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Cover art for 'Dreaming Japanese' with a monochrome photo of Marty Friedman with long curly hair. Part of his face was painted in a kabuki theatre style, using the colours white, red and black. One of the photos of the same session has been used for Friedman's eighth studio album 'Tokyo Jukebox' (2009). Cover art by Jim Villaflores

Book Reviews

Book Review: Dreaming Japanese by Marty Friedman with Jon Wiederhorn

6 December 2025

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: NANO at The Underworld — Ready…Set…NANO!

10 October 2025

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: Broken By The Scream at The Underworld — Screaming For Vengeance

27 September 2025

SiM: The photo features the four members of the Japanese band SiM (Silence iz Mine), all dressed in black attire and with serious facial expressions, posing in front of a red brick wall. Crossfaith: Band photo featuring the five members of Crossfaith posing against a light gray background with orange lighting on some places. The band members are predominantly dressed in black outfits. Survive Said The Prophet: A black-and-white photo of the band Survive Said The Prophet standing on a road near a bridge. The bandmembers are all dressed in dark/black suits, posing all in a different way but facing the camera.

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: The Japanese Parade at Download Festival 2025

15 September 2025

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: Double Trouble at WACK in the UK vol.6 (Day 2)

14 September 2025

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: Cuts like a (Shonen) Knife

10 August 2025

The photo features the three men of the band Hebi Katana standing in a Japanese traditional room in natural lighting. They are standing close together and are all wearing dark-coloured clothing. Photo by Hiromi Furukawa

Music Reviews

Music Review: Hebi Katana – Imperfection (Album)

9 August 2025

Band photo of the three-piece band Maya Ongaku sitting next to each other at a cosy cafe or diner. The seating arrangement is near a couple of windows allowing natural sunlight to shine inside the space, giving it a warm atmosphere. Photography by Kenta Sawada

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: Psychedelic Sounds At The Shacklewell Arms with Maya Ongaku and Lando Manning

4 August 2025

Music Reviews

Music Review: Green Milk From The Planet Orange – Tragedy Overground (Single)

1 August 2025

Photo shows a lively scene of the band kanekoayano performing at the Hare & Hounds in Birmingham. There are five musicians on stage. Photography by JJ Grant/wonderlens

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: Ayano Kaneko sets her sights on the future with her band at Hare & Hounds in Birmingham

1 August 2025

A black-and-white photo of the three band membes of GUNGIRE. They are standing in front of what seems to be a white or light backdrop. They are standing side by side, mostly dressed in dark clothing, only the vocalist is standing a bit more foreward. | Photography by Saskia (sas.silence on Instagram)

Music Reviews

Music Review: GUNGIRE – OUTLIVE (Single)

22 July 2025

Live Report: Silky sounds at The Lower Third with Nao Yoshioka

Musicians

Interview: How Nao Yoshioka is conquering the world with soulful sounds

17 July 2025

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: Silky sounds at The Lower Third with Nao Yoshioka

17 July 2025

Green Milk From The Planet Orange at The Tin Arts in Coventry, all members are sitting on stage during the performance, while the audience is fully focused on the stage performance. Photo by Peter Dennis

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: Technicolour tunes at The Tin Arts with Green Milk From The Planet Orange

12 July 2025

Photo of Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. at Corsica Studios in May 2025. The band is performing in front of a densily packed audience. Stage lighting and a colourful screen illuminate the stage in the background, while the surroundings are dark. Photography by: JJ Grant/Wonderlens (at Corsica Studios on 15.05.2025)

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: Space Rock Lands In Bedford with Acid Mothers Temple

7 July 2025

The photo depicts the four members of TAMIW in the middle of a street at night. The members are dressed in stylish outfits and are standing towards the camera lens, making it an up-close photo with a carefree attitude. Photography by Emiri Habaki

Music Reviews

Music Review: TAMIW – Farewell Party

1 July 2025

Collage of photos from performing artists Piss Shivers, Family Of Noise, Chaos Bleak, and PSYDOLL at The Black Prince in Northampton (02.04.2025). Photos taken by Peter Dennis

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: Sublime cyberpunk sounds from PSYDOLL at The Black Prince

19 June 2025

Colourful artistic cover of TsuShiMaMiRe 20th full-length album バンドは水物 (MIZUMONO), featuring the three members at that time, vocalist and guitarist Mari, bass player Yayoi and drummer Maiko. There are masks drawn on their faces and on top of it the band name and album title in a font that seems like splashes of water.

