竜神 (RYUJIN) // (2/2) “I would like to introduce Samurai Metal around the world!”
Last week we already published part one of our interview with 篠本竜司 (Shinomoto Ryuji), in which we spoke about the reason behind the change from GYZE to 竜神 (RYUJIN), as well as 竜司 (Ryuji)’s musical history and his international ambitions as a Japanese metal musician.
Since 竜司 (Ryuji) was so open about
竜神 (RYUJIN) // (1/2) “I thought this was my fate, and became a dragon god.”
We have quite a treat for you today, one that we have been working on for quite some time. Perhaps you might have heard of 竜神 (RYUJIN) already, but in case you haven’t, here’s a (very quick) rundown:
竜神 (RYUJIN) is the newest musical incarnation of 篠本竜司 (Shinomoto Ryuji), who you might also recognize as
Pluto // “I hope I can express the pain in my heart and the emotions that I’m afraid to share with others”
It’s been a while since our last interview, but we wanted to start 2024 off with something a little different this time. For this interview we’ve asked vocalist 蒼月 (Tsuzuki) and guitarist 螢 (Kei) some questions about their band Pluto – which is a project I have personally been following
JILUKA // VENΦM: You’ll see a new hell
Welcome to V Reviews. My name is V.
And in this latest installment music video review, I will be covering JILUKA’s latest incredible track “VENΦM”.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the band, here’s a short primer on them: they are a ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) one with one of
Dress Up Town // “Weeb Rock!!” at Astrant
During the very first edition of “Weeb Rock!! Anime and J-Pop Night” Dress Up Town rocked Astrant with their anime and video game cover songs. While the band on stage was the main act, quite a lot of people showed up wearing amazing theme-appropriate outfits as well, creating a warm atmosphere
DEXCORE // Savior: Where Jekyll meets Hyde
Welcome to V Reviews. My name is V.
And in this inaugural first music video review we will be covering the band DEXCORE’s awesome “Savior” track.
For those of you who do not know who they are, here’s a little background information to get you started. They are a ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei),
FATE GEAR // “European Tour 2023” at Baroeg
The second stop of FATE GEAR’s “European Tour 2023” was for Rotterdam, where the girls rocked the Baroeg with their steampunk metal ensemble, giving the audience a good impression of what they have in store for the other Dutch dates in Amersfoort and Sittard the following two days.
DEVILOOF // DAMNED: Is there any hope for the DAMNED?
DEVILOOF announced the release of their new EP “DAMNED” last year already, but this time it wasn’t “just” a new release, “DAMNED” would also mark the major debut for the group through Tokuma Japan Communications.
The original release date was planned for March 1, but ended up being postponed to April
JILUKA // “Too much fakers, I show you who is G.O.A.T”
If you’re familiar with the modern ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) scene it’s quite likely that you have seen the name “JILUKA” at least once, or possibly have seen a photo or video from Sena’s YouTube channel. What we’re trying to say is that it’s quite hard to not recognize at least something from this group, be
葉月 (HAZUKI) // The dreamworld painted through 蓮華鏡 (Rengekyou)
While 葉月 (HAZUKI) is mostly known for the darker style that borders between rock and metal with lynch., his solo works take a completely different approach with a symphonic style. And 葉月 (HAZUKI) wouldn’t be himself if he didn’t take some of the theatrical performance he displays in lynch. with him in