Video premiere: Junkyard Drive “Tearaway”
Danish hard rockers Junkyard Drive premieres a new music video.
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Backstage with Europe’s Ian Haugland in Tokyo
Europe’s drummer Ian Haugland sat down backstage with Roppongi Rocks in Tokyo.
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Candlemass brought the doom to Japan
Marking 40 years since the band was founded in Sweden, doom metal pioneers Candlemass returned to Japan to show us how it’s done.
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Rock royalty: Gueen’s ultimate Queen tribute show will rock Tokyo on 6th Feb
Coming up: A night of paying respect to Her Majesty as Freddie Watanabe and his Gueen band put on a spectacular Queen tribute show in Tokyo.
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Backstage in Tokyo with Candlemass vocalist Johan Längqvist
Johan Längqvist, the lead vocalist of legendary Swedish doom metal band Candlemass, sat down with Roppongi Rocks backstage in Tokyo.
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Obituary ate Tokyo alive
Proper old-school Florida death metal served up by Obituary. The band ate Tokyo alive.
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Marty Friedman premiered new songs live in Tokyo
Guitar maestro Marty Friedman started a busy 2024 with two intimate shows in Tokyo. In addition to favourites from his back catalogue, he played several brand-new songs to the audience’s delight.
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Morgan Fisher at Roppongi Rocks’ party
Queen and Mott the Hoople legend Morgan Fisher took Roppongi by storm with a ‘Saturday Gig’ at a smashing Roppongi Rocks party.
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Video premiere: Artillery “By Inheritance (Live)”
“By Inheritance” showcases the Danish thrash metal band Artillery live in front of a loyal Danish crowd.
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Event report: Heavy Metal Night – a DJ event in Roppongi
Marty Friedman appeared as a special guest at a heavy metal DJ event in Roppongi.
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Video premiere: Silvera “Death of Me”
Modern melodic hard rock on Danish band Silvera’s new single.
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Video premiere: Puteraeon “Graverobber”
“Graverobber”, a Swedish death metal classic from Puteraeon’s back catalogue, has been re-recorded for the upcoming EP “Quindecennial Horror”.
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Album review: Magnum “Here Comes the Rain”
Magnum’s stunning 23rd studio album is a fitting finale for maestro Tony Clarkin. RIP, Tony.
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