Endzweck @ Robot, Budapest, 2017.08.08
After long long long years Endzweck finally returned to Europe this August for nine shows in seven including the one in Budapest, that I ended up attending. They were on…
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…
Crystal Lake is back with a live music video!
Legendary hardcore / metalcore act Crystal Lake just released a brand new video for the title track of their latest album, last November's True North and it captures the band…
Endzweck in Europe in August! [Updated]
Endzweck will finally return to Europe in August!! The screamo hardcore band that formed in 1997 was quite active internationally for a while, but then, about 10 years ago they…
New video and album from Shadows!
After releasing the Chain Reaction single back in March, Shadows dropped its first full album last week, accompanied with a brand new (and pretty cool) music video for the track…
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…
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…
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…
Tokyo 2016 #11: Endon, Unarm, Collapse Society, Preparation Set, Belgrado (SP) @ Earthdom, 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. In Japan (just as…
Systematic Death @ Obscene Extreme 2017! [Updated!]
While the World's best and biggest grindcore / extreme hardcore Festival, the infamous Obscene Extreme probably won't ever top last year's lineup of Japanese bands when Melt-Banana, Death Side, Palm…