Your top 10 favorite visual kei bands?

[indigo 389]

Not 100% sure if all of these count but...

1. RENTRER EN SOI
2. deadman
3. D'erlanger
4. lynch.
5. cocklobin
6. die in cries
7. 黒夢
8. バイオレット
9. D'espairsRay
10. 白黒キネマ

[Koike 301]

1. D'espairsRay
2. deadman
3. 9Goats Black Out
4. ムック
5. アヲイ
6. sukekiyo
7. MERRY
8. cali≠gari
9. Dir En Grey
10. emmurée

 

Pretty much in random order, excluding D'espairsRay and deadman. Would've added the god and death stars, but I'm not sure if it's VK or not...

[Paradeisx 65]

1. Oyuugi wagamama dan x Paradeis

2. One Star

3. Plastic Tree

4. Deadman

5. DIV

6.Dog in the PWO

7. LogiQ

8.Kiryu

9. Codomo Dragon

10. Avelcain

 

I'm gonne be stoned to death for putting paradeis/one star in the front but who carez *snatching wig*

[ghost 2687]

This is my current list.

1. Dir en grey

2. Dezert

3. sukekiyo

4. lynch.

5. the GazettE

6. AvelCain

7. born

8. SCREW

9.

10.

EDIT

I changed my list to not include disbanded bands and account for current band activities/releases.

[yakihiko 1480]

1.BORN

2.My BACTERIA HEAT IsLAND

3.NAINE (disbanded)

4.Crazy shampoo (disbanded)

5.2theDISCOLAND (disbanded)

6.DADAROMA

7.ナイトメア

8.ALSDEAD

9.PLASTICZOOMS

10.LOUD GRAPE

[psychtiger 87]

Damn, this list was depressing to make. All of them have been my number 1 (or well.. number 2) at some point.

 

All time favorites

1. そろばん

2. ZORO

3. 人格ラヂオ

4. シド

5. CELLT

6. 176BIZ

8. Dir en grey

9. メロウ

10. ドレミ團

 

Honorable mentions: ラッド, 犬神サーカス団, GLACIER, オーダーメイド, メガマソ, HeaRt, シビレバシル, ゴールデンボンバー, ValettA, so many moohrr.

 

Narrowing it down to just 10 was more difficult than I expected. I got into visual kei a decade ago, so most of these bands have disbanded by now. If I were to make a list of bands I listen to most often now it would be like... AvelCain, DADAROMA, MEJIBRAY, カメレオ, NoGoD, the GazettE, ect.

[mori 325]

01. BUCK-TICK

02. KUROYUME

03. EINS:VIER

04. LUNA SEA

05. ROUAGE

06. NéIL

07. KNEUKLID ROMANCE

08. SPEED-iD

09. MALICE MIZER

10. LAPUTA

[blackdoll 907]

updated

 

Edited April 23, 2017 by blackdoll

[sakuran 1216]

1. Due le quartz

 

The rest, in alphabetical order:

2. 12012
3. D'espairsRay

4. Diaura
5. Gossip
6. La'cryma Christi
7. -OZ-
8. Phantasmagoria
9. Rentrer en Soi
10. the GazettE

Edited November 19, 2016 by ryuhime

[emmny 4139]

all time favs bands

1. deadman
2. dir en grey
3. lynch.
4. emmuree
5. rentrer en soi
6. moran
7. amber gris
8. d'espairsray
9. kagerou
10. 9goats black out

[leafwork 814]

Alphabetical order:

 

1. AYABIE (yume-vocals-era particularly)
2. BUCK-TICK
3. cali≠gari
4. D'espairsRay
5. LAREINE
6. LIPHLICH
7. MALICE MIZER
8. 摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera)
9. SHAZNA
10. Versailles

 

edit: whoops, forgot Raphael

Edited January 22, 2016 by leafwork

[plastic_rainbow 2162]

1. baroque (2001-2004)

2. Plastic Tree

3. kannivalism

4. ClearVeil

5. bis

6. SCISSOR

7. 人格ラジオ

8. 愛狂います。

9. DEZERT

10. 少女-ロリヰタ-23区 (things went downhill once sou left though)

 

I had trouble ranking some but those top three are definite.

[hiroki 5521]

hmm mine changed quite a bit from when i last posted.

 

in some rough order of preference (but everything after #3 becomes harder to rank)

1) vistlip

2) Ray℃

3) Purple Stone

4) DELUHI

5) ZUCK

6) SINCREA

7) Xepher

8 ) EVE

9) Anli Pollicino

10) LUCHe.

 

so.. 7/10 disbanded T_T i've got alot of honorable mentions that i won't bother listing lol.

[yakihiko 1480]

1.BORN

2.My BACTERIA HEAT IsLAND

3.NAINE (disbanded)

4.Crazy shampoo (disbanded)

5.2theDISCOLAND (disbanded)

6.DADAROMA

7.ナイトメア

8.ALSDEAD

9.PLASTICZOOMS

10.LOUD GRAPE

Changed a bit too

1.BORN

2.Crazy Shampoo (disbanded)

3.My BACTERIA HEAT IsLAND (?)

4.NAINE (disbanded)

5.NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST

6.Black Gene For The Next Scene (going to disband)

7.ALSDEAD (disbanded)

8.LOUD GRAPE (going to disband)

9.Chanty

10.vistlip

[gekiai 231]

1. Vidoll (I really think no other band has touched me like they did.)

2. GOTCHAROCKA (Simply bc the fact that my favorite vocalist ever (Jui) is doing the vocals, and their music makes me genuinely feel better).

