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Yousei Teikoku to release The Age of Villains on March 25th

03/08/2020 Todd Nelson

Gothic metal band Yousei Teikoku will release The Age of Villains on March 25th. It will be the band’s first full length album since Shadow Corps[e] in 2015. This album also will be the first […]

RADWIMPS announce World Tour 2020

03/08/2020 Todd Nelson

Rock act RADWIMPS have announced a world tour starting in July. The band will kick off World Tour 2020 with dates in Los Angeles, Dallas, Toronto, New York City, and Mexico City, with hopefully more […]

Aldious – Interview

03/02/2020 Todd Nelson

Aldious Interview by Cap Hayes and Todd Nelson Translation by Cap Hayes December 21, 2019 Aldious is an all-female 5 piece power metal band formed in Osaka in 2008. Comprised of Yoshi and Toki on […]

Top 10 Singles/EPs of 2019

03/01/2020 Brian Galloway

Singles and EPs aren’t as big a thing in the music world as they once were, at least in the Western world. In Japan, they’re still very common. This is my Top 10 list for […]

Re:NO to hold first solo exhibition in Shinjuku 2/28 – 3/8

02/11/2020 Todd Nelson

It seems former Aldious vocalist Re:NO has found avenues other than music to express herself and show her creativity. Since withdrawing from the band for health reasons, Re:NO has been painting and writing poetry, sharing […]

LiSA – LiVE is Smile Always ～ 364 ＋ JOKER ～ at Yokohama Arena drops March 4th

02/09/2020 Todd Nelson

LiSA will be releasing on video her performance of LiVE is Smile Always ~ 364 + JOKER ~ held at Yokohama Arena on April 30th, 2019 – the 2nd day of her 2 day one-man […]

SCANDAL adds North America dates to 2020 World Tour

02/08/2020 Todd Nelson

SCANDAL has announced it will be making stops in North America for their upcoming world tour in support for their new album Kiss from the darkness. SCANDAL last performed in the states 2 years ago […]

Favorite MVs of 2019

01/30/2020 Todd Nelson

The staff at Unijolt share their favorite and noteworthy MVs from 2019. Todd’s picks: “KIZASI” VR Version by Unlucky MorpheusOne thing I love about this band is how they are not afraid to take chances. […]

Unlucky Morpheus「Lunatic East 2019 Tour Final」Blu-Ray drops March 22nd

01/23/2020 Todd Nelson

Unlucky Morpheus will release their Lunatic East 2019 Tour Final concert on Blu-Ray March 22nd. The one man live final took place on November 2nd at ReNY Shinjuku. This will be the second concert Blu-Ray […]

New album from Aldious arrives in March

01/22/2020 Todd Nelson

Power metal band Aldious announced that they will be releasing the full length album, Evoke 2010-2020, on March 18th, 2020. It will be the band’s first release since lead vocalist R!N joined the group last […]