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ZERA / ゼラ Guitarist Minagi Suspends Activities for Health Reasons
by Rokku Sokuhō | 16 August 2026 | NEWS | 0 Comments
Visual kei band ZERA / ゼラ has announced that guitarist Minagi will suspend his activities because of ongoing health problems. The band disclosed the decision through its official X account on August 16, saying Minagi would step away to focus on rest and recovery. No...
The Winking Owl Seek New Vocalist for 2026 Return
by Rokku Sokuhō | 12 August 2026 | NEWS | 0 Comments
The Winking Owl have announced plans to resume activities after a six-year hiatus and are accepting applications for a new female vocalist. Guitarist and composer Yoma and bassist Ranmalu will lead the band’s new lineup. Drummer KenT, who previously formed the rhythm...
NEMOPHILA Announces Departure of Tamu Murata and Hazuki
by Rokku Sokuhō | 7 August 2026 | NEWS | 0 Comments
Japanese metal band NEMOPHILA has announced major changes to its lineup, with drummer Tamu Murata and guitarist Hazuki both leaving the group. According to a statement posted on NEMOPHILA’s official X account on August 7, Tamu Murata has already formally left the...
METALVERSE
by Rokku Sokuhō | 6 August 2026 | NEW VIDEOS, NEWS | 0 Comments
METALVERSE unveiled the teaser for the official music video of "GIZA", promoting footage from METALVERSE #3 – GARDEN OF EDEN, held at Spotify O-EAST on 9 May 2026. The teaser supports the group's first official digital single, released on 8 May 2026, and previews the...
O-VER-KiLL Enter Three-Member Era With New Single
by Rokku Sokuhō | 5 August 2026 | NEWS | 0 Comments
Japanese rock-idol group O-VER-KiLL released the digital single 新たなSTAGEへ (Arata na STAGE e) on August 4, marking a new chapter for the group following RAiSA’s departure earlier this year. The title translates literally as “Toward a New Stage.” The single was composed...
Kyoto Rock Band ANTI-JINX Disbands After Final EP
by Rokku Sokuhō | 1 August 2026 | NEWS | 0 Comments
Kyoto-based rock band ANTI-JINX has disbanded following the release of its third EP, INSTANT MAGIC, on July 31, 2026. The five-member group announced the decision through its official X account, stating that the new release would mark the end of the band. ANTI-JINX...
MARKET SHOP STORE to Disband on 10th Anniversary
by Rokku Sokuhō | 30 July 2026 | NEWS | 0 Comments
Japanese rock band MARKET SHOP STORE will disband on September 13, 2026, bringing its decade-long career to an end on the anniversary of its formation. The group announced the decision through its official X account on June 10. Its brief statement said the band would...
Broken By The Scream Set for 13-Date European Tour
by Rokku Sokuhō | 27 July 2026 | NEWS | 0 Comments
Japanese metal idol group Broken By The Scream will launch its Screaming Rebellion Europe Tour 2026 in Helsinki on July 28, beginning a 13-show run across nine countries. According to an announcement published on the group’s official Facebook account, the tour will...
Melt-Banana Announce Coast-to-Coast U.S. Tour
by Rokku Sokuhō | 27 July 2026 | NEWS | 0 Comments
Japanese noise-rock band Melt-Banana will return to the United States in September 2026 for a coast-to-coast tour that includes appearances at Levitation and Riot Fest. The band’s Slingshot Tour 2026 will run from September 1 to 27, beginning at Harlow’s in Sacramento...
HAGANE Confirmed for Epic Fest 2027 in Denmark
by Rokku Sokuhō | 27 July 2026 | NEWS | 0 Comments
Japanese melodic power metal band HAGANE will return to Epic Fest in Roskilde, Denmark, in April 2027, continuing its European live activities with another appearance at the power and fantasy metal festival. The band is scheduled to perform on Friday, April 9, on...
