The love of rock music is the driving force behind Roppongi Rocks. We cover artists that we like. We want to help you discover both new and old rock music.

Roppongi Rocks is Japan’s leading international publication for rock music and features interviews, news, articles, record reviews, gig reviews, videos and much more. Roppongi Rocks covers everything from classic rock via hard rock and heavy metal to punk and extreme metal. We cover the major league acts as well as underground artists. If it rocks in a good way, Roppongi Rocks will cover it. Thank you for rocking with us.

Many people contribute and assist in making Roppongi Rocks possible. The core Roppongi Rocks team consists of:

Stefan Nilsson | Boss, Founder, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief

Dave Dufort | Rock Star in Residence

Nathan Eden | Writer and Photographer

Stenis | Photographer and Festival Logistics Manager

Mitsuhiro Yamanaka | Head of Merchandising and Product Development

Chewie Nilsson | Top Dog and Intern

 

In addition to our content, Roppongi Rocks organises exclusive events for our readers. Past events have included a private concert by legendary Queen and Mott the Hoople keyboardist Morgan Fisher at the iconic Hard Rock Café in Roppongi, Tokyo and a meet-and-greet event with Megadeth drummer Dirk Verbeuren at Roppongi Rocks headquarters. Keep your eyes open for more special events by Roppongi Rocks. Or contact us if you want to partner with us on an awesome event idea.

Our readers: Roppongi Rocks’ readers include Japanese metalheads and rockers worldwide as well as international rock stars and music industry executives who want to keep an eye on what’s happening in Japan, one of the world’s biggest and most exciting music markets.

Editor-in-Chief: Stefan Nilsson. Roppongi Rocks’ Founder and Editor-in-Chief is Stefan Nilsson. Born in Sweden, he spent many years living in London, England before moving to Japan in 2004. Stefan has been writing about rock music since the end of the 1980s. Stefan’s articles and photos have also appeared in publications such as BURRN!, Young Guitar and Sakebi.

Review submissions: To submit music to be considered for reviews and other editorial coverage, please contact us via the form below to set us up with the correct details on your media distribution list.

Advertising, sponsorship and partnership opportunities: Please contact us to discuss commercial opportunities via the form below.

Content services: We provide customised content services to other media and artists, record labels, promoters and other organisations in the music industry. If you need our help with content, please contact us for details via the form below.