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MAN WITH A MISSION and milet howl at the moon with themes for anime Demon Slayer

Apr 17, 2023

Ready your blades to face some new Demon Moons with the wolves of MAN WITH A MISSION and songbird milet! The duo cheer on hero Tanjiro throughout the latest Demon Slayer arc Swordsmith Village with opening and ...

Report: MORRIE celebrates birthday with concert “Flesh Odyssey”

Ziggy

Apr 17, 2023

Report and review

MORRIE celebrates another trip around the sun with his birthday special concert "Nikukatamarisei Tanmatsuri -Flesh Odyssey-" on March 4. The show took place at Tokyo Kinema Club, an intimate venue with a charmi...

Making new Japanese music discoveries – JROCK ONSEN Ep. 30

Mazohyst_Kyo

Apr 13, 2023

JROCK ONSEN

It's definitely been a really long while for us here. Somehow we aren't all dead. We are considerably filthy but quite alive. Anyway, straight to the news. Or the bath, we certainly need it after a year of abst...

MAN WITH A MISSION unleashed upon North America, Europe, UK in “WOLVES ON PARADE” tour

Erica

Apr 10, 2023

Tour and event

Fans of MAN WITH A MISSION prepare to howl! MAN WITH A MISSION, the Japanese rock band that famously dresses like wolves, takes on North America, the UK and Europe in their upcoming tour "WOLVES ON PARADE"....

10 years after disbanding, NEGA reunites for one-night revival concert

Erica

Apr 9, 2023

Tour and event

10 years after disbanding, visual kei loud core band NEGA reunites for a one-night revival concert, titled NEGATIVISION ~vita brevis, ars longa~. The one-man concert takes place at Shibuya Rex in Tokyo, Japan o...

Interview with Saki Rose: Emerging solo vocalist in visual kei

Erica and Nori

Apr 8, 2023

Interview

In February, JROCK NEWS was on the scene covering THE LAST ROCKSTARS' debut in New York City. While in Manhattan for the weekend, we reached out to independent musician, Jrock Afficianado and local Brooklynite ...

BABYMETAL questions self-reflection with “Mirror Mirror” music video

NBT

Apr 8, 2023

Music Video

BABYMETAL began teasing the music video for Mirror Mirror earlier this week, and on Friday, the video was released!Mirror Mirror is a song themed around the parallel world called "Mirror" that was restored ...

D updates signature prolific style with single “REVENANT”

Erica

Apr 7, 2023

Music Video, Releases, Tour and event

Ringing in the band's 20th anniversary, D releases its long-awaited single REVENANT on April 18. Fans will be thrilled by the grandeur, vampiric storyline, and dramatic song development unique to D, which they ...

BABYMETAL welcomes MOMOMETAL as third member!

NBT

Apr 3, 2023

Lineup change

BABYMETAL gains its third member, MOMOMETAL, who officially joined the group on April 1, also known as the "Fox Day".As part of BABYMETAL's comeback roadmap, the unit scheduled the momentous concert "BABYME...

DAMNED lets fans decide next single via social media

Erica

Apr 1, 2023

Releases

Visual kei loudcore band DAMNED freshly utilizes social media, inviting fans to vote for their next single via YouTube and Twitter.From April 1–4, four demo songs will be released on DAMNED's official YouTu...

THE LAST ROCKSTARS leap into theaters with movie “THE FINAL ROCKSTARS”

Nori, afaenia, Erica and NBT

Apr 1, 2023

Entertainment

Jrock super group THE LAST ROCKSTARS announced today their move to the big screen for the feature-length action blockbuster THE FINAL ROCKSTARS. Band members YOSHIKI, HYDE, SUGIZO, and MIYAVI promise to flex th...

YOASOBI works with anime studio MAPPA for “SEVENTEEN”, from EP “Hajimete no”

NBT

Mar 31, 2023

Anime, Music Video, Releases

YOASOBI's upcoming EP Hajimete no releases on May 10 and will feature four songs based on novels by four award-winning authors. Out of these songs, you will find the pre-released track SEVENTEEN which also is j...

DEVILOOF commemorates major debut with official whisky, sparkling wine

Erica

Mar 29, 2023

Entertainment

Hardcore rockers DEVILOOF announced an official release of whisky and sparkling wine, available to fans living in Japan. Reservations for the mail order-only product opened on March 24, and shipping starts arou...

NOILION transcends noise and distortion with EP “ELEMENTS”

NBT

Mar 29, 2023

Music Video, Releases

NOILION, the trio produced by TeddyLoid, has concluded their EP trilogy with "ELEMENTS". Although each EP comes with its own theme, they all converge to the idea of "Live On in the Noisy World".Through EP E...