Gig Reviews

KISS served up a fabulous rock’n’roll party as a thank you and goodbye to the Japanese fans.

Is this the best version of MSG ever? Quite possibly so.

Two mind-blowing tribute shows in Tokyo celebrated the legacy of 70s hard rock.

A smashing high-energy tour finale in Shibuya for guitar wizard Marty Friedman and his ridiculously great band.

Hanoi Rocks legend Andy McCoy shows us how it’s done with scaled-down acoustic versions of his classic songs during two fabulous nights in Tokyo.

An excellent evening of sweaty music in a legendary basement rock bar.

The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive legend came to Japan to rock and pick up his stolen guitar.

Great fun socialising with metalheads in person at UPP-tone Music’s heavy metal DJ event.

Guitarist Marty Friedman performed two terrific instrumental club gigs in Tokyo.

A triumphant return to the Tokyo stage for guitar maestro Marty Friedman.

Swedish metal lords Bullet finally made it to Japan and on to a Tokyo stage. With Aussie rockers The Babes as special guests we get a fine and sweaty evening in the name of heavy metal and hard rock.

When Japanese rockers Dir En Grey played the final show of their “This Way to Self-Destruction” European tour at Elysée Montmartre in Paris, France on 8th February, photographer Valentina Giacomini was there to document the show.

A fantastic Roppongi evening in the name of thrash metal with high-energy Brazilian trio Nervosa.