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…
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…
The newest new wave – Plasticzooms interview
Plasticzooms is about to finish their long EU tour that started back in February, so, in this email interview, that was arranged to promote their tour final at Mondocon in…
Hybrid melodic punk and the legacy of FACT – an interview with Shadows
While Shadows - which plays a unique version of melodic punk rock with a bit of a hardcore and metalcore influence - is a pretty new band, that's only been…
Roses, renaissance and revival: an interview with Versailles (2016)
Versailles formed in 2007 and they quickly became one of the leading acts of the visual kei scene. The key to their success was their elaborate costumes, their unique take…
Pop, dance & mannequins: an interview with FEMM
FEMM is clearly one of the most interesting Japanese pop acts from the last few years: their unique take on electro pop with a bit of a hip-hop influence here…