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I also wish that there was bigger chance for buying CDs. But several reasons why do people are downloading is in example: There is a band that you are interested in. They're not known in your country, so you can't find it in the stores. Or perhaps you don't have enough money. So downloading is just a precise way. I'm not saying that I approve downloading, but this is one of the main reasons.

Dum Spiro Spero XDDDD Ok, it'll be on August. I wonder what they will present this year. Perhaps they could make an extended version of Lotus (i liked the single though), u know sth like Vinushka.

Kinda later but mine will be: 22xm1fSXtIs vJal8YKlF-I Sonhouse - hard/blues rock band from Fukuoka city, formed in the 70s, still active mIzhxnF5yOs Thee Michelle Gun Elephant - they're not that old, because they were formed in 1991. Thanks to my Japanese teacher for introducing me into this great band. This comes from their third album "Gear Blues" (1998) which is really awesome Maybe later I'll add sth other.

Since I saw how many poeple on MH were creating topics about various kinds of Japanese music, like indies, metal, jazz or rap, I've decided to make a thread about oldies. This will include rock, blues, jazz, pop, punk and generally anything that is from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and on.　I'm exploring through Youtube for Japanese old music, So if anyone has anything interesting feel free to add. I remind that all kinds of old music will be welcome.

J-metal is just awesome: Anthem & Ezio Sakamoto and Sex Machineguns are awesome and crazy in a positive way I'm currently checking Loudness, Aion, SeikimaII, Onmyouza, Gargoyle.

I don't know whether approve or disapprove the topic since I'm an open minded person and I usually don't like to post negative comments. But it doesn't change the fact that there are some things that i just cannot stand. At first I wonder what's generally wrong with Jrock/Vk scene nowadays? I'm not generalizing entire but really, now a lot part of them sounds rather the same and it's quite difficult to find a good one. Most of these good ones are disbanding Seems that times are changing. But if it's about the bands: I hate oshare kei. Reason: It's mostly based on as earlier someone said "weee kawaii desu ne, ubercute, rainbows popping out from the butts" Example? An Cafe - the vocalist just creeps the hell out of me with his uber-cute apperarnce. Fangirls are worshipping that, but to me these oshare kei pictures should be used in flash animations like Scary Maze Prank, when the ugly picture appears with a shrill loud scream. I also hate PS Company, not that they're known, but hate the way how it's overrated and commercial, nothing new nothing special, just all sound boringly the same. Another ones mentioned Undercore? There was a band, can't remember a name but I listened to it, and it was just boring and no power, like any of the present Jrock bands, who often tend to lose their balls when the chorus kicks in ;P You're not alone. A lot of bands are also changing into worse. Example? Girugamesh - they used to be a great band, standing out as an unique one. I can't stand seeing them now selling out with generic boredom and no more rock! They're throwing their talent, originality, and the experience that they gained at events like Wacken Open Air away, getting on lot of preteen nyappy-crappy oshare fangirls. This is terrible! The worst downfall of a band in history! I hate when people are people talk about Dir en grey becoming American as well. Plz! What does in rock music means that this one sounds American or this one sounds Japanese? What the heck has music anything to do with nationality? Heavy guitars, hard vocals = American? As if only American bands sound like that. FOR REAL? This is just plain stupid. Metal, rock it's an universal genre. And It has a lot representants even in Japan. When I was looking through the posts I fonud this: Well, I think such a "fans" should never be allowed to call themselves fans. I'm a Dir en Grey fan, because of music, for me they always presented sth good anyway

*facepalm* Gosh, this is a total profanation! :x And that's why I'm pro-Anti Disney Channel Movement! This is a brainwash to the new generation, with these untalented pseudoartists like Jonas Sisters or Justin Weeder! What's wrong with the music industry nowadays? @Maiku, at least your showed an better, woth paying attention cover, though the vocalist's Engrish was funny

I guys know what you feel. Very bad situation after all I had a plans to travel to Japan and train my Japanese skills to pass Japanese Language Proficiency Test at Level 3, but I don't know whether will it be that possible. Even my Japanese language teacher who usually goes to his home in Kobe every summer, has told that due to disaster he will stay in my country this year.

http://www.youtube.com/user/HitmanWolf46?feature=mhum Nothing so special as well, but maybe in future I'll upload sth new

