Artema

Band Members

Vocals: MEG

Guitar: Ko-Hey

Guitar: Kentty

Bass: Kaz

Drums: H@L

Official Site

Official Youtube

Fairy Tale

Genre: Japanese Metal/Post-hardcore

Year: August, 2011

Track List:

1. Never Ending Story
2. D.N.P
3. I vs I
4. Last Sweet Romance
5. Fairy Tale

Preview - Never Ending Story
Preview - Fairy Tale

Artema

Genre: Japanese Metal/Post-hardcore

Year: February, 2013

Track List:

1. Ultimate Sinfonia
2. Unlimited Breaker
3. Dancing Field
4. Light My Fire
5. Diving Judgement
6. Resist My Fate
7. The End of Wonderland
8. The Day Left Behind
9. Fairy Tale
10. Lite Saber

Preview - Dancing Field
Preview - Unlimited Breaker

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Stargazer

Genre: Japanese Metal/Post-hardcore

Year: January 29, 2014

Track List:

1.  Operational Revival
2. REALIVE
3. Brave Story
4. Atomic Blaster
5. Night Strikers
6. Walk
7. Galaxy Drive
8. Liberation
9. World End Anthem
10. Letters
11. Colors of Love
12. D.N.P -Stargazer Version-

Preview - Album Preview
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Angry Frog Rebirth

Band Members

Vocals/Guitar: Ikeda

Vocals: U

Guitar: Maru

Bass: Roku

Angry Frog Rebirth is a Japanese Metal/Screamo/Hardcore band. On their site they refer to themselves as Pop Screamo Core. They formed back in 2010 and have released 2 mini albums as of 2013. Hopefully these guys continue making good stuff and we'll get to see what's next. Check out their song 2step Syndrome. My favorite from this band.

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Musik

Genre: Japanese Metal/Hardcore/Screamo

Year: June, 2012

Track List:

1. Tonight
2. Break Me Eyes
3. Despair
4. Chaos
5. Black Out

Preview - Tonight
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Dance In The Dark

Genre: Japanese Metal/Hardcore/Screamo

Year: July, 2013

Track List:

1. 2step Syndrome
2. Dance In The Dark
3. Funky
4. End of Sorrow
5. Bright Foot

Preview - 2step Syndrome
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BabyMetal

Band Members

Su-metal (Suzuka Nakamoto)

Moametal (Moa Kikuchi)

Yuimetal (Yui Mizuno)

Babymetal is a Japanese vocal and dance group consisting of 3 girls who are managed by Amuse talent agency. The were initially a subunit of the female group Sakura Gakuin which as a fusion of metal and idol music. Their first incide CD ranked 3rd in the Oricon weekly indie chart and number one in the Tower Records Shibuya weekly 8indie ranking Their major debut single is Iijime, Dame, Settai. Su-metal aka Suzuka Nakamoto was also in the girl group Karen Girl's. She graduated from Sakura Gakuin in March, 2013 as they only allow members of girls up to Junior High. If you want to hear something different, then this is it! It's mainly called Kawaii Metal.

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BabyMetal x Kiba of Akiba

Genre: J-Pop/Metal/Kawaii Metal

Year: March, 2012

Track List:

1. Ii ne!
2. Party @ the BBS
3. Kimi to Anime ga Mitai
4. Doki Doki Morning (Koa Version)

Preview - Ii ne!
Preview - Doki Doki Morning
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Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!

Genre: J-Pop/Metal/Kawaii Metal

Year: July, 2012

Track List:

1. Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!
2. Uki Uki Midnight
3. Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!! (Air vocal Version)
4. Uki Uki Midnight (Air Vocal Version)

Preview - Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!! (Air Vers.)
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Ijime, Dame, Zettai

Genre: J-Pop/Metal/Kawaii Metal

Year: January, 2013

Track List:

1. Ijime, Dame, Zettai
2. Catch Me If You Can
3. Ijime, Dame, Zetta (Air Vocal Version)
4. Catch Me If You Can (Air Vocal Version)

Preview - Ijime, Dame, Zettai
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Megitsune

Genre: J-Pop/Metal/Kawaii Metal

Year: June, 2013

Track List:

1. Megitsune
2. Benitsuki (Akatsuki)
3. Megitsune [Air Vocal Vers.]
4. Benitsuki - Akatsuki- [Air Vocal Vers.]

Preview - Megitsune
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The Twisted Harbor Town

Band Members

Vocals: SHO

Guitar/Programming: Han-chan

Bass/Backing Vocals: YU-TA

Drums: Tomo

This Story Is Not About The Others

Genre: Japanese Post-Hardcore

Year: October, 2011

Track List:

1. You Still Living My Nightmare
2. Devils Inside

Preview - Devils Inside
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Greed and Love and Hate

Genre: Japanese Post-Hardcore

Year: March, 2012

Track List:

1. Awayk
2. Beautiful Die

Preview - Awayk
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Central 2nd Sick

Band Members

Vocals: Shimon

Guitar/Vocals: Ryo

Guitar: You

Bass: Hikaru

Drums:  Oz

Synth: Bomb

Central 2nd Sick is a Japanese Metal band that calls themselves Partycore/Electronic/Pop. I simply say they are Post-Hardcore with some Electronic/Autotune Choruses.

