by VMJ | Dec 12, 2025 | Report
There are bands that tour Japan and then there are bands that seem to belong here. TOOL fall firmly into the latter category. TOOL and the Shokunin spirit, when mastery finds its home in Japan. Back in Japan for the first time in a decade, the US progressive metal...
by VMJ | Oct 31, 2025 | Editor's Special
I’ve lived through those extremes, times when everything looked perfect from the outside. The career was strong, the band was doing well, everyone thought I had it all together… but privately, I was falling apart. –– Daniel Ash Daniel Ash’s career has always been...
by VMJ | Oct 22, 2025 | Headline
꧁ GIVEAWAY ꧂ On August 5, 2023, the Japanese music world lost a truly singular voice — ISSAY, the enigmatic frontman of DER ZIBET. Yet even after his sudden passing, his voice had one more chapter to unfold. Now, in their 40th anniversary year, DER ZIBET releases...
by VMJ | Oct 20, 2025 | Report
With charisma, warmth, and his undeniable drive for connection, INORAN showed that Niraikanai -Rerecorded is not a return but a renewal. From pure energy to communal joy, Shibuya saw INORAN at his most alive. On September 26, VMJ published an interview with INORAN...
by VMJ | Oct 9, 2025 | Live Shots
BAND: DER ZIBET (& friends) DATE: October, 1st (2025) VENUE: Koenji HIGH LOCATION: Tokyo [JP] PHOTOGRAPHER: Yoann CLOCHON ARTICLE: REPORT ⩺ OFFICIAL WEBSITE | HERE ⩺ OFFICIAL FACEBOOK | HERE ⩺ OFFICIAL X (ex-TWITTER) | HERE ⩺ OFFICIAL YOUTUBE CHANNEL | ...