Formed in 1991 in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2026 Katatonia put this line-up on stage in Tokyo: Jonas Renkse (lead vocals), Niklas ...

Back on stage in Japan for the first time since 1998, British gothic-metal pioneers Paradise Lost faced high expectations.

Cemetery Skyline released its debut album, “Nordic Gothic”, in 2024. The live show in Tokyo was built on that album’s ...

Bloodbound formed in Bollnäs in 2004 by guitarist Tomas Olsson and keyboardist Fredrik Bergh. In the current line-up of the ...

Skindred ’s Australia tour was a victory lap. Headlining decent-sized venues and with a fresh UK no. 1 album, this was not your average rock tour. This was a Welsh state visit. Old Wales coming to New ...

Tobias Sammet brought his rock’n’roll circus and all his rock star friends to the Swedish sticks for a headline show at the Skogsröjet festival.

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Netflix’s new Swedish hit show “Clark” is full of guest appearances and unexpected cameos by rock and metal personalities from acts such as Watain, Nifelheim, Opeth, Ghost, Myrkur, Turbonegro and more ...

Fimbul Winter’s guitarist Fredrik Andersson swung by Roppongi Rocks headquarters in Tokyo to sit down with Stefan Nilsson for a chat. The two Swedes talked about the new band, its fab debut EP, ...

Megadeth drummer Dirk Verbeuren has teamed up with Roppongi Rocks in Japan to launch a collectable limited edition drum key for the Japanese market. The limited-edition drum key features a red ...

Oh, what a perfect evening filled with heavy metal nostalgia with German metal legends Udo Dirkschneider and Peter Baltes. If you, as I did, grew up listening to the “Balls to the Wall” and “Metal ...

The Hellacopters have a fab new album out and are touring again. Before their tour kicked off in Europe, Dregen swung by Roppongi Rocks headquarters in Tokyo to talk with Stefan Nilsson about the band ...