Album review: Skraeckoedlan “Eorþe”
Swedish rockers Skraeckoedlan are back with their third album. It’s a wonderful mix of fuzz, stoner and progressive rock. One of Sweden’s best bands right now.
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Album review: Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia “Moonglow”
Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia returns with a terrific album taking us back into a wonderful fantasy world of rock opera-meets-metal musical.
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Interview: Graham Gouldman of 10cc
10cc frontman Graham Gouldman, one of the best songwriters in the history of British pop and rock, sat down with Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson in Tokyo to talk about songwriting, 10cc and working with The Ramones and Ringo Starr.
Read MoreAlbum review: Lugnet “Nightwalker”
Sweden’s Lugnet is back with “Nightwalker”, a very tasty rocker of an album full of 70s hard rock vibes.
Read MoreAlbum review: Devil’s Gun “Sing For The Chaos”
Sweden’s Devil’s Gun returns with a new album filled with classic-sounding heavy metal.
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Album review: Epitimia “Thread”
Russian band Epitimia gives us atmospheric black metal mixed with pagan metal and acoustic folk music pieces on new album.
Read MoreAlbum review: Toto “40 Tours Around The Sun”
Toto has been around since the 1970s and on the band’s new live release they show us that they have still got it after four decades of touring.
Read MoreGig review: Nozomu Wakai’s Destinia – Metal Souls Live
Destinia’s music is classic heavy metal and hard rock in the tradition of Dio, Rainbow and Whitesnake. For a special Metal Souls Live performance in Tokyo, Japanese guitarist Nozomu Wakai brings together Tommy Aldridge, Marco Mendoza and Ronnie Romero on stage.
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Album review: We Are The Catalyst “Ephemeral”
Swedish band We Are The Catalyst gives us modern and catchy metal with pop melodies on its third album.
Read MoreLive DVD/album review: King Diamond “Songs For The Dead Live”
King Diamond returns with a glorious live release of his best music and plenty of horror-themed theatrics.
Read MoreExclusive video premiere: Junkyard Drive “Sucker For Your Love”
Roppongi Rocks premieres Junkyard Drive’s brand new video for the track “Sucker For Your Love”.
Read MoreGig review: 10cc at Billboard Live Tokyo
Graham Gouldman and his 10cc put on a superb night of timeless hits at Billboard Live in Roppongi.
Read MoreAlbum review: Mourning Sign “Contra Mundum”
Swedish melodic death metal with progressive influences on reunited Mourning Sign’s third album.
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