Interview | Treat: “We’re not a jukebox band!”
Treat chats about the balance between being a nostalgia act versus creating new music.
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Interviews
Interview | Krisiun drummer Max Kolesne | “Speed and brutality is something natural for us”
Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson sat down with drummer Max Kolesne of Krisiun for a backstage chat before their Tokyo show.
Read MoreInterview: Edu Lane of NervoChaos talks about censorship and metal’s fight for freedom
Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson sat down with NervoChaos’ bandleader Edu Lane backstage before their gig in Tokyo.
Read MoreInterview: Paul Shortino talks about his upcoming Japan shows
Paul Shortino returns to Japan with a show packed with Rough Cutt, Quiet Riot and King Kobra material.
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Interview: Dirk Verbeuren reflects on his first year in Megadeth
Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson met up with Dirk backstage at a recent Megadeth/Anthrax show in Tokyo to talk about the former Soilwork drummer’s first year in Megadeth.
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Interview: Mark Jansen on how Epica’s sound has evolved
Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson met with Epica mastermind Mark Jansen before their sold out show in Tokyo.
Read MoreInterview: Graham Bonnet and Conrado Pesinato | A future built on the past for Graham Bonnet Band
Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson sat down with Graham Bonnet and guitarist Conrado Pesinato in Tokyo to chat about using the past to create a future.
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Interview: David Ellefson talks about Megadeth’s upcoming Japan shows
Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson checked in with Megadeth’s co-founder and bassist David Ellefson during the band’s tour rehearsals to see what’s cooking in the Megadeth kitchen.
Read MoreInterview: Alcatrazz – No parole for Gary Shea
With the three founding members of Alcatrazz – Graham Bonnet, Jimmy Waldo and Gary Shea – back on stage together, Roppongi Rocks sat down with Gary Shea to talk about the past, present and future of Alcatrazz.
Read MoreBrand New Conversation: Backstage with Gus G in Tokyo
Greek guitarist Gus G has had a phenomenal career with Firewind and Ozzy Osbourne. When he recently came to Japan to play a few solo shows, Roppongi Rocks sat down with him backstage.
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Backstage with Elize Ryd in Japan
Elize Ryd talks to Roppongi Rocks about working with Gus G, the idea of a solo career and the possibility of Dynazty’s Nils Molin joining Amaranthe.
Read MoreInterview | Chuck Billy of Testament | “We have to stay on the path that we started”
“It is what it is now. I’ve done this long enough and I have nothing to prove,” says Testament frontman Chuck Billy as he talks to Roppongi Rocks.
Read MoreInterview: Gus G will return to Japan to perform a special career retrospective
Guitar hero Gus G is about to return to Japan for a couple of very special solo gigs in Tokyo and Osaka.
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