the fool // ~Crazy frogs hunting the world~ at P60

During their “~Crazy frogs hunting the world~” the fool stopped at P60 in Amstelveen on December 2 to play their show for the fans who had been waiting outside for most of the afternoon already.

We also went to check out their performance, and took some photos while we were there. You can find these photos

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Guren // ~Crazy frogs hunting the world~ (support) at P60

During the fool’s “~Crazy frogs hunting the world~” tour Guren was the support band for the group during their stop at P60 in Amstelveen on December 2nd to play their show for the fans who had been waiting outside for most of the afternoon already.

We also went to check out their performance, and

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the fool // Three crazy frogs on a roadtrip around the world

It has been a mere 4 months since the fool last came to Europe, since last August they were on the stage in Utrecht and Bonn together with Luzmelt.

Our first interview with Gunji from the fool included vocalist yuhma from Luzmelt due to time constraints, and some questions from that list had to be cut on the spot.
Unfortunately I can't redeem myself with yuhma at this point in time, but I can with Gunji and the rest of the fool!
So let's go!

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Guren // A Belgian “family” inspired by Visual Kei

In all honesty, this interview wasn't planned at all. Until we got to the show for the fool in Amstelveen, we had no idea that there would be a local (Belgium is local to us, at least) artist supporting the three frogs from Japan.

Because of how enjoyable the three members of Guren were on stage, we decided to request an interview on the spot to learn a little more about them, writing the questions for this interview while the band was still on stage.

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Versailles // The “DESTINY” of “-The Lovers-“

The release of Versailles’ second single under Warner Music Japan, “DESTINY -The Lovers-” was eagerly awaited by many fans. The start of their career with their new bassist, MASASHI, is also the continuation of a journey that Versailles once began with former bassist, Jasmine You. Though

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Versailles // A peek into the world of the “Noble”

“Noble”, the first full-length album by Versailles, was released in 2008 under KAMIJO’s indie label, Sherow Artist Society. Heavier in melody as well as lyric content than later releases, it is perhaps the most symphonic-metal sound they have ever released. It is fitting, as

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El -Ethnic Legist- // Four mummies combining Egyptian music with heavy metal

What do you get when you combine ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) with Egyptian elements like folklore, fashion and music? You get El -Ethnic Legist-!
The four mummies are currently touring Europe to deliver us their music and stories.

We managed to get a hold of them in Liege (Belgium) for an interview, in which we talk about their choices for the band's concept and name, as well as their music influences. Are you ready for some Egyptian influence?

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El -Ethnic Legist- // Europe tour at Le Tipi

El -Ethnic Legist- came to Europe for their "Europe tour”, tour, and during their stop in Liege (Belgium) on September 19 we managed to take 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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ダウト (D=OUT) // “We draw inspiration for our songs from each other.”

I have a bit of a confession to make with this interview. This interview is actually heavily backdated, as it was not posted in 2010 originally.
In fact, this interview was done before Arlequin even launched officially. At this point in time I was still a student, which means that the questions aren't the same depth as they would be today.

Regardless, I did want to share this interview with you, since ダウト (D=OUT) were so incredibly nice and helpful, and they even liked the reason this interview was created in the first place. So, here you have it. Arlequin's very first interview, before it was even an official project!

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the fool // Jap-Ro Festival at Tivoli de Helling

the fool came to Europe for their "Jap-Ro Festival”, tour, and during their stop in Utrecht (The Netherlands) on August 1st we managed to take 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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