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✨ News 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 💿 New Release

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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✨ News 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 🎸 Show / Tour

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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✨ News 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 🎸 Show / Tour 💿 New Release

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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✨ News 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 💿 New Release

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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✨ News 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 🎸 Show / Tour

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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✨ News 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 💿 New Release

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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葉月 (HAZUKI) announces new album “MAKE UP ØVERKILL”

雪 (Yuki) 7 September 2024 No Comments 🌸 葉月 (HAZUKI)🎶 digital 🎶 rock 🎶 solo project

葉月 (HAZUKI) announced the release of his new album “MAKE UP ØVERKILL” to be set for October 23. As always we have a little more information about the release as well as the nationwide tour that will follow it to share with you, so we’ve collected all of our info in this post.

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✨ News 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 👘 Merchandise

KAMIJO’s tour goods from “The Anthem” European tour are now available online

雪 (Yuki) 15 August 2024 No Comments 🌸 KAMIJO 🎵 耽美系 (Tanbi Kei)🎶 metal 🎶 pop 🎶 rock

After KAMIJO’s “The Anthem” tour in June of 2024 came to an end, tour organizer Envol Prod had some merchandise left over. They decided to open a webshop named “Envol Store”, providing worldwide shipping for KAMIJO’s fans all over the world.
The shop currently only stocks items from KAMIJO’s “The Anthem” tour, but who knows, there is a real possibility there will be more artists in the future. We’ve collected a little more information about the shop and summarized it in this post for you.

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DARRELL announces new single “LOST AGE”

雪 (Yuki) 9 August 2024 No Comments 🌸 DARRELL 🎵 ラウド系 (Loud Kei)🎵 密室系 (Misshitsu Kei)🎶 metal 🎶 metalcore

DARRELL announced the release of their new digital single "LOST AGE" to be set for August 10. As always we have a little more information about the release as well as the 7th anniversary of the group to share with you, so we've collected all our info in this post.

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ゼラ (Zera) announces new single “MISSA”

雪 (Yuki) 9 August 2024 No Comments 🌸 ゼラ (Zera)🎵 メンヘラ系 (Menhera Kei)🎶 digital 🎶 metal

ゼラ (Zera) announced the release of their new single “MISSA” to be set for September 24. As always we have a little more information about the release as well as the nationwide tour that will follow it to share with you, so we’ve collected all of our info in this post.

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✨ Review 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 💿 Single

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!

✨ Review 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 💿 Single

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!

✨ Review 🎵 Metal 💿 Single

NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST // Nail in the coffin: Burn it down until the end

雪 (Yuki) 13 April 2025 No Comments

A year and a half after the release of the single “Kingdom”, NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST return with the release of the digital single “Nail in the coffin” on April 4th 2025. But, is the new song really a nail in the coffin for the group, or is the name just a great target for this joke?

To find a definitive answer to that question, 雪 (Yuki) took a deep dive into the song and after some thorough research she came up with the answer for you in this review!

✨ Review 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 💿 Single

TRNTY D:CODE // [HELL]hound.: Tame him before daylight

雪 (Yuki) 6 April 2025 No Comments

Despite coming out in November of 2018, TRNTY D:CODE’s second single “[HELL]hound.” contained an interesting mix of ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) and metalcore, ticking boxes for both genres left and right for the currently inactive group.

With this review 雪 (Yuki) hopes to bring an older release back to the surface, while looking at the interesting mix of both genres at the same time.

✨ Review 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 📺 MV

リリカ (Lyrica) // ストロベリィマァマレィド (Strawberry Marmalade): Unspeakable secrets melted my throat

雪 (Yuki) 30 March 2025 No Comments

“ストロベリィマァマレィド” (Strawberry Marmalade) is the fourth single in リリカ (Lyrica)’s discography, and also the second MV for the group. Much like their first single and MV “Strange Rabbit” there is a lot more than what meets the eye at first glance with this release too. And since you all enjoyed our deep dive into their first single and MV so much, we’re now coming back with the follow-up we promised back then.

In today’s review, 雪 (Yuki) discusses the story of the single and MV in more detail, but much like the previous installment in our Strange Rabbit series, please keep in mind that リリカ (Lyrica)’s work might be a bit shocking for some audiences!