BABYMETAL Post Cryptic Salutation Video Suggesting Hiatus or Closing Era
Kawaii metal outfit BABYMETAL have released a six-minute video overnight, suggesting some kind of ‘end’, ‘break’ or ‘closing of an era’ – [...]
Japanese Metal
coldrain Return From the Shadows to Unleash Melodic Belter ‘PARADISE (Kill The Silence)’
Japanese metalcore band coldrain have been quiet this year, and hadn’t posted on social media for all of 2021 until this month, when they entered from the shadows to tease [...]
Tokyo’s Blacksound Eagerly Anticipate Your Attention with ‘Exit Motive’
When a band surfaces that catches your attention from the first few bars of their new single, you go down a rabbithole into their back catalogues and wonder why you missed them [...]
Paledusk – Happy Talk (EP Review)
Paledusk – HAPPYTALKReleased: Out Now Lineup: Kaito | VocalsDaisuke | GuitarTsubasa | GuitarKazuki | BassSeiya | Drums Online: Facebook InstagramWebsiteWith the likes of [...]
Japan’s Paledusk Sign to Greyscale Records + Share ‘Happy Talk’ Video
Australian independent heavy music label Greyscale Records begin the next chapter today with their first international signing, upcoming Japanese metalcore outfit Paledusk. [...]
Kenta Koie – Crossfaith ‘Nothing To Do But Make Music’
They’re one of the most exciting bands out of Japan right now and Crossfaith are pumping out new music like there’s no tomorrow! With the release of their EP Species [...]
Wall Of Sound Presents: Kampai! A Guide To The World Of J-Rock
While COVID has us all bunkered down now, of course, it’s never been more important to support your favourite local artists by picking up a shirt online or throwing down a few [...]
BABYMETAL’s Mikio Fujioka has died.
Tributes are flowing in this morning for BABYMETAL guitarist Mikio Fujioka who tragically died at the age of 36 following injuries sustained from a fall. The member known to fans as [...]