Metal [Archive] - Japan Forum

Twisted

Apr 4, 2003, 14:59

Whoa, there are so many.
I suppose X-Japan is the most well known metalband from Japan, eventhough they're disbanded.
You could also check The Sex Machine Guns, who recently announced to disband.

Furthermore, you could also check out this website of Heavy Metal Forces (http://home.att.net/~kelz/hmf/index.html). It contains a lot of information about Japanese metalbands.

matshelge

Apr 4, 2003, 21:12

NOOO!! are Sex Machine Guns disbanding?... *sight* every good band is going away..

Twisted

Apr 4, 2003, 21:49

Yeah, they will do one final tour this summer and then they're finished.

I think Japan has the highest disbanding rate in the world. There are more bands disbanding then new ones getting contracts.

Mori

Apr 5, 2003, 01:58

I like Loudness, Anthem, Seikima II...besides X Japan.

Also, Saber Tiger, Concerto Moon can be mentioned.
Hum...yeah ^^;

Rocketdive

Apr 5, 2003, 11:00

wow !! finally someone looking for japanese metal !!

shall i suggest some bands:

X
Concerto Moon
Loudness
Anthem
Saber Tiger
Volcano
Gargoyle
Onmyouza
Manipulated Slaves
Fatima Hill
Seikima II
Sex Machineguns
Aion
Tokyo Yankees

Mori

Apr 6, 2003, 19:50

and...
44Magnum (dislike)
Earthshaker (um...)
Atomic Tornado
Dead End

You don't really want a complete list, rocketdive, don't you? O_o

Rocketdive

Apr 7, 2003, 00:16

hey! 44 magnum is good :) and I forgot to metion Dead End one of the great japanese bands !!!
hmmmm hehehe yes I want a complete list plz ^^

I'm a big japanese metal fan and I'm always looking for new bands :)

JimBeam

Apr 7, 2003, 05:32

Mori

Apr 8, 2003, 04:18

Sepultura...um, good question. O_o

Anyway, Dir en Grey essentially are an alternative metal band...at least...today. ^^
A lot of thrash influence, a bit industrial metal, slightly pop...very low tuned guitars...but quite unique in their approach.

@rocketdive:
We forgot Blizard, I think.
Anything else? O_o;
EZO, Flatbacker...um...

dark for tears

Apr 8, 2003, 04:35

i like dir en grey.
erm i don't really know much about metal. hehe i'm more familiar with visual kei and digicore - only digicore band being the mad capsule markets! lol

:)

Twisted

Apr 8, 2003, 04:57

Did anybody hear Guitar Vader. I've dug up some MP3's from them and it's really good. Apparently they were on the soundtrack of the Dreamcast game Jet Set Radio.

If you're into Nirvana and The Smashing Pumpkins, you'll like this.

As for other alternative sounding bands. Try Fake?, Oblivion Dust, Zilch and other solo-work from hide.

@dark for tears
The Mad Capsule Markets rock. I've seen them in Amsterdam last month.

dark for tears

Apr 8, 2003, 05:16

hehe twisted - i saw them on the 29th march on the last date of their UK tour! :D heh it was the best gig i've been to, and the fact that i had to go on my own after my friends all dropped out from coming, didn't deter me at all! ^__^ and kyono and toru waved at me :D

Rocketdive

Apr 8, 2003, 06:11

we forgot lots of bands :p

Aiming High, Azrael, Rajas, Flatbacker, Sigh, Narcotic Greed, Gonin-ish, Aphasia, Arctic Tornado, Cloud Forest, Defiled, Jurassic Jade, Heritage...

I'll try to make a complete list later :)

Twisted

Apr 8, 2003, 15:09

@dark for tears
I got some stickers and a cd-single at that concert, which they threw into the crowd right after the concert was over. I was standing all the way in the front and i had bruises all over the place. :)

Chakan

Apr 8, 2003, 21:26

Jet Set Radio/Jet Grind Radio had an interesting soundtrack (and tons of style - first "cell-shaded" game ever). You run through the game spraying graffitti all over the city while dealing with cops and rival gangs. If you ever get the chance, look for a video of it in action... Very unique game. :)

Guitar Vader is something I'd consider even lighter than the Smashing Pumpkins. Billy Corgan used to scream during some very loud songs.. Especially on Melancholy and hte Infinite Sadness. :)

dark for tears

Apr 8, 2003, 22:16

Originally posted by Twisted
@dark for tears
I got some stickers and a cd-single at that concert, which they threw into the crowd right after the concert was over. I was standing all the way in the front and i had bruises all over the place. :)

i got stickers that they threw into the crowd. no CD's which is a shame! i was so tired after the gig, i was right at the front - no bruises though amazingly. and i think i was the only girl who got near to the front! heh

Twisted

Apr 8, 2003, 22:31

Yeah, tired indeed. But then again, i'm terribly out of shape, so it's my own fault. :D

@Guitar Vader
I've only found out about them this week. I'm wondering how something so good could elude me for such a long time. Their latest album is from 2001 though.
They're also on the upcoming Japan for Sale Volume 3 (http://www.japanforsale.net) compilation.

luzie

Apr 10, 2003, 21:20

I recommend you Onmyouza!
because I love it!

