer and guitarist, DAIDAI, has once again teamed up with multi-platinum Sheffield unit Bring Me The Horizon...

Wagakki Band announce indefinite hiatus at the end of 2024

Wagakki Band announce their indefinite hiatus at the end of 2024

7th January 2024

Neo-traditional J-rock powerhouse, Wagakki Band, have announced their indefinite hiatus at the end of 2024, coinciding with the...

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”

matsuri ’25: Japanese Music Experience LOS ANGELES

News

DIR EN GREY release ‘Yurameki’ music video, a resurrected 1999 classic

Bruno Mars surprises fans with AKB48 ‘Heavy Rotation’ rendition during Tokyo Dome performance

AiNA THE END sheds her old skin in music video for surprise single ‘Sail’

go!go!vanillas new single ‘SHAKE’ recorded at London’s Metropolis Studios

YOSHIKI tasked with composing theme song for Hello Kitty’s 50th Anniversary

Watch YOASOBI perform latest single ‘HEART BEAT’ alongside 1000 teens

DEVILOOF drop title track for upcoming EP ‘Song For The Weak.’

Utada Hikaru announces release of new single ‘Naniirodemonai Hana’ – Theme of latest Fuji TV drama

Bring Me The Horizon team up with Paledusk’s DAIDAI on new single ‘Kool-Aid’

Wagakki Band announce their indefinite hiatus at the end of 2024