Metal from the frozen north: an interview with GYZE
Melodic death metal outfit GYZE is one of the most promising emerging acts in Japan's metal scene nowadays and besides getting more and more popular at home, they also have…
Three new releases from Contagious Orgasm!
Hiroshi Hashimoto's industrial / noise / experimental project Contagious Orgasm is very active nowadays with three new releases out in a matter of a few weeks: a new tape, a…
Shoegaze, noise and psychedelia: an interview with Qujaku
Qujaku (formerly called The Piqnic) ranks amongst the most interesting acts to come from Japan the last couple of years and their heavy, noisy, yet trippy mixture of shoegaze, psychedelic…
Broken Doll: anniversary, new album and EU dates
Broken Doll is a pop punk band from Tokyo, that plays a typically Japanese version of melodic punk rock with high pitched, JPop-inspired female vocals. And now they are celebrating…
“Pale Blue” – The fin. premiers new track!
Just a month or so passed since dreamy pop-rock group The fin. uploaded a new track called Afterglow to soundcloud (and a bunch of other streaming services) and now they…
Boris European tour in August!
I recently posted about the amplifier worshiping band's upcoming album, due out mid-July and since then they announce that they will also return to Europe to support the album! The…
Heavy metal meets visual kei: an interview with Matenrou Opera
A few days ago, just about the same time this email interview was to be published, Matenrou Opera announced that they are cancelling their European tour. So, for a while…
Man With A Mission returns to Europe for a short tour
Man With A Mission, a band that claims to be a pack of half-human / half-wolf creatures, created by a certain Dr. Jimi (read the whole messy background story at…
Cornelius: two new videos + details about the new album!
As I posted about it earlier, Cornelius is finally back with a series of new releases. Back in April we already knew (thanks to the pure genius trailer video) that…
Noodles returns with new album, Metaltic Nocturne
Japan has probably more all-girl rock bands than any other country and one of the oldest (and best) of them is Noodles, a trio that started back in 1991. After…