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[UNDYING WORDS @undying_words_]

2026.6.6
New digital single
「Rising Fire」Release🧨

DL,Stream
https://t.co/FL3NRyIUYy

#UNDYINGWORDS
#アンダイ #RisingFire

[THE HEAVIER JAPAN Official @TheHeavierJapan]

Female metal group UNDYING WORDS will release their new digital single “Rising Fire” tomorrow on June 6th!!

@undying_words_

#japanesemetal
#jrock #jmetal
#undyingwords
#femalemetal

[HAGANE @hagane_0623]

⚔️#HAGANE event⚔️
🇩🇪The July 3rd BERLIN show is now SOLD OUT🔥!!

✨AND...MEET & GREET upgrade tickets are now available for the July 3rd BERLIN PRIVATCLUB show ticket holders!! Upgrade tickets are LIMITED, so get your ticket NOW!!🎟️
https://t.co/MZIMOOgWM6

[THE HEAVIER JAPAN Official @TheHeavierJapan]

Japanese all female rock/metal super-group EAST OF EDEN will release their new EP “Rising In Bloom” on June 10th!!

@E_O_E_official

#japanesemetal
#jrock #jmetal
#eastofeden
#EOE

[THE HEAVIER JAPAN Official @TheHeavierJapan]

Check out our merch!!

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ex-NEMOPHILA guitarist SAKI will release her solo album “PLUVIA” on July 24th!!

@_chakixx_ @KINGRECORDS_MET

#japanesemetal
#jrock #jmetal
#saki

[THE HEAVIER JAPAN Official @TheHeavierJapan]

Visual-kei metal legends D'ESPAIRSRAY release first single in 16 years, titled “RAPTURE”!! Check out the music video on YouTube!!

https://t.co/QSIY2eWyWu

@despairs

#japanesemetal
#jrock #jmetal
#despairsray
#visualkei

[THE HEAVIER JAPAN Official @TheHeavierJapan]

Japanese death metal legends DEFILED will release their 9th full album “Altered State” worldwide on June 12th via Season of Mist!!

@defiledjapan
@SeasonofMist

#japanesemetal
#jrock #jmetal
#deathmetal

[THE HEAVIER JAPAN Official @TheHeavierJapan]

Melodic metal band GALNERYUS will be releasing their 14th full album “A CRY FROM THE SKY ABOVE” on July 15th!!

@GALNERYUSOFFIC2

#japanesemetal
#jrock #jmetal
#galneryus

[THE HEAVIER JAPAN Official @TheHeavierJapan]

🔥THE TOKIO METAL NIGHT – THE LADY’S DANCE BALL🔥 
with RISKY MELODY (Japan) and legendary singer MAKI OYAMA (Japan) + live band.

12.5(D) LINDAU - CLUB VAUDEVILLE
13.5(NL) DEN HAAG – MUSICON
14.5(NL) AMSTELVEEN – P60
15.5(D) KÖLN – GARAGEN CLUB

@hangyooodon @_Risky_Melody_

[THE HEAVIER JAPAN Official @TheHeavierJapan]

Female rockers RISKY MELODY have just released their new album “The World”!! The band will also embark on their European tour next month, so be sure to catch them live!!

@_Risky_Melody_

#japanesemetal
#jrock #jmetal
#femalemetal

[THE HEAVIER JAPAN Official @TheHeavierJapan]

The samurai extreme metal band 兀突骨 (GOTSU TOTSU KOTSU) announced their new lineup with guitarist Tamotsu Nogi (CHAOS CONTROL, THE BARRELS) after the departure of their former guitarist earlier this year.

@GotsuMetal

#japanesemetal
#jrock #jmetal
#extrememetal

[THE HEAVIER JAPAN Official @TheHeavierJapan]

New T-shirt design available at THE HEAVIER JAPAN merch store!! Here’s a new version of the “Cosmic Samurai” design!

https://t.co/m7DhymwXI4

[THE HEAVIER JAPAN Official @TheHeavierJapan]

Japanese hard rock legends BOW WOW will reissue a remastered version of their 1998 releases “Back” and “Still On Fire” on CD and Vinyl with bonus tracks on April 28th!!

#japanesemetal
#reissue #remaster
#heavymetal

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The queens of speed metal HAGANE confirm their 1st European headliner show at the Privatclub in Berlin, Germany on July 3rd, 2026!!

@hagane_0623

#japanesemetal
#jrock #jmetal
#femalemetal

[HAGANE @hagane_0623]

⚔️#HAGANE Live⚔️
Confirmed for Berlin🇩🇪

“HAGANE - Japanese Queens of Speed Metal
Special Guest: Dekadenza”

Friday, July 3
📍Privatclub

Tickets
https://t.co/uvgmvI87VO

[THE HEAVIER JAPAN Official @TheHeavierJapan]

Veteran metal act CONCERTO MOON announces the departure of their singer Wataru Haga!! Band states they will continue to move forward but haven’t revealed any details yet.

@Concerto_Moon

#japanesemetal
#jrock #jmetal
#concertomoon

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Japanese oldschool heavy metal quintet HELL FREEZES OVER confirm headline show in Berlin, Germany on April 27th!!

@HFO_official

#japanesemetal
#jrock #jmetal
#oldschoolmetal

[THE HEAVIER JAPAN Official @TheHeavierJapan]

Japanese female speed metal band HAGANE will release a live DVD
💿 TOP OF THE TOWER at Zepp Shinjuku 2025.12.25
📅 May 20, 2026

Includes live footage, BTS, + 2CD audio. (3-disc set)

@hagane_0623

#HAGANE #JapaneseMetal #femalemetal

[THE HEAVIER JAPAN Official @TheHeavierJapan]

Illumina from ArkRoyal will release her 1st mini album
💿 APOPTOSIS
📅 Apr 29, 2026

Includes remixed tracks + new songs.
Yasuhiro Mizuno (drums/SABER TIGER) appears on 2 tracks.

@AarkRoyyal

#Illumina #ArkRoyal #Apoptosis #JapaneseMetal