Tag: black metal

22 June 2025

With a large music industry such as Japan, the second largest in the world, music fans will inevitably be inundated with a profusion of good (and also less good) music ...

The photo shows the members of Violent Magic Orchestra, outside what appears to be a European city at night. Most probably the photo was taken in Norway. The members are all posing differently and dressed in black, all are wearing the same band shirt.

Album Review: Violent Magic Orchestra – DEATH RAVE

12 March 2025

It had been eight long years since Violent Magic Orchestra’s last album, 2016’s Catastrophic Anonymous, so their latest long player, the intriguingly-titled DEATH RAVE (released in 2024), came with a ...

7 New Music Videos You Need To Check Out (Week 01, 2025)

6 January 2025

With a large music industry such as Japan, the second largest in the world, music fans will inevitably be inundated with a profusion of good (and also less good) music ...

The Japanese band Abigail posing in front of an audience after a live show.

Abigail to tour Europe in November with Perpetual Warfare and Black Mass

31 October 2024

For music fans familiar with black metal from Japan, the name Abigail is likely to strike a chord. The black/thrash metal band has a European tour scheduled for November, with ...

SIGH to embark on short summer tour in Europe

7 August 2024

After touring Europe last year to celebrate he 30th anniversary of SIGH's first album release, the metal veterans returned to Europe earlier this year for a series of performances in ...

SABBAT will celebrate 40th Anniversary with European summer tour

18 June 2024

To celebrate 40th Anniversary of SABBAT, the Japanese black/thrash metal band will soon embark on a European tour, on which they will be joined by American Death Metal all-star band ...

Monochrome photo of the five members of Violent Magic Orchestra (VMO), standing next to each other and seemingly dressed in black clothing. Four members with corpse paint on their faces are shaking their heads a lot while the vocalist Zastar is standing still and looking into the camera. Photo by Genki Arata.

Violent Magic Orchestra (VMO) returning to Europe for a “DEATH RAVE” tour

27 May 2024

After announcing that VMO aka Violent Magic Orchestra would be performing at the 2024 edition of Roskilde festival, it was a matter of time to find out what other plans ...

Still from the music video "ゆうれい (Yuurei)" by the band TEKKA. The still showcases a woman in black attire sitting on a swing in an outdoor playground with next to her a person with a white sheet over them, representing a ghostly figure. This creates a surreal contrast.

7 New Music Videos You Need To Check Out (Week 06, 2024)

11 February 2024

With a large music industry such as Japan has, the second largest in the world, it is inevitable that music fans will be inundated with a profusion of good (and ...

SIGH bringing 30 Years of Eastern Darkness to Europe with tour

by Lecros

18 October 2023

If you are interested in some screaming distorted guitars with rough shrieking singing of epic proportions make sure to go to a metal festival near you this fall to see ...

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Five Japanese artists and labels to support during Bandcamp Friday (October 2023)

6 October 2023

It is the first Friday of October, you know what that means: Bandcamp Friday is back! When a Bandcamp Friday takes place, Bandcamp waives their revenue share. This means more ...

Violent Magic Orchestra (VMO) returning to Europe for second tour in 2023

23 September 2023

They have already completed a European tour this year, last February, but it has been revealed that Violent Magic Orchestra (VMO) will return for a second European tour in 2023 ...

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Five Japanese artists and labels to support during Bandcamp Friday (September 2023)

1 September 2023

It is the first of September and it is a Friday, you know what that means: Bandcamp Friday is back! The first Friday of the month, when a Bandcamp Friday ...

DEATHROLL's Kazu in a leather jacket and sunglasses stands by a pair of leafless trees. The picture has been edited where everything is in monochrome except for some elements of Kazu's clothing, which have a red colour, such as his blouse, the trim on his leather jacket.

Interview with Kazu of DEATHROLL: “I make music with my own sensibility”

25 July 2023

Formed in 2011, DEATHROLL is a one-man project led by multi-instrumentalist Kazu. With a dark and discombobulating sound, DEATHROLL captures the true essence of Norwegian black metal whilst simultaneously putting ...

CD Review: DEATHROLL – Japanese Extreme Metal Art

6 July 2023

Once the preserve of misanthropic and narcissistic Norwegians, black metal has since evolved to become a global phenomenon. It’s a strange anomaly that some of the genre's best music is ...

The four members of Asunojokei are all dressed in black clothes while the background is light because of water and air. © Asunojokei

All shows revealed for Asunojokei’s upcoming (first) European tour

15 May 2023

It's no news that post-metal band Asunojokei would be coming to Europe for a number of shows as a support act for experimental band Boris, but with that announcement, the ...

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Five Japanese artists and labels to support during Bandcamp Friday (March 2023)

3 March 2023

As communicated last month, Bandcamp Friday has returned for the rest of this year (excluding June and July). And so every first Friday of the month, we can look forward ...

Still from Gasoline Coke's music video for the song "バーガー (Burger)". A man - wearing a black and yellow jacket - is at a well-lit restaurant cutting his hamburger in pieces before decided to just eat it with his hands.

7 New Music Videos You Need To Check Out (Week 05, 2023)

5 February 2023

With a large music industry such as Japan has, the second largest in the world, it is inevitable that music fans will be inundated with a profusion of good (and ...

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Five Japanese artists and labels to support during Bandcamp Friday (February 2023)

2 February 2023

Although we weren't sure, we thought it was over after last December, but Bandcamp Friday will also return in 2023. Starting this month, there will again be a Bandcamp Friday ...

Violent Magic Orchestra (VMO) announce first European tour in more than three years

26 January 2023

Osaka-based Violent Magic Orchestra (VMO in short) will be in Europe for a tour in February. It will be the first time in more than three years that the group ...

DEATHROLL's cover for "Causing A Nightmare"

Single Review: DEATHROLL – Causing A Nightmare

7 October 2021

Japan is perhaps not your first thought when contemplating black metal, but DEATHROLL have arrived to challenge any preconceived ideas. Formed in 2011 and hailing from the Fukushima Prefecture DEATHROLL ...

Vampillia and VMO announce European Tour 2019

9 July 2019