3. UNiTE (Same with them, their music is great, and unique, they never bore me.)

4. Arlequin (Though I was not too impressed by Qualia (the song itself, it should have not been the title track), they're a great band)

5. Pentagon (Don't really care much for Minpha but the music is really all that matters. I love Chizuru's voice too).

6. Avelcain (I didn't even like dark music so much...until I listened to them. Simply amazing. I hope they get more attention now.)

7. BLESSCODE (I really love their style and Masaya's vocals are getting better and better.)

8. MALISEND (They're just starting out but they have really surprised me. I can't wait for their mini-album next month).

9. The GazettE (I mean, though some of their songs of the past years didn't impress me, they've crawled back into my top 10.)

10. DADAROMA (Yoshiatsu's voice isn't too impressive to me and their fans are annoying, but they come out with good music.)

[Original Saku 1593]

Okay were gonna do this!

 

In no particular order because that would take way too long to sort out xD

 

• Despair's Ray
• KYOKUTOU GIRL FRIEND
• deadman
• Dir en grey
• MUCC
• Rentrer en Soi
• 9GOATS BLACK OUT
• Plastic Tree
• D
• 12012

 

there we go. pretty much a ton of bands that are either long gone or a shell of their former self XD Although Plastic Tree is still kicking ass and so is DEG but those aren't really considered VK anymore probably missing a few though.

 

[KEN 0]

well ... not in order tho

 

1. Dezert

2. MEJIBRAY

3.-OZ-

4. DADAROMA

5. lynch.

6. DIR EN GREY

7. 12012

8. Rentrer en Soi

9. MUCC

10. Pentagon

[YuyoDrift 1540]

As of now (no order (....maybe later))

 

D'espairsRay

the GazettE

12012

deadman

SCREW

lynch.

OZ

Arlequin

ayabie (before Aoi left)

Kagerou

[Atreides 454]

Currently;

 

1. Megaromania

2. Pierrot

3. Malice Mizer

4. X-Japan

5. Luna Sea

6. Buck-Tick

7. Kagrra,

8. Due'le Quartz

9. Vanir

10. iLLUMiNA

 

Been on an oldies kick recently, this seems pretty close to my core list of favorite vk bands but it changes a bit every couple months

[Komorebi 2193]

1. D
2. Jiluka
3. lynch.
4. Matenrou Opera
5. Gotcharocka
6. Acid Black Cherry
7. Diaura
8. Hollowgram
9. exist trace
10. Keel

 

Disbanded:

1. Kagrra,

2. As'REAL

3. VRZEL

4. Malisend

5. Morrigan

6. 9Goats Black Out

7. Janne Da Arc

8. VII-Sense

9. Holyclock

10. -Oz-

Though this changes.

Edited January 15, 2019 by Komorebi

[Midnight Winter 0]

One day you hear the sound, whispering; maybe not. It was more the coincidence of the world web.

But what I have learned is, that sometimes you have just to get that catchy song(s) from the band ; whereby other songs from the band are not reaching your/my heart.

 

(No Order)

1. Versailles -Philharmonic Quintet-

2. LAREINE

 

(No Order)

3. Moi dix Mois

4. MALICE MIZER

5. Jupiter

 

(No Order)

6. NEW SODMY

 

(No Order)

7. Nightmare

8. Matenrou Opera

9. Femme Fatale

10. Sugar

∞. Many more...

 

(No Order)

Honoured Mention

- Hizaki GRACE Project (Instrumental Visual Kei)

- Node of Scherzo (Theatrical Rock Show)

- KAMIJO (Solo Project)

- Kaya (Solo Project)

- RIBBON & ANUBIS (Short Bands of EMIRU)

- Schwarz Stein & Közi (Crazy Lyrics)

Edited September 4, 2016 by Midnight Winter
Interpunction & Style

[MaikoMizu 167]

In no particular order.

1 - GALEYD

2 - girugamesh

3 - OZ

4 - DELUHI

5 - nil delete heads

6 - Nightmare

7 - LIX.

8 - ALSDEAD

9 - DELACROIX

10 - Luzmelt

[Nekonack 6]

1.  Oyuugi wagamama dan x Paradeis
2.  Megamasso
3.  Cross Vein
4.  Jupiter
5.  Anonymous Confederate Ensemble
6.  Decola Hopping
7. Versailles
8.  Magistina Saga
9.  美女♂menZ
10. Rides In Revellion

 

Had to leave out many bands, but this is a 10 list after all.
No particular order... except for Paradeis they are always number one!
Yeah my taste in music flys against popular opinion here I'm sure, and it will no dought drive my zero rating into the negatives. That's fine though, someone out there won't laugh. Point and snicker maybe, but not laugh.

Edited September 15, 2016 by Nekonack

[Haniel 547]

1. Ayabie
2. Tokyo Quartet
3. Ali Suicide
4. D
5. Born
6. An Cafe
7. D'espairsray
8. Gotcharocka
9. Anli Pollicino
10. Golden Bomber

[Mamo 1172]

There may be some less known indies in my list (lol but this is vk after all).

 

1. ギルガメッシュ (Girugamesh)

2. Dir en grey

3. the GazettE

4. DEATHGAZE

5. D'espairsRay

6. ムック (MUCC)

7. UnsraW

8. Cat fisT

9.  ネガ (NEGA)

10. D.I.D. until the Day I Die

 

I'd like to fit Screw in there but oh well.