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
Visual-kei
[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
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
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
Around the World: Madmans Esprit hitting Latin America next!
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
PInku Heuft
2024/11/08
A truely iconic band comes to Europe: NIGHTMARE’s The WORLD TOUR!
A lot of Japanese bands are lately making their debut in European countries, and so the next one announced their tour! NIGHTMARE is a Japanese Visual-kei Rock band known for
PInku Heuft
2024/11/08
First time in Europe: DazzlingBAD playing in Switzerland
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
PInku Heuft
2024/09/23
Zeke Deux Returning to Europe for Exclusive Show
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
Phillip Jacob
2024/09/17