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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Reviews
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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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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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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Francesco Marras “Out of the Fire”
Tygers of Pan Tang’s Francesco Marras gives us guitar-happy melodic hard rock on his new solo album.
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Greek thrash metal: Suicidal Angels in Tokyo
Two nights of excellent thrash metal with Greece’s Suicidal Angels in Tokyo.
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Jinjer in Tokyo
Ukrainian modern prog metal band Jinjer got Tokyo dancing.
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Spiders “Sharp Objects”
Music to get laid to: Swedish rockers Spiders are back with a new album full of great rock’n’roll.
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