JROCK NEWS — Japanese Rock Music News

GOTCHAROCKA offers mellow tunes in classy “Guerrilla” music video

Yaya28

18 December 2018

Music Video, Releases

Top 15 visual kei and Japanese acts of 2018

NBT

17 December 2018

Entertainment

Vivarush shares comment on upcoming one-man live with JROCK NEWS readers

NBT

15 December 2018

Entertainment, Tour

Kizu performs passionately in “4th ONEMAN Sayonara” DVD preview

Sizergyia

15 December 2018

Releases, Videos

Kizu’s restricted version of music video “0” is still NSFW

Sizergyia

13 December 2018

Music Video, Releases

Latest News

Impressive line-up unveiled for anisong event “Lantis Matsuri 2019 ‘~ARIGATO ANISONG~'”

NBT

12 December 2018

Tour

Music label "Lantis" has announced their massive line-up for their upcoming 20th-anniversary celebration concert! With the event being titled, "20th anniversary live Lantis Matsuri 2019 ~A・R・I・G・A・T・O ANISONG~"...

Jrock is not just a phase, mom! – JROCK ONSEN Ep. 10

Mazohyst_Kyo

11 December 2018

JROCK ONSEN

Normie, riaruju, whatever you call 'em, as soon as they find out your passion for non-local music they assume it's a phase and you'll grow out of it. My Chemical Romance, DIR EN GREY, same thing. It's kid stuff...

REIGN go “BEYOND” with doll-filled, school-focused music video and song trailer

Sizergyia

10 December 2018

Music Video, New Look, Releases

REIGN released mini-album BEYOND on November 14, but before that, they revealed not only the music video for sixth track Boku no Dokusaiteki Kyouiku Shisou Hanron no Uta, but also a song trailer! The music v...

DEVILOOF welcomes new members to their line-up!

NoMusicNoReason

9 December 2018

News

DEVILOOF teased us yesterday with a post on their official Facebook announcing they would be revealing the identity of two new members on December 9. The day has come and the band along with V STAR PROMOTION in...

Live report: HOTEI at O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire 2018

Narine

4 December 2018

Exclusive, Review

The finale of Hotei’s European tour had finally reached the awaited London show on October 20, 2018. The O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire was organised differently from the usual standing layout and seats had been arr...

Kizu releases 3 singles in European edition this month!

Ziggy

3 December 2018

Releases

It was only at the end of last month that GANSHIN announced that Kizu would be joining their European based record label. They have now announced the release schedule for the three promised European Kizu single...

Guitarist Cazqui and Daichi to leave NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST

Sizergyia

3 December 2018

News

NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST has announced that guitarist Cazqui and Daichi will leave the band after their performance on December 16. We hope you already got tickets to this sold-out show because this will be your las...

HAKUEI (PENICILLIN), now editor-in-chief at Japan’s biggest visual kei website, club Zy.

NBT

3 December 2018

News

HAKUEI has always been an active forefront in the visual kei scene since the formation of PENICILLIN in 1992. To create a new paradigm within the visual kei scene, today on December 3, HAKUEI has taken the role...

December 2018 — release schedule

Midnight XII

1 December 2018

Monthly Release Schedule

Welcome to December! We came up a with a brilliant idea for you while we were putting this list together; why not print it out, and pass it along to all of your loved ones? You'll save loads of time on creating...

“Worlds Collide” as Samuel L. Jackson vs MIYAVI delivers epic album intro

Ziggy

1 December 2018

Entertainment, Releases, Videos

At the beginning of November, MIYAVI announced the album guest list for his upcoming album SAMURAI SESSIONS vol.3 - Worlds Collide-, to be released December 5. Amongst the guest names, shone the ever famous Sam...

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Recent Releases

Kizu releases 3 singles in European edition this month!

Ziggy

3 December 2018

Releases

It was only at the end of last month that GANSHIN announced that Kizu would be joining their European based record label. They have now announced the release sc...

“Worlds Collide” as Samuel L. Jackson vs MIYAVI delivers epic album intro

Ziggy

1 December 2018

Entertainment, Releases, Videos

Jupiter announces godly album “Zeus” and European tour 2019

Ziggy

30 November 2018

Releases, Tour

Lovebites produce album “Clockwork Immortality” with help from Finnish engineers

NoMusicNoReason

26 November 2018

Music Video, Releases

TRNTY D:CODE goes all out on the rapcore in “[HELL]hound.” music video

Sizergyia

25 November 2018

Music Video, Releases

Tours

Vivarush shares comment on upcoming one-man live with JROCK NEWS readers

NBT

15 December 2018

Entertainment, Tour

Vivarush is holding their one-man live show on December 23 and decided to give the readers and viewers of JROCK NEWS a little message! Don't forget to turn o...

Impressive line-up unveiled for anisong event “Lantis Matsuri 2019 ‘~ARIGATO ANISONG~'”

NBT

12 December 2018

Tour

Jupiter announces godly album “Zeus” and European tour 2019

Ziggy

30 November 2018

Releases, Tour

ONE OK ROCK announces North America Tour 2019

NoMusicNoReason

25 November 2018

Tour

Still-popular DELUHI adds extra date to anniversary revival

Shmilly

20 November 2018

News, Releases, Tour

New Bands

DIAURA’s alter ego band Dioora releases “blind memory” before commencing hiatus

Sizergyia

22 September 2018

New Band, Releases

DIAURA's alter ego band "Dioora", an old-school visual kei inspired band, has announced that they will commence hiatus after their final performance at Shinjuku...