Tour - JROCK NEWS

SUGIZO’s psychedelic project SHAG drops “THE PROTEST JAM” album

22 May 2022

SUGIZO’s psychedelic jam band SHAG are putting the pedal to the metal this summer with the new album THE PROTEST JAM, plus a Tokyo show to celebrate its release. The album seeks to reach out and connect peop...

MAXIMUM THE HORMONE tours Europe, wants your song requests now!

Erica

15 May 2022

Tour

Calling all European MAXIMUM THE HORMONE fans! For the first time in 11 years, MAXIMUM THE HORMONE will be touring Europe. On top of that, they want you to vote for your favorite song to be included in the setl...

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NEMOPHILA shines on “A Ray Of Light” video, holds first US show

G Andrew White

11 May 2022

Music Video, Tour

Japan's hot as hell all-girls rock band releases single A Ray Of Light on May 11. The new track kicks off what could be a big year for the heavy metal quintet, as they also announced their first US show this Ju...

9mm Parabellum Bullet ring out for “One More Time”

edoh+

9 May 2022

Releases, Tour

9mm Parabellum Bullet has released the teaser music video for the digital single One More Time which came out today on May 9, 2022. To celebrate this release, they've announced a short tour across Japan, sta...

ACME hits North America for Wildfire Tour this Summer

Erica

8 May 2022

Tour

Visual rock band ACME returns to North America this summer with five shows in the US and their first show in Canada! The tour, titled “Wildfire”, is a combination of traditional venue shows, special showcase pe...

Japanese rock and pop livestreams to check out in May

Erica

5 May 2022

Online Concert

We apologize for running late on this round-up of livestreams. Luckily, you can still watch past streams after they've ended thanks to the handy "archive" feature! As soon as May 5, you can watch Jrock artists ...

DIR EN GREY reimagines old songs in album “PHALARIS”, holds online events

Erica

3 May 2022

Online Events, Releases

Japanese heavy metal band DIR EN GREY revealed the tracklist for their upcoming album PHALARIS, which hits shelves on June 15. To celebrate the release of PHALARIS, DIR EN GREY also announced some exclusive onl...

YouTube Music Weekend vol.5 joined by 65 artists: SiM, MIYAVI, WagakkiBand, and more

NBT and Peertje

30 April 2022

Online Concert

YouTube Music Weekend is about to hit off vol.5 in its series, and this time, a total of 65 artists and groups are to join the online streaming event! Over the course of three days, May 6-8, the streams will pr...

exist trace streams worldwide concert with rocking new look

Erica

24 April 2022

New Look, Online Concert

On June 11, the visual rock band "exist trace" (exist†trace) prepares to rock fans worldwide with a livestream concert "Neo Japanese Heroine". The concert is hosted on Zaiko, an internationally-friendly website...

Get stoked for free livestream “HATSUNE MIKU Digital Stars 2022” with Utsu-P and more

NBT

22 April 2022

Music Video, Online Concert, Vocaloid

The company behind Hatsune Miku, Crypton Future Media, has been increasing its efforts to bring live music to fans around the world during the ongoing pandemic. One of the efforts that have continued to this da...

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MAN WITH A MISSION provides theme song for X Games Japan 2022

G Andrew White

20 April 2022

Tour

The extreme sports event X Games Chiba 2022 selects MAN WITH A MISSION's song "Tonight, Tonight" as its theme song. This is the first X Games event ever in Japan and it's scheduled for April 22 thru 24 in Chiba...

deadman releases 5 rare albums across streaming services

Erica

16 April 2022

Releases, Tour

Starting May 20, deadman will release five previous albums across subscription streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music, and Pandora. Currently, these albums are highly coveted and difficult to obtain ev...

Three Jrock bands jolt America live at Aftershock Festival 2022

G Andrew White

6 April 2022

Tour

Once again, Jrock shakes up America at Aftershock Festival 2022 with three amazing bands from Japan. The festival happening at Discovery Park in Sacramento, California will see Crossfaith and NEMOPHILA perform ...

D’espairsRay members revive session band Luv PARADE

Sizergyia and Dorian

2 April 2022

New Band, New Look, Tour

Former D'espairsRay members have after more than a decade revived their session band Luv PARADE, consisting of guitarist Karyu, bassist ZERO, and drummer TSUKASA! Vocalist HIZUMI formerly in D'espairsRay also m...