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Flames engulf DRUGS in “Baku” music video

Feb 5, 2026

Despite a busy end to 2025, DRUGS are already back with a blazing music video for Baku, released January 23.An appropriate content warning opens Baku, before the reveal of DRUGS circling a strung up corpse....

Interview with Fukuro: inspiration fueled by touring the world

Sizergyia and afaenia

Feb 1, 2026

Interview

In the small pool of visual kei and visual kei-adjacent bands being brought overseas, there's Fukuro with its self-proclaimed "piano-rock" sound. Embodying said sound, all while wearing suits and ties, are voca...

Report: HYDE celebrates birthday with “HYDE Orchestra Tour 2026 JEKYLL” global livestream

Erica

Jan 31, 2026

Releases, Report and review

On January 29, HYDE celebrated his birthday with a special orchestral performance at Tokyo Garden Theatre. The show was streamed worldwide via Live Viewing Japan and simulcast in theaters across all Japan’s 47 ...

New band GUMMY forms with members of PIERROT, Fukuro, deadman, and Merry

Jack

Jan 30, 2026

Music Video, New Band

The all new visual kei band GUMMY debuted January 21 with the music video for Koori no Ketsumatsu (氷の結末).GUMMY's lineup consists of vocalist Gara from MERRY (メリー), guitarist “Mad Dangerous” known as “aie” f...

Interview with CHAMELEON LIME WHOOPIEPIE: Vocalist Chi- on whooping up second full-length album

Aya and Nori

Jan 24, 2026

Interview

Experimental alt-pop vocalist Chi- and fellow “creatures” Whoopies No. 1 and No. 2 of CHAMELEON LIME WHOOPIEPIE blend vibrant creativity in their latest album Whoop It Up "DELUXE Edition". For the very first ti...

HEROINE FROM the Nether’s “MIDNIGHT” music video visualizes former cocklobin vocalist’s project

Sizergyia

Jan 24, 2026

Music Video, New Band, Releases

The year 2025 saw former "cocklobin" vocalist "nigu" and his solo project, HEROINE from the Nether, release their first album titled MIDNIGHT on April 23, with the title also serving as the concept. However, it...

Top 10 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2025

Erica, NBT, Jack, Mazohyst_Kyo and Jorge M.

Jan 19, 2026

Entertainment

Welcome to our annual JROCK NEWS Top 10 ranking! Each year, we strive to highlight the visual kei and Japanese rock artists who made waves, and 2025 was a fiercely competitive year. From ambitious worldwide tou...

HYDE performs historic live concert in Austria, “Orchestra Tour 2026 JEKYLL in Wien”

Erica

Jan 18, 2026

Releases, Tour and event

Tickets are now on sale for HYDE's orchestral performance in Vienna, Austria, HYDE Orchestra Tour 2026 JEKYLL in Wien, taking place on Monday, May 25. This concert represents a historic milestone as the first t...

POLKADOT STINGRAY presents playful music video “Killer Record”

Sizergyia

Jan 18, 2026

Music Video, New Look, Releases

POLKADOT STINGRAY released their fifth album, Gekirin, on December 24, and there's no better way to bring the noise for its arrival than the music video for the ninth track, Killer Record.The band presents ...

Former DEVILOOF guitarist debuts dystopian deathcore project VELHMORA

Jack

Jan 17, 2026

Music Video, New Band, Releases

After a short cryptic teaser to start the new year, VELHMORA makes their debut with a heavy three-track EP of the same name, released on January 14. A technologically grotesque music video for the track CRPTD w...

Matenrou Opera kicks off 2026 with “EMBRYO” music video

Lin

Jan 8, 2026

Music Video, New Look

Matenrou Opera has released the music video for EMBRYO on January 1, 2026.The video balances restraint with escalation. Each member is inside a confined box with a projected visual image pulsing on the surr...

DRUGS finishes 2025 with a staggering 7 singles!

Jack

Jan 6, 2026

Releases

Despite only debuting in June, DRUGS has been moving exceptionally fast, finishing 2025 with a total of seven singles. The latest, "Flesh and Halo" and "CARVED IN ALMA", were released on December 30.DRUGS d...

In My Vanitasss rings in new year with 6th single “Violet Visions”

Mizerable

Jan 5, 2026

New Look, Releases

Starting the new year off strong, Tokyo-based new wave band In My Vanitasss released a new single! "Violet Visions" is the band's sixth single and combines new wave with post-punk to create a distinctive, allur...

HANABIE. announces “HOT TOPIC” EP, 2026 North America tour

Jorge M.

Dec 30, 2025

Releases, Tour and event

Following their European tour, metalcore band HANABIE. announced the release of their new EP for January 28, 2026. They also announced a North American tour, kicking off next Spring.Titled HOT TOPIC, the mi...