Leading lights in the visual kei rock scene, Sendai’s NIGHTMARE make a rare appearance in London. Such is the desire...

As Storm Darragh rages across the marshes of Suffolk, two very unique artists join forces inside the Snape Maltings complex...

Originally formed in Tokyo in 2017 by guitarist Takuma and vocalist Chihiro, FATHOMLESS SKYWALKER released their debut EP the following...

It had been eight long years since Violent Magic Orchestra’s last album, 2016’s Catastrophic Anonymous, so their latest long player,...

There’s no doubt that women have saved the soul of rock music. All the macho, masculine posturing of the last...

Something that has been missing from Ipswich’s cultural landscape has been a decent mid-sized venue but now The Baths has...

It seems like only yesterday that modern metal quartet JILUKA were last in the UK (it was, in fact, 26th...

Two unique artists representing the underground idol scene stop by London on the first of three dates that comprise a...

If ever a band was to live up to their name then it would surely be Birmingham’s very own spincycle....

Fans of raunchy, raucous rock n’ roll are in for a treat because the debut EP of GNU MAD RUSSELL$...

Tokyo-based band Cilvie were formed at the height of the global pandemic and that whole experience forced the band to...

On the first of what promises to be a series of events celebrating J-Rock, three very different performers convene to...

Why a plethora of Japanese artists should have adopted the music and aesthetic of an art form that was once...

Jerusalem-born, now Bristol-based, the artist known as Tlya X An is a strange tangle of influences. Hyper-pop, dance, RnB and...

In the heart of Coventry’s canal basin lies The Tin Arts, a former coal bunker that now serves as the...

Once upon a time, when Coventry was an industrial powerhouse, the canal which dissects the City was an important artery...

Since forming in 2015, it has been full steam ahead for Japanese steampunk metal band FATE GEAR. Having left a...

Although Japan has a long history of producing top-quality metal acts (think Loudness and E.Z.O.), the last decade has seen...

Formed in Hakodate, Hokkaido in 2010, andO2’s relative isolation from Japan’s cultural centre of Tokyo has helped them shape a...

Formed in the midst of the global pandemic, it is perhaps no surprise that Minato’s BLOOD PICK ME opted for...

Much has been made of the need for diversity in a male-dominated music industry (and quite right too) so it’s...

Formed on the bustling streets of Tokyo, Satsuriku Robot have come a long way since their inception in 2020. After...

ASK I FALL are an international metalcore band based in Tokyo. Despite some early line-up changes, the group is now...