afaenia, Author at JROCK NEWS

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

20 January 2021

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...

JROCK NEWS 5th Anniversary: Special message from CHOKE

edoh+, Dorian and afaenia

5 December 2020

Entertainment, Site News

What's rocking, boys and girls? Today, we have a special treat for you coming from the band CHOKE! Vocalist REON, bassist B5, and guitarist KVYA NONO gathered outdoors for a special message for us. After con...

XANVALA brings exciting singles “XANADU” and “Janome”

NoMusicNoReason and afaenia

14 November 2020

Music Video, Releases

The upcoming holiday is looking good as XANVALA is bringing two new singles to the table: XANADU, which is ready for release next month and recently received a stylish music video, and the other one being Janom...

JROCK NEWS 5th Anniversary: Special message from MAKE MY DAY

edoh+, Dorian and afaenia

8 November 2020

Entertainment, Site News

We saw MAKE MY DAY hang out on zoom a couple of times during the summer lockdown, but they have gathered back together at the studio and left us a message. We even find out how old drummer HAL was five years ag...

Taste testing HAKUEI’s ramen at “Ginza Hakuei”

afaenia

5 November 2020

Entertainment

After hearing so much about HAKUEI's well-reviewed ramen shop, "Ginza Hakuei", we could no longer hold our cravings and finally decided to try it out for ourselves! So let's see how well it translates from bein...

Interview: Why XaaXaa members chose to become visual kei musicians

Midnight, afaenia and Dorian

4 November 2020

Interview

For more than five years XaaXaa has enthralled Japanese and foreign fans alike with its unique worldview, which is driven by pain and sadness. In its sixth year of activity, the band delivered three releases an...

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