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Black metal in Tokyo: finding shows and where to start

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A starting point for listeners and visiting bands, with current schedule links and examples from Worship Pain's live archive.

Worship Pain performing live at a Tokyo venue

Looking for black metal in Tokyo can mean finding a show tonight, discovering a band, or planning a date for your own tour. Those need different information. This is a starting point from Worship Pain, a Tokyo black metal band formed in 2016, not a complete scene directory or a citywide events calendar.

Find a current show

Start with an event’s actual listing, not an old flyer in a search result. Earthdom’s official schedule lists its current bills, door and start times, admission prices, and ticket or reservation links. Its programme covers several underground styles, so read the lineup rather than assuming every night is a black metal show.

Our Earthdom venue note has the published address and explains the ticket labels. Before leaving, check:

  • The date and venue on the current listing.
  • Whether admission requires an advance reservation or a ticket purchase.
  • Whether a drink charge is additional.
  • The timetable and your own return journey.

The Worship Pain shows page separates announced dates from completed shows. Its archive is useful for finding bands and promoters to investigate, but it is not evidence that an event is still on sale.

Start listening to Worship Pain

Starless, Endless is the 2023 EP: Candle, Knife, and Ghost. The release page has audio, the tracklist and recording credits. The band’s Bandcamp release is another direct way to listen.

For the earlier records, go to Acts Of Worship (2017) and Pain As Teacher (2020). The discography collects all three releases without requiring you to follow a social-media feed.

Follow the bills in the archive

Worship Pain’s archive includes Earthdom in Shin-Okubo, Bush Bash in Koiwa, and dates outside Tokyo. A few documented starting points:

  • Earthdom, January 25, 2024: Karras, Worship Pain, Congregation, Vomitfall and Terror Squad. Read the show note.
  • Bush Bash, December 6, 2025: Koiwa Extreme 10, with SSORC, Zxui Moskvha, Bafomet and Exitium of Nemesis.
  • Earthdom, August 8, 2026: Blood Rite Vol. 24, with Another Dimension, REDSHEER and Over the Hill.

These are examples of shared bills, not a claim that every act plays the same subgenre or is based in Tokyo. The archive retains the available dates, flyers and lineups; check each band’s own current announcements before planning a visit.

Booking a show with Worship Pain

For a Worship Pain appearance, send the city, venue, proposed date, lineup, set length, backline and offer through the booking contact. The press kit provides bios, photos, release information and booking essentials.

For venue hire, ticket questions or another band’s availability, contact the relevant venue or organiser.