Hanabie at The Van Buren

HANABIE. is a Tokyo-based all-girl rock band that has been making waves since 2015, when YUKINA, MATSURI, and HETTSU came together for a high school club activity. With the addition of CHIKA in May 2023, the band has evolved into a force to be reckoned with. Don’t be fooled by their cute, girlish image—their sound is a hard-hitting blend of powerful shouts, heavy riffs, and unique Japanese flair, capturing fans at home and abroad. Their hit single “Pardon Me, I Have To Go Now” has amassed over 10 million views on YouTube and 5.3 million views on TikTok.

In December 2024, HANABIE. released their EP, Bucchigiri Tokyo, further showcasing their dynamic range and signature style. Next, the band will release their latest EP, HOT TOPIC, on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.

2023 marked the beginning of their overseas ventures, and in August 2024, they made history as the first Japanese women to perform on the main stage at Lollapalooza in Chicago, USA. The quartet will soon bring the heat on their first North American headliner beginning mid-March 2026. With a rapidly growing international following, HANABIE. is actively expanding their presence and making a bold statement on the global stage.

The world’s premiere goblin metal masters, Nekrogoblikon, are set to unleash their latest sonic assault in the form of The Boiling Sea EP. Formed in 2006, the band catapulted from obscurity to global cult stardom with their 2012 viral anthem “No One Survives,” cementing a legacy of chaotic melodic death metal and zany, goblin-themed lore.

After years of relentless touring and five studio albums, the band has entered a bold new era. The Boiling Sea marks a historic milestone as the first official studio release to feature the band’s new vocal powerhouse duo: John Goblikon and Dickie Allen.

Once the band’s longtime mascot, insurance salesman, and podcast host, John Goblikon has finally been promoted to permanent lead vocalist, handling the melodic and clean singing duties.

Dickie Allen, renowned for his “throat-shredding” prowess in Infant Annihilator, the “goblin-in-human-form” now spearheads the band’s signature harsh vocals, bringing a new level of “carnage” to their recorded sound

Produced and mixed by veteran “part-goblin” Jason Suecof (Job for a Cowboy, The Black Dahlia Murder), this new EP serves as a high-octane testing ground for the duo’s dynamic chemistry — first teased by the 2025 singles “Show Me Your Goblin” and “Fiend.”

As Nekrogoblikon prepares to submerge fans in the murky depths of The Boiling Sea, they prove that even after nearly two decades, they are still the undisputed kings of the goblin-core realm.

Taking their name from a confluence of Illuminati and other conspiracy theories, Enterprise Earth is a punishing technical deathcore outfit founded in 2014 by ex-Infant Annihilator vocalist Dan Watson and ex-Takeover guitarist BJ Sampson. The band rose to the fore of the deathcore scene with the punitive and critically acclaimed Embodiment and Luciferous, released in 2017 and 2019, respectively. After the departures of Sampson in 2019 and Watson in 2022, the band started a new chapter with the release of 2024’s Death: An Anthology with new frontman Travis Worland.

Based out of Spokane, Washington, Enterprise Earth issued their debut EP, XXIII, shortly after forming. In 2015 they inked a deal with Attila frontman Chris Fronzak‘s Stay Sick Recordings and released their debut studio long-player, Patient 0. Featuring guest appearances from Rings of Saturn guitarist Joel Omans and Oceano vocalist Adam Warren, the LP reached number five on Billboard’s Heatseekers/Top New Artist Chart. Enterprise Earth spent the next two years touring hard in support of the album, but eventually found the time to head back into the studio and lay down tracks for their sophomore release. The resulting Embodiment appeared in early 2017, and the set reached number six on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart. December 2018 saw the band issue the single “He Exists” before releasing their lauded third full-length effort, Luciferous, which arrived in April 2019 and appeared on numerous year-end lists. After dropping 2020’s surprise Foundation of Bones EP, the group returned to the studio and began work on album number four. Released in 2022, The Chosen saw Enterprise Earth deliver an assured, uncompromising deathcore set with considerably more melodic elements than previous efforts. Frontman Dan Watson left the fold shortly after that, making way for new vocalist Travis Worland, who made his studio debut on 2024’s punishing Death: An Anthology.