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X Japan's Yoshiki talks new film, St. Vincent collab, GISM, Gene Simmons & more in BV interview

We caught up with Yoshiki while he was in NYC for the international debut of his new album ‘Under The Sky’ for an interview that touches on St. Vincent, Scorpions, KISS’ Gene Simmons, Japanese hardcore legends GISM, and more…

G.I.S.M. vocalist Sakevi Yokoyama has reportedly passed away

Lee Dorrian (Cathedral, Napalm Death) and Dwid Hellion (Integrity) are among those paying tribute.

G.I.S.M. drummer Tohru "Monamour" Hiroshima, RIP

We’re very sad to hear of the news that Tohru “Monamour” Hiroshima, drummer of legendary Japanese hardcore band G.I.S.M., has passed away.

G.I.S.M. tribute livestream happening ft. mems of Fucked Up, Integrity, Tortoise, Poison Idea

The virtual events will honor the twentieth anniversary of the passing of guitarist Randy Uchida.

Relapse Records releases 241-song 30th anniversary sampler

Featuring Mastodon, Obituary, Death, Nothing, Torche, Baroness, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Pig Destroyer, Neurosis, High On Fire, YOB, Windhand, Full of Hell, Integrity, and so much more…

Japanese hardcore legends G.I.S.M. finally reissue debut LP on vinyl, streaming & more

The expanded reissue is out now in a variety of formats via Relapse.

Integrity "cover" Vermapyre's "Sons of Satan" for split with Krieg (video)

Integrity also contribute a G.I.S.M. cover and new songs, while Krieg contributes a new song and two tracks of older material.

Roadburn 2016 Day 2 review & pics (Diamanda Galas, GISM, With the Dead, Ulfsmessa, more)

Its hard to imagine a better locale for people watching than a metal festival. Any single metal show is sure to packed full of weirdos, but festivals have the added benefit of bringing together a wide array of different types of weirdos. Every variety of metalhead that you can imagine is on display on Roadburn’s main avenue: Crust punks covered in patches, retro thrashers with high top Reeboks, old heads with comically long grey beards, goths in intricate lace dresses, recovering hardcore kids who dress like low budget hypebeasts (that’d be me), and short hairs in tight jeans that would fit right in at Chicago’s Empty Bottle if they weren’t speaking fluent Dutch. My personal favorite absurd fashion choice was the guy wearing a Game Of Thrones t-shirt with a leather trench coat draped over his shoulders like a cape…

G.I.S.M. reuniting and playing their first-ever show outside of Japan at Roadburn 2016

G.I.S.M. were notorious for their confrontational attitude and violent live performances; frontman Sakevi was known for being particularly dangerous and unpredictable during live shows…

A389 2011 in pics & review (Integrity, Haymaker & more)

It started with me, G.I.S.M., and Cracker Barrel. On my way to Sonar in Baltimore on 1/22, a democratic vote in the Honda Accord led to a late lunch at the most American of all pit-stops, Cracker Barrel…