Music Reviews

Music Review: TsuShiMaMiRe – バンドは水物 (MIZUMONO)

11 June 2025

Illustration of the four members of Seventeen Years Old And Berlin Wall. It is a minimalistic illustration, with a hazy/cloud effect in orange and blue colours mixed in with a white background.

Music Reviews

Music Review: Seventeen Years Old And Berlin Wall – Distance (EP)

16 May 2025

Four members of NIGHTMARE at the front of the stage, standing closely together during the performance in London. Photo by JJ Grant/wonderlens

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: NIGHTMARE at O2 Academy — No Sleep ‘til Islington!

27 March 2025

Photo of the Japanese performance artist Masumi Saito and Taiwanese musical alchemist An-Ting standing next to each other. They are dressed identically in a black sweater and stand in front of a small tunnel, bridge or stone door arch.

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: Beyond The Realms Of Death: An-Ting and Masumi Saito

22 March 2025

The photo depicts the (support) members of FATHOMLESS SKYWALKER dressed in a gothic-inspired metal style in a dark lit room, probably located in an (old) factory with red lighting to amplify the atmosphere. Photo by Ato4 Sound Factory (@ato4soundfactory)

Music Reviews

Album Review: FATHOMLESS SKYWALKER – Anthems of the Resilient

12 March 2025

The photo shows the members of Violent Magic Orchestra, outside what appears to be a European city at night. Most probably the photo was taken in Norway. The members are all posing differently and dressed in black, all are wearing the same band shirt.

Music Reviews

Album Review: Violent Magic Orchestra – DEATH RAVE

12 March 2025

The photo features the two women of HYPER GAL standing in the middle of the street on white road markers as a white car just passes them. The photo is taken by Kensei Kataoka.

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: Hysterical happenings with HYPER GAL!

6 March 2025

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Online magazine since 2012 and based in the Netherlands. AVO Magazine is a Japan-related entertainment website with information about events in especially in Europe. There is a big focus on Japanese music. Other contents we publish are reports, reviews, informative articles, and interviews. AVO Forum, founded on May 16, 2003, served as the foundation for AVO Magazine.

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Peter Dennis

Book Review: Dreaming Japanese by Marty Friedman with Jon Wiederhorn

Live Report: NANO at The Underworld — Ready…Set…NANO!

Live Report: Broken By The Scream at The Underworld — Screaming For Vengeance

Live Report: The Japanese Parade at Download Festival 2025

Live Report: Double Trouble at WACK in the UK vol.6 (Day 2)

Live Report: Cuts like a (Shonen) Knife

Music Review: Hebi Katana – Imperfection (Album)

Live Report: Psychedelic Sounds At The Shacklewell Arms with Maya Ongaku and Lando Manning

Music Review: Green Milk From The Planet Orange – Tragedy Overground (Single)

Live Report: Ayano Kaneko sets her sights on the future with her band at Hare & Hounds in Birmingham

Music Review: GUNGIRE – OUTLIVE (Single)

Interview: How Nao Yoshioka is conquering the world with soulful sounds

Live Report: Silky sounds at The Lower Third with Nao Yoshioka

Live Report: Technicolour tunes at The Tin Arts with Green Milk From The Planet Orange

Live Report: Space Rock Lands In Bedford with Acid Mothers Temple

Music Review: TAMIW – Farewell Party

Live Report: Sublime cyberpunk sounds from PSYDOLL at The Black Prince

Music Review: TsuShiMaMiRe – バンドは水物 (MIZUMONO)

Music Review: Seventeen Years Old And Berlin Wall – Distance (EP)

Live Report: NIGHTMARE at O2 Academy — No Sleep ‘til Islington!

Live Report: Beyond The Realms Of Death: An-Ting and Masumi Saito

Album Review: FATHOMLESS SKYWALKER – Anthems of the Resilient

Album Review: Violent Magic Orchestra – DEATH RAVE

Live Report: Hysterical happenings with HYPER GAL!

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