Onmyouza! Oh!!
Onmyouza! Oh!!
Onmyouza! Oh!!!

check official site!
http://www.onmyo-za.net/
and listen to samples!!!
http://www.kingrecords.co.jp/heavy/onmyouza/index.html
http://www.kingrecords.co.jp/heavy/onmyouza/disco.html
(click the PLAY images)

I'll go to Onmyouza live concert next Sunday!
YaaaaY!!XD

Rocketdive

Apr 11, 2003, 10:12

ohhh I envy you ;_;

I'm a big Onmyouza fan too !!
do you have their romanized lyrics? I can't find their lyrics anywhere :(

luzie

Apr 15, 2003, 19:21

YAAAAY
I went to Onmyouza LIVE CONCERT!!!XD
hoooooo!!!
I'm still exciting!
WHOOOOPs

>>Rocketdive san
OK, I'll send you email later.

aarsie666

Apr 15, 2003, 20:02

Darkest Greetings,

I'm desperately seeking albums of ONMYOUZA. Does anybody know where I can order them via the Net, 'cause here in Belgium they're unfortunately not available in the mu-sick-stores.

spanks in advance !

Jimmy.

luzie

Apr 15, 2003, 20:09

aarsie666 san
opportune time!
I've just sent you PM!!

to all Onmyouza lovers,
you can buy their CDs here.
http://www.jpophelp.com/scripts/prodlist.asp?title=Search+Results&searchstring=Onmyouza

Twisted

Apr 15, 2003, 20:12

Most Japanese online retailers have their latest album.
You could try yesasia (http://global.yesasia.com/en/artIdxDept.aspx/aid-34609/code-j/section-index/) or CD-Japan (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/search.html?type=NC&word=onmyoza&restrict=ALL).

They're both very reliable.

aarsie666

Apr 15, 2003, 22:05

Thanks a lot, both of you! Happy happy joy joy.

Hades

Apr 24, 2003, 01:06

I dislike Onmyouza...

Don't hate me ^^

Rocketdive

Apr 24, 2003, 01:24

I hate you :D

hahaha :p

btw... Onmyouza plays "Beyond the realms of death" in the Judas Priest tribute :D this is their second appearance in a tribute album, the first one was with The Trooper in the tribute to Iron Maiden :happy:

luzie

Apr 25, 2003, 11:22

>Hades san
Waaaa!I hate you~~~~~:bawling:
no,I'm just joking:giggle:

could you tell me why you dislike Onmyouza?
because I'm going to open Onmyouza fan site with my friend.
I know there're people who dislike Onmyouza(one of them is my boyfriend...)
and I want to know why.
my boy friend says,"they look dismal and their songs are terrifying"

Mori

Apr 25, 2003, 19:51

Well, as for me and Hades, we saw one video clip of Onmyouza at a party.
No idea which song it was, but it wasn't really what I would consider a good song. ^^;;

gundamv3

Apr 28, 2003, 02:01

im surprised nobody has mentioned Animetal, i dont think there that popular but still awsome, they do metal covers of anime/sentai themes

aarsie666

Apr 29, 2003, 22:02

I really think that also SABBAT should be mentioned in here.
I've seen them only once, last year on Wacken Open Air (Germany), and I was really impressed of their old black metal style, I really liked and banged my head off. Unfortunately it's hard to find their albums here in Belgium. Does anybody know if SABBAT is still producing new songs ?

masaki

May 8, 2003, 03:19

yes good choices -- good list
my favorites are LOUDNESS & E-Z-O
dead end - anthem -- vow wow.
plus alot of others listed to are good
some i havn,t heard of before ill chek them out

luzie

May 8, 2003, 11:50

hehe,I went to concerto moon live concert.
they're cool!

Rocketdive

May 8, 2003, 12:39

yeah! new singer is more aggresive than Ozaki...

Mori

May 12, 2003, 03:04

Can he also SING BETTER?

luzie

May 14, 2003, 19:55

I don't know about past singer,
I can't compare them,
but new singer, Takashi Inoue was very emotional!!!

Erik

May 14, 2003, 20:04

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Twisted
Whoa, there are so many.
I suppose X-Japan is the most well known metalband from Japan, eventhough they're disbanded.
You could also check The Sex Machine Guns, who recently announced to disband.

Furthermore, you could also check out this website of Heavy Metal Forces (http://home.att.net/~kelz/hmf/index.html). It contains a lot of information about Japanese metalbands. [/QUOTE

The Sex Machine Guns? Sounds like a ripoff of Sex Pistols! Do they play the same style of music?

