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Interview with ELFENSJóN: Bringing dark fantasy to life with music and art

19 February 2025

ELFENSJóN is a creative project driven by the musical compositions of Kurose Keisuke and illustrations by Ishizue Kachiru. Rooted in a dark fantasy theme, ELFENSJóN's collaboration delivers an immersive experie...

Interview with HAKUEI and Karyu: Wholesome talk between shy people

Dorian, Rin and Peertje

3 May 2023

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 ...

FANTASTIC◇CIRCUS revisits legacy with best-of album, music video

Sizergyia and Dorian

25 February 2023

Music Video, Releases

FANTASTIC◇CIRCUS, consisting of vocalist Tsutomu Ishizuki, and guitarists kazuya and SHUN. (THE MICRO HEAD'S 4N's, OFIAM), will release a retake best-of album TENSEISM BEST SINGLES . The trio is mainly known fo...

DEXCORE joined by former bassist TO-RU, support drummer MAKI

Sizergyia and Dorian

22 January 2023

Lineup change, New Look

In December 2022, DEXCORE abruptly announced that bassist kai and drummer reizi would leave the band back with less than two weeks' notice. However, fast-forward to January 2023, and the band has already overco...

DEXCORE bassist kai and drummer reizi depart band

Sizergyia and Dorian

26 December 2022

Lineup change, Releases

DEXCORE abruptly announced that bassist Kai and drummer Reizi will both leave the band after their performance at the fiveStars presents 'CONFESSION OF PHILOSOPHY-40min×4MAN-' event on December 27. Thereafter, ...

Exclusive: ReoNa outlines “Numb”, a song fully sung in English

NoMusicNoReason and Dorian

12 December 2022

Anime, Music Video, Releases

ReoNa recently released a lyric video for the song Numb which surprised us greatly with her flawless English pronunciation. The track is taken off her newest single Alive which came out on December 7—around the...

Interview with Sick²: Diving into the pure chaos of digital rock

Erica, Dorian and Omatsu

30 October 2022

Interview, Releases

Digital rock band Sick² is a band of duality. They're instantly recognizable by their flashy, eye-catching costumes and upbeat melodies. Yet when you dive deeper into their lyrics, you're often met by darker th...

SUGAR IN THE CLOSET’s vocalist Kai. leaves due to differences in goals

Sizergyia and Dorian

29 October 2022

Lineup change

The band SUGAR IN THE CLOSET has announced that vocalist "Kai." has left the band due to differences in goals. It has only been around six months since the formation of the band in May, and they're already losi...

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...

Interview with HAKUEI and HIZUMI: Hardships as vocalists

Dorian, Rin, Peertje and afaenia

1 July 2022

Interview

New female rock band “AsMR”, produced by RookieFiddler from A(Ace)

NBT and Dorian

15 June 2022

New Band

A new all-female symphonic rock band "Shoyoteki Ongakushuudan AsMR", or AsMR for short, emerges with a unique member lineup you've never seen before! With secondary roles such as "whisperer" and "scratching noi...

New band SUGAR IN THE CLOSET consists of former Pentagon members

Sizergyia and Dorian

19 May 2022

Music Video, New Band, Releases

SUGAR IN THE CLOSET is a new four-piece band consisting of members previously found in Pentagon, and TRNTY D:CODE.Vocalist "Kai." is a former TRNTY D:CODE member, while guitarist yutori, bassist Taku, and d...

UNiTE. dismisses vocalist Yui due to “significant issue”

Sizergyia, Dorian and afaenia

21 April 2022

Lineup change

"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...

Initial’L disbands following final performance

Erica, Peertje and Dorian

8 April 2022

Disband/Hiatus/Revive

Shocking news came that visual kei band Initial'L will disband following their one-man live performance at Shibuya STAR LOUNGE on May 29, 2022.The band's official statement does little to provide context or...

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