Gig review: Cyhra Japan tour premiere in Shibuya
Cyhra kicked off their Japan tour with a Tokyo gig performing songs from their forthcoming third album for the very first time.
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Album review: The Lightbringer of Sweden “The New World Order”
Lars Eng delivers the goods on his Herbie Langhans-fronted band’s second album.
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Gig review: Jefferson Starship at Billboard Live Tokyo
Jefferson Starship landed in Tokyo and showed us that this band has both a past and a present.
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Video premiere: Nighthawk “Running Wild”
New music video and single from Swedish AOR band Nighthawk featuring members of The Night Flight Orchestra, Soilwork, Metalite and Captain Black Beard.
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Album review: Grá “Lycaon”
Sweden’s Grá unleashes a smashing black metal album.
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Gig review: Mott the Hoople comes alive at Morgan Fisher’s place
A fabulous and intimate gig with Mott the Hoople and Queen veteran Morgan Fisher and Japanese singer-songwriter Yutaro Ogida.
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EP review: Death Reich “The Final Plague”
Death Reich plays excellent and ferocious Swedish death metal.
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Venom legend Mantas to perform in Tokyo in March
British heavy metal legend Jeff “Mantas” Dunn will return to Japan in March for two special performances.
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Album review: “Demons” “Rock & Roll with the Punches”
Swedish band “Demons” celebrates a quarter of a century of punky rock’n’roll.
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Album review: Neuroticos “Hell is Now”
Brazilian/Japanese death metal band Neuroticos has released a relentless new album.
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Hirotsugu Homma on his influences and working with Gene Simmons and Akira Takasaki
“We learned a lot of things from Gene.”
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Jake E of Cyhra: “I’ve grown tremendously as a frontman”
Modern melodic metal band Cyhra has a nine-date tour of Japan coming up in January. Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson checked in with frontman Jake E to hear more about the tour.
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Gig review: Lacuna Coil in Tokyo
Italian modern metal band Lacuna Coil rose from the dark to shine in Tokyo for its first headline show in Japan.
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