French post-metal band Celeste in Tokyo
France’s blackened sludge/post-hardcore outfit Celeste made a triumphant return to Japan.
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Video: Raven and Dave Dufort look back at the birth of NWOBHM
NWOBHM legends Raven and Dave Dufort look back at how the British metal scene got its name and what the movement was about.
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Lucifer’s panic attack in Tokyo
Johanna Platow of Lucifer: “All the songs are about dead people. Something’s wrong with me!”
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Interview: Crucified Barbara’s Mia Karlsson is back
Crucified Barbara frontwoman Mia “Coldheart” Karlsson is back. Roppongi Rocks talked with Mia about the Crucified Barbara reunion, her experience playing bass with The Gems and her solo career.
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Yeti Valhalla in Tokyo
Yeti Valhalla has earned a cult following in Japan through relentless touring.
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Marty Friedman’s journey from heavy metal to Japanese pop
Marty Friedman did a fascinating and rare presentation in English at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan.
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Video premiere: Panzerchrist “Blood Leeches”
Danish death metal band Panzerchrist premieres a punishing new track.
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Video premiere: Black Oak County “Timebomb”
Having just released their new studio album “III”, Danish groove hard rockers Black Oak County has today released a new video for the track “Timebomb”.
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Video: Backstage interview with Raven in Tokyo
As NWOBHM band Raven celebrated half a century on the road, they had a backstage chat with Roppongi Rocks in Tokyo.
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Raven rocked Tokyo until it dropped
Raven proved that NWOBHM is still alive and kicking as their 50th-anniversary tour crushed Tokyo.
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Arallu “Battleground”
Israeli extreme metal band Arallu returns with a new version of the track “Battleground”.
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Video premiere: Steel Inferno “Electrocuter”
Today, Danish heavy metal band Steel Inferno premieres the third single and music video from the new album.
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Golgothan Remains “Bearer of Light, Matriarch of Death”
While you can find descriptions of this band as blackened dissonant death or even avant-garde something-or-other, the truth is that no matter which direction a humble extreme metal wordsmith may choose to wank-off in, fans of death metal will dig this hard. When it comes to narrative, let Sydney-siders Golgothan Remains do the storytelling.
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