JROCK NEWS — Japanese Rock Music News

9 April 2021

Have you had enough of the typical cookie-cutter pop music? Well, it looks like that's the case for One Eye Closed and at the same time, it is why the band's latest digital single "All of Us" is a pop song—iron...

Interview with Kiryu: Moving forward from a difficult year

Rin and Peertje

9 April 2021

Interview

This interview was originally published by “club Zy.” in Japanese. JROCK NEWS is partnering with club Zy. and Vijuttoke with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership ...

GACKT tortures Kiryu in performance contest!

NBT, Rin and Peertje

9 April 2021

Entertainment

Kiryu is not only a popular band but these days, the members are also active as YouTubers! In the recent collaboration video, the guys invited the one and only, the trolliest troll known to mankind, GACKT! U...

DIR EN GREY’s teaser for single “Oboro” leaves more questions than answers

7 April 2021

Proving 15 seconds is all they need to give us the chills, DIR EN GREY delivered a 15-second teaser for its 32nd single "Oboro". The release date looms just around the corner on April 28, but the visceral tease...

the peggies perform single “Ashiato” for anime “My Hero Academia”

7 April 2021

Anime, New Look, Releases

the peggies take one more step into anisong territory with the new single Ashiato out on March 28. The song is currently being used as the ending theme of the superhero anime show My Hero Academia on its recent...

Azusa Tadoko answers fan question on MyAnimeList livestream

Mazohyst_Kyo

6 April 2021

Online Concert

On April 16, Azusa Tadokoro will host an exclusive after-party livestream on the YouTube channel of MyAnimeList (MAL), titled "MyAnimeList presents, Azusa Tadokoro Livestream Party!!", marking the celebration o...

XaaXaa packs a punch with album, music video “Gogatsubyou”

6 April 2021

Dynamic shock rockers XaaXaa announced a new mini-album Gogatsubyou and dropped a brand new music video to promote it. Gogatsubyou hits shelves on May 5, but you can watch the full music video for the title tra...

ReoNa plays with shadows in “Nai Nai” single for anime “Shadows House”

4 April 2021

Anime, New Look, Releases

Young anisong singer ReoNa is ready for the release of her fifth single Nai Nai on May 12. This time around, the vocalist lends her soothing voice for the ending theme of the anime adaptation Shadows House. Reo...

DEVILOOF blends traditional, futuristic sounds in “NEWSPEAK” single

4 April 2021

New Look, Releases, Tour

With its much-awaited European tour sadly canceled due to the pandemic, DEVILOOF—like many other bands—has been confined to the insides of a recording studio. We now see the silver lining of it all as the band ...

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Tours

SHOW-YA assembles Jrock’s leading ladies for livestream festival

G Andrew White

12 April 2021

Online Concert

Japan's all-female heavy metal band, SHOW-YA, returns with their rock festival on April 29 with an attending audience but also available to livestream worldwide! The annual event SHOW-YA PRODUCE NAON NO YAON...

Azusa Tadoko answers fan question on MyAnimeList livestream

Mazohyst_Kyo

6 April 2021

Online Concert

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New Bands

New Japan and Australian-based band SEIRAN pushes out debut single “The Void”

25 March 2021

Music Video, New Band, Releases

Describing themselves as "four inexperienced friends" hailing from Japan and Australia, the new metalcore band SEIRAN has released its debut single The Void along with its music video. The single has been avail...

millennium parade previews album “THE MILLENNIUM PARADE” with electrifying road trip

Sizergyia

7 February 2021

New Band, Releases, Videos

millennium parade, a creative collective and music group featuring King Gnu's vocalist and guitarist Daiki Tsuneta, will release their debut album THE MILLENNIUM PARADE on February 10. So what better way to sho...

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Recent Releases

One Eye Closed roasts dull pop music with ironic “All of Us” single

9 April 2021

DIR EN GREY’s teaser for single “Oboro” leaves more questions than answers

7 April 2021

the peggies perform single “Ashiato” for anime “My Hero Academia”

7 April 2021

Anime, New Look, Releases

XaaXaa packs a punch with album, music video “Gogatsubyou”

6 April 2021

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Interviews

Interview with Kiryu: Moving forward from a difficult year

Rin and Peertje

9 April 2021

Interview

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Interview: Cö shu Nie reflects on decade of success and anime tie-ins

edoh+ and NoMusicNoReason

3 April 2021

Featured, Interview

Cö shu Nie recently released their single give it back, an emotional ballad selected as the ending theme to the popular anime TV show Jujutsu Kaisen. Since its digital release on January 22, give it back has al...

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Entertainment

GACKT tortures Kiryu in performance contest!

NBT, Rin and Peertje

9 April 2021

Entertainment

Tinuki – The new dating app for JROCKERS

Mazohyst_Kyo

1 April 2021

Entertainment

Lockdowns are settling down and it looks like we are finally pulling through this pandemic. Naturally, we all want to get back out there and meet new like-minded people. But where can you do that as a Jrocker? ...

Kizu joined by MUCC in dream collaboration project “Ichigeki”

26 March 2021

Entertainment, Music Video

Kizu's fourth-anniversary celebration continues with the recent unraveling of project "Ichigeki" (一撃), revealed to be a dream collaboration project that brings vocalist Lime together with six other respectable ...

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