G Andrew White, 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...

BRATS lead Japanese and Korean rock crossover livestream “Ambitious Girls Rock 1”

G Andrew White

9 January 2021

Online Concert, Releases

BRATS will headline the livestream of Ambitious Girls Rock 1 also featuring Velvet Sighs, and two Korean bands Rolling Quartz and VINCIT. The streaming event will be distributed for free on the Rolling Quartz o...

Top 15 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2020

NBT, afaenia, Mazohyst_Kyo, G Andrew White, Ziggy, edoh+ and Sizergyia

30 December 2020

Entertainment

I think we can all agree that 2020 has been quite a crazy year, right? There's a lot of canceled concerts and a whole load of things that affected the scene. Despite all the setbacks, we've seen the music indus...

Interview: How R!N adds soul to the heavy metal of Aldious

G Andrew White

27 December 2020

Interview

As the ladies of power metal Aldious prepare to release their next album Evoke II 2010-2020 and gear up for 2021, we had the opportunity to chat with R!N, their lead vocalist. While she just joined the metal...

BAND-MAID surprises with performance of new song “After Life”, from upcoming album

G Andrew White

16 December 2020

Online Concert, Releases

Over the weekend during BAND-MAID's ONLINE OKYU-JI livestream, they performed the new song After Life for the very first time, a track you'll find on their next album, "Unseen World". Briefly introduced by voca...

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Metal project Kaminagi Alice combines speed and beauty for “Nocturnal Symphony” debut album

G Andrew White

13 December 2020

New Band, Releases

On November 29, Kaminagi Alice performed "Act 3" of their symphonic metal set on YouTube and now they have cut an album "Nocturnal Symphony" with songs from the performance. Notably, clashing orchestral clas...

TRiDENT sings from the rooftops in “Brand New World” music video

G Andrew White

11 December 2020

Music Video

This week TRiDENT treated fans to the music video for their new digital single, Brand New World. In the video, the hard-rocking trio step up for a sunset rooftop head bobber. The song hums at a beat slower than...

BAND-MAID boots up with theme song “Different” for anime “Log Horizon 3rd Season”

G Andrew White

3 November 2020

Anime, Releases

BAND-MAID is to release the single Different on December 2, and it will join in as the opening theme for NHK E-TV anime Log Horizon: Entaku Houkai which starts broadcasting in January 2021. The title-track will...

Interview: BRATS powers through COVID-19 to deliver album “Karma”

G Andrew White

30 September 2020

Interview

Sisters Rei and Aya of BRATS were kind enough to answer our questions on the eve of the release of their highly anticipated album Karma. Notably, an album title that suggests the actions they have taken up unti...

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 ...

BRATS is relentless in aggressive “Forget Me Not” music video!

G Andrew White

29 August 2020

Music Video, Releases

This week, BRATS released music video Forget Me Not as the final track leading up to the release of their second album, Karma. This is the eighth consecutive song following a string of new releases each month s...

BRATS guitarist Hinako announces sudden departure

G Andrew White and afaenia

31 July 2020

News

On July 27, 2020, BRATS announced the departure of lead guitarist Hinako. According to the news posted on their official website, she was having unspecified creative issues. Yet with the band and staff trying t...

BRATS holds worldwide livestreams in August!

G Andrew White

14 July 2020

Online Concert, Tour

Punkette trio, BRATS, announces two live concerts set for August. While these concerts will have audience admission, they will also stream worldwide. Tickets available on ZAIKO have options in multiple language...

Rock out to these Japanese livestream shows in July

G Andrew White

30 June 2020

Online Concert, Tour

With venues closed around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, several artists are using livestreams to deliver performances for the fans. By jumping to online streaming services they can perform in place of...

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