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PHOTOS: MIYAVI, O2 Academy Islington, London, 07/05/2017

14th May 2017

PHOTOS: MIYAVI, O2 ACADEMY ISLINGTON, LONDON, 07/05/2017 One of the most passionate guitarists in the business. MIYAVI returned...

0.8Syooogeki to disband this autumn and release new video for ‘CraZy,Faster,CraZy’

8th May 2017

0.8Syooogeki have announced that they will end all band activities as of this autumn. The duo dropped the...

She, in the haze set to drop 1st EP ‘Paranoid’ later this month

6th May 2017

She, in the haze are set to release their first EP Paranoid later this month. Formed in 2010, this...

qujaku Sticky Mike's Brighton April 30th

PHOTOS: qujaku, Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar, Brighton, 30/04/2017

2nd May 2017

PHOTOS: QUJAKU, STICKY MIKE’S FROG BAR, BRIGHTON, 30/04/2017 A growing staple in the UK’s underground music scene, qujaku...

Raw Power Festival 2017 Japanese Highlights

Raw Power Festival 2017 Japanese Music Highlights

30th April 2017

Raw Power Festival, London’s three day celebration of all things noisy, returns this May for it’s 4th year after...

SHADOWS release 1st full album ‘illuminate’ and new music video

27th April 2017

SHADOWS released their debut album illuminate earlier this week, along with a new music video for Into The...

HER NAME IN BLOOD release first cut from new EP ‘From The Ashes’

22nd April 2017

HER NAME IN BLOOD have released their latest video for From The Ashes, the title track of their upcoming...

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...

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News

DEVILOOF to release ‘INSHU’, their “most brutal song to date”

ONE OK ROCK release DAIDAI-produced single ‘Puppets Can’t Control You’ ahead of 11th album ‘DETOX’

CHAMELEON LIME WHOOPIEPIE announce second album ‘Whoop It Up’ for Spring release

Events

An Cafe vocalist MIKU to play intimate London show in February

KAMIJO adds South and North America dates to ‘-MASTERPIECE-‘ tour

NIGHTMARE cancel select dates on European tour due to production conflicts

Features

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

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

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

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

Interview with KAMIJO: From European tour highlights to the epic sound of ‘VIOLET DAWN’

DEVILOOF to release ‘INSHU’, their “most brutal song to date”

Yoshiki honours David Lynch: A look back at their surreal collaboration on X Japan’s ‘Longing’

HARU NEMURI launches independent label to pursue DIY and anarchic vision

News

PHOTOS: MIYAVI, O2 Academy Islington, London, 07/05/2017

0.8Syooogeki to disband this autumn and release new video for ‘CraZy,Faster,CraZy’

She, in the haze set to drop 1st EP ‘Paranoid’ later this month

PHOTOS: qujaku, Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar, Brighton, 30/04/2017

Raw Power Festival 2017 Japanese Music Highlights

SHADOWS release 1st full album ‘illuminate’ and new music video

HER NAME IN BLOOD release first cut from new EP ‘From The Ashes’

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