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Since February we knew Matenrou Opera's (摩天楼オペラ) EP Chronos would be up for grabs on April 22, in regular and limited edition. It was exciting news at the time, but now we've got even better news to share! The ...

Leo Ieri’s 1st EP includes theme song “ANSWER”, featured in anime “Major 2nd”

27 March 2020

Vocalist Leo Ieiri will drop her first-ever EP titled ANSWER on April 22, featuring seven songs. The title-track ANSWER is set to open for the second season of the baseball anime series, MAJOR 2nd, which is whe...

MUCC delves into different genres for 15th album “Aku”

25 March 2020

MUCC is making good on its promise from 2019 to release album Aku this spring! The band just revealed the tracklist and characteristics of its 15th album, which is said to delve into an array of genres. We can ...

Alice Nine mixes old and new in “TESTAMENT” from album “Fuyajou Eden”

24 March 2020

Alice Nine will release their ninth full album, Fuyajou Eden, on April 29! The music video for TESTAMENT was recently released, giving us our first taste of the album. The band displays the experience they’ve g...

gulu gulu’s mini-album “gulu gulu Ryuushutsu Ongen Shuu” based on vocalist Ai’s real experience

23 March 2020

gulu gulu will release their first mini-album titled gulu gulu Ryuushutsu Ongen Shuu on May 5 in "sairen" and "living dead" editions. You can expect the new tracks to incorporate characteristic lyrics based on ...

RAZOR welcomes new drummer NIKKY, formerly of ALSDEAD and AllS

22 March 2020

RAZOR has confirmed with the release of their new artist photos that drummer NIKKY, formerly of ALSDEAD, and AllS, has joined the band! This comes after AllS' disbandment which took place last month in February...

SCAPEGOAT single “Kokoro to Karada no Himitsu -Ge-” emphasized with red and black look

22 March 2020

SCAPEGOAT will follow up and end their two consecutive release campaign with single Kokoro to Karada no Himitsu -Ge- on March 26, coming in two available types. Type A features track Nisemono and a DVD with ...

Zero[Hz] features wicked guitar solos in “DISTURBO” single

21 March 2020

Zero will release single DISTURBO on March 25 and with its release fast approaching, the band has unveiled the futuristic look and the music video for the piano-laced, synth-fueled composition, DISTURBO. The ba...

MIYAVI introduces album “Holy Nights” with a “Bang!”

20 March 2020

Back on December 18, 2019, JROCK NEWS attended Zepp Diver City, Tokyo for MIYAVI’s No Sleep Till Tokyo tour where he revealed his plans to release not one, but two albums in 2020. We are now finally getting the...

ACME rocks out on blustery rooftop in “Usogao” music video

13 March 2020

ACME had a rough start to the year, as their merch was stolen during their US tour. Despite that, the band pushed through the hardship and were able to release their digital-only single Usogao on March 4, and i...

NICOLAS delivers music video for moving ballad “UMBRA”

10 March 2020

Rebranded band NICOLAS put out their first full album titled UMBRA on March 7, and the music video for the title-track recently saw the light, revealing a beautifully arranged rock ballad filled with emotional ...

Xaa-Xaa conceptualizes “Horror” in 17th single

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9 March 2020

Xaa-Xaa (ザアザア) is scheduled to make a dark comeback on April 22 with a new single entitled Horror (ホラー)! The titular song is said to depict the feeling of a weak person trying to escape an evil force similar to...

Royz delve into fairytale-like “DAYDREAM” in scenic music video

8 March 2020