JROCK NEWS looks back at 2017
When you have time to sit down and consider it, humans really are tiny ants perched on top of a large rock we named planet Earth. The murmuring depths of the ocean is frightening deep, the sky is endlessly broa...
JROCK NEWS X J-ROCK CHIBIS new year giveaway
J-Rock Chibis have teamed up with JROCK NEWS and generously provided us with this year's prizes for the new year giveaway. For this giveaway, there will be three winners who will be given the chance to win any ...
December 2017 — release schedule
Still looking for the perfect gift to round off your Christmas wish-list? Your pals at JRN can help with that! We suggest you start here first with the release schedule for December! There are all sorts of good...
Top 100 most addictive Jrock songs as voted by JROCK NEWS readers
Recently we asked our readers to submit the track they have been most addicted to this year. We've tried to limit the results to only songs which have been released this year, but it didn't stop almost a dozen ...
October 2017 — release schedule
(Belated) welcome to October! Once again we've gathered together lots of treats for your ears to feast on this month. The list is shorter than usual, but we think that's made up for by all the awesome artists w...
JROCK NEWS’ “MEGA Visual Kei Giveaway” with signed CDs and merchandise, sponsored by V STAR PROMOTION
In celebration of our milestone of 10 thousand likes on Facebook, we dearly want to thank everyone who has supported us throughout the (almost) two years since JROCK NEWS officially launched. Without your s...
July 2016 — release schedule
(Belated) welcome to July! For those of you who look in on these release schedules regularly, you will probably notice the amount of full albums have slightly decreased this month compared to the previous ones....
V STAR PROMOTION aims to bring visual kei closer to you!
As foreign fans of Japanese rock, we sometimes wish we could somehow communicate with our favorite bands, but alas, the difference in language does not permit it, nor do we have the accessibility. Buying mercha...
May 2016 — Release schedule
How's it going, my fellow Jrockers? The past couple of days hasn't been good with all those bands announcing their disbanding back-to-back, but perhaps this month's releases will cheer you up a bit. Remember my...
Week #18 of the JROCK NEWS Weekly Roundup, 2016
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On this week's episode of the Weekly Roundup, we cover the details on girugamesh and SCREW's recently announced disbandments, Golden Bomber's cameo in the 2-D worl...
Week #15 of the JROCK NEWS Weekly Roundup, 2016
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For this week's episode we cover the newest music video from A9's fresh reincarnation, details on NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST's forthcoming mini-album, BABYMETAL's U.S. tele...
April 2016 – release schedule
Welcome to April and yet another installment of the JROCK NEWS release schedule. 2016 has been really good thus far in terms of purchasable music. This month and May are showing no signs of letting up, either. ...
Discover Jrock Bands: Glamhaze, KAVKA and Insanity Injection
We're back with the fourth edition of Discover Jrock Bands in which we introduce you to new bands we find interesting. This month we will cover Glamhaze (グラムヘイズ), KAVKA (カフカ) and Insanity Injection.
Last m...
October 2015 – Release Schedule
Welcome to October! Below you'll find many of your favorite artists getting into the spirit of Halloween with themed titles that will invoke some scary thoughts in your imagination. However, the titles aren't w...