Rock legend Hiroshi Kamayatsu passes away at 78
Legendary rock musician Hiroshi Kamayatsu (かまやつひろし) died at the age of 78 on the 1st of March after a battle with cancer. Born in 1939, he rose to fame in…
Heaven In Her Arms: new album, re-issue and EU tour!
The guys from progressive hardcore group Heaven In Her Arms keep themselves extremely busy nowadays and in the next few months they will have a new album and a re-release…
ENA continues his Divided series with two new releases
Despite its Japanese name, Horo, a part of Samurai Music Group is a German label, based in Berlin, however they do have one prominent Japanese producer in their roster: who…
Death metal group Defiled returns to Europe for a short tour!
After their shows in Europe and in cities like Dubai and Abu Dhabi last year, death metal legends Defiled will go on a World tour yet again, starting in a…
Nervous Light Of Sunday returns with new EP on new label!
Tokyo based hardcore band Nervous Light Of Sunday will return with a new EP, called Sinsousinri (深層心理 / shinsō shinri) that will be released on the newly launched Instill Records…
Zombie-Chang: Gang! – new album and music video out today!
Zombie-chang (the solo project of young singer / model Yung Meirin) was responsible for one of the best albums last year, the simple, but incredibly charming and creative Zombie Change…
Tokyo 2016 #12: Madame Edwarda, Rosemadder @ JAM, 2016.09.17
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. Right after the Endon…
Budamunk & Elon Kush: Bushido Poems – new 7″ release on Jazzy Sport!
As reported earlier, Japanese beatmaker Budamunk and US MC Elon Kush released a digital single that also served as a preview of their upcoming joint album, Fly Emperor. No update…
Beyond Description: The Robotized World – new full length from the thrash / crossover group!
Beyond Description is a four-piece band, that formed in 1988 and that is known for its highly political, anti-capitalist lyrics and its shift from the early, more hardcore oriented sound…
Charisma.com returns with new music video and their first major album!
The mini album called unPOP, the latest release from pop / hip-hop / electronic dance music duo , that they dropped last November (details here) unfortunately turned out to be…