Releases - JROCK NEWS

coldrain honors closing venue Studio Coast with “PARADISE (Kill The Silence)” music video

25 September 2021

After coldrain's joint effort with SiM and HEY-SMITH under the name TRIPLE-AXE and their first single 15MANIAX, the band returned as a five-member outfit for their digital single PARADISE (Kill The Silence), re...

DEXCORE infuses trap metal in “EARTHWORM” music video, featuring MAKITO (VICTIM OF DECEPTION)

Sizergyia

24 September 2021

Music Video, New Look, Releases

DEXCORE keeps rolling with the quick music video turnarounds that began with Red eye, then Self-Hatred, and now the music video for its new song EARTHWORM featuring vocalist MAKITO from VICTIM OF DECEPTION, mak...

DEVILOOF pushes the limits with 3rd album “DYSTOPIA”

NBT and echo

23 September 2021

Releases

DEVILOOF announces its third album titled DYSTOPIA that is an evolution from their previous work. It's planned to be released sometime in November. Although the announcement was short, it was pretty sweet. W...

cali gari counts up to album “15”

edoh+

22 September 2021

Releases, Tour

Erotic grotesque visual kei band, cali gari, will be releasing their first major full-length album 15 on November 24—a couple of years since 14 was released in December 2018. Titled 15 which follows on from ...

the peggies teases song “Dramatic” from album “The GARDEN”

NoMusicNoReason

21 September 2021

New Look, Releases, Videos

the peggies teased a new digital single through a short video and revealed details on their upcoming album. The song, titled Dramatic, comes out on September 29 to streaming platforms and is taken from the band...

deadman returns from the grave with exciting best-of album

Erica

20 September 2021

Releases

After years without a new release, Nagoya kei rockers deadman returned from the grave to announce a best-of compilation album coming this December. Details are still to come, but what we know so far is shock...

abstracts returns from hiatus, releases genre-bending single “New Breed”

NBT

18 September 2021

Releases

The djent and metalcore band abstracts has returned from its indefinite hiatus which commenced back in 2019. So far, two digital singles have been released, the familiar Siena, and the latest work New Breed whi...

Golden Bomber members guest vampire visual kei anime “Visual Prison”

NBT

16 September 2021

Anime, Releases

Golden Bomber, known as the comedic visual kei "air band", will have two of their members guesting the vampire visual kei anime, Visual Prison. Specifically, bassist Jun Utahiroba and guitarist Yutaka Kyan will...

Zero[Hz] launches 7th single “RENDEZVOUS”

edoh+

14 September 2021

Releases

It's only been a few months since Zero dropped VENOM, and they'll keep trucking on with their seventh single titled RENDEZVOUS which will launch on November 03, 2021. Available in versions A and B, each edit...

Yoshiatsu forms band “Fukuro”, releases mini-album and explains DADAROMA’s hiatus

Sizergyia, Rin and Peertje

13 September 2021

Music Video, New Band, Releases

DADAROMA's vocalist Yoshiatsu has formed a new band, Fukuro. In conjunction with the formation, the vocalist spoke out about DADAROMA's hiatus in a long and heartfelt message. The new band Fukuro has entered...

DEVILOOF needs your help to crowdfund live DVD and Blu-ray

Mazohyst_Kyo

12 September 2021

Releases

DEVILOOF is launching a campaign on Indiegogo to crowdfund the release of a DVD and Blu-ray live performance for global audiences. DEVILOOF is framing the campaign as a response to last year's canceled European...

UVERworld party like it’s the ’90s in music video “SOUL”, featuring Thelma Aoyama, Aiemu

Sizergyia

9 September 2021

Music Video, New Look, Releases

UVERworld recently released its double A-side collaboration single, Raichoue/SOUL, on September 1. Those involved are actor and vocalist Takayuki Yamada on the song Raichoue, while pop and R’n’B vocalist Thelma...

ryo (supercell) creates opening theme with mafumafu, gaku for anime “takt op.Destiny”

NBT and Dorian

8 September 2021

Anime, Game, Releases

Composer ryo (supercell), along with vocalists mafumafu and gaku, are creating the opening theme song for the upcoming anime "takt op.Destiny" (pronounced "takt opus destiny"). It is an original anime combining...

MIYAVI teases “New Gravity” music video

edoh+

7 September 2021

Music Video, Releases

Has everyone's neck recovered from the double-taking MIYAVI's shiny bald look? Well, put that neck brace back on as he is teasing us once again with a tiny morsel of the music video from his digital single N...