Best of V-ROCK FESTIVAL 2011
All photographs courtesy of V-ROCK FESTIVAL '11.
V-ROCK FESTIVALL ’11 featured over thirty bands on four stages at Saitama Super Arena. ROKKYUU collected the highlights of the day in a series of awards and a recap of exciting moments for those who missed it, or who just want to relive the magic.
There were so many acts at V-ROCK FESTIVAL: some flashier than others, some simpler but more astounding. These are the threads that weave the colorful, shady, and stunning tapestry of visual kei. We want to congratulate every act that appeared at Saitama Super Arena on October 23. We expect to hear much more from them all in the near future–and we look forward to V-ROCK FESTIVAL #3, where some of them may just appear again.
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V-ROCK FESTIVAL 2011: Best Staging
As far as staging goes, Ali Project really take the cake. After all, it’s one of the most visual aspects of the band. That isn’t to say they had the busiest stage, however—it was the best...
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V-ROCK FESTIVAL 2011: Best Stage Presence
When Finnish performer Michael Monroe came out wearing a techno-electronic visor to a soundtrack suitable for a Western, it was hard to tell just what Saitama Super Arena was in for.
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V-ROCK FESTIVAL 2011: Best Costumes
When it comes to costumes, you can’t beat Mix Speakers’ Inc. Not when the bassist sacrifices musical maneuvrability in order to sport those impressive clawed condor wings and the cage fixed about his...
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V-ROCK FESTIVAL 2011: Best No-Bullshit Band
While “no bullshit” usually conjures up images of hard and dirty rock, ViViD’s performance was simply clean from start to finish: no gimmicks, just great music. It was unexpected but...
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V-ROCK Festival 2011: Heaviest Set
Did the speakers somehow get cross-wired to Hell? Wearing studded black leather and an aura of a veteran rock, Black Veil Brides took over the stage with intense sound and a biker-gang...
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V-ROCK Festival 2011: Most Versatile Performance
As Vistlip entered the stage dressed in dark clothing and sporting Final Fantasy-inspired hair, their music was expected to reflect that image. The first song, “Omoide CG” was...
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V-ROCK Festival 2011: Most Unexpected Performance
Girugamesh appeared in nice black jackets, black vests, and black shirts to a stage set with a black flag, accompanied by orchestral music. When Satoshi announced that this cool-looking band had prepared a...
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V-ROCK Festival 2011: Most Feel-Good Performance
First of all, even though they were older than most of the bands at VROCK-FESTIVAL ’11 by at least a decade, SOPHIA have this undeniable adorable quality about them. It’s something about older men...
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V-ROCK Festival 2011: Most Outrageous Performance
The performance started with a ten-minute video clip that explained that La Royque de Savyy couldn’t be fully active as a band and still make a living, causing them to disband. However, their business...
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V-ROCK Festival 2011: Best Performance
It was tough choosing a best performance for all of V-ROCK FESTIVAL 2011 but in the end, the two headliners for each area proved they earned the honor. We decided to give this award to lynch., who did so on...
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V-ROCK Festival 2011: Things You Just Had To see
Yellow Fried Chickenz opened V-ROCK Fest, a tall order in and of itself, which was compounded by the fact that even among GACKT’s fans, YFC is divisive.