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SOSO BREAK THE WALL Release Debut Album AN TO KAI

2nd October 2016

SOSO BREAK THE WALL, a solo project established by the brown’s vocalist eye, will release her debut album...

BAND-MAID Prepare For First European Tour and Announce New Single ‘YOLO’

26th September 2016

After making their UK debut back in May at MCM London Comic Con, viral phenomenons BAND-MAID will return...

PHOTOS: SCANDAL, O2 Academy Islington, London, 24/09/2016

25th September 2016

PHOTOS: SCANDAL, O2 ACADEMY ISLINGTON, LONDON, 24/09/2016 Returning to the UK for their second ever London performance, Osaka...

GUITAR WOLF Set To Rock London This October – European Tour 2016

25th September 2016

Arguably Japan’s most devoted rock ‘n’ roll three-piece GUITAR WOLF will set London alight this October as part...

SABANNAMAN Bring the Groove With Their New Mini-Album ‘Psychedelic Sox Funk’

18th September 2016

SABANNAMAN, the answer to what would happen if you combine some of American’s hottest rock talents and then...

CRAZY N' SANE KNOTFEST 2016 Nu-metal Japanese band

CRAZY N’ SANE Bring the Nu-Metal Revival to Japan

17th September 2016

CRAZY N’ SANE, Japan’s mysterious nu-metal septet. Gimmicky side project, or the next band to ride the wave...

THE TOMBOYS To Play London’s HYPER JAPAN Christmas Market

16th September 2016

Cute-punk rock unit THE TOMBOYS are set to make their UK return this November at London’s biggest Japanese...

Electric Eel Shock Return to the UK for 2016 European Tour

14th September 2016

Electric Eel Shock return to the UK as part of yet another huge European tour starting this November....

KEMURI Release SKA BRAVO Best of CD Ahead of 2016 UK Tour

13th September 2016

Ska-punk giants KEMURI‘s first ever UK tour with Less Than Jake is just around the corner, and now,...

HER NAME IN BLOOD Announce First Ever European Tour – UK Dates Confirmed

10th September 2016

HER NAME IN BLOOD will make their UK debut as part of their first ever European tour this...

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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

SOSO BREAK THE WALL Release Debut Album AN TO KAI

BAND-MAID Prepare For First European Tour and Announce New Single ‘YOLO’

PHOTOS: SCANDAL, O2 Academy Islington, London, 24/09/2016

GUITAR WOLF Set To Rock London This October – European Tour 2016

SABANNAMAN Bring the Groove With Their New Mini-Album ‘Psychedelic Sox Funk’

CRAZY N’ SANE Bring the Nu-Metal Revival to Japan

THE TOMBOYS To Play London’s HYPER JAPAN Christmas Market

Electric Eel Shock Return to the UK for 2016 European Tour

KEMURI Release SKA BRAVO Best of CD Ahead of 2016 UK Tour

HER NAME IN BLOOD Announce First Ever European Tour – UK Dates Confirmed