Power-metal/metalcore band CHAOS CONTROL introduces its next chapter with After The Fall, released September 9, 2026. The Tokyo act’s advance single previews its self-titled third full-length, arriving October 21 through Repentless—the first with...
Rock and seishun-punk band ハルカミライ (Harukamirai) gives nostalgia a forward gear on 秋のよすが (Aki no Yosuga — “Autumn’s Solace”), its two-song digital single released September 9, 2026. The Hachiōji quartet’s first explicitly autumn-themed song revisits...
Pop-rock band RETRORIRON (レトロリロン) questions the default settings with AMANO-JAKU? (“Contrarian?”), released September 9. The Tokyo-formed act previews アブノーマルライフハック (Abunōmaru Raifu Hakku — “Abnormal Life Hack”), its five-track major-label debut EP,...
Pop-punk trio SABOTEMPLE tackles adulthood’s entrance exam on ひぐらし (Higurashi — “Evening Cicada”), its two-song single released September 9, 2026. The Tokushima act’s first release since all members entered university pairs the title track’s...
Alternative-idol electropop group ミームトーキョー (MEME TOKYO) hits the accelerator with 非公式メモリー (Hikōshiki Memorī — “Unofficial Memory”), released September 9, 2026. It marks the Tokyo act’s first single since MINORI joined its four-member lineup in...
Indie rock outfit Pastel Tang Club gives track jacket a three-guitar workout on its September 9, 2026 single release. The Tokyo-based six-piece channels its stage energy into interlocking guitars and a propulsive groove—an arrangement with enough...
Art-punk/pop-rock trio TsuShiMaMiRe (つしまみれ) packs 27 years of restless invention into The Greatest World, released September 9, 2026. Formed at Chiba University, the band introduces drummer Asami Suzuki’s first studio album with seven studio tracks...
