Japanese alt-metal quintet coldrain make their global return with upcoming album ‘OPTIMIZE = OPTDEMISE’, out in September via Century Media Records and unleashed the single ‘EX-HUMANITY’!
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A new Japanese entity has arisen with YAO, a supergroup with pedigree the size of a kaiju featuring hip-hop queen Awich, rapper Chico Carlito, ONE OK ROCK and Paledusk! An epic first single ‘777’ was released, showing off the blend of hip-hop, rock and alternative music they’ll bring, including cinematic music video!
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Japanese sensation HANABIE. released their new digital single ‘Life Is Short, O Brave Girl’, the opening theme for the upcoming anime series ‘Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games’!
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Japanese metal powerhouse Knosis returned with their first new music since last year’s release of debut album ‘GENKNOSIS’! The single and video ‘Kushizashi’ is out right now with SharpTone Records!
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Japanese punk band Dizzy Sunfist signed to Fat Wreck Chords and shared a new video/song with ‘The Dream Is Not Dead (Fat Wreck Version)’ to celebrate!
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Japanese alt-metal band SiM announced their new album ‘HOOMAN AFTER ALL’ to be out in September via UNFD, with an extensive world tour following! To celebrate the announcement, they unveiled the sindle and video ‘BLiNDEYES’ featuring Yukina of HANABIE!
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Tokyo death metal legends Defiled unleashed the third and last single from their upcoming album ‘Altered State’ with the title track! The full-length is out next month with Season of Mist!
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Japanese power metal quintet Lovebites unleashed a video for the track ‘Reaper’s Lullaby’, out with their new label Napalm Records!
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Japanese rockers Crossfaith have returned with their roaring new single ‘ZERO’, released via UNFD, and yet another banging track!
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Japanese metalcore quintet Sable Hills released new single ‘No Turning Back’, featuring Trevor Phipps of Unearth, another track from their highly anticipated album ‘Odyssey, set for release in April via Arising Empire!
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Japanese death/doom four-piece Coffins return with their most anticipated album “Sinister Oath”, released on March 29th via Relapse Records, and deliver a dark and oppressive piece, highly recommended for fans of Autopsy, Asphyx, and Hooded Menace!
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“Cranial Obsession” features four long tracks that span over forty minutes of duration. The song reeks of the cadaverous stench of death drawing the listener into a suffocating atmosphere of miasma.
Significant Point is releasing its monsoon of metal mayhem. Be prepared to go ‘Into The Storm’!
Japanese grave robbbers Coffins bring the doom once more on a long overdue new full-length ‘Beyond the Circular Demise’.
Conclusion: “Clockwork Immortality” is a good album by Lovebites, definitely room for improvement in an own individual sound and storytelling. Definitely give it a couple of listens, you won’t regret it.
Crossfaith raises the party again on “Ex-Machina” with their signature sound of metal, electronic music and melody!
I can tell you one thing: this band is on their way to the top.
Japanese electro metal outfit Crossfaith is back with a few new songs on yet another EP release!
Japanese Crossfaith is back to get you dancing and banging your head at the same time together with some nice guest appearances! I can say only one thing: we want more!
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