After a successful first edition of IKIGAI last year, fans can start looking forward to another edition in September at Arnhem’s Willemeen and Blue Shell in Cologne. In addition to the fact that underground idols Satanic Punish and GARUDA will return to the Netherlands and Germany for this event, someone else will join them from Japan, namely Diablevoix, who will make her European live debut with this.
For the two shows, there is a possibility to get a regular ticket, as well as a VIP upgrade (the price is €35) that gives you early access to the venue and the chance to shop the tour merchandise earlier than the regular ticket buyers. You also get the opportunity for a meet & greet with the musicians, an autographed poster (you get a different poster per show) with a tube to safely store your poster, a special tour mug and bag and group skis. To get this VIP package, you need to send an e-mail to the tour organisers, The Chocolate Brothers (moc.l1772514511iamg@1772514511iagik1772514511isreh1772514511torbo1772514511cohc1772514511). The information they need is your name and the location of the venue where you want to use this VIP package. Keep in mind that you still need to buy a regular ticket in addition to the VIP package. You can buy regular tickets on the venues’ own websites.
There will also be an Off-Kai event in Cologne, where an afternoon will be filled with various activities in the presence of all the idols, including a talk and a Q&A, cheki sessions and other activities. You will also get the opportunity to have some food and drinks there, plus the organisers have some surprises planned. The Off-Kai costs €35 and for this event too, it’s a good idea to email the organisers, the Chocolate Brothers: moc.l1772514511iamg@1772514511iagik1772514511isreh1772514511torbo1772514511cohc1772514511.
Satanic Punish
Formed in the summer of 2019, idol group Satanic Punish’s concept revolves around songs with an overwhelming sound impact, mainly in the genres of metalcore and deathcore. Recently, Satanic Punish’s line-up has been changed once more, last year Manomu Mana appeared on stage alone, but this year she will be joined by Catherine Shikiin. To impress the audience with an extreme sound which in the past was dubbed by them as “fight music”, all idols that have been part of the group have had extensive practice to get the best out of them in regards to death voices, shouts, growls and clean parts.
GARUDA
GARUDA is the dark industrial gothic solo project of Yuffie Sakimura, active since summer 2017, who is also active in rockabilly idol group MELON BATAKE A GO GO and was previously part of goth-metal idol group Re:Alice. She has had the opportunity to perform several times in the United Kingdom, including the Indie, Idol and Infamous tour in 2019, as well as further into Europe, including Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands. Recently, the solo artist released a new mini-album in collaboration with Gollipop Record -the label where MELON BATAKE A GO GO belongs to- titled Phoenix of Resurrection. This new release also resulted in a number of music videos.
Diablevoix
The driving force behind Diablevoix is Haluka, a solo musician who sometimes performs with a live band, although she will perform solo in Europe. She has been active herself since 2017, when she appeared as a group member of idol metal unit Gouhou Lolita Syndrome and then was part of the short-lived unit Psycho Predator. After that, she found it time to focus on her own project, also active since 2017, Diablevoix, where she is considered an undisputed queen of obscurity with her music often referred to as loud, sitting in the corner of loud rock and Japanese metal.
Tour information: IKIGAI – Vol. 2 with Satanic Punish, GARUDA, and Diablevoix
Friday 20 September: <a href=”https://www.willemeen.nl/programma/ikigai-vol-2-satanic-punish-jp-garuda-jp-diablevoix-jp/” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow noopener”>Willemeen</a> – Arnhem, the Netherlands
Saturday, September 21: <a href=”https://www.blue-shell.de/events/ikigai-vol-2-garuda-satanic-punish-diablevoix” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow noopener”>Blue Shell</a> – Cologne, Germany
Sunday 22 September: Off-Kai special event – Cologne, Germany
