-OZ- // “We just want our passports to be full of stamps!”

Starting in 2004 under the concept of “美と大敗” (Bi to Taihai) (or "Beauty and Decadence"), -OZ- have a darker and heavier visual presentation than the other bands signed to LOOP ASH RECORDS, but you won't hear their audience complaining about that.

The group released their very first album "VERSUS" in 2009, followed by "Rouge" in 2010. The latter is also the reason they're currently touring here in Europe.
This tour is their very first time outside of Japan, and we really wanted to know more about their impressions so far - among other things, of course!

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the fool // ~Crazy frogs hunting the world~ at P60

After their last visit in August for the “Jap-Ro Festival”, the fool returned to The Netherlands once more for their “~Crazy frogs hunting the world~” tour, this time stopping in Amstelveen on December 2nd, where we managed to take some photos of their live show.

These photos are hosted on our photography portfolio, Arlequin Photography.
You can find the link to their page there in this post!

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Guren // ~Crazy frogs hunting the world~ (support) at P60

the fool didn't come to Amstelveen by themselves. This time being supported behind the scenes by Râmen Events meant that there was a support act to accompany them during their live show on December 2nd: Guren.
While there we also managed to take some photos of their live show.

These photos are hosted on our photography portfolio, Arlequin Photography.
You can find the link to their page there in this post!

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the fool // Three crazy frogs on a roadtrip around the world

It has been a mere 4 months since the fool last came to Europe, since last August they were on the stage in Utrecht and Bonn together with Luzmelt.

Our first interview with Gunji from the fool included vocalist yuhma from Luzmelt due to time constraints, and some questions from that list had to be cut on the spot.
Unfortunately I can't redeem myself with yuhma at this point in time, but I can with Gunji and the rest of the fool!
So let's go!

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Guren // A Belgian “family” inspired by Visual Kei

In all honesty, this interview wasn't planned at all. Until we got to the show for the fool in Amstelveen, we had no idea that there would be a local (Belgium is local to us, at least) artist supporting the three frogs from Japan.

Because of how enjoyable the three members of Guren were on stage, we decided to request an interview on the spot to learn a little more about them, writing the questions for this interview while the band was still on stage.

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El -Ethnic Legist- // Four mummies combining Egyptian music with heavy metal

What do you get when you combine ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) with Egyptian elements like folklore, fashion and music? You get El -Ethnic Legist-!
The four mummies are currently touring Europe to deliver us their music and stories.

We managed to get a hold of them in Liege (Belgium) for an interview, in which we talk about their choices for the band's concept and name, as well as their music influences. Are you ready for some Egyptian influence?

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El -Ethnic Legist- // Europe tour at Le Tipi

El -Ethnic Legist- came to Europe for their "Europe tour”, tour, and during their stop in Liege (Belgium) on September 19 we managed to take some photos of their live show.

These photos are hosted on our photography portfolio, Arlequin Photography.
You can find the link to their page there in this post!

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ダウト (D=OUT) // “We draw inspiration for our songs from each other.”

I have a bit of a confession to make with this interview. This interview is actually heavily backdated, as it was not posted in 2010 originally.
In fact, this interview was done before Arlequin even launched officially. At this point in time I was still a student, which means that the questions aren't the same depth as they would be today.

Regardless, I did want to share this interview with you, since ダウト (D=OUT) were so incredibly nice and helpful, and they even liked the reason this interview was created in the first place. So, here you have it. Arlequin's very first interview, before it was even an official project!

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the fool // Jap-Ro Festival at Tivoli de Helling

the fool came to Europe for their "Jap-Ro Festival”, tour, and during their stop in Utrecht (The Netherlands) on August 1st we managed to take some photos of their live show.

These photos are hosted on our photography portfolio, Arlequin Photography.
You can find the link to their page there in this post!

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Luzmelt // Jap-Ro Festival at Tivoli de Helling

Luzmelt came to Europe for their "Jap-Ro Festival”, tour, and during their stop in Utrecht (The Netherlands) on August 1st we managed to take some photos of their live show.

These photos are hosted on our photography portfolio, Arlequin Photography.
You can find the link to their page there in this post!

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