Tokyo, Japan
Formed in Tokyo in 2016. Bills include Earthdom, Bush Bash, El Puente, and Taipei Revolver.
Tokyo black metal / booking now
Worship Pain | Tokyo Black Metal
Tokyo black metal since 2016. Records, flyers, live notes, Pain Sauce, and booking contact from the band itself.
- Formed 2016
- Base Tokyo, Japan
- Latest Release Starless, Endless
- Sound Tokyo black metal
Latest release Starless, Endless
Released February 3, 2023. Cassette edition via Bad Moon Rising Records.
Based in Tokyo Records / shows / press / merch
Music, dates, photos, and contact in one place.
Overview
Worship Pain
A working archive for promoters, writers, fans, and people trying to find the records without digging through social feeds.
Discography
Three releases: Acts Of Worship, Pain As Teacher, and the three-track EP Starless, Endless.
Contact
Booking, press, merch, and distribution inquiries go to the band.
Latest Release
Starless, Endless
Three long tracks, formats, credits, and listening links.
Starless, Endless
Released February 3, 2023. Cassette edition via Bad Moon Rising Records.
- Released February 3, 2023
- Format Digital / Cassette / Streaming
- Tracks 3
3 long tracks
Candle (6:59) / Knife (5:39) / Ghost (12:16).
Recorded MMXXII
Mixed and mastered by Hajime Yamamoto at HML Studio
Shows
Shows
Recent bills, flyers, and booking contact.
Blood Rite Vol. 23
Earthdom / Shin-Okubo, Tokyo
Blood Rite Vol. 23 at Earthdom led by Mammon's Throne and a stacked local support bill.
Based in Tokyo. Open to Japan, Asia, and overseas dates.
Send the city, venue, date or window, lineup, backline, and offer.
Notes
Notes from shows, records, and the road
Venue notes, show reports, records, and road notes from Worship Pain.
Tokyo underground notes
Venues, bills, travel, and the scenes the band moves through.
Records and sound
What changed between records, where to listen, and what Starless, Endless carries.
Flyers, bills, and live notes
Lineups, dates, travel, rooms, and what actually happened.
Black Metal in Tokyo: A Scene Report
What does Tokyo black metal actually look like? Venues, bands, bills, and how it works. A scene report from Worship Pain.
Earthdom, Shin-Okubo: What Happens There
Earthdom is a Shin-Okubo venue that appears often in the Worship Pain show archive.
Taipei Black Order Propaganda at Revolver
Taipei Revolver, June 22, 2024. Spectral Wound, kokeshi, Efflore, and Worship Pain on one bill.
Merch
Merch
Shirts, Pain As Teacher CD, Original Sin Pain Sauce, and show-table stock.
Contact
Booking, press, merch, and distribution.
Booking, press, merch, and distribution go straight to the band.