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Kamui joins THE ORAL CIGARETTES on new single ‘ENEMY’

27th March 2022

THE ORAL CIGARETTES have dropped their latest single ENEMY featuring underground rapper Kamui. A rock track with heavy...

DYGL’s new single ‘Waves’ was nearly 10 years in the making

26th March 2022

DYGL have released their first single of 2022 Waves, but though it’s new to us, it is in...

MAXIMUM THE HORMONE announce first European tour in 11 years

22nd March 2022

MAXIMUM THE HORMONE announced their first London performance in 11 years as part of their 5-date European tour....

chelmico and tofubeats come together for new single ‘Meidaimae’

21st March 2022

chelmico have released their first single of 2022 Meidaimae produced by labelmate tofubeats. A sweet love song with...

MIYAVI drops music video for latest single ‘Strike It Out’

20th March 2022

MIYAVI has dropped his latest music video for Strike It Out ahead of the single’s CD release on...

NIGHTMARE release ‘NOX:LUX’ their first album in nearly 7 years

17th March 2022

Visual kei veterans NIGHTMARE have released their latest album NOX:LUX, the band’s first studio album in nearly 7...

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ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION premieres new music video ‘You To You’

14th March 2022

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION have released their latest music video for You To You from their upcoming 10th studio...

Otoboke Beaver to drop new album ‘SUPER CHAMPON’ this May

6th March 2022

Kyoto garage punk outfit Otoboke Beaver have announced that they’ll be dropping their new album SUPER CHAMPON this...

Luby Sparks join Japan’s grunge revival with new single ‘Depression’

5th March 2022

Alt rock group Luby Sparks have released the video for new single Depression. The single marks a change...

Awich releases ‘Queendom’ – her hardest hitting album yet

4th March 2022

Okinawan born rapper Awich has released her 4th studio album and major label debut Queendom. The 12 track...

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News

L’Arc-en-Ciel bring Shibuya demolition site to life in ‘YOU GOTTA RUN’ music video

DIVERS CROIX turn a “LOST CHILD” in a home improvement store into a VK epic

BUCK-TICK start new chapter with symbolic music video for ‘Raijin Fujin – Resonance’

Events

NANO and MADKID unite for joint North American tour in 2025

Japanese alt-pop act CHAMELEON LIME WHOOPIEPIE to make UK festival debut at TGE 2025

Ichiko Aoba sets 2025 world tour and new album ‘Luminescent Creatures’

Features

The passing of Sayuri: A tragic loss for Japan’s “oxygen-deprived” generation

Petit Brabancon’s new EP ‘Seven Garbage Born of Hatred’ delivers raw nu-metal experience from rock heavyweights

Who is mei ehara? The Tokyo artist debuting in America with Faye Webster

Live Reports

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

HARU NEMURI live in San Francisco: Unleashing riot grrrl fury Stateside

D=OUT vocalist KOUKI live at Visual Kei Night: VK fans unite for a special London performance

Interviews

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’

INTERVIEW: Helsinki Lambda Club to touch down in the UK for ‘HLC AIRLINES’ tour

BUCK-TICK start new chapter with symbolic music video for ‘Raijin Fujin – Resonance’

L’Arc-en-Ciel bring Shibuya demolition site to life in ‘YOU GOTTA RUN’ music video

Ado leaves London fans spellbound from the shadows at UK debut

News

Kamui joins THE ORAL CIGARETTES on new single ‘ENEMY’

DYGL’s new single ‘Waves’ was nearly 10 years in the making

MAXIMUM THE HORMONE announce first European tour in 11 years

chelmico and tofubeats come together for new single ‘Meidaimae’

MIYAVI drops music video for latest single ‘Strike It Out’

NIGHTMARE release ‘NOX:LUX’ their first album in nearly 7 years

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION premieres new music video ‘You To You’

Otoboke Beaver to drop new album ‘SUPER CHAMPON’ this May

Luby Sparks join Japan’s grunge revival with new single ‘Depression’

Awich releases ‘Queendom’ – her hardest hitting album yet