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H.E.A.T melted Tokyo
Gig Reviews

H.E.A.T melted Tokyo

July 1, 2025 roppongirocks
Greek power metal | Silent Winter in Tokyo
Gig Reviews

Greek power metal | Silent Winter in Tokyo

June 23, 2025 roppongirocks
Unhallowing “Sworn to the Sanguine Arts”
Record Reviews

Unhallowing “Sworn to the Sanguine Arts”

July 16, 2025 roppongirocks
Candlemass “Black Star”
Record Reviews

Candlemass “Black Star”

May 8, 2025 roppongirocks

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Video | Backstage interview in Tokyo with Marta Gabriel
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Video | Backstage interview in Tokyo with Marta Gabriel

June 21, 2025 roppongirocks

When Crystal Viper’s Marta Gabriel came to Japan for some solo shows, she sat down backstage with Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson to talk about her work on a new solo album, touring with Metalucifer, Crystal Viper’s break and much more.

Backstage interview in Tokyo with Markus Vanhala of Insomnium
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Backstage interview in Tokyo with Markus Vanhala of Insomnium

June 14, 2025 roppongirocks

Markus Vanhala of Finnish melodic death metal band Insomnium had a backstage chat in Tokyo with Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson.

Video | Backstage interview in Tokyo with Deadtide
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Video | Backstage interview in Tokyo with Deadtide

May 17, 2025 roppongirocks

Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson had a chat backstage in Tokyo with guitarist Phil Arnone and vocalist Mike Metal of Deadtide before the band’s first-ever gig outside of North America.

Video | Saxon’s Biff Byford: “I think we will start recording the next album in November”
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Video | Saxon’s Biff Byford: “I think we will start recording the next album in November”

May 2, 2025 roppongirocks

NWOBHM legend Biff Byford of Saxon sat down backstage with Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson in Tokyo for a chat about the band’s past, present and future, including the work on the next album.

Video | Interview: King Diamond’s Pontus Egberg
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Video | Interview: King Diamond’s Pontus Egberg

April 22, 2025 roppongirocks

King Diamond bassist Pontus Egberg met Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson in Stockholm to talk about what’s going on and what’s coming up.

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H.E.A.T melted Tokyo
Gig Reviews

H.E.A.T melted Tokyo

July 1, 2025 roppongirocks

Already summer-hot Tokyo got even hotter when H.E.A.T returned to perform in front of its Japanese fans.

Greek power metal | Silent Winter in Tokyo
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Greek power metal | Silent Winter in Tokyo

June 23, 2025 roppongirocks
Metal Queen Marta Gabriel made Tokyo go wild
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Metal Queen Marta Gabriel made Tokyo go wild

June 19, 2025 roppongirocks
Insomnium woke up Tokyo
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Insomnium woke up Tokyo

June 15, 2025 roppongirocks
Deadtide in Tokyo
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Deadtide in Tokyo

June 10, 2025 roppongirocks

Record ReviewsView All

Unhallowing “Sworn to the Sanguine Arts”
Record Reviews

Unhallowing “Sworn to the Sanguine Arts”

July 16, 2025 roppongirocks

Fabulous symphonic black metal from Sweden: Elliott Crafoord returns with a haunting new Unhallowing album.

Candlemass “Black Star”
Record Reviews

Candlemass “Black Star”

May 8, 2025 roppongirocks
Arch Enemy “Blood Dynasty”
Record Reviews

Arch Enemy “Blood Dynasty”

March 20, 2025 roppongirocks
Angeline “Rhythm of One”
Record Reviews

Angeline “Rhythm of One”

March 6, 2025 roppongirocks
Destruction “Birth of Malice”
Record Reviews

Destruction “Birth of Malice”

March 5, 2025 roppongirocks

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Video | Backstage interview in Tokyo with Marta Gabriel
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Video | Backstage interview in Tokyo with Marta Gabriel

Backstage interview in Tokyo with Markus Vanhala of Insomnium
InterviewsYouTube

Backstage interview in Tokyo with Markus Vanhala of Insomnium

Video | Saxon’s Biff Byford: “I think we will start recording the next album in November”
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Video | Saxon’s Biff Byford: “I think we will start recording the next album in November”

Video | Interview: King Diamond’s Pontus Egberg
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Video | Interview: King Diamond’s Pontus Egberg

Video | Backstage interview with Mike Vescera’s Crash and Burn
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Video | Backstage interview with Mike Vescera’s Crash and Burn

Video | Backstage interview in Tokyo with Mike Alvord of Mindwars
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Video | Backstage interview in Tokyo with Mike Alvord of Mindwars

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Total Metal exhibition: a celebration of Swedish metal
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Total Metal exhibition: a celebration of Swedish metal

June 23, 2025 roppongirocks

Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson visited Stockholm to experience a much-hyped exhibition about Swedish heavy metal. Did it live up to the high expectations?

