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  ©QUM Can you introduce yourself to the readers of Summon the Roses? My name is Qum (pronounced koom.)I am a Japanese musician who is internationally known, well traveled and looking to expand my musical reach into many other countries around the globe. Is there a life lesson you are trying to teach with your Eternity PV? Yes, I want to tell you about the meaning of Love. I think a human’s life is too short so I want to you to find ETERNAL love. We don’t know what will happen in life, so please always love and cherish your special one. How long did it take you record Eternity single? It was really an extended amount of time. ETERNITY took about six months to complete the recording. What is your image concept? My image is close to peaceful, upbeat and of course, very cool! What are some of your best qualities as an artist? I feel I am very determined and a dedicated musician. Even though I am highly sensitive as an artist, I know I can push through all ob...

© Anima Summon the Roses had the chance of interviewing new band Anima. Guitarist Satsuki was kind enough to answer some of our questions. Enjoy the interview. How did Anima form? I have joined Anima a half years ago. So, I don't know how Anima formed. What music genre do you consider Anima to be? People call us Kirakote. Recently we often play disco music. Did the members know each other before forming the band? We didn't know each other before. You have a lot of color in your image. Can you explain what is the concept of your image? It's to match the feeling of our songs. What are your expectations for Anima? Touring around Japan. Can you tell us what is your favorite thing about being in a band? Sharing our passion and emotion with our fans. Can you tell us about your single オベリス?   It's a sad love song. Are you working on any PVs for the single right now? Not now. Are you ever planning on performing overseas? I...

©Starwave Records Summon the Roses once again had the chance of interviewing such an amazing band! Scarlet Valse answered all of our interview questions. Each member shared something unique with us. Enjoy the interview. You released a mini-album titled [STORY] in May, can you tell us about the making of this album? You: All six songs was in stages of recording, all songs in the live concert and unreleased songs. Guitar arrangement is Kakeru originally brought in the demo with ones made by Studio members and based on details while recording and I created it. Kakeru: Though to us is always wonderful guitar arrangements, but it has also become a difficult state to play along with the song (laughs). As a composer I wanted to show the "new Scarlet Valse" from the "ever Scarlet Valse". Can you tell us about the making of your PV Story?  Hiroki :  The theme is fierceness, tranquility and glitz and the drum play went along with it. Takuya: To come accustom...

©Vendetta Summon the Roses has the pleasure of interviewing Vendetta! We can expect a lot of great things from this brand new band! We had a chance to talk to Vocalist Kyoga who answered our interviews questions. Band members include Kyoga (Vo.) Kanon (Gu.) Roku (Ba.) Hayate (Dr.). How did you come up with the name Vendetta for your band? We want vengeance for the social. VENDETTA is Italian language. In English ”vengeance”. So we decide VENDETTA would be our band name. How did you decide to form Vendetta? I collect members. I wanted unconventional members. So we are unconventional. What is the musical concept of Vendetta? Visual Rock × Loud music × djent Are you working on a single or a PV right now? Secret! What are your plans for the end of this year?   We'll go to the tour for Osaka, Nagoya with my friend's band. If you were not in a Jrock band, what would you be doing at this moment? Maybe……bad boy. haha. Why do you feel fans will fall in ...

  ©Noahtic Summon the Roses a eu la chance d'interviewer Noahtic ! Nous espérons que vous apprécierez ce magnifique entrevue. Comment est formé Noahtic ? Tatsuya : J'ai cherché le meilleur chanteur et joueurs à Fukuoka. Ils se sont réunis ici. Pouvez-vous nous dire la signification du nom du groupe Noahtic ? Tatsuya : NOAHTIC est un mot inventé. Je l'ai fait. "NOAH" de l'arche de Noé et "TIC" de romantique, chaotique, etc. Nous voulons sauver quelqu'un en puissance de la musique. Pouvez-vous nous en dire un peu plus sur le concept de votre musique ? Tatsuya : La plupart de nos chansons sont bruyantes et lourdes. Mais la « beauté » est inclue dans chaque chanson. Comme une fleur flottant sur ruisseau boueux. Quelles sont les émotions que vous essayez d'exprimer à travers votre musique et les paroles ? Yuma : Nous espérons exprimer chaque émotion la passion. Qui compose la plupart de la musique du groupe ? Tatsu...

