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Left to Die breathed new life into Death’s old-school Florida death metal. What a smashingly face-melting Death tribute this was!

Interviews

Arch Enemy’s Michael Amott on the new album: “All killer, no filler!”

March 28, 2025 roppongirocks

Michael Amott, founder, leader, guitarist and songwriter of melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, met up with Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson in Tokyo to talk about “Blood Dynasty”, Arch Enemy’s new studio album.

Videos

Video premiere: Captain Black Beard “Read Your Mind”

March 21, 2025 roppongirocks

Swedish AOR rockers Captain Black Beard are back with their new album “Chasing Danger”. Today we premiere the single “Read Your Mind”.

Gig Reviews

Lovebites at Zepp DiverCity

March 21, 2025 roppongirocks

Lovebites has become one of Japan’s best metal bands with its trademark twin lead-guitar attack. Their tour finale in Tokyo was a glorious homecoming.

Record Reviews

Arch Enemy “Blood Dynasty”

March 20, 2025 roppongirocks

Michael Amott and his colleagues in Arch Enemy are not playing it safe with the new album. They take it to another level and throw in some twists along the way.

Gig Reviews

Dark Tranquillity at Club Quattro

March 18, 2025 roppongirocks

Gothenburg’s melodic death metal pioneers Dark Tranquillity returned to Japan a decade after their last shows here.

Interviews YouTube

Video | Dark Tranquillity’s Mikael Stanne: “Things have shifted a lot in the band”

March 17, 2025 roppongirocks

When Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity returned to Japan for some shows after a decade, Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson met vocalist and founder Mikael Stanne backstage in Tokyo for a chat.