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EMO-PUNK UNIT UPLIFT SPICE TO TOUR EUROPE IN MAY – LONDON SHOW CONFIRMED

22nd April 2014

After appearing in Europe for the first time in 2011 for a sold out show at the Maroquinerie...

BABYMETAL TO MAKE UK DEBUT AT SONISPHERE 2014

10th April 2014

UPDATE: BABYMETAL’s performance has now been upgraded to the main Apollo stage on Saturday July 5th where they...

FACT – WITNESS – REVIEW

9th April 2014

FACT has a habit of coming out of nowhere every few months, usually with a pile of new...

FAR EAST MENTION MANNEQUINS (FEMM): PLASTIC DUO MAKE DIGITAL DEBUT

6th April 2014

This is FAR EAST MENTION MANNEQUINS, or FEMM for short, a feisty mannequin pop duo crafted around one idea,...

ALICE NINE – SUPERNOVA – REVIEW

31st March 2014

The sparkling, ethereal style of Alice Nine has been enchanting listeners since 2004, and now the band is...

VAMPS – KOKO – LONDON – 28/03/2014 – REVIEW

30th March 2014

It’s only been 5 months since the last time dark duo VAMPS came to town for a sold...

BUFFALO DAUGHTER AND TARO&JIRO ANNOUNCED FOR GREAT ESCAPE FESTIVAL 2014

27th March 2014

For three days every year in May Brighton becomes Europe’s central music hub with bands from across the...

CROSSFAITH + VAMPS SET TO ROCK DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2014

26th March 2014

Last year it was announced that the UK’s favourite Japanese metalcore unit Crossfaith will be sharing the main...

MIYAVI – O2 SHEPHERD’S BUSH EMPIRE – LONDON – 15/03/2014 – REVIEW

18th March 2014

MIYAVI – O2 SHEPHERD’S BUSH EMPIRE – LONDON – 15/03/2014 – REVIEW The last time that guitarist, producer,...

FACT TO EMBARK ON UK TOUR 2014 WITH MEMPHIS MAY FIRE

16th March 2014

After the release of their 5th studio album ‘WITNESS’, FACT are set to make their UK return next month,...

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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

EMO-PUNK UNIT UPLIFT SPICE TO TOUR EUROPE IN MAY – LONDON SHOW CONFIRMED

BABYMETAL TO MAKE UK DEBUT AT SONISPHERE 2014

FACT – WITNESS – REVIEW

FAR EAST MENTION MANNEQUINS (FEMM): PLASTIC DUO MAKE DIGITAL DEBUT

ALICE NINE – SUPERNOVA – REVIEW

VAMPS – KOKO – LONDON – 28/03/2014 – REVIEW

BUFFALO DAUGHTER AND TARO&JIRO ANNOUNCED FOR GREAT ESCAPE FESTIVAL 2014

CROSSFAITH + VAMPS SET TO ROCK DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2014

MIYAVI – O2 SHEPHERD’S BUSH EMPIRE – LONDON – 15/03/2014 – REVIEW

FACT TO EMBARK ON UK TOUR 2014 WITH MEMPHIS MAY FIRE