Video premiere: Captain Black Beard “Read Your Mind”
Swedish AOR rockers Captain Black Beard are back with their new album “Chasing Danger”. Today we premiere the single “Read Your Mind”.
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Lovebites at Zepp DiverCity
Lovebites has become one of Japan’s best metal bands with its trademark twin lead-guitar attack. Their tour finale in Tokyo was a glorious homecoming.
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Arch Enemy “Blood Dynasty”
Michael Amott and his colleagues in Arch Enemy are not playing it safe with the new album. They take it to another level and throw in some twists along the way.
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Dark Tranquillity at Club Quattro
Gothenburg’s melodic death metal pioneers Dark Tranquillity returned to Japan a decade after their last shows here.
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Video | Dark Tranquillity’s Mikael Stanne: “Things have shifted a lot in the band”
When Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity returned to Japan for some shows after a decade, Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson met vocalist and founder Mikael Stanne backstage in Tokyo for a chat.
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Asterism at Guitar Monsters Japan Vol. 2
Japanese heavy metal trio Asterism exploded on stage at Guitar Monsters Japan Vol. 2.
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Marty Friedman at Guitar Monsters Japan Vol. 2
Guitar maestro Marty Friedman headlined volume 2 of Guitar Monsters Japan in Tokyo.
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Angeline “Rhythm of One”
Sweden’s Angeline is back with a new album filled with clean rock for grown-ups.
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Destruction “Birth of Malice”
Destruction’s 16th studio album is a thrash metal carnival that will hurt your neck!
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Video | Ex-Angel Witch drummer on his return to hard rock with Dr Phibes
In this video interview, former Angel Witch drummer Dave Dufort shares his plans for the band Dr Phibes Electric Wizards.
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Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia “Here Be Dragons”
Tobias Sammet is back with his star-studded Avantasia rock’n’roll extravaganza.
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Noturnall and Majustice in Tokyo
Brazilians Noturnall finally made it to Japan for a four-date tour. Roppongi Rocks was there for the first night of the tour in Tokyo.
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Kamelot’s Alex Landenburg launches music streaming service ROKK
ROKK is a new music streaming service for the world’s rockers and metalheads.
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