Babymetal are one of the biggest success stories of the last 15 years - and one of the most unexpected. Metal Hammer caught up with the Japanese sensations in 2015, at the start of their meteoric rise ...

They spoke with Billboard Japan about their experiences around ... one-month-long tour of the U.S. together with Ukrainian metal band Jinjer and American deathcore band Born of Osiris.

Hammer: Do you think Babymetal opened the door for more Japanese metal bands? Su-metal: “Some people say that Babymetal’s ...

Chicago avant-garde psych-metal band Yakuza, who’ve been going strong since 1999. Their 2000 debut full-length, Amount to Nothing, exhibits their beginnings in thrashy posthardcore and grind. Soon ...

TOKYO, JAPAN – 16 December 2024 – Matenrou Opera, a legendary visual kei metal band representing Japan's music prowess, is set to release their new album "MUTSU NO HANA-" on 18 December ...

including heavy metal. “There were no longer new artists who resonated with the Japanese, and our magazine came to feature only a fixed lineup of bands,” Hirose said. He said he still listens ...

By Billboard Japan HANABIE. is an all-woman nu-metal band made up of vocalist Yukina, guitarist and vocalist Matsuri, bassist and backup vocalist Hettsu, and drummer Chika. Although it’s been ...