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DEVILOOF announces EUROPE TOUR 2025 -THE UNHOLY-

雪 (Yuki) 4 June 2025 No Comments 🌸 DEVILOOF 🎵 ラウド系 (Loud Kei)🎶 metal 🎶 metalcore

DEVILOOF have announced a European tour, of which the majority will be taking place in late November and early December later this year, but for everyone in Spain there’s a date a little sooner than that at RESURRECTION FEST in late June already. In this post we’re sharing a bit of information about the tour, as well as the ticket options!

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DAMNED announces EUROPE TOUR 2025 “JUKAI”

雪 (Yuki) 3 June 2025 No Comments 🌸 DAMNED 🎵 ラウド系 (Loud Kei)🎶 metal 🎶 metalcore 🎶 rock

DAMNED tries to fuse the dark elegance of ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) with the intense energy of metalcore to create a powerful sound that has captivated fans across Japan already, but now they’re gearing up to captivate you around Europe this fall!

In this post we’ll explain you more about when they will be appearing where, and how to get tickets for their shows. Will you be attending any of these dates?

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HYDE announces HYDE [INSIDE] LIVE 2025 WORLD TOUR

雪 (Yuki) 3 June 2025 No Comments 🌸 HYDE 🎶 digital 🎶 metalcore 🎶 rock

After the release of the “HYDE [INSIDE]” album in September of 2024, HYDE has now revealed his biggest solo world tour to date. With dates in Japan, South America and Europe between late June and November, HYDE’s schedule is looking pretty busy this year.

In this post we’ll explain you more about when he will be appearing where, and how to get tickets for his overseas shows. Will you be attending any of these shows?

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NAZARE announces disbandment

雪 (Yuki) 22 May 2025 No Comments 🌸 NAZARE 🎵 ラウド系 (Loud Kei)🎶 digital 🎶 metalcore

After six years of activities NAZARE have decided to cease all of their future activities and disband. While this is a real shame for fans of the group, the band has left their own messages about the situation, thanking everyone for their support. In this post we've translated these messages to English for you.

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クルエラ (Cruella) announces new digital single “お人形遊び” (Oningyou Asobi)

雪 (Yuki) 10 May 2025 No Comments 🌸 クルエラ (Cruella)🎵 コテオサ系 (Koteosa Kei)🎵 コテ系 (Kote Kei)🎵 メンヘラ系 (Menhera Kei)🎶 metal

クルエラ (Cruella) will be releasing their second digital single later this month. In this post we’re telling you a little more about the single, as well as it’s release date!

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JILUKA announces 2025 World Tour “THE KVLT”

雪 (Yuki) 3 May 2025 No Comments 🌸 JILUKA 🎵 ラウド系 (Loud Kei)🎶 gothic 🎶 metal 🎶 metalcore

After their tour with Imminence and LANDMVRKS in North Amerca during March and April of this year, JILUKA are about to kick off their own World Tour 2025 this June! With shows in Europe and Japan, the group only has one question for you: will you be joining this KVLT?

In this post we’ve listed all the tour dates for you, as well as a little extra information for the European dates. Will we see you during this tour?

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Jupiter announces new single “Ecliptic”

雪 (Yuki) 26 April 2025 No Comments 🌸 Jupiter 🎵 耽美系 (Tanbi Kei)🎶 metal

After a little hiatus, Jupiter are back with a new lineup (bassist CERO has joined the group recently) and the announcement of their new single “Ecliptic”!

In this article we'll tell you a little more about the single (since there's multiple ways to preorder) as well as the nationwide tour that has been scheduled between April 29 and June 27.

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ゼラ (Zera) announces new single “Uncanny Valley”

雪 (Yuki) 26 January 2025 No Comments 🌸 ゼラ (Zera)🎵 メンヘラ系 (Menhera Kei)🎶 digital 🎶 metal

ゼラ (Zera) have announced the release of their 12th single “Uncanny Valley” for February 26. As always we have a little more information about the single for you, as well as some instore events and a oneman live tour to share with you, so we've collected all of our info in this post.

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NUL. releases third album “AVA”

雪 (Yuki) 22 November 2024 No Comments 🌸 NUL.🎶 digital 🎶 industrial 🎶 metalcore 🎶 rock

Industrial rock band NUL. have recently released their third album “AVA”, which promises to let you enjoy a new NUL. sound while destroying the NUL. of the past. In this post we’ve collected a little more information about the album for you to help you get started.

