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DEZERT is on a “Call of Rescue” with double A-side single

Mar 12, 2019

DEZERT returns this year with a new single six months after the release of their third studio album. This time around the band offers a double A-side single titled Ketsueki ga Nai! / Call of Rescue and will com...

MICBAM writes heavy riffed “script” with 2nd single

Ziggy

Mar 12, 2019

Music Video, New Look, Releases

MICBAM have released their second single Script with a full-length music video now available to watch below! The single is available in two editions with edition A including two tracks and a bonus DVD of the mu...

Interview with the creator of Hatsune Miku, Hiroyuki Itoh

NBT and Sizergyia

Mar 11, 2019

Interview, Vocaloid/Virtual singer

The virtual idol Hatsune Miku recently held her first European tour back in December 2018. We took this opportunity to speak with the man behind this fantastic phenomena, Hiroyuki Itoh (伊藤博之), CEO of Crypton Fu...

Codomo Dragon’s “Tegura Magura” album is heavy, brutal, and unforgiving

Sizergyia

Mar 11, 2019

Releases, Videos

Codomo Dragon is scheduled to release their fourth album Tegura Magura on March 13, with the band taking on a strange and mismatched look, and in its leadup, have now uploaded album song previews!This takes...

BUCK-TICK provides theme song “RANDO” for beloved anime “Gegege no Kitaro”

Ziggy

Mar 10, 2019

Anime, New Look, Releases

BUCK-TICK will be releasing their new song RANDO through the airing of Fuji TV's anime series Gegege no Kitaro. The song will be available from April 7 and presented as the ending theme song for the new season ...

BABYMETAL hits 100 million views with “Gimme chocolate!!”

NBT

Mar 9, 2019

Entertainment, Music Video

Today, BABYMETAL just passed 100 million views on their catchy song "Gimme chocolate!!". In the five years that it has been up on YouTube, the video garnered over 770,000 likes and almost 100,000 comments!R...

MIYAVI headlines at Anime Boston 2019

NBT

Mar 8, 2019

Tour and event

It has been announced that MIYAVI will be taking the stage at Anime Boston 2019, the annual three-day convention that focuses on anime and pop-culture. On April 19, MIYAVI will serve as the main attraction at t...

New clothing shop “SHIBUYA Zy.” aspires to elevate visual kei in the heart of Shibuya, at the reborn “MAGNET by SHIBUYA109”

NBT

Mar 8, 2019

Entertainment

JVK Co., Ltd., the company behind the largest visual kei website “club Zy.”, is opening a visual kei retail shop on March 20 together with their partner "Powered By Parsons Co., Ltd.". The store will be called ...

NoisyCell drops music video “Toumei” as album “Focus” releases!

NBT

Mar 6, 2019

Music Video, Releases

Last time we explored NoisyCell, we looked at how their music seemed to be walking towards a more cheerful sound—judging by the available songs at the time from the mini-album Focus. At last, the mini-album is ...

Crystal Lake adds 2 U.K. headline shows to their European tour

Ziggy

Mar 6, 2019

Tour and event

Crystal Lake announced a further two shows to their ever-growing list of European tour dates this summer. However, this time it's a little more special as the announcement was for two headlining shows including...

Report: Hatsune Miku’s sold-out show in London captivates massive crowd!

NBT

Mar 5, 2019

Report and review, Vocaloid/Virtual singer

Back in December 2018, Miku Expo took place in Europe for the first time ever and was held in three locations: Paris, France; Cologne, Germany; and London, U.K. We at JROCK NEWS were lucky to attend the mesmeri...

Interview: SILENT SIREN serves up new album “31313” and ramen

David Bolan

Mar 4, 2019

Featured, Interview

Despite the evidence of their playful videos and the profusion of pink at their concerts, SILENT SIREN, or Sai Sai to their devoted fans, has always been a band that rocked harder than you’d imagine, with plent...

XaaXaa’s heartbreaking “Shinjyatta Pochi no Hanashi” music video

Yaya28

Mar 3, 2019

Music Video, New Look, Releases

Prepare to get emotional with XaaXaa's new single! On March 20, Shinjyatta Pochi no Hanashi (死んじゃったポチの話) will release in two types. The limited edition comes with two songs and a music video of the title track,...

Zero[Hz]’s sparkly accompaniment returns in “AXIZ” music video

Sizergyia

Mar 3, 2019

Music Video, Releases

Zero released their second album ZELM on February 27 and in its lead up, the band revealed not only artist photos and how many tracks we would be getting, but now we have a music video for the first track AXIZ!...