New Music
Singularity
by Rokku Sokuhō | 17 August 2026 | NEW MUSIC | 0 Comments
Visual kei and electronic-metal band シンギュラリティ (Singularity) boot their four-member version 2.0 with PROVIDENCE, a two-track digital single where synth circuitry meets thick metal riffing. Rather than outsourcing destiny to the celestial help desk, the title track...
VILLAINS HOUSE
by Rokku Sokuhō | 17 August 2026 | NEW MUSIC | 0 Comments
Dark idol rock unit VILLAINS HOUSE reopen their haunted attraction with 悪魔よりも醜い (Akuma yori mo Minikui, “Uglier Than the Devil”), a title that makes ordinary villainy sound like beginner-level training. The 3:53 single welds gothic idol theatrics to rock voltage,...
Eir Aoi
by Rokku Sokuhō | 17 August 2026 | NEW MUSIC | 0 Comments
J-pop and pop-rock powerhouse Eir Aoi (藍井エイル) sends ハナムケ (Hanamuke, “Farewell Gift”) through the high-voltage circuitry instead of leaving it beside the door with a polite bow. The track plays like a distortion-powered departure sequence, with Aoi’s...
on Bleed
by Rokku Sokuhō | 17 August 2026 | NEW MUSIC | 0 Comments
Alternative rock and pop-punk trio on Bleed crank the seasonal gain knob to eleven with their fifth single, SUNSHINE DAYS. Written and composed by TSUBASA, the song turns a seaside romance into a race against summer’s shutdown timer—complete with blazing heat, fading...
BackDrop Cinderella
by Rokku Sokuhō | 15 August 2026 | NEW MUSIC | 0 Comments
Unza-unza punk collides with turbocharged ska brass as BackDrop Cinderella rebuild their 2018 dance-floor detonator 本気でウンザウンザを踊る (Honki de Unza Unza o Odoru)—literally “Dance the Unza Unza in Earnest” and officially titled “Dancing a Unza Unza with Seriously”...
Nana Mizuki
by Rokku Sokuhō | 15 August 2026 | NEW MUSIC | 0 Comments
Anison pop-rock reaches final-boss voltage as 水樹奈々 (Nana Mizuki) unleashes a live performance of MASSIVE WONDERS from Hong Kong’s MacPherson Stadium. Originally the second opening theme for 魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS), this 2007 anthem...
RYUJIN
by Rokku Sokuhō | 14 August 2026 | NEW MUSIC | 0 Comments
Samurai metal and melodic death metal collide with ancestral tradition on RYUJIN’s two-track single OBON. Inspired by Obon—the Buddhist custom of welcoming and honouring ancestral spirits—the release pairs 弔い (Tomurai, “Mourning” or “Memorial Rite”) with 盆踊り (Bon...
Machina
by Rokku Sokuhō | 14 August 2026 | NEW MUSIC | 0 Comments
Menhera-kei Visual Kei band マキナ (MACHINA) closes its 12-month consecutive-release campaign with the two-song digital single 白昼夢 (Hakuchūmu, “Daydream”) / BLACK SIN-DROME. Released on August 13, 白昼夢 opens the mental curtains on a dream occurring in broad daylight,...
THE LET’S GO’s
by Rokku Sokuhō | 13 August 2026 | NEW MUSIC | 0 Comments
Tokyo garage-punk and rock ’n’ roll trio THE LET’S GO’s splashes fresh paint across the three-chord spectrum with the two-track single はじまりのいろ (Hajimari no Iro — “The Color of a Beginning”). Paired with the wonderfully contrary B-side no melody, the release proves...
SheeSawHarm
by Rokku Sokuhō | 12 August 2026 | NEW MUSIC | 0 Comments
Screamo and metalcore collide on SheeSawHarm’s fifth EP 水没都市のトポロジー (Suibotsu Toshi no Toporojī — “Topology of the Submerged Metropolis”), a four-track pressure chamber mapping righteous anger, extinction anxiety, faith and stubborn human tenderness. In mathematics,...
