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OZROSAURUS CHANGE THE GAME AFTER 19 YEARS WITH NEW SINGLE ‘MANDALA’

27th April 2015

Yokohama, 1996, MC MACCHO formed the legendary hip hop duo OZROSAURUS. Now in 2015, four new members have...

GENERATIONS FROM EXILE TRIBE MAKE LONDON DEBUT AS PART OF WORLD TOUR 2015

25th April 2015

GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE (that’s a mouth full, let’s call them GENERATIONS… still too long, let’s go with...

BABYMETAL JOIN METALLICA AND ALEXISONFIRE ON THE MAIN STAGE AT READING AND LEEDS 2015

20th April 2015

2015 has already been a busy year for the three queens of metal, but that’s not slowing them...

JAPAN RISING RETURNS TO THE GREAT ESCAPE FESTIVAL THIS MAY – TAFFY, MOUMOON, PASSEPIED AND YOSI HORIKAWA

18th April 2015

Every summer The Great Escape Festival brings the freshest in new music talents to the (sometimes) sunny shores...

VAMPS, [ALEXANDROS], OKAMOTO’S AND LING TOSITE SIGURE ANNOUNCED FOR JAPAN NIGHT EVENT AT HYPER JAPAN 2015

15th April 2015

Some of Japan’s most renowned newcomers will be making their way to the UK this July to be part...

SCANDAL TO RELEASE EUROPEAN EXCLUSIVE GREATEST HITS ALBUM

14th April 2015

With their first world tour just round the corner, JPU Records have announced they will be releasing a...

WATERWEED RELEASE NEW EP ‘ASHES’ ON ITUNES

13th April 2015

Debuting in 2007 with their EP ‘Killing The Earth Means Our Suicide’, Osaka born hardcore 4-piece waterweed are,...

SHAKE A TAIL FEATHER WITH THE BAWDIES – EUROPEAN TOUR 2015

12th April 2015

This Tokyo born throwback four-piece have been called Japan’s answer to The Beatles, and looking through their list...

ELECTRIC EEL SHOCK BRING THE NOISE THIS JUNE – UK TOUR 2015

26th March 2015

Hard rockin’, cock sockin’, guitar chompin’ trio are back for a seven date tour that’ll take them across...

ROCK ‘N’ ROLL GETS FEISTY – KINOCO HOTEL UK TOUR 2015

24th March 2015

This May, a slice of Japan’s love affair with the rocking 60s will be making its way to...

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News

NIGHTMARE cancel select dates on European tour due to production conflicts

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

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

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

NIGHTMARE cancel select dates on European tour due to production conflicts

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

News

OZROSAURUS CHANGE THE GAME AFTER 19 YEARS WITH NEW SINGLE ‘MANDALA’

GENERATIONS FROM EXILE TRIBE MAKE LONDON DEBUT AS PART OF WORLD TOUR 2015

BABYMETAL JOIN METALLICA AND ALEXISONFIRE ON THE MAIN STAGE AT READING AND LEEDS 2015

JAPAN RISING RETURNS TO THE GREAT ESCAPE FESTIVAL THIS MAY – TAFFY, MOUMOON, PASSEPIED AND YOSI HORIKAWA

VAMPS, [ALEXANDROS], OKAMOTO’S AND LING TOSITE SIGURE ANNOUNCED FOR JAPAN NIGHT EVENT AT HYPER JAPAN 2015

SCANDAL TO RELEASE EUROPEAN EXCLUSIVE GREATEST HITS ALBUM

WATERWEED RELEASE NEW EP ‘ASHES’ ON ITUNES

SHAKE A TAIL FEATHER WITH THE BAWDIES – EUROPEAN TOUR 2015

ELECTRIC EEL SHOCK BRING THE NOISE THIS JUNE – UK TOUR 2015

ROCK ‘N’ ROLL GETS FEISTY – KINOCO HOTEL UK TOUR 2015