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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...

THE GAZETTE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘DOGMA’ FOR AUGUST 2015

10th March 2015

Big news for GazettE fans worldwide- during their sold out 13th anniversary show at the Nippon Budokan earlier today,...

IDOL SUPERSTARS DEMPAGUMI.INC CONFIRMED FOR HYPER JAPAN 2015

9th March 2015

Akiba idols and acclaimed otaku Dempagumi.inc will be making their way to HYPER JAPAN 2015 this July to...

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...

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News

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

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

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

THE GAZETTE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘DOGMA’ FOR AUGUST 2015

IDOL SUPERSTARS DEMPAGUMI.INC CONFIRMED FOR HYPER JAPAN 2015

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