Album review: Aborted “TerrorVision”
Belgian extreme metal masters Aborted are back with a brutal new album and, as expected, it is sheer brilliance.
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Reviews
Album review: Sir Reg “The Underdogs” | Celtic rock from Sweden
Celtic rock from Sweden? Yes. And it works. Sir Reg is back with a feckin’ good album.
Read MoreGig review: Sweaty Tokyo audience royally crowned by The Crown and Origin
A brutal and sweaty evening of exquisite extreme metal with The Crown and Origin in Shibuya.
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Album review: Toy Called God “#Socialvangelism”
Patrick Donovan and his men in the Toy Called God army are back with a new studio album of groovy but radio-friendly modern American metal.
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Album review: Survive “Immortal Warriors”
Japanese metal band Survive celebrates two decades of musical brutality with a smashing new album.
Read MoreAlbum review: Angeline “Shadowlands”
Swedish melodic rockers Angeline are back with a fab new AOR album with some twists.
Read MoreGig review: Resurrected Michael Schenker attacks Tokyo in style
Michael Schenker returns to Japan for another triumphant Michael Schenker Fest tour. This time with a fabulous mix of old classics and new songs.
Read MoreGig review: Ace Frehley on fire in Roppongi
Ace Frehley sets Tokyo on fire with a smoking hot show at Billboard Live in Roppongi. “Ace is back and he told you so!”
Read MoreGig review: The Agonist, Cellar Darling and Vulture Industries
Canadian metal band The Agonist returned to Japan after a long absence and showed their Japanese fans that they still got it.
Read MoreA Japanese jam session with Tony Dolan of Venom Inc
Tony “The Demolition Man” Dolan spent a weekend in Tokyo before kicking off another North American tour with Venom Inc. Roppongi Rocks was there to witness the madness.
Read MoreAlbum review: Kiyoshi “KIYOSHI3”
Kiyoshi, the Japanese bassist in Marty Friedman’s band, is back with her third solo album. It’s fabulously different.
Read MoreAlbum review: Mantar “The Modern Art of Setting Ablaze”
German noisemaking duo Mantar is back with a terrific unclean new album built on raw energy and anger.
Read MoreAlbum review: Yes featuring Jon Anderson – Trevor Rabin – Rick Wakeman “Live at the Apollo”
Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin and Rick Wakeman mark 50 years of Yes with a splendid progressive rock live album.
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