Begräbnis – Izanaena Reviewed: January 2021 Released: 2020, Weird Truth Productions Rating: 2/5 Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz I’m not really sure what’s happening on IZANAENA, but I think I like it? Japan has long been a creative nexus for all things musically extreme. Be it the mighty metal shred of Loudness,…
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JAPANDEMONIUM…LIVE!! A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of Live Hard Rock/Metal albums recorded in Japan.
Japandemonium! Live!! A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of Live Hard Rock/Metal albums recorded in Japan. (Version 1.2) by JP PREFACE As we hit the 50th anniversary of Heavy Metal this year (2020), as Managing Editor of Metal-Rules.com, one of my goals is to try to add more editorial content and…
Solitude (Japan) – Reach For The Sky
Reviewed: May 2019 Released: April 5th, 2019 / Mighty Music Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Reviewer: John Haseltine Japan’s SOLITUDE history started in 1996, two ex-members of SACRIFICE (Japan)*, the founding member and main composer Akira Sugiuchi <vo> and the bass player on two of their albums Toru Nishida. In 1998,…
Anthem – Nucleus
Anthem – Nucleus Label: Nuclear Blast Released: 2019 Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Manos Anthem is a band from Japan formed way back in 1981. They were active till 1992 releasing numerous albums before disbanding for 8 years and reforming back in 2000. Style is classic metal heavily influenced by the bands…
Idol Of Death: A Guide To Japan’s Underground Idols For Metalheads
By Ron Anicich What is Japanese idol culture? For decades the Japanese popular music scene has been dominated by idol groups who have over-saturated the market with their bland, computer-driven pop music. Female fronted groups like AKB48 and Morning Musume, who no person with functioning ears should ever listen to,…
SURVIVE Join AT THE GATES in Japan!
Tokyo based “Samurais from Hell”, SURVIVE, are joining AT THE GATES, as Special Guests, in Japan, kicking off tonight, May 29th in Tokyo! See the details below and in the flyer. Comments the band: “SURVIVE who finished the Europe tour starts a Japan tour. The tour with at the gates…
Loudness – Rise To Glory
Reviewed: February, 2018 Released: 2018, earMusic Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Erich Spanning an album career that dates to 1981, it is no overstatement to consider Loudness the premier Japanese metal band of all time. RISE TO GLORY is the band’s 27th LP, a staggering sum that challenges even the most dedicated…
Hotei @ The Lexington, London
Hotei @ The Lexington, London July 7th, 2015 Words: Ann Sulaiman Photos: Inty Malcolm Having moved to the capital some years back, rock legend Tomoyasu Hotei has stayed strong and active with his career. After a well-established (and deserved) iconic status in his native Japan, the legend then chose to…
Arch Enemy – Interview with Michael Amott and Alissa White-Gluz
Arch Enemy Interview with Michael Amott and Alissa White-Gluz Interview by Öna Helveti Photos by Ashlinn Nash We join Alissa White-Gluz and Micheal Amott in the Century Media Records offices in Camden Town, right by the Camden Lock in London, UK, and just a bridge away from arguably the most frequented…