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Interview: BACK-ON reflects on 15 years of music and anime

Mar 10, 2021

Can you believe it? Fifteen years. That's how long it's been since BACK-ON released their first ever single which was heard internationally thanks to its anime tie-in with Air Gear. The opening theme Chain was ...

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Interview with CDawgVA: Becoming a visual kei star with help of ACME

NBT

Feb 19, 2021

Interview

The Youtuber CDawgVA, also known as "Connor", recently shared a very interesting video that introduces visual kei. But for him to actually get a good grasp of the whole movement, Connor ended up becoming a visu...

Interview: Day in the life of a Japanese translator

edoh+, afaenia and Dorian

Feb 2, 2021

Entertainment, Interview

Can all the readers who can't speak or read in Japanese fluently put their hands up? If you're here, chances are you're interested in Japanese music and enjoy listening to bands who do not speak your native ton...

Interview: How R!N adds soul to the heavy metal of Aldious

G Andrew White

Dec 27, 2020

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As the ladies of power metal Aldious prepare to release their next album Evoke II 2010-2020 and gear up for 2021, we had the opportunity to chat with R!N, their lead vocalist. While she just joined the metal...

Interview: STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION shares insight on “ALPHA”, Moriarty the Patriot theme song

afaenia and Dorian

Dec 21, 2020

Interview

Whilst this year has hit pause on many things in our lives, it hasn’t slowed down the formidable musical force that is STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION (SDF). We recently had the opportunity to catch up with frontman ...

Interview: How RAZOR’s drummer NIKKY is the start of something new

Sizergyia, Dorian and afaenia

Dec 8, 2020

Interview

There is this unforgiving aggressiveness prevalent not only in RAZOR's music but also in their live performances, playing a massive part in the band's identity. That continues to be the case even with the new d...

Interview: Why XaaXaa members chose to become visual kei musicians

Midnight, afaenia and Dorian

Nov 4, 2020

Interview

For more than five years XaaXaa has enthralled Japanese and foreign fans alike with its unique worldview, which is driven by pain and sadness. In its sixth year of activity, the band delivered three releases an...

Interview: The origin story of HIZAKI (Versailles/Jupiter) part 2

Dorian and afaenia

Oct 13, 2020

Interview

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

Interview: The origin story of HIZAKI (Versailles/Jupiter) part 1

Dorian and afaenia

Oct 5, 2020

Interview

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

Interview: BRATS powers through COVID-19 to deliver album “Karma”

G Andrew White

Sep 30, 2020

Interview

Sisters Rei and Aya of BRATS were kind enough to answer our questions on the eve of the release of their highly anticipated album Karma. Notably, an album title that suggests the actions they have taken up unti...

Interview with CHOKE: A new style of rap metal you haven’t heard of

Mazohyst_Kyo, Dorian and afaenia

Sep 25, 2020

Interview

CHOKE is a unique unicorn living in a limbo between a plethora of genres, both musically and visually. As we get further into the interview, it becomes apparent that slapping an all-around label on this band is...

Interview with HAKUEI and Kiryuin Shou (Golden Bomber): Undergoing surgery

Dorian and afaenia

Sep 2, 2020

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

Interview with HAKUEI and Kiryuin Shou (Golden Bomber): Eccentric encounter

Dorian and afaenia

Aug 25, 2020

Interview

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

Interview with Vorchaos: 10 years of forging metal from chaos

afaenia

Aug 12, 2020

Interview

Since playing their first show on June 6, 2010, in Kichijoji, hard rock and metal band Vorchaos have worked tirelessly, racking up countless live performances alongside the likes of NoGoD and DIMLIM, among othe...