Question

[Carlson]

Ok ive been in japan for over a year now and have a min of 3 years left or more if i want. What would be a good J-rock band to listen to. Not so much for words but maybe just music for now. I was at an HMV and i heard something that matched a Metallica riff and loved it. did not get the name but is there any bands you recomend for a newbie?

[Kaine]

hm... metallica is very... HARDCORE rock rite? well... i would recommend... uh... despairs ray, dir en grey, MUCC... uh... hahaha i duno.. thats all i can think of rite now

[Anchyyy]

Oh yeah i have a lot of bands/artist to recommend!! :evil:


- Malice Mizer
- Moi Dix Mois
- Panic Channel
- Straightener
- X japan
- hide
- Glay
- Gackt
- Pierrot
- Psycho le Cemu
- Aya
- bis
- Kagrra
- Mucc
- Nightmare
- Madeth gray'll
- SID
- Vidoll
- Shulla
- The Back Horn
- 12012
- Alice Nine
- Antique Cafe
- Kozi
- L'arc en ciel
- KuRt
- Rentrer en Soi
- Due'le Quartz
- Gazette
- Kagerou
- Duel Jewel
- Miyavi
- Penicillin
- Dope HEADz
- Plastic Tree
- Porno Grafitti
- Luna Sea
- baroque
- Merry
- Jinkaku Radio
- Girugamesh
- La:Sadies



Ok thats all *waves*

[Kinsao]

Well, Anchyyy recommended great bands! :cool: But, if you want to narrow it down a bit... if you like Metallica, I'd say.......

MUCC. I'm currently saturated with their music... I love it. It's just so............. GOOD!!!! :silly:

I would also COMMAND you to listen to D'espairsRay and Dir en grey, too. They are both EXCELLENT bands (please excuse me the caps... it's just... I needed to say those things LOUDLY :sorry: ). For Dir en grey, grab a bunch of songs from a few different albums, because their music is so diverse you can't always get an impression of it straightaway. (For heavy stuff, get their song Pink Killer! It's music to die to! :p )

If you have the chance, also you should really check out Gazette (particularly the Disorder album), Rentrer en Soi (personally I think Sphire-Croid is their best album), Galneryus, Aushvitz (those last 2 for real top guitaring!).......... hell, I wanted to "narrow down" the recommendations and here I am blethering on! :gomen:

One last thing (last, I promise!). Two bands you should definitely check out if you can are Deathgaze (only they haven't released much yet, only a couple of singles, but they are very good!) and The Zolge (Deadly Sanctuary album) (but The Zolge are now disbanded...)

I hope that helps! And, I hope you go for it and DO listen to these - they rock! :p

[Jack]

hmmm....a Metallica style band?
i recommend Dir en grey, great stuff, like Kinsao said get a few varied tracks, to get a taste of what they're offering.

[Hyde_is_my_anti-drug]

Well, I don't really think I can add anything, anchyyy-san's got just 'bout everything covered. I can, though, recommend good albums by the artists to start on if you like.

[Carlson]

well metallica isnt all that hard all the time.. something in between.. i want more of a drum electric and bass sound... less vocals...

[DemonHunter]

Sex Machine Guns?
Loudness?

[Carlson]

hmmm i will buy whatever is cheap.. or maybe i can pick 1 up at a hard off...

[Kinsao]

Try Schwarz Stein - they're kind of... how would you say... "dark dance" maybe? :clueless: Anyway, the emphasis is not on the vocals.

[Kaine]

heheh i think schwarz stein is very... techno gothic... its so interesting =P but ive only heard one song of theirs... so yea =P but i like them =D hahahaah

[Carlson]

Hmmm well on my days off i will go to see what i can find for cheap... lol

[Carlson]

ok i bought 2 CD's i am listening to 1 as i type... i spent the day in harajuku listening to the diffrent bands. I found some that i liked. so i bought the CD's. I will eventualy put them on the website and let you listen to some of the new bands.

[Kinsao]

Hey, cool! Which bands are you listening to?

[Carlson]

called Fuzztone and Burst...