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NIGHTMARE announces “The WORLD TOUR 極東乱心天國”

雪 (Yuki) 21 November 2024 No Comments 🌸 NIGHTMARE 🎵 コテオサ系 (Koteosa Kei)🎶 jazz 🎶 metal 🎶 rock

NIGHTMARE have announced the dates for their upcoming “The WORLD TOUR 極東乱心天國” (Kyokutou ranshin tenkoku) tour, taking place in January of 2025. In this post we listed all of the dates as well as ticket options to hopefully give you a bit of a head start for this tour!

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摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) announces 10th album “六花” (Mutsu no Hana)

雪 (Yuki) 7 November 2024 No Comments 🌸 摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera)🎵 ラウド系 (Loud Kei)🎵 耽美系 (Tanbi Kei)🎶 metal

摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) have announced the release of their 10th album “六花” (Mutsu no Hana), and pre-orders have already started on their official website since the 5th of November. We have collected a little more information for you within this post, since not a lot is known about the new album just yet.

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Schwarz Stein announces new album “DEMIGOD”

雪 (Yuki) 7 September 2024 No Comments 🌸 Schwarz Stein 🎵 コテ系 (Kote Kei)🎵 耽美系 (Tanbi Kei)🎶 gothic 🎶 industrial

Schwarz Stein have announced that their new album “DEMIGOD” will be released on October 10, 2024.
When this news post was originally made there wasn't much known about the contents or availability of the album, but in the meantime we know a lot more so we have updated this post with the relevant information about scheduled live performances, the album's contents and how you can obtain it for yourself!

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JILUKA // KVLT: Open your mind for this new cult

雪 (Yuki) 8 June 2025 No Comments

With the 2025 World Tour “THE KVLT” in full swing, JILUKA are currently in Europe once again after two very successful tours in 2024. Since that tour they have only released one new song and music video, namely “KVLT”. And this music video was on our to do list since it came out last February already – it just took a little longer to get to it. But with the tour in full swing now, we want to draw your attention to JILUKA’s work once more.

And if you’re still on the fence on whether or not you want to join their KVLT, allow the group to convince you one more time before their live show.

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DEVILOOF // Devil’s Proof: Bare your fangs and go wild

雪 (Yuki) 1 June 2025 No Comments

DEVILOOF released their very first full album “Devil’s Proof” in November of 2017 already, and ever since it has continuously made appearances on 雪 (Yuki)’s playlist. Sometimes in full, sometimes a stray song. With the band signing to the major label Tokuma Japan in 2023 their first release under that label was either a massive hit or a massive disappointment – depending on who you ask. And with the release of their song “因習” (Inshuu) in late January of this year, 雪 (Yuki) actually saw something that made her think of “Devil’s Proof”.

So here it is, the long, long overdue deep dive into DEVILOOF’s first album, which really showcases the combination of ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) and J-Metal!

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DAMNED // STAIN: A sense of emptiness brings no comfort

雪 (Yuki) 25 May 2025 No Comments

In September of 2024 DAMNED released the MV for “STAIN”, following the one for “Thanatosis” that came out in April of the same year. V already covered “Thanatosis” for you, so now it’s 雪 (Yuki)’s turn to cover “STAIN”!

Will this be another banger, or will it be a stain on the band’s reputation? (It definitely isn’t, don’t worry, but we couldn’t resist the pun!) 雪 (Yuki) did a deep dive into the song and will tell you all about it in this review!

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ゼラ (Zera) // Uncanny Valley: Let’s keep dreaming scary dreams

雪 (Yuki) 4 May 2025 No Comments

After the release of the “MISSA” single in September of 2024, ゼラ (Zera) are already back to add a new single to their discography. “Uncanny Valley” was released in late February of this year, and exists out of three tracks and a music video. Does this single provide an answer to the uncanny valley-hypothesis or is the name just a placeholder?

You’ve probably already noticed that we’ve been covering ゼラ (Zera)’s works more often recently, so 雪 (Yuki) couldn’t wait to dive into “Uncanny Valley” to find every little tidbit hidden within. And of course tell you all about it! Let’s put the hypothesis to the test together!

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Azavana // 灰色の海を泳ぐ蛍 (Haiiro no Umi wo Oyogu Hotaru): Can I still hope for dreams and love?

雪 (Yuki) 27 April 2025 No Comments

The very first single of Azavana, “灰色の海を泳ぐ蛍” (Haiiro no Umi wo Oyogu Hotaru), may be their first single, but it’s definitely not their first release overall. The group already released two mini-albums in November of 2024, but this single really caught our attention with it’s poetic title, and even more poetic lyrics. In this review 雪 (Yuki) takes a deep dive into the single, and is more than happy to tell you more about it as well!