Tribulation: Death metal evolution
Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson sat down with Tribulation guitarists Adam Zaars and Jonathan Hultén when they recently visited Tokyo.
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Interviews
Watain: Erik Danielsson on The Wild Hunt over Japan
Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson caught up with Watain’s leader and vocalist Erik Danielsson backstage before their Tokyo gig.
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H.E.A.T-wave in Japan
The members of Swedish melodic rock band H.E.A.T sit down with Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson and Ikuko Yamanaka for a chat about the end of the successful “Touring Down the Walls” tour, a move to become a rockier band and what’s next.
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Loudness: Minoru Niihara looks back at “Thunder in the East” album
Roppongi Rocks visited Loudness in their Tokyo rehearsal studio.
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Destiny: old-school Gothenburg metal
Destiny, the veteran lords of dark metal from Gothenburg, are back in full swing and have two albums in the making.
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Amaranthe – massively addictive
Roppongi Rocks sits down with Jake E and Elize Ryd for an update on the success story that Amaranthe is.
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Hellsingland Underground: Southern-ish rock with a truck load of Nordic melancholy
A move back to his childhood home in small-town Sweden and a story about a mad drug-dealer living in a trailer with his dog and a sawn-off shotgun inspired multi-talented artist Charlie Granberg to form Hellsingland Underground.
Read MoreWhite Empress: Paul Allender returns
Englishman Paull Allender was bored and needed new energy. A few years ago the long-time Cradle of Filth guitarist decided to move to the US.
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Belphegor: Goat zombies, gas masks and Helmuth
Belphegor’s leader Helmuth Lehner talked with Roppongi Rocks about the band’s latest album “Conjuring the Dead”.
Read MoreThe Crown: riff-heavy Swedish death metal legends celebrate 25 years in the business
Stefan Nilsson of Roppongi Rocks recently met with Swedish death metal band The Crown’s Marko Tervonen to talk about the band’s 25-year career.
Read MoreBruce Kulick on life in and after KISS
Ex-KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick talks with Roppongi Rocks.
Read MoreWhat Slash can teach you about your career
A few weeks ago I sat down here in Tokyo with Slash, the legendary Guns N’ Roses guitarist who is currently on a world tour promoting his latest album “World on Fire”.
Read MoreWhat ex-Megadeth star Marty Friedman taught me about business
Career lessons from someone who went from Megadeth to megastar in Japan.
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