摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) // A fleeting hymn of love

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,

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David announces new concept mini-album “Gothculture”

Like I said in the previous article about SUI’s plans for January of 2021, he planned a large event spanning two days to celebrate not only his own birthday, but also the 4th anniversary of David as his solo project. Unfortunately the state of emergency was issued in Japan, preventing SUI from holding

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Angels’ Temptation // “As angels, we support you.”

Angels’ Temptation is still a relatively new band on the scene, starting their very first activities on their YouTube channel in November of 2018, and releasing their very first digital single “Fallen Angel” in July of 2020. So that’s quite some time between the very first

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David announces live performances “Fragment & Reminiscence” for SUI’s birthday

For his birthday SUI has announced that he will be playing not one, but two live shows named “Fragment & Reminiscence” in 浦和Narciss (Urawa Narciss) on the 23rd and 24th of January.

Originally it was intended as a full live show which would also be broadcasted through TwitCasting,

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Cazqui’s Brutal Orchestra // OSWALD: Take off your face

Cazqui already made some waves as the lead guitarist of NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST, but due to some events behind the scenes both Cazqui and the other guitarist Daichi ended up leaving the group.
These events are personal between the members, and even though some of it has leaked onto the internet here and there

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Jupiter // Warrior of Liberation: Beyond the never-ending light

Nearly a full year after the release of their full album “Zeus ~Legends Never Die~”, the first full album featuring KUZE as the new vocalist of the band, Jupiter now returns full force with a new single packed with three songs for fans to enjoy.
Each song on this single is unique in it’s own way, which sure

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エンヴィル (ENVYL) // The musical combination of Angels and Demons

Maybe you’ve heard of エンヴィル (ENVYL) already, considering they showed up in the ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) scene immediately once their music video for “D.I.D” hit their YouTube channel, combining metal, programming and ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) in one package with their version of light

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VII ARC // “TWILIGHT AFTER THE RAIN” Tour 2020 (support) at Special Edition

Just like G.L.A.M.S, VII ARC were supposed to support the Japanese group at the Popcentrale, but when the show was canceled to comply with government restrictions and G.L.A.M.S found a new stage at Special Edition, VII ARC moved along with them.

And again, just like G.L.A.M.S, the smaller stage meant

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TRNTY D:CODE announced as the musical guest at KeiMania

KeiMania is a brand new event in Hamburg (Germany), and the first edition will take place on October 31st and November 1st of 2020. An event with a Japanese theme and a focus on music, fashion and party of course warrants a musical guest, right? And since they have a ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) artist, this is right up our alley as well. In this news item we gladly inform you about everything known so far!

Update: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the event unfortunately had to make the hard decision to postpone their festivities. When we hear more, we’ll of course let you know too!

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David announces pre-order tickets for the show in Paris

As from today (January 5) until January 31st you can pre-order tickets for SUI’s 3rd anniversary show on April 11 in Paris!

While the venue in Paris has not been announced yet, tickets are already available for €15,- (regular entry). For an additional meet and greet a ticket upgrade is available

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VII ARC // Halloween in Dordrecht (Powered by Songbirds 078 Festival) at DOOR

During the “Halloween in Dordrecht” event VII ARC came to DOOR in Dordrecht on October 26 to play their show for the fans, but in a different outfit than they normally wear on stage…

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

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VII ARC // De Dordtse Matsuri at Bibelot

Especially for “De Dordtse Matsuri” VII ARC came to the Bibelot in Dordrecht on August 31st to play their show for the fans and visitors of the event.

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

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