Archspire slam-dunked Tokyo
Excellent high-energy Canadian tech death on display in Shibuya.
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Author: roppongirocks
Mork and NervoChaos brought darkness to Shinjuku
Norwegian black metal and Brazilian death metal united in Tokyo. Mork and NervoChaos at Earthdom, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan on 5th October 2023 Combining Norwegian black metal and Brazilian death metal
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KK’s Priest “The Sinner Rides Again”
KK’s Priest is more Priest than Judas Priest. KK Downing and Tim “Ripper” Owens prove that they are still at the top of their game with the band’s second album.
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Video premiere: Shadowspawn “Color Me Dead”
Today we premiere the video for Danish death metal band Shadowspawn’s new single.
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Danko Jones “Electric Sounds”
Are you ready to rock? Canadian power rock trio Danko Jones is always ready to rock.
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Video premiere: Sylvatica “In the Eyes of God”
Sylvatica serves up folksy Danish death metal on its new single.
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Marduk in Tokyo
Swedish black metal overlords Marduk returned to Tokyo and gave Japan an excellent lesson in darkness.
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8 facts to turn you into a Cyhra expert
Swedish-German-Finnish modern metal band Cyhra has released three fab studio albums since they were founded in 2017. Here Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson shares some facts about the band that will turn you into a Cyhra expert.
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Marduk “Memento Mori”
Marduk serves up a relentless and sinister version of black metal on its 15th studio album. Japan tour coming up!
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Legendary Whitesnake guitarist Bernie Marsden dead
Former Whitesnake and UFO guitarist Bernie Marsden has died at the age of 72.
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Deep Purple’s Don Airey: “We tried to slow down for a bit, but it didn’t work out”
Backstage with Deep Purple at the Budokan in Tokyo. Holy ground for any rock fan. Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson had a brief chat with keyboardist Don Airey before Deep Purple put on a great show at the legendary venue.
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Back-On brought the noise
Back-On’s Kenji03 and Teeda showed Tokyo how it’s done with an excellent show in Shibuya.
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Cyhra “The Vertigo Trigger”
Cyhra is about to release its fab third studio album. This band is indeed ready to rumble!
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