ReviewsEMNW: EMNW
The heydays of nu-metal and rap rock are long gone, we all know that. And actually, Japan never really had a scene on its own to begin with, as even…
InterviewsRock’n’Wolves – an interview with Man With A Mission.
Man With A Mission, one of the strangest rock bands to come out of Japan is getting ready for its latest European tour this June, that will include the half…
ReviewsJinmenusagi: ALXVE
Jinmenusagi is finally back in form with his first full solo album in a decade! The Tokyo-based rapper's ALXVE is officially a follow-up to his 2014 offering, LXVE, which was the album that put…
Live ReportsColdrain, Noisemaker, Revnoir @ Barba Negra, Budapest, 2025.12.06.
It was almost exactly ten years before this shows when I saw Coldrain for the first time: in late October, back in 2014, when they played in Vienna, at a…
ReviewsPalastleben: Manufacture
There were many excellent releases coming out of Japan in 2025, but if I had to pick one as the absolute I would probably pick this one. The debut album…