STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION performs in New York next week! NBT 18 November 2022 Releases, Tour After overseas shows being cancelled due to the pandemic, STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION (SDF) is finally able to go abroad and perform! Mark your calendars for November 23 when SDF brings the party to New York, United...
ELFENSJóN begins monthly single release with sentimental “DAWN” NBT 16 November 2022 Music Video, Releases ELFENSJóN expands its dark lore with the beginning of a three-month consecutive winter single release, encapsulating the three works DAWN, ECLIPSE, and Magatsu yami ni utau (禍つ闇に詠う). Each single will be distrib...
ONE EYE CLOSED joined by TEEDA (BACK-ON) for “REAL INTENT” NoMusicNoReason 14 November 2022 Music Video, Releases One Eye Closed releases yet another banger, this time, with their new song REAL INTENT that features vocalist TEEDA from the Japanese band BACK-ON. If you're an anime fan, you might know BACK-ON from series suc...
THE LAST ROCKSTARS preview singles “THE LAST ROCKSTARS” and “PSYCHO LOVE” in teaser video Erica 13 November 2022 Music Video, Tour On November 11, internationally renowned rock artists YOSHIKI, SUGIZO, HYDE, and MIYAVI shocked the world with the announcement of the new superband THE LAST ROCKSTARS. Now, fans can sample what is to come with...
YOSHIKI, HYDE, SUGIZO and MIYAVI form explosive superband “THE LAST ROCKSTARS” Erica 11 November 2022 New Band On November 11, international artists YOSHIKI, SUGIZO, HYDE, and MIYAVI gathered to announce the formation of a superband called THE LAST ROCKSTARS. The band debuts next year with live shows in Tokyo, New York,...
Ashmaze.’s music video “Siren” follows reclusive teenager’s return to society Sizergyia 11 November 2022 Music Video, New Look, Releases "Ashmaze." will release their fourth single Siren on December 14 and to get ahead of the game, the band reveals the music video for the title track. The music video follows a reclusive teenager who shows sig...
Fall into Arlequin’s wild, disorienting music video “CHAOSDIVE” Sizergyia 9 November 2022 Music Video, New Look, Releases Arlequin celebrates 10 years as a band in 2023 and to commemorate the momentous occasion, they'll release a best-of album titled ARLEQUIN 10th Anniversary Best '- Anthology -' on December 21. Accompanying this ...
Cazqui’s Brutal Orchestra’s “THE BUTTON EYES” music video serves epic collaboration Sizergyia 9 November 2022 Music Video, New Look, Releases Cazqui's Brutal Orchestra is back and in a big way! The solo project, abbreviated as CBO, headed by Cazqui (NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST, nekomanju), released its first music video for an unreleased song THE BUTTON EYES...
Report: HARU NEMURI delivers wild and unpredictable performance! G Andrew White 4 November 2022 Review Japanese poetry rapper HARU NEMURI resumes SHUNKA RYOUGEN - NORTH AMERICA TOUR 2022 with a surreal live performance at Trees in Dallas, TX. On October 15, an unpretentious brick-and-mortar building in the perfo...
New visual kei loudcore band “DAMNED” impresses with “VELTRO” single NBT 2 November 2022 Music Video, New Band, Releases The new visual kei band DAMNED, established by former members of VELTRO, publishes its first single and music video under the new band. The title of the single is confusingly named "VELTRO" and was released yes...
Petit Brabancon channels ’70s horror in “Resonance of the corpse” live Blu-ray Erica 26 November 2022 Releases, Tour Progressive numetal band Petit Brabancon has been called a "monster band", alluding to the titanic abilities of each superstar player. Now the band gets literal with it, channeling retro '70s horror on the pack...
YouTube Music Weekend vol.6 joined by 58 artists: LUNA SEA, BUCK-TICK, BiSH, and more NBT 25 November 2022 Online Concert Just before entering the last month of the year, YouTube is back with the fantastic online stream event "YouTube Music Weekend vol.6" that runs from November 25-27. Joining this time are 58 remarkable artist...
