Tag: V-Rock Festival 2009
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Best of V-Rock Festival 2009
1 year, 3 months ago, by Leela McMullen, Pei-Hsuan Kan, and Heather FordV-Rock Festival 2009 was made up of a selection of the very best in visual kei, from the smallest bands to the biggest names. We saw performers with years of experience alongside young artists with fresh...
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Best of V-Rock Fest 2009: Fashion Show
Where would visual kei be without the fashion? And where would V-Rock Fest 2009 be without its fashion show? That's what we asked ourselves, so along with our coverage of the performances during that...
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V-Rock Fest 2009: Things You Just Had to See
From Merry's self-flagellation with a microphone, to hundreds of glimmering sensu waving like a school of fish during Kagrra's performance, to a backstage sound check that sent fangirls stampeding,...
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V-Rock Fest 2009: Exist Trace
Despite being a band of girls in a male-dominated VK universe, Exist Trace rock it like the rest of them, serving up a side of metal with dark undertones. No doubt, Vocalist Jyou's growling could give some...
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V-Rock Fest 2009: Versailles Philharmonic Quintet
In their first appearance since signing to major record label Warner Music Group, Versailles took to the stage at the world's first VK rock festival. Their performance was expectedly emotional for both band...
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Best of V-Rock Festival 2009: Saturday
With a name like Abingdon Boys School, your first impression of the band may be something along the lines of a group of teenagers trying to form a rock band. then you realize they're not teenagers, but...
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V-Rock Fest 09 x ROKKYUU, Plus How To Tune In Online!
V-Rock Festival 2009 is the world's first summit of Visual Rock bands from Japan and beyond! Performing at the festival are over fifty bands on four stages, ranging from indies bands like heidi. and...
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SCREW to Lose Bassist Yuuto
Bassist Yuuto has been around since SCREW started performing in 2006 but due to musical differences and the desire to go down his own path, the bassist has resolved to leave the band on December 31, 2009,...
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Free Concert, New Single, and Upcoming Hall Concert...
In celebration of their tenth anniversary, D'espairsRay will be holding a free concert at SHIBUYA-AX to go along with their new single, FINAL CALL. This will be their first single released on a major label,...
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Jasmine You at Shibuya O East Memorial Concert
Versailles are back on track after their first major performance at V-Rock Festival 2009. The next big step on their agenda is to say goodbye to their former bassist in a way only j-rockers can: at the...