Event Details
November 15, 2024
Doors 19:00 | Start 19:30
Advance Ticket: ¥3,000 + 1 Drink
Day-of Ticket: ¥3,500 + 1 Drink
Blood Rite returns to Earthdom with a bill that reflects how extreme metal actually functions in Tokyo. This is not a themed event or a genre showcase built for novelty. It’s a deliberately assembled night grounded in shared working methods, compatible sound approaches, and an understanding of how heavy music behaves in small rooms.
The throughline here is discipline and structure. Each band approaches heaviness differently, but all of them understand pacing, restraint, and how a set unfolds over time rather than relying on spectacle.
The Organizer
Blood Rite is part of Kaala Music’s ongoing work in Tokyo’s underground, built on continuity rather than scale. The series favors lineups that hold together musically and practically, rooms that respond well to volume, and audiences who come for the music rather than the framing.
Kaala’s connection to Worship Pain is direct, not abstract. The series is run by Matt Ketchum (aka MKUltraman, rhythm guitarist of Worship Pain, which means the booking decisions come from inside the same rehearsal rooms, venues, and circuits the band operates within. This is not an outside promoter observing the scene. It’s a feedback loop between playing, organizing, and listening.
That proximity matters. It keeps the series grounded, consistent, and resistant to trend-chasing.
the Lineup
Doom, Death, and Black Metal under one roof. A heavy fuckin’ lineup for sure.
Mammon’s Throne
Mammon’s Throne (Australia) brings their groove-laden, hot-then-cold-then-hot-again Doom that prioritizes weight and repetition over ornament to the Tokyo underground. Their lyrical themes and auditory footprint both go from the depths of Hell to the outer reaches of the solar system, which suits Earthdom’s acoustics spectacularly.
Another Dimension
Another Dimension (Tokyo) approaches melodic death metal with a strong pedigree in Japan’s underground, featuring members of Melodeth pioneers Intestine Baalism and Metallic Hardcore veterans Terror Squad. Their writing balances aggression and clarity, acting as connective tissue on a bill that spans multiple extremes without feeling disjointed.
Heteropsy
Heteropsy (Tokyo) keeps things direct and forceful. Their sound is unambiguous, grounded in density and tempo control rather than flourish. In this room, that economy translates cleanly.
Worship Pain
We (Worship Pain (Tokyo)) draw from the city’s black metal lineage with a focus on rigid rhythm work and exploration. The material is designed to accumulate and escalate, allowing atmosphere to emerge through dramatic shifts and volume.
The Venue: Earthdom
Earthdom is a small, purpose-built underground venue in Ōkubo, known for a low ceiling, immediate sightlines, and a PA that favors impact over polish.
Bands play close, volume fills the room instantly, and the separation between stage and floor barely exists, which makes confidence and execution impossible to fake. It has hosted hardcore, grind, black metal, and noise for decades without sanding off their edges.
When things go right here, the sound doesn’t spread, it detonates every time without warning or apology.
Where the Night goes After
Ōkubo sits directly beside Kabukichō without belonging to it. The streets are tighter, less performative, and wired late into the night. You move through mixed crowds past rehearsal studios, venues, and bars that exist because musicians use them, not because they photograph well.
After shows, the flow is obvious. People drift toward Kabukichō’s edges, cutting into metal bars, dives, and late kitchens where the music stays loud and the night keeps stacking.
Nobody rushes home. The evening stretches sideways, feeding itself until exhaustion finally decides otherwise on its own.