afaenia, Author at JROCK NEWS

ALICE NINE. freezes activities to pursue personal growth

9 January 2023

Veterans of visual kei "ALICE NINE." announced an indefinite hiatus, which they are calling a "frozen period" starting September 3, 2023. According to the statement, translated below, the band plans to take thi...

Celebrate vocalist K (Pay money To my Pain) with EP “Orange Ave.”

NBT and afaenia

4 January 2023

Releases

Pay money To my Pain teased on December 30, 2022, that something will be announced on January 4, 2023. Today, the band reveals the digital EP "Orange Ave.", deliberately on the birthday of the deceased vocalist...

Kaishin no Ichigeki teases EP “Richigo”, first release in 7 years!

NBT, Dorian and afaenia

7 September 2022

Releases

The Japanese Edo-inspired metal band Kaishin no Ichigeki (快進のICHIGEKI) shows promising new activities with the announcement of an upcoming EP, Richigo (粋狂)! After their disbandment in 2015, the band only recent...

Mary’s Blood cements legacy in visual-audio release of live performance “The Final Day ~Countdown to Evolution~”

afaenia

25 July 2022

Releases

Before entering hiatus earlier this year, metal queens Mary's Blood gave us a blazing hot send-off performance "The Final Day ~Countdown to Evolution~" at TOYOSU PIT. Thankfully, for those who were unable to at...

the peggies enters indefinite hiatus in September

NoMusicNoReason and afaenia

22 July 2022

Disband/Hiatus

The three-piece band the peggies announces an indefinite hiatus that will start at the end of September, a decision made due to the members wanting to "reflect on their relationship with music". Before the b...

Interview with HAKUEI and HIZUMI: Hardships as vocalists

Dorian, Rin, Peertje and afaenia

1 July 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 ...

Review: Is Yoshiki’s energy drink “Real Gold XY” really revolutionary?

NBT, afaenia, Mazohyst_Kyo and Omatsu

22 June 2022

Entertainment, Review

Back in May, the legendary drummer and leader of X Japan, Yoshiki, teased and claimed that with the Coca-Cola collaboration project, we would allegedly be able to witness something "revolutionary". A week later...

GACKT shows signs of recovery from severe illness

NBT and afaenia

18 May 2022

Disband/Hiatus

After many months since GACKT announced that he would pause activities due to a severe illness, we have on May 16 received more information on the singer's current condition and what might lie ahead. Through...

Report: Mary’s Blood reign supreme in final show

afaenia

25 April 2022

Review

Bringing a chapter to a close is never easy. How do you adequately convey all that you have achieved during that time? Mary’s Blood has, over the course of 13 years, released seven full-length albums and two mi...

UNiTE. dismisses vocalist Yui due to “significant issue”

Sizergyia, Dorian and afaenia

21 April 2022

News

"UNiTE." has dismissed their vocalist Yui as of the official announcement on April 8. The announcement states that there was a "significant issue regarding vocalist Yui that remained unsolved", hence why they c...

Imperial Circus Dead Decadence brings forth 1st album in 11 years

NBT, afaenia and Peertje

6 April 2022

Doujin, Releases

The doujin metal circle Imperial Circus Dead Decadence (ICDD) is finally ready to bring forth its third album after 11 years since its last full album. The upcoming album took six years to complete, includes 13...

Interview with Void_Chords: Creating Tribe Nine’s anime theme song “Infocus”

NBT, afaenia, Rin and Peertje

30 March 2022

Anime, Doujin, Interview

Multi-talented Ryo Takahashi, who goes under the name "Void_Chords", is a musician with expertise in more areas than our fingers can count up to. Mainly, he is credited as a composer, arranger, guitarist, and b...

Interview: MARI of Mary’s Blood looks back before hiatus

afaenia

26 March 2022

Interview

Formed in 2009 and finding its current lineup in 2012, the all-female Mary’s Blood can only be described as a metal powerhouse. Following the release of their 6th studio album, the self-titled Mary’s Blood, in ...

HAZUKI collaborates with PABLO (Pay money To my Pain) for 2 singles

Sizergyia and afaenia

5 March 2022

New Look, Releases

Hazuki, vocalist of the on-hiatus band "lynch.", will release his first single "XANADU / HEROIN(E)" physically on March 26 via mail-order, under his newly established solo project simply named "HAZUKI". The sin...

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