Japanese Minimalist-Noise Rock Duo HYPER GAL Announces 2026 European Tour

SKiN GRAFT Recording artists HYPER GAL are set to bring their “minimalist-noise rock” back to Europe in Spring 2026. The Japanese duo, consisting of a vocalist and a drummer who builds live loops, will perform at major festivals including Out of the Crowd and Colossal Weekend. Known for a sound that defies definition—blending no-wave, punk, and post-shoegaze—the band is touring in support of their acclaimed records Pure and After Image. With a new album currently in production, HYPER GAL promises an endlessly inventive and hypnotic live experience that MaximumRocknRoll calls “remarkable and new.”

HYPER GAL : TOUR OF EUROPE 2026 

25.04           LUXEMBOURG CITY     Out of the Crowd Festival
27.04           LYON                              Sonic Lyon
28.04           GENEVE                         Bongo Joe
29.04           LAUSANNE                     La Breche
01.05           BRUSSELS                     Magasin 4
02.05           CHARLEROI                   Le Vecteur
03.05           LIEGE                              KulturA
05.05           GHENT                            KLUB 9030
06.05           DEN HAGUE                   musicon
07.05           HAMBURG                      Hafenklang
08.05           COPENHAGEN               Colossal Weekend Festival
09.05           BERLIN                            Kastanienkeller 

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New #review today: "I described #HyperGal’s previous album as “a blast of noise,” and while I enjoyed the album, it was a bit much to take for the entire length. Everything was so overdriven and overcompressed that it was overwhelming, leaving my ears craving silence, or at least a measure of tranquility. After Image is similar in many respects, though it comes off as less extreme and more listenable–or maybe I’m just more acclimated to their sound." #NoiseRock #AvantRock http://expose.org/index.php/articles/display/hyper-gal-after-image-2.html
Reviews | Hyper Gal - After Image

Exposé Online

"Appearing inside a wall of glorious feedback, HYPER GAL immediately assault our eardrums with waves of sonics, but this isn’t just noise for noise sake."

Read more of our coverage of HYPER GAL's show at The Library in Oxford. Click the link!

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Live Report: Hysterical happenings with HYPER GAL!

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AVO Magazine

Noise-pop duo HYPER GAL kicked off their European tour this week to promote their brand-new album "After Image".

https://avo-magazine.com/en/2024/10/hyper-gal-touring-europe-for-the-first-time/

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HYPER GAL touring Europe for the first time

This week, Osaka-based noise-pop duo HYPER GAL kicked off their first-ever European tour to promote their brand new album After Image, released last September via SKiN GRAFT Records. HYPER GAL have been described as everything from "minimalist-noise rock" to "post-shoegaze”. When asked about this, vocalist Koharu Ishida said: “It’s very interesting because different people hear

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After Image | TURN

HYPER GAL、ふたたび翼をさずかる。『Pure』以降、たびたび“翼”の意匠を取り入れてきたHYPER GALが、再びアートワークや映像で翼のイメージを選び取っている。だとすれば次に目を引くのは、

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After Image by HYPER GAL

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HYPER GAL 【OOPARTS】 Music Video - YouTube

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HYPER GAL 【OOPARTS】 Music Video

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New #review today: "Pure is a 28-minute blast of noise from a duo called #HyperGal. Kurumi Kadoya plays drums and synthesizer while Koharu Ishida uses her voice, sometimes singing and at other times shouting. A minimalist aesthetic rules the day, with simple drum patterns and repeating keyboard lines, all run through aggressive distortion." #ExposeOnline #NoiseRock http://expose.org/index.php/articles/display/hyper-gal-pure-2.html
After Image, by HYPER GAL

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