Our top 5 Japanese rock interviews
Many of us have picked up reading to pass time, so to help some of us ease our way back into it we've put together a list of the most intriguing Japanese rock-related interviews we've had over the last couple o...
JROCK NEWS predicts Tokyo Olympic ceremony performers
If you've been hiding under a rock and so completely unaware, the 2020 Summer Olympics will be taking place in Tokyo this year! Currently scheduled to kick off on July 24 and ending on August 9, there is curren...
Fans of all ages explain why they like BABYMETAL
The unique concept of "kawaii metal" is something that started spreading with the inception of BABYMETAL. Combining the cute with the contrasting metal has proven to be quite a successful idea, enough so to sel...
Interview: BABYMETAL accentuates elegance and beauty in new direction
BABYMETAL is currently on a world tour "METAL GALAXY WORLD TOUR" and is checking off a bunch of new countries they never visited before! We got together with SU-METAL and MOAMETAL during the European leg to spe...
Top 15 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2019
With our end-of-the-year artist ranking, we've always tried to stay somewhat objective in which bands we include. However, this year we decided to reach out to you, the people reading this right now! We asked y...
The rise of kawaii metal this decade
This decade of Jrock cannot come to a close without covering its most unique creation. Which is to take the cuteness of a Japanese idol group and back them with a heavy metal band. An idea so crazy that it shou...
Review: BABYMETAL mixes world inspirations into “METAL GALAXY”
One of the hotly anticipated releases this year is BABYMETAL's METAL GALAXY. An album standing on familiar ground while doubling down on their brand of "kawaii metal" that also finds inspiration from around the...
Report: BABYMETAL fuel high-energy show in Dallas
"Are you ready to headbang?" That was the announcement over the speakers from the video montage that played as BABYMETAL took to the stage of South Side Ballroom in Dallas—at the halfway point across America in...
BABYMETAL sends you straight to hell in English version of “Elevator Girl”
Ahead of the US tour that begins on September 4 in Orlando, Florida, BABYMETAL has dropped a new live music video for the English version of Elevator Girl. The trio in Elevator Girl are energetic as ever and th...
Heat it up with BABYMETAL’s festive “PA PA YA!!” music video!
BABYMETAL heats up this summer with a new single and music video PA PA YA!!, an incredibly catchy song which features the Thai rapper F.HERO. The sound they bring to this one feel almost like a mix between thei...
BABYMETAL hits 100 million views with “Gimme chocolate!!”
Today, BABYMETAL just passed 100 million views on their catchy song "Gimme chocolate!!". In the five years that it has been up on YouTube, the video garnered over 770,000 likes and almost 100,000 comments!R...
Top 15 visual kei and Japanese acts of 2018
It is the time of the year where we once again take a look at all the great music contributions. This time around we have done it slightly differently. Instead of solely using sales numbers to determine the ord...
YUI departs from BABYMETAL, but blessed by supportive fans
We're sad to break the news, but with the announcement made earlier today on BABYMETAL's website, it has now been officially confirmed that YUI (YUIMETAL) is leaving BABYMETAL after being in the group for eight...
BABYMETAL RECORDS brings BABYMETAL closer to world domination
On May 1, BABYMETAL officially announced their partnership with 5B Artist Management and Records, and Cooking Vinyl. The collaboration has brought us the establishment of BABYMETAL's own record label, BABYMETAL...