Cyber gothic metal band LYNCS makes impressive debut with single “NIGHT WHISPER” Bri 21 November 2022 New Band Formed in Japan with roots in China and song lyrics in English, the new multinational band LYNCS debuted strongly with their single “NIGHT WHISPER”. The song dropped on November 18 across a wide variety of stre...
YOSHIKI, HYDE, SUGIZO and MIYAVI form explosive superband “THE LAST ROCKSTARS” Erica 11 November 2022 New Band On November 11, international artists YOSHIKI, SUGIZO, HYDE, and MIYAVI gathered to announce the formation of a superband called THE LAST ROCKSTARS. The band debuts next year with live shows in Tokyo, New York,...
ELFENSJóN begins monthly single release with sentimental “DAWN” NBT 16 November 2022 Music Video, Releases ELFENSJóN expands its dark lore with the beginning of a three-month consecutive winter single release, encapsulating the three works DAWN, ECLIPSE, and Magatsu yami ni utau (禍つ闇に詠う). Each single will be distrib...
ONE EYE CLOSED joined by TEEDA (BACK-ON) for “REAL INTENT” NoMusicNoReason 14 November 2022 Music Video, Releases One Eye Closed releases yet another banger, this time, with their new song REAL INTENT that features vocalist TEEDA from the Japanese band BACK-ON. If you're an anime fan, you might know BACK-ON from series suc...
Ashmaze.’s music video “Siren” follows reclusive teenager’s return to society Sizergyia 11 November 2022 Music Video, New Look, Releases "Ashmaze." will release their fourth single Siren on December 14 and to get ahead of the game, the band reveals the music video for the title track. The music video follows a reclusive teenager who shows sig...
Fall into Arlequin’s wild, disorienting music video “CHAOSDIVE” Sizergyia 9 November 2022 Music Video, New Look, Releases Arlequin celebrates 10 years as a band in 2023 and to commemorate the momentous occasion, they'll release a best-of album titled ARLEQUIN 10th Anniversary Best '- Anthology -' on December 21. Accompanying this ...
Interview with Sick²: Diving into the pure chaos of digital rock Erica, Dorian and Omatsu 30 October 2022 Interview, Releases Digital rock band Sick² is a band of duality. They're instantly recognizable by their flashy, eye-catching costumes and upbeat melodies. Yet when you dive deeper into their lyrics, you're often met by darker th...
Interview with Jose Mangin: Metal Ambassador on Jrock and Jmetal G Andrew White 18 October 2022 Entertainment, Interview During our coverage of Jrock bands at Aftershock Festival 2022 in Sacramento, CA, we sat down with the official host, Jose Mangin. He is regarded as the most distinguished personality in hard rock and metal tod...
Interview with Jose Mangin: Metal Ambassador on Jrock and Jmetal G Andrew White 18 October 2022 Entertainment, Interview During our coverage of Jrock bands at Aftershock Festival 2022 in Sacramento, CA, we sat down with the official host, Jose Mangin. He is regarded as the most distinguished personality in hard rock and metal tod...
Exclusive: HAZUKI introduces album “EGØIST” with JROCK NEWS comment video Erica, Rin and Peertje 30 August 2022 Entertainment, Releases Solo artist HAZUKI's first full album EGØIST drops on August 31. The artist already brings legions of fans from his role as the frontman of the rock band "lynch.". His solo work continues to wow listeners with ...
WagakkiBand vocalist and koto player married, expecting first child Rin and NBT 29 August 2022 Entertainment On August 21, WagakkiBand shared the wonderful news that vocalist Suzuhana Yuko and koto player Ibukuro Kiyoshi are married and are expecting their first child. The couple was hesitant to share this news with t...
Artist Yonetsuka creates costume for DIR EN GREY’s “Perfume of Sins” music video Nori 10 August 2022 Entertainment Special effects and makeup artist Naofumi Yonetsuka offers a glimpse of his creative process behind the twisted costumes for metal band DIR EN GREY. In a four-minute YouTube short, Yonetsuka walks through the b...