Rocketdive

May 15, 2003, 02:03

Inoue has a more deep voice than Ozaki, I like both but IMO Inoue has more feeling :cool:

and no, Sex Machineguns play heavy metal, and Sex Pistols played punk

Twisted

May 15, 2003, 05:30

The name Sex Machineguns is of course inspired by the Sex Pistols, and perhaps some of the bandmembers might have been fans of them, but other then that, the comparison ends.

luzie

May 15, 2003, 11:48

>Sex Machineguns
I'd heard...
they want to play more aggressive than Sex Pistols,
Machineguns are more aggressive than Pistols.
so they named their band Sex Machineguns...

eimik

Jun 1, 2003, 11:01

I found Sabbat to be booooring.

Go listen to "F*uck On The Beach" they totally rip sh*t up

http://www.sound.co.jp/~grind/j-underground/

This should solve your problem.

Rocketdive

Jun 1, 2003, 12:26

I don't like **** on the beach :P

Lele

Jul 16, 2003, 22:15

I want to point your attention on a new good Italian metal band: LUNAE

www.lunae.net

I wait for you

stay evil!!

Lele - Lunae

Dream Time

Jul 20, 2003, 04:55

neo-classical metal or melodic metal:
Concerto Moon
Double Dealer
Kelly Simonz's Blind Faith
Precious
Wolf
Katsu Ohta's Ark Storm
Azrael

melodic hard rock/metal:
Blindman

Heavy Metal:
Saber Tiger
Loudness
Anthem
Animetal
Vanify City
Terra Rosa
Hellen
Vigilante

NWOBM:
Aiming High

prinia

Aug 5, 2003, 08:58

I would strongelly like to add : Ritual Carnage to this list. They are the best metal band, japan ever brought up.

www.ritualcarnage.com

ino

Aug 9, 2003, 03:08

I'm now interested in xyz->a.

xyz->a
http://www.funkycorp.jp/xyzrecords/xyz/
http://www.wildland.co.jp/xyz/

It's a new band by Minoru Niihara(Loudness).
The guitarist is Fumihiko Kitsutaka(Kinniku Shojo Tai, disbanding).
He is my favorite.

Onmyoji

Jul 29, 2004, 08:02

Hi - I just got here. I like Onmyo-za a lot, and I also JUST found out about Inugami Circus Dan (which I like already). But the reason I am posting here, is because I am also interested in Onmyo-za lyrics (romaji OR kanji/kana), especially for their song called Onmyoji. If anyone could help me, thanks a lot! My e-mail is onmyouji1005@hotmail.com.

- Yoshiaki Abe

Rincevent

Nov 13, 2004, 21:04

Doom, Drone & Sludge Bands in Japan :

_BORIS : http://homepage1.nifty.com/boris/

_CHURCH OF MISERY : http://www.d7.dion.ne.jp/%7Echurch/main.html

_COFFINS : http://www.freewebs.com/coffins/

_CORRUPTED : http://www.dxmxtx.com/corrupted/

_DOT[.] : http://www.h3.dion.ne.jp/~dot.rhg/

_FUGUE : http://www.geocities.co.jp/MusicStar-Piano/5912/

_GODGRIND : Not Found

_HYPNOTIC FEAR : http://hypnoticfear.at.infoseek.co.jp/

_PSYCHOTOBLACK : http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/psycho-web/

&

Check :

THE DESERTED FACTORY : http://www.desertedfactory.com/

&

This topic (MXL) : http://www.musixline.com/formusix/viewtopic.php?t=5078&start=0

Ghoulscout/Friday13

Sep 15, 2005, 01:15

Metal Safari are pretty tite.

anadorei

Sep 15, 2005, 04:20

Thanks for the tips they will be very helpful. What I am really looking for is Japan's equivalant of seplatura. And also, any industrial metal bands in the vein of NIN, Fear Factory, or Manson that kind of stuff.

Thanks for all your help.

If ya looking for one close to Sepultura you may want to give BAT-CAVE a try. Total Sep worship especially Roots to present era. I have not run across any metal bands that sound like Fear Factory yet. Mad Capsule Market would probably the closes but not quite.
As for myself I like like a lot of Japanese grind. Bands that I like are (and worth checking out)
324
Balzac - Horror Punk
Bathtub Shitter - Grind
Cocobat - Hardcore/Metal
Die You Bastard - Grind
F.I.D. - Female fronted Grind
Sigh - Tripping metal band
Swarrm - Noise/Grind probably one of the best grind units around today IMO
SxOxB - The god fathers of Japanese Grind
Unholy Grave - Another perveyor if fine grind

There's more but I can't remeber all right now

Happy Hunting

DemonHunter

Sep 15, 2005, 05:40

Confuse(Grindcore/Noisecore from 1984)
Nightmare(Hardcore,dont confuse it with the ****** vk band)
Flagitious Idioyncrasy In The Dilapidation(All Girl Grindcore)
Hellchild(Death Metal)
Hizaki(Melodic Metal?)
Death Side(Hardcore)
G.I.S.M(Metal Punk)
Smorgas(Rapcore)
Framtid(Crust Punk)
The Mad Capsule Markets
BBQ Chickens(Punk?)
Boris(Drone/Doom/Sludge/Stoner)
Green Machine(Stoner Rock/Metal)

to name a few