Hi Everyone, I'm Steve, a graphic designer from Canada who's been into Visual Kei for about 10 years. I'm new to the forums, but I've been creeping everything for a little over 2 years (I'm shy, or stupid or something). I'm finally working from home, so I figured I'd have more time to waste on the internet, and thus, get active on MH! My top 3 bands that I couldn't live without: 1. heidi.
2. Plastic Tree
3. lynch.
I like to consider the 2004-2009ish era my personal 'golden age' for VK, so most of my favorite bands are from that era and are as follows. Those are my top three in order, but the rest are a toss up!
PIERROT
cali≠gari
12012 DEATHGAZE
D'espairsRay
deadman
9GOATS BLACK OUT
DELUHI
MERRY
girugämesh
蜉蝣 (Kagerou)
The GazettE
-OZ-
Sadie
NoGoD
ケミカルピクチャーズ
人格ラヂオ
陰陽座 (Onmyo-za)
As far as 'newer' bands go (I'm getting old), these guys are alright by me:
AvelCain
Develop One's Faculties
DEZERT
DIV
HOLLOWGRAM
KEEL
My BACTERIA HEAT IsLAND
Umbrella
黒百合と影 (Kuroyuri to Kage) - - -
I like regular J-Rock too (AKFG, FACT, etc.) and as far as English music goes, I mostly like 90's era shoegazing goodness (Ride, Chapterhouse, mbv, etc.) and a little Ringo Deathstarr/Fleeting Joys.
Japanese Rock has been a part of my life for a really long time, and I owe it to sites like this for keeping the love alive! I'm glad to be a part of it nao. Sorry for the band-spam! I like lists and paragraphs. See you in the forums