JROCK NEWS — Japanese Rock & Visual Kei Music News

Giveaway: MIYAVI ticket giveaway to any US show!

edoh

20 April 2018

Exclusive, Tour

[ALEXANDROS] drops first single of the year “KABUTO” with preview

edoh

20 April 2018

Music Video, News, Releases

Lamiya turn into puppets in “Marionette Overture” album

Rurumi

19 April 2018

Music Video, New Band, Releases

lynch. show off cool and sophisticated side in “SORROW” music video

Sizergyia

19 April 2018

Music Video, Releases

chariots to disband this month

Sizergyia

18 April 2018

Disband

Latest News

ROCK IN JAPAN FES. 2018 lineup announced

David Bolan

18 April 2018

Entertainment, Tour

The recently announced artist lineup for the ROCK IN JAPAN FES. 2018, held over two consecutive weekends in August, reads like a who's who of Jrock and Jpop with enough talent breadth and all-around sonic kick-...

The spotlights on RAZOR in “BRILLIANT” music video preview and song trailer

Sizergyia

18 April 2018

Music Video, New Look, Releases

Early February saw RAZOR announce the release of their third single but didn’t provide any further details on the matter. We can now confirm that it's titled BRILLIANT and will come out on May 9! The regular...

Visual Aesthetics: Mysterious masks

xLIZ4

18 April 2018

Entertainment

One of the most important aspects of Visual Kei artists are the looks. In Visual Aesthetics, we will highlight specific hairstyles, costumes, accessories, makeup, body art and other styles which are either very...

JROCK ONSEN Ep.2 – the GazettE’s “Falling” satisfied most fans, but not all

Mazohyst_Kyo

17 April 2018

JROCK ONSEN

Irasshaimase! The JROCK ONSEN is open for business yet again! Get ready for the previous month's top stories! One of them being the GazettE's latest music video Falling which most fans showed a very positive at...

King of Japanese Rock X Japan versus Queen Bee Beyonce at Coachella

edoh

17 April 2018

News

Making their debut at the world-renowned Coachella festival, X Japan headlined the Mojave stage on April 14, at the same exact time Beyoncé was due on the main Coachella stage. YOSHIKI played his first major co...

DIR EN GREY tickles our tastebuds in “Ningen wo Kaburu” teaser

edoh

17 April 2018

Music Video, Releases

We're sure a lot of eager fans are excited to hear the latest teaser of Ningen wo Kaburu out on April 25. Void of any pause or silence, the teaser throws us into the dark depths of their title track, bursting w...

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Interviews & Reviews

Interview: exist†trace power through shows to new material

Zansouki

6 April 2018

Exclusive, Interview

It is no doubt that exist†trace is a group of veteran rockers, not just within all-female bands, but within the entire rock industry in Japan as well. In order ...

Review: Take a trip to heaven with Tokyo Treat’s Japanese candy box!

Zansouki

24 March 2018

Entertainment, Review, Videos

MORRIE brings back the feeling of Solitude in second New York live show

Zephyr

26 February 2018

Review

Life of a roadie: the muscle behind every band

edoh

25 February 2018

Exclusive, Interview

Interview: How Seiichi Hoshiko was impacted by hide of X Japan

NBT

31 January 2018

Interview

New Bands

URBANGARDE mark 10th anniversary with album, concerts, and fashion exhibition

edoh

7 April 2018

New Band, Releases, Tour

Electronic pop rock band URBANGARDE is celebrating their 10th anniversary by releasing album Shoujo Fiction (少女フィクション) worldwide on April 4. The album features ...

Lucie, Too will be touring Canada in May!

NoMusicNoReason

28 March 2018

New Band, Releases, Tour

Former DIV drummer satoshi forms band LapLus

Sizergyia

22 March 2018

New Band, New Look, Releases

Koichi and Tsuzuku of MEJIBRAY tease project 8P-SB

Nexus

7 March 2018

New Band, News, Videos

Minus Jinsei Orchestra gorge on pills in “O Make no Jinsei” music video

Yaya28

6 March 2018

Music Video, New Band, Releases

Recent Releases

DIR EN GREY tickles our tastebuds in “Ningen wo Kaburu” teaser

edoh

17 April 2018

Music Video, Releases

We're sure a lot of eager fans are excited to hear the latest teaser of Ningen wo Kaburu out on April 25. Void of any pause or silence, the teaser throws us int...