NAZARE Archives

Top 10 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2022

NBT, Erica, Rin, Nori and G Andrew White

29 December 2022

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...

Best Jrock music of 2020: JROCK NEWS staff picks

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

19 January 2021

Entertainment, Music Video

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...

NAZARE’s last single “…to be or not to be” before disbandment

NoMusicNoReason

1 January 2021

Releases

NAZARE will put out their final compositions in stock through their last single "…to be or not to be", bringing three new songs and an instrumental track. The release will only be available on January 11 at the...

Amazing visual kei designer items, when fashion meets music

Dorian

14 December 2020

Entertainment

If you are visual kei lovers just like us, chances are you have a strong interest in fashion and even Japanese apparel and accessories brands. What if we told you that your inner desire to express yourself thro...

NAZARE to disband due to vocalist Mio’s personal issues

NoMusicNoReason and afaenia

22 August 2020

Disband/Hiatus/Revive

NAZARE will be disbanding at the beginning of next year after the NEMOPHILA tour final taking place at Shibuya WWWX on January 11, 2021. The band reached this conclusion after vocalist Mio expressed his wish to...

NAZARE unveils fierce and bloody “Ga, Aisareta Shura” music video

NoMusicNoReason

26 April 2020

Music Video, New Look, Releases

With the release date of NAZARE's first full album NEMOPHILA around the corner, we are treated with a piece of their work included in their upcoming project which is coming out on April 29. The music video for ...

Top 15 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2019

NBT

26 December 2019

Entertainment

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...

NAZARE’s “INNOCENCE” video presents intricate metal ballad

Sizergyia

15 December 2019

Music Video, Releases

NAZARE released their single INNOCENCE on November 20 and are offering additional bonus content if you purchase this release and attend their first-anniversary one-man show at TSUTAYA O-WEST on January 12, 2020...

NAZARE offers additional content for single “INNOCENCE” at their 1st anniversary show

Sizergyia

30 October 2019

New Look, Releases

NAZARE is to release their second single of the year with INNOCENCE due out on November 20 in regular and limited editions. Regular edition comes with two tracks, INNOCENCE and Lie, while limited edition has...

NAZARE creates wild rhythms in “IDEAL” music video

NoMusicNoReason

17 June 2019

Music Video, Releases

On June 16, NAZARE held their one-man tour final at Takadanobaba AREA, at where they distributed the live-limited single Jingai CODA. It was announced, another important date to mark in the calendar: the band's...

NAZARE searches for the “IDEAL” sound with 1st single

NoMusicNoReason

29 April 2019

New Look, Releases

You can mark the calendar with NAZARE's name for yet another release, as the band just announced they will release their first single titled IDEAL on July 3. We already got a taste of the title track in the for...

Sneak peek into NAZARE’s 1st mini-album “Jingai BEYOND”

NoMusicNoReason

21 April 2019

Releases, Videos

Up-and-coming band NAZARE makes a comeback shortly after the release of their magnificent first full album Jingai. This time around, we are talking about an eight-track mini-album titled Jingai BEYOND to be liv...

NAZARE’s “Saikaron” lyric video is a heartstring-pulling piano ballad

Sizergyia

18 March 2019

Music Video, Releases

In remembrance of the March 11 Touhoku earthquake and tsunami that occurred eight years ago, NAZARE has released the lyric video for the song, Saikaron, taken from both their live-limited first album Jingai and...