Japan Today

What about actual bands in Japan? Here are some.

GREENMACHINE
GREENMACHINE are a musical phenomenon. Less because they are innovators, but what separates them from other bands is the overwhelming explosive energy...
GALLHAMMER
I discovered GALLHAMMER some months ago, and after listening to their demos I was crushed by their primitive and raw energy. These women don't need no...
KING GOBLIN
Back in 1997 KING GOBLIN were formed as a two-piece, later joined by a second guitarist but still without a bassplayer. While the first brutal musical...
PSYCHO TO BLACK
Readers who are interested in extreme music are aware of the fact, that Japan is one of the main spots on this earth where a lot of unique sonic...
Df
Df's debut is from 1998, but not everyone knows the music from Df, so time doesn't count. Df is not a "real" band, it's a "one-man" thing" and the man...
DOT(.)
In the finest dope-smokin' tradition of SLEEP and ELECTRIC WIZARD comes the Japanese trio along with one 25 minutes long track, which's called "Bong...
K.N.S.K.
K.N.S.K. is one of the newer talented Japanese Doom / Sludge bands. The line-up is: Ken-ichi Chiba / Bass & Voc; Keiji Enomoto/Drums; Noriaki Hamaura...
LIBIDO SPACE DIMENSION
A new release in 2001 from the Tokyo based label GYOKUMUN. I've never heard before from this Japanese band so I was excited, when I put this disc in...
REIGN
REIGN hail from Osaka and they have a wide variety of influences from Doom to classic Hardrock/Heavy Metal.The current line-up is: Fumiko...
SOLAR ANUS
This is the debut cd from 1997 on GYOKUMON Rec. and it's a fine mixture between FLOWER TRAVELLIN' BAND, NINGEN-ISU and Doom-acts like SAINT VITUS and...

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