JILUKA — Visual Kei Modern Metal with Electro Gothic Metal Energy

JILUKA expresses a variety of emotions by combining aggressive metal sound with diverse musical essences, delivering striking, melodious music that stands out in the V-Kei scene.

Musical evolution and visual kei Deathcore roots

Over a three-year period, the band released three mini albums and five singles, marked by impressive musical evolution and a musical sense indicative of the new generation. From the start, their sound was strongly defined by visual kei Deathcore, and their growth as a band—along with a hybrid, more metallic intensification—helped create visual kei modern metal.

As their momentum expanded, JILUKA also stepped up their always energetic live performance and shared their first full album, Metamorphose, in 2018.

Key releases

• May 2019: Polyhedron (cover album), featuring a metal version of the nationally recognized hit song “U.S.A.” and an iconic anime song “Fukai Mori”
• February 2020: XANADU (first best-of album) and an anniversary solo show, marking their 5th year as a band
• 2020: divided album Xtopia
• 2021: divided album IDOLA
• October 2022: launched their ultimate new flagship Electro Gothic Metal (EGM) sound with the digital single “BLVCK”, sound-engineered by Jeff Dunne, known for work with Motionless in White, Ice Nine Kills, Emmure, Chelsea Grin, and others
• 2023: digital singles “OVERKILL” and “VENFM”
• 2024: digital single “S4VAGE”
• “VENFM” music video reached over 1.5 million views in its first year on YouTube: https://youtu.be/SnTqDzM43VU
• February 2025: released their 5th digital single “KVLT”
• During Japan tour (late August 2025): released the new best album XNDII to commemorate their 10th anniversary
• 2026: kicks off with the release of JILUKA’s latest EGM digital single “DeViLs”

International performances and tours

• October 2023: first performance in the United States at Anime Weekend Atlanta 2023
• November 2023: revealed they would play at Evil Live Festival in Lisbon, becoming the first visual kei band to perform in the country
• 2024 world tour: announced K4RMA with five solo dates in Europe—Warsaw, Bratislava, Cologne, Paris, and London—all sold out—plus Resurrection Festival in Spain, EVIL LIVE Fest in Portugal, and a show in Los Angeles in July
• September 2024: returned to Europe with K4RMA - The Return, adding Italy and Finland, and finishing with a show in China
• Late October 2024: a four-date tour in the United States will begin
• March 2025: embarked on a North American tour with IMMINENCE (22 shows in 3 weeks)
• 2025 headline world tour: THE KVLT launched in May, touring Europe in June (including festival appearances at the Czech ROCK FOR PEOPLE and Finland Tuska 2025) and South America in July
• Late August 2025: began a nationwide Japan tour