響 (Hibiki) // “I want to play an active part in all kinds of genres, not just metal.”

Even though it has been a hot minute since I was able to ask all members of 摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) a long list of questions about the band and their activities as individual members, there was one thing that wasn’t sitting right with me. Because most of you will recognize 響 (Hibiki) as the drummer of 摩天楼オペラ

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TAKA & Syu // Online entertainment through project “Lounge Room”

It has been almost a year since the pandemic hit, and I don’t think I have to explain you how bad the situation is for everyone in all corners and occupations all over the world. But because of the subject we usually talk about here I’d like to limit ourselves to the categories of “musicians”

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摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) // A fleeting hymn of love

I’m sure that most people by now have heard of 摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) as a band, but in the recent years I have seen their overseas activity get less and less. Yet there was a lot going on in the world of the band. Not only have they gone independent last year, they’ve also lost their guitarist,

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David // SUI’s birthday stream “Fragment & Reminiscence” and new concept mini-album “Gothculture”

Like I said in the previous article about SUI’s plans for January of 2021, he planned a large event spanning two days to celebrate not only his own birthday, but also the 4th anniversary of David as his solo project. Unfortunately the state of emergency was issued in Japan, preventing SUI from holding

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Angels’ Temptation // “As angels, we support you.”

Angels’ Temptation is still a relatively new band on the scene, starting their very first activities on their YouTube channel in November of 2018, and releasing their very first digital single “Fallen Angel” in July of 2020. So that’s quite some time between the very first

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David // SUI’s birthday will be celebrated with a live show

For his birthday SUI has announced that he will be playing not one, but two live shows named “Fragment & Reminiscence” in 浦和Narciss (Urawa Narciss) on the 23rd and 24th of January.

Originally it was intended as a full live show which would also be broadcasted through TwitCasting,

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Alpha999 // Official webshop now open!

When I introduced Alpha999 last year there was something that I noticed almost immediately.
The one who introduced me to TAKA’s music lives in Japan. They have the option to go to Alpha999’s live shows and get their hands on CDs or merchandise. But since I live overseas, I cannot do any of

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Mr.SunFace // Combining street culture and graffiti with fashion

If you’re familiar with DaizyStripper you probably know まゆ (Mayu) as the lead guitarist of the band. But did you know that he recently jumped into a completely different project that has nothing to do with the band? He recently launched his very own clothing label Mr.SunFace!

The very first collection,

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Scarlet Horizon // The number “7”

Scarlet Horizon are a ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) inspired band from Bejing, China, existing out of ZERO on vocals, 曜 (You) on guitar and backing vocals, 覚 (Satori) on bass and 亚弥 (Ayase) on drums.
In 2016 they released their first single “Unstoppable”, and since they followed that up with the

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The Betrayed // First EP “Crying with One Eye” now available on Bandcamp

Maybe you’ve heard of Ryo Fujimura through the band he started in 1999, called “AciD FLavoR”. In 2006 he debuted as the 7-strings guitarist and leader of the band from EMI in Japan, and he remained at this position until the band eventually disbanded in 2010. From that moment he has been focusing

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