BABYMETAL announces first US arena headliner show in Los Angeles
BABYMETAL has announced their first-ever US arena headline show, scheduled for October 11, 2019. (more…)Continue reading…
Category: J-Rock
The pulse of Japan’s rock and visual kei scenes. From the legendary longevity of arena-filling icons to the worldwide tours of modern rock innovators, we provide in-depth news and first-hand reports on the genre’s most influential and enduring performers.
BRATS announce first one-man tour of Japan
Girls rock band BRATS – formed by sisters Rei Kuromiya (vocals) and Aya Kuromiya (bass) – announced their first one-man tour of Japan at the fContinue reading…
HYDE to drop first solo album in 13 years with “anti”
HYDE’s first solo album in 13 years, anti — a title that gels well with the aggressive tone HYDE has taken on since reviving his solo activities Continue reading…
BABYMETAL teases new album in 2019 Fox God revelations
BABYMETAL posted 3 cryptic messages from the Fox God as part of the band’s annual April 1 “Fox Day” announcements, including the worldwide releaseContinue reading…
Japan Night 2019 launches in New York City May 12 with HYDE, WagakkiBand, Puffy AmiYumi, and Misia
Japan Night launches in New York City on May 12th, featuring four prominent Japanese music artists at two venues just blocks apart. The one-night Continue reading…
ONE OK ROCK “Eye of the Storm” at Hollywood Palladium (Live Report)
ONE OK ROCK Hollywood Palladium – March 19, 2019 Concert Review by Nhu Nguyen At the L.A. stop of ONE OK ROCK’s “Eye of the Storm” North AmContinue reading…
MUCC TOUR 2019 “Kowareta Piano to Living Dead” (Live Report)
MUCC MUCC TOUR 2019 “Kowareta Piano to Living Dead” Zepp Osaka Bayside Live Report – February 17th, 2019 by Michelle Minikhiem MUCC’s dedContinue reading…
BRATS release UNFAIR MV, announce Wake Up Festival in Taiwan
Girls rock band BRATS has released their new music video for “UNFAIR”, shot during the band’s first overseas concerts in Korea on January 19 and 2Continue reading…
MUCC – Interview (2019)
MUCC Interview by Michelle Minikhiem March 17, 2019 Your album released in February is titled Kowareta Piano to Living Dead (“The Broken PianContinue reading…
ASTERISM – Interview (2019)
ASTERISM Interview by David Cirone and Todd Nelson March 11, 2019 ASTERISM is an instrumental heavy metal band formed in 2014 when the trio mContinue reading…