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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Author: roppongirocks
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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Sigh melted Shinjuku
Sigh melted faces with a spectacular headline show in Shinjuku. This was a triumphant avant-garde black metal funeral in Tokyo.
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Album review: Girlschool “WTFortyfive?”
The English ladies in Girlschool are back with a terrific 14th studio album. 45 years on and Girlschool still kicks ass.
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Gig review: Exhumed crushed Shinjuku
Californian deathgrind masters Exhumed returned to Japan with a trunk full of gore and sweat.
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EP review: Cavalera “Bestial Devastation”
The Cavalera brothers revisit their Sepultura roots on a new EP.
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Video premiere: Timechild “Call of the Petrichor”
Today, we premiere the music video for Danish rockers Timechild’s new single.
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Gig review: Legend of Rock – Rainbow Tribute
A superb Japanese Rainbow tribute show performed on Ronnie James Dio’s 81st birthday.
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Graham Bonnet: Night Games in Tokyo
At 75, the former Rainbow, MSG and Alcatrazz vocalist Graham Bonnet has still got the voice.
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Video premiere: Blindstone “Drums of War”
Premiere for Danish blues rockers Blindstone’s music video for new single “Drums of War”.
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