Japan is perhaps not your first thought when contemplating black metal, but DEATHROLL have arrived to challenge any preconceived ideas....

Having recently released their first official international album Bloody Bride (via UK label SETSUZOKU RECORDS) all-female metal band BRIDEAR seem...

Since forming in Tokyo in 2019 things have moved pretty fast for NEMOPHILA. Three raucous singles caught the attention of...

Often credited as being the ‘Godmother of Anti-Idol’ Seiko Oomori (大森靖子, Oomori Seiko) has been forging a unique musical path...

In the time it takes most bands to record one album LOVEBITES, formed in Tokyo in 2017, have released three...

Fifteen years is a long time in any business, never mind the topsy turvy world of rock music. To celebrate...

For most, the first exposure to Tokyo’s Nemophila came via their classic cover versions (check out their YouTube channel and...

After some major line-up changes in 2020 ultra-dark idol unit NECRONOMIDOL return with their fourth album vämjelseriter. It finds the...

If (like me) your main obsessions are heavy metal and anime then you’re in for a treat because Tokyo quintet...

I must admit to being an avid fan of that whole ‘80s aesthetic: from the grid lines to the neon...

With the long, cold winter evenings and coronavirus pandemic tightening its grip, the annual winter single by Niji No Conquistador...

A power metal band originating from the sprawling metropolis of Osaka, Aldious have been releasing stellar albums for a decade....

Private Scandal is an old school fanzine, based in the United Kingdom, that focuses on Chiba’s thriving punk scene. Xeroxed...

If you've been living under a rock and haven’t heard about the thriving punk scene that exists in Chiba, Japan...

Tokyo’s LOVEBITES must be heavy metal’s hardest working band. Since their inception in 2016 they’ve released three albums, two EP’s...

Originally released way back in November 2019 by Damnably Records Hazy Sour Cherry’s debut album Tour De Tokyo is reissued...

Formed in early 2017 FAKE ISLAND have been carving out a unique niche for themselves in the world of metalcore....

Originally released way back in 2016 Otoboke Beaver’s Okoshiyasu​!​! Otoboke Beaver was an amphetamine charged slab of punk that overheated...

In a truly old school move, female power metal band LOVEBITES have just released a physical-only EP. Titled Golden Destination...