GYZE – melodic death metal, ongoing European tour and upcoming album!
The melodic death metal band started back in 2009 in Hokkaido, under the name Suicide Heaven, but then they moved to Tokyo, changed their name to GYZE and that was…
Qujaku’s new 10″ EP and longest EU tour to date!
Back in 2015 when Qujaku (still under their old name, The Piqnic) played a totally out-of-the-blue show in Budapest during their first, short European tour, I went to check them…
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…