Goddamn…last night, Japan’s biggest hardcore fest Bloodaxe Festival put on their insane 2022 version with Xibalba headlining and featuring our friends in Thai metallic hardcore...
Japanese label Bronze Fist Records have released pre-orders for their brand new hardcore comp called Women at The Front. The compilation features bands from Myanmar...
Japanese hardcore has whatever type of hardcore you’re looking for. One of the types that really grabbed us earlier in our introduction to Japanese hardcore...
Japanese hardcore staples, Blindside, have released a fullset live video from their show in Nagoya. Guitarist Kore was kind enough to give us an updated...
‘Chu Chu Song’ by Otoboke Beaver was recently featured on Adult Swim’s ‘Japan Is Loud’ compilation curated by Jonny Rej of Toonami, alongside new tracks...
Hailing from Kansai, Japan, SMD Crew is a collective of local hardcore bands such as EX-C, B-SIDE APPROACH, Not2belikesomeone, Nodaysoff, Burning Sign, she luv it,...
Japanese melodic death metal act Alphoenix have released a brand new single off their upcoming full length. Here’s the full write up: “A new album...
Long-running Japanese heavy hardcore band Press On Ahead have released the first track off their upcoming debut album ‘Blizzard Style Core’ to be released on...
Japanese heavy hardcore bands just keep dropping that tuning to get eviler sounding day by day! If you on that Kruelty tip, check out Decasion...
Kyoto based melodic hardcore band F.P have released a music video/lyric video for the last track off their breathtaking/emotionally charged third EP ‘I Repeat the...
Check out Japanese hardcore band Secondarms who are about to drop their debut album ‘Swear to the Bridge’ out October 12th on Bowl Head Inc....
Annual Japanese hardcore fest Bloodaxe Festival have announced its lineup for this year’s festivities. Hard and heavy-hitting Japanese bands are on the lineup and also...
Japanese edge metal band Stained are back with a new single entitled ‘Already Died’. The band has harnessed their love for bands like Arkangel, Undying...
Bands like Naiad, Endzweck, Envy all hold a very special place in our hearts…for some people when they think of “Japanese hardcore” they think of...
Definitely not a fan of any sort of “idol” scene but it’s still pretty cool to hear a new take on “idol” music out of...
Right on time, Japanese post-black metal band Asunojokei have released their brand new album entitled ‘Island’ which carries a “summer” theme. The full album consists...
Osaka doom-death metal masters Burden of Despair have announced that their 2006 demo is being re-released on cassette format under Taiwan’s Bad Moon Rising. Go...
Formed in 2017, Japanese doom/sludge/noise band Tattered the Wall have released 2 tracks off their upcoming record out on Cursed Monk Records on September 3...
Japanese Nu-metal band Choke unleashed the music video for ‘Crisis Phase’, which serves as a prelude for their long-awaited new album ‘CHOKE3′ coming this fall. The band...
Japanese beatdown band Diktator just organized the third of their series of events called ‘North Eyes Times‘ featuring bands like Diktator, Break of Chain, Press...