afaenia, Author at JROCK NEWS

STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION pre-releases dance-inducing “OMEGA” single

12 April 2021

Following on from ALPHA, the ending track for season one of anime Moriarty the Patriot, STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION's RON has blessed us with the ultimate dance track, OMEGA! Featuring as the ending track for the se...

Interview with HAKUEI and Dancho (NoGoD): Two sides of visual kei

afaenia and Dorian

12 March 2021

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 ...

Interview: Day in the life of a Japanese translator

edoh+, afaenia and Dorian

2 February 2021

Entertainment, Interview

Can all the readers who can't speak or read in Japanese fluently put their hands up? If you're here, chances are you're interested in Japanese music and enjoy listening to bands who do not speak your native ton...

Ryo (girugamesh) invites to home studio room tour

NBT and afaenia

1 February 2021

Entertainment, Videos

We've seen Ryo—former drummer of girugamesh—do plenty of videos on YouTube, but for the first time, we get an in-depth look into what gear and tools he uses from a day-to-day basis in his home studio. After ...

Ling tosite sigure’s single “Perfake Perfect” inspired by anime PSYCHO-PASS

NoMusicNoReason and afaenia

28 January 2021

Music Video, Releases

Ling tosite sigure returns with a new single and music video for Perfake Perfect, released on January 20, its first release in about a year and a half. The title-track is featured in the stage play PSYCHO-PASS ...

Sono (Matenrou Opera) beautifully covers L’Arc~en~Ciel’s “winter fall”

edoh+ and afaenia

20 January 2021

Entertainment

Originally released in 1998, winter fall was L'Arc~en~Ciel's first-ever number-one single on Oricon charts, as well as being the first single with drummer yukihiro officially in the band. 23 years later after i...

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...

STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION pre-releases anime theme song “STORYSEEKER” from “That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime”

afaenia

16 January 2021

Anime, Releases

STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION has dropped his latest single STORYSEEKER on digital streaming platforms, ahead of the physical release that is scheduled for February 24! What kind of decision would you make at that ...

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LOVEBITES brings “GLORY, GLORY, TO THE WORLD” in 3rd EP

NoMusicNoReason and afaenia

12 January 2021

Releases

While we were locked inside during the toughest months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the members of heavy metal band LOVEBITES spent their time recording new material to follow up their third full album Electric Pe...

Top 15 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2020

NBT, afaenia, Mazohyst_Kyo, G Andrew White, Ziggy, edoh+ and Sizergyia

30 December 2020

Entertainment

I think we can all agree that 2020 has been quite a crazy year, right? There's a lot of canceled concerts and a whole load of things that affected the scene. Despite all the setbacks, we've seen the music indus...

LUNA SEA performs for “GUNDAM FACTORY YOKOHAMA” opening ceremony

edoh+, Dorian and afaenia

21 December 2020

Anime, News

LUNA SEA performed for the opening ceremony of GUNDAM FACTORY YOKOHAMA at the Yokohama Yamashita Pier as part of the "Mobile Suit Gundam 40th Anniversary Project". On December 18, the band played the project th...

Interview: STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION shares insight on “ALPHA”, Moriarty the Patriot theme song

afaenia and Dorian

21 December 2020

Interview

Whilst this year has hit pause on many things in our lives, it hasn’t slowed down the formidable musical force that is STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION (SDF). We recently had the opportunity to catch up with frontman ...

Interview: How RAZOR’s drummer NIKKY is the start of something new

Sizergyia, Dorian and afaenia

8 December 2020

Interview

There is this unforgiving aggressiveness prevalent not only in RAZOR's music but also in their live performances, playing a massive part in the band's identity. That continues to be the case even with the new d...

amazarashi holds profound 1st livestream concert, makes us reflect on life

NBT and afaenia

6 December 2020

Online Concert, Releases

amazarashi is holding its first livestream concert on December 12 for domestic fans, and a delayed viewing for overseas fans on December 20 that comes with additional English subtitles. The livestream and its c...

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