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On the Japanese music front we have the rock band BACK-ON who have provided theme songs for anime series such as Eyeshield 21, Air Gear, Fairy Tail, and most recently, Gundam Build Fighters and Gundam Build...

There's been a bit of a lull in the past few months but it's time to fix that. Nightwish is coming up soon with their April 28 stop in San Francisco at The Warfield supported by Delain and Sabaton. The tour...

So one of the better events near San Francisco for Japanese stuff is J-Pop Summit. It's one of the best free musical events you could find anywhere. Or at least it *was* one of the best free musical events...

Fans of the all-girl Japanese rock band SCANDAL should be thrilled to learn that the trio will be hitting the states coming up. The first stop is at Chicago's Anime Central event on May 15 (Friday). It...

The upcoming American tour for Nightwish's "Endless Forms Most Beautiful" tour has Delain and Sabaton, two headliners in their own right, as support. I've seen all three bands quite a few times on various...

So, my birthday was yesterday. It was announced that Origa died that day. Damn. Can't say I understand Russian but I always loved listening to her. I'm going to go listen to Inner Universe and Rise...

Drumcam of Arch Enemy's Daniel Earlandsson Came across this video by Sick Drummer Magazine a few days ago and thought I'd share it. The double-bass drum is the anchor of any metal band and it's fascinating...

I'll be honest, this one snuck past me til now. Babymetal and Dragonforce have collaborated to make "Road of Resistance." It has the trademark speed metal and sound of Dragonforce with the female vocals of...

Happy New Year. Let's do it again....

So Within Temptation's US tour has come and gone but there's still more to see and hear. In about a week the band will be rereleasing their first two releases in the form of the album "Enter" and EP "The...