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ソメイヨシノ (Somei Yoshino) announced as special guest at the show of ZEROSHIKI in The Hague

雪 (Yuki) 11 September 2019 1 Comment 🌸 ZEROSHIKI 🌸 ソメイヨシノ (Somei Yoshino)🌸 龍-RYU-🎵 和風系 (Wafuu Kei)🎶 solo project

AVO Magazine recently announced a show with ZEROSHIKI and DEFINE ME in the Musicon venue in Den Haag already (I’m just really late with sharing this news), but today there was a small edit to the lineup. Next to the Japanese alternative rock band ZEROSHIKI and the Czech rock band DEFINE ME another

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DEVILOOF announce European tour

雪 (Yuki) 4 September 2019 No Comments 🌸 DEVILOOF 🎵 ラウド系 (Loud Kei)🎶 metal 🎶 metalcore

DEVILOOF have used their Facebook page that they’ve finally been able to do something that they have been talking about for several years: they will be coming to Europe for a tour in 2020!

At the moment no tourdates have been published yet, but you can leave a comment on their Facebook post to let

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David announces crowdfunding project for a 3rd anniversary live show in Paris

雪 (Yuki) 28 August 2019 No Comments 🌸 David 🎵 コテ系 (Kote Kei)🎵 耽美系 (Tanbi Kei)🎶 gothic 🎶 metal

You might have noticed this news floating around over the web already, but in case you didn’t just yet…
SUI, the vocalist of Metis Gretel and Megaromania, started his solo project David in January 2017. Which means the 3rd anniversary for his project is coming up in January 2020.

To celebrate

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砂月-SATSUKI- announces European tour “BE YOURSELF Tour 2019”

雪 (Yuki) 8 June 2019 No Comments 🌸 砂月-SATSUKI-🎵 アート系 (Art Kei)🎵 ソフトビジュアル (Soft Visual)🎵 白系 (Shiro Kei)🎶 pop 🎶 rock 🎶 solo project

砂月-SATSUKI- will be returning to Europe with the help of tour organizer HIGHFeeL in mid-June, for a total of 8 shows in 5 different countries between June 14 and June 30.

After the release of his digital single “BE YOURSELF” last May, 砂月-SATSUKI- demonstrated once again how diverse his

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HITT announces European tour “Back to Europe tour”

雪 (Yuki) 14 August 2018 No Comments 🌸 HITT 🎵 ピコピコ系 (Piko-Piko Kei)🎶 digital

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

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Esprit D’Air and REMNANT announced as the musical guests for AVO J-Music Festival

雪 (Yuki) 30 July 2018 No Comments 🌸 REMNANT 🌸🌍 Esprit D'Air 🎶 gothic 🗺️ United Kingdom

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

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KAMIJO announces European tour “Sang Project Act III”

雪 (Yuki) 29 July 2018 No Comments 🌸 KAMIJO 🎵 耽美系 (Tanbi Kei)🎶 metal 🎶 pop 🎶 rock

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

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sleepyhead announces first album “DRIPPING” now being available for streaming

雪 (Yuki) 29 June 2018 No Comments 🌸 sleepyhead

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,

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vistlip announces two new singles and a DVD to celebrate their 10th anniversary

雪 (Yuki) 5 November 2017 No Comments 🌸 vistlip 🎵 ラウド系 (Loud Kei)🎶 digital 🎶 jazz 🎶 metalcore 🎶 pop 🎶 rock

vistlip have been on the scene for quite some time already, long enough to celebrate their 10th anniversary this year. The group is quite popular both in Japan and overseas, which persuaded them to “strengthen their communication overseas”. “Since our early days we’ve

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ADAMS announces the last works of Shota Yokoyama will be released by HIGHFeeL

雪 (Yuki) 17 October 2017 No Comments 🌸 ADAMS 🎶 digital 🎶 pop 🎶 rock

HIGHFeeL has announced that they will release the final works of Shota Yokoyama, who was both the guitarist of ADAMS as well as the founder of HIGHFeeL as a company.

The release exists out of four tracks that were never intended to be released together. “Melting”, “Trick”

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LOKA announces European leg of ““GRIP” THE WORLD” tour

雪 (Yuki) 29 September 2017 No Comments 🌸 LOKA

LOKA already announced a tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland together with Crazy Town, but today they have officially announced the European dates for their world tour.

The tour will visit Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic for a total of 10 shows in 6 different

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MORRIGAN announces European tour “BLACK WING”

雪 (Yuki) 2 September 2017 No Comments 🌸 MORRIGAN 🎵 メンヘラ系 (Menhera Kei)🎶 gothic 🎶 rock

Tour organizer Kinetic Vibe already announced that the next artist they’d be touring through Europe with was going to be MORRIGAN, but at the time of the announcement they couldn’t publish any dates just yet.

Today they have, and the band is going to visit Italy, Germany, Czech Rebublic,

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DEVILOOF // Devil’s Calling/Angel’s Cry: The story of love that I vow to die for

雪 (Yuki) 3 August 2025 No Comments

Despite being released in August of 2020 and now being considered an ‘older work’ from the group, the “Devil’s Calling/Angel’s Cry” single from DEVILOOF contains two very interesting songs that are connected to each other in a very interesting way.

In this review 雪 (Yuki) takes you deeper into the single to hopefully let you see these two songs in a different light than you might have originally.

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DAMNED // 酔狂と交わる強迫的価値観 (Suikyou to Majiwaru Kyouhaku Teki Katikan): All that’s left is the determination to keep going

雪 (Yuki) 27 July 2025 No Comments

Recently we took you on a deep dive into DAMNED's song and music video "STAIN", which ended up being one of the more story-type of songs for the band. And since you seem to be enjoying their works as much as we are, we're now taking you on a journey through their (currently) most recent single and music video for “酔狂と交わる強迫的価値観” (Suikyou to Majiwaru Kyouhaku Teki Katikan).

Will the band live up to "STAIN", or will their obsessive values intersect with insanity?
雪 (Yuki) can't wait to tell you more about it!

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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.

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

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!