Dorian, Author at JROCK NEWS

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

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...

Beautiful “Homura” cover in cosplay by miko (exist†trace), ERY, Sayaka Kurokawa!

Dorian

5 January 2021

Anime, Music Video

The Christmas of 2020 brought us the wonderful gift from miko (exist†trace), ERY (KiLLKiLLS), and Sayaka Kurokawa, a gift of a beautiful cover of Homura, the movie theme song for "Kimetsu no Yaiba Movie: Mugen ...

DEXCORE announces departure of bassist -to-ru-

Sizergyia and Dorian

28 December 2020

News

DEXCORE has announced that bassist -to-ru- will depart from the band today on December 28, after their "CLOSE TO HAPPINESS 2020 limited.40min×4MAN" performance. The announcement published on DEXCORE's websit...

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 ...

Amazing visual kei designer items, when fashion meets music

Dorian

14 December 2020

Entertainment

If you are visual kei lovers just like us, chances are you have a strong interest in fashion and even Japanese apparel and accessories brands. What if we told you that your inner desire to express yourself thro...

Matenrou Opera’s guitarist JaY departs with final livestream concert

Midnight and Dorian

12 December 2020

News, Online Concert

It has been announced that guitarist JaY will withdraw from Matenrou Opera on December 14. On the same date one last live titled MATENROU OPERA CHRONICLE 2016-2020 will be held, commemorating his four years in ...

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...

D=OUT abandons visual kei to become enka band with “Oni Gan” single?

NoMusicNoReason and Dorian

7 December 2020

Music Video, New Look, Releases

D=OUT shared an important message on its official site where the band disclosed its plans to abandon the visual kei scene and debut as an enka band with the single, Oni Gan. But is that really all there is to i...

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...

JROCK NEWS 5th Anniversary: Special message from fox capture plan

edoh+ and Dorian

30 November 2020

Entertainment, Online Concert, Site News

Instrumental jazz-rock trio fox capture plan dropped their wonderful album DISCOVERY earlier this month and have been busy bees performing in an amazing temple. Sitting in front of traditional shoji (translucen...

Satoshi speaks out about girugamesh’s disbandment

NBT and Dorian

24 November 2020

Disband

Vocalist Satoshi, formerly in the popular rock band girugamesh recently spoke out on Instagram revealing his thoughts on the quartet's disbandment, and why he previously created the short-lived solo project RED...

Arlequin recaps first show in 8 months on circus-themed stage

Sizergyia and Dorian

21 November 2020

Releases, Videos

Taking place at the LINE CUBE SHIBUYA venue on October 28, Arlequin's Cinematic Circus #004 -OPENING THE LAUGHING MAN- was their first performance in 8 months. For fans who missed the livestream on ZAIKO, we no...

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...

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