Dorian, Author at JROCK NEWS

NUL.’s delicate single “nomad” releases before new album

23 October 2020

As we've come to expect ever since NUL. announced its three consecutive releases, the band has just introduced its third digital single nomad, a delicate and mellow piece that you will be able to enjoy on Octob...

Interview: The origin story of HIZAKI (Versailles/Jupiter) part 2

Dorian and afaenia

13 October 2020

Interview

This interview was originally published by “club Zy.” in Japanese. JROCK NEWS is partnering with club Zy. with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership here. In the ...

JROCK NEWS 5th Anniversary: Special message from THE MUSMUS

edoh+ and Dorian

9 October 2020

Entertainment, Site News

Although THE MUSMUS is currently on a break, they have amazingly taken the time to record a lovely message for our anniversary. Guitarist YOOKEY has been hilariously edited into the video so he attended in spir...

Interview: The origin story of HIZAKI (Versailles/Jupiter) part 1

Dorian and afaenia

5 October 2020

Interview

This interview was originally published by “club Zy.” in Japanese. JROCK NEWS is partnering with club Zy. with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership here. HIZAKI,...

Interview with CHOKE: A new style of rap metal you haven’t heard of

Mazohyst_Kyo, Dorian and afaenia

25 September 2020

Interview

CHOKE is a unique unicorn living in a limbo between a plethora of genres, both musically and visually. As we get further into the interview, it becomes apparent that slapping an all-around label on this band is...

TRiDENT’s music video “JUST FIGHT”, yet another international success!

G Andrew White and Dorian

12 September 2020

New Band, Releases

New three-member indie rock band from Osaka, Japan, "TRiDENT", garner more international attention with the release of second music video JUST FIGHT. In a short amount of time, the music video is seeing plenty ...

CHOKE goes psycho in “The Human Anthem” music video, a crazy good song!

NBT and Dorian

11 September 2020

Music Video

If you're ready for something less conventional and heavy at the same time, then let's get psycho with the music video CHOKE released today, The Human Anthem! While the single The Human Anthem is also offici...

Interview with HAKUEI and Kiryuin Shou (Golden Bomber): Undergoing surgery

Dorian and afaenia

2 September 2020

Interview

This interview was originally published by “club Zy.” in Japanese. JROCK NEWS is partnering with club Zy. with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership here. We're b...

JROCK NEWS 5th Anniversary: Special message from HAKUEI (PENICILLIN)

edoh+ and Dorian

1 September 2020

Entertainment, Site News

Our first guest to celebrate JROCK NEWS' 5th anniversary is HAKUEI, the vocalist of the legendary band, PENICILLIN. With over 25 years of experience in music, he joined club Zy. as the honorary editor-in-chief,...

ERY with Sayaka Kurokawa, when friendship gives birth to music!

Dorian

26 August 2020

Music Video, New Band, Releases

Take two Japanese young and talented women, add some cool rock and a large spoonful of genuine friendship, mix it all and you will get the duo “ERY with Sayaka Kurokawa”, a collaborative music project between t...

Interview with HAKUEI and Kiryuin Shou (Golden Bomber): Eccentric encounter

Dorian and afaenia

25 August 2020

Interview

This interview was originally published by “club Zy.” in Japanese. JROCK NEWS is partnering with club Zy. with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership here. In this...

Sena (JILUKA) will help you improve your guitar skills in just 1 week!

Dorian

12 August 2020

Entertainment, Videos

Desperately struggling with your guitar during lockdown? No problem, Sena from JILUKA heard your scream of pain and recently shared a video on his YouTube channel, dubbing the video "The basic guitar practice r...

Interview: The uniqueness that is “JILUKA”

Dorian

10 August 2020

Interview

The technical metal band JILUKA has reached its fifth anniversary, celebrating years of amazing metal and consistent on-point visuals. Unfortunately, due to the times that we live in, the band hasn't been ab...

Matenrou Opera moves to self-owned label, “ether corporation”

Midnight and Dorian

2 August 2020

News

Some exciting and new developments have taken place with Matenrou Opera (摩天楼オペラ)! On August 1, the band announced it has begun operating independently of its former label Bellwood Records. Moreover, the group h...

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