After an activity of almost 5 years, the band Soldier who fights against Pain (SWFAP) said quits and will perform...
Read moreDetailsUtsunomiya's girls pop band Lucie,Too released in October the music video for the song EGOIST, totally in 90s style. From...
Read moreDetails2018 was a great year for Esprit D'Air with the release of their award-winning album Constellations and a successful UK...
Read moreDetailsThe Songbards, a young rock band from Kobe, in March this band will celebrate its second anniversary, is inspired by the...
Read moreDetailsAt the end of the Summer, fans were left in shock with the news of the departure of Yusuke. After...
Read moreDetailsRoho Ulio Toweka can be found on the split release with Taiwanese psych fuzz band CROCODELIA that was released in...
Read moreDetailsAfter the horror fairy-tale, escort, the first single from the Visual Kei band Lamiya (ラミヤ), the quartet went a step...
Read moreDetailsNao Katafuchi is an old acquaintance of AVO, he performed in The Netherlands during one of the shows organised by...
Read moreDetailsAfter the release of the EP Symphony of the Nights, the solo project of Yuto, NightRetriever, it was time to...
Read moreDetailsOn 9 October, the Visual Kei band Sioux released a new music video for the new maxi-single cloud nine: Beyond....
Read moreDetailsOctober had just begun and soon a lot of new Visual Kei songs flying around everywhere. ALEVAS has released their...
Read moreDetailsNot all the good music comes from Tokyo, all the way from Osaka comes singer-songwriter KITANO REM to bring you...
Read moreDetailsSince 2014, ASURA has been delighting fans with their blend of heavy metal inspired music and dance. In addition to...
Read moreDetailsWith their European tour just having started, what better way to get you hyped for the live action than reviewing...
Read moreDetailsSometimes, the dream is enough. Most young people have dreams of the life that awaits them in the future. Many...
Read moreDetailsSIENNÁ is a jack of all trades, she is an up-and-coming DJ, songwriter, producer, keyboardist, singer and has been active...
Read moreDetailsSMOKY & THE SUGAR GLIDER (nickname: Smogla) is just brand new, the alternative pop-rock band started in 2017, but the...
Read moreDetailsFor the band April in 85, named after the birth month and year of the singer and guitarist yuichi abe,...
Read moreDetailsBack in January DIR EN GREY released their latest greatest hits album VESTIGE OF SCRATCHES, for which they selected 44...
Read moreDetailsWith a blast of a comeback back at Shinkiba Studio Coast last year which was completely sold out, and the...
Read moreDetailsHELIX is the most sonically diverse BRIDEAR offering do date. Attempting to categorize it collectively is a futile endeavour. The...
Read moreDetailsTRNTY D:CODE is the new project from ex-KILLANETH members 丐 (Kai) and 39. For everyone outside of Japan there wasn't...
Read moreDetailsAfter the release of GE+IM's first full album ステロイド (Suteroido) in June of 2017 it has been fairly quiet in...
Read moreDetailsMost people will recognize the name ASAGI as the vocalist of the Visual Kei band D, but today we're not...
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