Report and review Archives

Report: MAKE MY DAY says goodbye with final show “The Farewell”

21 July 2024

Disband/Hiatus/Revive, Report and review

After 10 years of working together, the members of MAKE MY DAY announced on April 11, 2024, that they would be calling it a day with a final show titled "The Farewell", to take place on May 31. Ten years is a p...

Report: ASTERISM rocks out with fans at Anime Expo 2024

Bri

15 July 2024

Report and review, Tour and event

Instrumental metal band ASTERISM appeared at all four days of this year's Anime Expo, making the most of every moment to meet with fans and share with them the world of PLANET OF METAL. Their jam-packed schedul...

Report: SiM dominates The Fillmore Silver Spring in first US headlining tour, “PLAYDEAD”

Erica

12 June 2024

Report and review, Tour and event

On May 15, 2024, JROCK NEWS covered SiM's first-ever US headlining tour, PLAYDEAD in Silver Spring, Maryland. Just last year, I watched them open for DANCE GAVIN DANCE in this very venue. This time, under the s...

Review: the knowlus marks 10 years with album “Discovery Age”

Mazohyst_Kyo

1 June 2024

Releases, Report and review

A lot of my reviews are for heavy hitters that are massive in scale and aggressive with the musical approach. We all have another side to us, and today I would like to introduce you to some seasoned veterans in...

Report: BABYMETAL barrages San Francisco with back-to-back BABYKLOK shows

Nori

14 May 2024

Report and review

Kawaii metal trio BABYMETAL brought back-to-back shows of THE BABYKLOK TOUR 2024 to San Francisco on April 24 and 25 with co-headliner Dethklok. As the only US stop to witness the searing carnage wrought by the...

Report: YOASOBI keeps San Francisco up all night

Nori

8 May 2024

Report and review

Musical storyteller YOASOBI and the anime streaming service Crunchyroll invited Jpop lovers across the California Bay Area for a pandemonium of electropop on April 21. YOASOBI has embarked on a dizzying race in...

Interview: XaaXaa makes explosive US debut at Katsucon 2024

Erica and Rin

26 April 2024

Interview, Report and review, Tour and event

XaaXaa made their American debut at Katsucon, an annual celebration of Japanese culture in National Harbor, MD. XaaXaa's Friday night performance packed the ballroom, with fans queuing hours before the show. As...

Report: Madmans Esprit’s five-night blitz “JAPAN TOUR 2024 -CHOP 5 days-“

Rin

24 March 2024

Report and review, Tour and event

Korean experimental metal project Madmans Esprit returned to Japan for the first time since 2022 with a five-day concert series, "CHOP -5 days-" at Ikebukuro Chop. Each night, they headlined alongside artists s...

Report: BABYMETAL’s high-intensity performance rocks London in sold-out show

Sizergyia and Narine

6 February 2024

Report and review

The number of heavy metal idol groups has grown substantially over the last decade and a bit, with BABYMETAL at the forefront of it all. BABYMETAL in 2023 saw them release their conceptual fourth album, THE OTH...

Report: Yugiri and SARSHI spread joy and positivity at Nekocon 2023

Erica

28 January 2024

Report and review

On November 3 and 4, 2023, vocalist Yugiri of DaizyStripper and guitarist SARSHI of HERO appeared as special guests at Nekocon in Hampton, Virginia. The duo held two live concerts throughout the weekend...

Report: YOSHIKI’s classical performance rocks Royal Albert Hall

Bri

1 November 2023

Report and review, Tour and event

On October 13, Japanese superstar YOSHIKI performed with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and GRAMMY award-winning artists Ellie Goulding and St. Vincent for a unique classical performance at the Royal ...

Report: SiM rumbles The Fillmore Silver Spring in The Jackpot Juicer US Tour

Erica

19 October 2023

Report and review, Tour and event

Reggae punk titans SiM gave an electrifying performance at The Fillmore in Silver Spring, Maryland on September 19, sharing the stage with bands Within Destruction, Rain City Drive, and DANCE GAVIN DANCE. This ...

Review: SiM exceeds expectations with album “PLAYDEAD”

Kayla

13 October 2023

Releases, Report and review

SiM has been doing an exceptional job of getting us hyped for their sixth studio album PLAYDEAD. With singles dropping left and right, tours across the world, and constant promotion, the question was going to b...

Japanese loud rock idol group PassCode - GROUNDSWELL Tour 2023

Report: PassCode earns a “GROUNDSWELL” of love from NYC fans

Jonathan Lane

12 October 2023

Report and review, Tour and event

Loud rock idol group PassCode enchants fans at New York's Gramercy Theatre during the mid-point of "PassCode US TOUR 2023 -GROUNDSWELL-"—its first US Tour, which also includes stops in Dallas and Los Angeles. T...