Matenrou Opera Archives

Best Jrock music of 2020: JROCK NEWS staff picks

Sizergyia, afaenia, Dorian, Mazohyst_Kyo, Midnight, G Andrew White, NBT, NoMusicNoReason and edoh+

Jan 19, 2021

The year 2020 saw the coronavirus pandemic take center stage, making this year feel longer than usual as we isolated indoors for months on end. On the bright side, however, releases from our favorite artists ke...

Matenrou Opera’s guitarist JaY departs with final livestream concert

Midnight and Dorian

Dec 12, 2020

Lineup change, Online Concert

It has been announced that guitarist JaY will withdraw from Matenrou Opera on December 14. On the same date one last live titled MATENROU OPERA CHRONICLE 2016-2020 will be held, commemorating his four years in ...

Immerse in these Japanese livestreams this November

Midnight

Oct 30, 2020

Online Concert, Tour and event

While countries around the world have eased covid related restrictions, the days of safely attending musical events in person are still far away. As frustrating as this situation continues to be, we are fortuna...

Matenrou Opera moves to self-owned label, “ether corporation”

Midnight and Dorian

Aug 2, 2020

Band status

Some exciting and new developments have taken place with Matenrou Opera (摩天楼オペラ)! On August 1, the band announced it has begun operating independently of its former label Bellwood Records. Moreover, the group h...

Matenrou Opera’s “Chronos” gets a music video and early release

Midnight

Apr 13, 2020

Music Video, Releases

Anticipation continues to mount as we approach the release of Matenrou Opera's (摩天楼オペラ) EP Chronos, on April 22! The music video for the lead track builds on the excitement with gorgeous visuals and its impress...

Matenrou Opera tells romantic tale through EP “Chronos”

Midnight and Dorian

Apr 6, 2020

Music Video, Releases

Matenrou Opera (摩天楼オペラ) will release its EP, Chronos, on April 22. As the date draws near a music video preview comes too, as well as snippets of each song. We touched briefly on the theme of the EP, which turn...

Matenrou Opera unveils more details for EP “Chronos”!

Midnight

Mar 29, 2020

New Look, Releases

Since February we knew Matenrou Opera's (摩天楼オペラ) EP Chronos would be up for grabs on April 22, in regular and limited edition. It was exciting news at the time, but now we've got even better news to share! The ...

Matenrou Opera schedules “Chronos” EP and live DVD/BD for early 2020

Midnight

Feb 14, 2020

Releases, Tour and event

Matenrou Opera (摩天楼オペラ) is in the early stages of developing a new EP titled Chronos, scheduled to arrive on April 22. In addition to that, more details of the previously disclosed DVD and Blu-ray of the HUMAN ...

SYU from GALNERYUS puts Fuki on vocals for “Reason”, an explosive power metal extravaganza

NBT

Jan 23, 2019

Doujin, Music Video, Releases

Guitarist SYU from the band GALNERYUS reveals his new masterpiece Reason in form of a music video, featuring strong vocals by Fuki who is a big name in the Japanese doujin metal scene. The music video was relea...

Matenrou Opera’s drummer Yu sadly announces to retire

Midnight

Feb 5, 2018

Lineup change

A tragedy befell Matenrou Opera's (摩天楼オペラ) drummer, Yu. On February 4, at CLUB JUNK BOX the talented percussionist revealed that he suffers from a painful medical condition called occupational dystonia. The sta...

Matenrou Opera to stream 1 live song on their new Instagram account

Midnight

Jan 13, 2018

Online Concert

More and more we're seeing Jrock artists join the photo-sharing application called Instagram. Matenrou Opera (摩天楼オペラ) recently added their name to that growing list on January 12. They've garnered just over 600...

Top 15 visual kei and Japanese acts of 2017

NBT

Dec 4, 2017

Entertainment

The year of 2017 is no exception when it comes to our tradition of looking back on all the greatest visual kei and Japanese acts of the year! What we have for you today are two lists compiling the best acts we ...

Matenrou Opera offer a good variety of songs on their album “PANTHEON -PART2-“

Midnight

Nov 14, 2017

New Look, Releases, Videos

The wait for Matenrou Opera's (摩天楼オペラ) new album, PANTHEON -PART 2-, will soon be over! As it's coming out tomorrow on November 15! It will come in two editions: Limited and Regular. The former includes a DVD f...

Matenrou Opera regrettably cancel their “Euro Tour 2017”

Ziggy

Jun 14, 2017

Tour and event

It has been announced through a statement posted on the band's official website that Matenrou Opera Euro Tour 2017 is canceled. Reasons for cancellation have been stated as convenience of the local promoter and...