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FACT ANNOUNCE 6TH STUDIO ALBUM ‘KTHEAT’ AND RELEASE NEW VIDEO ‘WAIT’

19th February 2015

Last year 6-piece rock unit FACT dropped their 5th studio album ‘Witness’, their first album to hit the UK...

DIR EN GREY ANNOUNCE TWO LONDON DATES AS PART OF UNSTOPPABLE LIFE TOUR 2015

17th February 2015

After a long three year wait, DIR EN GREY made their comeback with the release of ‘Arche‘, the...

ELECTRIC BLOOM WEBZINE’S TOP 5 ALBUMS OF 2014

31st January 2015

5 BANDS TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2015

28th December 2014

waterweed Despite these guys being on the scene since 2003, waterweed have managed to go pretty much undetected...

MONO TO PLAY DRILL FESTIVAL AS PART OF 2014 EUROPEAN TOUR

17th October 2014

After appearing at ArcTanGent Festival earlier this year, Tokyo born instrumental rock unit MONO are back for a...

CROSSFAITH ANNOUNCE ‘APOCALYZE NOW’ 2014 UK TOUR

26th August 2014

After appearing at ArcTanGent Festival earlier this year, Tokyo born instrumental rock unit MONO are back for a...

BABYMETAL RETURN TO LONDON THIS NOVEMBER – WHO’S READY FOR ROUND 2?

20th August 2014

Despite taking on Europe, playing the mainstage at Sonisphere, rocking the US and supporting pop superstar Lady Gaga,...

NEW MUSIC MONDAY: WINNIE – LIGHTNING STRIKES

18th August 2014

Born out of Tokyo, 4-piece alternative rock unit and polka dot enthusiasts winnie have been on the scene...

ONE OK ROCK RETURN TO LONDON AS PART OF 2014 SOUTH AMERICA + EUROPEAN TOUR

11th August 2014

Last year they blew fans away at their sold out UK debut show, now ONE OK ROCK will...

NEW MUSIC MONDAY: CRYSTAL LAKE – ROLLIN’

11th August 2014

Since 2002 these guys have been circling the block bringing 90’s influenced hardcore to the masses all around...

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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’

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

FACT ANNOUNCE 6TH STUDIO ALBUM ‘KTHEAT’ AND RELEASE NEW VIDEO ‘WAIT’

DIR EN GREY ANNOUNCE TWO LONDON DATES AS PART OF UNSTOPPABLE LIFE TOUR 2015

ELECTRIC BLOOM WEBZINE’S TOP 5 ALBUMS OF 2014

5 BANDS TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2015

MONO TO PLAY DRILL FESTIVAL AS PART OF 2014 EUROPEAN TOUR

CROSSFAITH ANNOUNCE ‘APOCALYZE NOW’ 2014 UK TOUR

BABYMETAL RETURN TO LONDON THIS NOVEMBER – WHO’S READY FOR ROUND 2?

NEW MUSIC MONDAY: WINNIE – LIGHTNING STRIKES

ONE OK ROCK RETURN TO LONDON AS PART OF 2014 SOUTH AMERICA + EUROPEAN TOUR

NEW MUSIC MONDAY: CRYSTAL LAKE – ROLLIN’