After their performance at Otakon in the United States Mikaru, the man behind G.L.A.M.S, decided that there has to be another live performance, but this time it will be one that is available to attend from all over the world rather than just one country.
There’s one catch though, it will be an online
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's still the one responsible for the interviews and most of the live photography you see here at Arlequin, but the majority of reviews and behind-the-scenes work is also done by her.
The reviews she writes are from the viewing point of an overseas fan, and thus written in English before being translated to Dutch, Spanish and Japanese. In the English versions she also tries to explain the meaning behind certain kanji or song titles to the readers, but what you don't see here is that these explanations are omitted in the Japanese versions in order to appeal to these readers more.
She speaks Dutch and English on a native level, but also understands Japanese and German.
BRIDEAR announces “Decide to Survive European Tour 2022”
Following the release of their new album “AEGIS OF ATHENA” last April, BRIDEAR will be returning to Europe this September for a short tour, playing a total of 8 shows in 5 different countries!
Band profile
BRIDEAR exist out of KIMI on vocals, AYUMI and MOE on guitar, HARU on bass and
DEVILOOF announces merchandise collaboration with Village Vanguard
DEVILOOF have announced a collaboration with Village Vanguard (a Japanese online store for all kinds of goods) for some exclusive merchandise items!
The collection includes a T-shirt and a longsleeve shirt, but also a pillow, backpack, baseball cap, keychains, mug, measuring container, flipflops,
浅葱 (ASAGI) // 斑 (Madara): I am the child of the moon world
In the ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) world the name “ASAGI” probably immediately makes you think of the vocalist from the popular band “D”, and even now you wouldn’t be wrong. But today we’re not going to talk about D, but about some of ASAGI’s other activities.
Angels’ Temptation announce the departure of keyboardist Shion
Shion has announced that she will be leaving her position as the keyboard player of Angels’ Temptation after the performance at 埼玉会館公 (Saitama Hall) on August 11, 2022.
Angels’ Temptation have made a special page on their website with comments from both Shion, the other members of the
NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST // ARGOS: Walk with me to hell
Following their “counterattack” in 2020 NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST released a new mini-album called “The Wasteland” as well as a single called “THE ONE”, both releases including their new guitarists Valtz and Yu-taro. The addition of these two guitarists seems to have filled the band with power and determination,
G.L.A.M.S announced as the musical guest at Otakon 2022
G.L.A.M.S is going overseas! And this time the destination is not in Europe, but instead it’s the United States!
Vocalist Mikaru and guitarist Yudai are scheduled to appear at Otakon, a convention held in Washington D.C. The 2022 edition of the event will take place from July 29 to July 31.
The
3470.mon // “I started Visual Kei because I thought Visual Kei was the opposite”
Before we get to the actual contents of this post, we have to do a little bit of an introduction first. Since we’ll be doing something a little different than usual… The following interview was not conducted by us here at Arlequin Magazine, but by オザキケイト (Ozaki Keito) in late August of 2021.
Clownus // “Call us clowns all you want, we’ll still do our own things”
The name “Clownus” is probably as much of a new name for you as it was for us, despite the band being around since 2018 already. As the title implies, this group very much does their own things at their own pace.
But who exactly are Clownus? Well, let me give you a very quick introduction before I let the band
縁 (Enishi) // Connecting the past with the future
Perhaps you’ve seen word going around about this small project on Twitter, but I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if this managed to sneak by you entirely either.
縁 (Enishi) was originally intended as a one-time-only session band lead by SUI, existing out of former members of Megaromania,
ANCIENT MYTH // A serving from Nyx with a side of Ambrosian Blood
ANCIENT MYTH is a female fronted symphonic metal band based in Tokyo. However, they’re often categorized in the ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) genre as well due to their visual appearance and the wide range of the genre when it comes to music.
Consisting of vocalist Michal, keyboardist Hal, guitarist Kohei and
Nellfin // Showcasing the world like you’ve Never Seen
Nellfin are a ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) band from the 名古屋 (Nagoya) Prefecture, but we’re pretty sure that you haven’t heard much about them just yet. And if you have, well, then we hope to be able to tell you a little more about this duo and their music.
Which is why we’ve asked vocalist JURI