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RAZOR channels electronic rock for flashy “UNION” music video

5 May 2022

RAZOR will release their single UNION on May 25 and to hold our attention until then, the band has revealed the title track's flashy music video. That flashiness is what feeds the electronic rock song with its ...

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...

RAZOR surprisingly sings in Mandarin for single “COUNTDOWN”

Sizergyia

12 November 2021

Music Video, New Look, Releases

RAZOR has released its eighth single COUNTDOWN on November 10 and revealed the music video for the title track COUNTDOWN. The ballad-focused track shows not only vocalist Ryoga singing in Japanese, but also gui...

RAZOR’s unpredictable “Gareki” music video is dominated by guitarist Kouryu

Sizergyia

29 April 2021

Music Video, New Look, Releases

RAZOR sharpened up their talents for mini-album PARASITE INVISIBLE released on April 28. This includes six tracks and a DVD with the music video for the sixth track Gareki. This has led the band to reveal t...

Best Jrock music of 2020: JROCK NEWS staff picks

Sizergyia, afaenia, Dorian, Mazohyst_Kyo, Midnight, G Andrew White, NBT, NoMusicNoReason and edoh+

19 January 2021

Entertainment, Music Video

The year 2020 saw the coronavirus pandemic take center stage, making this year feel longer than usual as we isolated indoors for months on end. On the bright side, however, releases from our favorite artists ke...

Top 15 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2020

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

30 December 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...

RAZOR’s best-of album “Gomaiba” includes live-limited single “NEW WORLD”

Sizergyia

30 December 2020

Releases

RAZOR will release its best-of album Gomaiba on February 17. It will contain a total of 14 songs, including the live-limited single NEW WORLD, as well as a new recording of PRIMARY. Gomaiba contains all of R...

Amazing visual kei designer items, when fashion meets music

Dorian

14 December 2020

Entertainment

If you are visual kei lovers just like us, chances are you have a strong interest in fashion and even Japanese apparel and accessories brands. What if we told you that your inner desire to express yourself thro...

Interview: How RAZOR’s drummer NIKKY is the start of something new

Sizergyia, Dorian and afaenia

8 December 2020

Interview

There is this unforgiving aggressiveness prevalent not only in RAZOR's music but also in their live performances, playing a massive part in the band's identity. That continues to be the case even with the new d...

RAZOR’s bittersweet single “Nemureru Aztec” and graceful music video

Sizergyia

21 October 2020

Music Video, New Look, Releases

RAZOR will release the single Nemurenu Aztec on November 4, a bright and bittersweet ballad with a piano-focused composition that still keeps the heavy guitar chugs intact. Conveying the ballad visually is a gr...

RAZOR’s “NEW WORLD” live-limited single is mysterious and sorrowful

Sizergyia

31 July 2020

Releases, Videos

RAZOR will treat their fans to a present in the form of a live limited single titled NEW WORLD. This will be a present for those attending the band's KT YOKOHAMA performance on August 2. The band has also provi...

Rock out to these Japanese livestream shows in July

G Andrew White

30 June 2020

Online Concert, Tour

With venues closed around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, several artists are using livestreams to deliver performances for the fans. By jumping to online streaming services they can perform in place of...

RAZOR is heart-wrenching and intense in “Ashita Moshi Boku ga Doko ka de Kuchite”

Sizergyia

21 April 2020

Music Video, Releases

Next month will see RAZOR release its upcoming album Okite on May 27 instead of May 6 due to the coronavirus outbreak, it will also be their first release with new drummer NIKKY. They have also given us an insi...

RAZOR welcomes new drummer NIKKY, formerly of ALSDEAD and AllS

Sizergyia

22 March 2020

New Look, Releases

RAZOR has confirmed with the release of their new artist photos that drummer NIKKY, formerly of ALSDEAD, and AllS, has joined the band! This comes after AllS' disbandment which took place last month in February...

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