Radiating Light: In Memoriam of Shinya
Oh, fuck cancer! LUNA SEA’s drummer Shinya [真矢] has died on 17th of February, 2026, at the age of 56 after battling with cancer since 2020, leaving us in grief.
Wanda Proft
2026/03/05
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[ARCHIVE] D’ESPAIRSRAY Band Introduction: Back into Despair!
We are taking you a few years back to introduce you to one of the disbanded bands that shouldn’t be forgotten. D’ESPAIRSRAY, formed in 1999, were a class on its
Vincent Meißner
2025/11/26
DIR EN GREY—PHALARIS. Come Listen to the Bellow of the Bull!
Come, come to the temple. Come and join the spectacle. Can you feel the heat? Do you smell the charred flesh? Let’s listen bellow of the bull! Oh peeps, a
Phillip Jacob
2025/11/04
Full Power For Every Show: DAMNED Interview on Soon Touring Europe
After DAMNED hogged the limelight at the 2MAN LIVE BATTLE “Kyōmei” [2MAN LIVE BATTLE【共鳴】] of fellow Visual-kei band BLAZE, we sat down with the band members for an easygoing interview.
Fabian Neubauer
2025/11/01
A New Challenger: DAMNED live in Ikebukuro 2025
This autumn, Visual-kei newcomers BLAZE invited six of their senior bands to a series of 2MAN lives in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district. As part of the 2MAN LIVE BATTLE “Kyōmei” [2MAN
Fabian Neubauer
2025/10/26
[ARCHIVE] DOGMATIC CINEMATIC: the GazettE WORLD TOUR16 DOGMATIC Concert Report
Ever since the GazettE embarked on their DARK AGES PROJECT in summer 2015, fans worldwide had been hopeful that one of the twelve successively announced so called movements would bring
Wanda Proft
2025/08/28
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Your Invitation to a Funeral: Album Portrait of DIR EN GREY’s Kisou [鬼葬]
A Thing That Died With Time: Introduction Let’s go back in time 23 years to 2002. The world then knew nothing of YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, TikTok, or any other
Phillip Jacob
2025/08/24
[ARCHIVE] Soaked in Red Light: DIR EN GREY TOUR14 PSYCHONNECT -mode of “GAUZE”?-
In 2013, DIR EN GREY released the EP THE UNRAVELING, transitioning seven of their old pieces into their present style in addition to the title track. Classics including Karma, MACABRE and Bottom
Wanda Proft
2025/08/10
JILUKA live in Bochum and Berlin: Let me see your fucking chaos!
JILUKA’s European tour leg of their JILUKA K4RMA WORLD TOUR in June 2024 was sold out really fast, feeding right into the thirsty Visual-kei fans’ thirst. So, what’s the logical
PInku Heuft
2025/05/22