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Interviews 

Charlie Granberg of Hellsingland Underground: “This album is rowdy, in-your-face rock”

April 7, 2022April 7, 2022 roppongirocks

Roppongi Rocks checks in with Charlie Granberg, the lead vocalist of our favourite Swedish rock band Hellsingland Underground, for an update from Hellquarters, the band’s own studio in Järvsö, Hellsingland, Sweden. The band is working on its sixth studio album!

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Record Reviews 

Album review: Dusk “The Relic”

April 6, 2022April 6, 2022 roppongirocks

Awesome hopelessness on the new album by industrial black metal band Dusk from Costa Rica.

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Record Reviews 

Single review: Marco Mendoza “Take It to the Limit”

April 5, 2022April 5, 2022 roppongirocks

Ex-Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy and Journey bassist Marco Mendoza shines on his catchy new single.

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Record Reviews 

Single review: Dristeig “The Struggle”

April 2, 2022April 2, 2022 roppongirocks

Swedish band Dristeig successfully fuses heavy metal with grunge on its new single.

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Record Reviews 

Album review: Wolf “Shadowland”

March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 roppongirocks

Swedish heavy metal band Wolf sounds better than ever on its ninth album.

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Videos 

Video premiere: Freddy and The Phantoms “With All My Love”

March 31, 2022 roppongirocks

Danish rockers Freddy and The Phantoms take us on a joyride in their new video for the fab song “With All My Love”.

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Videos 

Video premiere: Heidra “To Hell or Kingdom Come”

March 25, 2022March 25, 2022 roppongirocks

Danish Viking metal band Heidra premieres the title track from its new album.

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Videos 

Video premiere: Statement “Indestructible”

March 25, 2022March 25, 2022 roppongirocks

Here’s the second single from the Danish melodic heavy rock band Statement’s forthcoming album.

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Record Reviews 

Album review: Abbath “Dread Reaver”

March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 roppongirocks

Norwegian black metal icon Abbath is back! The new album is less immediate, less accessible and very good.

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Record Reviews 

Single review: Black Paisley “Don’t Call Me a Liar”

March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 roppongirocks

Swedish rockers Black Paisley releases a catchy new single.

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News 

Ex-H.E.A.T frontman Erik Grönwall joins Skid Row

March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 roppongirocks

Swedish vocalist Erik Grönwall, best known as the former frontman of melodic hard rockers H.E.A.T, has joined Skid Row in a surprise move.

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Live Reviews 

Report: Heavy Metal Night in Roppongi

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 roppongirocks

Great fun socialising with metalheads in person at UPP-tone Music’s heavy metal DJ event.

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Record Reviews 

Album review: Flames of Fire “Flames of Fire”

March 19, 2022March 19, 2022 roppongirocks

Flames of Fire is a new Nordic heavy metal band with members from Narnia, Wisdom Call, Zaragon and Royal Hunt.

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