Archive

HYDE livestreams orchestral birthday concert worldwide, signaling a new chapter

Dec 27, 2025

Online Concert, Releases, Tour and event

Fans worldwide can celebrate Japanese rock icon HYDE’s birthday with a special live orchestral performance, available both in cinemas across Japan and via global livestream. “HYDE Orchestra Tour 2026 JEKYLL”, r...

GLAY’s single “Dead Or Alive” tops Oricon chart as “Record of Ragnarok III” theme

Hitomi

Dec 26, 2025

Anime, Music Video, Releases

After closing out their spectacular 30th anniversary year with two massive dome shows, GLAY is kicking off their 31st year stronger than ever. Their latest single, “Dead Or Alive,” released on December 3, serve...

Re:Instinct debuts first single “SILENCE INTO SOUND”

Jack

Dec 24, 2025

Music Video, New Band, Releases

Released on December 5, French-Japanese band Re:Instinct debuted their first single "SILENCE INTO SOUND". As a first single, SILENCE INTO SOUND shines the light on you with a heartfelt message of hope.Re:In...

Interview with Crystal Lake: Entering a new era with “The Weight Of Sound”

NBT and afaenia

Dec 21, 2025

Interview, Releases, Tour and event

Crystal Lake have been touring relentlessly this year, and we managed to catch up with them back in May while they were in Stockholm, Sweden. During our conversation, we talked about the band’s new lineup and t...

Matenrou Opera rings out the year with single “EMBRYO”

Lin

Dec 18, 2025

Releases

Matenrou Opera unveiled their newest single, EMBRYO, set to release on December 29, 2025. The three-track single marks Matenrou Opera's final offering of 2025."EMBRYO" Cover ArtAfter their busy year of...

BABYBEARD unleashes darkest single yet “SEMI-FINAL”

Mizerable

Dec 15, 2025

Music Video, Releases

BABYBEARD is ready to rock with a brand new single, "SEMI-FINAL". Released on November 30, "SEMI-FINAL" is a symphonic-metal-adjacent track from the pop-metal trio's upcoming album.In both lyrics and visual...

Visual kei festival in Europe invites D’ESPAIRSRAY, MUCC, Kizu, An Cafe, JILUKA, Azavana, and more

NBT

Dec 13, 2025

Tour and event

European tour organizer B7KLAN will celebrate 20 years of activity next year with a major visual kei festival in Paris, France, taking place July 11–12. With a focus on visual kei, the festival "B7KLAN J-ROCK F...

MAO.A debuts overseas with headlining Taiwan, Japan tours

Erica

Dec 12, 2025

Tour and event

Singaporean visual kei band MAO.A is pushing further into the international spotlight with the announcement of their first overseas tour. Since debuting in March, the group has made global expansion a priority....

DIR EN GREY’s 12th album “MORTAL DOWNER” slated for 2026 release

Erica

Dec 11, 2025

Releases, Tour and event

DIR EN GREY closed out their domestic tour, TOUR25 EN'EN (蜿蜒), with a major announcement: their 12th full-length album, MORTAL DOWNER, is set for release in 2026.In our interview with guitarist Die earlier ...

NETH PRIERE CAIN adds new members, announces single “Uka no Shirase, Igen naru Eisho”

Mizerable

Dec 8, 2025

Lineup change, New Look, Tour and event

NETH PRIERE CAIN officially added two new members, guitarist DAICHI and bassist Maya, to the band! On November 28, the band's official website announced the exciting lineup additions. Within this post, NETH PRI...

DRUGS drops second chaotic single “UNTIL I DIE”

Jack

Dec 5, 2025

New Look, Releases

DRUGS released the highly anticipated second single UNTIL I DIE on December 3. Fans have been on edge awaiting more music from DRUGS, and UNTIL I DIE doesn't disappoint.Following our first look at DRUGS in ...

How we hosted concert in Japan with headliner NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST – JROCK ONSEN Ep. 36

Mazohyst_Kyo

Dec 2, 2025

JROCK ONSEN

Ahead of JROCK NEWS’s first show, “PULSE vol.1 – 10th Anniversary” in August 2025, we caught up with one of our key Japan-based team members who handled much of the event’s heavy lifting. Ultimately, organizing...

YOSHIKI donates $100,000 to aid victims of Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in 7 decades in Tai Po

NBT

Nov 30, 2025

News

YOSHIKI continues his philanthropic efforts with a generous donation of 100 thousand dollars to Hong Kong Red Cross to support the victims of the recent Tai Po fire in Hong Kong.The fire, which erupted on N...

NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST confirms South America tour 2026

NBT

Nov 29, 2025

Releases, Tour and event

The heavy hitters NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST, a fan-favorite metal band that recently headlined our own JROCK NEWS event, is stepping outside Japan for an upcoming overseas tour. The tour will make four stops in Septe...