Shmilly, Author at JROCK NEWS

Report: Cazqui’s Brutal Orchestra conducts dramatic live demonstration

22 December 2022

It was a crisp November evening when I headed to Aoyama RizM, but the chill in the air was of quite a different kind to the chill atmosphere inside the packed live house. Pensive background music from Enya only...

Interview with HAKUEI: Revitalizing the visual kei scene

NBT and Shmilly

6 November 2019

Interview

As the clock struck midnight in Japan, PENICILLIN's new mini-album Kowloon Head has been released today on November 6. We had the pleasure to meet with HAKUEI recently—the frontman of the band—to talk about thi...

Still-popular DELUHI adds extra date to anniversary revival

Shmilly

20 November 2018

Disband/Hiatus/Revive, Releases, Tour and event

It seems a lot of fans still have fond memories of DELUHI. The popular group, who disbanded back in 2011, recently announced their plans for a 10th anniversary best album and one-off revival concert next Spring...

Interview with ACME, juvenile delinquents from a fictional universe

Sizergyia, Shmilly and Nexus

31 July 2018

Interview

ACME's first album is just around the corner! With a catchy music video Zesshou Ouka just released, we couldn't just sit still and got in contact with the four-piece unit to explore what exactly the album has t...

Report: Intense guitar battle at “SUGIZO vs INORAN BEST BOUT 2017~L2/5~”

Shmilly and Zephyr

16 June 2017

Report and review, Tour and event

Under the great Ferris wheel on Tokyo's artificial island Odaiba, it was time for the final show of the Japan leg of LUNA SEA’s famous guitarists’ battle tour. Arriving at Zepp Tokyo, the city’s largest liv...

Interview with Pentagon Japan: First concert in America

NBT and Shmilly

30 May 2017

Featured, Interview

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...

A taste of honey at Avanchick’s third one-man show

Shmilly

8 March 2016

Report and review

I arrived at one of visual kei’s most famous live houses on a chilly February afternoon for Avanchick's third one-man "tanin no fukou wa mitsu no aji", at Takadanobaba AREA on February 5. At 17:00, the doors op...

Live report on DIAWOLF’s headline tour final “CHAOS IN TURBULENCE”, featuring LOKA and MAKE MY DAY

Shmilly

17 February 2016

Report and review, Tour and event

Three bands bring three brands of unique music to one of the best sounding clubs in Tokyo. Headliners DIAWOLF bring support from LOKA and MAKE MY DAY, creating a set of unique energetic performances at Shib...

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Exclusive Report on ALSDEAD’s Last Oneman Live

Shmilly

16 October 2015

Report and review

There was an unusual atmosphere in Takadanobaba’s famous live house. As the 400 or so fans squeezed into the venue alongside a miniature camera crew, who would be recording the whole event for ALSDEAD’s first (...

12012 – New Limited DVD Release

Shmilly

2 March 2015

Releases

12012 have announced a new limited edition DVD titled 'Gekien no houkou ~hiai to kyouki to gekijou no hate ni~! However, this will be a made-to-order release, which means that in order to get a copy you'll have...

MUCC – Europe Tour 2015 ‘F#CK THE PAST F#CK THE FUTURE’

Shmilly

22 December 2014

Tour and event

MUCC have announced their new tour F#CK THE PAST F#CK THE FUTURE which, following 7 dates in Japan, will come to Europe in 2015! 2015.5.16 (Sat), Theatr Club / Moscow, Russia 2015.5.18 (Mon), O2 Academy...

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ONE OK ROCK Live Report at Electric Ballroom London

Shmilly

18 December 2014

Report and review

'Short But Sweet' ONE OK ROCK @Electric Ballroom, London, UK 16.12.2014 ONE OK ROCK bring their energetic live performance to Europe for the second year in a row. After a lengthy set from support b...

DEATHGAZE enters Indefinite Hiatus

Shmilly

2 October 2014

Disband/Hiatus/Revive

DEATHGAZE have left an important announcement on their official website. It reads as follows: Thank you all for all your support. This might be a bit sudden, but after our live on 23 December we will pause act...

Report on NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST’s “The Liberation of Desire” tour

Shmilly

8 June 2014

Report and review, Tour and event

I'm sure everyone has already seen the exciting announcements from last night's oneman, but for anyone interested here's my report of NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST's tour (is three dates really a tour, guys?) final a...

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