Peertje, Author at JROCK NEWS

Interview with HAKUEI and HIZUMI: Hardships as vocalists

1 July 2022

This interview was originally published by “club Zy.” in Japanese. JROCK NEWS is partnering with club Zy. and Vijuttoke with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership ...

YouTube Music Weekend vol.5 joined by 65 artists: SiM, MIYAVI, WagakkiBand, and more

NBT and Peertje

30 April 2022

Online Concert

YouTube Music Weekend is about to hit off vol.5 in its series, and this time, a total of 65 artists and groups are to join the online streaming event! Over the course of three days, May 6-8, the streams will pr...

Initial’L disbands following final performance

Erica, Peertje and Dorian

8 April 2022

Disband/Hiatus

Shocking news came that visual kei band Initial'L will disband following their one-man live performance at Shibuya STAR LOUNGE on May 29, 2022. The band's official statement does little to provide context or...

Imperial Circus Dead Decadence brings forth 1st album in 11 years

NBT, afaenia and Peertje

6 April 2022

Doujin, Releases

The doujin metal circle Imperial Circus Dead Decadence (ICDD) is finally ready to bring forth its third album after 11 years since its last full album. The upcoming album took six years to complete, includes 13...

Interview with Void_Chords: Creating Tribe Nine’s anime theme song “Infocus”

NBT, afaenia, Rin and Peertje

30 March 2022

Anime, Doujin, Interview

Multi-talented Ryo Takahashi, who goes under the name "Void_Chords", is a musician with expertise in more areas than our fingers can count up to. Mainly, he is credited as a composer, arranger, guitarist, and b...

Kaishin no Ichigeki reunites this spring for nostalgic concert

NBT and Peertje

17 March 2022

Online Concert, Tour, Videos

One of the coolest Japanese Edo-inspired metal bands, Kaishin no Ichigeki (快進のICHIGEKI), was sealed away from the world when they decided to suspend activities back in 2015. However, with the upcoming planned c...

Interview with Rimi Nishimoto (Poppin’Party) and Haruka Kudo (Roselia): “BanG Dream! changed my entire life”

NBT, Narine, Rin and Peertje

15 March 2022

Interview

Last year in 2021, ANIPLUS Café held an online meet-and-greet "ANIPLUS Online Café" with two charming members from the "BanG Dream!" franchise. Joining the event was bassist Rimi Nishimoto who voices the charac...

Interview: Discovering the unexplored side of Alice Nine

Peertje, Dorian and Rin

19 January 2022

Interview

This interview was originally published by “club Zy.” in Japanese. JROCK NEWS is partnering with club Zy. and Vijuttoke with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership ...

Interview with Ryo Enomoto from mysterious band MISTRESS OF THE DARKROOM

Peertje and Rin

16 December 2021

Interview

The mysterious new musical project MISTRESS OF THE DARKROOM made its first appearance earlier this year, introducing itself as a band following the concept of “Black Death”, the bubonic plague. The deadliest ep...

Interview with NECRONOMIDOL: Vanguards of idols

NBT, Narine and Peertje

7 December 2021

Interview

NECRONOMIDOL is an idol unit with many unique qualities that make them stand out, especially among the cookie-cutter performers we normally come across. Describing themselves as an "ultra-dark" unit, there is a...

SLOTHREAT’s single “Asymmetrical Harmony” showcases how opposites can coexist

Sizergyia and Peertje

4 December 2021

Music Video, New Look, Releases

SLOTHREAT released its digital single Asymmetrical Harmony on November 27 consisting of the songs Harmonize, and Rebels. Not only that, but the band also followed through with not one, but two distinguishable m...

Interview: Exposing the band ANONYMOUS and its concept

Sizergyia, NoMusicNoReason, Peertje and Dorian

10 November 2021

Interview

Visual kei band ANONYMOUS was formed in December 2019 with a line-up consisting of its not so anonymous band members. Said line-up features the likes of vocalist Nimo, formerly of the band "A (Ace)" and THE MIC...

Interview with Chihara Minori: How anime sparked a 17-year singing career

afaenia, Rin, Peertje and Dorian

18 October 2021

Interview

With a career of 17 years under her belt, Chihara Minori is one of the most well-known and well-loved figures in voice acting and anisong. Though you may know her best as the voice of Yuki Nagato from Kyoto Ani...

Audio interview with Reita (the GazettE): Happiness in daily life

Peertje and echo

14 October 2021

Interview, Videos

This interview was originally published by “club Zy.” in Japanese. JROCK NEWS is partnering with club Zy. and Vijuttoke with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership ...

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