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Sable Hills // “For us it’s the beginning of the odyssey.”

雪 (Yuki) 12 July 2024 No Comments 🌸 Sable Hills 🎶 metalcore

Sable Hills is a five-member metalcore band based in Tokyo, which formed straight out of high school in 2015. The band released their first EP “RESURRECTION” in early 2016, following with the full album “EMBERS” in 2019 and “DUALITY” in 2022 – which also gave the group international recognition.

In this interview 雪 (Yuki) speaks with vocalist Takuya and guitarist Rict about their growth as musicians and their new found fame in Europe, but of course we can’t forget their new album "Odyssey" and their very own FRONTLINE FESTIVAL either!

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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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✨ News 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 💿 New Release

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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✨ News 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 🎸 Show / Tour

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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✨ News 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 🎸 Show / Tour 💿 New Release

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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✨ News 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 💿 New Release

the GazettE announces new live DVD & Blu-ray “MASS “THE FINAL””

雪 (Yuki) 17 March 2024 No Comments 🌸 the GazettE 🎵 コテオサ系 (Koteosa Kei)🎵 ラウド系 (Loud Kei)🎶 metal 🎶 metalcore 🎶 punk 🎶 rock

the GazettE have announced that their new live DVD & Blu-Ray, titled “2023.07.15 LIVE AT NIPPON BUDOKAN live tour 2022-2023 MASS “THE FINAL”” will be released on April 17, 2024.

The release comes in four different types, namely two limited editions (one Blu-ray and

✨ News 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 🎸 Show / Tour

JILUKA announces “K4RMA WORLD TOUR 2024”

雪 (Yuki) 8 March 2024 No Comments 🌸 JILUKA 🎵 ラウド系 (Loud Kei)🎶 gothic 🎶 metal 🎶 metalcore

We’re a bit last minute in terms of sharing the information for JILUKA’s K4RMA WORLD TOUR, and for that I want to apologize. There was a minor medical emergency behind the scenes on our end that prevented me from sharing this news with you sooner.

Anyways, JILUKA have announced that they’re

✨ News 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 🎸 Show / Tour

NAZARE announces Latin America tour

雪 (Yuki) 13 January 2024 No Comments 🌸 NAZARE 🎵 ラウド系 (Loud Kei)🎶 digital 🎶 metalcore

NAZARE have announced through their Twitter/X account that they will be touring Latin America in October of 2024.
At the moment no venues have been announced yet, so we only have the dates and cities to go off of for the time being:

10/11 – Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
10/12 – São Paulo (Brazil)

✨ Review 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 📺 MV

JILUKA // VENΦM: You’ll see a new hell

V 1 December 2023 No Comments 🌸 JILUKA 🎵 ラウド系 (Loud Kei)🎶 gothic 🎶 metal 🎶 metalcore 💫 V Reviews

Welcome to V Reviews. My name is V.
And in this latest installment music video review, I will be covering JILUKA’s latest incredible track “VENΦM”.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the band, here’s a short primer on them: they are a ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) one with one of

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NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST announces new single “Kingdom”

雪 (Yuki) 8 October 2023 No Comments 🌸 NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST 🎶 deathcore 🎶 metalcore

NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST have announced their new digital single “Kingdom” will be released on October 15.

The single will be available digitally on streaming services like iTunes and Spotify, but there will also be a CD version containing an extra instrumental track of the title song.

“HYPERTENSION

✨ Review 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 📺 MV

DEXCORE // Savior: Where Jekyll meets Hyde

V 29 September 2023 No Comments 🌸 DEXCORE 🎵 ラウド系 (Loud Kei)🎶 metalcore 💫 V Reviews

Welcome to V Reviews. My name is V.
And in this inaugural first music video review we will be covering the band DEXCORE’s awesome “Savior” track.

For those of you who do not know who they are, here’s a little background information to get you started. They are a ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei),

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JILUKA will make their US debut at Anime Week Atlanta

雪 (Yuki) 5 August 2023 No Comments 🌸 JILUKA 🎵 ラウド系 (Loud Kei)🎶 gothic 🎶 metal 🎶 metalcore

JILUKA already hinted a little bit towards a possible overseas performance in our recent interview with them, but at that time they couldn’t reveal us anything more than a suggestive hint.

That hint turned out to be their US debut, in the form of a performance at Anime Weekend Atlanta (AWA), Georgia

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NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST // Devil inside: You can not escape from me

雪 (Yuki) 4 January 2026 No Comments

After the release of “Nail in the coffin” in April of 2025, NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST return with a new release in the form of “Devil inside” in December of the same year. But after a song that created so many puns from just the title, what can we expect from this new song?

雪 (Yuki) took a closer look at the single and will tell you all about it in this review!

✨ Review 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 💿 Single 📺 MV

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!

News & Updates

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

✨ Review 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 💿 Single 📺 MV

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.

✨ Review 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 💿 Single 📺 MV

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.