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WONK spotlight Tokyo’s neo-soul sound on new album ‘Shades of’

14th November 2024

Tokyo-based experimental soul band WONK return with ‘Shades of’, their first album in two years, released on 13th...

Download Festival 2025 lineup: SiM and Survive Said the Prophet announced

13th November 2024

Japanese rock heavyweights SiM and Survive Said the Prophet are among the first wave of 90 bands announced...

Otoboke Beaver guitarist Yoyoyoshie rocks Fender x Hello Kitty collection in new promo video

12th November 2024

Otoboke Beaver guitarist Yoyoyoshie has joined forces with Fender to celebrate Hello Kitty’s 50th anniversary, starring in a...

MIYAVI steps down from THE LAST ROCKSTARS: “I wish we could have clashed more”

12th November 2024

MIYAVI has formally exited the J-rock supergroup THE LAST ROCKSTARS, a band he co-founded in 2022 alongside YOSHIKI...

Yuki Chiba releases NYC-powered ‘Dareda?’ video filmed around groundbreaking VMA appearance

11th November 2024

Yuki Chiba has dropped his new single, ‘Dareda?’ (‘Who?’), the rapper’s first digital release since February’s viral hit...

Giga, TeddyLoid, DECO*27, and Sakurazaka46 drop lively MV for new Pokémon ending theme ‘PIKKAAN!’

11th November 2024

Giants of electronic and Vocaloid music, Giga, TeddyLoid, and DECO*27 have teamed up with idols Hikaru Morita and...

Avu-chan produced unit Ryugujo drop ‘Urashima’ MV ahead of first album

11th November 2024

Ryugujo (translated as “Palace of the Dragon King”) have released their latest MV ‘Urashima’. The track dropped as...

XG drop new mini-album ‘AWE’ and lead single ‘HOWLING’ ahead of European tour

8th November 2024

XG are back with their second mini-album, ‘AWE’, released today, November 8th. This follow-up to their breakout 2023...

MAH of SiM leads REDLINE DREAM BAND, a supergroup of Japan’s loud rock icons for festival farewell

6th November 2024

The REDLINE DREAM BAND, a new project led by MAH from SiM, has been formed to commemorate the...

DEXCORE drop ‘PARAMNESIA’, the year’s heaviest breakdown contender

6th November 2024

DEXCORE have just dropped their latest track ‘PARAMNESIA’, with what might just be a top contender for heaviest...

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’

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

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’

News

WONK spotlight Tokyo’s neo-soul sound on new album ‘Shades of’

Download Festival 2025 lineup: SiM and Survive Said the Prophet announced

Otoboke Beaver guitarist Yoyoyoshie rocks Fender x Hello Kitty collection in new promo video

MIYAVI steps down from THE LAST ROCKSTARS: “I wish we could have clashed more”

Yuki Chiba releases NYC-powered ‘Dareda?’ video filmed around groundbreaking VMA appearance

Giga, TeddyLoid, DECO*27, and Sakurazaka46 drop lively MV for new Pokémon ending theme ‘PIKKAAN!’

Avu-chan produced unit Ryugujo drop ‘Urashima’ MV ahead of first album

XG drop new mini-album ‘AWE’ and lead single ‘HOWLING’ ahead of European tour

MAH of SiM leads REDLINE DREAM BAND, a supergroup of Japan’s loud rock icons for festival farewell

DEXCORE drop ‘PARAMNESIA’, the year’s heaviest breakdown contender