Releases

Mar 25, 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”

Mar 24, 2020

Music Video, New Look, Releases

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...

NICOLAS surprises with single “Begonia -acoustic version-“

Mar 23, 2020

Releases

NICOLAS who just released its first full-album UMBRA earlier this month surprised us by announcing another release for the same month! The new release is a single titled Begonia -acoustic version-. and is sched...

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

Mar 23, 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

Mar 22, 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...

RON (STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION) in charge of music for “That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime” spin-off

NBT

Mar 22, 2020

Anime, Releases, Videos

As revealed in the brief announcement, RON—the mastermind behind STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION—is in charge of the upcoming music for the spin-off anime series "The Slime Diaries", based on the popular anime "That Tim...

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

Mar 22, 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 ...

Chanty stays true to their sound in “Shoutai Fumei” mini-album

Mar 21, 2020

Releases

Chanty has revealed almost all details in regard to the release of their third mini-album Shoutai Fumei, which is coming out next week on March 25. The quartet had recently teased us with a new look to promote ...

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

Mar 21, 2020

Music Video, New Look, Releases

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...

VERSAILLES rules as “EMPEROR” with first single in 8 years!

Midnight

Mar 21, 2020

Disband/Hiatus/Revive, Releases

VERSAILLES has announced it is orchestrating a new single titled, EMPEROR, scheduled to arrive on July 15! This will be the first single in eight years since the release of ROSE in 2012 before the band went int...

Kiyoharu’s expressive voice in focus with acoustic “Greige”, from 10th album

Mar 21, 2020

Music Video, Releases

The legendary Kiyoharu, known for his work in the bands Kuroyume and Sads, continues his soloist path with the 10th studio album JAPANESE MENU / DISTORTION 10. Three songs taken off the album, Survive of Vision...

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

Mar 20, 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...

TK from Ling tosite sigure’s “Sainou” album features “Tokyo Ghoul” artist Sui Ishida