Japan Metal Guide

06/04/2022

Check out the new project from former Darkcorpse drummer, Skuld! For fans of raw Black metal and Death Metal.

We've got a brand new Instagram page. Go on over and give us a follow! Tons of stuff in the works now and we're getting ready to unleash it, so follow for updates!

https://www.instagram.com/amputeeband/

19/03/2021

Just received!!

Dissociated Modernity ‘91 re-release from Xtreem Music on 10” vinyl!!

Will be available locally at our gig etc!!

Internationally available at http://10deathcult.xtreemmusic.com//releases/16_Necrophile.html

24/02/2021

Hell yeah: Matt Ketchum of Kaala, Stefan Nilsson of Roppongi Rocks, and Tony Dolan of Venom Inc. will be talking about the future of extreme metal on March 4th at 8PM Tokyo time.

Thursday, March 4 at 8:00pm JST with Stefan Nilsson, Matt Ketchum, Kana Nagumo, Tony Dolan. British heavy metal legend Tony Dolan of Venom Inc talks about the music industry with Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson and Kana Nagumo and Matt Ketchum of Kaala, Japan’s metal underground scene.

13/07/2020

Kaala continues their Korona Nights stream series with the powerful powerviolence of Tokyo's F**k on the Beach, this Thursday at 8PM Japan Standard Time. https://kaala.zaiko.io/e/200716-korona-nights-4

コロナ・ナイッツ Vol. 4 / 2020.07.16 (木) / TOKYO, JAPAN | Kaala / Secret Party / After Hours / Benefit / Fundraiser / DIY / Underground / Powerviolence

29/06/2020

Whoa. Kaala now has video, audio, and stream production capabilities and they've been coordinating audience-less concerts to raise money to support the scene.

If yr in Japan and want to use yr music to support yourself in these weird times, or maybe even just try to break into the Japanese scene, let them know!

News flash: COVID-19 has completely wrecked the live music scene, here in Japan just as everywhere else. With social distancing, PPE, and legitimate fears of exacerbating an already fu**ed up situation, prospects for prosperity in music are at an historic low.

12/05/2020

One of the Kaala people were interviewed by Tranquilized about their streaming activities, specifically about working with El Puente, Floaters, and Studio Chaosk Inc.. Check it out!

Interviewer:Takamasa Kato (Bonten Records) As you know, the Corona epidemic has caused a lot of problems, but for me personally, not being able to go to the gigs that I used to go to several times a m

11/05/2020

Nice! The crew over at Kaala got another mention in Hong Kong's Unite Asia about the upcoming Korona Nights Vol. 1 stream of a Floaters full set taken at El Puente, this time with audio support from Studio Chaosk Inc.. Check out the article, and definitely check out the stream next Friday at 6PM JST!

Japanese sludgelords Floaters have just released a brand new album Roman Holiday. ROMAN HOLIDAY by FLOATERS And to help celebrate that and to support struggling venues in Japan, the band has announced a live stream full set show for May 15 organized by Kaala. Check out the full write up below: “Ba...

23/04/2020

Hong Kong's Unite Asia picked up on Kaala's upcoming streaming event with Floaters filmed at El Puente, ワンコインストリームVol. 0: Floaters at El Puente. Read a bit more about it after the jump!

A lot of people are trying a lot of things here in Japan to stave off the damage caused by coronavirus, and Kaala is giving it a go, too. Working with local Tokyo startup Zaiko, Kaala is experimenting with the fundraising possibilities of ticketed streams of audienceless concerts filmed in empty ven...

03/03/2020

Osaka's long-running underground metal fest, True Thrash Fest by Rock Stakk Records, was hit with a large number of cancellations due to corona virus and amassed considerable losses.

As fans of the JP metal scene, we urge you to put on a black t-shirt, turn that smile upside down, and click "donate now!" Or just "shäre"!

TRUE THRASH FEST in Osaka, Japan is the most important Underground Festival in Japan. T… Oliver Weinsheimer needs your support for Help True Thrash Fest Japan

23/02/2020

Need something new to listen to? Do you want to expand your music library, collection, and/or simply shake up your current playlist? Give yourselves a pat on the back then because you've came to the right post and because Tokyo's Worship Pain has got you your fix! The guys recently released a new album, titled "Pain As Teacher!"
Check it out on bandcamp and if you like it, don't be cheap. Buy a physical or digital copy to help support the band and the label!

http://jubokkoproductions.bandcamp.com/album/pain-as-teacher

6 track album

21/02/2020

If you don't know, you don't know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9FWEVgeDzE

Am Iconic Japanese Grindcore. A bonus from Japanese Extreme Metal the Documentary!