©Noahtic How did Noahtic form?   Tatsuya : I had searched the best vocalist and players in Fukuoka. They have gathered here. Can you tell us the meaning of the band name Noahtic?   Tatsuya : NOAHTIC is a coined word. I made. “NOAH” from Noah’s ark and “TIC” from romantic, chaotic etc. We want to saving somebody by power of music. Can you tell us a bit about the concept of your music?   Tatsuya : Most our songs are loud and heavy. but "beauty" are included to each songs. Like a floating flower on muddy stream. What are the emotions you are trying to express through your music and lyrics?   Yuma : We hope to express the every single emotions and passions. Who composes most of the music in the band?   Tatsuomi : Main composer are Tatsuomi , Daiki and Tatsuya . Each has a each good quality. We have keep elaborated for making new songs. Can you tell us a bit about your image?   Tomoya : It’s a tender question. Well, NOAHTIC is...

©ELM Summon the Roses a eu la chance d'interviewer ELM ! Nous avons eu un petit entretien avec le groupe  et chaque membre a répondu à nos questions. Profitez de l'interview ! Pouvez-vous nous parler de votre nom de groupe, ELM, qui a choisi le nom pour le groupe et ce que cela signifie ? Le titre provisoire du triste rêve de Elm Street de Dream Theater [Elm]. Quelle est l'image de votre groupe ? Pouvez-vous expliquer votre style ? Horreur, sombre • conte de fée, comme une broche qui dépeint un profond portrait psychologique. Pouvez-vous nous dire comment ELM fut formé ? Les membres ont changé, nous avons été formés avec Jekyll et de la Rua. Nous sommes maintenant cinq. Qui écrit la plupart de la musique dans ELM ? Rua est le principal compositeur. Travaillez-vous sur un nouveau PV pour ELM ? Il sera publié bientôt. Vous avez un nouveau single qui sera publié le 22/07/2015 intitulé 「瓶 詰 の 太陽 ~ あ の 日 の 罪 と 罰 と 償 い を ~」 que pouvez-vous nous dire sur ce single ? To...

©ELM Summon the Roses had the chance of interviewing ELM! We had a small talk with the band and each member answered our questions. Enjoy the interview! Can you tell us about your band name ELM, who picked the name for the band and what does it mean? The provisional title of the sad dream on Elm Street of Dream Theater [Elm]. What is the image of your band? Can you explain your style? Horror, dark • fairy tale, such as spindle portrays profound psychological portrait. Can you tell us how ELM formed?   Members changed, and formed Jekyll and Rua. 27 now five become the system . Who writes most of the music in ELM? Rua is the main composer. Are you working on a new ELM PV? It will be published soon. You have a new single that will be released on 2015.07.22 titled 「瓶詰の太陽～あの日の罪と罰と償いを～」 can you tell us about this single?   All the songs from previous single collected. Do you have plans to come to America to play live?   Anywhere,...

Summon the Roses had the extraordinary honor of conducting two amazing Jrock interviews in just one night! Anti Feminism and CELL! The interview was conducted live through Skype from Los Angeles, California @ 6:00pm in the Afternoon. The bands traveled all the way from Japan to perform at Vnited Music Fest On Sunday, June 5th, 2015. Anti Feminism was the first to appear for the interview right before CELL. We had a chance to ask a few questions to the band through live video! ANTI FEMINISM INTERVIEW  ©Anti Feminism Anti Feminism began the interview with proper introductions from each band member. Kenzi(Vo), Shogo(Gu), Ruiji(Ba) Shizuki(Dr). What is the best part about being in a Visual Kei band? Kenzi: Our roots are Visual Kei but, we are not only pushing Visual Kei, we still like to wear the make up and etc, and in the punk scene, it is still ok. We are mixing it in so that we can push towards any genre. Visual kei is wearing make up but it is also an expressi...

© Defstar Records Inc. Revenons en 2009, Summon the Roses aeu l'honneur d'interviewer Kanon Wakeshima @ Otakon! Voici l'interview! Profitez-en =) S'il vous plaît, présentez-vous aux lecteurs de Summon the Roses. Kanon : Je suis Kanon Wakeshima et je joue du violoncelle depuis l'âge de trois ans, maintenant je suis une chanteuse à violoncelle. Comment vous sentez-vous alors que vous aller jouer devant un large public pour la première fois aux États-Unis ? Kanon : En Amérique, le public est tellement excité et amusant et aussi les gens étaient en costumes vraiment mignons. J'aime vraiment ça! Mis à part jouer en Amérique, vous avez joué des concerts en Europe et au Japon, en quoi sont-ils différents ? Kanon : Au Japon, le public a tendance à simplement rester calme et essayer de se concentrer sur la musique et essayer de sentir la musique, mais ici en Amérique et aussi en France, dans ces pays, la réaction est un peu similaire. Ils es...