Tag: Yokai

Review: “Self Titled” by Yokai

Strange and supernatural creatures from Japanese folklore. Yokai is a combination of the characters 妖 (yō) — attractive, bewitching, calamity — and 怪 (kai) — mystery, wonder). That is the name that this Japanese themed Deathcore collective from Detroit Michigan have chosen for themselves. Formed in late 2018 by guitarist and programmer Jordan Lawrence and

NEWS: Yokai return with “Sacraficial”!

…with a meaty mix done by Michael Stellema at Broken Monolith Studios, Japanese themed Deathcore merchants Yokai have returned with “Sacraficial“. A brand new track that follows up their self titled EP from January 2020 which has on it the colossal “The One That Dwells“. You can snap that up over at bandcamp once you’ve

Playthrough: “Kings Of Darkness” from Within Destruction!

“Yokai” may have split fans like the parting of the Red Sea but with the band announcing a brutal tour with Sleep Waker, Bodysnatcher and Signs Of The Swarm. So in this brave new World which sees Deathcore titans Within Destruction fleeing the Slam Police and going independent of Unique Leader Records, how you find

Review: “Yokai” by Within Destruction

Life is about choices. Each choice that you make creates a fork in the road with a path that you went down and several that you could have just left as a possible subplot or piece of backstory that didn’t happen. Within Destruction have established themselves as one of the most brutal acts out of

NEWS: “B4NGB4NG!!” Gets anime video from Within Destruction!

A release day music video for “B4NGB4NG!!” has surfaced from Within Destruction as “Yokai” finally drops after what seems like a forever of a wait. The Japanese culture themed album with touches of Metalcore and Trap Metal sees the Slovenian Slamming Deathcore brutes operating as a fully independent entity. We’ve reviewed the record, keep them

NEWS: Within Destruction premier “Harakiri” with Bill $Aber!

The fourth single from the upcoming album “Yōkai” from Within Destruction has been given life in anime form and has a guest vocal from Bill $Aber. A strictly Party Deathcore cut from an album soaked in Japanese culture influence that is due 12th August and that also marks the bands first independent release following an

Playthrough: “Malevolent” from Within Destruction!

Endorsed by Kiesel Guitars, Within Destruction seven string merchant Francesco Filigoi plays through another of the bands new songs, “Malevolent” in this latest video. The band are gearing up for the 12th August drop of their next album “Yokai“, which sees them independent and going DIY after the end of their contract with Unique Leader

NEWS: Within Destruction announce “Yokai” tour in November!

It was inevitable that Within Destruction would announce a headlining tour for 2020 around their upcoming Japanese culture themed album “Yokai” but the surprise is the size of this tour package. November will see not only Signs of the Swarm and Bodysnatcher but also Sleep Waker join them in a raid across Europe… 11th Southampton, The Joiners 12th

NEWS: Yokai share new album details?

On the subject of Yokai (meaning strange and supernatural creatures from Japanese folklore. The word is a combination of the characters 妖 (yō) — attractive, bewitching, calamity — and 怪 (kai) — mystery, wonder), the Japanese themed Deathcore band from Detroit Michigan have been busy themselves. Having dropped single “The One The Dwells” a couple of months

NEWS: Within Destruction have “No Way Out”!

“There is no way out, no way, no way out. There is no way out, no way, no way out, no. Once the door is locked, there is no way out. There is no way out…” Within Destruction have avoided the Slam Police and gone straight Deathcore with another new drop from their upcoming Japanese culture