Sabbat
2011/01/01
Sabbat, which formed in the 80's, has gained considerate amount of respect in metal circles with their music; black metal often mixed with a thrash sound, which they play in the spirit of Venom and Bathory.
Although favoring a primitively brutal style, they have several interesting quirks, such as the national barrier breaking Harmageddon series, the ongoing limited collector's edition vinyl rele…… more
DA PUMP
2011/01/01
DA PUMP is a popular Japanese singing and dancing hiphop group consisting of four members from Okinawa, Japan. They are the first all male vocal group to graduate from Okinawa’s Actor School which also trained superstars, Namie Amuro, SPEED, and MAX. Debuting on the avex tune sublabel of the indies giant avex trax, DA PUMP was the first “boyband” to successfully penetrate the market monopolized b…… more
GOLIATH
2011/01/01
Formed in 2011, GOLIATH is a band of an unusual composition with two bassists, two guitarists, a drummer and a vocalist. With a unique, complicated fusion of sounds, they express one of a kind sounds in their own sophisticated way. The multitalented vocalist Yoshiro Chiba’s powerful voice freely expresses various types of music from rock to electronica and from reggae to hardcore beyond the bound…… more
ZAZEN BOYS
2011/01/01
Zazen Boys is a Japanese band formed by former Number Girl guitarist and vocalist Mukai Shutoku. Stylistically, their music consists mostly of complex rhythmic songs reminiscent of math rock, as well as extended improvisational songs characterized through live performances.
After the breakup of Number Girl, Mukai Shutoku began touring solo under the moniker Mukai Shutoku Acoustic and Electric. Al…… more
Scenarioart
2011/01/01
Scenarioart is a three-piece band formed by Kosuke Hayashi (G/Vo), Kumiko Hattori (Dr./Vo) and Takahisa Yamashita (Ba/BGV). Their music sounds like a fantasy story with their catchy melody.
Their single “White Raincoat Man” was sold exclusively at Tower Records and ranked 2nd in Oricon Weekly Indie Chart in April 2013. On June 19th they released their national distributed record “-DRAMATICS-”.
Th…… more