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Greek power metal | Silent Winter in Tokyo
Gig Reviews

Greek power metal | Silent Winter in Tokyo

June 23, 2025 roppongirocks
Metal Queen Marta Gabriel made Tokyo go wild
Gig Reviews

Metal Queen Marta Gabriel made Tokyo go wild

June 19, 2025 roppongirocks
Candlemass “Black Star”
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Candlemass “Black Star”

May 8, 2025 roppongirocks
Arch Enemy “Blood Dynasty”
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Arch Enemy “Blood Dynasty”

March 20, 2025 roppongirocks

InterviewsView All

Video | Backstage interview in Tokyo with Marta Gabriel
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Video | Backstage interview in Tokyo with Marta Gabriel

June 21, 2025 roppongirocks

When Crystal Viper’s Marta Gabriel came to Japan for some solo shows, she sat down backstage with Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson to talk about her work on a new solo album, touring with Metalucifer, Crystal Viper’s break and much more.

Backstage interview in Tokyo with Markus Vanhala of Insomnium
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Backstage interview in Tokyo with Markus Vanhala of Insomnium

June 14, 2025 roppongirocks

Markus Vanhala of Finnish melodic death metal band Insomnium had a backstage chat in Tokyo with Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson.

Video | Backstage interview in Tokyo with Deadtide
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Video | Backstage interview in Tokyo with Deadtide

May 17, 2025 roppongirocks

Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson had a chat backstage in Tokyo with guitarist Phil Arnone and vocalist Mike Metal of Deadtide before the band’s first-ever gig outside of North America.

Video | Saxon’s Biff Byford: “I think we will start recording the next album in November”
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Video | Saxon’s Biff Byford: “I think we will start recording the next album in November”

May 2, 2025 roppongirocks

NWOBHM legend Biff Byford of Saxon sat down backstage with Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson in Tokyo for a chat about the band’s past, present and future, including the work on the next album.

Video | Interview: King Diamond’s Pontus Egberg
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Video | Interview: King Diamond’s Pontus Egberg

April 22, 2025 roppongirocks

King Diamond bassist Pontus Egberg met Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson in Stockholm to talk about what’s going on and what’s coming up.

Gig ReviewsView All

Greek power metal | Silent Winter in Tokyo
Gig Reviews

Greek power metal | Silent Winter in Tokyo

June 23, 2025 roppongirocks

Silent Winter showed Japan they can compete with the best of the world’s power metal bands.

Metal Queen Marta Gabriel made Tokyo go wild
Gig Reviews

Metal Queen Marta Gabriel made Tokyo go wild

June 19, 2025 roppongirocks
Insomnium woke up Tokyo
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Insomnium woke up Tokyo

June 15, 2025 roppongirocks
Deadtide in Tokyo
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Deadtide in Tokyo

June 10, 2025 roppongirocks
Accept grabbed Tokyo by the balls
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Accept grabbed Tokyo by the balls

May 14, 2025 roppongirocks

Record ReviewsView All

Candlemass “Black Star”
Record Reviews

Candlemass “Black Star”

May 8, 2025 roppongirocks

Swedish doom masters Candlemass seemingly can do no wrong as they, yet again, prove on a terrific new EP.

Arch Enemy “Blood Dynasty”
Record Reviews

Arch Enemy “Blood Dynasty”

March 20, 2025 roppongirocks
Angeline “Rhythm of One”
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Angeline “Rhythm of One”

March 6, 2025 roppongirocks
Destruction “Birth of Malice”
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Destruction “Birth of Malice”

March 5, 2025 roppongirocks
Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia “Here Be Dragons”
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Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia “Here Be Dragons”

February 27, 2025 roppongirocks

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Video | Backstage interview in Tokyo with Marta Gabriel
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Video | Backstage interview in Tokyo with Marta Gabriel

Backstage interview in Tokyo with Markus Vanhala of Insomnium
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Backstage interview in Tokyo with Markus Vanhala of Insomnium

Video | Saxon’s Biff Byford: “I think we will start recording the next album in November”
InterviewsYouTube

Video | Saxon’s Biff Byford: “I think we will start recording the next album in November”

Video | Interview: King Diamond’s Pontus Egberg
InterviewsYouTube

Video | Interview: King Diamond’s Pontus Egberg

Video | Backstage interview with Mike Vescera’s Crash and Burn
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Video | Backstage interview with Mike Vescera’s Crash and Burn

Video | Backstage interview in Tokyo with Mike Alvord of Mindwars
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Video | Backstage interview in Tokyo with Mike Alvord of Mindwars

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Total Metal exhibition: a celebration of Swedish metal
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Total Metal exhibition: a celebration of Swedish metal

June 23, 2025 roppongirocks

Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson visited Stockholm to experience a much-hyped exhibition about Swedish heavy metal. Did it live up to the high expectations?

The art of AC/DC Lane in Melbourne
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The art of AC/DC Lane in Melbourne

June 17, 2025 roppongirocks
Kamelot’s Alex Landenburg launches music streaming service ROKK
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Kamelot’s Alex Landenburg launches music streaming service ROKK

February 24, 2025 roppongirocks
Exodus: Zetro out (again), Dukes in (again)
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Exodus: Zetro out (again), Dukes in (again)

January 16, 2025 roppongirocks
The legacy and future of Venom Inc.
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The legacy and future of Venom Inc.

December 31, 2024 roppongirocks
Marty Friedman’s journey from heavy metal to Japanese pop
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Marty Friedman’s journey from heavy metal to Japanese pop

December 2, 2024 roppongirocks

VideosView All

Video premiere: Nighthawk “Can’t Say Goodbye”
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Video premiere: Nighthawk “Can’t Say Goodbye”

June 20, 2025 roppongirocks

Roppongi Rocks premieres a spanking new single and music video from Swedish rockers Nighthawk.

Video premiere: Fury “Interceptor”
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Video premiere: Fury “Interceptor”

June 13, 2025 roppongirocks
Video premiere: Meridian “Uprising”
Videos

Video premiere: Meridian “Uprising”

June 13, 2025 roppongirocks
Video premiere: Nighthawk “Angel of Mine”
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Video premiere: Nighthawk “Angel of Mine”

May 23, 2025 roppongirocks
Video premiere: Nighthawk “Home Tonight”
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Video premiere: Nighthawk “Home Tonight”

April 25, 2025 roppongirocks
Video premiere: Captain Black Beard “Read Your Mind”
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Video premiere: Captain Black Beard “Read Your Mind”

March 21, 2025 roppongirocks

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