Ziggy, Author at JROCK NEWS

Report: MORRIE celebrates birthday with concert “Flesh Odyssey”

17 April 2023

MORRIE celebrates another trip around the sun with his birthday special concert "Nikukatamarisei Tanmatsuri -Flesh Odyssey-" on March 4. The show took place at Tokyo Kinema Club, an intimate venue with a charmi...

Top 15 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2021

NBT, Dorian, NoMusicNoReason, Erica, G Andrew White, Sizergyia, Mazohyst_Kyo and Ziggy

30 December 2021

Entertainment

We're not sure if the world has gotten any better this year, however, thanks to the amazing music and related activities that kept our spirits up, we're ready to move on to the next year! To end this unprece...

Lin’s EP “Ninth Heaven” is next-generation Chinese metal

Ziggy

26 July 2021

New Band, Releases

Visual rock guitarist Lin (凛-Lin-) releases EP "九天攬樂-Ninth-Ninth Heaven-" and subsequent music video for the title track. A release with which, China-born and Japan-raised Lin, wishes to break the silence and r...

Matenrou Opera’s “Owaranu Namida no Umi de” single delivers sorrowful words

Ziggy

25 July 2021

New Look, Releases

Matenrou Opera announce their new single Owaranu Namida no Umi de. Translating into a sorrowfully named song, "In the Sea of Endless Tears". The single will be available to purchase from August 25. Owaranu N...

BUCK-TICK gets on board with “Go-Go BT TRAIN” single and national tour

Ziggy

18 July 2021

New Look, Releases

BUCK-TICK takes fans on a musical journey with a new playfully titled single, Go-Go BT TRAIN, out on September 22. This train also gets the band back on board with a live tour schedule, planning a 20-stop natio...

ACME tours USA again with “Unbreakable Tour 2021”

Ziggy

10 July 2021

Tour and event

After a long pause from performing on international stages, ACME is back to reintroduce visual kei to the USA with a four-date tour across four states this fall. The "Unbreakable Tour 2021" takes ACME across Am...

JILUKA joins HYPER JAPAN ONLINE with concert and Q&A session

Ziggy

6 July 2021

Online Concert

JILUKA joins the ever-growing list of exhibitors taking part in HYPER JAPAN ONLINE with an offering of never-before-released concert footage followed by a live Q&A session on August 8. Alongside standard...

L’Arc-en-Ciel reveals “Forever” as EDENS ZERO anime opening theme

Ziggy

4 July 2021

Anime, Releases

L'Arc-en-Ciel has been revealed as the opening theme song artist for anime EDENS ZERO with their song Forever. The song premiered as the newest cool opening theme song on July 3 when the most recent EDENS ZERO ...

BUCK-TICK’s nocturnal freak show “SHOW AFTER DARK” livestreams worldwide

Ziggy

19 June 2021

Online Concert

All of the best creatures come out at night. That includes BUCK-TICK, who are ready to pounce with the announcement of a special worldwide livestream performance Misemono-goya ga Kurete Kara -SHOW AFTER DARK- o...

Plastic Tree livestreams 9th performance of “Peep Plastic Partition” series

Ziggy

5 June 2021

Online Concert

Plastic Tree will hold their ninth livestream show of the "Peep Plastic Partition" series with Peep Plastic Partition #9 Andro Metamorphose going live worldwide on ZAIKO streaming service on June 13. This li...

ONE OK ROCK asks fans to create their next music video

Ziggy

3 June 2021

Releases

ONE OK ROCK has declared a rather exciting and unusual announcement of a new single Broken Heart of Gold released on May 28 with an appeal for fans worldwide to get their creativity flowing for their open-call ...

BUCK-TICK compiles dual live performance DVD for “ABRACADABRA” album

Ziggy

29 May 2021

Releases

BUCK-TICK commemorates the ABRACADABRA album 2020 tour cycle with the release of dual live performance footage taken from ABRACADABRA LIVE ON THE NET and TOUR2020 ABRACADABRA ON SCREEN on DVD and Blu-ray for Au...

Alice Nine prepares for first online international fan meeting

Ziggy

21 May 2021

Online Concert

In recognition of Alice Nine's international fans during this challenging period, the band has announced their first online international fan meeting. The event will be held through the video communications pla...

Legends meet as Yoshiki and Gene Simmons of KISS sit down to talk

Ziggy

20 May 2021

Entertainment

Two music legends meet with YOSHIKI inviting Gene Simmons of KISS for a good ol' chin-way in a special live-streamed talk session. Live streaming on May 29, 15:00 JST, exclusive to YOSHIKI CHANNEL and members o...

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