MORRIGAN confirms Europe tour 2017!
Last time we spoke about MORRIGAN we ended our headline with a big question mark, "MORRIGAN to tour Europe?". A lot of you left your comments and we know you're eager to finally hear the good news!After all...
REOL to disband after performing their 2 last shows, here are their thoughts
It was only a couple of weeks back when JROCK NEWS got the opportunity to meet and interview the members of REOL. With the most recent announcement made earlier today, the unit of three, REOL, decides to part w...
Mafumafu’s original album “Ashitairo World End” rediscovers his best works and delivers new songs
After two years of preparation, utaite (vocal cover artist) mafumafu screamed with joy when announcing the release of his upcoming original album called, Ashitairo World End, during his live TwitCast a few days...
Interview: REOL explain transition from hobby musicians to professional career – HYPER JAPAN Summer 2017
An exciting and full of energy performance was brought to HYPER JAPAN Summer 2017 in London last weekend! Thanks to the modern electronic trio, REOL, we had an excellent time at HYPER JAPAN! After the show on S...
MORRIGAN to tour Europe?
It looks like MORRIGAN could be planning a visit to Europe for a tour soon. Recently we've seen vocalist Aryu mention "Europe" a couple of times on his Instagram account where he asked "Are you from Europe! Tel...
SERAPH plans to attend major overseas festivals as first single “Génesi” becomes available
With new revelations from the project SERAPH by drummer Shinya of DIR EN GREY, we are now aware of SERAPH's desires to perform overseas. This information came along with the first single release Génesi, availab...
The 3 best brutal metal bands from the doujin scene
In this edition of our metal doujin compilation we want to shine a light on three darker kinds of metal groups that ignited our senses! Some of the releases here are recent releases, some a bit older, but what ...
Horror and psychology come into play in new Tokyo Ghoul live action trailer
The live action movie adaptation of the praised horror manga and anime, Tokyo Ghoul, has long been announced, but now that July 29—the release date—is only a month away, a special trailer has been put out for e...
Winners of JROCK NEWS’ “MEGA Visual Kei Giveaway” sponsored by V STAR PROMOTION
Our giveaway to celebrate our 10-thousand likes milestone on Facebook, sponsored by V STAR PROMOTION, is now turning to its last pages. We thank everyone who participated and supported us over the almost two ye...
a crowd of rebellion’s album “Gingerol” gets release date along with dramatic “Nex:us” music video
It's been a long wait for a crowd of rebellion fans, unfortunately you guys will need to wait just a little longer to get your hands on the upcoming album Gingerol, as it has just been announced that the new al...
NoisyCell’s mini-album “Pieces” brings influences from retro 8-bit games
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q0fDCseVMsIt has been two months since NoisyCell publicly announced their upcoming mini-album Pieces, but it is not until now we finally get a piece of it with the recently re...
Chat with other Jrock enthusiasts in our Discord chat room!
JROCK NEWS has always been about spreading great Japanese rock to music lovers all around the globe, alongside this, we have continuously searched for ways to bring the whole community closer! Today we want to ...
EGOIST’s single “Eiyu Unmei no Uta” featured in anime “Fate/Apocrypha” up for preorder!
EGOIST is back this year again with a new single Eiyu Unmei no Uta, just as expected by the yearly release pattern we've seen so far! And now, you're able to preorder their masterpiece to come!This time aro...
Interview with Pentagon Japan: First concert in America
Pentagon Japan is making its way to Texas this summer to play their very first live in America! We took this opportunity to chat with the guys to see what thoughts were running through their heads and naturally...