Japanese Metalcore visual kei band DEXCORE, has released its anticipated sophomore album “We Were Here”, alongside an official video for the song “Trace”.
The band’s second full length offering, features 17 tracks including previous singles, “The Light’ (2022), “Savior” (2023), and 2024 singles “Skindeep”, ‘Still Alive’, and “Paramnesia”. At the time of writing, “We Were Here” is number 1 on Japan’s Apple Music and iTunes Metal Top Album charts, as well as the iTunes Rock Top Album chart.
Along with the album, DEXCORE unveiled the video for “Trace”, an emotionally and musically heavy, atmospheric track packed with hard riffs, blast beats, and of course, the heaviest of drops.
“We Were Here” receives its CD release on May 20th, available for pre-order on CDJapan.
Beginning on Saturday, May 10th, the band kicked off their WE WERE HERE tour at 15 venues across Japan. In addition, DEXCORE will perform at the sold-out MASKED visual kei festival on May 25th.
DEXCORE Japan One Man Live Tour ‘WE WERE HERE’
10th May (Sat) – Ishikawa, Kanazawa gateBlack
11th May (Sun) – Shizuoka, Live House UMBER
18th May (Sun) – Kyoto, TRUST
5th June (Thur) – Niigata, GOLDEN PIGS BLACK STAGE
7th June (Sat) – Gunma, Takasaki TRUST55
8th June (Sun) – Kanagawa, Music Lab. Hama Shobo
19th June (Thu) – Fukuoka, LIVE HOUSE OP’s
21st June (Sat) – Hiroshima, CONQUEST
22nd June (Sun) – Okayama, CRAZYMAMA 2ndRoom
3rd July (Thu) – Hokkaido, Sapporo Crazy Monkey
5th July (Sat) – Iwate, Morioka Club Change
6th July (Sun) – Miyagi, Sendai LIVE HOUSE enn 3rd
25th July (Fri) – Osaka, Shinsaibashi CLAPPER
26th July (Sat) – Aichi, IMAIKE CLUB 3STAR
2nd August (Sat) – Tokyo, Shibuya WWW X (TOUR FINAL)
DEXCORE were formed in 2016 by ex-DEATHGAZE drummer Naoki. The band’s first official show was Visuttoke!!Festtoke!! 2016 in Nagoya. Between 2017-2019 the band released multiple songs, but also had multiple line-up changes. Then, in 2020, founding member Naoki suddenly left due to “difference in opinion”. However, the remaining members didn’t let this stop them, releasing DEXCORE’s first full album “Metempsychosis”, on September 30th 2020.
The album came in two parts, with multiple editions, featuring over 30 tracks. Following this, they’ve released an EP and multiple singles, music videos, and have held and participated in many events including JILUKA‘s MAD PIT FES, and their own DEX FEST.
DEXCORE lineup:
Kagami (vocals)
Yumeto (guitar)
TO-RU (bass)
“We Were Here” tracklist:
1. [ D b s d of NWO? ]
2. NIGHTMARE
3. Abyss
4. PARAMNESIA
5. Don’t let it out of there
6. Others
7. THE LIGHT (album ver.)
8. Savior (album ver.)
9. Turbulent Heart
10. Trace
11. P.O.M
12. BOOZE
13. SKINDEEP
14. Place where we belong
15. Still alive (album ver.)
16. [ D i s s o n a n c e ]
17. Busted piano
