Gig review: Sepultura bulldozes Tokyo as the Machine Messiah rolls into town
Brazilian metal masters Sepultura returned to Japan for an explosive Tokyo gig. The Machine Messiah crushed Tokyo!
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Author: roppongirocks
Squeeze Me, I’m Yours – an interview with Glenn Tilbrook
“We needed to justify being a band now as opposed to being a tribute band to our own past,” explains Squeeze’s founder and frontman Glenn Tilbrook as he sits down with Roppongi Rocks.
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Album review: Overkill “Live in Overhausen”
Overkill live in front of a fired up German thrash metal crowd? Yeah, that works. Overkill’s new live album “Live in Overhausen” is brilliant.
Read MoreInterview: H.E.A.T | Into the great unknown soundscape
When Swedish melodic rock band H.E.A.T released its latest album “Into the Great Unknown” last September, they divided their fan base with a partly new musical direction.
Read MoreAlbum review: Nozomu Wakai’s Destinia “Metal Souls”
Japanese guitarist Nozomu Wakai teams up with Ronnie Romero, Tommy Aldridge and Marco Mendoza on new Destinia album.
Read MoreAlbum review: At The Gates “To Drink From The Night Itself”
Gothenburg sound creators and melodic death metal pioneers At The Gates are back with a new guitarist and a fabulous new album.
Read MoreGig review: Classic Bay Area thrash metal attack in Tokyo by Death Angel
Death Angel slays Tokyo with a fine evening of classic Bay Area thrash metal.
Read MoreAlbum review: Grá “Väsen” | A cold and dark soundtrack to the end of the world
Dark Funeral frontman Heljarmadr returns with Grá’s new album: a fabulously dark, cold and dramatic Nordic soundtrack to the chaotic end of the world.
Read MoreGig review: Squeeze at Billboard Live in Roppongi
Glenn Tilbrook leads a fab current version of Squeeze to success in Japan.
Read MoreEP review: Candlemass “House of Doom”
The Swedish doom masters return with the new EP “House of Doom”.
Read MoreAlbum review: Lords of Black “Icons of the New Days”
Lords of Black, the Spanish metal band fronted by Rainbow’s Chilean vocalist Ronnie Romero, is back with its third studio album.
Read MoreAlbum review: Amorphis “Queen of Time”
Mighty Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis is back with yet another terrific album combining heavy metal with beautiful melodies and a big chunk of folk-inspired music.
Read MoreSingle review: Demon Head “The Resistance”
Bearded Danish smoky rockers Demon Head are back with a splendid new 7-inch single.
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