Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

When it comes to great hard rock and metal scenes around the world, you should never overlook the great music coming out of Japan. The music has been hugely influential and ever evolving and we've ...

A Japanese rock band has a whole new kind of look, and we don’t mean their fashion choices — at least not exactly. Man with a Mission is the name of the group that performs with wolf masks on. So you ...

Japanese rock legend Yoshiki has lived a thousand lives. He’s a rock star, musician, songwriter, record producer, composer, founder of a music label, fashion designer, philanthropist, documentarian, ...

Tricot has three weeks before the start of its first North American tour, but the hotels still aren’t booked. It’s a tedious task that a label would normally deal with, but since the Japanese rock ...

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As with his long music career, Yoshiki’s eventual foray into fashion seemed inevitable. “I’m the oldest son, and, usually, the son takes over the family business,” Yoshiki, Variety’s International ...

Here are the 10 best Japanese metal albums since 2010, chosen by SiM vocalist MAH. SiM (Silence iz Mine) formed in 2004 and are known for their dynamic mix of metal, reggae and punk, all of which is ...

The members of Chai can’t stop smiling. On a Wednesday night in early September, the Japanese quartet is making its live New York debut, and their presence is sheer glee. Mana, Kana, Yuki, and Yuna ...