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Gig Reviews 

Gig review: Cyhra Japan tour premiere in Shibuya

January 20, 2023January 20, 2023 roppongirocks

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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Record Reviews 

Album review: The Lightbringer of Sweden “The New World Order”

January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 roppongirocks

Lars Eng delivers the goods on his Herbie Langhans-fronted band’s second album.

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Gig Reviews 

Gig review: Jefferson Starship at Billboard Live Tokyo

January 15, 2023January 15, 2023 roppongirocks

Jefferson Starship landed in Tokyo and showed us that this band has both a past and a present.

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Videos 

Video premiere: Nighthawk “Running Wild”

January 13, 2023January 13, 2023 roppongirocks

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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Record Reviews 

Album review: Grá “Lycaon”

January 12, 2023January 13, 2023 roppongirocks

Sweden’s Grá unleashes a smashing black metal album.

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Gig Reviews 

Gig review: Mott the Hoople comes alive at Morgan Fisher’s place

January 11, 2023January 11, 2023 roppongirocks

A fabulous and intimate gig with Mott the Hoople and Queen veteran Morgan Fisher and Japanese singer-songwriter Yutaro Ogida.

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Record Reviews 

EP review: Death Reich “The Final Plague”

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 roppongirocks

Death Reich plays excellent and ferocious Swedish death metal.

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News 

Venom legend Mantas to perform in Tokyo in March

December 31, 2022December 31, 2022 roppongirocks

British heavy metal legend Jeff “Mantas” Dunn will return to Japan in March for two special performances.

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Record Reviews 

Album review: “Demons” “Rock & Roll with the Punches”

December 29, 2022December 29, 2022 roppongirocks

Swedish band “Demons” celebrates a quarter of a century of punky rock’n’roll.

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Record Reviews 

Album review: Neuroticos “Hell is Now”

December 29, 2022December 29, 2022 roppongirocks

Brazilian/Japanese death metal band Neuroticos has released a relentless new album.

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Interviews 

Hirotsugu Homma on his influences and working with Gene Simmons and Akira Takasaki

December 28, 2022December 28, 2022 roppongirocks

“We learned a lot of things from Gene.”

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Interviews 

Jake E of Cyhra: “I’ve grown tremendously as a frontman”

December 21, 2022December 21, 2022 roppongirocks

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 Reviews 

Gig review: Lacuna Coil in Tokyo

December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 roppongirocks

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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