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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
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
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
After a successful European tour, the South Korean Black Metal band Madmans Esprit is unstoppable. They have already announced their Latin America tour for 2025. There will be three shows, with
There is a new wave of Visual-kei artists heading toward Western countries for live shows—and the next one is also ready to be announced: DazzlingBAD will perform a concert at
KRUELTY describe their work as »disgusting music from Tokyo, Japan« and have influences from Hardcore, Grindcore, Doom Metal, and Death Metal. They are particularly inspired by American and Scandinavian bands
The aspiring Visual-kei band Zeke Deux [ジークデュー] will return to Europe this month for an exclusive live show in Munich’s Backstage Club on the 28th of September, 2024. Zeke Deux
It’s been an announcement we’ve all been waiting for! Madmans Esprit will hold their – The world as collective reflections – Europe Tour this autumn with shows in Poland, the
Visual-kei is not dead. The heydays for V-kei artists succeeding overseas seemed long over, with the pandemic cutting off the last threads that held the scene together. Sure, long-established artists
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