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KAMIJO heads for Europe tour 2024 “The Anthem”

17 February 2024

Excitement surges as KAMIJO announces details on his European tour for 2024, spanning seven cities. Titled 'KAMIJO Europa Tour 2024 "The Anthem"', the tour offers an opportunity for fans to experience KAMIJO li...

Interview with Japanese Visual Metal part 2: Moi dix Mois, Versailles, D, Matenrou Opera

Peertje, Rin and afaenia

26 December 2023

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 ...

Interview with Japanese Visual Metal part 1: Moi dix Mois, Versailles, D, Matenrou Opera

Peertje, Rin and afaenia

22 December 2023

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 ...

Versailles’ single “VOGUE” marks first release in over a decade

Astrid

20 May 2023

Releases, Tour and event

Amidst the start of Versailles' summer tour Varoque, the band will release the single VOGUE on June 21. The single contains VOGUE and Wrath of Thunder, along with instrumental versions. Vocalist KAMIJO worke...

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...

Interview with HAKUEI and KAMIJO: A talk between 2 charming musicians

Dorian and Rin

11 March 2022

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 ...

Versailles celebrates 15th anniversary with free full concert and more

Erica

6 January 2022

Music Video

Fans of philharmonic metal group Versailles rejoice! In honor of the band's 15th anniversary, Warner Music Japan released an enviable collection of Versailles content to stream on YouTube for free. Offerings...

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...

KAMIJO streams free concert with Versailles, LAREINE, NEW SODMY

Erica and Rin

1 July 2021

Online Concert

Prince of all things gothic KAMIJO has yet another spell to cast on us. On July 3, he will rewind the clock to a time when all of KAMIJO's bands made a miraculous return, to premiere on YouTube! On July 3 at...

KAMIJO puts all his strength into single “Behind The Mask”

Rin

30 April 2021

Releases

KAMIJO (from the band Versailles) has spent at least a year putting all his strength into the compositions of the 12th single, "Behind The Mask". The single includes the songs "Behind The Mask" and "Vampire Roc...

KAMIJO streams online world tour “Queen of Versailles -LAREINE-“

Nexus

4 February 2021

Online Concert

KAMIJO reveals the date and time of the live broadcasts constituting his online world tour "Queen of Versailles -LAREINE-". The performances will happen on March 26 and March 27 across various time zones. Th...

VERSAILLES postpones single “EMPEROR” due to COVID-19

Midnight and afaenia

7 May 2020

Releases

The rise of COVID-19 and safety concerns have caused VERSAILLES to postpone the release of their 10th single EMPEROR. The band planned to release the single on July 15 alongside works from vocalist KAMIJO and g...

KAMIJO uncovers impressive art for single “Persona Grata” and more details

NBT

28 February 2020

Releases

KAMIJO has at last revealed the new artwork for the single Persona Grata, the last piece of the sensational trilogy series. In conjunction, the tracklist has partially been made public and its April 29 release ...

KAMIJO ends trilogy with single “Persona Grata” and teases new album

NBT

9 February 2020

New Look, Releases

The last piece of KAMIJO's trilogy series will fall in place in April with the release of Persona Grata, a single that is once again supported by the Castlevania illustrator, Ayami Kojima, who will provide the ...

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