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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...

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION Planet Folks You To You

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...

Ichigo Rinahamu returns with new trap-pop single ‘Zone Brrn’

3rd March 2022

Ichigo Rinahamu has resumed activities as a solo artist and released her new single Zone Brrn following last...

amazarashi new album Nana-gosen Lost Boys 2022

amazarashi unveil release date for their first album in over 2 years

2nd March 2022

amazarashi will release their fully original album Nana-gosen Lost Boys on April 13th, the band’s first album release...

tofubeats announces new album ‘REFLECTION’ with latest single

1st March 2022

EDM producer, singer, and DJ tofubeats has released his new single REFLECTION and announced his 5th album of...

WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA MANEKI NEKO EDISON new single

WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA drop 2 new music videos in one day

28th February 2022

On February 25th WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA released not one, but two videos, for new double single Maneki Neko /...

tricot postpone UK and Europe WALKING x WALKING 2022 tour

25th February 2022

tricot have announced that they have postponed their upcoming WALKING x WALKING European and UK tour until September...

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News

MOROHA go on indefinite hiatus following final Tokyo show

NIGHTMARE cancel select dates on European tour due to production conflicts

pinponpanpon turn maid cafe into a rave in new single ‘Maidnight Ravers’

Events

NIGHTMARE cancel select dates on European tour due to production conflicts

HANABIE. and Kim Dracula present 2025 North American tour with Crystal Lake

DIR EN GREY add Anaheim headline show following Sick New World cancellation

Features

The best music collaborations out of Japan this year

14 best anime songs of 2024: The hits and hidden gems that defined the year

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

Live Reports

REDLINE ALL THE FINAL Festival Highlights: 57 bands celebrate the end of an era

FACT live at REDLINE ALL THE FINAL: A monumental reunion

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

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

HANABIE. and Kim Dracula present 2025 North American tour with Crystal Lake

75th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen: Full line-up announced, featuring tuki., Creepy Nuts, ME:I, and more

BUCK-TICK unveil ‘SUBROSA’ details, first album since Atsushi Sakurai’s passing

News

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

Ichigo Rinahamu returns with new trap-pop single ‘Zone Brrn’

amazarashi unveil release date for their first album in over 2 years

tofubeats announces new album ‘REFLECTION’ with latest single

WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA drop 2 new music videos in one day

tricot postpone UK and Europe WALKING x WALKING 2022 tour