Hostilia “Face the Fire”
On its debut full-length album, Hostilia gives us thrash metal of the best kind.
Read More
Author: roppongirocks
The Gonzoes “Charger”
Gritty, beer-fuelled and gloriously unpolished garage rock from Stockholm.
Read More
Dynazty’s triumphant return to Tokyo
Dynazty returned to Japan for the first time since 2017 and showed us what we have missed with a great show of Swedish melodic metal.
Read More
Stryper “The Greatest Gift of All”
Christmas is cancelled thanks to Stryper.
Read More
ROKK: Artists paid 20× more per stream than Spotify
ROKK, the fairer music streaming platform founded to put artists first, has officially exited its beta phase. Early reports from the platform’s initial launch period reveal that artists on ROKK
Read More
Frozen Crown in Tokyo
Italian heavy metal band Frozen Crown brought the heat to Tokyo. The show was hot, hot, hot.
Read More
KISS legend Ace Frehley dead at 74
Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley fell in his studio and hurt himself at the end of September. He passed away on 16th October.
Read More
Uriah Heep at Skogsröjet
‘Appy days with Mick Box and Uriah Heep in the Swedish sticks.
Read More
Torch at Skogsröjet
Swedish band Torch set the Skogsröjet festival on fire with a great set of heavy metal.
Read More
Video | Backstage interview with Frozen Crown in Tokyo
When Italian heavy metal band Frozen Crown came to Japan for a third time, the whole band sat down with Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson in Tokyo for a chat.
Read More
W.A.S.P. at Skogsröjet
Fire and water battled it out in a Swedish forest when W.A.S.P. headlined Skogsröjet.
Read More
Uli Jon Roth’s spiritual journey in Roppongi
Uli Jon Roth created a magical evening in Roppongi for his Japanese fans. Utter perfection!
Read More
Naked Machine in Meguro
With Hiro Homma back after his injury, Naked Machine showed us why they are one of the best Japanese metal bands.
Read More