KAMIJO

This year has been quite a special one, with Japan opening up to the world again, and at the same time, we saw more Japanese bands seeking to perform abroad. Our toplist for the year 2022 gathers notable vis...

Interview with HAKUEI and KAMIJO: A talk between 2 charming musicians

Dorian and Rin

11 March 2022

Interview

This interview was originally published by “club Zy.” in Japanese. JROCK NEWS is partnering with club Zy. and Vijuttoke with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership ...

Versailles celebrates 15th anniversary with free full concert and more

Erica

6 January 2022

Music Video

Fans of philharmonic metal group Versailles rejoice! In honor of the band's 15th anniversary, Warner Music Japan released an enviable collection of Versailles content to stream on YouTube for free. Offerings...

Top 15 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2021

NBT, Dorian, NoMusicNoReason, Erica, G Andrew White, Sizergyia, Mazohyst_Kyo and Ziggy

30 December 2021

We're not sure if the world has gotten any better this year, however, thanks to the amazing music and related activities that kept our spirits up, we're ready to move on to the next year! To end this unprece...

KAMIJO streams free concert with Versailles, LAREINE, NEW SODMY

Erica and Rin

1 July 2021

Online Concert

Prince of all things gothic KAMIJO has yet another spell to cast on us. On July 3, he will rewind the clock to a time when all of KAMIJO's bands made a miraculous return, to premiere on YouTube! On July 3 at...

KAMIJO puts all his strength into single “Behind The Mask”

Rin

30 April 2021

KAMIJO (from the band Versailles) has spent at least a year putting all his strength into the compositions of the 12th single, "Behind The Mask". The single includes the songs "Behind The Mask" and "Vampire Roc...

KAMIJO streams online world tour “Queen of Versailles -LAREINE-“

Nexus

4 February 2021

Online Concert

KAMIJO reveals the date and time of the live broadcasts constituting his online world tour "Queen of Versailles -LAREINE-". The performances will happen on March 26 and March 27 across various time zones. Th...

Rummaging for gold in CDJapan’s Black Friday sale

edoh+

21 November 2020

It's that time of year we've all been waiting for to bag a bargain, so what does CDJapan have in store for us? They've started their Black Friday sale already, so we rummaged the pile of discounted goodies in t...

VERSAILLES postpones single “EMPEROR” due to COVID-19

Midnight and afaenia

7 May 2020

The rise of COVID-19 and safety concerns have caused VERSAILLES to postpone the release of their 10th single EMPEROR. The band planned to release the single on July 15 alongside works from vocalist KAMIJO and g...

KAMIJO uncovers impressive art for single “Persona Grata” and more details

28 February 2020

KAMIJO has at last revealed the new artwork for the single Persona Grata, the last piece of the sensational trilogy series. In conjunction, the tracklist has partially been made public and its April 29 release ...

KAMIJO ends trilogy with single “Persona Grata” and teases new album

9 February 2020

New Look, Releases

The last piece of KAMIJO's trilogy series will fall in place in April with the release of Persona Grata, a single that is once again supported by the Castlevania illustrator, Ayami Kojima, who will provide the ...

Top 15 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2019

26 December 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...

KAMIJO’s fierce and brave single “Symbol of the Dragon” depicts Napoleon majestically

12 December 2019