New Look - JROCK NEWS

Fukuro’s “Seppun” music video presents delightfully jazzy retro number

29 December 2021

Fukuro, a band formed by DADAROMA's vocalist Yoshiatsu, has surprised fans by releasing a music video for an unreleased track Seppun. The retro-themed music video sees the band performing the delightfully ja...

Kizu’s unsettling music video “Strawberry Blue” brings lingering sense of death

Sizergyia

18 December 2021

Music Video, New Look, Releases

Kizu's 10th single Strawberry Blue was released on December 8. To greet its arrival, the band revealed the title track's music video showcasing the unsettling-sounding ballad where vocalist Raimu hoarsely whisp...

Aimer’s empowering rock song “ONE AND LAST” features Nishino Nanase (ex-Nogizaka46)

NBT

10 December 2021

Music Video, New Look, Releases

Today, Aimer cracked open a new emotional rock song ONE AND LAST, taken out of the upcoming album Hoshi no kieta yoru ni (星の消えた夜に). An album compiling a bunch of Aimer's B-side tracks, scheduled for January 26,...

SLOTHREAT’s single “Asymmetrical Harmony” showcases how opposites can coexist

Sizergyia and Peertje

4 December 2021

Music Video, New Look, Releases

SLOTHREAT released its digital single Asymmetrical Harmony on November 27 consisting of the songs Harmonize, and Rebels. Not only that, but the band also followed through with not one, but two distinguishable m...

DEXCORE provides better look at mini-album “-18-“

Sizergyia

2 December 2021

New Look, Releases

DEXCORE unveils more details on its first mini-album "-18-" which will come in two editions, regular edition, and "EXTRA" edition. While we previously knew that the mini-album would include recent hard-hitting ...

REVIVAL OF THE ERA disbands early next year

Sizergyia and echo

1 December 2021

Disband/Hiatus, New Look, Releases

REVIVAL OF THE ERA (ROTE) has announced that they will disband after their one-man show at Shibuya CYCLONE on March 20, 2022. The band's official statement doesn't provide context as to why they are disbandi...

Ari’s “Rouchou, Hari wo Kou” music video stuns with deliciously dark visuals

Erica

28 November 2021

New Look, Releases

Visual kei band Ari (蟻) released a deliciously dark music video for their latest single, Rouchou, Hari wo Kou (籠蝶、針を恋う). The full video premiered earlier this month on YouTube, and the single is now available f...

sukekiyo brings back the ’80s in “Candis” music video

NoMusicNoReason

24 November 2021

Music Video, New Look, Releases

sukekiyo unveiled its music video for the brand new song Candis, surprising fans with aesthetics from the '80s while also replicating a VHS recorded music TV show. And naturally, the sound of the song itself is...

MAKE MY DAY brings heavy yet melodic single “The Vandal”

NoMusicNoReason

19 November 2021

Music Video, New Look, Releases

MAKE MY DAY returns with another banger in the form of their newest digital single The Vandal. The song is a heavy composition filled with screams by vocalist Isam but also features a melodic vocal chorus by gu...

THE MADNA gathers members of DADAROMA, Neverland, Smileberry for “MAD GAME” music video

Sizergyia and Rin

19 November 2021

New Band, New Look, Releases

THE MADNA, pronounced Madonna, is a new band consisting of former Neverland vocalist Ryota, DADAROMA guitarist Takashi and bassist Tomo, alongside former Smileberry drummer Rio. The band has confirmed that t...

RAZOR surprisingly sings in Mandarin for single “COUNTDOWN”

Sizergyia

12 November 2021

Music Video, New Look, Releases

RAZOR has released its eighth single COUNTDOWN on November 10 and revealed the music video for the title track COUNTDOWN. The ballad-focused track shows not only vocalist Ryoga singing in Japanese, but also gui...

Unwind with CLACK inc.’s mundane yet cozy “Slow down” music video

NBT

4 November 2021

Music Video, New Look, Releases

CLACK inc.'s fifth digital single "Slow down" (スローダウン) was released back on October 13, but we've now seen the relaxing music video pop up on YouTube along with the date when the single will hit streaming platf...

Ashmaze.’s militant-inspired “INNOCENCE” music video surprises with engaging drum solo

Sizergyia

3 November 2021

Music Video, New Look, Releases

Ashmaze.'s third single INNOCENCE releases on December 22 with the title track, coupling track Q, and instrumental versions for each. The single also contains a DVD featuring the INNOCENCE music video and its b...

Reol gathers notable songs for mini-album “Dai Rokkan”

NBT

26 October 2021

Anime, New Look, Releases

Reol has recently started picking up the pace again with new music and even started learning contemporary dance. Within all these new activities comes the announcement of the second mini-album Dai Rokkan (第六感, ...