The art of AC/DC Lane in Melbourne
On a recent trip to Melbourne, Australia, Roppongi Rocks boss Stefan Nilsson revisited AC/DC Lane to document some of the lane’s fascinating street art.
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Insomnium woke up Tokyo
Finland is a heavy metal superpower and Insomnium is one of its finest ambassadors. The band’s return to Japan after an eight-year absence was triumphant.
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Backstage interview in Tokyo with Markus Vanhala of Insomnium
Markus Vanhala of Finnish melodic death metal band Insomnium had a backstage chat in Tokyo with Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson.
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Video premiere: Fury “Interceptor”
British heavy metal band Fury, featuring Mercyful Fate’s Becky Baldwin on bass, premieres a new single and music video.
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Video premiere: Meridian “Uprising”
Danish metal band Meridian premieres the music video for the new single “Uprising”.
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Deadtide in Tokyo
Deadtide came out of the rabbit hole to perform its modern metal for the band’s Japanese fans.
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Video premiere: Nighthawk “Angel of Mine”
Roppongi Rocks premieres “Angel of Mine”, the new single and music video from Swedish rockers Nighthawk.
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Video | Backstage interview in Tokyo with Deadtide
Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson had a chat backstage in Tokyo with guitarist Phil Arnone and vocalist Mike Metal of Deadtide before the band’s first-ever gig outside of North America.
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Accept grabbed Tokyo by the balls
This is what heavy metal is all about. Accept grabbed Tokyo by the balls, ripped out its metal heart and delivered a heavy metal show as fast as a shark.
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Candlemass “Black Star”
Swedish doom masters Candlemass seemingly can do no wrong as they, yet again, prove on a terrific new EP.
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Saxon brought the heavy metal thunder to Tokyo
Saxon proved to its Japanese fans that the band is not only still relevant, it commands the world’s metalheads from the front.
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Video | Saxon’s Biff Byford: “I think we will start recording the next album in November”
NWOBHM legend Biff Byford of Saxon sat down backstage with Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson in Tokyo for a chat about the band’s past, present and future, including the work on the next album.
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Video premiere: Nighthawk “Home Tonight”
Swedish melodic rockers Nighthawk are back with a new single. Today, Roppongi Rocks premieres the single’s music video.
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