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The timing of this article feels like it was written in response to Singapore banning a Swedish black metal band from performing at the very last minute.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/watain-black-...

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/watain-concer...

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I fly halfway across Japan about every two years for metal concerts in Osaka. Big-name extreme metal acts usually only visit Tokyo & Osaka. About 3-4 years ago Watain was headlining a show. I would have been PISSED, having bought a plane ticket and a hotel, only to find the headline act was cancelled due to some nonsense. \m/>_<\m/

Fellow metalhead in Tokyo. Know of any good shows/lists of shows?

Usually I just wait for something to pop up on my feed on Facebook, probably based on some of the bands I follow. Here's Osaka's most common metal venue:

https://www.songkick.com/venues/269466-namba-rockets

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