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Arlequin – imagine [Regular Edition] Review: VK's New Dreamscape
Arlequin’s imagine feels less like an album and more like stepping through a mirror into a parallel Visual Kei dimens...
Hiro, DAISHI & SATOち Launch Beauty & Health Events for VK Fans
Three Visual Kei veterans are joining forces to help lifelong bandgyaru and bandmen stay beautiful, healthy, and stag...
Seikima-II Launch Season II Tour, Guitarist Recovers from Surgery
After 40 years of theatrical darkness, Seikima-II—Japan’s legendary shock-rock institution—just kicked off their GREA...
D∈∋SIRE Announce 30th Anniversary 2-Day Live in May 2026
D∈∋SIRE, the legendary Visual Kei outfit celebrating three decades in the scene, has unveiled plans for a massive 30t...
LUNA SEA Release 35th Anniversary Tour Final Live Blu-ray/DVD
Legendary Visual Kei pioneers LUNA SEA are marking over three and a half decades of gothic majesty with the release o...
Unlucky Morpheus Return with "Gate of Hell" Album
Japanese symphonic metal virtuosos Unlucky Morpheus are gearing up to unleash their next sonic assault this June. The...
Rose'n'Ciel Announce 3rd Album for November 2026
Fresh news from the Visual Kei underground: Rose’n’Ciel are gearing up to unleash their third album this coming Novem...
Matenrou Opera Release "Cinematographe" Album June 17
Matenrou Opera is ready to transport listeners into a cinematic dreamscape with their upcoming album Cinematographe, ...
OddRe: Release "Nemuru Kimi" MV, Announce First Headline Tour
OddRe: has unveiled the music video for their latest digital single “Nemuru Kimi” (Sleeping You), a haunting new trac...
This Week in Visual Kei: X Japan Takes the Fast Lane — May 4, 2026
It’s been a quieter week on the Visual Kei front, but don’t let that fool you—when X Japan makes a move, even a comme...
X Japan Feature in CarSensor CM, YOSHIKI Approves
X Japan, the legendary pioneers of Visual Kei, are getting the mainstream spotlight treatment in an unexpected way: a...
MALICE MIZER – merveilles l'espace Review: Gothic Elegance Captured
When MALICE MIZER released merveilles l'espace in 2002, they were operating at the intersection of their most theatri...
New Visual Kei Videos — April 2026
April 2026 is absolutely PACKED with visual kei goodness, and we're thrilled to guide you through this month's most e...
Golden Bomber – Memeshikute Review: VK Perfection
When Golden Bomber unleashed *Memeshikute* in 2009, they captured something that had been simmering beneath the surfa...
Xaa-Xaa – Akairo Review: Crimson Catharsis in 2018
Xaa-Xaa's *Akairo* arrives like a bleeding wound—visceral, unapologetic, and impossible to ignore. This 2018 CD Maxi,...
GUMMY, a Girls Band of Battle-Hardened Men, Completes Bold and Stimulating Debut EP: "What Matters is That These Four Are Having Fun. We're Far From Getting Bored"
This interview was originally published in Japanese on barks.jp. Translated by VK Chronicle.
HYDE Appears in Casillero del Diablo Wine CM: "Love and Quality are Essential for Continuing Activities Long-term"
This interview was originally published in Japanese on barks.jp. Translated by VK Chronicle.
This Week in Visual Kei: Releases & Reunions — April 27, 2026
What a week to be a Visual Kei fan. We've got comeback stories, new material flooding in, and some of the scene's big...
DEATHGAZE – DECADE Review: A Landmark Anniversary Statement
When a band titles an album *DECADE*, they're making a statement. For DEATHGAZE, 2013's *DECADE* arrived as both a re...
KIRITO on SHIFT: Beyond the Collapse of Fixed Ideas and Dramatic Change "Whether You Open the Door or Not, the World Changes by Your Own Hand"
This interview was originally published in Japanese on barks.jp. Translated by VK Chronicle.