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©Malerose Summon the Roses had the honor of interviewing visual kei band from Thailand, Malerose. Can you introduce yourselves to the readers of Summon the Roses? Hello! We are Malerose. Visual Kei band from Thailand.^^ You will be performing at the World Visual Festival in this month of October. How does it feel to perform at this festival? We were excited and very glad. Because it was our dream and it was the first time for us to perform in Japan which is the original country for Visual Kei that we like. There will be many visual bands performing from different parts of the world, how does it feel to represent Thailand as a visual band? We feel like we were very small because Thailand is not the country that famous about Visual Kei but we are so proud that we are Thailand's representative of Visual Kei band. How have you been preparing for this Visual Festival? We have tried very hard since we knew that we have to go to this event. We started to write a new...

©Sliver Can you please introduce yourselves to the readers of Summon the Roses? Hi! We are sliver! Vocal   Yuki Guitar MZK (Mizuki) Bass KirA Drum Ryoji . What is the meaning of Sliver? How did you decide on that band name? The meaning of “sliver” is literally “fragment”or”to tear”. There are two reasons we decided on that band name; First, we had the spiny impression in the word and sound of “sliver”. We thought it fit for the band that performs the violent tunes. We wanna “hurt” those who “touch” sliver by our tunes. Second, we are like fragments. Our backgrounds (favorite musicians, personality etc.) are totally different. Though beautiful thing might not be formed, if we -scattered fragments- got connected, something wonderful might be formed instead, we thought. Can you explain to us your music concept? Our music is making an explosive sound, speedy, heavy, and vigorous. And listeners and we together can act violently with it. But we ...

©Liquidz Edge Can please introduce yourselves to the readers of Summon the Roses? Nice to meet you ! We are LIQUIDZ EDGE  from Japan. Can you tell us a little about your music concept?  We want to create a music the people haven’t heard about ,“ a music that doesn’t belong to this world”.  How did you come up the band name LIQUIDZ EDGE? We came up with this name from the desire to create “ a music that doesn’t belong to this world” How do you collaborate with each other when composing music? Music is composed when we feel inspired , when feel the inspiration “hits “ us. What inspires you when writing lyrics? The things around me , the things that keep us alive . This is what stimulates me and gives me  inspiration for the lyrics. What is to you the most difficult thing about being in a rock band? The most difficult thing it is to keep the band “ alive “ , to continue being in a band. Are you currently working on a music video? A new M...

©Highfeel An outstanding musician and artist has passed away. Shota of duo ADAMS, passed away due to a severe brain stroke on November 30th, 2015. This news has shocked many fans from all over the world, and we truly can't believe it. It happened at their show in Warsaw on the 28th of November, where Shota suffered a brain stroke and was rushed to the hospital. Unfortunately, 36 hours later he passed away. This news has completely taken everyone by surprise, and it is truly a sad ending to this month of November, 2015. Summon the Roses would like to thank Aurelie Vandecasteele for allowing us to conduct our interview with ADAMS earlier this year. We are honored for the opportunity we received of interviewing such an amazing musician before he left us early in life. As the founder of Summon the Roses I would like to say to everyone to please value their lives. We have lost many great musicians in past, great leaders, and never know when another life will be lost. Family, s...

©A-to-J Connections Summon the Roses had the extraordinary honor of interviewing the leader and guitarist of Rhedoric via Skype. Tomo came to town for an in-store event at Xenon, Los Angeles store on October 23rd. The guitarist participated in a meet and signing session with his dear fans. Tomo of Rhedoric is currently celebrating Rhedoric's major debut with the release of their 1st album "Jiggy" through Universal Music. The rest of the members Yusuge Suga ( ex: 12012) and Yuji (ex: carat) surprised their fans with a special live appearance on screen. Photo Credits : A-to-J Connections. Can you introduce yourself to the readers of Summon the Roses? Tomo: Hi, this is Tomo. I'm from The Rhedoric, nice to meet you guys. Thank you for this opportunity. You released your second press Jiggy on October 14th, can you tell us a bit about this release? Tomo: It's somewhat like a best album for us. We put everything that is good for the band together, since o...

