SCANDAL nabs Guinness World Record!
Osaka pop rock quartet SCANDAL made history on August 21 with the Guinness World Records title “Longest running rock band with the same musicians (female)”. The date also commemorated the band’s 17th anniversar...
Report: BAND-MAID completes 10th anniversary victory lap in North America
The hard rock waitstaff of BAND-MAID conquered the west on their 10th ANNIVERSARY TOUR, wrapping up the North American leg in Mexico City on August 18. JROCK NEWS reporters Jonathan Lane and Nori made a few lon...
Report: Dream Theater unites metalheads across Silicon Valley
Prog bellwether Dream Theater hunkered down in San Jose, California on July 24 with colleagues Animals as Leaders and Devin Townsend for another night of its traveling festival Dream Sonic. With only three stop...
Interview: Dream Theater’s John Petrucci on breaking international barriers
For nearly 40 years, prog metal flagbearer Dream Theater has stood tall and fortified the redoubt of guitar-driven rock. For aspiring amateurs as well as professional musicians across the world (and especially ...
Review: BAND-MAID annihilates in single “Shambles”
Hard rock juggernauts of BAND-MAID come back swinging in digital single Shambles, their first new track in six months. Whereas the previous tune Memorable offered a sentimental retrospective on US TOUR 2022, Sh...
Vocalist Noctis Zang implicated in BBC investigation, removed from band LYNCS
On June 9, the gothic cyber metal band LYNCS halted activities and dismissed vocalist NOCTIS ZANG in response to allegations in an article published by the BBC. The announcement of NOCTIS' dismissal, provided i...
Interview with Kyary Pamyu Pamyu: From Harajuku to the world
Electropop diva Kyary Pamyu Pamyu voyages on "WORLD TOUR 2023 -POPPP-", making seven colossal appearances across North America and Europe! JROCK NEWS caught up with the "Pink Princess" during her stop at The No...
Report: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu showers LA with love in “WORLD TOUR 2023 -POPPP-“
A gray Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles marked the second stop in Kyary Pamyu Pamyu’s “WORLD TOUR 2023 -POPPP-”. Contrasting the dull overcast, a motley assembly in palettes of glitter ascended two flights of ...
YOSHIKI cherishes mother’s memory with classical tour “REQUIEM”
Jrock pioneer and international legend YOSHIKI unveiled his momentous 2023 roadmap at the LA GRAMMY Museum on May 5. Commemorating the 10th anniversary of his classical piano album Yoshiki Classical, the supers...
MAN WITH A MISSION and milet howl at the moon with themes for anime Demon Slayer
Ready your blades to face some new Demon Moons with the wolves of MAN WITH A MISSION and songbird milet! The duo cheer on hero Tanjiro throughout the latest Demon Slayer arc Swordsmith Village with opening and ...
Interview with Saki Rose: Emerging solo vocalist in visual kei
In February, JROCK NEWS was on the scene covering THE LAST ROCKSTARS' debut in New York City. While in Manhattan for the weekend, we reached out to independent musician, Jrock Afficianado and local Brooklynite ...
THE LAST ROCKSTARS leap into theaters with movie “THE FINAL ROCKSTARS”
Jrock super group THE LAST ROCKSTARS announced today their move to the big screen for the feature-length action blockbuster THE FINAL ROCKSTARS. Band members YOSHIKI, HYDE, SUGIZO, and MIYAVI promise to flex th...
Interview: Artist Naofumi Yonetsuka defines generations of visual kei
As written in the name, the Jrock subgenre visual kei is founded on just that—the visuals. Often otherworldly yet at times macabre and downright bizarre, the elaborate garbs and set designs on visual kei music ...
SCANDAL’s single “Line of sight” aims to revive rock and roll roots
Osaka quartet SCANDAL began streaming its sixth digital single Line of sight on March 15. The tune was dedicated as the theme music for the card battle game Mobile Suit Gundam Arsenal Base, available to play in...