Nu Metal has been increasing in popularity worldwide, including in Japan. While お洒落系 (Osare Kei) and コテオサ系 (Koteosa Kei) still hold the title of having the most artists active in their respective genres, there has been a significant increase in artists and bands who desire a more Metal-type of sound in their works.
If you can categorize an artist or band under the Heavy Metal category, but with the androgynous and flamboyant visual aspect of ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei), you have the main ingredients required for a ラウド系 (Loud Kei) band!
If you’re familiar with the modern ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) scene it’s quite likely that you have seen the name “JILUKA” at least once, or possibly have seen a photo or video from Sena’s YouTube channel. What we’re trying to say is that it’s quite hard to not recognize at least something from this group, be
During their last live show of this year 摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) made an announcement which was also shared through Twitter shortly after.
They have announced that their new single, titled “翠玉のワルツ” (Suigyoku no Waltz), will be released as a venue limited single during their 16th Anniversary Live
DEVILOOF have announced that they will be making their major debut through Toukuma Japan Communications, which comes as a little bit of a surprise to not just fans, but also the members themselves.
A one-man live show commemorating this major debut milestone will be held at 渋谷CLUB QUATTRO (Shibuya
Nellfin have partnered with Arlequin Magazine for their release of their first EP “Untouched” on October 7, 2022! This means they’re currently open to interview requests from other international media and content creators, and have asked Arlequin Magazine to help them with
Nellfin are about to release their first EP, titled “Untouched”, which will be available through download and streaming services starting October 7, 2022!
The EP will contain 6 tracks, including a new version of the song “REVE”, which was previously released as a free demo
DEVILOOF have announced a collaboration with Village Vanguard (a Japanese online store for all kinds of goods) for some exclusive merchandise items!
The collection includes a T-shirt and a longsleeve shirt, but also a pillow, backpack, baseball cap, keychains, mug, measuring container, flipflops,
Nellfin are a ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) band from the 名古屋 (Nagoya) Prefecture, but we’re pretty sure that you haven’t heard much about them just yet. And if you have, well, then we hope to be able to tell you a little more about this duo and their music.
Which is why we’ve asked vocalist JURI
You might have seen this small notification slide by on Twitter already, but in case you haven’t…
Do you remember the interview I did with the members of 摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) in late January of this year?
(If you haven’t read it, or need a quick refresher, you can find it here!)
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Even though it has been a hot minute since I was able to ask all members of 摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) a long list of questions about the band and their activities as individual members, there was one thing that wasn’t sitting right with me. Because most of you will recognize 響 (Hibiki) as the drummer of 摩天楼オペラ
I’m sure that most people by now have heard of 摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) as a band, but in the recent years I have seen their overseas activity get less and less. Yet there was a lot going on in the world of the band. Not only have they gone independent last year, they’ve also lost their guitarist,