Review — JROCK NEWS

GRANRODEO’s explosive and packed-out show in Tokyo!

13 November 2019

At the packed-out concert on August 24, GRANRODEO was performing on the stage at Zepp DiverCity in Tokyo, a venue with a capacity of 2500, located right next to the 20-meter tall mecha Gundam statue. Not only w...

Delicious and magical treat at BanG Dream cafe in Akihabara

Mazohyst_Kyo

7 November 2019

Entertainment, Review

Right in the heart of Akihabara, we’re able to find the out-of-the-world venue, Princess cafe. This place is known for the numerous otaku (nerd) collaborations they have, no matter the time of year you go, ther...

Report: DEVILOOF and GYZE tribute ARCH ENEMY at Metal Square

Mazohyst_Kyo

27 October 2019

Review

As with any multi-artist show, most artists with the most draw are saved for the later parts of the night. After clawing through the competition and rising up in the ranks, DEVILOOF has climbed towards the end ...

Photo report: MIYAVI at Islington Assembly Hall, London 2019

edoh

23 October 2019

Featured, Review

It feels like it's only been a short while since we spoke to MIYAVI when he visited London in April 2018, but this time we've come to attend the show and watch him take command of the stage in a fresh white sui...

Report: EREBOS steals the show at Metal Square in Shibuya

Mazohyst_Kyo

20 October 2019

Review, Tour

About five minutes from Shibuya station, the conjoined Garret & Cyclone can be found. The venues are underground, in the literal sense. Basement level one is Garret and below that, Cyclone. On Monday, Octob...

Review: BABYMETAL mixes world inspirations into “METAL GALAXY”

G Andrew White

17 October 2019

Releases, Review

One of the hotly anticipated releases this year is BABYMETAL's METAL GALAXY. An album standing on familiar ground while doubling down on their brand of "kawaii metal" that also finds inspiration from around the...

Highlights from Hatsune Miku Magical Mirai 2019

NBT

12 October 2019

Entertainment, Review, Vocaloid

The annual event Magical Mirai honors the digital characters from the software company Crypton Future Media, such as Hatsune Miku, Megurine Luka, Kagamine Rin/Len and more. This time around, taking place in bot...

Report: BAND-MAID service across America

G Andrew White

9 October 2019

Featured, Review, Tour

At every BAND-MAID concert, the maids welcome their fans as "masters and princesses" to a service where the entrée is a huge helping of hard rock. Yet, at the halfway stop on the WORLD DOMINATION TOUR, it was t...

Report: Celebrating 20 years of anime music at “Lantis Matsuri 2019 ~ARIGATO ANISONG~”

afaenia

8 October 2019

Anime, Review

It was an overcast Sunday in Chiba and the station area was busy just as one would expect on a weekend. But not just with the usual crowd of shoppers—anime fans in their thousands, clad in bright shirts emblazo...

Report: Experiencing NUL.’s explosive and flashy show in Tokyo

afaenia

5 October 2019

Review, Tour

August 16 found us in the winding streets of Shibuya, Tokyo, joining the line outside Shibuya Rex in the sweltering mid-summer heat to enter the trio's first live show which they appropriately titled "NUL. 1st ...

Buying music at Comiket 96, Japan’s biggest fan convention

NBT

25 September 2019

Doujin, Entertainment, Review

Earlier this summer, the JROCK NEWS team headed over to Japan's largest fan convention, Comiket, a biannual event focused on doujin (self-published) goods. This may include work by illustrators, authors, techni...

Report: DEVILOOF unleashes chaos upon RizM in Tokyo

Mazohyst_Kyo

10 September 2019

Review

The August 13 "RYTHME OF X BEAT vol.1" performance at RizM was one shared by many talented acts, such as WING WORKS, CHOKE, DEXCORE, breakin’ holiday, and AIOLIN. Although there was a lot to be heard and some m...

Review : BAND-MAID resonates with “endless Story” as uplifting anthem

G Andrew White

15 August 2019

Music Video, Review

Imagine to be all alone and not feel lonely. To be lost on a remote island and reminisce about moments from your past. In BAND-MAID’s new song, lead singer Saiki laments, "You can't relive the moment". As days ...

Report: DADAROMA absolutely smash it at Japan Expo Paris 2019

Sizergyia

24 July 2019

Featured, Review

When DADAROMA initially dropped the music video for Oboreru Sakana nearly five years ago now, it undoubtedly left its mark on the world. For me, it completely came out of nowhere with its aggressive, destructiv...