Video | Olof Wikstrand of Enforcer: “What makes a good song? Simplicity!”
“We are a global band on a global market” said Enforcer’s Olof Wikstrand when he returned to Japan.
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Exodus: Zetro out (again), Dukes in (again)
Exodus parts way with Zetro and welcomes Rob Dukes back.
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The Hellacopters “Overdriver”
A less gritty and more mature The Hellacopters soldiers on while Dregen recovers.
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Video premiere: Trold “Mod Den Endeløse Skov”
Today Danish folk metal band Trold releases a new music video for the track “Mod Den Endeløse Skov”.
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The Halo Effect “March of the Unheard”
Swedish melodic death metal band The Halo Effect curses the silence on its second album.
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The legacy and future of Venom Inc.
Mantas retires from the band but Tony Dolan soldiers on with Venom Inc. Jeff “Mantas” Dunn’s retirement from Venom Inc. has caused a bit of a stir when it comes
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Video | Jeff Kollman: “I like some violence in my metal”
“I like some violence in my metal!” said American artist Jeff Kollman with a big smile when he swung by Roppongi Rocks.
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Hostilia “All The Blood Spilt EP – The Top Floor Live Sessions”
A raised middle finger from Sweden’s best thrash metal band.
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Seven Spires in Tokyo
Adrienne Cowan’s fabulous voice and Seven Spires’ technical, heavy-yet-melodic metal gave us a night to remember in Tokyo.
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Video: Interview with Seven Spires’ Adrienne Cowan in Tokyo
Roppongi Rocks brought Adrienne Cowan to the dark and empty grounds of a temple in Tokyo for a chat.
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French post-metal band Celeste in Tokyo
France’s blackened sludge/post-hardcore outfit Celeste made a triumphant return to Japan.
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Video: Raven and Dave Dufort look back at the birth of NWOBHM
NWOBHM legends Raven and Dave Dufort look back at how the British metal scene got its name and what the movement was about.
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Lucifer’s panic attack in Tokyo
Johanna Platow of Lucifer: “All the songs are about dead people. Something’s wrong with me!”
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