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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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摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) announces new live blu-ray from 17th anniversary live

雪 (Yuki) 7 August 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) announced the release of the Blu-ray version of their anniversary live performance in LINE CUBE SHIBUYA to be set for September 25. As always we have a little more information about the release 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) 🎸 Show / Tour

JILUKA announces “K4RMA WORLD TOUR 2024 – THE RETURN”

雪 (Yuki) 6 August 2024 No Comments 🌸 JILUKA 🎵 ラウド系 (Loud Kei)🎶 gothic 🎶 metal 🎶 metalcore

JILUKA already conquered Europe in June earlier this year, but the guys are coming back for more! This time with tour dates in Finland, the UK, Italy, Germany and Poland.
To make it easy for you, we've collected all information about the tour and tickets in this post.

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Deathpair announces new mini-album “Despair”

雪 (Yuki) 5 July 2024 No Comments 🌸 Deathpair 🎵 メンヘラ系 (Menhera Kei)🎵 ラウド系 (Loud Kei)🎶 metal 🎶 metalcore 🎶 rock

Deathpair initially announced their first mini-album to be released on July 10, but the date has been moved to July 24 in the meantime. Regardless of the release date changing, we have more information to share so we tried to condense all of it in this article for you!

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KAMIJO announces new mini-album “VIOLET DAWN”

雪 (Yuki) 4 July 2024 No Comments 🌸 KAMIJO 🎵 耽美系 (Tanbi Kei)🎶 metal 🎶 pop 🎶 rock

KAMIJO already announced his new release in our recent interview, but we now have a little more information about "VIOLET DAWN".
To keep it simple, we've gathered all the information in this news post for you!

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

浅葱 (ASAGI) announces new single “狐華火” (Kitsune Hanabi)

雪 (Yuki) 2 July 2024 No Comments 🌸 浅葱 (ASAGI)🎵 和風系 (Wafuu Kei)🎶 solo project

浅葱 (ASAGI) has revealed the details for his new solo single "狐華火" (Kitsune Hanabi). The single exists out of three different versions, but there's also other merchandise available specifically for this release. Since there is quite some information to share we've tried to condense everything in this post.

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JILUKA announces some updates for their “K4RMA WORLD TOUR 2024”

雪 (Yuki) 19 June 2024 No Comments 🌸 JILUKA 🎵 ラウド系 (Loud Kei)🎶 gothic 🎶 metal 🎶 metalcore

We've already informed you about the dates for JILUKA's K4RMA WORLD TOUR 2024, but there have been some additions to the list of activities. A new date in China and an in-store date in LA. We've listed some more information about these dates in this post.

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摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) announces new single “夜明けは雪と共に” (Yoake wa yuki to tomo ni)

雪 (Yuki) 19 June 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)'s new single "夜明けは雪と共に" (Yoake wa yuki to tomo ni) will be available from June 19, so we have listed a little bit of information about the single and the nationwide tour in July and August in this post.

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Nellfin announces new single “Requiem”

雪 (Yuki) 11 June 2024 No Comments 🌸 Nellfin 🎵 コテオサ系 (Koteosa Kei)🎶 metal

Nellfin's new single "Requiem" will be available from June 15, so we have listed a little bit of information about the single in this post.

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ヒッチコック (Hitchcock) announces new mini-album “サリドマイド” (Saridomaido)

雪 (Yuki) 24 April 2024 No Comments 🌸 ヒッチコック (Hitchcock)🎵 メンヘラ系 (Menhera Kei)🎶 metal 🎶 metalcore

ヒッチコック (Hitchcock)'s new mini album "サリドマイド" (Saridomaido/Thalidomide) will be released on June 12, 2024.
An instore live will be held to promote the release, but the band will also embark on a nationwide tour between June and August of 2024.

We would like to share some more information about the release as well as the tour within this post.

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

摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) announces new single “闇を喰む” (Yami wo Hamu)

雪 (Yuki) 11 April 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) are about to celebrate their 17th anniversary, which of course will be done with a live show taking place at LINE CUBE SHIBUYA on May 4, 2024. (Tickets for this live show are available through DISK GARAGE, here.)

But, equally interesting is the announcement of a live limited single

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GrimAqua announces first mini-album “AQUAISM”

雪 (Yuki) 31 March 2024 No Comments 🌸 GrimAqua 🎵 アート系 (Art Kei)🎶 rock

GrimAqua already released the digital version of their very first mini-album “AQUAISM” on February 29 of this year, but also announced a physical release coming in late March. Fans who like to have an actual CD on display in their collection can do exactly that since March 27!

In addition

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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!

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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.