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DYGL make their album debut with ‘Say Goodbye to Memory Den’

20th April 2017

DYGL finally made their album debut with Say Goodbye to Memory Den, the band’s first LP since forming...

taffy return with new album ‘NYCTOPHILIA’ and news of a UK tour

19th April 2017

taffy have released their new LP NYCTOPHILIA, the group’s first release in nearly 2 years. Since releasing their 2015 EP...

Otoboke Beaver’s new EP ‘Love Is Short!!’ is pure fire

18th April 2017

Otoboke Beaver release their new EP Love Is Short!! ahead of their UK tour this May. Forming in...

tricot unveils new video for ‘DeDeDe’ ahead of upcoming album ‘3’

16th April 2017

tricot have released the music video for DeDeDe from their upcoming third album 3. In the last couple...

BRAHMAN release ‘Fugutaiten’ their first single in over a year

15th April 2017

BRAHMAN have released their new video for Fugutaiten, the band’s new single which dropped on April 12th. An influential...

Esprit D’Air release video for new single ‘Guiding Light’

15th April 2017

Esprit D’Air have released an all-new video for their latest single Guiding Light on the band’s official YouTube...

FEMM announce London live debut and new single ‘Do It Again’

14th April 2017

Tokyo dance pop duo FEMM are set to make their UK live debut at London’s O2 Academy Islington...

mouse on the keys London 2017 European Tour

mouse on the keys return to UK for 2017 European tour

11th April 2017

Tokyo experimental jazz/post rock threesome mouse on the keys have confirmed they’ll be returning to the UK as...

ONE OK ROCK Reading and Leeds 2017 Ambitions

ONE OK ROCK announced for Reading and Leeds 2017 line-up

9th April 2017

ONE OK ROCK have dropped news that’ll they’ll be joining Reading and Leeds festival’s 2017 line-up. Joining a bill...

HER NAME IN BLOOD release details for new EP ‘FROM THE ASHES’

9th April 2017

HER NAME IN BLOOD have released details for their upcoming EP FROM THE ASHES. After breaking the news of...

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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

MOROHA go on indefinite hiatus following final Tokyo show

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

News

DYGL make their album debut with ‘Say Goodbye to Memory Den’

taffy return with new album ‘NYCTOPHILIA’ and news of a UK tour

Otoboke Beaver’s new EP ‘Love Is Short!!’ is pure fire

tricot unveils new video for ‘DeDeDe’ ahead of upcoming album ‘3’

BRAHMAN release ‘Fugutaiten’ their first single in over a year

Esprit D’Air release video for new single ‘Guiding Light’

FEMM announce London live debut and new single ‘Do It Again’

mouse on the keys return to UK for 2017 European tour

ONE OK ROCK announced for Reading and Leeds 2017 line-up

HER NAME IN BLOOD release details for new EP ‘FROM THE ASHES’