Gig review: Hardcore Superstar – You Can’t Kill My Rock’n’Roll Tour Japan 2018
Hardcore Superstar delivers a Swedish-style feelgood sleaze-rock knockout in Tokyo.
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Single review: Electric Feel Good “Moneymaker”
Sweden’s Electric Feel Good is back with a new smashing blues-rock single. Where will this end?
Read MoreGig review: Pretty Maids came to rock Japan with special “Future World” shows
Melodic heavy metal band Pretty Maids from Denmark came to rock Japan with catchy riffs and a guitar case full of classic songs.
Read MoreGig review: Marduk delivers a black metal assault on Tokyo
Swedish black metal band Marduk conquers Japan with a no-nonsense battle of a show.
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Album review: Thomas Silver “The Gospel According to Thomas”
Former Hardcore Superstar guitarist Thomas Silver is back with a fabulous solo album showing him in a somewhat different light.
Read MoreInterview: Marko Tervonen of Swedish death metal veterans The Crown
Swedish death metal veterans The Crown have released a fab new album. Roppongi Rocks caught up with co-founder, rhythm guitarist and songwriter Marko Tervonen.
Read MoreEP review: Sodom “Partisan”
German thrash metal band Sodom is back with a new line-up and a brutal new EP.
Read MoreAlbum review: The Smashing Pumpkins “Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1/LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun.”
The Smashing Pumpkins are back with a great new album filled with college rock and alternative pop as well as a near-complete reunion of the original 1988 line-up.
Read MoreEP review: Open Surgery “After Birth Abortion”
Swedish death metal band Open Surgery is back with an EP that smells like a damp Florida basement in 1989. And that’s a good thing.
Read MoreAlbum review: Electric Boys “The Ghost Ward Diaries”
The Swedish groove masters Electric Boys are all grown-up on fab new album.
Read MoreAlbum review: Reece “Resilient Heart”
Former Accept and Bonfire vocalist David Reece returns with a strong solo album.
Read MoreGig review: An evening of Marty Friedman deep cuts in Tokyo
A very special instrumental evening with Marty Friedman in Tokyo: An intimate venue, die-hard fans, a terrific set of songs and a band that matches its leader.
Read MoreGig review: Edu Falaschi and The Dark Element in Tokyo and Osaka
Former Angra, Nightwish and Sonata Arctica members unite for an interesting double bill of melodic metal on a recent Japan tour.
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