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Interview: NEMOPHILA guitarists SAKI and Hazuki reflect on US performances

Dec 18, 2022

In October, JROCK NEWS caught up with the all-female hard rock band NEMOPHILA at Aftershock Festival 2022. We had a quick interview with their guitarists SAKI and Hazuki. They were buzzing from the electrifyin...

DEVILOOF major debuts with EP “DAMNED”, fulfills long-time dream

NBT

Dec 17, 2022

New Look, Releases

DEVILOOF announces its major debut with the upcoming EP, DAMNED. The work is scheduled for March 1 next year and releases under the major label Tokuma Japan Communications. It is now available for pre-order, an...

Aimer explores darkness and loss in “Deep down” music video

Bri

Dec 15, 2022

Anime, Music Video, Releases

The music video for Aimer’s new song Deep down premiered on December 13, with a mini album by the same name released on December 14. The music video gives us a glimpse into an intriguing world of people who see...

THE LAST ROCKSTARS adds second New York show due to popular demand

Erica

Dec 14, 2022

Tour and event

Supergroup THE LAST ROCKSTARS, comprised of internationally renowned musicians YOSHIKI, SUGIZO, HYDE, and MIYAVI, added a second New York show to their overseas tour. The band now rocks the Hammerstein Ballroom...

Emo Night Tokyo bridges cultural shores, building community abroad

Erica

Dec 14, 2022

Tour and event

Jrock fans in the west may have attended anime song and visual kei-themed nights out. But have you ever heard of an emo night in Tokyo?That's precisely what Emo Night Tokyo intends to do, bringing western e...

Exclusive: ReoNa outlines “Numb”, a song fully sung in English

NoMusicNoReason and Dorian

Dec 12, 2022

Anime, Music Video, Releases

ReoNa recently released a lyric video for the song Numb which surprised us greatly with her flawless English pronunciation. The track is taken off her newest single Alive which came out on December 7—around the...

22 Jrock artists bring tarot cards to life in “Cartoromancy”

Erica

Dec 10, 2022

Entertainment

Prepare to enter a world of darkness and mystery, with the upcoming "Real-Life Tarot Cards Project" Cartoromancy. The project, headed by renowned guitarist and producer Mana (Malice Mizer, Moi-Dix-Mois), featur...

Interview: Kouki and HIZAKI’s philosophies of visual kei

Erica and Omatsu

Dec 8, 2022

Interview, Tour and event

Musicians Kouki (D=OUT) and HIZAKI (Versailles, Jupiter) rocked Nekocon 24, held from November 5-7 in Hampton, VA. After a hectic weekend of autograph sessions, a Q&A panel, and no less than three live conc...

ReoNa prepares 2nd studio album “HUMAN”

NoMusicNoReason

Dec 8, 2022

Releases

ReoNa shares information on the upcoming full album HUMAN that will be released on March 8, 2023. The release of HUMAN marks her second album, after previously releasing the album unknown a year and a half ago....

TK from Ling tosite sigure’s eccentric theme “first death” elevates anime Chainsaw Man

NBT

Dec 6, 2022

Anime, Music Video, Releases

The action and gore anime Chainsaw Man is a series that interestingly features a different ending theme song for each episode. With episode 8 released last week, the appearance of TK from Ling tosite sigure's s...

Report: D=OUT joins forces with HIZAKI at Nekocon 2022

Erica

Dec 4, 2022

Report and review, Tour and event

Nekocon attendees were treated to three full days of visual rock when Kouki (D=OUT) and HIZAKI (Versailles, Jupiter) appeared as special guests. The anime convention took place from November 4-6 in Hampton, Vir...

UZMK’s energetic “NEW WORLD” music video creates unexpected synergy

Erica

Dec 3, 2022

Music Video, Releases

Get ready to plug into the future of rap-rock, with UZMK's music video NEW WORLD. This electrifying crossover from the rap-metal group premiered on November 29. NEW WORLD appears on the digital EP of the same n...

NANO celebrates 10th anniversary with album “NOIXE”, packed with anime songs!

NBT

Nov 30, 2022

Anime, New Look, Releases

It's crazy how time flies, because NANO has already been making music as a professional singer for 10 years, since 2012! To celebrate the amazing achievement, a new two-disc album NOIXE is set to release next y...

Petit Brabancon channels ’70s horror in “Resonance of the corpse” live Blu-ray

Erica

Nov 26, 2022

Releases, Tour and event

Progressive numetal band Petit Brabancon has been called a "monster band", alluding to the titanic abilities of each superstar player. Now the band gets literal with it, channeling retro '70s horror on the pack...