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Mr. Otaku
 Posts: 28 Location: Virginia, USA |
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I am fairly new to the wonderful music from Japan, being mostly exposed to it through anime and I was wondering if there was any type of "j-metal". I'm a big fan of metal bands and just wanted to know if the japanese have delved into this great genre of music. Any replies are greatly appreciated.
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omnistry
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Electric Eel Shock is your best bet. They have two albums out in America: "Go USA" and "BEAT ME"; both of which are pure awesome! Their new album and documentary comes out early this year; so look out for those, too. Also, drummer Gian gets credit for improving on the c***sock concept. (Their official Myspace is www.myspace.com/beatme)
Another good J-METAL band is SUNS OWL; who are like a Japanese Killswitch Engage. Their album "Liefe" is really good; but you can only import it. |
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Subaru19
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If you're looking for metal that has a particularly Japanese taste to it, I recommend Onmyoza. They call themselves a "youkai heavy metal band." They use a lot of classical Japanese in their music. But first and foremost they're a metal band that rocks out. There are two vocalists, Kuroneko, a woman, and Matatabi, their male bassist, and they both have amazing voices.
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DragonsRevenge
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Metalucifer-80's metal a la Iron Maiden/Manowar
Volcano- f'n killer thrash metal from Japan Sigh- Odd Black metal that goes all over board Animetal- they do speed metal covers of anime themes. and others- including ones I just mentioned, cos I'm too lazy to remove them from this list.: . Abigail metal from Japan last updated on (page not yet online) 2. Anthem 80's metal from Japan last updated on August 31, 2004 3. Bow Wow metal from Japan last updated on April 30, 2005 4. Church Of Misery doom metal from Japan last updated on August 29, 2001 5. Concerto Moon traditional metal from Japan last updated on (page not yet online) 6. Dead End 80's metal from Japan last updated on February 16, 2002 7. Defiled death metal from Japan last updated on July 19, 2004 8. Earthshaker metal from Japan last updated on September 22, 2003 9. Eternal Elysium stoner/doom metal from Japan last updated on September 3, 2002 10. EZO hard rock from Sapporo , Japan last updated on November 1, 2002 11. Flatbacker metal from Japan last updated on (page not yet online) 12. Genocide 80's metal from Japan last updated on September 16, 2003 13. Greenmachine metal from Japan last updated on (page not yet online) 14. King's-Evil thrash metal from Japan last updated on February 19, 2004 15. Loudness metal from Japan last updated on November 23, 2004 16. Ritual Carnage thrash metal from Japan last updated on November 15, 2004 17. Sabbat death metal from Japan last updated on June 22, 2004 18. Shadow melodic death metal from Osaka , Japan last updated on May 1, 2003 19. Sigh metal from Japan last updated on May 26, 2005 20. Tyrant black metal from Japan last updated on July 14, 2005 21. United metal from Japan last updated on March 26, 2005 22. Volcano thrash metal from Japan last updated on July 21, 2003 23. X-Japan 80's metal from Japan last updated on April 20, 2004 24. Zeni Geva industrial metal from Japan last updated on July 3, 2004 |
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m00nshine
 Posts: 62 Location: Knoxville |
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You could try High and Mighty Color, they did a few songs for bleach. They aren't real heavy but they get the job done.
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Murasakisuishou
 Posts: 1469 Location: NE Ohio |
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Um....I know BUCK-TICK has done some heavy metal-ish stuff, and they're a great band generally. I'll ask my friend (who's an authority on them) if there are any specifically metal-sounding albums.
I'd also suggest Boom Boom Satellites, although they're a bit techno. |
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omnistry
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A friend of mine got me into Envy. They're a great screamo group if that's what you're interested. www.myspace.com/envycore (fan site). They also have a few albums out in America (same label as Mono).
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DemonEyesLeo
 Posts: 844 Location: Japan |
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You could try Dir En Grey. They're not as heavy as some but they've got some decent material.
Interestingly enough their video for Saku won viewer's choice for Best Metal Video 2006 on Headbanger's Ball beating out bands like Lamb Of God and even Iron Maiden. |
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DragonsRevenge
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Well the new maiden album is garbage by their standards, so it's no suprise. But Dir En Grey?? They're like the Korn of J-nu metal *gags* |
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evildeathpie
 Posts: 7 Location: Sarnia, Ontario |
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This all looks awsome, but where can I get it?
btw, Im not a big fan of downloading music, because i dont trust the internet *shifty eyes* |
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DragonsRevenge
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www.theendrecords.com, www.sentinelsteel.com, www.cduniverse.com are where I go for underground metal, chances are you'll be able to find something there. Possibly CDJapan, but you'll be paying out the ass if you go that route. |
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one3rd
 Posts: 1818 Location: アメリカ |
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It should be made clear that Envy is emo/screamo more in the true 1980s "emotional hardcore" sense, and not the pop/rock that MTV and Rolling Stone like to call emo. |
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Monumension
 Posts: 268 Location: Norway |
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I heard a track from them a few years ago. Very brutal. Almost on the level of some death-metal bands. I'm not sure about Boris. They're not mainstream metal, that's for sure, but I see people categorize them as drone-metal so they may have some value for metal fans. The Mad Capsule Markets sound like a metal/punk hybrid with some freaky warp-speed electronic beats thrown in. |
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evildeathpie
Posts: 7 Location: Sarnia, Ontario |
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@ DragonsRevenge
Thanks for those sites, I'll try em when I get a chance |
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kurisu2
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L - arc en ciel
Maria Stance punks Asian Kung fu Generation
This is my few Jrock fave.. |
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