It’s been a while since we last featured Angels’ Temptation, but that doesn’t mean the members have just been sitting around and doing nothing. Our last time featuring them unfortunately had some sad news about a member leaving the group, and it has been a bit quiet in terms of new music coming from the
雪 (Yuki)
She originally started the project in 2009 as a photographer under the name of Arlequin Photography, but developed an interest in journalism and translation ever since. Because of these interests interviews and reviews were added to the project, until it eventually hit the limits as a "photographer" in 2021, and Arlequin Magazine was added to the mix.
雪 (Yuki) is a native Dutch speaker with a graphic design degree, which means she is also the main person behind Arlequin Creations.
After all these years she is still the main person who does interviews the interviews and live photos that you see on Arlequin, but also a large chunk of the reviews and behind-the-scenes work and communication goes through her.
She speaks Dutch and English on a native level, but also understands Japanese and German.
GrimAqua // First mini-album “AQUAISM”
GrimAqua already released the digital version of their very first mini-album “AQUAISM” on February 29 of this year, but also announced a physical release coming in late March. Fans who like to have an actual CD on display in their collection can do exactly that since March 27!
In addition
the GazettE // New live DVD & Blu-ray “MASS “THE FINAL”
the GazettE have announced that their new live DVD & Blu-Ray, titled “2023.07.15 LIVE AT NIPPON BUDOKAN live tour 2022-2023 MASS “THE FINAL”” will be released on April 17, 2024.
The release comes in four different types, namely two limited editions (one Blu-ray and
JILUKA // K4RMA WORLD TOUR 2024
We’re a bit last minute in terms of sharing the information for JILUKA’s K4RMA WORLD TOUR, and for that I want to apologize. There was a minor medical emergency behind the scenes on our end that prevented me from sharing this news with you sooner.
Anyways, JILUKA have announced that they’re
竜神 (RYUJIN) // (2/2) “I would like to introduce Samurai Metal around the world!”
Last week we already published part one of our interview with 篠本竜司 (Shinomoto Ryuji), in which we spoke about the reason behind the change from GYZE to 竜神 (RYUJIN), as well as 竜司 (Ryuji)’s musical history and his international ambitions as a Japanese metal musician.
Since 竜司 (Ryuji) was so open about
Electric Eel Shock // 30th Anniversary Europe Tour 2024
Electric Eel Shock is a garage rock band, and they have been around for quite some time. 30 years, in fact! The group formed in Tokyo in 1994, and exists out of Akihito Morimoto as a vocalist and guitarist, Kazuto Maekawa as a bassist and Tomoharu ‘Gian’ Ito as a drummer.
For their 30th anniversary
竜神 (RYUJIN) // (1/2) “I thought this was my fate, and became a dragon god.”
We have quite a treat for you today, one that we have been working on for quite some time. Perhaps you might have heard of 竜神 (RYUJIN) already, but in case you haven’t, here’s a (very quick) rundown:
竜神 (RYUJIN) is the newest musical incarnation of 篠本竜司 (Shinomoto Ryuji), who you might also recognize as
KAMIJO // European Tour 2024 “The Anthem”
KAMIJO has been teasing a European tour for quite a while already, but the information for each date has finally been announced!
The tour will be taking place between June 8 and June 16, and will visit France, Hungary, Finland, Germany, The Netherlands and the UK.
Tickets are available as VVIP, which
Pluto // “I hope I can express the pain in my heart and the emotions that I’m afraid to share with others”
It’s been a while since our last interview, but we wanted to start 2024 off with something a little different this time. For this interview we’ve asked vocalist 蒼月 (Tsuzuki) and guitarist 螢 (Kei) some questions about their band Pluto – which is a project I have personally been following
NAZARE // Latin America tour in October 2024
NAZARE have announced through their Twitter/X account that they will be touring Latin America in October of 2024.
At the moment no venues have been announced yet, so we only have the dates and cities to go off of for the time being:
10/11 – Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
10/12 – São Paulo (Brazil)