Back-On brought the noise
Back-On’s Kenji03 and Teeda showed Tokyo how it’s done with an excellent show in Shibuya.
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Reviews
Cyhra “The Vertigo Trigger”
Cyhra is about to release its fab third studio album. This band is indeed ready to rumble!
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Sigh melted Shinjuku
Sigh melted faces with a spectacular headline show in Shinjuku. This was a triumphant avant-garde black metal funeral in Tokyo.
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Album review: Girlschool “WTFortyfive?”
The English ladies in Girlschool are back with a terrific 14th studio album. 45 years on and Girlschool still kicks ass.
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Gig review: Exhumed crushed Shinjuku
Californian deathgrind masters Exhumed returned to Japan with a trunk full of gore and sweat.
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EP review: Cavalera “Bestial Devastation”
The Cavalera brothers revisit their Sepultura roots on a new EP.
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Gig review: Legend of Rock – Rainbow Tribute
A superb Japanese Rainbow tribute show performed on Ronnie James Dio’s 81st birthday.
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Graham Bonnet: Night Games in Tokyo
At 75, the former Rainbow, MSG and Alcatrazz vocalist Graham Bonnet has still got the voice.
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Gig review: Frantic Amber and Quor in Shinjuku
An excellent Tokyo evening of melodic death metal from Sweden and quirk rock from California.
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EP review: Hostilia “Atomic Thunder”
The Gothenburg-based thrash metal band Hostilia is back with a new EP. The sound has evolved, but it is still bloody good.
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Gig review: Vader – An Act of Darkness in Tokyo
An excellent Polish death metal evening in Tokyo with Vader, Hate and Thy Disease.
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Gig review: Graham Oliver’s Army with Paul Quinn
The two legendary Saxon guitarists reunited on stage in Tokyo for two great evenings in the name of NWOBHM.
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Gig review: Frozen Crown in Tokyo
Italians Frozen Crown gave us a two-hour power metal love fest in Shibuya.
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