Official Site

Mixing

Genre: Electronic/Metal/PartyCore

Year: March, 2013

Track List:

1. Siren (Instrumental)
2. Dahlia
3. Escape
4. Keep Your Side
5. Monster
6. Final Fantasy

Preview - Final Fantasy
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Bring Your Own

Genre: Electronic/Metal/PartyCore

Year: June, 2013

Track List:

1. No Dough (Instrumental)
2. Bring Your Own
3. Desire

Arise in Stability

Band Members

Vocals: Housuke Taniguchi

Guitar/Vocals: Masayoshi Onodera

Guitar/Vocals: Genki Sano

Bass: Hiroshi Mizuno

Drums: Suguru Yamashita

Arise in Stability is a Japanese Progressive/Math/Metalcore band from Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture. They formed in 2004 around Masayoshi Onodera(Guitar). After having changed members several times, they had the current five piece in 2008.

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The Future That Amnesiac Draws

Genre: Japanese Metalcore/Progressive

Year: April, 2011

Track List:

1. Maverick's Wind
2. Creation of Ruin
3. Left Infinite Time
4. Unknown Grudge Crystal
5. If Jamie's Chinese Gong Falls...
6. The Future that Amnesiac Draws
7. Blank That Won't Exist
8. Signpost Of History
9. Reflection, Study, And Result of Perversion
10. A Wheel of Paradox

Preview - Creation of Ruin
Preview - Maverick's Wind
Preview - The Future That Amnesiac Draws
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Crystal Lake

Band Members

Vocals: Ryo Kinoshita

Guitar: Yudai Miyamoto

Guitar: Shinya Hori

Bass: Yasuyaki Kotaka

Drums: Gaku Taura

Crystal Lake is a Japanese Metalcore band that was formed in 2002 in Tokyo, Japan. Their demo Freewill was released in February when they had their show in Korea which they were invited to by GMC records. They have toured with Loyal To The Grave and Extinguish the Fire. As of 2012 they have a new vocalist which replaced Kentaro Nishimura. Former drummer was Yusuke Ishihara and former bassist was Seiji Nagasawa.

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Freewill

Genre: Metalcore

Year: 2003

Track List:

1. The Light
2. Not Our War
3. Unbeliever
4. Freewill

Dimension

Genre: Metalcore

Year: 2006

Track List:

1. Fabricated Refuge
2. The Passage
3. Fifth Dimension
4. Innocence
5. Forsaken Desire
6. Voyage (46 Hundred Million Years Fate...)
7. Before It Fades
8. The Burden

Preview - The Passage

Into The Great Beyond

Genre: Metalcore

Year: March, 2010

Track List:

1. Intro/River of Truth
2. Twisted Fate
3. Open Water
4. Endeavor
5. See This Through
6. Scheme
7. Burning Our Lives
8. Daylight
9. Road of Torment
10. Congestion Control
11. Into the Great Beyond

Preview - Into the Great Beyond

Shinsei

Band Members

Vocals: Kenji

Bass: Akira

Guitar: A-Key

Shinsei is a Japanese Visual Kei band that was founded in 2012.

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New Beginnings

Genre: J-Rock/Visual Kei

Year: 2012

Track List:

1. Shadow of Tomorrow
2. Tear for Truth
3. Ghost

*These are all on their album Restoration*

Preview - Shadow of Tomorrow

Rapture

Genre: J-Rock/Visual Kei

Year: 2012

Track List:

1. Rapture
2. Rapture (Instrumental)

*This is a single*

Preview - Rapture

Restoration

Genre: J-Rock/Visual Kei

Year: 2013

Track List:

1. A New Beginning
2. Psaia
3. Enfeeble
4. November Ashes
5. Shadow of Tomorrow
6. Ghost
7. Courage
8. Tear for Truth
9. Land of 1000 Thoughts
10. Forever
11. Rapture
12. War

Preview - Ghost
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Light Bringer

Band Members

Vocals: Fuki

Bass: Hibiki

Keyboard: Mao

Guitar: Seiya

Drums: Satoru

Light Bringer is a Japanese power metal band with a female vocalist. Their debut was in 2007 and they still have the same current lineup.

