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18/02/2024

Read our interview with Gacharic Spin's F Chopper KOGA and TOMO-ZO!

"Gacharic Spin is always striving to become something more unique in a sense...
I believe that everybody in the band shares views somewhat similar to that"

https://unijolt.com/gacharic-spin-interview-2023/


Gacharic Spin

F Chopper KOGA & TOMO-ZO (Gacharic Spin) Interview by Todd Nelson and Brian Galloway August 13, 2023 Gacharic Spin is a 6-piece all-female rock band known for their unique style of music, highly skilled musicianship, [...]

26/05/2023

Mari Hamada has moved effortlessly between musical styles her entire career, refusing to be pigeon-holed. We talk with her about her career, her first album in five years, and her first international release since 1994.

https://unijolt.com/mari-hamada-interview-2023/

Mari Hamada Interview by Brian Galloway Translation by Christopher Morris May 26, 2023 Mari Hamada is Japanese music royalty. Often called the “Heavy Metal Queen,” she has moved effortlessly between musical styles, refusing to be [...]

04/04/2023

We interviewed NEMOPHILA during their US Tour!

"when we started NEMOPHILA, we wanted to make music that focuses on the positive"

https://unijolt.com/nemophila-interview-2023/


NEMOPHILA_band

NEMOPHILA Interview by Todd Nelson March 17, 2023 NEMOPHILA is an all-female 5-piece band formed in 2019. The band is currently in the middle of their first US tour.  We were able to sit down [...]

20/03/2023

Dallas show is in the books, completing the Texas leg of NEMOPHILA_band US Tour - they kicked ass 🤘While in Texas the band was gracious enough to sit down with us for an interview - please look forward to it!

27/12/2021

Read our interview with Gacharic Spin's Oreo Reona!
Oreo discusses the band’s self-titled release, recent MVs, and more...

https://unijolt.com/oreo-reona-gacharic-spin-interview-2021/


Gacharic Spin

Oreo Reona (Gacharic Spin) Interview by Todd Nelson October 27, 2021 Oreo Reona is the keyboard player for the band Gacharic Spin. We discussed with her the band’s new self-titled album release, recent music videos, [...]

06/08/2021

HIZAKI to release Rusalka and Back to Nature as one album on September 17th via Setsuzoku Records.
Pre-orders begin on August 13th, including a special edition bundle with a limited pressing of only 100 copies. Click to read the full press release.

https://unijolt.com/hizaki-rusalka-backtonature/

For release 6 August – 11:00AM GMT HIZAKI to release Rusalka + Back to Nature as one album, September 17 – pre-order August 13 for standard edition and ‘Les Cent Premiers’ bundle Birmingham, England – 6 [...]

27/07/2021

LOVEBITES to release their 4th live concert performance "Heavy Metal Never Dies" on Sept. 29th!
Click for a breakdown of all editions, bonuses, and perks 🤘

https://unijolt.com/lb_hmnd/



LOVEBITES

Lovebites to release their 4th live concert performance "Heavy Metal Never Dies" on September 29th, 2021!

23/07/2021

Read our report on PARADOXX debut performance.
Their next live will be streamed on 8/22. Click for more details 🤘

https://unijolt.com/paradoxx-debut-live-report/

PARADOXX Meguro THE LIVE STATION – July 10, 2021 Live Report by Todd Nelson PARADOXX made their live debut at THE LIVE STATION July 10th. The five piece, all female metal band consists of AMANE [...]

04/07/2021

Gacharic Spin Self-Titled Album Drops September 8th

Click here for a breakdown of all the editions, pre-order bonuses, and store perks

https://unijolt.com/gacharic-spin-self-titled/


Gacharic Spin

Rock band Gacharic Spin will release the album, Gacharic Spin, on September 8th. This will be the band’s 5th original album under Victor Entertainment, and their first album to be self-produced. A complete listing of [...]

03/07/2021

Don't forget Aniplex Online Fest 2021 is today!
Featuring artists LiSA, ReoNa, Aimer, ClariS, and SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] 🤘

■ Schedule
*Program is subject to change without notice.
*Streaming time may be subject to change.
Saturday, July 3, 6 PM [PDT]
AOF Music Live Part 1　
　・SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]
　・ReoNa
Tracing the 10 Year History of Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Fate/Grand Order ANIME PROJECT Special Program
Saturday, July 3, 8 PM (approx.) [PDT]
“SK8 the Infinity” Special Event - Backstage Live Broadcast
Special Program Highlighting Upcoming Shows
　・Making of “The Case Study of Vanitas”
　・The Honor at Magic High School
　・86 EIGHTY-SIX
　・VISUAL PRISON
　・Ranking of Kings
　・BUILD_DIVIDE - #000000- CODE BLACK
　・The Idaten Deities Know Only Peace
DJ Kazu ShowCase
Saturday, July 3, 10 PM (approx.) [PDT]
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Overseas Trip 2021
Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Night [Past and Future]
AOF Music Live Part2
　・Aimer
　・ClariS
　・LiSA

