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JILUKA // “K4RMA WORLD TOUR 2024” at Club Volta

雪 (Yuki) 5 July 2024 No Comments 🌸 JILUKA 🎵 ラウド系 (Loud Kei)🎶 gothic 🎶 metal 🎶 metalcore

JILUKA came to Europe as part of their "K4RMA WORLD TOUR 2024", and the third stop in Europe was Club Volta, a small venue in Cologne, Germany.
Despite the smaller venue, the turnout for the band was nothing short of impressive, existing out of fans of many different nationalities who came to see the band perform that night.

Of course we were there too, and we took 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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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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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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KAMIJO // Behind the Mask (3/3): OSCAR

雪 (Yuki) 24 May 2024 No Comments 🌸 KAMIJO 🎵 耽美系 (Tanbi Kei)🎶 metal 🎶 pop 🎶 rock 💫 Behind the Mask

Bonjour!
As you probably know by now, KAMIJO is preparing to tour Europe this June with his "The Anthem" tour, and for that reason we're doing a little promotion of our own. With our three-part "Behind the Mask" series we aim to give you a different view of KAMIJO's solo works by diving into his story of Louis XVII.
Since this story spans various releases, we've divided it into three parts. In this third and final part we'll cover the "OSCAR" album, which was released in 2022.

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KAMIJO // “My aesthetic is to keep it a secret and strive for it.”

雪 (Yuki) 10 May 2024 No Comments 🌸 KAMIJO 🎵 耽美系 (Tanbi Kei)🎶 metal 🎶 pop 🎶 rock

Bonjour!
As you probably know by now, KAMIJO is preparing to tour Europe this June with his "The Anthem" tour, and for that reason we're doing a little promotion of our own with the "Behind the Mask" series, but today we have something extra for you!

We've managed to talk to KAMIJO about this tour, but also about his music as a whole and his plans for the near future.

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KAMIJO // Behind the Mask (2/3): Sang

雪 (Yuki) 10 May 2024 No Comments 🌸 KAMIJO 🎵 耽美系 (Tanbi Kei)🎶 metal 🎶 pop 🎶 rock 💫 Behind the Mask

Bonjour!
As you probably know by now, KAMIJO is preparing to tour Europe this June with his "The Anthem" tour, and for that reason we're doing a little promotion of our own. With our three-part "Behind the Mask" series we aim to give you a different view of KAMIJO's solo works by diving into his story of Louis XVII.
Since this story spans various releases, we've divided it into three parts. In this second part we'll cover the "Sang" album, which was released in 2018.

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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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✨ Review 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 💿 EP

KAMIJO // Behind the Mask (1/3): Symphony of The Vampire

雪 (Yuki) 12 April 2024 No Comments 🌸 KAMIJO 🎵 耽美系 (Tanbi Kei)🎶 metal 🎶 pop 🎶 rock 💫 Behind the Mask

Bonjour!
As you probably know by now, KAMIJO is preparing to tour Europe this June with his "The Anthem" tour, and for that reason we're doing a little promotion of our own. With our three-part "Behind the Mask" series we aim to give you a different view of KAMIJO's solo works by diving into his story of Louis XVII.
Since this story spans various releases, we've divided it into three parts. In this first part we'll cover the "Symphony of The Vampire" EP, which was released in 2014.

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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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LIZA // 未完の肖像 (Mikan no Syouzou): I’ll carve “me” into you

雪 (Yuki) 28 December 2025 No Comments

LIZA is a brand new band in the ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) genre, but the same can’t be said about its members. Consisting of former members of リベラヴェル (Libravel) and Ars Nøva, LIZA aims to show us their world that is inspired by art and dark fantasy through their first single and MV “未完の肖像” (Mikan no Syouzou)!

雪 (Yuki) took a deep dive into their first work, and will tell you all about it in this review!

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About the post scheduled for December 7

雪 (Yuki) 4 December 2025 No Comments

According to our upload schedule there should be a post going live this Sunday, December 7. And while I did prepare something for this slot, I am not happy with the way it turned out. The content felt rushed, and I personally feel like it didn’t do any justice to the artist.

That’s why we decided

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DEVILOOF // 因習 (Inshu): The moment when the crimson moon shines

雪 (Yuki) 30 November 2025 No Comments

DEVILOOF are currently in Europe for their tour -THE UNHOLY-, which makes it a great time to talk about their music once more. The newest addition to the group’s discography is the digital single “因習” (Inshu), which also has a music video.

The band themselves describes the song as ‘a return to their roots’, but is this really the case? In this review 雪 (Yuki) took a deep dive into the single to tell you all about both the song and the accompanying MV.

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Z CLEAR // サイン (Sain): I’d rather love than be loved

雪 (Yuki) 2 November 2025 No Comments

After the release of their single “広島” (Hiroshima) in late December of 2024, Z CLEAR have released not one, but two new singles: “ぶちROCK” (Buchi ROCK) in April and “サイン” (Sain) in July. That last one is a one-track digital single, but does come with a music video.

“広島” (Hiroshima) already had a strong power of attraction, but this new single is definitely a sign that the group is on to something! It’s power attracted 雪 (Yuki) once more, so she took a closer look at the single and accompanying MV, and is ready to tell you all about it in this review.

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OPHELIA // Proof that I am alive here and now

雪 (Yuki) 24 October 2025 No Comments

OPHELIA is a brand new visual metal band based in Tokyo, Japan. And even though the band only has one official member, there are quite a few interesting aspects with this project.

More than enough reason for 雪 (Yuki) to ask vocalist 煉華 (Renka) for an interview to learn more about his band, inspirations and of course the very first single “薄明” (Hakumei)!