BAND-MAID - JROCK NEWS

BAND-MAID joins THE LAST ROCKSTARS US tour as opener

26 January 2023

Japanese supergroup THE LAST ROCKSTARS announced the face-melting metal maidens BAND-MAID as the opening act for their upcoming Live Debut Tour 2023. BAND-MAID opens at all three US shows. THE LAST ROCKSTARS...

BAND-MAID commemorates 10th anniversary with Japan, US tours

Nori

12 January 2023

Tour

BAND-MAID revealed tour circuits for Japan and the US to commemorate 10 years of dishing out face-melting metal. The news dropped following its sold-out “Okyu-ji” concert and livestream at the colossal Tokyo Ga...

Interview: BAND-MAID unpacks sold-out US tour and aggressive EP “Unleash”

G Andrew White and Nori

7 January 2023

Interview, Tour

Between a wildfire US tour, and prepping for their first big concert of 2023, BAND-MAID sat down for an interview with JROCK NEWS. The metal maidens from Tokyo had a lot to say about their US tour experience th...

Top 10 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2022

NBT, Erica, Rin, Nori and G Andrew White

29 December 2022

Entertainment

This year has been quite a special one, with Japan opening up to the world again, and at the same time, we saw more Japanese bands seeking to perform abroad. Our toplist for the year 2022 gathers notable vis...

Report: BAND-MAID dominates the Golden Gate City on US TOUR 2022

Nori

25 October 2022

Review, Tour

Ravenous patrons encircled The August Hall, the crisp San Francisco air filling their lungs as they counted down the hours to Friday night’s “Okyu-ji” table service. For the metal mistresses of BAND-MAID, live ...

Report: BAND-MAID turn Aftershock Festival into hard-rock Japanese café

G Andrew White

13 October 2022

Review, Tour

A bright sun shines on the Coors Light stage at the Aftershock Festival as BAND-MAID arrives for a small and dedicated crowd. Starting earlier than scheduled on a hot October 9 in Sacramento, CA, the all-female...

Review: JROCK NEWS jockeys over BAND-MAID’s EP “Unleash”

G Andrew White and Nori

29 September 2022

Releases, Review

Japan's extraordinary hard-rock headliners BAND-MAID let loose the next chapter in their musical conquest with the eight-track EP Unleash, available worldwide since September 21. Coming in under 30 minutes, the...

BAND-MAID rockets back into action in “Unleash!!!!!” music video

Nori

12 August 2022

Music Video, Tour

Hard rocking virtuosas of BAND-MAID unveil the music video for "Unleash!!!!!", the lead track for its upcoming titular EP. Interlaced with anime cuts of the fivesome transforming into Sailor Moon-esque heroines...

BAND-MAID “Unleash” EP details at Anime Expo

Nori

9 July 2022

Releases, Tour

Hard rock maidens of BAND-MAID let loose key details of their massively anticipated new record Unleash, scheduled for release on September 21. EP Unleash will deliver eight tracks including the titular tune, th...

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 ...

BAND-MAID US TOUR 2022 sells out in 5 American cities

G Andrew White

6 March 2022

News, Tour

Update 2022-4-3: Due to the vast majority of shows selling out, BAND-MAID has added two more. October 30 American Dream East Rutherford, NJ November 1 House of Blues Chicago, IL Origina...

Top 25 anime opening and ending songs 2021

NBT

31 December 2021

Entertainment

It was an amazing year of anime with many new adaptations like "Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi" and the awaited returning ones such as "Re:zero"! We also saw original anime like "Sonny Boy", showing how a seemingl...

Top 15 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2021

NBT, Dorian, NoMusicNoReason, Erica, G Andrew White, Sizergyia, Mazohyst_Kyo and Ziggy

30 December 2021

Entertainment

We're not sure if the world has gotten any better this year, however, thanks to the amazing music and related activities that kept our spirits up, we're ready to move on to the next year! To end this unprece...

BAND-MAID lights up heavy music video “Sense”!

G Andrew White

26 October 2021

Music Video

Today, BAND-MAID officially released the single Sense in all its glory. Not only is it available for purchase but you can also listen to it via streaming services, or watch the music video on YouTube! Get re...

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