Erica, Author at JROCK NEWS

HYDE livestreams orchestra concert worldwide from Heian Shrine!

23 July 2021

HYDE, the lead vocalist of world-famous bands L'Arc-en-Ciel and VAMPS announced he will hold a two-day live concert from Heian Shrine in Kyoto, and it will be available to stream worldwide. The concert is ti...

MIYAVI prepares to transcend reality in album “Imaginary”

Erica and Peertje

13 July 2021

Releases

Samurai guitarist MIYAVI announced his 13th original album, Imaginary, which will be released on September 15. It is his first new full-length album since last year's Holy Nights. With a captivating visual i...

Report: PENICILLIN pulls off adrenaline-fueled show for “Atarashii Yado” tour final

Erica

3 July 2021

Online Concert, Report and review

PENICILLIN held their final live concert for their "Atarashii Yado 2021"-tour at Shinjuku ReNY on May 22, 2021. Due to social distancing measures, the live performance was limited to 200 attendees and was also ...

KAMIJO streams free concert with Versailles, LAREINE, NEW SODMY

Erica and Rin

1 July 2021

Online Concert

Prince of all things gothic KAMIJO has yet another spell to cast on us. On July 3, he will rewind the clock to a time when all of KAMIJO's bands made a miraculous return, to premiere on YouTube! On July 3 at...

Korean visual kei band Madmans Esprit hosts international livestream with math rockers cotoba

Erica

30 June 2021

Online Concert

Visual kei metal band Madmans Esprit and math rock band cotoba will have a co-headling concert on July 11, 2021. Following corona guidelines, offline tickets are reservation only with a capacity limited to 80. ...

NIGHTMARE’s Emergency Online Livestream hosts shocking guest

Erica

27 June 2021

Online Concert

On June 13th visual kei pillar NIGHTMARE announced an "Emergency Online Live", with only hours notice before cameras rolled. On June 15th they took to the virtual stage on Youtube, amassing thousands of viewers...

HYDE breaks the rules in single “NOSTALGIC”, special anniversary performance announced

Erica

26 June 2021

Music Video, Releases, Tour and event

Internationally acclaimed rock vocalist HYDE's newest single NOSTALGIC dropped on Friday, June 25, marking the start of his Japan tour "20th Orchestra Tour HYDE ROENTGEN 2021". He also unveiled a teaser for the...

Yoshikitty voted 1st place by four countries in “2021 Sanrio Character Ranking”

Erica

15 June 2021

Entertainment

The results of the 2021 Sanrio Character Ranking Contest are in, and Yoshikitty conquered over the competition in four countries: Italy, Germany, France, and Thailand! Yoshikitty scored a top 10 ranking in t...

NIGHTMARE sounds the alarm for “Emergency Online Live”, to be streamed internationally!

Erica

14 June 2021

Online Concert

With only hours of notice, visual kei band NIGHTMARE sounded the alarm for an "Emergency Online Live" to be streamed simultaneously around the world on Tuesday, June 15, 19:00 JST, on their official YouTube Cha...

MIYAVI North America Tour 2021, first NA-tour in 2 years!

Erica

9 June 2021

Tour and event

World-renowned "Samurai Guitarist" MIYAVI announced he will return to North America on a tour spanning 19 cities and two countries. The whirlwind tour kicks off in Calgary on September 30 and ends in Atlanta on...

Report: The Brow Beat impresses with thrilling theatrical concert at final indies live

Erica

14 May 2021

Online Concert

The Brow Beat has officially graduated from "Indies" status and will debut on the major label Pony Canyon this Spring. To celebrate the occasion, the band held a three-day consecutive live concert from May 6–8 ...

The Brow Beat goes major, performs opening for “Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS”

Erica

11 May 2021

Online Concert, Releases

This month, visual kei band The Brow Beat dropped two major bombshells—first, they graduated from indies status and will make their major debut on label Pony Canyon this Spring! Secondly, their new single Harev...

Labaiser stuns in white for “Hallucinations” limited-release single

Erica

9 May 2021

New Look, Releases

On May 12, dark rockers Labaiser will release their newest single limited to only 100 copies, Hallucinations. The single will contain three tracks, and will only be available at live concerts and online. Labais...

DIR EN GREY’s “Oboro” music video chills us with tragic ending

Erica

26 April 2021

Music Video

After a series of surreal visuals and mysterious teasers, DIR EN GREY finally unveiled the chilling full-length music video for Oboro. The single drops on April 28, which is just enough time to try and digest t...

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