JROCK NEWS — Latest News, Releases & Tour Dates

Arlequin’s acoustic “Tomoshibi” music video, a beautifully lit campfire experience

17 October 2020

Arlequin live-streamed their two-day Cinematic Circus#003 -Tomoshibi- acoustic performances on September 26 and 27. The band treated viewers to different setlists and outfits between the two days with the first...

Looking back at 10 years of BABYMETAL in special program

NBT

16 October 2020

New Look, Releases, Videos

BABYMETAL is amidst its preparation for the 10th anniversary and currently holding a "10 BABYMETAL YEARS TOURNAMENT" as we speak, asking fans to vote on Instagram to declare the top 10 fan-favorite songs to be ...

Vorchaos livestreams 2nd free performance, ‘”Vortex of KICHIJOJI” -10th year anniversary- vol. 2’

afaenia

15 October 2020

Online Concert

Vorchaos has announced a second free livestream to broadcast on October 17, bringing another dose of metal to heal your soul in these trying times. "Vortex of KICHIJOJI" -10th year anniversary- vol. 2 will once...

STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION pre-releases single “ALPHA”, launches YouTube channel

afaenia

15 October 2020

Anime, Releases, Videos

Ahead of its main release, STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION's new single ALPHA, the ending song for brand new anime series Moriarty the Patriot, has been released for your streaming pleasure on all major platforms to coi...

Develop One’s Faculties lose control in “Nee” music video

Sizergyia

14 October 2020

Music Video, Releases

Develop One's Faculties released their single Humanoid on September 23 and have followed up with the music video for Nee. Completely losing themselves in the pitch-black backdrop, the members are dimly illumina...

Announcing J-Rock Chibis giveaway winners

edoh+

14 October 2020

Entertainment, Site News

In celebration of our 5th anniversary, J-Rock Chibi kindly sponsored five amazing prizes, and today we're ready to announce the five lucky winners! Our phones exploded with notifications when we first announced...

Interview: The origin story of HIZAKI (Versailles/Jupiter) part 2

Dorian and afaenia

13 October 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. In the ...

Crystal Lake launches “DARK & DEEP-Disobey Edition” coffee blend

edoh+ and afaenia

12 October 2020

Entertainment

Crystal Lake has announced a coffee collaboration with CHOP COFFEE. This blend named DARK & DEEP-Disobey Edition that ties back to their Disobey release this July, uses carefully selected Mandheling ...

“KARISUMA” music video by Codomo Dragon is vibrant and lively!

Sizergyia

12 October 2020

Music Video, New Look, Releases

Codomo Dragon released digital single KARISUMA on October 7 and to promote it, they revealed a music video preview showing them performing in a dome made up of triangles. The immediate thing that stands out ...

SUGIZO holds first-ever livestream concert “EPISODE I ~RE-ECHO TO COSMIC DANCE~”!

Sizergyia

12 October 2020

Online Concert

SUGIZO will livestream his first concert titled "LIVE STREAMING FROM TOKYO EPISODE I ~RE-ECHO TO COSMIC DANCE~" on October 14. This is in celebration of his first live album LIVE IN TOKYO released on September ...

Yoshiki publishes photobook “XY”, captured by award-winning photographer

edoh+

11 October 2020

Entertainment, Releases

Japan's biggest publisher Kodansha will release a Yoshiki photobook titled XY on his birthday on November 20, 2020. XY is a photobook that puts Yoshiki in the center of attention with fabulous portraits in a...

October 2020 — release schedule

Midnight

10 October 2020

Monthly Release Schedule

It's the season for all things spooky, but we apologize if the delay with the release schedule gave a fright! Please enjoy the list, and have a happy and safe Halloween! Date Artist Release Title Rele...

JROCK NEWS 5th Anniversary: Special message from THE MUSMUS

edoh+ and Dorian

9 October 2020

Entertainment, Site News

Although THE MUSMUS is currently on a break, they have amazingly taken the time to record a lovely message for our anniversary. Guitarist YOOKEY has been hilariously edited into the video so he attended in spir...

BABYMETAL rap battles to death in single “BxMxC”, now available worldwide

NBT

9 October 2020

Music Video, Releases

One of the songs that stood out from BABYMETAL's latest album METAL GALAXY, released last year, was the rap metal song BxMxC. Unfortunately, it was only included in the Japanese version, and not the internation...