Japanese punk/metal

ghitgo · 06-01-2011, 04:36 PM

Just wondering if anyone else here is a fan of Japanese punk rock or heavy metal...

*Powder* · 06-01-2011, 04:41 PM

Lip cream is pretty rad.

ghitgo · 06-01-2011, 04:47 PM

Hell yeah! Lip cream is great! One of the best 80's punk bands. Probably my favorite Japanese bands from the 80's is Confuse and Gudon.

愛 · 06-01-2011, 04:50 PM

I'm a fan of the usual big names. Dir en grey (they've been terrible lately), Pierrot, X JAPAN, Luna Sea, L'Arc en Ciel...the classics. I'm sort of worn out of Japanese music, to be honest.

*Powder* · 06-01-2011, 04:59 PM

I forgot about Balzac, they're also kinda tight. Outside of them and Lip Cream I'm not all too familiar with the scene. Not in Japan at least.

ghitgo · 06-01-2011, 05:18 PM

Balzac is really good too. Some of the members of Lip Cream went on to form a band called Colored Rice Men.

Its the opposite for me. I've gotten tired of american music, while I love Japanese bands. Not so much rock or J-pop, though I do like a few.

lowbacca · 06-01-2011, 05:33 PM

These are the bands i know and listen to:

Gallhammer - crust punk/black metal
Merzbow - noise/avant-garde
Bathtub Shitter - grindcore
Boris - experimental rock/sludge metal
No Rest For The Dead - stoner rock/grindcore

**GK Punk** · 06-01-2011, 05:35 PM

I'm pretty picky with music. Anything that has anything to do with Tomoko Kawase I dig, I kind of like Scandal (But their last album did nothing for me.) Nightmare is pretty awesome, I liked Pierrot. I'm sure there is more that I'm blanking on at the moment.

ghitgo · 06-01-2011, 05:58 PM

@lowbacca - Bathtub Shitter kicks ass

I like the punk band Nightmare not the Visual-kei one.
And as for Tommy, she is the greatest thing since sliced bread.

And on the metal side:

Zombie Ritual (zombie obsessed death/thrash metal)
Coffins (death/sludge)
Volcano (speed/thrash metal I suppose?)
Sex Machineguns

joe-eyeball · 06-01-2011, 07:16 PM

I like Melt Banana!

*That Matt Guy* · 06-01-2011, 07:28 PM

Magane is a pretty good band from Japan. Asian bands trying to do black metal is usually a disaster but they do it well.

midknigt · 06-01-2011, 07:28 PM

I love Electric Eel Shock. You can find their music on Youtube and I think they need more recognition. They're just awesome!

*Powder* · 06-01-2011, 07:41 PM

They're not punk or metal.

*Master Splinter* · 06-01-2011, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joe-eyeball

I like Melt Banana!

I dig some Melt Banana.

-ms

midknigt · 06-01-2011, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Powder

They're not punk or metal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Eel_Shock

Doesn't garage/metal count?

Meh, maybe they changed their style over time?

Still, they're pretty good.

愛 · 06-01-2011, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Powder

They're not punk or metal.

Putting too much emphasis on labels. What are you, 12?

*Samhain* · 06-01-2011, 09:21 PM

Im a big fan of Make-Up. Got me into Saint Seiya.

Also a big fan of Masaaki Endoh. Love that dude.

midknigt · 06-01-2011, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 愛

Putting too much emphasis on labels. What are you, 12?

Well, I don't blame Powder, this thread IS about Japanese Punk/Metal after all.

Peanut · 06-01-2011, 10:13 PM

I used to listen to some really bad Japanese punk bands when I was into that kinda thing. Now if I'm listening to Japanese music it's most assuredly one of their billion insane Ska bands.

*Powder* · 06-01-2011, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shellmet

Well, I don't blame Powder, this thread IS about Japanese Punk/Metal after all.

Thanks man.

It didn't sound like punk or metal to me, pardon... Obsessing over labels would be me asking why they don't have mohawks & leather jackets.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peanut

Now if I'm listening to Japanese music it's most assuredly one of their billion insane Ska bands.

Any suggestions?

06-01-2011, 04:36 PM	#1
ghitgo Random Punk Join Date: May 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 32	Japanese punk/metal Just wondering if anyone else here is a fan of Japanese punk rock or heavy metal...

06-01-2011, 05:58 PM	#9
ghitgo Random Punk Join Date: May 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 32	@lowbacca - Bathtub Shitter kicks ass I like the punk band Nightmare not the Visual-kei one. And as for Tommy, she is the greatest thing since sliced bread. And on the metal side: Zombie Ritual (zombie obsessed death/thrash metal) Coffins (death/sludge) Volcano (speed/thrash metal I suppose?) Sex Machineguns __________________

06-01-2011, 09:21 PM	#17
Samhain Dare To Be Stupid! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: 1313 Mockingbird Lane Posts: 4,752	Im a big fan of Make-Up. Got me into Saint Seiya. Also a big fan of Masaaki Endoh. Love that dude. Last edited by Samhain; 06-01-2011 at 09:27 PM.

06-01-2011, 04:41 PM	#2
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,956	Lip cream is pretty rad.

06-01-2011, 04:47 PM	#3
ghitgo Random Punk Join Date: May 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 32	Hell yeah! Lip cream is great! One of the best 80's punk bands. Probably my favorite Japanese bands from the 80's is Confuse and Gudon.

06-01-2011, 04:50 PM	#4
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	I'm a fan of the usual big names. Dir en grey (they've been terrible lately), Pierrot, X JAPAN, Luna Sea, L'Arc en Ciel...the classics. I'm sort of worn out of Japanese music, to be honest.

06-01-2011, 04:59 PM	#5
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,956	I forgot about Balzac, they're also kinda tight. Outside of them and Lip Cream I'm not all too familiar with the scene. Not in Japan at least.

06-01-2011, 05:18 PM	#6
ghitgo Random Punk Join Date: May 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 32	Balzac is really good too. Some of the members of Lip Cream went on to form a band called Colored Rice Men. Its the opposite for me. I've gotten tired of american music, while I love Japanese bands. Not so much rock or J-pop, though I do like a few.

06-01-2011, 05:33 PM	#7
lowbacca Random Punk Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Budapest, Hungary Posts: 20	These are the bands i know and listen to: Gallhammer - crust punk/black metal Merzbow - noise/avant-garde Bathtub Shitter - grindcore Boris - experimental rock/sludge metal No Rest For The Dead - stoner rock/grindcore

06-01-2011, 05:35 PM	#8
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	I'm pretty picky with music. Anything that has anything to do with Tomoko Kawase I dig, I kind of like Scandal (But their last album did nothing for me.) Nightmare is pretty awesome, I liked Pierrot. I'm sure there is more that I'm blanking on at the moment.

06-01-2011, 07:16 PM	#10
joe-eyeball Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cleveland Posts: 708	I like Melt Banana!

06-01-2011, 07:28 PM	#11
That Matt Guy Honey Bunches Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Lone Star State Posts: 5,840	Magane is a pretty good band from Japan. Asian bands trying to do black metal is usually a disaster but they do it well.

06-01-2011, 07:28 PM	#12
midknigt Thug Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 88	I love Electric Eel Shock. You can find their music on Youtube and I think they need more recognition. They're just awesome!

06-01-2011, 07:41 PM	#13
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,956	They're not punk or metal.

06-01-2011, 10:13 PM	#19
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	I used to listen to some really bad Japanese punk bands when I was into that kinda thing. Now if I'm listening to Japanese music it's most assuredly one of their billion insane Ska bands.