19/12/2019

The Tokyo/Seattle maniacs in Kaala Records & Distroction have a sour, vile treat for you just in time for the Holidays! Get your hands on a limited edition, lathe-cut clear vinyl of Retch's newest EP, Torture & Pain/Streithammer, and revel in the oncoming destruction of mankind by its own hand! Only 43 left!

2 track album

08/11/2019

The folks over at Kaala thought it’d be a good idea to start a label to release all of the great music being produced in Japan’s extreme music scene in North America, and thus Kaala Records & Distroction was born. This Retch EP marks their first release! Get in touch if you want a copy!

01/10/2019

Jesus!!! Want something Brutal?! You got it! Wish I could be there!
-Rich

this is farewell for Asakusa Deathfest at Akiba Extreme

3 x Extremely rotten stench Death Metal here!!

event
https://www.facebook.com/events/452477358697187/

13/09/2019

★10.30(wed)
"Riding The Storm"
～HALLOWEEN SPECIAL～
Bar, Nishi-Ogikubo

■NECROPHILE
■NECRO-E

DJ:
・KAZUYA5150 (GATE AND BARRICADE)
・SSK
・Acid O**y (COFFINS)
and more

+FLEA MARKET

open & DJ start 19:00

door only 1,000 yen
NO DRINK CHARGE

01/09/2019

!!!

Asakusa Extreme 51

Date: Sunday September 1, 2019
Venue: Asakusa Gold Sounds, Asakusa, Tokyo

WithCoffins, Funeral Moth, Brob, Butcher ABC, Invictus (Nagano)

Open: 15:30
Adv. Ticket: 2500yen Door Ticket: 2800yen

11/08/2019

さあ全ラインナップ揃いました！
2019/10/5
激昂祭 atWild Side Tokyo！
激昂必至の全15バンド！
どうか何卒よろしくお願い致します！

FORWARD
ＳＨＥＬＬＳＨＯＣＫ
NECROPHILE, Death Metal
Hazard（ハザード）
Shady Glimpse
Su19b
SLAMMING AVOID NUTS
RYDEEN
VROOM
Pornostate
MONQ
STRANGE
Muscoh
XYZAL
KANDARIVAS
（順不同）

10/08/2019

This will please you Death/Doom fans! Coffins is a great band and one of the loudest acts I've ever heard live! It was an honor meeting them and playing shows together when I was in a band, years ago! It pleases me to say that they still got it after all these years and I can't wait to pick this one up in September! Pre-order through Relapse!
https://youtu.be/qFc5Jd85-fw

Beyond The Circular Demise is out September 20 on CD/LP/Digital. Pre-Order via Relapse.com Here: http://bit.ly/coffinsbtcd Digital Downloads/Streaming: http:...

06/08/2019

This October

With CARNATION (Belgium), 100 YEARS WAR (Australia) and CAASSIMOLAR (Japan)!! Pre-opening for Asakusa Death Fest!!

24/07/2019

いよいよ今週末となりました！
チケットご予約お急ぎください！

7/27 新宿Merry-Go-Round

お馴染みだけどお久しぶりのメンツ！
大好きなバンドばかりでとっても楽しみ。

こりゃ飲み過ぎ注意！
いや飲み過ぎ必至！

チケットご予約お気軽にお問い合わせください。
こちらへのコメントでも、ダイレクトメッセージでも何でも構いません。お名前、枚数連絡いただけたら、ライブハウス受付にてチケットお取り置きさせていただきます。

よろしくお願いいたします。

2019年7月27日（土）

HAPPY CRAZY PARTY vol.5
〜Heavy Metal Party〜
-GO-ROUND

◾︎出演
ROSE ROSE
HATER
PORNOSTATE
AWAKED
END ALL

◾︎前売/ 当日 ¥1,800/ ¥2300
◾︎Open/ Start 17:30/ 18:00

24/07/2019

Damn! Death Metal legends, Broken Hope AND Immolation, hit Japan with Defiled in September!! Definitely not something to sleep on!
The below information has been copied respectfully from Broken Hope's post:

"BROKEN HOPE will be bringing our brand of carrion-eating death Metal to JAPAN very soon with our brothers in Immolation and DEFILED!!!

