Other Japanese Rock Bands

Being a fan of Japanese music, and a lover of rock music it thrills me to discover new bands with a lot of talent. The way most people in America discover Japanese music and bands is through anime. While this can lead to some great discoveries it yields a limited set of artists. The other popular vein wherein Japanese Rock is discovered is found becuase of the flamboyance of Japanese "Visual Kei" (crazy hair, costumes, makeup) bands. To name some popular bands, Luna Sea, Dir En Grey, L'arc en Ciel, Gackt ect. While these bands do produce some great music (listen to Tetsu play in any L'arc song) they are an over-exposed sub-genre of Japanese Rock. I often go to forums about Japanese rock and am bombarded with the names of the same 10 bands over and over.

Simply put...This is not all that Japanese Rock has to offer.

Here I'm posting a few songs from a couple bands which I've discovered while I've been

in Japan. I hope you

enjoy these. i wish I had a more elegant solution for posting these but you'll have to grab them one by one.

ACIDMAN - Shikijitsu

ACIDMAN - Free Star

ACIDMAN - So Far

Going Under Ground - Onaji Tsuki o Miteta

Going Under Ground - Isshoni Kaerou