G Andrew White, Author at JROCK NEWS

HAGANE harmonizes power metal on 1st full album “Code; 9021”

Aug 25, 2022

The harmonic metal band HAGANE releases their first full album, Code; 9021, on August 18. The five-member girl band shifts up the pitch with power metal.Since forming in 2018, HAGANE has a few singles and a...

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Lonesome_Blue makes international debut with EP “First Utterance”, supported by LOVEBITES

G Andrew White

Aug 13, 2022

Music Video, New Band, Releases

Next generation girls rock band, Lonesome_Blue powers up debut EP First Utterance with the release of the international edition. First released in Japan on June 22, the five-track EP goes worldwide on September...

“Bullet Train” movie soundtrack features distinctive music from Japan

G Andrew White

Aug 6, 2022

Entertainment, Releases

Arriving in North American theaters on August 5, Sony Pictures' action-comedy Bullet Train features a soundtrack with uncommon music by Japanese artists. Brad Pitt stars in the film based on a Japanese novel by...

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Broken By The Scream major debuts with wild album “RISE into CHAOS”

G Andrew White

Aug 5, 2022

Music Video, Releases

Metal idols Broken By The Scream (BBTS) release their debut album RISE into CHAOS. Made available on July 20, the album contains 12 tracks from a group with a rare combination in the kawaii metal scene. Which i...

Interview: NEMOPHILA before kicking ass at Whisky a Go Go part 3

G Andrew White

Jul 24, 2022

Interview, Tour and event

Before NEMOPHILA took the stage at Whisky a Go Go on July 1, we had a sit-down chat with them. In person, their candidness and sweet personalities were charming and disarming. So, we had to find out how these i...

Report: NEMOPHILA kicks ass at Whisky a Go Go part 2

G Andrew White

Jul 13, 2022

Featured, Report and review, Tour and event

On July 1 NEMOPHILA, in their first international performance, stepped onto the stage of the world-famous venue Whisky a Go Go. Confidently, they stood before a sold-out house with fans hypnotized and stunned i...

Interview with NEMOPHILA: “We are here to kick your ass!” part 1

G Andrew White

Jul 1, 2022

Interview, Tour and event

Making their first debut in America, NEMOPHILA prepares to perform a sold-out show at the world-famous Whisky a Go Go in Hollywood, CA. As a crowd gathers on the Sunset Strip, there is much anticipation for thi...

Guitarist MISAKI on hiatus as BRIDEAR prepares for Japan tour

G Andrew White

Jun 20, 2022

Lineup change, Releases, Tour and event

BRIDEAR announces support guitarist EITA joins the band due to a leave of absence for MISAKI. According to the news from their official website, the guitarist's doctor recommends she take time off to rest....

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Interview: MAN WITH A MISSION speaks out on the world today through music

G Andrew White

Jun 5, 2022

Interview

Japan's wolf pack of rock, MAN WITH A MISSION is unloading a sonic assault with the new album Break and Cross the Walls II featuring Blaze from the anime Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans. For over a dec...

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

G Andrew White

May 24, 2022

Music Video, Releases

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

May 11, 2022

Music Video, Tour and event

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...

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

G Andrew White

Apr 20, 2022

Tour and event

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

Apr 6, 2022

Tour and event

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 “Break and Cross the Walls II”

G Andrew White

Mar 27, 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...

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