Broken Hope は日本への準備が出来ています！
そして Immolation と Defiledも！！
デスメタルが好きならばコレは見逃せないでしょう！！！

09/10 Osaka @ Pangea
09/11 Nagoya @ Imaike Three stars
09/12 Tokyo @ Shibuya Cyclone (50 percent of the tickets remains only!!!)

Soundworks Direct JAPAN"

BROKEN HOPE - The Carrion Eaters (OFFICIAL VIDEO). Pre-Order now: http://smarturl.it/MutilatedAssimilated Out June 23rd Worldwide! Directed by Maciej Pieloch...

28/06/2019

Anthem - Venom Strike

It's been a while since I, the founder of JMG, has posted or done anything really significant for the Japanese Metal scene, being away from my favorite home for almost 5 years. Once, we were a Xeroxed zine, written in English, and we even promoted a few shows here and there. While those days are long over, my friends and fellow admins are keeping this page afloat with great news and happenings in support of Japan's oftenly-overlooked scene and the bands involved. Being away, I am inevitably out-of-the-loop, so I feel no longer inclined to post much, BUT, I would like to encourage ANY bands/promoters/managers that will be touring Japan to reach out to us at JMG and share your flyers and any other Japanese tour info. I think it would be great to help share any flyers of Japan tours no matter the Metal genre and no matter where you hail from! While I can't be of much service to this page anymore, I would be proud to help out in any little way that I can over here, and I'm sure hopeful that the other more active admins would help shoulder the workloads with me. Hope to hear and help in any ways that I can. Cheers and hails!
-Rich
https://youtu.be/s3yWYPlpn1c

El mejor Heavy Metal Japonés. Anthem - Domestic B***y con Naoto Shibata en bajo, Yukio Morikawa en voz, Akio Shimizu guitarra y Takamasa Ouchi en bateria.

15/03/2019

April 28 - May 6, 2019 - Botanist in Kyoto & Osaka

Sh*t's getting real! Kaala Tours has yet another package on offer to get yr heavy metal ass into gear and over to the Japanese underground. This time around, its for 2 dates with Black Metal naturalists Botanist, Birushanah, VMO Violent Magic Orchestra, SeeK JPN, and Noizegoat in Osaka and Kyoto, Japan in late April/early May.

Minimum number of participants for this to happen: 4 What this means: You can purchase 1 package, but unless we hit the 4 person threshold by a month prior to the dates, your purchase will be refunded. San Francisco’s nature-worshipping, experimental black metal weirdos Botanist are taking their

24/02/2019

Fans of astronauts, Godzilla, and lightning, rejoice! Brian Kim of Seattle's stoned-sludge troops Witch Ripper threw this together to support the upcoming Summoned by Giants vs. Floaters Japan in April tour coordinated by Kaala. Sick!

Our friend Brian made us a tour promo poster that you may see around Seattle very soon. You can catch us and his band Witch Ripper March 1st at Substation.

18/02/2019

Kaala's inaugural "exchange program" between US and Japan bands is coming up in April: Summoned by Giants vs. Floaters! If yr interested in getting yr band over to Japan, definitely get in touch with Kaala.

各地の情報公開されてきていますが
4月のFLOATERSはシアトルからの刺客
SUMMONED BY GIANTSとツアーします！！
新曲もガッツリやります。
半年振りのライブそしてFLOATERSとしては
最長のツアーに一同気合い入ってます！！
皆さん是非ともご参集下さい！！

SUMMONED BY GIANTS & FLOATERS JAPAN TOUR
GEMINATE OUTLAWS TOUR

4/13(土)　中野MOONSTEP
4/14(日)　渋谷RUBY ROOM
4/17(水)　岡山PEPPERLAND
4/18(木)　大阪HOKAGE
4/19(金)　名古屋HUCK FINN
4/20(土)　長野THE VENUE
4/21(日)　西横浜EL PUENTE

30/01/2019

Click here to support Summoned by Giants in Japan! organized by SBG in Tokyo

Very cool: Kaala's Seattle contingent has teamed up with local indie music venue Substation to pair Seattle's own Summoned by Giants with Tokyo's Floaters for a doomed tour of Japan in April! Looks like they could use some help with off-setting the costs - if you dig on the idea of connecting underground bands across boarders and want to pitch into that cause, this'd be a good place to start!

Kaala & Substation have joined forces and are working hard to connect independent bands here in Seattle with the thousands of bands active in Japan's underground scene for bicoastal tours of both regions! We're calling it an "exchange program" for the time being, and we think it's gonna be awesom...

