New Band Archives

One Eye Closed explores the demon inside in “Monster” music video

23 August 2020

Tokyo-based band "One Eye Closed" put out its very first music video Monster, coming off its second EP Abel released on August 22. The song delves deep into the mind of someone that struggles with their inner s...

Band named te’—leaders of modern experimental instrumental post-rock

edoh+

1 August 2020

New Band

Formed in Tokyo, te' is a band that's been cooking up some of Japan's finest experimental and instrumental post-rock since 2003. With six albums on their belt, te's signature sound has been crafted with excepti...

Airy sounds of The;Cutlery that transcends space-time

edoh+

22 July 2020

New Band

Joining the music game in 2016, The;Cutlery is a four-piece shoegaze and post-rock band that produces songs that feel vast and airy like the West Siberian Plains. The amplitude and reach of their sound will lea...

Vorchaos’ single “Mystery Night Tour” used in ghost story stage show

afaenia

17 July 2020

New Band, Releases, Tour and event

This year sees not only the 10th anniversary of metal and hard rock band Vorchaos but also a brand new single Mystery Night Tour, out today! Having released three full-length albums over the course of their ...

GYROAXIA introduces violent riffs in 1st single “SCATTER”

Mazohyst_Kyo

10 June 2020

Anime, New Band, Releases

The currently airing music anime "ARGONAVIS from BanG Dream!" is receiving a tasty new opening track SCATTER from the band GYROAXIA, the second band to be introduced in the ARGONAVIS anime series. This is the f...

Guitarist Ray’s (former AVANCHICK) new band Libravel previews mini-album “Tsuioku”

Sizergyia

8 April 2020

New Band, Releases, Videos

Libravel is a fairly fresh band featuring guitarists Ray and Sou, formerly of AVANCHICK and pissarro respectively. They plan to release their mini-album, Tsuioku, in types A and B on April 15. Check out the agg...

COAGULA marks the return of former VAASTU singer SHOW with first single “DYING BREED”

Dorian

27 March 2020

Music Video, New Band, Releases

Today, we’d like to shine a light on the visual kei duo COAGULA! Even if you haven’t heard the name before, you probably have heard of its vocalist, SHOW, who previously fronted the disbanded VAASTU. VAASTU ...

Ladies of NEMOPHILA radiate heavy metal in “OIRAN” single

G Andrew White

8 March 2020

Music Video, New Band, Releases

Heavy metal queens, NEMOPHILA has introduced themselves to the world of heavy metal with their very first single OIRAN! The low budget video looks as if they started filming during a rehearsal session. Yet, it'...

New band XANVALA by former FIXER members gets aggressive in single “CREEPER”

NoMusicNoReason

6 February 2020

Music Video, New Band, Releases

A new visual kei band named XANVALA emerges from the ashes of FIXER. The band has now released a music video for their upcoming single CREEPER which is coming out on March 9. The song comes with heavy tunes and...

Cazqui’s Brutal Orchestra’s insane-sounding “OSWALD”

Sizergyia

2 January 2020

New Band, Releases

Guitarist Cazqui, formerly of NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST, with his solo project "Cazqui's Brutal Orchestra" has released single OSWALD digitally. Initially, it was released as a live-limited single at JILUKA's "MAD PI...

RANDS pre-releases “Monochrome” off 1st album “Kusouzu”

NoMusicNoReason

2 January 2020

New Band, New Look, Releases

Newcomer band RANDS is up for the release of their first full album Kusouzu (九相図). The album will see the light on January 8, exactly a year after their debut mini-album, Inferiority Complex & Narcissism. T...

sumika “Higher Ground” featured as “My Hero Academia” movie theme

edoh+

20 December 2019

Anime, Music Video, New Band

sumika⁠—a four-man band from Kawasaki, Kanagawa⁠—is an indie rock band that started in 2013. Their new song, Higher Ground will be used for the animated film My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising that debuts in theat...

Lie and a Chameleon now signed to British label JPU Records

edoh+

9 December 2019

Anime, Music Video, New Band

Lie and a Chameleon (嘘とカメレオン), a five-piece band from Tokyo formed in 2014 has been signed by JPU Records ahead of their first major single Mononoke in the Fiction, out on January 15, 2020. To tease their new o...

Warm your soul with the gentle sound of Lamp

edoh+

2 November 2019

New Band

Switching it up for those seeking a more gentle sound when life is already so chaotic, we have a three-piece band that writes dreamlands for listeners to escape to. Lamp conjures up invigorating yet peaceful vi...