Boom! Skindred got Tokyo to jump
Welsh rockers Skindred slayed Tokyo with a headline show in Shibuya.
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Reviews
Anvil “One and Only”
Canadian heavy metal trio Anvil is back with its 20th album. “We are what we are and we do what we do. We have our audience who we play for and that is what we have focused on our entire career.”
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NWOBHM weekend with Demon, Tytan and Paul Gaskin
Japanese metalheads got to experience a weekend of NWOBHM love when three veteran British acts came to perform in Japan for the first time.
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How We End “How We End”
Excellent debut album from How We End, a modern multi-national European metal band featuring folks from Evanescence, Nervosa, Primal Fear, Amaranthe and Cyhra.
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Nemophila and Loudness in Shibuya
Nemophila and Loudness turned on the beast mode for a terrific night in Shibuya.
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Praying Mantis in Tokyo
NWOBHM legends Praying Mantis returned to Tokyo to celebrate the band’s 50th anniversary on its farewell (?) tour.
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Kiyoshi “Seitansai – Oretachino Kiyoshi”
Japanese bassist Kiyoshi, who released six solo albums in five years, now showcases her best songs on a terrific live album that perfectly demonstrates why this artist is such a joy to experience.
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The Crows “Ready When You Are”
Freddy Villano is back. Grown-up American rock with British influences is what The Crows gives us on the band’s debut album.
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Wormwood “The Star”
Wormwood concludes an album trilogy about death with a magnificent new album full of atmospheric, melodic black metal with some melancholic folk metal parts.
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Neuroticos celebrated 20 years of brutality
Brazilian-Japanese death metal band Neuroticos celebrated 20 years of brutality with a special anniversary show at WildSide in Shinjuku, Tokyo.
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Firewind at Club Quattro
As Greek guitar wizard Gus G returned to Japan after seven years, he showed us he is still at the top of his game.
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Marty Friedman “Drama”
This is string-based storytelling. Put on a pair of quality headphones, turn off the lights, close your eyes and immerse yourself in the world of Marty Friedman.
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Nestor “Teenage Rebel”
There is nothing rebellious or dangerous about Nestor’s music. This is the nice and clean side of rock music. But it is bloody good.
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