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Photo report: MIYAVI at Islington Assembly Hall, London 2019

Oct 23, 2019

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

Oct 20, 2019

Report and review, Tour and event

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

Oct 17, 2019

Releases, Report and 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

Oct 12, 2019

Entertainment, Report and review, Vocaloid/Virtual singer

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

Oct 9, 2019

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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

Oct 8, 2019

Anime, Report and 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

Oct 5, 2019

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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 ...

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Report: BABYMETAL fuel high-energy show in Dallas

G Andrew White

Sep 27, 2019

Featured, Report and review, Tour and event

"Are you ready to headbang?" That was the announcement over the speakers from the video montage that played as BABYMETAL took to the stage of South Side Ballroom in Dallas—at the halfway point across America in...

Buying music at Comiket, Japan’s biggest fan convention

NBT

Sep 25, 2019

Doujin, Entertainment, Report and 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...

Photo report: Survive Said The Prophet put on exhilarating show at Boston Music Room, London

Sizergyia

Sep 18, 2019

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It's only up until recently that Survive Said The Prophet live activities revolved around Asia—taking them to Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, and of course—their home country, Japan. They continue to return to the co...

Report: DEVILOOF unleashes chaos upon RizM in Tokyo

Mazohyst_Kyo

Sep 10, 2019

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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

Aug 15, 2019

Music Video, Report and 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

Jul 24, 2019

Featured, Report and 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...

Report: ACME brings thrilling performance to Long Beach, California

Yaya28

Jul 22, 2019

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2019 has ACME rocking more than ever as they bring their music overseas! Following a performance at A-Kon in Texas in late June, the band made their next stop for Long Beach, located in the state of California....