New Musicvideos
Singularity
by Rokku Sokuhō | 17 August 2026 | NEW VIDEOS | 0 Comments
Visual kei and electronic-metal band シンギュラリティ (Singularity) install their four-piece firmware upgrade onscreen with the MV for Providence. The performance-driven video gives the song’s metalcore-grade intro, low-tuned guitars, snarling bass and technically hostile...
Machina マキナ
by Rokku Sokuhō | 17 August 2026 | NEW VIDEOS | 0 Comments
マキナ release the “BLACK SIN-DROME” Music Video, with lyrics and composition credited to vocalist 星羅 (Seira). The band’s core lineup is 星羅, ヰ瞑うに, ロギヲ, 想羽汰 and 宮田, with マキナ credited as producer on its documented digital releases. The group is also scheduled for the...
DIAVEL
by Rokku Sokuhō | 17 August 2026 | NEW VIDEOS | 0 Comments
Get your dancing shoes ready! DIAVEL just dropped the official dance practice video for their 2026 bop, "スターゲイザー" (Stargazer), and it’s time to learn those moves! Just in case you’re curious about the geniuses behind the magic, here are the official credits from...
Zankyō no Refrain
by Rokku Sokuhō | 17 August 2026 | NEW VIDEOS | 0 Comments
Zankyō no Refrain 残響のリフレイン unveils the official music video for “BBBBBig wave!!,” the group’s first MV of its second era, with internet-famous figure ビッグウェーブさん (Butch) billed as the featured guest. The group’s official account announced the video as the first MV of...
Clitoric Ris
by Rokku Sokuhō | 17 August 2026 | NEW VIDEOS | 0 Comments
Clitoric Ris presents the YouTube video 「SNS疲れしてるあなたへ」 (“For Those of You Tired of Social Media”), released through the artist’s official YouTube presence. Clitoric Ris is the solo project of Sugimu, whose official biography traces the project to a 2006 accidental...
Damian Hamada’s Creatures
by Rokku Sokuhō | 17 August 2026 | NEW VIDEOS | 0 Comments
Damian Hamada's Creatures are featured with “666” on the forthcoming live video release 地球魔界化計画第Ⅱ章 JOINT GIG / 黒ミサ @HAPPINESS ARENA NAGASAKI (Earth Demonization Plan Chapter II: Joint Gig / Black Mass @ HAPPINESS ARENA NAGASAKI), documenting the band’s November 2,...
DRAGDOWN
by Rokku Sokuhō | 17 August 2026 | NEW VIDEOS | 0 Comments
DRAGDOWN return with the live clip “déformation,” presented as a 2026 remaster of the track originally issued on the band’s antisocial EP in 2023. The song runs 3:08 on the original release, where it appears as track three of the six-song EP. DRAGDOWN describe their...
MØZU
by Rokku Sokuhō | 17 August 2026 | NEW VIDEOS | 0 Comments
https://youtu.be/cjht4r9eokY J-Pop, Rock, Female idol MØZU presents “Rebellion” as a live-bootleg performance, revisiting the group's January 2025 single. The studio release credits Yuru Misaka and Tadashi Oto with lyrics, RYO SAKURA with composition, and Tadashi Oto...
IF
by Rokku Sokuhō | 17 August 2026 | NEW VIDEOS | 0 Comments
IF performed “Say love me” as part of IF 2nd Showcase, held on August 3, 2026, with the performance subsequently presented as a live recording. IF is the 2026-launched unit of vocalist HAYATO and guitarist Ryunosuke Yamagishi, with HAYATO credited for lyrics and...
THE LET’S GO’s
by Rokku Sokuhō | 15 August 2026 | NEW VIDEOS | 0 Comments
Garage punk and sugar-rush rock ’n’ roll splash across a fresh canvas as THE LET’S GO’s unveil the video for はじまりのいろ (Hajimari no Iro)—literally “The Color of a Beginning.” Bassist-vocalist and lyricist Manami occupies the starring role, translating the song’s...
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