Midnight, Author at JROCK NEWS

More details on Matenrou Opera’s new album, “PANTHEON -PART 1-“, and upcoming tours emerge

Feb 12, 2017

More news from Matenrou Opera about their new album and their upcoming one-man tours in Japan and Europe have emerged. Throughout their boys only live last night, the frontman, Sono, made a few announcements in...

February 2017 — release schedule

Midnight

Feb 7, 2017

Monthly Release Schedule

(Belated) welcome to February! We're a little behind with the release schedule for the shortest month of the year, so we'll bypass the chit-chat and let you jump right into the list! See you next month....

Matenrou Opera to tour Europe this summer!

Midnight

Feb 4, 2017

Tour and event

Residents of Europe, we're ecstatic to inform you that Matenrou Opera (摩天楼オペラ) will return to Europe this summer for a one-man tour! The tour kicks off on June 30 in Helsinki, Finland and will be concluded on J...

SUI (ex-Megaromania and ex-LIN) resumes activities with solo project, “David”

Midnight

Jan 23, 2017

Disband/Hiatus/Revive, New Band

It was announced at the start of 2017 that a new artist had joined KAMIJO's (vocalist of Versailles) record label, Chateau Agency. Today that artist was revealed to be SUI (翠), the former vocalist of the disban...

An update on UNDER FALL JUSTICE and their new single, “Kodoku”

Midnight

Jan 15, 2017

New Look, Releases, Videos

Just as promised, here's our follow up coverage on UNDER FALL JUSTICE's current status and their new single. Back in 2016, we informed you about guitarist Yukiya's departure from the band. Fast forward to the p...

Misaruka will disband in May

Midnight

Jan 14, 2017

Disband/Hiatus/Revive

This spring, while flowers bloom, Misaruka will disband and wither away following its last live at Takadanobaba AREA on May 30. The band previously announced that they'd disband if ticket sales didn't reach a c...

XaaXaa utilizes eye-catching effects in their new music video “Guchagucha”

Midnight

Jan 13, 2017

Music Video, New Look, Releases

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs70ILlpxh0XaaXaa (ザアザア) is leaving its latest singles of 2016 in the past for their first album, Fukou na Meiro (不幸な迷路). Meaning that it will include never before heard mate...

January 2017 – release schedule

Midnight

Jan 1, 2017

Monthly Release Schedule

Welcome to 2017! We hope you're having a good start to the new year (or will have, for those of you still waiting for the clock to strike midnight)! According to the scheduled releases of January, it's a good s...

JROCK NEWS’ favorite releases of 2016

Midnight

Dec 30, 2016

Entertainment, Report and review

Like with every year, 2016 had its fair share of ups and downs. But, as for many of us, good music has been there to help see us through both the good times and the bad times. So, before we say "sayonara" to 20...

UNDER FALL JUSTICE’s guitarist Yukiya has departed from the band

Midnight

Dec 20, 2016

Lineup change

Sometimes we take our eyes off a band for a moment, and once we return our attention to them, they're in a completely different state, and most often it's not good. Such is this case with UNDER FALL JUSTICE. ...

Matenrou Opera shares a preview of their live-limited Christmas single “SHINE ON”

Midnight

Dec 17, 2016

Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLdKQwBZblcAs previously reported, Matenrou Opera (摩天楼オペラ) will hold their first Christmas live on December 23, and their new single SHINE ON will be sold then, too. On top of ...

December 2016 — release schedule

Midnight

Dec 3, 2016

Monthly Release Schedule

Welcome back to another installment of our monthly release schedule! Once again, and for the final time this year, we've tracked down as many of the upcoming J-rock releases that we could find in December. And,...

Arlequin to take new single “Karma” on a one-man revenge tour

Midnight

Nov 15, 2016

Releases, Tour and event, Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhtCwj0pyBMArlequin's (アルルカン) eighth single called Karma (カルマ) will arrive on November 16. And just a few days following its release the band will embark on a one-man revenge t...

Matenrou Opera to sell live-limited single “SHINE ON” at their first Christmas live!

Midnight

Nov 11, 2016

Releases

Matenrou Opera (摩天楼オペラ) will begin to celebrate their 10-year anniversary next year, but before they say goodbye to 2016 they'll hold a very special one-man live on December 23, at TSUTAYA O-WEST. What makes it...

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