Dorian, Author at JROCK NEWS

JROCK NEWS 5th Anniversary: Special message from INORAN

14 September 2020

Living legend INORAN, the talented guitarist and co-founder LUNA SEA doesn't need much more of an introduction in this household. He's turning 50 this year and launching a new album Libertine Dreams which co...

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...

Interview with DIAURA: Illustrating contrasting worldviews through music

Dorian and afaenia

30 July 2020

Interview

This interview was originally published by “club Zy.” and Vijuttoke in Japanese. The partnership was forged with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership here. Throu...

DEXCORE welcomes new drummer with lengthy “[METEMPSYCHOSIS.]” album

Sizergyia and Dorian

13 July 2020

New Look, Releases

DEXCORE will release their first album on September 30 featuring their newest member, drummer Reizi. This will be Reizi's first release and in a blog post he writes that although he has been a support membe...

VELTPUNCH re-emerges with 9th album “Suicide King”

edoh+ and Dorian

5 July 2020

Music Video, News, Releases

"Oh, VELTPUNCH, that's a band I haven't heard for a long time."–Our translator Dorian. We know right? It's been four-whole-years since they've last released anything remotely meaty. There's a tonne of action...

Dancho (NoGod) strips down for 1st solo mini-album “Bonjin Kashuu”

Midnight and Dorian

19 June 2020

Releases

With NoGod's 2020 tour abruptly brought to an end due to COVID-19, singer Dancho put his downtime to good use to put together an acoustic mini-album. For this release, the lead man strips away his signature clo...

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