30/06/2021

SHOW-YA announce full album SHOWDOWN arriving August 30th

Some surprises in this announcement: all songs will be in English, one song featuring Doro Pesch 🤘
Click for details!

https://unijolt.com/show-ya-showdown/


SHOW-YA

Legendary metal band SHOW-YA will be releasing the full album, SHOWDOWN, on August 30th. The band revealed that the album will contain twelve tracks as well as some surprises. All of the songs on the [...]

27/06/2021

PARADOXX First Single Arrives June 30th, Live Debut on July 10th
The performance will also be live streamed and available for purchase via Twitcasting 🤘

https://unijolt.com/paradoxx-first-single/

PARADOXX, a five piece, all female metal band formed in the spring of this year, will release their debut single June 30th, and perform live for the first time on July 10th. The group consists [...]

09/06/2021

Read our interview with legendary vocalist Kazue Akao!
We discuss her most recent release, her career with Kruberablinka and Terra Rosa, and discover what prompted her singing career.

https://unijolt.com/kazue-akao-interview-2020/

Kazue AkaoInterview by Brian GallowayTranslation by Matt Clark, Brian Galloway, and Cap HayesSeptember 9, 2020 In September 2020, we had the opportunity to sit down with vocalist Kazue Akao to talk to her about Kruberablinka [...]

22/04/2021

Read our interview with BABYBEARD!
Ladybeard is back with his latest music project that will be unleashed on April 28th!
Teaming up with pop idols KOTOMI and SUZU to share the wonders of Japan in a way only he can 🤘
We talk about the group, wrestling, and teddy bears!

https://unijolt.com/babybeard-interview-2021/

BABYBEARDInterview by Todd Nelson, Matt Clark, and Cap HayesTranslation by Cap HayesApril 10th,2021 Ladybeard, the cross-dressing Kawaiicore metal vocalist and professional wrestler, sat down with us to talk about his latest music project that will [...]

20/04/2021

A mysterious masked metal band called MIST bring us their 2nd EP, "Unveiling the Unknown." Follow up to their phenomenal debut EP "Color of Infection."

https://unijolt.com/mist-ep2/

Formed April 9th, 2018 MIST released their first EP "Color of Infection." As their name suggests, MIST is a band shrouded in mystery immediately apparently from the masks, and as their song M.I.S.T from Color of Infection suggests, "You don't know who we really are, so we hide behind the mask." MIST...

19/04/2021

Read our exclusive interview with NEMOPHILA!

The band talks about their beginning, current works, and what's to come.

https://unijolt.com/nemophila-interview-2021/

NEMOPHILAInterview by Todd Nelson, Matt Clark, and Brian GallowayTranslation by Cap Hayes and Matt ClarkMarch 13, 2021 NEMOPHILA is an all female 5-piece metal band formed in 2020. The band has quickly grown in popularity [...]

09/04/2021

Congratulations to Aya Kamiki for 15 years of spectacular music! We sat down with her for a quick chat about her recent activities, check out our interview!

https://unijolt.com/kamiki-aya-interview-2020/

#上木彩矢　＃KamikiAya

Kamiki Aya interview by Matt Clark, Cap Hayes, and Todd Nelson. Translation by Cap Hayes. November 11, 2020.

22/03/2021

ENMA by Kruberablinka is a defiant middle finger to the covid pandemic. Read our review to find out why.

https://unijolt.com/kruberablinka-enma-review/


KRUBERABLINKA（クルベラブリンカ）

My #1 EP of 2020. [...]

14/03/2021

To commemorate her 10th anniversary, LiSA will be releasing the mini album LADYBUG on May 19th 🤘

https://unijolt.com/lisa-10th-anniversary-mini-album-ladybug/

To commemorate her 10th anniversary, LiSA announced she will be releasing the mini album LADYBUG on May 19th, 2021. This love letter (what LiSA calls her releases) continues the trend of her titles starting with [...]

03/03/2021

Big news week for BRIDEAR! New international website, full MV of Daybreak now on YouTube, and details for their new album Bloody Bride which releases May 7th 🤘

https://unijolt.com/bridear-international-release/

It has been a big news week for metal act BRIDEAR. The rockers from Fukuoka revealed the details for the international edition of their upcoming album, Bloody Bride, set to release May 7th by Setsuzoku [...]

