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Interview: The driving forces of Miyavi’s ambition—what keeps the great guitarist motivated?

30 August 2017

The US and Europe tour dates of Miyavi’s FireBird World Tour have now concluded, but before the show in London, we sat down with Miyavi to talk about his anniversary, the tour, and his passion for family, and w...

Report: Yousei Teikoku graces their subjects alongside a heartfelt performance by FLOW at AWM, Otakon 2017

Mazohyst_Kyo

29 August 2017

Featured, Review

With what felt like only a short break after the performances of JAM Project and T.M.Revolution, Yousei Teikoku and FLOW would soon take the stage. Despite an amazing first night these two artists did not disap...

Live report: Cure World Visual Festival 2017 — Varying energetic performances from DIAURA, Codomo Dragon, Xaa Xaa, RAZOR, Arlequin and Pentagon

Sizergyia

23 August 2017

Featured, Review

The date of April 29, Saturday, saw two JROCK NEWS writers, Sizergyia and xliz4, attend Cure World Visual Festival 2017 at Shinkiba STUDIO COAST, returning for its second year. Hosted by dedicated visual-kei ma...

JAM Project and T.M.Revolution kickoff Otakon 2017 Anisong World Matsuri

Mazohyst_Kyo

21 August 2017

Featured, Review

For many of us, anime is where we are first exposed to Japanese music. In respect to that, some artists make their first breakthrough with anime. A song used in an anime can be dubbed as an anisong. To celebrat...

Report: Sengoku Jidai’s first ever performance – HYPER JAPAN Summer 2017

edoh

13 August 2017

Featured, Review

The JROCK NEWS team headed towards the east of London last month towards Tobacco Dock where this year's summer HYPER JAPAN event was held. This venue would set the stage for Sengoku Jidai -The age of civil wars...

Report: Special “X JAPAN WORLD TOUR 2017 WE ARE X Acoustic Special Miracle 6 DAYS” live at Yokohama Arena

Report: X Japan offers emotional yet powerful acoustic show at Yokohama Arena

xLIZ4

29 July 2017

Review

During a press conference held in Tokyo on June 9, X Japan members Toshl, Pata, and HEATH announced that the tour “X JAPAN WORLD TOUR 2017 WE ARE X”, taking place between July 11–17, would convert from a regula...

Review: Express your energy with Codomo Dragon’s eleventh single, “Dokumushi”

Yaya28

17 July 2017

Music Video, Releases, Review

This summer, delight comes in the form of Codomo Dragon’s newest single, Dokumushi (毒虫). Judging from the music video preview, it seemed as if the band was calling back to an earlier song of theirs, Right Evil,...

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION steals the hearts of fans amidst the chaos of Anime Expo

Mazohyst_Kyo

12 July 2017

Review

When they first announced their one and only show in Los Angeles this year, tickets sold out in less than a minute. As one of the many bag holders, I was left wondering if it would ever be possible to see a ban...

Report: Intense guitar battle at “SUGIZO vs INORAN BEST BOUT 2017~L2/5~”

Shmilly

16 June 2017

Review, Tour

Under the great Ferris wheel on Tokyo's artificial island Odaiba, it was time for the final show of the Japan leg of LUNA SEA’s famous guitarists’ battle tour. Arriving at Zepp Tokyo, the city’s largest liv...

Luna Sea 25th major debut anniversary live nippon budokan 2017

Report: A legendary show by a legendary band! LUNA SEA’s 25th major debut live “The Anniversary 2017” at Nippon Budokan

xLIZ4

13 June 2017

Review

It's been already 25 years since LUNA SEA's major debut, and we were lucky to be part of the huge crowd that celebrated "The Anniversary 2017" live at one of Japan's most famous stages Nippon Budokan on May 29!...

Tricot evolve and mature: A review of their upcoming album, “3”

Zansouki

13 May 2017

Featured, Releases, Review

Tricot is a band that has captured the hearts of many not just in Japan, but around the world. Having toured Asia, Europe, and North America within the past two years, they have been able to have their music he...

Report on R-Shitei’s final show of their “R-Shitei oneman Tour-SHAMBARA-” at Zepp Tokyo

xLIZ4

8 May 2017

Featured, Review

When the band started their R-Shitei oneman Tour -SHAMBARA- on December 20 of last year, they released their single -SHAMBARA- a day later. To promote this release, R-Shitei (R指定) went on a one-man tour, which...

Raw Power Festival 2017 Japanese Highlights

Raw Power Festival 2017 Japanese Music Highlights

Charles Shepherd

30 April 2017

Featured, Review

Raw Power Festival, London's three day celebration of all things noisy, returns this May for it's 4th year after pulling in the festival's biggest turn out to date in 2016. Hosting visionary artists from acros...

REVIEW: X JAPAN, Wembley Arena, London, 04/03/2017

Charles Shepherd

7 March 2017

Featured, Review

REVIEW: X JAPAN, WEMBLEY ARENA, LONDON, 04/03/2017 “That’ll never happen” was the first thing I said when the news broke that X JAPAN, an old school heavy metal unit out of Chiba, will be playing London’s secon...