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
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.
KAMIJO announces European tour “The Anthem”
KAMIJO has been teasing a European tour for quite a while already, but the information for each date has finally been announced!
The tour will be taking place between June 8 and June 16, and will visit France, Hungary, Finland, Germany, The Netherlands and the UK.
Tickets are available as VVIP, which
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
NAZARE announces Latin America tour
NAZARE have announced through their Twitter/X account that they will be touring Latin America in October of 2024.
At the moment no venues have been announced yet, so we only have the dates and cities to go off of for the time being:
10/11 – Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
10/12 – São Paulo (Brazil)
Each Light announces new music video “N,S”
Each Light is a female-fronted Rock band with a “New Loud Rock Sound”-concept.
They have been making music together since early 2023, combining the voices of 椿姫のの (Tsubakinono) with サクザエモン (Sakuzaimon), Absolute.Kakky and syu to create their unique sound.
Their newest song, “N,S”,
ANCIENT MYTH announces new Blu-ray “Attracted to the MYTH”
ANCIENT MYTH will release their first Blu-ray, “Attracted to the MYTH”, on January 10, 2024.
This Blu-ray contains (nearly) the entire live show held at 渋谷Star Lounge (Shibuya Star Lounge) on January 8 2023, and features songs from the album “ArcheoNyx” and mini-album “Ambrosian
摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) announces new EP “EVIL”
摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) have announced that their new EP “EVIL” will be released on December 13, 2023.
The EP will contain 6 tracks, and rather than only being available through their own webshop the release will also be available as a digital download through iTunes as well as at major
孔雀座 (QJACKTHE) announces new single “MAYDAY/電脳サイコマン” (MAYDAY/Dennou Saikoman)
孔雀座 (QJACKTHE) have released their single “MAYDAY//電脳サイコマン” (MAYDAY/Dennou Psychoman) on September 29 already, but since this single is only available at live shows they wanted to highlight it a little better with a short preview video on YouTube, which also contained some (rather
Dress Up Town // “Weeb Rock!!” at Astrant
Of course we joined the party as well, and took some photos of their live show. These photos are hosted on our photography portfolio Arlequin Photography.
You can find the link to their page there in this post!
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Little Lilith announces “Ghost Tour 2023 in Europe”
Little Lilith is an all-female metal band from Japan, existing out of LILLY on vocals and violin, ERIKA on guitar, SHIORI on bass and YUKI on drums.
We’re pretty sure that most of you have no idea who these girls are, so please allow us to give you a short history lesson before we get to the tour information.
NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST announces new single “Kingdom”
NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST have announced their new digital single “Kingdom” will be released on October 15.
The single will be available digitally on streaming services like iTunes and Spotify, but there will also be a CD version containing an extra instrumental track of the title song.
“HYPERTENSION
Dress Up Town, Deshima Sounds & Trebulence announce “WEEB ROCK! Anime and J-Pop Night in Astrant”
Dress Up Town and Deshima Sounds aren’t “new” names for the Japanese (anime) music lovers here in The Netherlands. Both have been part of the lineup for TomoCon (and TomoFair) and Abunai! before, but this time it’s not a convention that requires some entertainment…
