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Loss of an Icon: In Memoriam of REITA

REITA, rest in music, rest in peace! With a heavy heart, we learned and shared the news about your passing. You will always be remembered for all you gave to

Wanda Proft 2024/04/18

Paledusk at Polaris Fatalism Europe / UK Tour 2024 Metropol Berlin Germany 2024/03/29 © Fabian Neubauer

Sacrilegious Night: Paledusk, Thornhill, Silent Planet, and Polaris in Berlin

Good Friday, 2024, in Berlin. Australian Melodic Metalcore outfit Polaris defies the “silent” holiday with the tour final of their Polaris Fatalism Europe / UK Tour 2024. There shouldn’t be

Wanda Proft 2024/04/07

Iconic Albums: DIR EN GREY—UROBOROS

After exploring DIR EN GREY’s 5th studio album Withering to death. from 2005 yesterday, we are now taking a closer look at yet another iconic album of the band: their

Merle Buck 2024/03/22

Iconic Albums: DIR EN GREY—Withering to Death.

It’s unusual to review albums as old as Withering to death. and UROBOROS from DIR EN GREY. But these are not just any two albums released over 15 years ago.

Merle Buck 2024/03/21

coldrain at coldrain Euro Tour 2024 SO36 Berlin Germany 2024/02/27 © Lisa Röntsch

coldrain live in Berlin: Ramen Boys Back in Town

On February 27, 2024, the time had finally come and Japanese Post-Hardcore band coldrain returned to the German capital. This time, they played at the legendary SO36 in Kreuzberg at

Merle Buck 2024/03/19

In Memoriam of Atsushi Sakurai

Atsushi Sakurai, we lost one of the great ones with you. We have lost an incredible artist with a captivating voice and an exceptional presence, a mesmerizing storyteller who, time

Wanda Proft 2023/10/30

MIYAVI 20th & Beyond Tour SO36 Kreuzberg Berlin Germany 2023/09/27 © Wanda Proft

MIYAVI in Berlin 2023: The Power Of Music, Empathy, and Community

MIYAVI’s Berlin audience is on fire as soon as the solo artist enters the stage of the city’s legendary venue SO36 this Wednesday, 27th of September. Joyful excitement sweeps through

Wanda Proft 2023/10/09

2020/02/19 Ningen Isu, Lido, Berlin © Merle Buck, Indie Fighters

Ningen Isu—Thirty Years of poetic Doom Metal Experience

We are looking back to the 19th of February, kick-off to Ningen Isu’s first European tour in the concert hall Lido in Berlin. The band was tense before their show,

Merle Buck 2020/03/28

JAPAMOSPHERE 2019 by Tokyo Jupiter Records with THE OCEAN, Tengil, Vampillia, Of decay and sublime, and pale

Returning Home at JAPAMOSPHERE 2019

Just a few days after I returned to Japan, Tokyo Jupiter Records presented its annual JAPAMOSPHERE event on October 6th, 2019. What better way to kick-off the new dawn of

Wanda Proft 2019/10/26

Hi, there! I’m Wanda, head of EN.CORE ROCKS. Launched in 2015, relaunched with a new design in 2019, and gone on hiatus when the pandemic hit in 2020, this online music magazine about Japanese and East-Asian music has entered a new stage: A playground to explore the scene with a never-ending love for music and culture connected to it. Let’s get in touch!