Interviews

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.

In this video interview, former Angel Witch drummer Dave Dufort shares his plans for the band Dr Phibes Electric Wizards.

“We absolutely love creating music!” says Suicidal Angels’ founder Nick Melissourgos before the band’s first Japan show in a decade.

Destruction’s guitarist and producer Martin Furia had a backstage chat with Roppongi Rocks about the new album.

British drummer Dave Dufort is back on the Roppongi Rocks sofa. This time to talk about his younger sister Denise, drummer in the legendary NWOBHM band Girlschool.

“I love metal but I don’t like the 90s!” said Enforcer’s Olof Wikstrand in his second interview with Stefan Nilsson of Roppongi Rocks during the band’s recent fourth tour of Japan.

Swedish hard rockers E.F. Band had a legendary British drummer when they were invited to be part of the cult compilation LP “Metal for Muthas”.

“We are a global band on a global market” said Enforcer’s Olof Wikstrand when he returned to Japan.

“I like some violence in my metal!” said American artist Jeff Kollman with a big smile when he swung by Roppongi Rocks.

Roppongi Rocks brought Adrienne Cowan to the dark and empty grounds of a temple in Tokyo for a chat.

NWOBHM legends Raven and Dave Dufort look back at how the British metal scene got its name and what the movement was about.