We've heard the influence of Swedish death metal worldwide in the past, particularly in the German, Finnish, and North American scenes, ...

Outrage could safely be considered an institution of Japanese thrash metal, with almost 35 years of experience and recordings behind them, ...

Jurassic Jade has always been one of those fringe Japanese thrash bands that I'd place alongside a Doom, Gargoyle , or an Aion , so c...

If there's one thing I'll never grow tired of, it has to be the classic death metal cover art which goes overboard to evoke a cryp...

Abandoning the Oni devil masks of their previous album covers for something more sleek and contemporary, one might also assume the music o...

Balflare has always espoused a number of Japanese power metal stereotypes, but not necessarily to their disadvantage. With their fourth f...

What's always so astonished me about Japanese entertainment is just how meticulous the country's artists are, across many mediums,...

I've read lots of praise for Anatomia in the past few years, for how they press primacy and psychedelic intricacy into the traditiona...

Even if I'm a little jaded on its 'subject matter', and have been for some time now, Night of the Zombie Party looks like the ...

Sigh 's 2010 effort Scenes From Hell seemed to arrive to a generally positive response, and I personally admired it for its primal grav...

Of Engrish and the damage done! Drink Beer . Listen Hell Metal! is one of the latest in Abigail 's nigh on endless parade of limited pr...

While the anomalous Hausu (aka 'House') is not the sort of horror film to truly torment the audience, or even really scare them, th...

Few Japanese acts (in any medium) have brought me as much joy as the melodic speed metal stalwarts Anthem . First introduced to their music ...

It's been a good decade since Volcano has erupted on us with a new full-length, but they've kept busy in the interim with some live...

It's hard to believe that Japan's Sabbat have not put out a new, original full-length album in eight years, but instead they've...

There are not a lot of Japanese death metal bands out there playing with a pure sense of brutality. Generic slamming gore seems to abound, a...

A bloodied, maniacal clown dancing about on its cover at the fore of an exploding cityscape. An intro called "The Earth Dies Screaming...

As they prepared for their first studio full-length effort, Japanese retro metal worship cult Hellhound had a few challenges to overcome. ...

Hellhound are another of those Japanese acts who take the roots of thrash and traditional heavy metal from the late 70s and early through m...

With his 14th full-length in four years, it is a safe bet that Hiroyas 'Iron' Chino has now cornered the market on Japanese shred wi...