Music Reviews

Hailing from Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, Survive have been terrorising listeners for almost 25 years with their full-on thrash assault. Since...

To say Esprit D’Air’s sophomore album had a difficult birth would be something of an understatement. Originally beginning life in...

Formed in Tokyo in 2013 Heterogeneous Andead lost little time in releasing an EP (2015’s Undead) which was soon followed...

Originally released digitally as a two-track single Scarlet Holliday was MONO’s Christmas gift to the world in the midst of...

Singer, author and poet Ekotumi has not been idle in the past year. She continued to make new music, kept...

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

One Eye Closed's new album is out now, titled Adam & Eve, and marks as the debut album for the...

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

Rock band One Eye Closed released a new digital single, accompanied by a music video, titled All of Us. With...

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

With a new band name, Dn-Lahmar Galaxy7, it was finally time for the four-piece to release a new album to...

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...

According to Heavenstamp a companion to the previous album Love Builders that was released in 2019, From the Basement is...

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

Yabai T-Shirts Yasan (ヤバイTシャツ屋さん) recently released a new single, Bluetooth Love, with a music video alongside it. It fits in...

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

In Europe, the name Ichiko Aoba might be a familiar one. In 2019 she was on tour through Europe and...