Gig Reviews

Great fun socialising with metalheads in person at UPP-tone Music’s heavy metal DJ event.

Guitarist Marty Friedman performed two terrific instrumental club gigs in Tokyo.

A triumphant return to the Tokyo stage for guitar maestro Marty Friedman.

Swedish metal lords Bullet finally made it to Japan and on to a Tokyo stage. With Aussie rockers The Babes as special guests we get a fine and sweaty evening in the name of heavy metal and hard rock.

When Japanese rockers Dir En Grey played the final show of their “This Way to Self-Destruction” European tour at Elysée Montmartre in Paris, France on 8th February, photographer Valentina Giacomini was there to document the show.

A fantastic Roppongi evening in the name of thrash metal with high-energy Brazilian trio Nervosa.

Commander Phil Anselmo lays waste to Tokyo with a fierce revisit of his Pantera back catalogue and the best of his work with The Illegals.

Combining Swedish symphonic power metal band Majestica with Japan’s crossover violinist Ayasa results in a great evening of modern melodic metal in Tokyo.

Swedish progressive hard-rock band Opeth always do things on its own terms. In Tokyo, Opeth gives us an evening of prog rock, metal and a few songs in Swedish. It’s quirky and beyond great. Sheer brilliance!

American rockers KISS say farewell with a spectacular final Tokyo show as part of their End of the Road World Tour. Great music combined with a terrific show.

Marty Friedman, quite possibly the best guitarist in the world, always has a few tricks up his sleeve when he’s performing. He always delivers and he always pushes the limit. What a guy! What an artist!

Sweden’s Candlemass opens the door to doom for the Japanese fans with a flawless heavy metal show in Tokyo.

When Swedish melodic hard rockers Crazy Lixx finally made it to Japan, they crushed it. Their signature mix of melodic yet riff-happy metal is part of a proud Swedish tradition that the Japanese fans love.