G Andrew White, Author at JROCK NEWS

TRiDENT levels up with electrifying single “Spoopy”, arranged by DAIDAI (Paledusk)

24 May 2022

Japan's next-generation girls rock band, TRiDENT, digitally releases the single Spoopy on May 22, taken from their upcoming album D-X. With the song and music video taking on the theme “coexistence of horror an...

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NEMOPHILA shines on “A Ray Of Light” video, holds first US show

G Andrew White

11 May 2022

Music Video, Tour

Japan's hot as hell all-girls rock band releases single A Ray Of Light on May 11. The new track kicks off what could be a big year for the heavy metal quintet, as they also announced their first US show this Ju...

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MAN WITH A MISSION provides theme song for X Games Japan 2022

G Andrew White

20 April 2022

Tour

The extreme sports event X Games Chiba 2022 selects MAN WITH A MISSION's song "Tonight, Tonight" as its theme song. This is the first X Games event ever in Japan and it's scheduled for April 22 thru 24 in Chiba...

Three Jrock bands jolt America live at Aftershock Festival 2022

G Andrew White

6 April 2022

Tour

Once again, Jrock shakes up America at Aftershock Festival 2022 with three amazing bands from Japan. The festival happening at Discovery Park in Sacramento, California will see Crossfaith and NEMOPHILA perform ...

Your voice could be in MAN WITH A MISSION’s next album “Between fiction and friction II”

G Andrew White

27 March 2022

Releases

As MAN WITH A MISSION wraps up production on the upcoming album Break and Cross the Walls II they have a request for fans around the globe! The band is asking for audio recordings with messages of peace for the...

BAND-MAID US TOUR 2022 sells out in 5 American cities

G Andrew White

6 March 2022

News, Tour

Update 2022-4-3: Due to the vast majority of shows selling out, BAND-MAID has added two more. October 30 American Dream East Rutherford, NJ November 1 House of Blues Chicago, IL Origina...

Yoshiki invites BAND-MAID’s Miku and SAIKI to exclusive talk

G Andrew White

14 February 2022

News

Yoshiki of X-Japan has recently announced that he has invited BAND-MAID's Miku Kobato and SAIKI to his channel to chat on February 25, 19:30 (JST). This video is exclusive to members-only, and those fans are gi...

SCANDAL adds more cities for “SCANDAL WORLD TOUR 2022”

G Andrew White

29 January 2022

Tour

SCANDAL announces new dates for the North America leg of their SCANDAL WORLD TOUR 2022 "MIRROR". New stops and dates were added for Boston, Chicago, Vancouver, and Seattle. In all, nine cities to catch these po...

BRATS successfully crowdfunds futuristic music video

G Andrew White

16 January 2022

News

On December 23, Japanese girls rock duo BRATS started a crowdfunding campaign for their next music video and by January 12 they reached 100%. Notably, they wanted to cover production costs for Tokyo's ultra-mod...

Top 15 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2021

NBT, Dorian, NoMusicNoReason, Erica, G Andrew White, Sizergyia, Mazohyst_Kyo and Ziggy

30 December 2021

Entertainment

We're not sure if the world has gotten any better this year, however, thanks to the amazing music and related activities that kept our spirits up, we're ready to move on to the next year! To end this unprece...

NEMOPHILA brings album “REVIVE” to international scale

G Andrew White

24 December 2021

Releases

After releasing the album REVIVE for the Japanese market on December 15, the nonstop heavy metal ladies NEMOPHILA are making this studio album available for international release via JPU Records on January 14, ...

Mary’s Blood goes on hiatus in April 2022

G Andrew White and afaenia

21 December 2021

Disband/Hiatus

Japan's leading ladies in heavy metal, Mary's Blood, has announced a break in their current activities from April 2022. They will be holding their last live performance at Toyosu Pit, Tokyo on April 9, 2022, be...

TRiDENT preps for “OVER GROUND” EP with “DISTINATION” music video

G Andrew White

8 December 2021

Music Video, Releases

Last month TRiDENT announced their next EP OVER GROUND, set for release on December 15. Now the lead single, DISTINATION has a playful music video. https://youtu.be/We__CnrYa9U As the track starts with a ...

PassCode blasts out single “Freely” with LADYBABY member Emily Arima

G Andrew White

10 November 2021

Music Video, Releases

PassCode releases their first single, Freely, with the addition of new member Emily Arima from the on-hiatus group LADYBABY. Notably, the new song out on November 10 is already on streaming platforms along with...

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