Exactly six years after their very first performance in The Netherlands Crossfaith returns to the Patronaat in Haarlem on October 11, with the intention to show the audience that while Crossfaith has evolved as a group, their core essence is still the same.
This time the group is in the middle of a worldwide
雪 (Yuki)
She originally started the project in 2009 as a photographer under the name of Arlequin Photography, but developed an interest in journalism and translation ever since. Because of these interests interviews and reviews were added to the project, until it eventually hit the limits as a "photographer" in 2021, and Arlequin Magazine was added to the mix.
雪 (Yuki) is a native Dutch speaker with a graphic design degree, which means she is also the main person behind Arlequin Creations.
After all these years, she's still the one responsible for the interviews and most of the live photography you see here at Arlequin, but the majority of reviews and behind-the-scenes work is also done by her.
The reviews she writes are from the viewing point of an overseas fan, and thus written in English before being translated to Dutch, Spanish and Japanese. In the English versions she also tries to explain the meaning behind certain kanji or song titles to the readers, but what you don't see here is that these explanations are omitted in the Japanese versions in order to appeal to these readers more.
She speaks Dutch and English on a native level, but also understands Japanese and German.
Esprit D’Air // “Constellations” European Tour at AVO J-Music Festival
During their “Constellations” European Tour Esprit D’Air stopped at AVO J-Music Festival in Den Haag on September 14 to play their show for the fans visiting the event.
We also went to check out his performance, and took some photos while we were there. You can find these photos on our portfolio,
REMNANT // “Darkness Coming” European Tour 2018 at AVO J-Music Festival
During their “Darkness Coming” European Tour 2018 REMNANT stopped at AVO J-Music Festival in Den Haag on September 14 to play their show for the fans visiting the event.
We also went to check out his performance, and took some photos while we were there. You can find these photos on our portfolio, Arlequin
HITT // “BACK TO EUROPE” European Tour 2018 at Abunai!
During his “BACK TO EUROPE” European Tour 2018 HITT stopped at Abunai! in Veldhoven on August 26 to play his show for the fans visiting the convention.
We also went to check out his performance, and took some photos while we were there. You can find these photos on our portfolio, Arlequin Photography,
HITT announces European tour “Back to Europe tour”
HITT will be returning to Europe for a short tour in late August. The tour is being organized by HIGHFeeL, and will be visiting 5 countries for a total of 6 shows between August 24 and September 2.
It has been quite a few years since we’ve last seen HITT in The Netherlands, the last time being in 2014
Esprit D’Air and REMNANT announced as the musical guests for AVO J-Music Festival
AVO Magazine has been sharing information and promoting Japanese culture and music since 2003, which means that this year AVO is celebrating their 15th birthday.
And what better way to celebrate is there than celebrating this milestone together?
In 2013 AVO already celebrated their 10th birthday
KAMIJO announces European tour “Sang Project Act III”
KAMIJO will be returning to Europe this September for a short tour in order to promote his newest album “Sang”.
After the release of the album KAMIJO already went on a tour throughout Japan, ending with a special concert titled “TOKYO BASTILLE”.
Now KAMIJO will return to Europe
breakin’ holiday // LILITH: All is fair in love and war
breakin’ holiday exists out of vocalist JURI (ex. DELUHI), guitarist 酒井洋明 (Hiroaki Sakai) (ex. 12012), bassist Aggy (ex. DELUHI) and drummer KAJI (ex. アンド (AND) -Eccentric Agent-). If this lineup sounds familiar to you, then you might have seen or heard a glimpse of their previous attempt at
sleepyhead announces first album “DRIPPING” now being available for streaming
sleepyhead is the solo project from the former vocalist of SuG, 武瑠 (Takeru).
After SuG ended activities 武瑠 (Takeru) continued to make music by himself, first under the name of 浮気者 (UWAKIMONO), and now under the name sleepyhead.
During his time with SuG 武瑠 (Takeru) has already performed shows in Thailand,
DIR EN GREY // 人間を被る (Ningen wo Kaburu): The finished mass of hatred
Last January DIR EN GREY dropped their absolutely MASSIVE greatest hits album which contained a total of 44 songs from their entire career so far, all of them being voted onto the album by the fans. The reason for this absolute beast of a project was the 20th anniversary of the band, and as an extra gift they
砂月-SATSUKI- // “REBOOT” European Tour 2018 at TomoCon
During his “REBOOT” European Tour 2018 砂月-SATSUKI- stopped at TomoCon in Oss on April 7 to play his show for the fans who had been waiting outside for most of the afternoon already.
We also went to check out his performance, and took some photos while we were there. You can find these photos on our portfolio,
NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST // WHITEOUT: I wish we’ll find a way even in the silent night
It’s been a while since the last physical release of NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST (since they did release a digital only single called “Live to Die” in August of 2017), but in March of 2018 the five guys dropped a single that has been given the name “WHITEOUT”.
The single comes