Japanese Metal Bands

[bigbob_75056]

probally asked but are there any really really good hard rock/metal jap bands...none of that grundge stuff though...

[Flame-X]

X Japan
Galneryus
girugamesh
Dir en grey
D'espairsRay
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those bands i recommend

[UzumakiW]

Including those posted above, for something like heavy metal, I'd suggest:

Sex Machineguns
Concerto Moon
Penicillin
Versailles

For death/black metal:

Aliene Ma'riage
Berry
Blood Stain Child
Church of Misery
Deathgaze
Diabolica
Flagitious Idiosyncrasy in the Dilapidation
Gallhammer
Intestine Baalism
Lynch
The Piass
Zombie Ritual
Frosty Eve (they're Chinese, but they are too amazing not to mention)

-I'l add more if find some more =)

[tetsuo]

Also might wanna try out some High and Mighty Color.

[DarkDemonz]

For dark/metal type, try Gazette

For rock bands...
UVERworld
Back-on
Abingdon Boy School
ACID

[UzumakiW]

Originally Posted by tetsuo

Also might wanna try out some High and Mighty Color.

Great band.

[Deus ex Digital Boy]

Seconding Galneryus, even though they sound so much like Dragonforce it's rediculous XD

[bigbob_75056]

sweet...im gonna check all of em out...thanx again...

[NightSamurai]

Because I am nowhere near being capable of describing music I turn to wikipedia for this:

Guitar Wolf is a three-piece garage punk band founded in Japan in 1987. The band is known for songs with piercing vocals and an extremely loud style of noise rock which emphasizes heavy distortion and feedback. They coined the phrase "Jet Rock 'n' Roll", which they also used to describe their musical style — an energetic cross between The Ramones, rockabilly, classic punk, and noise rock.

[Autumn Demon]

naiad for japanese hardcore

[gh0stmice]

I only know about dir en grey

but I do like dir en grey...saku

[Mashda2k6]

For j-rock;



Asian Kung-Fu Generation!

[RosenMaidenShinku]

LArc~en~Ciel
Nightmare

[Keirn]

I second ACID. My fav J-rock band out there. There is some of their music on www.veoh.com as samples

I also second Nightmare. They have some really good music as well.

And I suggest Maximum The Hormone, they have some catchy metal songs as well. (koi no mega lover, zetsubou billy)

[ProstheticMetal]

Check out the Tokyo thrash band Grief of War, whose new album "Worship" will be released on July 7. The album features a guest solo by Korn guitarist Shane Gibson! Visit www.myspace.com/griefofwar for more information.