In a few days, on Sunday 24th of April, the international metalcore band ASK I FALL will organise the third edition of Moshin’ Tokyo, a one-day festival that they self-produce and organise in collaboration with the venue ANTIKNOCK in Shinjuku – which will also be the location for this event. Including themselves, seven other bands will join them on stage to make some noise, plus a couple of DJs to set the atmosphere.
There is good news for those outside Japan and even in Japan who are unable to go: it has been decided that this event will be simultaneously broadcast live from the venue via Twitcasting.
The show starts at 16.30 Japanese time, which means a breakfast show for those in Europe, it will be 9.30 am in the Netherlands and 8.30 am in the United Kingdom when the first performance of Moshin’ Tokyo #3 starts. Those who are unable to attend the event in real-time can still watch the archive until two weeks after the event.
Who are all these bands performing on the stage of ANTIKNOCK on Sunday 24 April 2022? Time to introduce them all!
Get to know: ASK I FALL
ASK I FALL got formed in 2020 after the current members met and bonded over their common passion for metal music. The band members all come from different countries and have different backgrounds, vocalist Rid comes from Italy, guitarist Nishiva from Japan, drummer Robin and bass player Zack come from France. Recently they released the single LINKS, which also received a music video that we have highlighted here.
Get to know: GUNGIRE
A brand-new modern metal/metalcore band from Tokyo consisting of vocalist Nana (FATE GEAR), guitarist Matsu (FAKE ISLAND), bass player Taichi and guitarist Yusuke. They have recently released their debut single Rotten Vegetable and will release their second single Trigger on the 22nd of April.
Get to know: Clarity
Active for several years, this metal band with roots in post-hardcore and their international backgrounds (Dublin, Ireland and Tokyo, Japan) has released several singles and EPs, with In the Light of Lies, Pt. 2 being the most recent. The band members take their passion for art far beyond simply playing on-stage; with three languages, skills and experience in art & design, video production, songwriting & music production, and enthusiasm for utilizing them in creative ways.
Get to know: NICO BUCKER
Formed in Shanghai in 2017 and since 2019 active from Tokyo, NICO BUCKER are a Chinese-Japanese emo/loud rock four-piece band. In September of last year, they released their first album, titled REAWAKE.
Get to know: 195 ichi kyu go
They describe themselves with words such as explosion, crazy and escape, this mixture band is a three-piece based in Osaka. They have recently released a single, titled 虎と雷 (Tora To Kaminari).
Get to know: Dragdown
Incorporating various genres such as metalcore, deathcore, hardcore, heavy metal and hard rock, combined with lyrics with an ironic, depressive and satirical slant – that is the music description of Tokyo-based band Dragdown. They recently released a music video for the song Helm, which was made possible thanks to a crowdfunding campaign..
Get to know: shirushi
The emotional rock band shirushi released their first digital EP, titled Alive, on 21 March of last year. They have undergone a few line-up changes and are now active with support vocalist Misato and hopefully find a permanent vocalist soon.
Get to know: scöll
scöll are a hardcore metal band from Tokyo and have been active for a couple of years. Into Fighting was their most recent release, digitally released in May 2021.
Please note: When buying a ticket for the livestream, don’t forget to mention which band you are tuning in for.
