Shadows announces new single, Chain Reaction and its first full album!
Shadows, the melodic punk / hardcore group formed by ex-FACT members (check out the in-depth interview with them here!) will be back with two new releases this Spring! First, they…
Hybrid melodic punk and the legacy of FACT – an interview with Shadows
While Shadows - which plays a unique version of melodic punk rock with a bit of a hardcore and metalcore influence - is a pretty new band, that's only been…
Tokyo 2016 #4: Endzweck, Forward, Meaning @ Shindaita Fever, 2016.09.06
Tokyo 2016 is a 13 part series of photo & live reports from September, 2016, documenting a deep dive into the city's various underground music scenes. Three days after Chain…
Droog: Monochrome – punk rock, new mini album and major re-debut!
Droog, formed by four childhood friends from Oita Prefecture's Beppu city has a new mini album out this week and it is their return to the world of major labels.…
Vamquet: debut album from the all star goth / new wave project
Vamquet, a new project by Kai (from legendary, but long gone goth rock band Art Marju Duchain), Közi (formerly of Malice Mizer and Eve Of Destiny, nowadays active with ZIZ, Dalle,…
New split cassette from Moja and Russia’s Rape Tape!
Moja is a bass & drums duo from Tokyo, playing an excellent, noisy, chaotic fusion of indie rock, punk and jazz. They formed in 2007, released three albums since and…
SA: WAO!!!! – new album and video from the punk veterans
So, I mentioned in the post about Razors Edge, that there are a lot of old, still active punk rock bands in Japan and SA formed even earlier than Kenji Razors'…
Razors Edge releases anniversary Best of with… 44 tracks!
Japan's punk scene is huge, with countless bands (and so many good ones!) and while there are many, many new groups that come and go, there are also several big…
TsuShiMaMiRe announces European tour dates!
As the band's leader, Mari already mentioned in our recent interview, at the end of this year, indie / altern rock / art punk band TsuShiMaMiRe will be going on a…
Ska punk group Kemuri releases its best of album in Europe and goes on a UK tour!
Japan's most famous and probably oldest ska punk band, Kemuri released a best of album, Ska Bravo last summer to commemorate their 20th anniversary together and now the album will…