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FATE GEAR takes on Europe with “Battle Against Justice Tour 2022”

29 January 2022

The all-female steampunk metal band, FATE GEAR, is ready to once again take on the overseas crowd with a European tour! Dubbed "Battle Against Justice Tour 2022", these brave warriors will occupy 15 cities duri...

Prepare for DIR EN GREY’s first album in 3 years, “PHALARIS”

Erica

27 January 2022

Releases

On January 27, five-member powerhouse DIR EN GREY announced its next highly anticipated album, PHALARIS. It is their first full studio album in three years, since 2018's The Insulated World. PHALARIS is due ...

ACME shows duality in “Enchanted” digital single

Erica

26 January 2022

Music Video, Releases

On January 26, four-piece visual kei band ACME released its first digital single of 2022, Enchanted. It is now available on all major streaming platforms and download. The digital single includes two tracks,...

HYDE immortalized in resin for 20th anniversary

Erica

25 January 2022

Entertainment

If you've ever wanted your own personal rock musician HYDE at home, you're in luck. To celebrate HYDE's 20th anniversary as a solo artist this year, he's collaborating with Japanese dollmaker Volks for a limite...

Arlequin’s frenetic “MONSTER” music video smothers vocalist Aki’s face in paint

Sizergyia

23 January 2022

Music Video, Releases

Arlequin unleashes their third album titled MONSTER on February 9. The album's name MONSTER also serves as the opening title track, in which the band has revealed its frenetic and intense music video. That f...

MIYAVI sings opening theme song “Strike it Out” for anime “Tribe Nine”

Erica

22 January 2022

Anime, Releases

MIYAVI strikes into the anime world yet again! MIYAVI's highly-anticipated single Strike it Out is now the opening theme song for the currently airing anime series Tribe Nine. The single is now available on str...

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu joins Coachella festival lineup alongside Billie Eilish

NBT

21 January 2022

Online Concert

The pop icon from Harajuku of all things kawaii, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, is set to perform at the 2022 "Coachella Music and Arts Festival" in California, US! She will be performing on the same day as the American si...

Interview: Discovering the unexplored side of Alice Nine

Peertje, Dorian and Rin

19 January 2022

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 ...

BRATS successfully crowdfunds futuristic music video

G Andrew White

16 January 2022

News

On December 23, Japanese girls rock duo BRATS started a crowdfunding campaign for their next music video and by January 12 they reached 100%. Notably, they wanted to cover production costs for Tokyo's ultra-mod...

Review: Omnibus album “Chaos Collection” finds harmony in chaos

Erica

13 January 2022

Review

In October 2021, Chaotic Harmony set on a mission to crowdfund “Chaos Collection”: a 13-track omnibus album gathering 13 visual kei bands from Japan. While the omnibus includes previously released songs, it als...

a crowd of rebellion features 3 vocalists in song “Re:Create of the Re:d” from album “ABANDONSYSTEM__”

NBT

12 January 2022

Music Video, Releases

Ahead of the 15th-anniversary limited mini-album release "ABANDONSYSTEM__" on January 19, a crowd of rebellion shared its latest music video "Re:Create of the Re:d" featuring a total of three vocalists! The ban...

SiM provides Attack on Titan’s heaviest theme song ever, “The Rumbling”!

NBT and Dorian

11 January 2022

Anime, Music Video, Releases

SiM performs Attack on Titan's opening theme song The Rumbling and switches to a new record label, Pony Canyon. In conjunction with the airing of the action anime "Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2" (Shing...

Spend Valentine with An Cafe’s vocalist Miku via online fan meeting

NBT

7 January 2022

Online Events

International fans of the veteran visual kei band An Cafe can rejoice to finally see new activity! In conjunction with the globally celebrated Valentine's Day, vocalist Miku will be holding an online fan meetin...

Versailles celebrates 15th anniversary with free full concert and more

Erica

6 January 2022

Music Video

Fans of philharmonic metal group Versailles rejoice! In honor of the band's 15th anniversary, Warner Music Japan released an enviable collection of Versailles content to stream on YouTube for free. Offerings...