Die Like a Mayfly
Interview by Miriam C. It’s an old Femme Metal Webzine tradition to take a chance on unknown but rather talented bands. Though, if the band in question comes from Japan,…
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BO-PEEP – “THANK YOU” (2015)
Independent Release Review by Warren Mayocchi “THANK YOU” is a relatively short album at 34 minutes. BO-PEEP are a band with a sound the is something of a cross of…
BABYMETAL – “Metal Resistance” (2016)
Label: earMUSIC Review by Warren Mayocchi BABYMETAL are fronted by the energetic trio: SU-METAL, MOAMETAL, and YUIMETAL. They provide a red and black dancing and vocal spectacle that has attracted…
BORIS with MERZBOW – “Gensho” (2016)
Label: Relapse Records Review by Warren Mayocchi Usually musicians attempt to make their music accessible. However, when you have a collaboration between Boris and Merzbow “accessible” is not a high…
Temma, Yoko, Shin & Kei – URBANGARDE
Interview by Miriam C. Japan, musically speaking, is a wonderland. Out of the blue, I’m not getting crazy : I’m simply stating the obvious. If in the 90’s the Japanese…
SoundWitch – “Romanesque” (2014)
Independent Release Review by Warren Mayocchi “Giddy Giddy Carousel” represents the album “Romanesque” well, both in name and sound. Listening to the album is a wild ride, there is little…
Skylark – “The Horizon and the Storm” (2015)
Label: Underground Symphony Records Review by Warren Mayocchi Skylark released their first album 20 years ago. It was called “The Horizon and the Storm”. To celebrate the event they have…
BAND-MAID – “New Beginning” (2015)
Label: Crown Takuma Review by Warren Mayocchi Japanese artists are somewhat isolated from their international fans. While music videos are available for us to be impressed, it is sometimes difficult…
YOUSEI TEIKOKU – “Shadow Corps[e]” (2015)
Label: Lantis Review by Warren Mayocchi YOUSEI TEIKOKU have been together creating music since the mid-nineties. A band survives for nearly twenty years by playing great music, and “SHADOW CORPS[e]” is…
Yui – YOUSEI TEIKOKU
Interview by Miriam C. I’ll admit that this time was a demanding task but if you haven’t understood I like to challenge myself and propose something out of the ordinary,…
Sophia Sama – Season of Ghosts
Interview by Naomi Rigley Transcription by Miriam C. Season of Ghosts, conceived by ex-Blood Stain Child vocalist Sophia Aslanidou came together during October 2013. The newly established band combines a…
Die Like A Mayfly – “Dying Mayfly” EP (2014)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Dying Like A Mayfly is a Gothic metal band from Japan. Their debut EP is entitled, “Dying Mayfly”. The mixing of gothic metal and heavy…
Ganglion – “Rising” (2013) [Type-A] MINI ALBUM
Label: Chiral Records Review by Tony Cannella Ganglion is an all female hard rock band from Japan. Their style is an eclectic mix of genres, but mostly focuses on hard…
BABYMETAL – “Babymetal” (2014)
Label: BMD FOX Records/Toy’s Factory Review by Davide Torresan I remember like it was yesterday the first time I’ve heard of BABYMETAL. It was on the end of November 2012 and I…
TWIN – SoundWitch
Interview by Miriam C. Well, Japan, despite its limited geographical width, is able to offer one of the best and exciting musical scene in the world (excluding the Scandinavian one)…
Nene – ElupiA (ENG Version)
Interview by Alessandra Cognetta Translation by Yoshiaki Miyasaka & Alessandra Cognetta ElupiA is a very unusual band. From the mysterious and evocative name, to the line-up, with two keyboardists, this Japanese…
Maiko – DAZZLE VISION
Interview by Miriam C. From the exciting and colorful Japan, the established screamo rock band DAZZLE VISION is slowly building a strong reputation overseas – especially in the US. So,…
Asami – Voice of Divine Children (Japanese version)
質問文翻訳 Yoshiaki Miyasaka Voice of Divine Childrenは、いつ誕生したのですか？ さぁ？！（笑） 私が加入したのは結成後だから分からないけれど、 ２年前くらいかな。 VODCに加入する前から、Asamiさんは既にGuardian Hackerのシンガーとして知られていました。このバンドへは、どのようにして加入が決まったのでしょう？
Magistina Saga – “Two-Facedness of A Tale” MINI ALBUM (2013)
Label: Starwave Records Review by Tony Cannella From Japan, Magistina Saga may not be widely known just yet, but on their 3rd mini-album, “Two-Facedness of a Tale” the band looks…