22/01/2019

Kaala Tours

Whoa. Kaala, and Kaala Tours, are seriously upping their game. 11 days of Doom Metal, Stoner Metal, Stoner Rock, Death Metal, and Funeral Doom with Summoned by Giants, Floaters, Bell Witch, PRIMITIVE MAN, Coffins, and a healthy dose of Craft Beer. And RollerCoasters?! This is one hell of a package. Check it out if you've got some cash lying around and some PTO you can use up.

Do you enjoy Doom Metal, Funeral Doom, or Stoner Metal? Have you ever wondered about the Japanese underground music scene? Are you a fan of Summoned by Giants, Floaters, Bell Witch, PRIMITIVE MAN, or Coffins? Got a little bit of cash lying around and some PTO coming up? Awesome, cause we want to send you over to Japan for 11 days of Metal, headbanging, and Craft Beer!

22/01/2019

Asakusa Deathfest (October 2019)

Kaala and Kaala Tours have hotel & airfare inclusive packages for Asakusa Deathfest 2019. Get in touch with them if you're thinking of heading over to Tokyo for some extreme headbanging in October!

Come thrash your way through Tokyo with us at Japan’s kvltest extreme music festival, Asakusa Deathfest ! Now in its 3rd year, ADF and their brutal cadre of bands hailing from across Asia, Europe and the Americas reign in blood for 5 days in the cavernous dungeon that is Gold Sounds in the ep

14/12/2018

Sunday in Tochigi! Absolute Zero presents Walpurgis Night with a stick lineup at Ashikaga Taishikan! Just look at all dem bands! Punks and Metals in a big ass one-day fest. Several Tokyo bands will make the trek including Black Metal rockers Worship Pain. Come out and band your head till your ears bleed!

#足利 #ライブハウス大使館

25/11/2018

Cyber metal punks, for Monday!
Ok, that joke sucked. So does the corporate machine, f**k em!

It's getting cold out there, pick up one of the remaining longsleeves! Enter the discount code "DESTROY" for 20% off. Available in XL, L, M, & S. Snooze you lose!

04/06/2018

Hey all you tape heads out there, check this!

Our first release is available from our Big Cartel. Ripping 2-piece black/death from Tokyo’s Retch. Pick up a copy! https://henbanetapes.bigcartel.com/

01/06/2018

Retch

For the Taiwanese fans out there, check out this interview of Tokyo-based duo Retch!

台湾ツアーのインタビューです！
Following our tour in Taiwan, we were interviewed by Taiwan based music blog Mix Fun. They kindly translated our answers from English. By the wonders of the internet, you can read it in any language, on your phone no less!

17/05/2018

Decibel Magazine

Nice! Kaala's putting together and testing out trips to the Japan scene from the US! Check out this interview with Decibel Magazine and give them some support!

How can Americans become more familiar with the Japanese extreme metal scene? Tourism is one option, according to Kaala.

30/04/2018

First full album by Retch was released this weekend on CD by Obliteration Records and will also be available soon on cassette from Henbane Tapes. Get it! Support the underground!

OFFICIAL RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT: Henbane Tapes is pleased to announce that our first release, Anathema by RETCH is officially available for order
Retch is a brutal black death band from expats living in Tokyo, Japan. Retch was formed out the ashes of the band Darkorpse. Starting as a quartet, line-up changes and personal conflicts have led to them charging on as a two piece. Rather than suffering at the loss of members, their paired down primitive sound has left them more focused than ever. The riffs are tight and technical, the drumming is vicious and fast with pummeling double bass and blistering blast beats. Fantastic woodblock art by drummer Thom Smith is featured on the cover and insert.
70 black tapes
30 red tapes
lyric poster and digital download code inside.

**visit our Big Cartel for PRE-ORDERS. $6 + shipping, wholesale prices available.**
Henbanetapes.bigcartel.com

21/03/2018

Kaala

Dost thou wish to livest goregrindedly? Cause Crash Syndrom will gleefully provide you with that release, and Kaala has a new article on them and a new album from them on their newest feature. FFO Carcass, Dead Infection, Pathologist, etc.

Kaala listened to Crash Syndrom's debut full length and sat down to talk to them over food and too much wine at a local Saizariya. Check out this cadaverous slab of Goregrind and find out what's happening next for this trio. Also, be sure to catch their live set this Sunday at El Puente at Kaala Presents: Slaughterhaus 2 - The Return of Retch!

https://www.kaala.jp/blog/2018/03/21/crash-syndroms-anatomical-exhibition/