News 0 Crossfaith Bassist Hiroki Ikegawa Steps Down February 2nd, 2024 at 11:00am Mandy Scythe He will be missed by the rest of the band.
Br00tal-lists 0 Deathcore in Japan – Cutting Edge, Visual Kei and Kawaii Bands February 16th, 2023 at 1:25pm Ryan Dyer Including bands like Victim of Deception, Prompts, and Crystal Lake.
Livestreams 0 Listen: Japanese Bands Get the Spotlight in Adult Swim’s Latest Stream August 12th, 2022 at 1:42pm Hesher Keenan From desert fuzz to avant garde madness, Japan is Loud proves the land of the rising sun has something for everyone.
Br00tal-lists 0 Blackened Neo Tokyo: 10 Modern Japanese Black Metal Bands March 22nd, 2022 at 10:16am Ryan Dyer Here are 10 bands keeping Japan sunless and satanic.
Editorials 0 Chopped In JAV – Goregrind and Pornogrind in Japan March 3rd, 2022 at 12:35pm Ryan Dyer Very, supremely, extremely NSFW.
Br00tal-lists 0 15 of the Best Old-School ’80s Thrash Bands from Japan December 14th, 2021 at 1:32pm Ryan Dyer Featuring Aion, Z-Sect, Deathblow, Shellshock, Outrage and more.
Br00tal-lists 0 15 of the Most Brutal New Bands from Japan: Fresh Blood Feast in the East November 30th, 2021 at 11:54am Ryan Dyer Featuring Needle Contaminated Pork, Lethal Incendiary, Abort Mastication, Desacravity and more.
Br00tal-lists 0 Solitary Nightmare: 12 of the Best One-Man Black Metal Bands in Japan November 17th, 2021 at 11:17am Ryan Dyer Featuring Dolens, No Point in Living, Endless Dismal Moan, Kanashimi and more.
Br00tal-lists 0 Land of the Grinding Sun: 15 of Japan’s Best Grindcore Bands August 24th, 2021 at 3:19pm Ryan Dyer Featuring S.O.B., Go-Zen, Carcass Grinder, Bathtub Sh*tter, Flagitious Idiosyncrasy In The Dilapidation, and more.
Br00tal-lists 0 The New Generation of Japanese All-Women Metal Bands May 18th, 2021 at 1:10pm Ryan Dyer Featuring Band-Maid, Fategear, Bridear, Anarchy Stone and more!
This Sucks 0 Loud Park Festival in Japan Canceled for 2018 May 31st, 2018 at 10:10am Vince Neilstein The festival has been running since 2006 and provided Japanese metal fans some of their only opportunities to see internationally touring acts.
\m/ 0 Marty Friedman is Now an Official Ambassador of Japan Heritage, Will Appear at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics November 4th, 2016 at 2:24pm Vince Neilstein The guy who played on Rust in Peace and Countdown to Extinction will now officially represent modern Japanese culture to the entire world!
\m/ 0 Japanese Olympic Synchronized Swimmers Set Their Routine To A Kamelot Song August 16th, 2016 at 5:00pm Emperor Rhombus Power metal being the ultimate Olympic music, of course.
Friday 5 0 Friday 5: The 5 Jams You Recommend To Babymetal Fans (And Haters)? March 20th, 2015 at 4:30pm MetalSucks Babymetal basically has no peers. What other acts give off sympathetic vibrations?
Metal in the Media 0 Here’s a Video of Marty Friedman Shredding at a Japanese Wrestling Event January 8th, 2015 at 3:30pm Vince Neilstein Also: Japanese wrestling is apparently way more bad-ass than the American version.
\m/ 0 Randy Blythe is Acting in a Taiwanese Movie with Chthonic! November 19th, 2014 at 11:00am Vince Neilstein World-class musician, political hero and acclaimed author (soon enough) can now add “movie star” to his resume!
What the...?? 0 Most Metal Burger Ever: Burger King’s ALL BLACK Hamburger Will Satiate Your Metal Heart September 12th, 2014 at 12:30pm Vince Neilstein So dark.
Editorials 0 Twelve Reasons Babymetal are the Single Best Thing to Happen to Metal in the Past Decade July 18th, 2014 at 1:20pm Vince Neilstein Vince loves Babymetal, and so should you.
Tour de Force 0 Japanese Crazies Maximum the Hormone Announce NYC Headline Show After Knotfest Appearance in LA July 9th, 2014 at 12:30pm Vince Neilstein The craziest band ever is coming!!
Vicious Vacation 0 The Top Fourteen Metal Things I Did in Japan July 1st, 2014 at 10:40am Vince Neilstein I’m baaaaack!