Qujaku @ Bajkazyl Brno, Brno, Czech Republic, 2017.04.24
After their first, short European tour in 2015 and a few more EU dates last year, Qujaku set off on its first proper, long Europe tour this spring with 24 dates…
Her Name In Blood returns from the ashes with new EP and music video!
Last thing we heard about metalcore band Her Name In Blood was that, shortly after their first EU tour their drummer and founding member Umebo was arrested for possession of…
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…
The Mirraz is back with another new album only two months after the previous one!
Indie-rockers The Mirraz released a new album back in February and now only two months later they are back with yet another full album! And actually these follow the EP…
TsuShiMaMiRe returns to Europe in May / June!
After several successful US tours, punkish girly rock group TsuShiMaMiRe had its first ever European tour last year, which was mostly centered around and now they will be back for…
Endon: Through The Mirror – complexity meets brutality
Talking about the differences between their first album, Mama and their brand new follow up, Through The Mirror, Endon's singer, Nagura Taichi said in a recent interview with The Japan Times…
Crossfaith’s tour dates in UK, Ukraine, Ireland and Russia!
Crossfaith, the hottest export of Japan's metalcore scene will return to Europe for two separate tours, supporting some old friends. First they will go on a UK tour with Bury…
Tokyo 2016 #13: FOAD, Make My Day, Last Day Dream, Gokuraku Jodo, Hone Your Sense @ Cyclone, 2016.09.18
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. For the last evening…
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…