Kay, Author at JROCK NEWS

Interview with ELFENSJóN: Bringing dark fantasy to life with music and art

Feb 19, 2025

ELFENSJóN is a creative project driven by the musical compositions of Kurose Keisuke and illustrations by Ishizue Kachiru. Rooted in a dark fantasy theme, ELFENSJóN's collaboration delivers an immersive experie...

Ashmaze. vocalist Souma departs band

Sizergyia, afaenia and Kay

Apr 2, 2024

Lineup change, Releases

"Ashmaze." has announced that vocalist Souma will leave the band. His departure will be after his farewell performance titled Ashmaze. Souma LAST ONEMAN LIVE "This is "LIVE"" on April 22.In his announcement...

Interview with Atsuo of Boris: Sowing seeds of musical evolution

Erica and Kay

Feb 22, 2024

Interview, Tour and event

Embarking on their "Heavy Rock Breakfast" tour on March 6, heavy rock pioneers Boris take Australia by storm alongside Jrock luminary Kiyoharu (清春). Boris and company make six stops across the massive c...

Interview with Yugiri and SARSHI: a 17-year journey through visual kei

Erica and Kay

Dec 14, 2023

Interview, Tour and event

From November 3–5, 2023, Yugiri (DaizyStripper) and SARSHI (HERO, Nana, Flutter Echo) took the stage at Nekocon in Hampton, VA, treating attendees to a unique musical experience. Despite belonging to different ...

Interview with SARI: Japanese artist now living in Sweden

NBT and Kay

Nov 24, 2023

Interview

At NärCon Summer this year, Northern Europe's largest anime convention, we had the privilege of sitting down with SARI, the versatile Japanese artist who recently made Sweden her new temporary home. Delving int...

DAMNED vocalist Keigo exits band after final performance

Erica and Kay

Nov 11, 2023

Band status

Fans of the band DAMNED are in for some bittersweet news—lead vocalist Keigo has shared that he'll be stepping down from the lineup after their live performance on November 22, 2023. Despite this change, the re...

Interview with MAD JAMIE: The spirit of “Kawaii is Fxxk” and idol punk rock

NBT and Kay

Sep 25, 2023

Interview

Back in late July, we had the chance to sit down with Kanjosen Akubi (感情線あくび) from MAD JAMIE, who at the time had just performed at NärCon, Northern Europe's largest anime convention. This marked MAD JAMIE's fi...

Versailles’ drummer YUKI retires later this year

Astrid and Kay

Sep 19, 2023

Lineup change

On September 10, 2023, Versailles released an official statement on YUKI's departure from the band. Versailles initially gave notice of the drummer's departure earlier in the year. However, YUKI recently decide...

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