New split 7″ from Minami Deutsch out on God Unknown
God Unknown Records is a UK label known mostly for its exclusive psychedelic rock / krautrock 7" split releases. They already worked with several Japanese acts before, such as Acid Mothers…
New album + free downloads from Shadows [Updated with music video!]
Last week, almost exactly a year after the release of Illuminate, their first full length, Shadows announced that they will drop their second album late May and as a preview…
Crossfaith: European tour in June, with festival shows and club gigs [Updated]
Crossfaith will return to Europe this summer and even though they did not announce their full tour schedule yet, seven gigs were already confirmed by different sources, so, let's see…
Crystal Lake returns to Europe this summer for a long, 18 date tour!
After Crystal Lake's first ever European tour last year, Japan's metalcore veterans will return to Europe for another, even longer tour! It will start at the end of June, will…
X Japan’s Toshi teams up with rapper AK-69 for an unexpected collaboration
It seems that lately Japanese singers try to outdo each other in unexpected team-ups. Just think about rapper Sky-Hi's song with hippie indie cuties Czecho No Republic (which turned out…
New mini album from Satsuki, followed by a European tour
Satsuki, a vocalist working on the visual kei scene will return to Europe at the end of March to launch a tour, promoting his latest release, a mini album called…
New album from Buck-Tick out today!
One of Japan's most unique and longest running rock bands Buck-Tick released its latest album, today. It followed two recent singles, Babel, that came out back in November and Moon…
The fin. releases first new album in more than three years [Updated!]
The dreamy pop-rock group The fin. will be back next week with There, their first full length album since 2014's Days With Uncertainty. Its 13 tracks will include some familiar…
The rocker maids of Band-Maid return with new album
The rocker maids of rock / metal group Band-Maid are back with a new album, World Domination that will hit the stores in Japan next week and will also get…
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,…