The art of AC/DC Lane in Melbourne
News

The art of AC/DC Lane in Melbourne

June 17, 2025 roppongirocks
Kamelot’s Alex Landenburg launches music streaming service ROKK
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Kamelot’s Alex Landenburg launches music streaming service ROKK

February 24, 2025 roppongirocks
Exodus: Zetro out (again), Dukes in (again)
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Exodus: Zetro out (again), Dukes in (again)

January 16, 2025 roppongirocks
The legacy and future of Venom Inc.
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The legacy and future of Venom Inc.

December 31, 2024 roppongirocks
Marty Friedman’s journey from heavy metal to Japanese pop
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Marty Friedman’s journey from heavy metal to Japanese pop

December 2, 2024 roppongirocks

VideosView All

Video premiere: Fury “What’s It Gonna Be?”
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Video premiere: Fury “What’s It Gonna Be?”

July 11, 2025 roppongirocks

British heavy rockers Fury premiere a new music video ahead of the release of the new album “Interceptor”.

Video premiere: Nighthawk “Can’t Say Goodbye”
Videos

Video premiere: Nighthawk “Can’t Say Goodbye”

June 20, 2025 roppongirocks
Video premiere: Fury “Interceptor”
Videos

Video premiere: Fury “Interceptor”

June 13, 2025 roppongirocks
Video premiere: Meridian “Uprising”
Videos

Video premiere: Meridian “Uprising”

June 13, 2025 roppongirocks
Video premiere: Nighthawk “Angel of Mine”
Videos

Video premiere: Nighthawk “Angel of Mine”

May 23, 2025 roppongirocks
Video premiere: Nighthawk “Home Tonight”
Videos

Video premiere: Nighthawk “Home Tonight”

April 25, 2025 roppongirocks

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Tokyo's international rock music magazine. Edited by Stefan Nilsson.

Roppongi Rocks album review | @unhallowingofficial Roppongi Rocks album review | @unhallowingofficial | “Sworn to the Sanguine Arts” | Fabulous symphonic black metal from Sweden: Elliott Crafoord returns with a haunting new Unhallowing album.
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@gsbass65’s book arrived. @alcatrazz_official @gsbass65’s book arrived.
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Rock in Peace, Kevin Riddles (Tytan, Kev Riddles' Rock in Peace, Kevin Riddles (Tytan, Kev Riddles' Baphomet, ex-@angelwitchofficial), who passed away on 4th July. Pic of @roppongirocks boss Stefan Nilsson with Kev in Tokyo in June 2024.
@doncrash of @heatsweden on stage in Tokyo on 26th @doncrash of @heatsweden on stage in Tokyo on 26th June 2025. Photo: Stefan Nilsson, @roppongirocks | @avalon.label
Today’s office. @heatsweden Japan tour. Today’s office. @heatsweden Japan tour.
When in Melbourne… When in Melbourne…
@acdc Lane in Melbourne. @acdc Lane in Melbourne.
@insomniumofficial on stage in Tokyo on 14th May 2 @insomniumofficial on stage in Tokyo on 14th May 2025. Photo: Stefan Nilsson, @roppongirocks
“We don’t want to end up being a nostalgia act “We don’t want to end up being a nostalgia act!” | Markus Vanhala of Finnish melodic death metal band @insomniumofficial had a backstage chat in Tokyo with Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson | @soundworks.direct.japan | @avalon.label 
https://www.roppongirocks.com/archives/17655
Roppongi Rocks boss Stefan Nilsson at AC/DC Lane i Roppongi Rocks boss Stefan Nilsson at AC/DC Lane in Melbourne tonight.
Hello, Melbourne. I am back! For those about to ro Hello, Melbourne. I am back! For those about to rock, we salute you!
While I like Hong Kong, it is severly lacking in t While I like Hong Kong, it is severly lacking in the heavy metal department. A bit of rock here and there, like The Wanch, but very little metal.
Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson backstage in Toky Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson backstage in Tokyo today with Markus Vanhala of @insomniumofficial.
@wolfhoffmann of @acceptworldwide on stage in Toky @wolfhoffmann of @acceptworldwide on stage in Tokyo on 13th May 2025. Photo: Stefan Nilsson, @roppongirocks
@acceptworldwide vocalist @mark.tornillo on stage @acceptworldwide vocalist @mark.tornillo on stage in Shibuya, Tokyo tonight. Photo: Stefan Nilsson, @roppongirocks
@roppongirocks HQ @roppongirocks HQ
Happy birthday to drummer Eric Singer (KISS, Black Happy birthday to drummer Eric Singer (KISS, Black Sabbath, Lita Ford, Gary Moore, Paul Stanley, Badlands, ESP, Brian May, Alice Cooper), who turns 67 today. Hooray! (Pic of Eric and Roppongi Rocks' Stefan Nilsson in Tokyo in 2018)
@kissonline @blacksabbath
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@saxon.official's Doug Scarratt on stage in Tokyo @saxon.official's Doug Scarratt on stage in Tokyo on 27th April 2025. Photo: Stefan Nilsson, @roppongirocks | @silver.lining.music
@saxon.official's Brian Tatler on stage in Tokyo, @saxon.official's Brian Tatler on stage in Tokyo, Japan on 27th April 2025. Photo: Stefan Nilsson, @roppongirocks | @silver.lining.music
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