What makes a good venue? How actually mosh-able are all of these live houses we go to? With well over 1000 live houses in Japan, we dive into the holy trinity of hardcore live houses and our favorites we’ve been to over the years.

Live house map (far from complete but includes live houses discussed in this episode and more)

Talk shit to us via email! livehousetales@gmail.com

A reminder that if you’re coming from abroad and need a ticket to Bloodaxe Fest on May 31, email info@bloodaxefest.jp to reserve your ticket now!

Also on tour…

• Counterparts/Dying Wish 5/30 - 6/7
• Arkangel 5/29 - 6/1
• Home Front 5/23 - 5/31
• Torena 5/30 - 6/1

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We sit down to chat about Japan’s largest hardcore festival - Bloodaxe, and look at how this whole thing got started and dive into May’s lineup! Be sure to check out all of the bands playing + surrounding tours below ↓

If you’re coming from abroad and need a ticket, email info@bloodaxefest.jp to reserve your ticket now!

• Bloodaxe Fest Lineup
• Bloodaxe Spotify Playlist

Bloodaxe Spring 2025 Bands: Stained, Stranded, ReVERZE BOYZ, C/GATE, Otus, Prompts, View from the Soyuz, Gates of Hopeless, Dying Wish, Numb, Loyal to the Grave, Arkangel, Counterparts, Kublai Khan

Also on tour…

• Counterparts/Dying Wish 5/30 - 6/7
• Arkangel 5/29 - 6/1

Other bands mentioned in this episode: The Spit, Bruo, MUT, Killout, Speakeasy

Talk shit to us via email! livehousetales@gmail.com

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Who is Phill with two L’s? Who is Dan? What’s a livehouse and why are we going to them? Find out all of that out and more in Episode 1 of Tales From The Livehouse.

Talk shit to us via email! livehousetales@gmail.com

A few of the bands mentioned in today’s episode:

• Tive (Osaka) https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/artist/5F6ol4wCxpsAjVRlwTQVTp?si=egjpfn5JR36557mvn7Wkjw
• Universe Last A Ward (Fukuoka) https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/artist/5jLcmnaYp2ONvUt6vwnhT3?si=ViA1aiEFRfmQBbzWXIWdQA
• Make Mention of Sight (Sendai) https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/artist/35sAwWfHECHhcEpsJNfuqa?si=AX5MvnNmT0K8Oim7vnH9CQ
• Blow Your Brains Out (Tokyo) https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/artist/3Ckt0Pj6fSkZPpsqyWvcUU?si=THgBMYUWSQqpGtd_eq_y9w
• View From The Soyuz (Tokyo) https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/artist/3F0nXEE0ikWWVavikJGkOT?si=WTa98vjGTbmTBD1wU516rA
• Numb (Tokyo) https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/artist/7aMlrHIyT9ndhpveBptYRT?si=e802d0f4188143f0
• Loyal To The Grave (Tokyo) https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/artist/7xI83OMF2TTyXHEcFMkVL3?si=ca735e00744a4b09
• Shadows (Tokyo) https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/artist/0VyVlaKyEJ2NFJnxxYgyt3?si=4RxwUVPbRdaX8E6Z5P6BlA
• Otus (Tokyo) https://open.spotify.com/artist/5NgVz693TXUKsh7wFGPEPe?si=vyiSyXtWSAGwY-nzpFKB6Q
• Super Structure (Tokyo) https://open.spotify.com/artist/0S2f7NmqwDaY9k1FyhWfPR?si=i93akyAVT8GQfTiB6_XmZg

Live Show Videography

• Monji: https://www.youtube.com/@onemediumfilms/videos
• Iktr hn: https://www.youtube.com/@iktrhn
• Okisnufftapes: https://www.youtube.com/@okisnufftapes

Photographers

• @jjfenwick
• @piikan_livephoto
• @photo_eotwtimez
• @came_is_kame
• @apolotary (thanks for the pic for the episode art!)
• @cleareyesmedia50
• @seijiro243
• @takumagg

Upcoming shows/tours

• @japangigs for a view of shows across Japan
• @punxolotl for a more Osaka focused account

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