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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...

PHOTOS: MELT-BANANA + PIKACYU-MAKOTO, Raw Power Festival 2016, 28/05/2016

10th June 2016

PHOTOS: MELT-BANANA + PIKACYU-MAKOTO, RAW POWER FESTIVAL 2016, 28/05/2016 Raw Power Festival, the home for all things noisy. 3...

MAN WITH A MISSION London show European Tour 2016

MAN WITH A MISSION London Headline Show Confirmed – Europe Tour 2016

4th June 2016

MAN WITH A MISSION, Japan’s wolf headed mutant rockers, wrapped up 2015 leaving a positive impression on the UK, appearing...

BOOM BOOM SATELLITES Announce Their Last Ever Release

2nd June 2016

After a strong music career spanning over 2 decades, electronic rock duo BOOM BOOM SATELLITES have announced that their new EP...

PHOTOS: BAND-MAID and Amatsuki, MCM London Comic Con, 28/05/2015

1st June 2016

PHOTOS: BAND-MAID AND AMATSUKI, MCM LONDON COMIC CON, 28/05/2015 Reaching record numbers, this year MCM London Comic Con...

NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST Announce First European Tour DEIMOS

31st May 2016

Metalcore heavy hitters NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST announced during the last show of their nationwide VANADIS one-man tour that they’ll...

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go!go!vanillas bring calm after the storm for SAKAMOTO DAYS Part 2 ending theme

Paledusk to make major label debut with ‘HUGs’, opening theme for Gachiakuta

Fujii Kaze confirms third album ‘Prema’, shares lead single ‘Hachikō’

Events

FACT confirm full lineup for final ROCK-O-RAMA event at Makuhari Messe

ASP announce “ASP in the U.K Tour”, their first international headline tour

KAF to perform at mixed-reality event Fantastic Reality in Los Angeles this July

Features

anklet: “We didn’t know left from right” – Tokyo’s new indie voice on building a band from nothing

JJJ to remain POP YOURS 2025 headliner in tribute following his passing

What is CEIPA? The organisation behind matsuri ’25 and MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN

Live Reports

YOASOBI live in London: J-pop storytellers bring blockbuster ambition to Wembley

BABYMETAL live in London: A 15-year climb culminates in landmark show at The O2

kanekoayano live in London: No longer just Kaneko Ayano with a band

Interviews

IRORI Records artists comment on first UK shows at The Great Escape 2025: go!go!vanillas, Kroi, Ako, and Bialystocks

CHAMELEON LIME WHOOPIEPIE interview: Dancing through doubt and doing it their way

Hitsujibungaku interview: US debut, anime themes, and life beyond Tokyo’s indie circuit

YOASOBI live in London: J-pop storytellers bring blockbuster ambition to Wembley

Centimillimental EUROPE TOUR 2025 “ribbon”

go!go!vanillas bring calm after the storm for SAKAMOTO DAYS Part 2 ending theme

News

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

PHOTOS: MELT-BANANA + PIKACYU-MAKOTO, Raw Power Festival 2016, 28/05/2016

MAN WITH A MISSION London Headline Show Confirmed – Europe Tour 2016

BOOM BOOM SATELLITES Announce Their Last Ever Release

PHOTOS: BAND-MAID and Amatsuki, MCM London Comic Con, 28/05/2015

NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST Announce First European Tour DEIMOS