Official Site

Heartful Message

Genre: J-Rock/Metal

Year: November, 2007

Track List:

1. Start!!
2. Fairy (HR-Heart Rock-mix)
3. Escape From Cage
4. Symphopia
5. Heartful...
6. Episode

Preview - Episode

Deux Poupees

Genre: J-Rock/Metal

Year: June, 2008

Track List:

1. Le Circque de Minuit
2. L'Eternite
3. Le Cirque de Minuit (Off-Vocal mix)
4. L'Eternite (Off-Vocal mix)

Preview - Le Cirque de Minuit

Dazzle Vision

Band Members

Vocals: Maiko

Guitar: Yu

Bass: Takuro

Drums: Haru

Dazzle Vision is a Japanese hard rock band featuring a female vocalist, Maiko. Maiko is known for her alerntating melodic/death-voice vocals. The gorup formed in June, 2003 and made their US debut at Sakura-con in April, 2010. If you want to hear something different, check them out.

Official Site

Origin of Dazzle

Genre: J-Rock/Metal

Year: November, 2005

Track List:

1. Zange
2. Kuuhaku
3. Sanzu
4. Genjou
5. Shikibetsu

Preview - Shikibetsu
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Camellia Japonica

Genre: J-Rock/Metal

Year: April, 2007

Track List:

1. Rain Forest
2. Colored
3. Not Try to Fly
4. Camellia
5. Left to Cry There
6. Crash In 2
7. To' Us
8. Child Be Found Of...
9. Mad 'O'Party
10. Starfish

Preview - Camellia
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Sun of a Starve

Band Members

Vocals: Yuusuke Kuniyoshi

Guitar: Yosuke Kojima (Vincent)

Drums: Kazuto Saegusa (Chad)

Bass: Yuta Watabiki (Ginsuke)

Sun of a Starve is a Japanese metal band that debuted under Gokukara Records in February, 2012. They happened to debut simultaneously with the girl rock band HEART♡THROB. The vocalist Yuusuke Kuniyoshi is the ex member of the Japanese rock band High and Mighty Color.

Strave

Genre: Japanese Metal

Year: February, 2012

Track List:

1. Hexagram
2. Tumbling Dice
3. Nowadays
4. Rage
5. Piece of Peace
6. Progress

Preview - Hexagram

SiM

Band Members

Vocals: Mah

Guitar: Show-Hate

Bass: Sin

Drums: Godri

SiM is a Japanese alternative metal/post-hardcore band that formed in November, 2004. Their name stands for Silence iz Mine. They are originally from Shonan, Kanagawa, Japan. Their style not only includes screamo but also incorporates punk/reggae/ska which makes them very unique. They also have a lot of english in their songs and are not fully in Japanese. Make sure to check out one of their singles such as Killing Me which is linked below under the album Seeds of Hope.

Official Site

Coldrain

Band Members

Vocals: Masato

Guitar: Y.K.C. (Yokochi)

Guitar: Sugi

Bass: RxYxO (Ryo)

Drums: Katsuma

Coldrain is a Japanese Post-hardcore band from Nagoya, Japan. They formed in 2007 and have been compared to western rock bands such as My Chemical Romance and Japan's own Pay Money to My Pain. The band has mixed melodic singing with screams which is typical of the post-hardcore genre.

Be sure to check them out and support them.

Official Site

Official Myspace

Final Destination

Genre: Japanese Post-hardcore

Year: October, 2009

Track List:

1. Final Destination
2. Coutnerfeits & Lies
3. Someday
4. Fiction
5. Just Tonight
6. 24-7
7. Doors
8. Deja Vu
9. Survive
10. My Addiction
11. Painting
12. 8AM

Preview
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Nothing Lasts Forever

Genre: Japanese Post-hardcore

Year: June, 2010

Track List:

1. Die Tomorrow
2. We're Not Alone
3. Stuck
4. After Dark
5. The Youth
6. Miss You

Preview
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Para:noir

Band Members

Vocals: Akane

Guitar: Satoshi

Guitar: Yuuya

Bass: Aizawa Shou

Drums: Shou

Para:noir is a Japanese alternative metal band that formed in Tokyo, Japan at the begining of 2009.

The band bases their musical concept on Nihilism.

They released their first single, The Virtues, back in December, 2009.

Akane, Satoshi, and Aizawa Shou are now in the band D.I.D. -Until the Day I Die-.

Currently they have disbanded but make sure to check out their new band which will be posted soon!

