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Hey guys, I'm new to j-pop.. I think the term is called. I dont really know of any good japanese bands out there. I mostly listen to Rock/Metal music, so I would be looking for something simular in japanese. If it was me, I would only be searching for bands that have covered anime's, but im sure there are better bands out there. At the moment the only 'j-pop' I listen too is Aqua Timez. Any suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks!
You might like Balflare. There japanese but sing in english (though its really hard to understand them with the accent) but there like rock/metal. Youtube there songs "Sail to the horizon" and "Waking in Silence
OH and check out the song by Loudness - Crazy Nights, also awesome band
@Zainox
Maximum the Hormone--My personal Favorite Band
I've got 8 or so songs from them.
Alice Nine--Very good band
Girugamesh-- They may have been around for a while but their songs are still good and metal.
403 Forbiddena-- For this one, the one i like starts out "Soten kos" or something sounding like that
From what i've seen, some of the songs where i download them from are null, as in the links don't work.
Well, there are a LOT of them...
If more anime based:
FLOW
Aqua Timez
High and Mighty Color (disbanded)
UVERworld
TMrevolution/abingdon boys school
Asian Kung-Fu Generation
......etc
If more Visual Kei/Rock and Metal based:
the GazettE
DELUHI (disbanded)
Girugamesh
Galneryus
Alice Nine
Dir En Grey
Nega
AND (A&D)
ALSDEAD
Baelscope
BORN
CATHELINE
D'espairsRay
EXIST+TRACE (all female Visual Kei band)
Miyavi
Heartless
Luna Sea
LYNCH
Malice Mizer
Meth.
NIGHTMARE
ViViD
X Japan
etc...
Galileo Galilei - Popular band, still reasonably good
The Band Apart - very interesting guitars, try "Still Awake" - they sing in English for the most part
Nothing's Carved in Stone - They also sing in English for the most part
Damn it, you took the ones I thought of... ;_;Quote:
Originally Posted by Emphasis
First off, I have to agree with Girugamesh. Greaaaat band, which I've listened to a lot.
Also, for more lighter stuff, check out An Cafe, SPYAIR, and Lc5.
And GACKT has an amazing voice. AMAZING, I tell you!
Jump on the Japanese indie/alternative scene my friend. There's lots to see and hear! I'll just copy/paste a list from my Last FM (see the sig).
- ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION (for the love of all that is J-Rock, there's more to these guys then Haruka Kanata, Rewrite, and After Dark)
- Ellegarden
- Radwimps
- Straightener
- Base Ball Bear
- Last Alliance
- Art-School
- FACT-
- The Band Apart
- One Ok Rock
- Rin Toshite Shigure
- 9mm Parabellum Bullet
- Beat Crusaders
- Bump of Chicken
- Number Girl
- perfect piano lesson
- NICO Touches the Walls
- Back-On
- a flood of circle
- Fujifabric
- ACIDMAN
- FLOW
- The Pillows
- The Novembers