Releases - JROCK NEWS

Interview: Chaotic Harmony provides behind-the-scenes look at omnibus album “Chaos Collection”

1 December 2021

In October, music promotion company Chaotic Harmony started a crowdfunding campaign to bring a Jrock omnibus album to international fans. The omnibus album project, titled Chaos Collection brought together 13 b...

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...

tokyo jihen gets funkalicious in “Futsu Dake Toho” video from upcoming best-of album

edoh+

29 November 2021

Music Video, Releases

Almost a year since tokyo jihen revived the band in the new year of 2021, the jazz-rock band brings you the music videos for Futsu Dake Toho (仏だけ徒歩) from their upcoming greatest hits album Sogo (総合). Laced w...

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...

ELFENSJóN grants fierce song “Naraku no majo” prior to album “EPHEMERA”

NBT

26 November 2021

Doujin, Music Video, Releases

ELFENSJóN is at the end of its promotional month that leads up to the winter album EPHEMERA and has finally landed on the last big reveal, the fierce and explosive song Naraku no majo (Witch of Abyss)! As of No...

New band LOA-ROAR formed by deadman and Merry Go Round members

Erica

25 November 2021

New Band, Releases

New band LOA-ROAR has entered the limelight, pairing vocalist maco of deadman and drummer Kyou formerly in Merry Go Round. LOA-ROAR's first mini-album Ikenie (生贄) releases on December 4. Jacket art for upco...

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...

LiSA performs energetic “Shirogane” music video for Demon Slayer

NoMusicNoReason

20 November 2021

Anime, Music Video, Releases

LiSA reveals a music video for the energetic song Shirogane following the release of the music video for the mystical Akeboshi. The former features as the opening theme for the second season of the anime Demon ...

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...

YOASOBI debuts English EP “E-SIDE” consisting of fan favorites

NoMusicNoReason

16 November 2021

Releases, Videos

YOASOBI, the unit formed by Vocaloid producer Ayase and vocalist Ikura, just put out their debut English EP titled E-SIDE on November 12. The album consists of eight tracks from their discography but now with l...

Witness the fierce side of LiSA in “Akeboshi” for Demon Slayer

NoMusicNoReason

15 November 2021

Anime, Music Video, Releases

LiSA unveils a music video for the song Akeboshi which serves as the opening theme for the ongoing Demon Slayer season. Following the success of the hit song Homura last year, LiSA teams up with composer Yuk...

LOVEBITES releases album “IN THE BEGINNING: THE BEST OF 2017-2021” internationally

Erica

14 November 2021

Releases

UK-based music label JPU Records enthusiastically announced their plans to carry an international version of LOVEBITES' upcoming best-of album, IN THE BEGINNING: THE BEST OF 2017-2021. JPU Records offers a spec...

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...