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Underground drain that saves lives from typhoons doubles as rock music video hotspot

29 October 2019

Typhoons in Japan has always been a serious issue, in the past, being trapped in a flooded city was just part of life. But after 13 years and 3 billion dollars of construction, in 2006, the world's largest unde...

THE MUSMUS enters state of indefinite hiatus

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28 October 2019

News

After producing solid work after solid work, THE MUSMUS suddenly entered a state of limbo earlier this year due to vocalist CHIO's miscarriage. This led to the band standing still in terms of outward activities...

Interview with HIZUMI: NUL., a conceptless band with infinite potential

NBT

22 October 2019

Interview

After seeing and experiencing NUL.'s first performance on August 16, our minds were filled with questions! We decided to meet up with HIZUMI a couple of days later to get these questions answered. In case yo...

Interview with Hatsune Miku band at Magical Mirai 2019

NBT

15 October 2019

Interview, Vocaloid

Last week we covered Hatsune Miku Magical Mirai 2019, an event that combines a big exhibition in conjunction with a bunch of concerts. What's special about these concerts is that the star of the show Hatsune Mi...

Highlights from Hatsune Miku Magical Mirai 2019

NBT

12 October 2019

Entertainment, Review, Vocaloid

The annual event Magical Mirai honors the digital characters from the software company Crypton Future Media, such as Hatsune Miku, Megurine Luka, Kagamine Rin/Len and more. This time around, taking place in bot...

ROACH’s upcoming work is being produced by Crystal Lake’s drummer

NBT

12 October 2019

New Look, Releases

The hardcore punk band ROACH is currently working on their upcoming production which hasn't officially received a title yet, but with a recent tweet by Gaku Taura, the drummer of Crystal Lake, we now know it's ...

amazarashi receives 4 awards at Spikes Asia Festival of Creativity

NBT

6 October 2019

News

amazarashi is constantly on a quest to enlight people on social issues that surround the modern society. Bringing them to the surface by combining technology, emotions, and even philosophy. Their recent efforts...

saji drops first single “Tsubasa” since rebranding from phatmans after school

NBT

3 October 2019

Anime, Music Video, Releases

saji will release their new single Tsubasa (ツバサ) on October 23. The peaceful track will join as the ending theme song for the basketball anime Ahiru no Sora which just started airing on TV and streaming platfor...

ROACH calls for wall of death in music video “Breathe”

NBT

1 October 2019

Music Video, Tour

ROACH brings chaos to Taipei, Taiwan at rock festival ROCK IN TAICHUNG, where the members perform the song Breathe to a pumped-up crowd! In the middle of the song, vocalist taama prepares the audience for a wal...

STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION serves preview of speedy song “Chronos”

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29 September 2019

Anime, Music Video

STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION (SDF) has revealed more details of its single Chronos and at last, also dropped the preview of the title-track in the form of a short version music video. As previously described by SDF, ...

the GazettE ends world tour, reveals concert and 2 audiovisual works planned for 2020

NBT

25 September 2019

Releases, Tour, Videos

the GazettE has been working hard during the one year and two months that it took for them to finish the world tour, performing in Japan, North America, South America, Europe, and Asia—a total of 61 performance...

Buying music at Comiket 96, Japan’s biggest fan convention

NBT

25 September 2019

Doujin, Entertainment, Review

Earlier this summer, the JROCK NEWS team headed over to Japan's largest fan convention, Comiket, a biannual event focused on doujin (self-published) goods. This may include work by illustrators, authors, techni...

Interview: DEVILOOF’s first major step towards world domination

NBT

23 September 2019

Interview

DEVILOOF recently confirmed their upcoming European tour which will take place in 2020, a long-awaited announcement that many fans have been excited for! As we were way too eager, we decided to head to the band...

MIKU EXPO 2020 EUROPE dates and locations revealed!

NBT

17 September 2019

Tour, Vocaloid

The virtual diva Hatsune Miku will once again make her appearance in Europe and has slated dates for January 2020! With today's announcement, it has been revealed that the lucky cities are London, Paris, Berlin...

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