©Kurotokage Can you introduce yourselves to our readers? Hello!! We are Japanese music band kuro+kage(kurotokage) What is the meaning behind your band name KURO+KAGE? There are two meanings to the band name, Black Lizard and black and shadow. How did you come together to form the band? How did you meet each other?   This band was formed after drinking together What is your musical concept? Decadent beauty What message do you want your fans to receive from your lyrics? I don't complete the story, so please find the answer to your own. Your PV voided emotions is truly interesting. What type of emotions are you projecting in this video? Unreal reality What about your image? What look are you aiming for? Old School V-kei rock Are you working on a single release at the moment? We don't have that plan now but has become the VA(omnibus CD) I wonder if what was it?  …Please check it. What can fans expect from KURO+KAGE? I don't care check with...

©GYZE Can you introduce yourselves to the readers of Summon the Roses? Hello. This is Ryoji of the melodic death metal band, GYZE. I'm the guitarist, vocalist, keyboardist, song writer, and producer of GYZE. You will be performing at the Loud Park Festival 2015, how are you preparing for this performance? We don't really plan to change anything. We will play as we always do! But before LOUD PARK we are on tour with Children of Bodom, so I think it'll be a really great performance! Loud Park Festival has an amazing line-up including  Megadeth and Children Of Bodom, are you excited to share the stage with these bands?  Of course! Actually in the beginning I think my brother and I were inspired to form GYZE to cover COB. So this is a  really awesome thing for us. We'll put all of our energy into it! Your musical arrangement is truly amazing! How do you collaborate with each other when composing music? Thank you!! Act...

©Deviloof Can you introduce yourselves to the readers of Summon the Roses? Hello!! We are Deviloof. I'm Daiki. Deviloof's members are Keisuke(Vo),Ryuuya(Gt),Seiya(Gt),Daiki(Ba),Hiroto(Dr). How did you come up with your band name Deviloof? Deviloof is a word coined by us. Deviloof is a word that omitted Devil's proof. This means a phenomenon that there is not of the proof that a Satan showed to Christ.  That is because we wanted to come to have been mysterious and enigmatic not the existence that could understand so we named it like that. Can you tell us how the band members met and how did you decide to form Deviloof? We met through SNS. We love Visual music and extreme music, but there is no visual band play true extreme metal. We decide to play true extreme metal in Deviloof. Explain to us your musical concept. Are you going for a darker sound? Deviloof is the most violent and speedy band in visual scene. Yes,We love heavy and dark music. Can you tell...

©Satsuki Can you introduce yourself to the readers of Summon the Roses? I'm vocalist and actor. I released my new single in August called ARTEMIS. You released a single on August 27th titled ARTEMIS. Each track of this single seems to be related to a goddess, are you referring to mythology? Yes exactly. I'm interested in Greek mythology and others, I read a lot. For Foreign fans who do not necessarily understand Japanese, what do you wish to project with this single? I'd like them to feel songs emotions and atmosphere. You recently went on a short tour ARTEMIS IS CALLING, how was this experience? Can you share with us a special memory? It was a meaningful tour for me. I decorated the stage with the paintings i did. What can we expect from your new album that will be released in Spring 2016? I'm making more agressive sounds for my upcoming album. What do you feel makes a strong connection between you and your fans? We are not alone. Don...

©iNSOMNiA Could you introduce yourselves to the readers of Summon the Roses? Hello, we are iNSOMNiA. Members: Vo.Ameno https://twitter.com/insomnia_ameno     Gt.Aoya   https://twitter.com/insomnia_aoya Gt.Yua https://twitter.com/insomnia_yua Ba.Rai   https://twitter.com/insomnia_rai Can you give us a short explanation of your musical concept? Heavy and aggressive melody by 7-string guitars, a 5-string bass with clean tone voices. At the bottom of our music, we have one concept "the one giving the seeked truth. " How did you come up with your band name Insomnia? Insomnia generally means a sleep disorder in which there is an inability to fall asleep or to stay asleep as long as desired. However, in our case, Somnus in Roman mythology is the derivation of iNSOMNiA. Our consciousness in Somnus is iNSOMNiA. How did you all come together to form Insomnia? Formed by mainly Rai and Aoya (NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST roadie...

