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  • Charlie Granberg of Hellsingland Underground: “This album is rowdy, in-your-face rock”
  • Gig review: Randy Bachman at Tokyo American Club
  • Tony Dolan: “Step into the black hole to find what’s inside”
Gig review: Randy Bachman at Tokyo American Club
Live Reviews 

Gig review: Randy Bachman at Tokyo American Club

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022 roppongirocks
Report: Heavy Metal Night in Roppongi
Live Reviews 

Report: Heavy Metal Night in Roppongi

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 roppongirocks
Album review: Crashdiet “Automaton”
Record Reviews 

Album review: Crashdiet “Automaton”

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 roppongirocks
Album review: Besvärjelsen “Atlas”
Record Reviews 

Album review: Besvärjelsen “Atlas”

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022 roppongirocks

InterviewsView All

Tony Dolan: “Step into the black hole to find what’s inside”
Interviews 

Tony Dolan: “Step into the black hole to find what’s inside”

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 roppongirocks

Venom Inc will release its second album “There’s Only Black” in September.

Charlie Granberg of Hellsingland Underground: “This album is rowdy, in-your-face rock”
Interviews 

Charlie Granberg of Hellsingland Underground: “This album is rowdy, in-your-face rock”

April 7, 2022April 7, 2022 roppongirocks

Roppongi Rocks checks in with Charlie Granberg, the lead vocalist of our favourite Swedish rock band Hellsingland Underground, for an update from Hellquarters, the band’s own studio in Järvsö, Hellsingland, Sweden. The band is working on its sixth studio album!

Al Barrow looks back at his Magnum years
Interviews 

Al Barrow looks back at his Magnum years

January 30, 2022January 30, 2022 roppongirocks

Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson checks in with former Magnum bassist Al Barrow to talk about his Magnum years, his new life in the USA and much more.

Ex-ELO and Black Sabbath member Bev Bevan on the drummers that inspired him
Interviews 

Ex-ELO and Black Sabbath member Bev Bevan on the drummers that inspired him

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 roppongirocks

Former ELO and Black Sabbath drummer Bev Bevan talks with Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson about the singles that influenced him and the drummers that played on them.

Five Records That Changed My Life, Part 83: Rob Cavestany
Interviews 

Five Records That Changed My Life, Part 83: Rob Cavestany

December 24, 2021January 6, 2022 roppongirocks

The founder of Bay Area thrash metal band Death Angel discusses the five albums that shaped him.

ReviewsView All

Gig review: Randy Bachman at Tokyo American Club
Live Reviews 

Gig review: Randy Bachman at Tokyo American Club

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022 roppongirocks

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

Album review: Crashdiet “Automaton”
Record Reviews 

Album review: Crashdiet “Automaton”

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 roppongirocks
Album review: Besvärjelsen “Atlas”
Record Reviews 

Album review: Besvärjelsen “Atlas”

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022 roppongirocks
Album review: Michael Monroe “I Live Too Fast to Die Young”
Record Reviews 

Album review: Michael Monroe “I Live Too Fast to Die Young”

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022 roppongirocks
Album review: Borgerlig Begravning “Gör Vad Du Vill”
Record Reviews 

Album review: Borgerlig Begravning “Gör Vad Du Vill”

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022 roppongirocks
Album review: Stenfors “Family Album”
Record Reviews 

Album review: Stenfors “Family Album”

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022 roppongirocks

NewsView All

James LoMenzo joins Megadeth as permanent bass player
News 

James LoMenzo joins Megadeth as permanent bass player

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 roppongirocks

James LoMenzo given permanent role following a successful stint as a live bassist.

Hit Netflix show “Clark” bleeds metal
News 

Hit Netflix show “Clark” bleeds metal

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 roppongirocks
Ex-H.E.A.T frontman Erik Grönwall joins Skid Row
News 

Ex-H.E.A.T frontman Erik Grönwall joins Skid Row

March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 roppongirocks
Drummer Gene Hoglan leaves Testament
News 

Drummer Gene Hoglan leaves Testament

January 22, 2022January 22, 2022 roppongirocks
The Roppongi Rocks Music Awards – What rocked our world in 2021
News 

The Roppongi Rocks Music Awards – What rocked our world in 2021

January 9, 2022January 9, 2022 roppongirocks
Ozzy and the other nine singers: a ranking of Black Sabbath’s ten vocalists
News 

Ozzy and the other nine singers: a ranking of Black Sabbath’s ten vocalists

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 roppongirocks

VideosView All

Video premiere: Battering Ram “Too Late”
Videos 

Video premiere: Battering Ram “Too Late”

April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 roppongirocks

Filipstad’s finest are back with a catchy new single ahead of the new album release.

Video premiere: Spheric Universe Experience “Where We Belong”
Videos 

Video premiere: Spheric Universe Experience “Where We Belong”

April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 roppongirocks
Video premiere: Freddy and The Phantoms “With All My Love”
Videos 

Video premiere: Freddy and The Phantoms “With All My Love”

March 31, 2022 roppongirocks
Video premiere: Heidra “To Hell or Kingdom Come”
Videos 

Video premiere: Heidra “To Hell or Kingdom Come”

March 25, 2022March 25, 2022 roppongirocks
Video premiere: Statement “Indestructible”
Videos 

Video premiere: Statement “Indestructible”

March 25, 2022March 25, 2022 roppongirocks
Video premiere: Street Fighter “Queen of the Night”
Videos 

Video premiere: Street Fighter “Queen of the Night”

March 11, 2022March 11, 2022 roppongirocks

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Interview with Lord Ahriman of Dark Funeral: “I wanted it to be harder, more brutal and darker”

Interview with Lord Ahriman of Dark Funeral: “I wanted it to be harder, more brutal and darker”

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Album review: The Night Flight Orchestra “Sometimes The World Ain’t Enough”

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Preview: Epica will return to Tokyo for a one-off Tokyo show in January

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Album review: Bombus “Repeat Until Death”

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EP review: Extrema – Old school thrash metal from Italy

May 28, 2016November 14, 2021 roppongirocks
Album review: Firewind “Firewind”

Album review: Firewind “Firewind”

May 14, 2020November 24, 2021 roppongirocks
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