LOVEBITES Announce First European Tour: November 2018
The all-female power metal band LOVEBITES just left Europe after a few shows at two big European festivals, Wacken Open...
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The all-female power metal band LOVEBITES just left Europe after a few shows at two big European festivals, Wacken Open...
A new edition of Abunai! is around the corner. With Tales of Kitsunia as a subtitle, the convention will start...
In a few days, the tribal oriental dreamy psych band KUUNATIC will start touring the United Kingdom for the second...
While bubbly pop music from South Korea is blooming in popularity in Europe, most people might not be expecting dark...
Metal band GYZE is currently in Europe for their The Rising Dragon Europe Tour 2018. The tour started on Saturday...
Esprit D'Air announced a new single on 31 August and it will be a cover, the first cover for the...
After announcing a new album, titled Mutation (突然変異) in Japan and NEKOKABURI for the European release via JPU Records, and...
During the United Kingdom and Ireland leg of the coming World Tour of British multinational indie pop band Superorganism, the...
It has been two years ago that instrumental rock band MONO came to Europe for a tour, but you can...
A few months ago the brutal orchestra Vampillia performed in Europe, with shows at for example Roadburn 2018. Coming September...
Goth unit REMNANT will release a split CD, titled ISM, with the industrial band 2Bullet. The CD will consist of...
All-female rock band LAZYgunsBRISKY is going to tour Europe in October. it has been 6 years since the rock band...
Musician HOTEI has announced to tour Europe in October, the acclaimed guitarist, songwriter, composer, performer and record producer has been...
All girl rock band BAND-MAID is planning to dominate the world and has just announced the overseas leg of their...
After the last edition in 2017 rumours were circulating already: is Animecon going to move to a bigger venue? A...
Rock quartet SPYAIR are going on a world tour and will bring their J-rock buddies ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D with them. The...
After performing at Roadburn 2018 in front of a filled venue, the psychedelic rock band Kikagaku Moyo (幾何学模様) decided to...
CRYSTAL LAKE will be back in Europe from November 2018 touring with giants BURY TOMORROW, 36 CRAZYFISTS and CANE HILL....
SIENNÁ is a jack of all trades, she is an up-and-coming DJ, songwriter, producer, keyboardist, singer and has been active...
Shortly before the performance at AnimeCon, the biggest anime convention in The Netherlands, NECRONOMIDOL had an opportunity to give a...
SMOKY & THE SUGAR GLIDER (nickname: Smogla) is just brand new, the alternative pop-rock band started in 2017, but the...
Japanese organiser team Full Soma presents a Japanese-themed Summer Party called Bon Odori at conceptual club SEXYLANDlocated on the NDSM...
Death metal band WORLD END MAN will tour Europe in August, starting on the 22nd in Switzerland. The band will...
Last year the heavy metal band toured Europe to celebrate the fact that their sixth studio album, titled Lightning Strikes,...
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