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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.

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DEVILOOF announces EUROPE TOUR 2025 -THE UNHOLY-

雪 (Yuki) 4 June 2025 No Comments
DEVILOOF have announced a European tour, of which the majority will be taking place in late November and early December later this year, but for everyone in Spain there’s a date a little sooner than that at RESURRECTION FEST in late June already. In this post we’re sharing a bit of information about the tour, as well as the ticket options!

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DAMNED announces EUROPE TOUR 2025 “JUKAI”

雪 (Yuki) 3 June 2025 No Comments
DAMNED tries to fuse the dark elegance of ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) with the intense energy of metalcore to create a powerful sound that has captivated fans across Japan already, but now they’re gearing up to captivate you around Europe this fall!

In this post we’ll explain you more about when they will be appearing where, and how to get tickets for their shows. Will you be attending any of these dates?

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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!

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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) 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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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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JILUKA announces 2025 World Tour “THE KVLT”

雪 (Yuki) 3 May 2025 No Comments
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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Jupiter announces new single “Ecliptic”

雪 (Yuki) 26 April 2025 No Comments
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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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.

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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!

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クルエラ (Cruella) // レミゼラブル (Remizeraburu): Collecting the scattered fragments of memories

雪 (Yuki) 23 February 2025 No Comments
“レミゼラブル” (Remizeraburu) is the very first single of クルエラ (Cruella), a band that’s emerged out of the temporary project 悪役〈C〉 (Akuyaku C) in September of 2024. The group released this first single about two months later, in which they combine the madness of the メンヘラ系 (Menhera Kei) style lyrics with a circus to create the three tracks we hear on this single.
雪 (Yuki) took a deep dive into the single to find out more about it, and she’s more than happy to share the results with you today!

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