25/02/2021

EXiNA has collaborated with Kisida Kyodan & The Akebosi Rockets for the song "DEAR JUNKS"
It just released, definitely give it a listen, it's a banger 🤘

https://unijolt.com/exina-kisida-kyodan-dear-junks/

Solo artist EXiNA has teamed up with rock band Kisida Kyodan & The Akebosi Rockets for the song “DEAR JUNKS”, which released February 24th. The track will be featured as the opening for the anime [...]

10/02/2021

Music artist MIKUROMIKA Joins Setsuzoku Records with an international single debuting February 19th 🤘
Read the press release for the full details!

https://unijolt.com/mikuromika-joins-setsuzoku/

For immediate release: SETSUZOKU RECORDS introduces J-pop singer MIKUROMIKA; international debut single out 19 February Birmingham, England – 9 February 2021 – SETSUZOKU RECORDS is proud to announce MIKUROMIKA as the latest artist to join [...]

26/01/2021

TRiDENT will be releasing the full length album ADVANCE GENERATION on March 17th
https://unijolt.com/trident-album-advance-generation/

Rock trio TRiDENT have announced the album, ADVANCE GENERATION, will be released on March 17th. This will be the band’s first full length album under the name TRiDENT, the group was formerly known as Girls [...]

10/01/2021

LiSA's 18th single 「dawn」 arrives January 13th and is the opening song for the anime Black Arrow.

https://unijolt.com/lisa-18th-single-dawn/

LiSA’s red hot 2020, with the releases of the full album LEO-NiNE and the award winning single “Homura”, continues into 2021. Her 18th single “dawn” releases on January 13th, 2021. The song will be the [...]

13/12/2020

Unlucky Morpheus members Jinya, Jill, Hiroyuki Ogawa, and FUMIYA will release the instrumental cover album on 1/27!

Click the link for more, we created a Spotify playlist of the originals for a 'preview' 🤘

https://unijolt.com/unlucky-morpheus-loud-playing-workshop/

Unlucky Morpheus has announced that a four member project – QUADRATUM, will release the instrumental album, “Loud Playing Workshop”, on January 27th 2021. Composed of Jinya, Jill, Hiroyuki Ogawa and FUMIYA, the project’s release will [...]

22/10/2020

Reol to Drop New Single Nov 4th, Live Blu-ray/DVD Dec 23rd

Reol's latest "Q?" is the ED for and Reol is also featured in a new documentary as a YouTube Music
Be sure to check them out!

https://unijolt.com/reol-new-single-live-blu-ray/

Reol’s latest single “Q?”, which is the new ending theme for the anime “Digimon Adventure:”, will be released on November 4th. The song is featured in the current season of the anime starting at episode [...]

19/10/2020

LiSA Debuts at Number 1 on Oricon’s Single and Album Charts!

This also marks the first time LiSA has had a single reach number one and the second time she has had an album reach first place. Congratulations LiSA !

https://unijolt.com/lisa-number-1-oricon-charts/

#炎

LiSA’ new single “Homura”, and new album LEO-NiNE, both took 1st place in Oricon’s weekly rankings. The single and album, both released on October 14th, sold 68,000 and 66,000 units respectively in their first week. [...]

18/10/2020

Kisida Kyodan and the Akebosi Rockets to stream 'Gorilla Live' Nov 11th! 🍌 🤘

https://unijolt.com/kisida-kyodan-gorilla-live/

Kisida Kyodan and the Akebosi Rockets announced the postponement of their national tour, and dates will be rescheduled in 2021. As an alternative the band has decided to broadcast a live performance from Zepp DiverCity [...]

12/10/2020

SETSUZOKU RECORDS announces IBUKI as first artist – solo album ExMyself to receive European release with exclusive bonus track!

Read the full press release here 🤘
https://unijolt.com/setsuzoku-release-exmyself-ibuki/

SETSUZOKU RECORDS announces IBUKI as first artist – solo album ExMyself to receive European release with exclusive bonus track. Birmingham, England – 12 October 2020 – SETSUZOKU RECORDS is proud to announce heavy metal vocalist [...]

28/09/2020

UK based ORIONlive launches new record label dedicated to Japanese artists, SETSUZOKU RECORDS!

Read the full press release here 🤘

https://unijolt.com/orionlive-setsuzoku-records/

UK based ORIONlive launches new record label dedicated to Japanese artists, SETSUZOKU RECORDS. Birmingham, England – 29 September, 2020 – Continuing with its promise to connect the UK/EU market with the best of Japan’s diverse [...]