GOTHIKA // AVO J-Rock Festival at Tivoli de Helling

Especially for “AVO J-Rock Festival” GOTHIKA visited Tivoli de Helling in Utrecht on July 14 to play their show for the fans who had been waiting outside for most of the afternoon already.

We also went to check out their performance, and took some photos while we were there. You can find these photos on

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Capella // The first full album “ココロケイト” (KOKOLOCATE) is set to release in August

Capella are about to release their first full album, titled “ココロケイト” (KOKOLOCATE), on August 7, 2013!

The album will be released through Starwave Records, and… there is no way to get your hands on a copy early through live shows this time.

Starwave Records has published the following

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Magistina Saga // The new mini-album “Two-facedness of a tale” is set to release in August

Magistina Saga are about to release their new mini-album, titled “The two-facedness of a tale”, on August 7, 2013!

The album will be released through Starwave Records, and even though the official release date is set for early August, you can secure a copy early by purchasing it at live

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umbrella // The second mini-album “モノクローム(黒)” (Monokuromu (Kuro)) is set to release in July

umbrella are about to release their second mini-album, titled “モノクローム(黒)” (Monokuromu (Kuro)), on July 3, 2013!

The album will be released through Starwave Records, and even though the release date is set for early July, it’s possible to secure your copy early by purchasing it

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Calmando Qual // “Even though we don’t speak the same language, music is universal and we can enjoy it together.”

Calmando Qual is quite well known in the European ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) scene, but let me introduce them anyway, just to make sure. They’re a gothic ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) band, which has formed in August of 2001 by vocalist Hibiki and guitarist Tak, but only signed with Starwave Records in 2010.

Their music

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Plunklock // “Music is the key that opens the door to our world.”

Plunklock is a relatively “new” ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) band on the scene, only officially starting in November of 2010. The four members decided they wanted to create a band that could inspire the world through it’s music.
Their music is characterized by aggressive instrumentals and a steady line of

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Silver Ash // New single “Reborn” will be released on April 6

China’s first visual rock band, Silver Ash, have officially reunited in January of this year through the release of their single “Pretty but Evil” on January 4th.
The group has also set their sights on being a fully international band by offering songs in English, Chinese and Japanese.

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燭台(怪) (Syokudai (Kakkokai)) // New mini-album “前田清隆” to be released in April

燭台(怪) (Syokudai (Kakkokai) are about to release their very first mini album, titled “前田清隆” (Maeda Kiyotaka) on April 24, 2013!

The album will be released through Starwave Records, and even though the official release date is set for the end of April, you can secure your copy early by purchasing

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Capella // The new single “reminder” is set to release in March

Capella are about to release their new single, titled “reminder”, on March 20, 2013!

The single will be released through Starwave Records, and even though the official release date is set for late March, you can secure a copy early at live shows starting March 14.

Starwave Records has published

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Synk;yet // The new mini-album “Sacred Symphony” is set to release in April

Synk;yet are about to release their second mini-album, titled “Sarcred Symphony”, on April 17, 2013!

The album will be released through Starwave Records, and even though the official release date is set for mid-April, you can secure a copy early at the release party in 池袋CYBER (IkebukuroCYBER)

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