JROCK NEWS — Japanese Rock Music News

14 September 2020

Online Concert, Releases

Reaching the milestone of over half a century of life and 23 years of solo work, SUGIZO is set to drop his first solo live album titled LIVE IN TOKYO on September 30. If we take a closer look at the title of th...

Clap along LiSA and PABLO in playful “play the world!” music video

NoMusicNoReason

13 September 2020

Music Video

LiSA's new song play the world! is finally out, a hyped collaboration with the multitalented PABLO, formerly active in Pay money To my Pain. PABLO is in charge of the composition and arrangement of the song,...

Arlequin’s “Toki wo Tsumugu Uta” video is a breathtaking beach experience

13 September 2020

Music Video, New Look, Releases

Even though Arlequin released the album The laughing man just a couple of weeks ago, the band already has a new single out titled Toki wo Tsumugu Uta. The song debuted during their Cinematic Circus#002 -Akat...

TRiDENT’s music video “JUST FIGHT”, yet another international success!

G Andrew White and Dorian

12 September 2020

New Band, Releases

New three-member indie rock band from Osaka, Japan, "TRiDENT", garner more international attention with the release of second music video JUST FIGHT. In a short amount of time, the music video is seeing plenty ...

CHOKE goes psycho in “The Human Anthem” music video, a crazy good song!

NBT and Dorian

11 September 2020

Music Video

If you're ready for something less conventional and heavy at the same time, then let's get psycho with the music video CHOKE released today, The Human Anthem! While the single The Human Anthem is also offici...

Giveaway: Win The;Cutlery’s latest album

10 September 2020

Shoegaze and post-rock band The;Cutlery played their first-ever live-streamed show a few weeks ago and now they're back with something sweet for our international readers! They've have given us two physical ...

Hazuki overflows with emotions for “Souen-FUNERAL-” Blu-ray preview

9 September 2020

Releases, Videos

Hazuki has been on absolute fire promoting his classical solo album Souen-FUNERAL- which goes out next week, on September 16. First revealing five live songs taken from the performance, there is now a trailer f...

GOTCHAROCKA teases music video “HYPER NEXT WORLD”, from “POLYCHROME” album

Yaya28

8 September 2020

Music Video, Releases

We have more news regarding GOTCHAROCKA's third full album, POLYCHROME! The band recently shared a 50-second clip for the album's first track, HYPER NEXT WORLD, as well as revealing a colorful album artwork! ...

Brace yourself for CHOKE’s fastest single to date, “The Human Anthem”!

Mazohyst_Kyo

7 September 2020

New Look, Releases, Videos

CHOKE is back with another boomin' single in the form of The Human Anthem, its fastest and heaviest hitting song to date with an advertised over 250 beats per minute! The single is officially out on September 1...

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Tours

SUGIZO drops first solo live album “LIVE IN TOKYO”

14 September 2020

Online Concert, Releases

Special stream of “BanG Dream! 8th LIVE” available worldwide!

NBT

6 September 2020

Tour

The BanG Dream! family is holding its "BanG Dream! 8th☆LIVE" stream this month, allowing fans to experience the wonderful shows filmed and performed between August 21–23 at Fuji-Q Highland Conifer Forest. While...

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New Bands

TRiDENT’s music video “JUST FIGHT”, yet another international success!

G Andrew White and Dorian

12 September 2020

New Band, Releases

ERY with Sayaka Kurokawa, when friendship gives birth to music!

Dorian

26 August 2020

Music Video, New Band, Releases

Take two Japanese young and talented women, add some cool rock and a large spoonful of genuine friendship, mix it all and you will get the duo “ERY with Sayaka Kurokawa”, a collaborative music project between t...

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Recent Releases

Arlequin’s “Toki wo Tsumugu Uta” video is a breathtaking beach experience

13 September 2020

Music Video, New Look, Releases

TRiDENT’s music video “JUST FIGHT”, yet another international success!

G Andrew White and Dorian

12 September 2020

New Band, Releases

Hazuki overflows with emotions for “Souen-FUNERAL-” Blu-ray preview

9 September 2020

Releases, Videos

GOTCHAROCKA teases music video “HYPER NEXT WORLD”, from “POLYCHROME” album

Yaya28

8 September 2020

Music Video, Releases

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Interviews

Interview with HAKUEI and Kiryuin Shou (Golden Bomber): Undergoing surgery

Dorian and afaenia

2 September 2020

Interview

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

Interview with HAKUEI and Kiryuin Shou (Golden Bomber): Eccentric encounter

Dorian and afaenia

25 August 2020

Interview

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Entertainment

JROCK NEWS 5th Anniversary: Special message from INORAN

14 September 2020

Entertainment, Featured

Giveaway: Win The;Cutlery’s latest album

10 September 2020

JROCK NEWS 5th Anniversary: Special message from MAN WITH A MISSION

5 September 2020

Who's next to leave us a special anniversary message? It's MAN WITH A MISSION! A few days before their live stream performance at Zepp Tokyo, our furry wolf rockers have kindly recorded a message for us. Let's ...

JROCK NEWS 5th Anniversary: Special message from Vorchaos

edoh+ and afaenia

4 September 2020