ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) started to form in Japan in the 1980’s, creating a genre where the visual performance of the artist is just as important as the music they make. The name itself is derived from the slogan “Psychedelic Violence Crime of Visual Shock”, which was seen on the cover of X Japan’s second studio album “Blue Blood”, released in 1989.
By combining the often flamboyant and androgynous looks with their music, these artists tell the story of their works in a more theatrical way than other genres worldwide often do. The visual presentation also allows these artists to express themselves individually in their own creative style.
While ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) is the “top” of the genre, there are a lot of artists who can’t be categorized in any of it’s many subgenres but still have the ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) style in their works. That’s why we’ve collected them here, as well as bands from other countries that have been inspired by this unique genre.
During his “EPOCALIPSE” European Tour 2016 砂月-SATSUKI- stopped at OshareCon in Nieuwegein on March 19 to play his show for the fans visiting the convention.
We also went to check out his performance, and took some photos while we were there. You can find these photos on our portfolio, Arlequin
During his “European Tour” 龍 (RYU) (since he is the only remaining member from 大蛇 (OROCHI)’s original lineup) stopped at OshareCon in Nieuwegein on March 19 to play his show for the fans who were visiting the convention.
We also went to check out his performance, and took some photos while
If you’re familiar with the ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) scene here in Europe, 龍 (RYU) isn’t a new face for you. While known by merely his first name in Japan, here in Europe he’s always performing under the name 大蛇 (OROCHI).
But what is 大蛇 (OROCHI) exactly? Since 龍 (RYU) has a very unique stage performance that
The last time we spoke to 砂月-SATSUKI- was at the end of 2014, when he was on tour to promote his new album “Squall of Emotions”. In that interview he already said that he gained a lot of inspiration from this tour, and that clearly wasn’t a statement to keep people happy. 砂月-SATSUKI- is currently back in Europe
During their “One-time-revival European Tour 2016” Dio ~Distraught Overlord~ stopped at MTC in Cologne on April 12 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
Dio ~Distraught Overlord~ will be doing a one-time-revival tour through Europe to celebrate the 10th anniversary of French tour organizer B7Klan.
Together with DIRTRUCKS, Dio ~Distraught Overlord~ were two of the very first artists the organizer ever worked with, so to celebrate this milestone
During their “SuG 2015 EUROPE TOUR” SuG stopped at the Underground in Cologne on November 29 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 our
ミサルカ (Misaruka) WDP are about to release their new limited DVD, titled “World Domination Project”, which will only be available at the online shop from July 12 to July 14 2015!
The DVD will be released through Starwave Records, and keep in mind, it’s availability is very limited.
Starwave Records will release a new omnibus DVD, titled “Starwave Records Vol.4”, to commemorate the 5th anniversary of Starwave Records on September 9, 2015!
This will be the 4th omnibus release of the label since it was founded, and it will feature music videos from 11 different artists
ミサルカ (Misaruka) will give away 10 pairs of tickets (meaning: 20 tickets in total), completely free of charge to fans who don’t live in Japan so they can attend their oneman live “-The world of 13-” at Shinjuku ReNY on August 27 2015.
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