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.

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Origin of Dazzle

Genre: J-Rock/Metal

Year: November, 2005

Track List:

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

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Serenity in Murder

Band Members

Lead Guitar: Ryuji

Synthesizer: Shuntaro

Vocals: Emi

Bass: Takumi

Drums: Shohei

Lead Guitar: Freddy

Serenity in Murder is a Japanese Melodic Death Metal band. They formed in 2008 and the band has a female vocalist, Emi. The band also have some influences of Symphonic Metal. Because of their unstable line up in the past few years, they only worked on composing hence why they do not have many albums as of yet.

The First Frisson of the World

Genre: Melodic Death Metal 

Year: 2011

Track List:

1. The First Frisson of the World
2. Requiem
3. Defenders of the Faith
4. Horn of Ending
5. The Tragedy
6. Defamiliarization
7. The Holocaust to Dead Line
8. Infact Bellum
9. In Hell of Heaven

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Nocturnal Bloodlust

Band Members

Vocals: Hiro

Guitar/Programmer: Cazqui

Bass/Backing Vocals: Masa

Drums: Natsu

Nocturnal Bloodlust is a Japanese Metalcore and Melodic Death Metal band that formed in Japan in 2009. They've toured with many bands such as Rise to Fall, Heaven Shall Burn, and Destrage. A couple of big festivals they've played in Japan were at Gekirock and Bloodaxe.

Ex members of the band include Junpei, guitarist; and Gaku on the drums.

Ivy

Genre: Japanese Metalcore/Melodic Death Metal

Year: 2012

Track List:

1. Pulse
2. Rebellion
3. Vanilla
4. A Bullet of Skyline
5. Crimson Gate
6. Trigger
7. A Gift of Prophecy

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Thousand Leaves

Band Members

Guitar, Programming: Bach

GODS

Genre: Neoclassical Progressive/Melodic Death Metal

Year: 2009

Track List:

1. Crystal Mountain
2. Moon Magic
3. Twilight Jealousy
4. Brief is the Light
5. Gods Tongues in Seal Part 2
6. Distant Avalon
7. The Faith of Eternity
8. Prayers' Core
9. Power Hope

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Daydream

Genre: Neoclassical Progressive/Melodic Death Metal
Year: 2009

Track List:

1. I Speed at Night Story
2. White Heavy Rock
3. Skies And Dreams
4. Passion of Alice's Country
5. Tears of Grace
6. Super Mon-Petit
7. Necromancy
8. Musica Fantasma (Tutti)
9. Scar of the Dark

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Blind Night Sorrow

Genre: Neoclassical Progressive/Melodic Death Metal

Year: 2009

Track List:

1. Blind Night Sorrow
2. Kissing the Tears
3. Imperfect Woman
4. Ashes to Ashes
5. Veiled Failed
6. Noble Vampire
7. Black Magic Universe
8. Flames of Sadness

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LED

Genre: Neoclassical Progressive/Melodic Death Metal

Year: 2009

Track List:

1. Symphonic Poem (Liber Alice)
2. LED
3. Spark Courier Service
4. Good-Bye, My Dream
5. Blacktea Jams
6. Give Me A Wing
7. Flowers, Birds, Temptress Moon
8. Red

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Genesis

Genre: Neoclassical Progressive/Melodic Death Metal

Year: 2010

Track List:

1. Geneseal
2. Gates of Hell
3. 撃ち落としたシエスタ
4. Ultimate Magic
5. 由を纏えアリス
6. Dawn of Light
7. The Grimoir of Alice
8. Devil's Mother

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Dead Night Blind

Genre: Neoclassical Progressive/Melodic Death Metal

Year: 2010

Track List:

1. Dead Night Blind
2. Master of Insanity
3. Baptized in Ice
4. Rusty Tale
5. Bullet of Light
6. Sea of Eyes
7. Last Serenade Part 1
8. Last Serenade Part 2

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Liquidarization

Genre: Neoclassical Progressive/Melodic Death Metal

Year: 2010

Track List:

1.  冷たい指、世界
2. フェークサンクチュアリ
3.  撃ち落としたシエスタ
4. 塵と閃光
5. 夜が昨日に溶けていく
6. 私たちは速い速い星
7. ロンド・イン・ザ・ループ・ラダー
8. 花音 -十六夜咲夜のカノン-
9. 塵と閃光
10. 私たちは速い速い星

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End of Endless Night

Genre: Neoclassical Progressive/Melodic Death Metal

Year: 2011

Track List:

