BORIS
2011/01/01
Bass, Guitar, Vocals: Takeshi
Drums, Vocals: Atsuo
Guitar: Wata
Although Boris is known to switch music styles regularly between albums, they mostly play in the drone metal/rock genre. In case you are not familiar with these terms: 'drone' simply means a continuous chord or a note to which metal/rock is added. The overall sound you get is pretty hard and very psychedelic. It is also very common i…… more
→Pia-no-jaC←
2011/01/01
HAYATO (piano) and HIRO (cajon) formed →Pia-no-jaC← in April 2005, and they specialize in instrumental music just as the duo's name suggests. The name is a combination of "piano" and "cajon", with the latter spelt backwards from the right.
Self-taught musically, the simple unit of only keyboards and percussion has crisp and energetic sounds, blending oriental flavors with Japanese spirits. The wo…… more
XECSNOIN
2011/01/01
XECSNOIN (pronounced: zeksnoin) is a Japanese metal band that started out as a visual band, though for a number of years the group has distanced itself from that scene.
As might be expected from a band that references several Finnish bands as their favorites, one will find various influences from Scandinavia in their music. Originally the band was more melodic, as is typical in the visual kei sce…… more
BABYMETAL
2011/01/01
BABYMETAL [MOAMETAL (Scream, Dance) / SU-METAL (Vocal, Dance) / YUIMETAL (Scream, Dance)]
Formed in 2010, the 3-girl unit BABYMETAL is based on the theme of “Kawaii Metal” (mixing the genres of J-Pop Idol and Heavy Metal). After releasing their music video for “DOKI DOKI☆MORNING” in 2011 to worldwide acclaim (and shock!), BABYMETAL performed at the Tokyo Idol Festival later the same year. In Marc…… more
Wizard
2011/01/01
Wizard hasn't been around for very long and even though they don't really stand out all that much from other bands in the same genre, they do have many strong points.
Their songs are quite lively and are driven by a certain energy that's brought on by catchy riffs and Kaito's unique voice.
kaito - Vocal
Shin - Guitar
Masumi - Guitar
Atsushi - Bass
kimi – Drum
Official Website: http://wizard-web.s…… more