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It was abruptly announced, just before the start of their Europe tour, that girugamesh would unfortunately disband after the band’s final one-man show at Zepp DiverCity on July 10 (Check out our interview regar...

Report on DIO – Distraught Overlord live at The Underworld, London

Ziggy

16 April 2016

Earlier this year B7Klan announced their 10th Anniversary Tour with DIO - Distraught Overlord and Dirtrucks, including cities all over Europe—the tour kicked off April 9 in Paris and will continue through until...

Report on BABYMETAL, the first Japanese band to play Wembley, London UK

4 April 2016

For BABYMETAL fans, their largest UK show to date has been a long time coming. In fact they are the first Japanese band to play at the famous Wembley Arena in London. Tickets went on sale last September ...

AI’s album “CONFUSION” is not that confusing, here’s our first impression

2 April 2016

Releases, Report and review, Videos

AI just revealed a generous amount of content from his first upcoming album "CONFUSION", to release on April 20. What we got so far is a 23-minute preview of the 12-track album, essentially half of the al...

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

Shmilly

8 March 2016

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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...

Report on tricot live at Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen, London

5 March 2016

Our friends over at Electric Bloom Webzine reviewed tricot's performance at Hoxton Square Bar and Square in London last night. We were also in the crowd, and loved it when they pulled out the whistles and marac...

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...

THE ORAL CIGARETTES’ Album “FIXION” is Now Out! And We Had a Listen!

5 January 2016

Anime, Releases, Report and review

It's been about a year since THE ORAL CIGARETTES' released their major debut album "The BKW Show!!", today we're here to briefly inspect the new album FIXION to see just how much they've grown! THE ORAL ...

JROCK NEWS’ Favorite Albums and Singles of 2015

28 December 2015

Anime, Doujin, Report and review

Another year is just about to fly by, and another year filled with great releases! To commend some of these releases, we at JROCK NEWS wanted to share our top favorite picks of 2015, in no particular order (we ...

4.6

Review of Crystal Lake’s intense album “The Sign”

15 December 2015

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Metal band Crystal Lake has indeed been undergoing a rough path throughout the years. After going through formation changes and musical style changes, this band keeps standing strong and motivated! All of this ...

Report on Man With A Mission at The O2, Brooklyn Bowl

getignited

29 November 2015

November 28, 2015 saw the return of part-man, part-wolf rockers Man With A Mission to the UK shores, for their first show in London, at the O2 Brooklyn Bowl. Supporting Zebrahead's Walk the Plank 2015 tour, alo...

4.0

Report on Crossfaith at O2 Institute, Brighton 2015

20 November 2015

Featured, Report and review, Tour and event

On November 14, 2015 at Brighton's O2 Institute, Crossfaith supported the Skindred : Pump Up The Volume European Tour. Our friends at Kakkoii Club had the privilege of attending this show and captured a the...

A Report on YOSHIKI at The Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Event