Jimmy Sakurai at Bauhaus in Roppongi
Jimmy Sakurai brought his Led Zep wizardry to Roppongi before the Bonham tour.
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Reviews
A Scar for the Wicked “Acolythus”
Canadian deathcore group A Scar for the Wicked’s album “Acolythus” is tight, well-written and consistent.
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Rise to Fall in Tokyo
Rise to Fall performed catchy metalcore and melodic death metal overflowing with energy in Tokyo.
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Rvkkvs “Antithesis of Prosperity”
Rvkkvs serves up Kiwi death grind on the band’s debut album. This is extreme metal, and the tracks are short, but it’s anything but one-dimensional. It’s glorious stuff.
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Besra “Equilibrium”
Terrifically dark Finnish progressive post-metal on new EP by Besra.
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Vhäldemar entertained Tokyo with catchy metal
Spanish band Vhäldemar entertained Tokyo with their tongue-in-cheek take on power metal.
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Erik Lazaroff & Hökarna “Öppen ridå”
Erik Lazaroff & Hökarna are back with an excellent second album. It’s rock sung in Swedish. It’s more denim than leather.
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Nile crushed Tokyo Godzilla-style with its brutal death metal
They didn’t walk like Egyptians. Instead, American death metal legends Nile crushed Tokyo Godzilla-style.
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Bloodhunter in Tokyo
Spanish extreme metal band Bloodhunter finished their Asian tour with a splendid evening in Tokyo.
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Alcatrazz at Skogsröjet
Four decades on from Yngwie’s exit, Alcatrazz is still relevant. Their newer songs rival the classics.
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The Gems at Skogsröjet
The Gems were on fire on a hot Swedish summer afternoon. This is a blood-sweat-and-tears kind of band.
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Saxon twin-guitar attack reunited in Tokyo
Graham Oliver and Paul Quinn reunited on stage in Tokyo for an evening of classic Saxon music.
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Accept at Skogsröjet
Accept still has a beating metal heart. Joel Hoekstra’s final gig with the band was a masterclass in how it should be done. What a great heavy metal band this is. Long may they keep touring and entertain us.
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