COVID-19 Archives

ClearVeil’s one-day revival concert is approaching!

Mar 19, 2021

The relatively short-lived yet prominent visual kei band ClearVeil is back from the grave, about 11 years since its dissolution! They will be performing a one-day revival concert titled "Kaigou" (邂逅) on March 2...

Interview with HAKUEI and Dancho (NoGoD): Two sides of visual kei

afaenia and Dorian

Mar 12, 2021

Interview

This interview was originally published by “club Zy.” in Japanese. JROCK NEWS is partnering with club Zy. and Vijuttoke with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership ...

the GazettE delivers thrilling music video “BLINDING HOPE”, hypes up for album “MASS”

NoMusicNoReason

Mar 10, 2021

Music Video, Releases

The day has finally arrived for the release of the GazettE's long-awaited song and music video BLINDING HOPE, now available on streaming platforms and for download. The thrilling and obscure music video was mad...

Azusa Tadokoro celebrates album “Waver” with free livestream

Mazohyst_Kyo

Feb 13, 2021

Online Concert, Releases

Voice actress and singer Azusa Tadokoro will be performing a free livestream April 3. The event is in celebration of the release of her fourth album, Waver. Fans can expect to hear tracks from the new album alo...

the GazettE announces first album in 3 years and new song “BLINDING HOPE”

NBT

Jan 29, 2021

Releases, Videos

the GazettE has uploaded a preview revealing its new song BLINDING HOPE which is going to be available for streaming and download on March 10. Alongside the exciting news, they step it up by announcing its firs...

Ling tosite sigure’s single “Perfake Perfect” inspired by anime PSYCHO-PASS

NoMusicNoReason and afaenia

Jan 28, 2021

Music Video, Releases

Ling tosite sigure returns with a new single and music video for Perfake Perfect, released on January 20, its first release in about a year and a half. The title-track is featured in the stage play PSYCHO-PASS ...

BAND-MAID serves up online performance for canceled Budokan show

G Andrew White

Jan 25, 2021

Music Video, Online Concert

BAND-MAID's recently canceled its Nippon Budokan OKYU-JI concert mainly due to the spread of coronavirus in Japan. But do not let this be upsetting as they will deliver the event by livestream on February 11 at...

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LOVEBITES brings “GLORY, GLORY, TO THE WORLD” in 3rd EP

NoMusicNoReason and afaenia

Jan 12, 2021

Releases

While we were locked inside during the toughest months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the members of heavy metal band LOVEBITES spent their time recording new material to follow up their third full album Electric Pe...

DIMLIM teases new music with drastic visual change

NoMusicNoReason

Jan 11, 2021

New Look, Releases

DIMLIM just held its livestreaming show PREMIUM SHOW -Let's talk about the essence- on January 9 where they announced a new song will be released in spring 2021. They have also unveiled a brand new look drastic...

DIR EN GREY welcomes the year with 32nd single “Oboro”

NoMusicNoReason

Jan 7, 2021

Releases

DIR EN GREY starts the year right with exciting news as the band's 32nd single Oboro (朧) is scheduled to be out this spring 2021. Further details are yet to be disclosed so we must wait patiently for the band's...

Youtuber “CDawgVA” joins ACME for 2 days, and on stage!

NBT

Jan 7, 2021

Entertainment, Videos

The British Youtuber who now lives in Japan, "CDawgVA", or also known as Connor, recently joined ACME for two days in order to discover more about this thing called "visual kei"—I bet you never heard of it befo...

CHOKE embraces change with single “Hack to the basic”

Mazohyst_Kyo

Dec 31, 2020

Releases, Videos

CHOKE is closing out this year with one last single, Hack to the basic—available since December 25. The band's recent set of releases have had a strong focus on life as we have come to know it now. We are all t...

Top 15 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2020

NBT, afaenia, Mazohyst_Kyo, G Andrew White, Ziggy, edoh+ and Sizergyia

Dec 30, 2020

Entertainment

I think we can all agree that 2020 has been quite a crazy year, right? There's a lot of canceled concerts and a whole load of things that affected the scene. Despite all the setbacks, we've seen the music indus...

NUL. releases first album “TRIBRID ARCHIVE” at last!

NBT

Dec 28, 2020

New Look, Releases

NUL. is finally getting out the long-awaited first album, TRIBRID ARCHIVE! It will be distributed both digitally and physically, with the digital release set for January 9, 2021, and the physical release hittin...

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