afaenia, Author at JROCK NEWS

Interview with STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION: Surprising experiences at first one-man live show

17 March 2020

After an amazing, fully-packed and sold-out show with STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION at Shibuya WWW, we spoke with the frontman RON to snatch some comments regarding the successful concert. As this was RON's first one-...

Review: FAKE ISLAND “Cell Division” album, where scream and clean vocals work in harmony

afaenia

12 March 2020

Review

Cell Division is the debut album from Tokyo based metalcore band FAKE ISLAND, released on March 4, the album boasts twin female vocals: Erica on growls and YuuriBJOUX on clean vocals. It really drives home the ...

Report: STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION’s electrifying show heats up the floor!

afaenia

10 March 2020

Review

Despite having been active making music for over six years as STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION, musician RON’s sound-making project had not performed live outside of appearances during large events. For his first one-man...

Report: MIYAVI slays in white suit at Zepp Diver City, Tokyo 2019

afaenia

21 January 2020

Featured, Review

Odaiba, an artificial island that houses an array of entertainment complexes, sits in Tokyo Bay and is home to Zepp Diver City—a 2,400 capacity concert hall nestled on the edge of a shopping mall. The penult...

Report: Celebrating 20 years of anime music at “Lantis Matsuri 2019 ~ARIGATO ANISONG~”

afaenia

8 October 2019

Anime, Review

It was an overcast Sunday in Chiba and the station area was busy just as one would expect on a weekend. But not just with the usual crowd of shoppers—anime fans in their thousands, clad in bright shirts emblazo...

Report: Experiencing NUL.’s explosive and flashy show in Tokyo

afaenia

5 October 2019

Review, Tour

August 16 found us in the winding streets of Shibuya, Tokyo, joining the line outside Shibuya Rex in the sweltering mid-summer heat to enter the trio's first live show which they appropriately titled "NUL. 1st ...

Interview: One Punch Man 2 theme song composer, Ricardo Cruz from JAM PROJECT

afaenia

30 May 2019

Anime, Interview

This is an official Lantis interview conducted by Tomonori Nagasawa, translated by JROCK NEWS. "Carving out a new period in history as a foreign composer and musician crafting Japanese anime theme songs. That ...

Fake Island embarks on first European tour!

afaenia

18 May 2019

Tour

Europe will be able to soon enjoy a whole other type of performance! Twin female vocal metalcore band Fake Island announced that they will be touring Europe in August this year! FAKE ISLAND EUROPE TOUR 23...

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