DEVILOOF

DEVILOOF are a four-piece deathcore band formed in Osaka in 2015. The current line-up consists of Keisuke (vocals), Ray (guitar and vocals), Daiki (bass), and Nao (drums). Their music sits at the most extreme end of visual kei, drawing on deathcore, slamming brutal death metal, grindcore, technical metal, and Japanese musical motifs.

The band introduced themselves with EP ‘PURGE’ in 2016, followed by debut album ‘Devil’s Proof’ in 2017. Second album ‘Oni’ arrived in 2019, bringing a stronger Japanese character into their sound and imagery. Its track ‘GouZinZanGoku’ became an early international gateway to DEVILOOF, while third album ‘DYSTOPIA’ followed in 2021.

DEVILOOF made their major-label debut through Tokuma Japan Communications in 2023 with EP ‘DAMNED’. Digital single ‘Everything is all lies’ and EP ‘Song For The Weak’. followed before 2025 single ‘INSHU’ pushed the band back towards the dense, technical brutality of their earlier work. Actor Tadanobu Asano appeared in its music video.

Their overseas activity has included a Latin American tour in 2024 and their first European tour in 2025, which included a main-stage appearance at Spain’s Resurrection Fest and their London debut. In Japan, Keisuke supplied death vocals to THE ALFEE’s ‘Teinei Kotoba Death!’ and later joined the veteran band on stage at Osaka-jo Hall.

Nao officially joined DEVILOOF in January 2026. That September, the band transferred to Universal Music Japan’s Virgin Music label, continuing to present themselves internationally under the banner ‘JAPANESE DEATHCORE’. Their first release through Virgin Music, ‘Gamurou’, is due on October 7th, 2026.