1. Call of the Night Hellion
2. End of Endless Night
3. Scarlet Guardian
4. Lunatic Illusion
5. Bastard Temple
6. Witching 9th Hour
7. Vampire Edge
8. Wings of Destiny

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God Forsaken

Genre: Neoclassical Progressive/Melodic Death Metal
Year: 2011

Track List:

1. God Forsaken
2. Miracle Rain
3. Never One
4. Optical Diminish
5. Blowing the storm
6. Solitary Wizard (Re-Birth)
7. Fortuna Vortex
8. Bright Red Season

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Immortal Vengeance

Genre: Neoclassical Progressive/Melodic Death Metal
Year: 2011

Track List:

1. Prelude to Extinction
2. Immortal Vengeance
3. Crimson Moonchild
4. Darkest Night
5. Days of Misery
6. Mystic Scherzo
7. Forever Darkness
8. Finale (Resurrection)

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Lunatic Dawn

Genre: Neoclassical Progressive/Melodic Death Metal

Year: 2012

Track List:

1. Bloody New Moon
2. Lunatic Dawn
3. Dead Never Be Dead
4. Floating the Twilight
5. Cruel Insane
6. Lost
7. Isolated Surviver
8. Reve of Mirrors

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Early Years of Sorrow

Genre: Neoclassical Progressive/Melodic Death Metal

Year: 2012

Track List:

1. Call of the Night Hellion
2. End of Endless Night
3. Vampire Edge
4. Dead Night Blind
5. Master of Insanity
6. Rusty Tale
7. Bullet of Light
8. Last Serenade (Part 1)
9. Blind Night Sorrow
10. Imperfect Woman
11. Noble Vampire
12. Flame of Sadness

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Exist † Trace

Band Members

Vocals: Jyou

Guitar: Omi

Guitar: Miko

Bass: Naoto

Drums:Mally

Exist † Trace is a Japanese visual kei metal band and they consist of all FEMALE members. They joined in 2003 and originate from Tokyo, Japan. They are signed with Monster's Inc. and play a lot of gothic metal but have been now known to play more more melodic tunes in their recent creations. Be sure to check them out!

Recreation Eve

Genre: Gothic Metal/Melodic Death Metal

Year: 2008

Track List:

1. Judea (Retake Version)
2. Liquid
3. Lilin
4. Mabushii Hodo no Kurayami no Naka de
5. Hai no Yuki
6. Water
7. Sacrifice Baby
8. Under mind
9. Venom
10. End-less
11. Re-prologue

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Twin Gate

Genre: Gothic Metal/Melodic Death Metal

Year: 2010

Track List:

1. Decide
2. Orleans no Shoujo
3. Knife
4. Neverland
5. Resonance
6. Vanguard
7. Blaze
8. Unforgive You
9. Owari no Nai Sekai
10. Cradle

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Virgin

Genre: Gothic Metal/Melodic Death Metal

Year: 2012

Track List:

1. Wonderland
2. Daybreak ~13gatsu no Shikisai~
3. Honey
4. Ginger
5. Keiyaku
6. Little Mary to Utsukushiki Nikushimi no Donau
7. Signal
8. True
9. Futatsu no Koe
10. Anata
11. Kiss in the Dark
12. I Feel You
13. Sora

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Dio - Distraught Overlord

Band Members

Vocals: Mikaru

Guitar: Kei

Guitar (Former): Erina

Bass: Ivy aka Tomoa

Drums: Denka aka Syu

Dio was a Japanese Visual Kei metal band in Tokyo, Japan and formed in 2006

They are a darker, heavier band, it combines metal with melodious tones. This band isn't lost as they formed new bands Digras, Black Line, Remming, and VII-Sense. Be sure to check them out as well!

Heaven's Call

Genre: Melodic Death Metal/Metalcore

Year: 2008

Track List:

1. Lord's Prayer
2. Final Call
3. Allure
4. Puppet Show
5. Juunigatsu no Yoru ni

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Dictator

Genre: Melodic Death Metal/Metalcore

Year: 2008

Track List:

1. Haunted
2. Splendid World
3. God Forsaken ~Boku wa Kimi no Kikazatta Karada wo Kyouyuu Suru Sekai no Rinjin nado de wa nai
4. Silence of Sorrow
5. 硝子の海
6. Day After Day
7. Instrument of Hell
8.  独裁
9. Last Dance -Album Version-
10. …断頭台は誰が為に揺れる

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