©SANA Summon the Roses tuvo el honor de entrevistar a SANA. Puedes introducirte a los seguidores de Summon the Roses? Hola, gusto en conocerlos. Mi nombre es SANA. Por favor llamame SANA SAMA. Soy un Visual Kei musico. Amo a este mundo.  Estas en el medio de una gira mundial, recientemente tocaste en Rusia, como fue esta experiencia? Como te recibieron los fans de Rusia? Disfrute mucho la gira en Rusia. Los fans son amable, el staff local son comicos, y la comida es sabrosa. Me gusta Rusia. Esta vez todos los shows me dieron ideas para mis futuras letras. Es el regalo mas grande de Rusia. Bueno, Rusia es muy grande. La reaccion de la audiencia es muy diferente en todos los paises. Fue muy divertido para mi.  En que país estas mas emocionado en tocar? Ahora mismo es Ukraine porque ya he tocado mucho ahi.  Cuandos haces una gira, es muy difícil para ti adaptarte al clima de diferentes países? Es mi primera vez pasando un verano en el extraje...

©Stragraph Can you please introduce yourselves to the readers of Summon the Roses? Hello.Nice to meet you.We are the Japanese rock band  Stragraph . Your musical concept is unique and powerful. Can you tell us how did you come up with your musical concept? Stragraph ‘s concept is based on our beliefs . We wanted to a create something cool, something to cherish , our own genre of rock. Growing up in Japan , it made us think to create  a pure Japanese rock . It's important  to remember to all the people living in this era what a pure Japanese rock style sounds like. What about the formation of the band? How did you come together to form Stragraph? Stragraph was founded in June 2013. Ryo and Akira have been active in the same band. Soushi and Ryo were  classmates in the junior high school. Afterwards  Kyohei joined the band. You released a mini-album DETERMINATION on 2015/05/31, can you tell us a bit about the making of this mini-album?  Yes...

  ©Lacroix Despheres Summon the Roses interview with vocalist and composer of Lacroix Despheres.  Can you introduce yourselves to the readers of Summon the Roses? Hi! I'm Sho, the vocalist and composer of Lacroix Despheres. Thank you for the offer of an interview. How did you all come together to form the band? Lacroix Despheres was formed in 2006 by lead vocalist Sho and soprano vocalist Saya.“Visual Kei band can become a composite art.” Based on this belief, we start this band and perform the live that fused the theatrical art such as opera or musical theater and a Visual Kei bands. I graduated from Kunitachi College of Music with a bachelor's degree in Classical Composition. When I was in College, I formed Lacroix Despheres. Please tell us about your band name Lacroix Despheres. What is the meaning and how did you come up with this name? Lacroix Despheres are two french words "La croix des sphéres" meaning "The cross of the sphere...

©Imari Tones Summon the Roses had the pleasure of interviewing Japan's first Christian rock band! We had a small talk with Tak from Imari Tones, and he shared with us some awesome information. Can you tell us a bit about how you all became Christians and decided to form a Christian rock band? It's a long story but it happened in 2007-2008. We were just a "normal" rock band based in Japan, but we decided to "dedicate our music to God". We met this particular Christian singer/songwriter and that person inspired us. Soon later the drummer back then left the band because he could not agree to the "religious" direction the band was going. One thing I want to emphasize is we didn't became a Christian rock to play boring music. We became a Christian rock band to play more exciting, more awesome rock music. We believe that "Faith" is very important to heavy metal music. It's all about what you believe in. How has Ima...

©Highfeel Japan Photo Credit: Taliana Chastaya 2015 Summon the Roses had the pleasure of interview "Neosexual" rock duo from Japan ADAMS. Check out our awesome interview with these two awesome Jrockers who are impacting the world with their amazing talent. The duo announced that they will perform at North Carolina’s Ichibancon on January 1st, 2016, and will put on a  New Year’s Eve show in Tennessee, USA. More information will be released soon and we will keep you updated. Could you introduce yourselves to the readers of Summon the Roses? Hello, we are ADAMS, a “Neosexual” rock duo from Japan. Can you explain to us what  is the meaning of ADAMS and the main reason why you decided to form? We decided to form ADAMS after a first experience together in another band. We played together, but it didn’t last. So we decided to create something new. At first it was supposed to be a solo project for ADAM (the vocalist), and I (Shota) was the producer. But finally, ...