When Swedish power metal band Bloodbound recently played in Japan for the first time in the band’s 15-year career, Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson met the band’s co-founder and keyboardist Fredrik Bergh and vocalist Patrik Selleby for a backstage chat.
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Former glam rocker Zinny Zan returns with a new Stagman single which brings back memories of some of his old bandmates and 1980s-style Swedish pop and rock.
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Cradle of Filth’s Lindsay Schoolcraft goes solo with a splendid and beautiful debut album in collaboration with former Evanescence man Rocky Gray. Just wow!
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Germany-based Detraktor is back with its first full-length studio album filled with relentless thrash metal with some crossover hardcore touches.
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Sweden’s Prime Creation gives us great melodies, heavy riffs and a contemporary soundscape on its new album.
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British rockers Girlschool toured Japan and Australia this summer. Roppongi Rocks caught up with the band backstage in Tokyo.
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When Swedish melodic hard rockers Crazy Lixx finally made it to Japan, they crushed it. Their signature mix of melodic yet riff-happy metal is part of a proud Swedish tradition that the Japanese fans love.
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Three power metal bands, an old-school true German metal band and a bunch of good-fun Scottish rockers proved to be a great mix of music that kept the audience entertained.
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Michael Schenker Fest returns with its second studio album of new material plus some special Japanese bonus tracks.
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Sweden’s Liv Sin is back with a terrific hard-hitting yet melodic metal album.
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Canadian rocker Danko Jones made a triumphant return to Australia with his trio. Every song in the setlist is a hit. One of the greatest live rock shows this year. Punky rock’n’roll at its best.
Read MoreSwedish heavy metal band Frantic Amber returns with a smashing new studio album filled with aggressive vocals and plenty of speedy guitar riffs.
Read MoreSweden’s Opeth returns with the new studio album “In Cauda Venenum”, a progressive rock masterpiece.
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