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LOVEBITES // Let it shine and be beautiful, forever

雪 (Yuki) 6 May 2026 No Comments 🌸 LOVEBITES 🎶 all female 🎶 power metal

With their fifth studio album “Outstanding Power” releasing in Europe through Napalm Records on May 8, LOVEBITES are more than ready to continue with a new chapter in their music. The album is not the only musical milestone for the five metal women either, since they also played the famous Nippon Budokan stage for the first time ever last March!

More than enough reasons to invite vocalist Asami for an interview to learn a little more about their new album and their current ideas regarding their music!

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miho // The power of women in the metal genre, as shown by Lovebites

雪 (Yuki) 16 November 2018 1 Comment 🌸 LOVEBITES 🎶 all female 🎶 power metal

Lovebites is a fairly young all-female metal band who have taken the world by storm with their works. While their origin lies in Japan and all five ladies are Japanese, they achieved worldwide fame when they won the “Metal Hammer Golden Gods Award” for the “Best New Band” category, and of course through

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Lovebites // EUROPEAN & UK TOUR 2018 at Patronaat

雪 (Yuki) 16 November 2018 No Comments 🌸 LOVEBITES 🎶 all female 🎶 power metal

During their “EUROPEAN & UK TOUR 2018” LOVEBITES stopped at the Patronaat in Haarlem on November 13 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

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Ryo Trackmaker // Ready to make a change

雪 (Yuki) 8 May 2026 No Comments

This February Ryo released the very first track for his solo project ‘Ryo Trackmaker’, and this song started quite the discussion online. Filled with curiosity of our own, 雪 (Yuki) reached out to Ryo to ask him some questions about his choices and his opinion on the use of AI in music.

And today we can finally show you his story…

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LOVEBITES // Let it shine and be beautiful, forever

雪 (Yuki) 6 May 2026 No Comments

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Z CLEAR // DINER: Don’t let your dreams just remain dreams

雪 (Yuki) 1 February 2026 No Comments

August of 2025 was quite a busy month for Z CLEAR. A label change and of course enough live shows to keept he member’s schedules pretty packed. But they also released a new song and MV that might have flown a little bit under the radar.

雪 (Yuki)’s radar didn’t fail in picking up the signal of “DINER”, so in this review she’s taking a closer look at the song and accompanying music video.

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LIZA // ANTARES: Someday we’ll look at the same night sky

雪 (Yuki) 25 January 2026 No Comments

Recently we already took a deep dive into “未完の肖像” (Mikan no Syouzou) to get an idea about the dark fantasy world created by LIZA, and at the end of that article we promised you that we would also look at their 2nd depiction. So today we’re fulfilling that promise we made to you!

雪 (Yuki) took a detailed look at the song and music video for “ANTARES”, and will tell you all about it in today’s review!

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NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST // Devil inside: You can not escape from me

雪 (Yuki) 4 January 2026 No Comments

After the release of “Nail in the coffin” in April of 2025, NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST return with a new release in the form of “Devil inside” in December of the same year. But after a song that created so many puns from just the title, what can we expect from this new song?

雪 (Yuki) took a closer look at the single and will tell you all about it in this review!

DEVILOOF announces EUROPE TOUR 2025 -THE UNHOLY-

DEVILOOF have announced a European tour, of which the majority will be taking place in late November and early December later this year, but for everyone in Spain there’s a date a little sooner than that at RESURRECTION FEST in late June already. In this post we’re sharing a bit of information about the tour, as well as the ticket options!
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DAMNED announces EUROPE TOUR 2025 “JUKAI”

DAMNED tries to fuse the dark elegance of ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) with the intense energy of metalcore to create a powerful sound that has captivated fans across Japan already, but now they’re gearing up to captivate you around Europe this fall! In this post we’ll explain you more about when they will be appearing where, and how to get tickets for their shows. Will you be attending any of these dates?
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HYDE announces HYDE [INSIDE] LIVE 2025 WORLD TOUR

After the release of the “HYDE [INSIDE]” album in September of 2024, HYDE has now revealed his biggest solo world tour to date. With dates in Japan, South America and Europe between late June and November, HYDE’s schedule is looking pretty busy this year. In this post we’ll explain you more about when he will be appearing where, and how to get tickets for his overseas shows. Will you be attending any of these shows?
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NAZARE announces disbandment

After six years of activities NAZARE have decided to cease all of their future activities and disband. While this is a real shame for fans of the group, the band has left their own messages about the situation, thanking everyone for their support. In this post we’ve translated these messages to English for you.
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クルエラ (Cruella) announces new digital single “お人形遊び” (Oningyou Asobi)

クルエラ (Cruella) will be releasing their second digital single later this month. In this post we’re telling you a little more about the single, as well as it’s release date!
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