Category: 💿 Album

✨ Review 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 💿 Album

KAMIJO // Behind the Mask (3/3): OSCAR

雪 (Yuki) May 24, 2024 No Comments
Bonjour!
As you probably know by now, KAMIJO is preparing to tour Europe this June with his "The Anthem" tour, and for that reason we're doing a little promotion of our own. With our three-part "Behind the Mask" series we aim to give you a different view of KAMIJO's solo works by diving into his story of Louis XVII.
Since this story spans various releases, we've divided it into three parts. In this third and final part we'll cover the "OSCAR" album, which was released in 2022.

View More KAMIJO // Behind the Mask (3/3): OSCAR
✨ Review 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 💿 Album

KAMIJO // Behind the Mask (2/3): Sang

雪 (Yuki) May 10, 2024 No Comments
Bonjour!
As you probably know by now, KAMIJO is preparing to tour Europe this June with his "The Anthem" tour, and for that reason we're doing a little promotion of our own. With our three-part "Behind the Mask" series we aim to give you a different view of KAMIJO's solo works by diving into his story of Louis XVII.
Since this story spans various releases, we've divided it into three parts. In this second part we'll cover the "Sang" album, which was released in 2018.

View More KAMIJO // Behind the Mask (2/3): Sang
✨ Review 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 💿 Album

浅葱 (ASAGI) // Japanese folklore in a musical format through “斑 (Madara)”

雪 (Yuki) July 15, 2022 No Comments

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.

View More 浅葱 (ASAGI) // Japanese folklore in a musical format through “斑 (Madara)”
✨ Review 🎵 Metal 💿 Album

NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST // Creating a new world with “ARGOS”

雪 (Yuki) June 17, 2022 No Comments

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,

View More NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST // Creating a new world with “ARGOS”
✨ Review 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 💿 Album

Jupiter // Legends never die with “Zeus”

雪 (Yuki) April 20, 2019 6 Comments

We’ve been covering Jupiter’s releases for quite some time now, so the band doesn’t need a big introduction at this point, do they?
Last August the band released their first single with the new lineup of the group, titled “Theory of Evolution”. Consisting out of three

View More Jupiter // Legends never die with “Zeus”
✨ Review 🎵 Digital 💿 Album

PLASTICZOOMS // Immerse yourself into the world of “PLASTICZOOMS”

雪 (Yuki) March 27, 2017 No Comments

PLASTICZOOMS is a project that tries to capture music and fashion on the same level, while being centered on frontman SHO ASAKAWA.

With their roots being in genres like 70’s Punk, 80’s Post Punk, New Wave and Gothic PLASTICZOOMS creates a unique sound that doesn’t make you think

View More PLASTICZOOMS // Immerse yourself into the world of “PLASTICZOOMS”
✨ Review 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 💿 Album

Versailles // Celebrating a milestone through “JUBILEE”

Khalia S March 10, 2013 No Comments

“JUBILEE” is Versailles’ first major album under Warner Music Japan. With this new release comes a variety of new features and sounds, as well as a truly though-provoking performance.

The tracks on this album deviate from the heavier, symphonic metal sound to a gentler, airy, neo-classical

View More Versailles // Celebrating a milestone through “JUBILEE”
✨ Review 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 💿 Album

Versailles // The search for the “Holy Grail”

Khalia S March 8, 2013 No Comments

Versailles’ latest release, “Holy Grail”, is their second major release with Warner Music Japan, one heavily anticipated by fans. The album takes a slightly different turn from past works though the tracks still strongly incorporate neoclassicism and complex melodies. It is heavily

View More Versailles // The search for the “Holy Grail”
✨ Review 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 💿 Album

Versailles // An enchanting story of “Lyrical Sympathy”

Khalia S April 5, 2011 No Comments

“Lyrical Sympathy” gives off an aura of sentimental despair. While the feelings of being shrouded in despair are consistently evident throughout the album, Versailles does not limit themselves to one style of delivery. The natural flow of melody, from intensity to calm and back again,

View More Versailles // An enchanting story of “Lyrical Sympathy”
✨ Review 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 💿 Album

Versailles // A peek into the world of the “Noble”

Khalia S October 7, 2010 No Comments
“Noble” is the very first full-length album by Versailles, released in 2008 under KAMIJO’s indie label Sherow Artist Society. The album tells a story of darkness, chaos, sadness and revival, while bearing an undeniable beauty of the sort that only Versailles can achieve.

Khalia immersed herself into the world of “Noble” to tell you all about the album in this review.

View More Versailles // A peek into the world of the “Noble”