June 2018 — release schedule
Welcome to June! We all love great Jrock music and this month many of our favorite bands will be releasing some—from what we can tell so far— very promising CDs. There's lots to look forward to, so please check...
May 2018 — release schedule
Greetings, and welcome to May. CDJapan is extending Golden Week around the globe with a special offer over at their website. Customers who purchase already released (offer invalid for preorders) goods between A...
April 2018 — release schedule
Welcome to April! We know what you clicked on this article for, so we won't hold you up with any unnecessary chatter. Please enjoy the list, and check back next month for the next one.Date
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March 2018 — release schedule
Welcome to March! We'll admit that February felt dry in terms of new releases; if you felt that drought too, then you'll be sure to have you musical thirst quenched this month. There are so many good things goi...
Matenrou Opera’s drummer Yu sadly announces to retire
A tragedy befell Matenrou Opera's (摩天楼オペラ) drummer, Yu. On February 4, at CLUB JUNK BOX the talented percussionist revealed that he suffers from a painful medical condition called occupational dystonia. The sta...
February 2018 —release schedule
Here we go again, folks! A new month means a new release schedule. We hope you enjoy the list for February!Date
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The Benjamin
Bougainville...
MIYAVI owns the runway at Paris fashion show
On January 18 in Paris, France, MIYAVI owned the runway with stylish walks and deadly expressions at Yohji Yamamoto's (ヨウジヤマモト) Autumn Winter 2018-19 Paris Collection fashion show!The self-proclaimed Samura...
Matenrou Opera to stream 1 live song on their new Instagram account
More and more we're seeing Jrock artists join the photo-sharing application called Instagram. Matenrou Opera (摩天楼オペラ) recently added their name to that growing list on January 12. They've garnered just over 600...
January 2018 — release schedule
Welcome to 2018! We're excited to be kicking off the new year with the monthly release schedule! As always, there are many good CDs dropping throughout the month of January that we'd love to get our hands on; m...
December 2017 — release schedule
Still looking for the perfect gift to round off your Christmas wish-list? Your pals at JRN can help with that! We suggest you start here first with the release schedule for December! There are all sorts of good...
Matenrou Opera offer a good variety of songs on their album “PANTHEON -PART2-“
The wait for Matenrou Opera's (摩天楼オペラ) new album, PANTHEON -PART 2-, will soon be over! As it's coming out tomorrow on November 15! It will come in two editions: Limited and Regular. The former includes a DVD f...
November 2017 — release schedule
Welcome to November! This month is brimming over with exciting releases; many coming from top class artist! We think it will be near impossible for you to resist picking up a CD this month. But...we could be wr...
October 2017 — release schedule
(Belated) welcome to October! Once again we've gathered together lots of treats for your ears to feast on this month. The list is shorter than usual, but we think that's made up for by all the awesome artists w...
September 2017 — release schedule
Hello, JROCK NEWS fans; welcome to September! We're back with another compilation of releases due to come out this month. Let us know what's on its way to your door (we'd even like to hear about what you wish y...