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Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas drop ‘Song of Steelers’- official Kobe Steelers anthem

29th January 2025

Kobe’s own Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas have just dropped ‘Song of Steelers’, the official theme for...

Ado, YOASOBI, and ATARASHII GAKKO! unite for matsuri ’25 in Los Angeles

28th January 2025

Ado, YOASOBI, and ATARASHII GAKKO! are set to perform at matsuri ’25: Japanese Music Experience on March 16th...

Yurufuwa Gang’s Ryugo Ishida responds to assault with new track ‘Blood tear’

26th January 2025

Rapper Ryugo Ishida, best known as one half of the hip-hop duo Yurufuwa Gang, has released a new...

ONE OK ROCK announce DETOX North American Tour 2025, their largest to date

26th January 2025

ONE OK ROCK will embark on their most extensive North American tour to date, ONE OK ROCK DETOX...

Apex Legends Global Series tap SiM for official anthem ‘CHAMPiONS’

23rd January 2025

SiM have announced their upcoming single, ‘CHAMPiONS’, as the official anthem for the Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS)...

DEVILOOF to release ‘INSHU’, their “most brutal song to date”

21st January 2025

Osaka deathcore visual kei band DEVILOOF have announced their new digital single, ‘INSHU’ (‘Tradition’), set for release on...

ONE OK ROCK release DAIDAI-produced single ‘Puppets Can’t Control You’ ahead of 11th album ‘DETOX’

21st January 2025

ONE OK ROCK have released their latest single, ‘Puppets Can’t Control You’, the official theme song for the...

CHAMELEON LIME WHOOPIEPIE announce second album ‘Whoop It Up’ for Spring release

20th January 2025

CHAMELEON LIME WHOOPIEPIE have announced the release of their second album, ‘Whoop It Up’, set to arrive on...

HANA crowned as winners of CHANMINA’s ‘No No Girls’; pre-debut single ‘Drop’ announced

19th January 2025

HANA, the seven-member girl group formed through CHANMINA produced audition show ‘No No Girls’, have announced their pre-debut...

Texas 3000 channel emo’s future on new single ‘Universe Drawer’

17th January 2025

Tokyo-based three-piece emo band Texas 3000 have returned with their latest single, ‘Universe Drawer’, released digitally on January...

News

NOISEMAKER join coldrain for first UK/EU tour this winter

YOASOBI team up with Witch Watch creators for ‘Watch me!’ music video

Yu Umehara fronts new metal act ALGESIA on debut single ‘IRA’

Events

NOISEMAKER join coldrain for first UK/EU tour this winter

VK metal band DAMNED head to Europe this winter for JUKAI tour

D’ESPAIRSRAY announce reunion for first live performance in over a decade at CROSS ROAD Fest

Features

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

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

Yoshiki honours David Lynch: A look back at their surreal collaboration on X Japan’s ‘Longing’

Live Reports

Ichiko Aoba live in Oakland: Dreamlike stillness at the Fox Theater

Hitsujibungaku live in San Francisco: Calm intensity and full hearts at August Hall

HANABIE. live in Sacramento: Metalcore mayhem marks end of US tour

Interviews

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

KAIKA interview: From virtual singer to songwriter, the story behind ‘Umarerumaekara Kimiwo Shitteru’

Mrs. GREEN APPLE announce “MGA MAGICAL 10 YEARS” projects to celebrate 10th anniversary