Interview: Urban Breed of Serious Black
Roppongi Rocks met Serious Black’s Swedish vocalist Urban Breed when the band recently played in Japan for the first time.
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Preview: Epica will return to Tokyo for a one-off Tokyo show in January
Dutch symphonic metal band Epica will return to Tokyo for a one-off Tokyo show in January.
Read MoreU.S. Bombs to release two new EPs | Duane Peters is back!
A quarter of a century into their career, California punksters U.S. Bombs are back with two new releases.
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Interview: Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth of Overkill: “We don’t want to be considered the old dudes on the block”
Roppongi Rocks met vocalist Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth when Overkill recently visited Japan for a chat about staying relevant and what drives the band some 37 years into their career.
Read MoreAlbum review: Todd Michael Hall “Letters from India” | Riot vocalist shows us another side
Todd Michael Hall has a new solo album out on which he presents a different side of himself: a storytelling singer-songwriter in the great classic American rock tradition.
Read MoreRIP Cherry Sickbeat
NervoChaos guitarist Cherry Sickbeat has died following a short battle with cancer.
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Festival report: Japanese Assault Fest
Spiritual Beast’s annual Japanese Assault Fest in November is a great little mini festival taking place at Club Seata in Kichijoji, Tokyo.
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Interview: Dani Filth of Cradle of Filth
Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson had a backstage chat with frontman Dani Filth of Cradle of Filth.
Read MoreVideo | Live & Louder in Japan | An official The Dead Daisies documentary
Here’s a fab documentary following one of our favourite bands on their Japan tour earlier this year.
Read MoreEP review: Thunder “Christmas Day”
British rockers Thunder are back with a scaled-back and mostly acoustic EP release ahead of their Japan tour.
Read MoreAlbum review: Appice “Sinister”
Legendary drumming brothers Carmine and Vinny Appice have finally made a splendid classic hard rock album together and with a little help from their industry friends.
Read MoreInterview: David “Rock” Feinstein of The Rods
David Feinstein talks about his years in Elf, what led The Rods to stop with music for a while, the band’s first time in Japan and, of course, his cousin Ronnie James Dio.
Read MoreLoud Park gig report: L.A. Guns
L.A. Guns exceed expectations at their Japan gig with Phil Lewis and Tracii Guns reunited once again.
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