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Esprit D’Air Return For Charity Event This March

29th February 2016

London based underground rock outfit Esprit D’Air have announced they’ll be returning for a one off headline performance at...

PHOTOS: a flood of circle, The Dublin Castle, London, 05/02/2016

6th February 2016

PHOTOS: A FLOOD OF CIRCLE, THE DUBLIN CASTLE, LONDON, 06/02/2015 During what might be the quickest visit to...

Top 5 Albums of 2015

20th January 2016

It seems like we say this every year, but 2015 has been another great year for Japanese music...

tricot Set For First UK Tour This March

17th January 2016

tricot are a math rock three-piece from Kyoto, and if that name doesn’t sound familiar, that’ll soon change...

abstracts Announce Details For Upcoming 2nd Album ‘HOLOGRAM’

13th January 2016

Tokyo prog-metalcore band abstracts have announced the details for their second album titled HOLOGRAM. The band started to...

a flood of circle To Play First Ever Overseas Shows in London

12th January 2016

As part of their 10th anniversary celebration, rock trio a flood of circle will be making their first ever...

PHOTOS: ONE OK ROCK, O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, 09/12/2015

12th December 2015

Over the last few years ONE OK ROCK have been on the up and up, and are currently...

FEMM Announce New EP ‘PoW!/L.C.S.’ Coming 2016

11th December 2015

Yesterday Far East Mention Mannequins (FEMM) announced the release date their new EP PoW! / L.C.S., the group’s...

PHOTOS: Crossfaith, Brixton Academy, London, 14/11/2015

10th December 2015

PHOTOS: CROSSFAITH, BRIXTON ACADEMY, LONDON, 14/11/2015 When you think of Japanese metalcore, chances are Crossfaith are the first band...

SAND Release 4th Studio Album ‘DEATH TO SHEEPLE’ Across USA and Europe

4th December 2015

Hardcore thug troop SAND released their 4th album DEATH TO SHEEPLE across Europe and the US via Amazon and...

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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

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

Centimillimental EUROPE TOUR 2025 “ribbon”

News

Esprit D’Air Return For Charity Event This March

PHOTOS: a flood of circle, The Dublin Castle, London, 05/02/2016

Top 5 Albums of 2015

tricot Set For First UK Tour This March

abstracts Announce Details For Upcoming 2nd Album ‘HOLOGRAM’

a flood of circle To Play First Ever Overseas Shows in London

PHOTOS: ONE OK ROCK, O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, 09/12/2015

FEMM Announce New EP ‘PoW!/L.C.S.’ Coming 2016

PHOTOS: Crossfaith, Brixton Academy, London, 14/11/2015

SAND Release 4th Studio Album ‘DEATH TO SHEEPLE’ Across USA and Europe