Dunno, but recently I have an obsession with exploring Japanese indies (and oldies too) There is a video by a band called The Creator Of : MFj0g3jgbn4 Weird name of the band, but I like the song a lot And there is also another band which I'm liking a lot, called Uzumaki in kanji - 宇頭巻, Don't confuse it with Naruto fnPSoKZQLUs debIdSjTo0c&feature=related NdAgT0aVZDY It may not sound totally Indie but, the topic was about non-Visual Kei bands, so I hope that I got into correct topic

Hitman 5 - yeah, it had a lot of announcements but Eidos finally started to move on, maybe they gonna finish till the end of this year Modern Warfare 3 - I'm amazed how quickly they announced the time of finish. I even could swear that they made part 2 not so long ago

Cannot agree more, such a bunch of inbred babies make us, Japanese music fans, look bad. I listen to a band because of music that the band is making. That's why I'm actually giving up Visual Kei. Maybe they're still some good ones, but If you guys feel like hide your music taste, or ashamed of saying that you like VK I can give you all one wise advise: "Break this generic VK border!" Trust me guys, all this "super-kawaii" bullshit DOES NOT represent Japan at all. It's a total stereotype. There is a huge amount normal good Japanese bands, but these so-called weeaboos seem to have no bloody idea about that. Well, I don't want to make u wrong, but there are a lot of Japanese bands who have nothing to do with Visual Kei. For example, I listen to such a bands, and it turns that VK is just a minority of the Japanese music industry

I've heard this album about twice. I'm gonna edit this post to add my thoughts later.

(Their old Facebook, Twitter and YT was managed by North American management DAMN Management, and they only focused on North American related news, these accounts are now invalid and fake) Thx for linking me there. On my Facebook page Dir en Grey disappeared from the bands that I like so I'm glad to have it back

This! I was such a huge fan of this band, and thanks for them for introducing me into Jrock world. But really they went downhill way too much Music was their last good album to me as well. I've listened to Kowarete Iku Sekai one day, thet was Girugamesh! And *bad mistake* I tried to listen to all these out put on Go album. It made me to hit my head against the wall. Such a talent wasted. *Facepalm* yes, this is why it's awful

I really enjoy this band! I've listened their new album Cold Blood, and I'm gonna say that's preety good. Saide really keeps their awesomes up, and I hope that it will last for long

Really, I'll have to buy this! I have most of their albums yet and Eizo never fails to amuse me!

Ok mine will be: The non-Japanese: Limp Bizkit - my all time favourite band, thanks for them to introducing me into heaveir music, though their style isn't rock that much and I try to keep them on top at my last.fm profile Nirvana - with them I started listening to rock Korn - I often listen to them AC/DC - I can't get enough of their "Highway to Hell" and "Back in Black' albums And the Japanese: Dir en Grey - They're one of the best for me, I knew they changed for some phases but for me they've always presented sth good Maximum the Hormone - they're just way too awesome, that I can't simply describe it Sex Machineguns - same like MTH they're just kickass and thanks to them for introducing me into Japanese heavy metal

If I'm not wrong they went to Barcelona last year. However I'm heading to Hamburg on 24 June. I ordered a ticket 5 days ago and just keep waiting for arrival. And yeah, I'm form Poland so I hope they'll come there or at least to Central Europe

As a Diru fan I'm already waiting for this. Hope it will be sth good. Lotus was rather ok for me but I just have positive feelings about this new single.

I mostly like Limp Bizkit (yeah, I'm a huge fan of them), but i like KoRn too I also like Drowning Pool and RATM. But yes I like these outside of America too, I'm acutually searching for some Japanese or generally Asian.

Dou itashimashite! I like the most Dir en Grey, Maximum the Hormone, Sex Machineguns, Anthem & Eizo Sakamoto and so on. For Visual Kei: D'espairsRay, Gazette (from Disorder album), Girugamesh (till Music album), lynch, Sadie. Yes, i'm learning it for about 5 years. I already have JPLT 4th grade certificate

Hello everoyne! I've been looking to some interesting forums about Japanese music! I'm Kacper from Poland and i'm 19. My hobby is learning Japanese. I also do swimming and skiing. I mostly listen to American and generally nu-metal and Japanese heavy metal from the 80s and 90s, with some VK too