The Red in the Monochrome

Genre: J-Alternative Metal

Year: December, 2010

Track List:

1. John Doe (Instrumental)
2. Foolish Stereotypes
3. Nakushita Ryoute
4. The Red
5. Show Time in the [xxx]
6. Good Morning, Mother Fucker
7. S.K.P

Preview
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A 21g Meaningless Existence

Genre: J-Alternative Metal

Year: August, 2011

Track List:

1. Jane Doe (Instrumental)
2. 21g
3. Screaming Party!!!
4. Lilly of the Valley
5. The Virtues
6. A Forlorn Hope
7. Identity
8. Paradox
9. Blindness Maria
10. Re:gret
11. Taste of the Rust
12. -Bite the Bullet-
13. Merciless Sorrow-666-
14. A Meaningless Existence

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Nihilism

Genre: J-Alternative Metal

Year: April, 2012

Track List:

1. Anti+Christ Anthem
2. Good Morning, Mother Fucker
3. I Want to Die
4. 瓦解
5. December 24
6. Nihilism

Preview
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Fear From The Hate

Band Members

Vocals: Lidy

Guitar/Programming: Kouichi

Guitar:Yutaro

Bass: Hiro

Drums: Shinya

Fear From the Hate is a Japanese post-hardcore/electronica band that was formed in 2008. The band was formed by Hiro and Kouichi when they were in high school.

The band later in 2011 joined Garimpeiro Records and their first single was released- Paint a Trip Party, which ultimately led them to make this song into their very first promotional/music video.

Cursed Screamers For All The Frozen Tears

Genre: Post-Hardcore/Electronic

Year: 2010

Track List:

1. Lost Prelude
2. Human vs. Creature
3. A Holy Lance at Hell's Gate
4. Interlude ~Misery Calls My Name~
5. There Is No Reply, It Was A Worthless Corpse
6. To See the Light of Day Once More

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Paint a Trip Party

Genre: Post-Hardcore/Electronic

Year: 2011

Track List:

1. Paint a Trip Party
2. R.I.P

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Birthday of 12 Questions

Genre: Post-Hardcore/Electronic

Year: 2011

Track List:

1. Adam Met Eve
2. Last Kiss Diary
3. Flight to Memories
4. Do You Hate Me?
5. Interlude ~Desire~
6. Hello New World
7. R.I.P
8. Liberation from Sorrow
9. Interlude ~Expelled~
10. Paint a Trip Party
11. After the Fear Days
12. Adam Loved Eve

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SCREW

Band Members

Vocals: Byo

Guitar: Kazuki

Guitar: Manabu

Bass: Rui

Drums: Jin

Screw is a Japanese Visual Kei Metalcore band.

They formed in Tokyo Japan by the vocalist Byo. Byo is an ex member of JOKER.

They formed back in 2006 and are still currently active.

They are currently under Indie PSC which i under PS Compnay. 

Nanairo no Reienka

Genre: Visual Kei/Metalcore

Year: 2006

Track List:

1. The Seventh Heaven
2. Zansatsu Fiction
3. Thirty Revolver
4. Sabaki no Niwa
5. Sea of Trees
6. Jukai ni Saku Ai
7. Nanairo

Preview
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Fusion of the Core

Genre: Visual Kei/Metalcore

Year: 2007

Track List:

1. F.O.C
2. Deaths Door
3. The Previous Night of Hell
4. St. Highway
6. Baby☆Star
7. Shikou wo Kuruwasu
8. Shiro Yuki to Mai u
9. Hakanaki ha Chiri Yuku Utsukushiki Reiraku to
10. -kyoku-
11. Entrance to Defeat
12. Yume no Kare Kata he

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Racial Mixture

Genre: Visual Kei/Metalcore

Year: 2009

Track List:

1. Mongrelism
2. Kairos
3. Molder
4. 49
5. Self-Injurious
6. Heel

Preview
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X-Rays

Genre: Visual Kei/Metalcore

Year: 2009

Track List:

1. Answer
2. VII Cardinal Sins
3. Ruin And Dread
4. Dyspnea
5. Genei no Kusari
6. Dust Box
7. Haze
8. Black Monster
9. Firefly
10. Drastic Slaver
11. Yurikago

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Anaphylaxis

Genre: Visual Kei/Metalcore
Year: 2010

Track List:

1. Deadly Silence
2. Anaphylaxis
3. Vanquish
4. End in Tragedy
5. Vain Hope
6. Celestial Bliss
7. Vegas
8. Rend:Loop
9. Thick-Skinned? Contradiction

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Duality

Genre: Visual Kei/Metalcore

Year: 2010

Track List:

1. Dual Assault
2. 刹那の刻
3. Duality
4. Cursed Hurricane
5. ファム・ファタール
6. M.R.T
7. False Dawn
8. Ancient Rain
9. Inferiority Complex
10. Jail Breaker
11. Rosary

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Biran

Genre: Visual Kei/Metalcore

Year: 2012

Track List:

1. They Abyss
2. Biran
3. Sakura no Ame
4. Die.Killer.Dead
5. Higanbana
6. Brainstorm
7. Daring Driver
8. Depression & Aggression
9. Unworldliness Kingdom
10. Deep Six
11. Styx
12. Jashin ni Tadaru Komoriuta
13. Void...
14. Wing-Ding

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