Noise and more – an interview with Sete Star Sept
The history of this interview goes back a long way: Sete Star Sept, Ryosuke Kiyasu and Kae Takahashi's noisecore duo played in Budapest last summer and weeks before that we…
The return of Japan’s doom gods: an interview with Church Of Misery
After a long break due to some rather drastic lineup changes, legendary doom metal band Church Of Misery resumed international touring in 2017 and during 2018's double summer tour they…
Tradition meets heavy music – an interview with Birushanah
Birushanah is currently touring Europe together with French doom metal act Monarch and ahead of their show in Budapest on the 1st of August I did an email interview with…
Metalcore heroes – an interview with Crystal Lake’s Ryo
This interview was arranged back in 2017, when Crystal Lake played its tour final in Vienna on the 30th of October, wrapping up its first ever European tour. So, well,…
“Our life story saved lives”- an interview with Yoshiki
Yoshiki is a true living legend who had a deep and lasting influence on Japan's music scene: he is the founder, drummer, pianist and leader of cult band X Japan,…
Games, pedals and weird lyrics – Melt-Banana interview
Melt-Banana is pretty much impossible to categorize, as their music is truly one-of-a-kind, but most people call them noisecore, which is kinda accurate actually. They've been playing their completely unique…
The Man Behind Mono – Interview with Taka Goto
This interview with Mono's leader Takaakira 'Taka' Goto was actually conducted quite some time ago, back in last December at the Budapest stop of their joint tour with the French…
20 Years of Hardcore – an interview with Endzweck
Endzweck has been at the forefront of Japan's hc scene for 20 years now, playing their unique take on aggressive, yet emotionally charged hardcore. They are currently touring Europe again…
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…
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…