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Japanese Events: Music

KAMIJO announces European tour: Sanctuary of Europe

27 April 2026

Japanese Events: Music

FATE GEAR returning to Europe for short tour, including first-ever show in Italy

26 April 2026

Giveaways

Giveaway: Win concert tickets for Risky Melody and Maki Oyama in The Hague and Amstelveen

22 April 2026

Japanese Events: Music

Risky Melody and Maki Oyama join forces for their first European tour

19 April 2026

Japanese Events: Music

Guitar Wolf to return to Europe for spring tour to promote new album ‘More Jet’

19 April 2026

Japanese Events: Music

Ayano Kaneko goes on world tour with her band kanekoayano and ventures further into Europe for the first time

19 April 2026

Japanese Events: Music

LOVEBITES to return to Europe for summer tour with new album ‘Outstanding Power’

18 April 2026

Japanese Events: Music

Iscream Never Ground to embark on first European tour this summer

18 April 2026

Reviews

Photo of the four-piece alternative metal band Esprit D'Air standing side by side against a background featuring a large clockwork mechanism with gears, cogs, and springs, in golden/metallic tones. All members are dressed in dark clothing and standing in what seems to be an old clock tower. The same location and imagery can be seen in the music video for "Shadow of Time", which is produced by Mind Art Visual.

Music Reviews

Music Review: Esprit D’Air – Aeons (Album)

19 January 2026

'I'm hungry !!' album cover, where one of the band members of Moja is eating a cheeseburger.

Music Reviews

Music Review: Moja – I’m hungry !! (Album)

27 December 2025

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

over art for Hitsujibungaku’s new album 'Don’t Laugh It Off'. It shows a serene beach scene at sunset with two members of the alternative rock band from Japan.

Music Reviews

Music Review: Hitsujibungaku – Don’t Laugh It Off (Album)

21 October 2025

The photo shows a five members of the visual kei band Matenrou Opera. They are standing together closely, all dressed in black outfits. The background is also dark and it appears that there is a presence of bokeh.

Music Reviews

Music (Video) Review: 摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) – AGONY

2 September 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

Musical Snack

Musical snack: A throwback to ICHION’s concert at Brussels’ Boom Café

by Francisca/Seraphinne

1 June 2023

Musical Snack

Musical Snack: Vaiwatt at Ruby Room Shibuya

by Francisca/Seraphinne

29 May 2023

Musical Snack

Musical Snack: cali≠gari’s 30th-Anniversary Celebration Kicked Off With Live Footage Throwbacks

by Francisca/Seraphinne

30 April 2023

Curtain-raiser

Raising the curtain for HIRΦNO KAMINOSE

by Francisca/Seraphinne

1 May 2021

Curtain-raiser

The mystery behind u crack irigaru

by Francisca/Seraphinne

1 June 2021

Curtain-raiser

What has 10 years of PLASTICZOOMS brought us?

by Francisca/Seraphinne

23 February 2017

Concert- and festival news

Photo of the vocalist and componist KAMIJO clothed in gothic-influenced clothing, mostly in black with lace, apart from the red with yellow/gold coat with fur-lined collar. He wears dramatic makeup, several necklaces and a white pearl armband. © CHATEAU AGENCY CO., Ltd.

Japanese Events: Music

KAMIJO announces European tour: Sanctuary of Europe

27 April 2026

The photo shows the steampunk metal band FATE GEAR, dressed in dark gothic and steampunk-inspired fashion, standing next to each other against a white background. © Steam Steel Records

Japanese Events: Music

FATE GEAR returning to Europe for short tour, including first-ever show in Italy

26 April 2026

A collage of two photos by Risky Melody, the band, and Maki Oyama, the singer. On the top is the band photo of Risky Melody, consisting of four members. All are dressed in outfits with white as predominant colour, although the vocalist is wearing an outfit with a lot of blue and white ruffles. The other members are posing with their instruments, and the background is a stage with lights on. Their outfits also consist of grey/silver elements. On the bottom is a photo of Maki Oyama, posing in a silver and black outfit against a red wall. Her hair is black with red. © Risky Melody and Maki Oyama

Japanese Events: Music

Risky Melody and Maki Oyama join forces for their first European tour

19 April 2026

The current three men of Guitar Wolf are standing next to each other in a space that is decorated with posters: guitarist and vocalist Seiji, bassist Gotz and drummer Takuro, dressed in black leather.

Japanese Events: Music

Guitar Wolf to return to Europe for spring tour to promote new album ‘More Jet’

19 April 2026

A photo of kanekoayano performing on stage with an orange filter, making it seem that the photo is taken in black-and-white on film. © Photography: Kiyoe Ozawa

Japanese Events: Music

Ayano Kaneko goes on world tour with her band kanekoayano and ventures further into Europe for the first time

19 April 2026

The photo features the five women of LOVEBITES posing together while standing on a ship, with dark clouds with lightning in the background. They are uniformly dressed in white/off-white with gold elements outfits, each incorporating their personal style. LOVEBITES © Napalm Records

Japanese Events: Music

LOVEBITES to return to Europe for summer tour with new album ‘Outstanding Power’

18 April 2026

Musicians

Interview with DEVILOOF: “With ‘Inshu’ we found the path we should take”

by 夢 (Yume)

10 November 2025

Musicians

Interview: A chat with Jean-Ken Johnny about 15 years of MAN WITH A MISSION and upcoming European tour

29 September 2025

Musicians

Interview: Wednesday Campanella on “Summer Time Ghost”, performing in Asia and upcoming shows in Europe

21 July 2025

Musicians

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

17 July 2025

Live Reports

The three-piece THE LET’S GO’s in the middle of a performance at New Cross Inn in London. The guitarist and vocalist COCO is in front playing her guitar and interacting with the crowd. On the left, a bit of the audience is visible, partly enjoying the show and partly filming the show. Photography by JJ Grant (wonderlens)

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: THE LET’S GO’s at The Night Owl in Birmingham

14 April 2026

Live photo of the idol group ASP on stage, in the middle of performing a song. The stage is brightly lit with red and blue lights. They have their right arms raised while singing. The members are dressed in leather(-like) clothing, giving the idea that it is inspired by motor clothing. The clothing is mostly black but differently decorated, with red and blue stripes, white stars in different sizes, and other symbols or words. Some of them are fully dressed like that, while others have extra additions, like a tartan-style skirt. Photography by JJ Grant (wonderlens)

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: ASP at The Underworld in London (UK Tour Final)

31 March 2026

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: Verde/ x Takeru at The Underworld in London — The Light And The Dark

11 March 2026

A black and white photograph that captured the energetic live performance of MIKABOMB at The Fox And Newt in Leeds. In the photo three musicians are visible, all playing their (bass) guitars. At the forefront is Mel Roxy with a head and Mika Handa on the right side, both facing the audience. Photography by JJ Grant (wonderlens) on behalf of AVO Magazine.

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: MIKABOMB Explode Across The United Kingdom

18 February 2026

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: FUKURO at The Underworld in London

31 December 2025

Reports: Japanese Music Events

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

10 October 2025

18 Years of AVO: Share your memories with us

18 Years of AVO: Messages from the AVO Team (Part 3)

16 July 2021

Random Staff Picks

Text of "Bandcamp Friday" and "Suggestions February 2022" on top of a radio, edited in a way that there was a glitch. The result is that there are more radio's in the image. With added filters it is made colourful with the added colours of red, blue and green and mixes of that.

Japanese Music News

Five Japanese artists and labels to support during Bandcamp Friday (February 2022)

3 February 2022

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