Mad About Rock

  Japanese artist Esprit D'Air gears up for UK, Ireland and European tour Esprit D'Air announces their new 17-date “Leviathan Tour” in the UK and Europe after selling out their entire self-promoted UK tour earlier this year. Lead vocalist and producer Kai says: “After our sold out 7-date tour in the UK earlier this year, we felt like we had more to give and could do more. As soon as the last tour finished, I went ahead and booked an even bigger one. This time, I chose cities that bands sometimes forget, and we’re going to every country in the UK including Northern Ireland. 12 out of 17 are cities that we have never been in before. I will also be planning more European dates, wherever possible—so please wait for me!” Esprit D’Air will be performing their album 'Oceans', which re-entered several Official UK Charts including #8 in Rock & Metal Albums, #5 in Album Downloads, and #19 in Scottish Albums earlier this year, plus more. The live line-up for the tour consists ...

  Ahead of BABYMETAL’s forthcoming concept album, THE OTHER ONE, due 24th March via Cooking Vinyl, the Japanese metal group are pleased to announce they have partnered with Rough Trade in the United Kingdom for Early Listening Events on Wednesday 22nd March. Fans in attendance will be able to hear the new concept album in full before its official release on 24th March at Rough Trade East (London), Rough Trade Bristol and Rough Trade Nottingham. You can secure your tickets here: https://babymetal.lnk.to/listeningparty . Last week the band released their fourth single, 'Light and Darkness' alongside a video featuring live footage from their recent comeback performance called BABYMETAL RETURNS - THE OTHER ONE - on 28th-29th January at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall in Chiba, Japan, their first performance in almost two years. Watch the music video for 'Light and Darkness' here . Listen to 'Light and Darkness' here . Pre-order THE OTHER ONE here . Last...

  The Tokyo-based metalcore outfit Sailing Before The Wind release their second single of 2021 as a follow-up to " Cross The Ocean (Rerecorded) " which was released back in March of this year. The band is back with their new single " Break the Silence (Rerecorded) ". This single is a re-recording of the original track that was on their EP " A Ray of Light " (2012). The band has been centered around bassist and composer Bitoku Sakamoto who is the only constant member of the lineup. He is also known as a former touring bassist for Crystal Lake. This self-released single features vocalist Kneeya and guitarist Takaya, who are founding members of the band, to celebrate the band's 10th anniversary. The track was produced, mixed, and mastered by Bitoku. The lyrics have been rewritten around the theme of the band's 10-year struggle to get out f Japan's small metalcore scene. Some of the riffs and lead guitars have also been rearranged to make it sound...