Yesterday was a one-two punch of Asian goodness. Both bands come from basically the capitals of all that’s good about Asian hardcore/punk/emo – that is,...
PREMIERE | Blow Your Brains Out Japan Hardcore Quality Control Records Photo Credit: Takumagg Means a lot when a whole bunch of things come together...
Japanese punk band Otoboke Beaver are about to demolish Taiwan on March 31st with both Taiwanese punk bands Balazwolf and BB Bomb opening the festivities....
Though this record came out a few days ago, the epicness of the music is so emotionally heavy that we couldn’t find the right words...
Death metal crushers Defiled are sharing the title track of their upcoming album “The Highest Level”. The album will drop worldwide on the 28th of...
Japanese hardcore band Blow Your Brains Out have just released the first track off their upcoming full-length ‘The Big Escape’. We haven’t heard from this...
Formed in 2019, Okinawa garage/punk trio unit, The Questions brings a mighty noisy, catchy, and fuzzy rock terror into their latest EP ‘Beehive’ and ‘Koi...
In 1997 a band called Birthplace in Japan was born and released a demo (streaming further below) that fully captured that hardcore meets metal sound...
Goddamn…to an already stacked lineup that features END and Portrayal of Guilt amongst local heavy hitters like PALM, Otus and Hollow Suns…Bloodaxe Festival have added...
The dudes in Japanese powerviolence/hardcore band Wrong State and have amped up the feedback, chaos, and heaviness in this 1-2 punch all captured in the...
Damn that intro…so sick…got us in all dem mid-90’s midwest emo feels…when the vocals hit it almost has that early Cap N’ Jazz/Small Brown Bike...
Japanese metalcore band Crystal Lake are still on the road looking for a new vocalist. They’ve been holding auditions for the past 6 months or...
As Bandcamp puts it “Arriving in the world of Koenjihyakkei 高円寺百景 unprepared is like leaping into a tornado that spins you dizzy and spits you...
American band Portrayal of Guilt have announced a Japan tour including a stop at Bloodaxe Festival. The band is touring together with Japanese hardcore punk...
Kokeshi was formed in Tokyo around 2017 and was influenced by various music such as Post-Rock, Shoegaze, Metal, and Hardcore. Back in 2020, the band...
Check out the newly launched youtube channel entitled ‘Osaka Hardcore & Metal‘ aiming to capture the insane amount of live shows that take place in...
Goddamn…what a 2023 for hardcore in Japan (and some parts around Asia). Retribute Records has just announced a joint tour featuring Candy and Ekulu. Dates...
Japanese metallic hardcore band View From the Soyuz have just dropped their first-ever music video for the track ‘Caligula’ off their upcoming EP ‘Immaculate’ on...
Sorry…need to bust a little Canto right now…tiu la sing! Counterparts and END are heading to Japan for the spring edition of Japan’s biggest hardcore...
Always have been a fan of Japan’s late 90’s early 00’s more emotional-sounding hardcore – bands like envy, FC Five, and ESPECIALLY Naiad…Japan’s Universe Last...