Hello, Michelle (Tenten) here with a brand new series, Visual Kei Essentials. I don’t know about you, but I constantly stumble upon products, services, or websites that seem like they might be a good thing, but I’m not sure. Well, I thought it might be nice to do a series of not...

If you were to ask around the visual kei community, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who hadn’t heard of MIYAVI – and there’s a good reason for that. MIYAVI first entered the visual kei scene back in 1999 as the guitarist of Dué le Quartz, in 2002 he reemerged as...

  1:  Thank you for this opportunity. To begin, please tell us how you were first introduced to the J-Rock and Visual Kei scene?   Roger: I sprinkled in it here and there in high school. My first exposure to it was a brief lesson in my 10th grade history class about Japan where X...

  Hello and thank you for taking the time to speak with us. Would you introduce yourselves for our readers?   Dayrell: Hi, I’m Dayrell, SURGE~’s bassist. Tai: Hi, I’m Goku, (LOL) Kidding. I’m Tai Kioshi, SURGE~’s drummer. Smash: Hi, I’m Smash, Guitarrist. (^^)v HiDeTo:...

1. Hello, and thank you for this opportunity! Could you introduce yourselves for our readers? Hizu: Hi, I’m re:born’s vocalist Hizu. Ayashi: Hello dears, Keyboardist Ayashi. Ruka: Hi, I’m Ruka, I play guitar and I want to show my potential. Shou: Hi, I’m the bass-player,...

    Hello! And thank you very much for taking the time for this interview. -Hello Michelle and greetings everyone.   Firstly, would you please introduce yourselves to our readers? - This is Gothique Prince Ken also known as GPK. I am an international recording artist and a...

      Earlier this Spring, I had the pleasure of reviewing an EP released by Finnish Visual Artist S.A.N. Having thoroughly enjoyed his work, I was very excited to hear what S.A.N had created this time with “Polte”.  The single, which translates to ‘A Burning...

  1). Hello and thank you for this opportunity. Would you please introduce yourselves for our readers? Arekusandaa: Hello! My name is Arekusandaa, and I am the guitarist of TAP. I am also the main composer and all mighty band leader. Fredrik:  Hello, I’m Fredrik, the...

  Indie band ScReW was formed in 2006 by Byou(vo), previously from JOKER where he was known as Toge.  ScReW started up as a four piece band, the other three members being Kazuki (gt), Yuuto (ba), and Jin (dr). In 2007 Manabu (gu) joined ScRew making it a twin guitar band. This...

    Thank you for taking time to complete our interview – Could you introduce yourself for our readers? - You’re welcome! Hi, I’m YOHIO – guitarist from the Swedish Visual Rock band Seremedy. Currently active as a solo artist in Japan under Universal Music as...

REALies, which formed in 2011, is a band that combines high energy and a menagerie of colors in a way that’s simply infectious. The members include Rayka (vocals), Ritsu and N∀O on the guitars, Akino (bass) and Kazuna (drums). My first experience with this band was when I...

“The visual kei is not really a style, it’s more of a freedom in describing yourself. You can be anything. That’s my definition of visual kei.” -Yoshiki In Japanese, “kei” (系) can mean a lot of things, group is one of them….so visual kei means visual...

As some of you know, one of my favorite things about working for Visual KEIOS is finding out about so many new, amazing international bands. Well, at least these bands are new to me. DESAIHA, a visual band from Sweden, is the latest band to fall into my radar. I’ve been hearing a...

Greetings! Today I’m happy to bring you something different from our usual music reviews. So please kick back and enjoy my review of Fixer, a web comic born from the mind of Roger Shackelford, and drawn by talented Danny Kang. “The story is narrated by Dakota Shaw in the...

    I feel like you can’t go on any visual kei message board or site without coming across the name YOHIO. It seems as though the whole world has been captivated by this 16-year old guitarist from Sweden! Why? Well, YOHIO first came into the spotlight of the visual...

    S.A.N is a visual artist from Finland. One of the founding members of Finnish visual kei band KARMIA, he worked with them until he left the band to focus on his solo career. Back in late March  S.A.N released his third EP: SPIDER. I actually listened to two of four of...

  Seremedy, a visual kei band from Sweden, was formed in 2008 by members RAY (Guitar) and JENZiiH (Bass); though they didn’t officially formalize their line-up and begin activities until 2010. Since the addition of SEIKE (Vocals), YOHIO (Guitar), and LINDER (Drums), this...

  Kairu is a visual kei artist from the West Coast of the United States. While some fans of this scene are skeptical of non-Japanese artists, he is one of many striving to break down this wall. His first mini-album, titled Obscene American Magazine, is being released on May...

hide is one of a handful of j-rockers that everyone within the community knows of and loves. No matter what branch of visual kei one is interested in, most everyone is a fan of the pink spider. His music touched many, and continues to touch everyone that listens to it. He is an idol...

The majority of younger Visual Kei fans remember watching Disney films growing up. Out of those, some can sing almost any song upon hearing the name! So it follows that the V-rock Disney cover album was given some great hype. Though some people seemed leary due to the nature of the...

  With the recent loss of their second guitarist, the addition of a new member, and the announcement of unexpected changes; I was very excited to hear the new song Alice by the Finnish visual rock band Jenlayn. Let’s just say, I was blown away. As much as I had enjoyed their...